Tiger Basketball Podcast

Memphis football has officially ushered in the Charles Huff era. The Tigers' new football coach was introduced Dec. 10, when he made clear, "it's time to win a championship." Anything less is a goal unreached.  On this special football edition of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, Jonah Dylan and Jason Munz put a bow Ryan Silverfield's somewhat complicated tenure as Memphis head coach and set the stage for Huff and the immediate future of the program. 

The Memphis Tigers, nine games into the season, are still searching for a signature win.  Maybe they'll get it against No. 12 Vanderbilt on Dec. 17. If so, it could prove that the issues from the monster loss at No. 11 Louisville are correctable.  Will Penny Hardaway's team bounce back and get that marquee victory it needs in a bad way?  On this week's episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, Jason Munz and Jonah Dylan revisit the yuckiness at the "Yum!", attempt to hone in on the most troubling aspect of the performance, and wonder whether Memphis can pull it together sooner rather than later. 

The storied Memphis-Louisville basketball rivalry resumes Dec. 13, 2025, after an eight-year hiatus.  And, for that, we are thankful. In fact, we should never again be left to wonder when the next time the Tigers and Cardinals will play. They should square off regularly no matter what.  In this case, the upcoming meeting at the KFC Yum! Center is the first of a six-game series that will end during the 2030-31 season. While we hope a new agreement to extend the series will be in place by then, Jason Munz and Jonah Dylan dive into the rich history of the long-standing feud on this week's episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast.  In addition, Munz and Dylan look forward to the game between Penny Hardaway and Pat Kelsey's teams and discuss their top takeaways from Memphis' win over Baylor on Dec. 6, including Aaron Bradshaw and Zach Davis.   

Penny Hardaway and his Memphis basketball Tigers are gearing up for an important stretch of games, starting with New Orleans on Dec. 3.  It continues with Baylor, then Louisville, Vanderbilt and Mississippi State. And how the team fares might have major March Madness at-large candidacy implications.  With that in mind, will the recent debut of forward Hasan Abdul Hakim turn out to be a key factor in how it all plays out for the Tigers? Can Aaron Bradshaw build upon his best outing in a Memphis uniform and, if so, is that something that can elevate the team's trajectory?  On this week's episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, Jason Munz and Jonah Dylan weigh in on these matters and more, including: the initial release of the NET rankings, previewing upcoming games against New Orleans and Baylor, and an update on the return of the Memphis basketball insiders text group. 

There's only one way to absorb a 1-4 start that includes a four-game losing streak. Recovering from such a thing won't be easy. It may even be impossible. But the Memphis basketball team can dig itself out of the hole it's in.  So says Tiger basketball beat writer Jason Munz. On this week's episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, he and Tiger football beat writer Jonah Dylan (who is not convinced) look back on the team's trip to the Bahamas, where it lost to No. 1 Purdue and Wake Forest in the Baha Mar Championship. They debate whether we've seen enough from the Tigers to believe they can redeem themselves. Munz and Dylan also look ahead to Memphis' next game (Nov. 26 vs. Southern Illinois at FedExForum) and take a look around the American Conference at the week that was for some teams.