Willy Donovan
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As an honorary member of the PAC, I feel the need to say this: . If Jeanty doesn’t win the Heisman after rushing for 2000 yards and 30 TDs & leading his team to the CFP, the award has lost all meaning and purpose. Especially when he loses it to a media hyped showman who’s #1 stat.
Ashton Jeanty and Boise State take care of Oregon State to finish 11-1 on the season . Jeanty had 226 yards rushing on the day 👀📈
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@Home_of_Fight He’s been eating his Trenbologna sandwiches with a side of secret sauce instead.
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Bill Self is on tape by the FBI admitting to paying players, working with criminals, and facing like 20 Level 1 violations and is still coaching and is seemingly in 0 trouble . Coach K bought Zion and his family a house courtesy of Nike and not a peep from anybody. NCAA stuff.
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BREAKING: 2022 5 star Emoni Bates has officially committed to Memphis. The Tigers now have the #1 ranked class in 2021, and arguably the best team in college basketball.
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Until guys are signing legally binding 4 year contracts, the transfer portal is a disaster for college sports & I’m saying this as a person who’s a fan of a school who is doing quite well in it. You can literally play a year, enter the portal to leverage more money from your.
BREAKING: North Texas QB Chandler Morris plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, @PeteNakos_ reports👀. The former TCU signal-caller passed for 3,774 yards and 31 TDs this season.
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@FauOrDie And I promise nobody will remember FAU when all your players transfer to the highest bidder and Dusty McGavin leaves next offseason . Memphis will be remembered forever because we are good forever. You’ll be a trivia question at Buffalo Wild Wings in a couple years.
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Lee Cassell is the man behind 3 of the most controversial endings this season . Duke vs Virginia (NCAA later admitted they blew it). Memphis FAU (self explanatory). Now this Creighton SDSU game . How is this idiot still officiating college basketball games?
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PAC 10. Oregon State.Washington State.Fresno State.Boise State.Colorado State.San Diego State.Memphis .Tulane.USF.UNLV. Stop here for now. Then work on making it the PAC12 with Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s. This is a power conference.
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@On3sports @ByPatForde Sold their soul for a 7-5 season and a win over Iowa in the Coconut Bowl 💔.
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@MMAJunkie “So yea just lose to him 5/6 times, and in that one win, you are getting dominated until you land a lucky counter after he puts his hands down with 0 respect for you, that’s all you have to do”.
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Tennessee loses to a bad Colorado team at Bridgestone Arena. Memphis was supposed to be the team playing Tennessee at Bridgestone today, but Rick Barnes was too scared to resume the series and went with Colorado instead. A truly beautiful story. Karma is undefeated.
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I thought when this guy pulled up in this goofy ass bow tie that my 5 star PG was gonna be serving life. 9 felonies & life in prison turned into an anger management class and a $20 fine. Best lawyer since Saul Goodman
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Penny’s got too much money to not go into the presser and say what everybody just saw out loud . It’s not even about Memphis at this point. That crew should not be allowed to officiate another game in the tournament.
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This puts the debate to rest. Memphis is a blue blood.
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The PAC is about to come back to Memphis with a brand new offer & a top 10 basketball program to play against twice a year. I would highly advise Memphis to accept said offer if the money is right this time.
Sources w/@BonaguraESPN: Gonzaga is set to join the Pac-12 today. An announcement is coming soon.
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These are the best jerseys in all of college basketball… there’s no debate.
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Coming off the worst season in school history, Penny Hardaway replaced his ENTIRE TEAM with a rag-tag, underdog, misfit toy group of transfers. No NIL. No fan support. No HOPE. They’re now 5-0 and just beat UConn. PUT SOME RESPECT ON THE COACH OF THE YEAR!!!.
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Penny seals the deal and Memphis lands 2023 5 star Mikey Williams and 2023 4 star JJ Taylor . Huge pickups. Williams is the highest rated PG recruit in the Penny Era. Taylor was a 5 star before dropping after leaving the EYBL circuit. The Tigers 2023 class will be insane
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NBA superstar Kevin Durant with high praise for Memphis’s newest commit Earl Timberlake.
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Can’t put into a tweet how big of a pickup Kendric Davis is for Memphis. This gives Penny Hardaway a true PG, something he’s never really had so far, and gives him the ability to finally run that NBA style offense he’s always wanted. Now it’s time to find him a big man.
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For Memphis to go out there and almost beat one of the best teams in basketball on the road with clear one sided officiating against them says a lot about this team . Memphis won’t lose any stock for this loss, in fact they’ll gain some. This is such a good basketball team.
