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Memphis Tigers star center and likely top five NBA Draft pick James Wiseman has officially been ruled ineligible to play by the university. He has been ruled ineligible for 12 games and has to pay back the $11,500 (to a charity of his choice) that coach Penny Hardaway gave to his parents for relocation purposes. […]

The NCAA decide to announce its decision regarding the status of Memphis Tigers freshman James Wiseman on Wednesday. And what a decision it was, as the governing body of college sports not only suspended the young man for a dozen games, but fined him. We’ll get more into that in about a second. One second […]

The NCAA announced Wednesday that University of Memphis center James Wiseman will be suspended for 12 games and have to pay $11,500 to a charity of his choice. Wiseman is widely considered the best big man in the country. He has long been a candidate to be selected with the first overall pick in the […]

Bill Russell, 44 years after being inducted, finally accepted his Hall of Fame ring. His reason for not embracing the honor was Russell’s feeling that he was undeserving of being the first black player to receive the honor. In a private ceremony w/my wife & close friends A.Mourning @AnnMeyers @billwalton & others I accepted my […]

Dawson Garcia, a five-star forward prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, is down to just four schools. He’s considered one of the very best players in his recruiting class. News of the five-star senior Dawson Garcia out of Minnesota narrowing his choices to schools down to four broke on the mean streets […]

A full week into the 2019-20 college basketball season and the only thing proven to be true is that preseason polls are worthless. With less than a handful of games played by each team, we’ve already witnessed major movement in the AP Poll. If only someone warned us of such a thing… It’s The Morning […]

The college basketball season continues to get stranger. Minutes after the NCAA ruled James Wiseman ineligible for the 2019-20 college basketball season, the Memphis Tigers big man has gotten second-life by way of a temporary restraining order against… the governing body of college sports? So, again, here we are, with a lot to unpack. Before […]

The college basketball season just got a lot stranger, as Memphis Tigers big man James Wiseman has been ruled ineligible by the NCAA. Expected to be a top NBA Draft pick in 2020, this is a big blow to Penny Hardaway and company. There’s a lot to unpack here, so buckle up, friends: The NCAA […]

Jaden Springer, a five-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has narrowed his potential landing spots list to just three programs. Those schools are the Memphis Tigers, Tennessee Volunteers and Michigan Wolverines. This news was broken by reputable reporter and writer Adam Zagoria on his nifty website ZagsBlog, which is obviously named […]

If you had Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway comparing James Wiseman to Chris Bosh in your college basketball offseason pool, go collect your money. Also, for good measure, the man who wants all the smoke wanted to credited John Calipari for how one-and-dones are coached. Penny Hardaway tells me that Chris Bosh is the best […]

Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway isn’t going to back away from his “we want all the smoke” comments he made awhile back. Then again, who can blame him, as the Tigers are bringing in arguably the best group of freshmen in the entire country. Fresh off the heels of saying he believes the Memphis Tigers […]

Chet Holmgren, a five-star big man prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has been offered a scholarship by the Memphis Tigers. This news was relayed to the masses on the mean streets of Twitter by Stockrisers and Rivals reporter Jake Weingarten. Other programs are also after his services. From Minneapolis, the youngster […]

Tubby Smith is aware of the FBI closing in on college basketball, but the Memphis Tigers coach isn’t all that concerned with it. In his mind, he’s always run clean programs. Due to that, there’s no reason to worry about what is happening with the feds. “The softest pillow you can sleep on is a […]

The Memphis Tigers have had a rather rough offseason. Tubby Smith has lost talented players to transfer, heard the scorn of the fan base, and some are starting to think he doesn’t belong coaching the program. The last part of that conversation will forever haunt the Memphis basketball program. A lot of people would like […]

With the free agency period beginning this Friday, the number one priority for many teams is not to woo outside superstars, but to convince players they already have to stay with the team. Following the success Lebron James had in leaving his team to chase a championship, NBA franchises that feature ring-less stars must make […]