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The Tennessee conspiracy theories claiming Memphis faked a COVID outbreak because they were hung over after a long night out partying before their 11 AM basketball game the next day is…. Not surprising actually knowing Tennessee fans.
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Officially official . Memphis lands the number 1 transfer, and arguably the best PG in college basketball Kendric Davis. Insane pickup. Scariest part is Penny is not even close to finished this offseason. Couple more announcements away from a preseason top 15 team.
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The best recruiter in college basketball has done it again. The Tigers officially finish the 2021 recruiting cycle with another number 1 class. This is Penny Hardaway’s second number 1 class in 3 years.
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MEMPHIS WINS. 3-0, G5 CFP front runner, leaving the AAC, and will probably have a nice top 25 ranking next to our name tomorrow. Good times. Now It’s up to us as fans to pack the Liberty Bowl from this point forward and root for this team. These guys deserve it.
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@JonRothstein Why are they trying to change the one thing in all of sports that doesn’t need change.
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If Memphis joins the PAC that is the 4th best conference in basketball (not even including potential additions of St Mary’s and GCU). Better than the Big East & ACC. Oh and they’ll get a CFP bid every year. Dare I say that it would be a “power conference”?. What more do you want?.
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Despite “winning” all these awards . MEMPHIS is your AAC Conference Champion. Tough day for the AAC. I know they’re heart broken . They’re gonna hand COACH PENNY HARDAWAY his trophy and go back to the office and cry
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Alex Lomax tonight:. 9 assists. 0 turnovers. Give the man his props.
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Memphis lands yet another commitment, this time 2023 4 star PG TyLaur Johnson. #1 player in NY. Johnson is one of the quickest and shiftiest PGs in the class. Him and Mikey Williams will make an impact in the backcourt on Day 1. Tigers still aren’t done in 2023 👀
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Memphis has a top 25 basketball program all time, currently ranked in the top 20 in the country, headed to a top 3 seed. A football team about to win 10 games, smacking the 4th best team in the MID12. Elite facilities. Elite fan support. P5 or not, seems pretty good to me 🤷♂️.
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The Memphis Basketball Practice Facility has the most random celebrity guests every other week.
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There’s a good chance Memphis rolls out an entire starting 5 of seniors/super seniors led by a NPOY candidate in Kendric Davis. This team doesn’t have the hype and buzz as previous ones, but it is by far Penny Hardaway’s most experienced team. Should be a fun season.
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BREAKING: Memphis has landed the commitment of both Johnathan and Chandler Lawson. Johnathan is a 4 star recruit in the class of 2021 and Chandler is a transfer from Oregon. Huge get
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Smacked Houston, first win over a #1 ranked team in program history, and most importantly…. AAC CHAMPS. Biggest win of the Penny era so far. Emphasis on so far. We are nowhere near done yet this season. Let’s go win a National Championship.
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BREAKING: Jalen Duren has officially committed to Memphis while also reclassifying to the class of 2021. Memphis now has the 5th ranked class in 2021. The Tigers are now legit championship contenders, and the scariest part is the roster may still not be finished. 👀
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Hey @theACC Memphis just embarrassed your top 2 teams in back to back games . The once best basketball league in the country just isn’t the same nowadays . I think I know a way we can fix this. Talk soon.
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Memphis was down 14, on the road, biggest game in Missouri history . They went on to win by double digits. If that doesn’t tell you what you need to know about this team, I don’t know what will we. Incredible win. Incredible performance. On to the next baby #GTG.
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Memphis wins but there’s not a single ounce of happiness in my body . This game was fixed. There’s just no other explanation for how officiating can be so blatantly terrible against a team on their own home court. We seriously need answers on what we just witnessed.
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No idea how Memphis did it, but they overcome injuries, foul trouble, the refs, and the commentator to beat SMU. Houston tomorrow for the AAC Title. Can’t think of anything better than beating your rival 3 times in one season and taking home some hardware. Should be a fun one.
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@LegionHoops @jovanbuha He will leave the game in a stretcher . As a Grizzlies fan please give it a try.
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“Terrible clueless AAU coach” Penny Hardaway just went on the road and beat a top 25 team as a 7.5 point underdog . All American/SEC Preseason POTY Wade Taylor shot 3-14 from the field and 0-9 from 3. For a AAU coach, Penny Hardaway sure had a great gameplan this afternoon.
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FAU didn’t have a basketball program until the year 1989. They had 0 tournament wins 2 weeks ago . They now have more Final Fours than Tennessee.
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We’re really just one single announcement away from having a top 10 team that can legitimately win a National Championship. Please @NCAA just give us this one thing for all of the suffering you’ve put us through over the years 🙏
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“Willy Donovan why would we still want to join the PAC? Did you not see they added Utah State?”. My brother in Christ we got like 10 schools in this conference who make Utah State look like the University of Texas. DID YOU NOT SEE THE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE TODAY???!!!.
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He’s finally free. This Memphis team just got a whole lot scarier.
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Complaining about the margin of your victories is a problem that we are very blessed to have . Thank you Penny Hardaway for bringing our program back to the top of college basketball.
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If Memphis doesn’t join the PAC, I’m gonna need an in-depth explanation why you willingly choose to stay in a worse conference for less money, and I’m gonna need a formal invitation from the ACC within the next week. Otherwise I’m giving up all hope and going into fan retirement.
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Another W . Kendric Davis destroyed his former team, and Memphis pretty much locked up a NCAAT spot with this win. We all know who’s next. Fully healthy Memphis vs Fully healthy Houston in a sold out NBA arena. Sunday can’t get here fast enough.
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Memphis just beat the #11 team in the country without their 3rd best player in Damaria Franklin. How good can this team be when he’s finally able to play?.
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I see only one non “Power 5” school on this list . Guess who it is.
RT if your school has hosted College GameDay for Basketball AND Football 🏀🏈
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Kendric Davis won AAC POTW almost every single week and they still had the audacity to give the POTY to Sasser because his teams 29-2 with 1 Q1 win and a 200 SOS . Kendric Davis and Deandre Williams are by far the two best players in the AAC don’t let them fool you guys.
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Boise State transfer Emmanuel Akot has committed to Memphis. The former 5 star recruit averaged 10.6 PPG and shot 40% from 3 last season. Another perfect fit alongside Kendric Davis. Good shooter with great defensive versatility.
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@GoodmanHoops @SeanPaulCBB @TheFieldOf68 The guy with a no contact tag who has taken 0 visits is going to not follow his coach to SLU?. Man Jeff, I really believe you, and I’m really going to tune into this!. Maybe Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny can be there to orchestrate it.
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Just 1 regular season basketball game against Gonzaga is better than anything the AAC can offer Memphis nowadays. When I looked at our conference basketball schedule the other day I started crying.
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All I’m saying @pac12 is the announcement would go hard on the same night Memphis ended the AAC’s CFP chances
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@Vol_Baseball Fellow Tennessee fans don’t be sad. We can head back to the trailer park with pride knowing we still are the BEST college baseball team ever assembled and this loss doesn’t change that. We won every game with sportsmanship and class. So proud of this group.
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Memphis was 26 last week . FAU, Arkansas, and USC lost to JUCOs at home- remain ranked. MSU is 3-2 with a loss to James Madison- still ranked. Virginia and MS State jump Memphis despite beating cupcakes. How does this make any sense? 😂.
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Heyyyyy haters. PENNY HARDAWAY OWNS YOU!!!!!!. WHO CHOKED???. WHO CHOKED???. BEST COACH IN THE COUNTRY!
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Emoni Bates in the Memphis threads 🔥👀. The missing piece to bringing a championship to Memphis.
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Today I was expecting a little rehearsed press conference tryna calm down the fans, maybe tell us to buy some tickets . I was not expecting a clear and concise message to the PAC HQ essentially telling them come back with a better deal and we’re open for business. How fun.
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Imagine going from basically no backcourt to potentially one of the best in the country next year . PG play is key in college basketball.
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Refs knocked us out of the tournament back to back years man . I don’t know what to say anymore . Just unbelievably terrible officiating.
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Good morning everybody. A top 20 Memphis just added another elite player at a position of need in the middle of the season. Penny owns the transfer portal.
BREAKINNG: Kansas State big Nae’Qwan Tomlin has committed to Memphis, multiple sources tell me and @BluffCity_Media. HUGE pickup. Insane what Penny Hardaway continued to do in the transfer portal. @BluffCity_Media | #GTG🐅
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Oh boy. I’ll give it maybe a week before Memphis and the PAC are back in the headlines. Maybe even sooner.
Ed Scott says the deal the PAC-12 offered Memphis was “bad.”. He also has a message for the fans.
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2022 3 star Hansel Emmanuel on his official visit 🔥 #GTG 🐅. Extremely talented kid, and one of the greatest inspirations I’ve ever seen. Memphis would be very lucky to have him.
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This man knew boss was sending him and the crew back to women’s high school JV games after tonight’s performance 😭
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Today was likely the last game ever in the Memphis-Cincinnati rivalry. Memphis ends the rivalry with 5 straight wins, 6 of the last 7, and a nice win to finish it off. Domination. If this was truly it best of luck to Cincinnati in the BIG 12. They are going to need it.
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Jahvon Quinerly.Caleb Mills.Davis Jones.Deandre Williams/Teafale Lenard.Jordan Brown. Good bench with multiple top 100 recruits and transfers. There’s not a lot of better rosters out there in college basketball. Should be a fun season 🔥 👀.
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If Memphis isn’t ranked tomorrow I apologize in advance for what you’re going to see on your timeline. I can only take the blatant disrespect & hatred towards my team and city for so long. All this team does is fight.
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Family members and people on Twitter cried. The coffin was sealed. They were shoveling the DIRT. Memphis comes BACK FROM THE DEAD to beat a very tough SMU team. Win streak continues, moving up in the polls tomorrow, top 3 seed line. Nothing else matters. JUST WIN BABY
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And there it is. Memphis beats the fraudulent, fluke run made, FAU Flamingoes. Un-bookmark those tweets. Grab those tissues CBB media. Memphis just put an end to your Cinderella story. No refs to save them today. Justice is restored. Now never mention this JUCO to me again….
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Now an Emoni Bates commitment away from a superteam. Penny Hardaway is the best recruiter in college basketball.
BREAKING: Jalen Duren has officially committed to Memphis while also reclassifying to the class of 2021. Memphis now has the 5th ranked class in 2021. The Tigers are now legit championship contenders, and the scariest part is the roster may still not be finished. 👀
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Another day another commitment for Memphis. This time 2023 3 star Ashton Hardaway. Son of Penny. 6’9 and one of the best shooters in his class. Will be an impact player Day 1, Memphis could probably even use him out there today with his shooting/size . Still not done in 2023 👀
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Interesting note: If Memphis wins tomorrow they will almost certainly be ranked in the AP Poll Monday. The last time Memphis was ranked in the AP poll in March was 2014. No matter what happens in the tournament, there’s no doubt Penny has the Memphis program back on track.
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AAC commissioner on his hands and knees begging us to stay after years of doing literally nothing to help Memphis or make this conference better is truly something. They make one visit to Memphis in history and it’s on the day we’re already packing . So embarrassing 😂😂😂.
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12-15 million a year and a fairly short GOR? . I should be booking my tickets to Las Vegas for the PAC Basketball Tournament right now. I’m sure you still gotta iron out some minor things, but this invite should’ve been accepted yesterday
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Rick “Slick Rick” Stansbury becomes arguably the best assistant in college basketball . Him and Penny Hardaway are 2 of the top 5 recruiters in the entire sport . This is probably Penny Hardaway’s best hire yet. A+ hire for Memphis.
BREAKING: Memphis is hiring Western Kentucky head coach Rick Stansbury as an assistant, per sources. Stansbury has coached the Hilltoppers since 2016.
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@CBKReport Mid as usual. Let’s give them another 9 bids and watch them all lose in the first weekend.
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That donation by Fred Smith is not only the biggest donation in school history, but it’s going to end up being the reason we get into a P5 conference. This man just legitimately got us out of the AAC. He’s up there with Penny and Elvis in Memphis history with this one man.
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If Mills is seriously hurt we’re gonna need a guy to fill that void off the bench. I know a guy. And we don’t have to look very far.
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Memphis needed a big. Penny and Rick responded by landing one of the best in college basketball. Get Deandre his waiver and get another piece (looking at you Jahvon Quinerly) and you have a team that will be in the top 25 all year long and can go deep in March. Let’s cook fellas.
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Memphis has a top 10 practice facility, a NBA arena, 2+ mill in NIL, massive fan support, and a bigger budget than the entire rest of the AAC combined. Top 25 program all time. Their are P5 coaches who would leave for this job. 7-5 in the AAC is unacceptable.
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UTEP transfer Keonte Kennedy has committed to Memphis. The 6’5 SG averaged 14 PPG 6 REB and almost 2 steals. Another A+ pickup at a position of need. Penny has done a incredible job of putting this roster back together… and he may not be done just yet.
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No idea how Memphis got a win in this one but I 100% will take it. Winning on the road, without your 3 best players, and your entire roster in foul trouble the whole game is very impressive. Big props to Penny and the team for getting this win today.
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This game has to be investigated man I legitimately believe this games fixed . There’s just no way refs can be this terrible.
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2022 5 star Jalen Durens “academic coursework is largely in order” and he will receive his high school diploma in time for a reclassification per ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. Also adds in that Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers are the team to beat.
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In case you somehow don’t yet know, Sunday is a big day. This is the last time you will ever get to see guys like Kendric Davis, Deandre Williams, Alex Lomax etc at the Forum. Oh and we are playing the #1 team in the country and our current biggest rival. Be at this game.
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