Tiger Basketball Podcast

The Memphis basketball season, just three games in, has already given us plenty to chew on.  The Tigers (2-1) have wins over Iowa State and VCU, held up against a lopsided loss at No. 19 Vanderbilt.  On this week's episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, Jason Munz and Jonah Dylan revisit the first three games - the memorable moments and the less-than-memorable moments. Some of the topics sprinkled in there include: impressions of Jayden Reid, Luke Almodovar and others a breakdown of announced attendance vs. actual attendance the importance of Rihards Vavers why Tylik Weeks' play has been up and down how good Memphis has been at taking care of the ball Also, Munz and Dylan wonder what (if any) adjustments are necessary at this stage and forecast how different things will be when Nemanja Popovic returns. 

There are no more exhibition games for Memphis basketball in 2026-27. From now on, everything counts. On this episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, Jason Munz and Jonah Dylan sift through all of the many layers of the Nemanja Popović eligibility ruling and its implications. The specifics of the ruling, what we know about the NCAA's rationale, how Penny Hardaway plans to account for his absence, and why it matters as much as it does.  Also, Munz and Dylan revisit the Tigers' exhibition loss at Arkansas, highlight which players proved the most during the preseason, and get into how much pressure the program is facing as it gets set for the season opener against Iowa State. 

Basketball. Actual Memphis basketball. It's been more than seven months since most of us have seen the Tigers in a game setting against another team.  But, on Oct. 28, Memphis will face Mississippi State in an exhibition contest at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville.  On this week's episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, Jason Munz and Jonah Dylan highlight the biggest things they'll be looking for when the Tigers and Bulldogs square off. In addition, Munz and Dylan discuss Memphis' closed scrimmage against Jacksonville State and answer some listener-submitted questions (about Nemanja Popovic, Fred Smith, Dylan Jones and more). 

The countdown to the 2026-27 Memphis basketball season is on. The Tigers have preseason exhibition games coming up in a matter of weeks, then tip off the regular season on Nov. 2.  Which means it's time. Time to get familiar with the players that coach Penny Hardaway has assembled to get the program back on solid ground. Fair warning, there are a lot of them. Fifteen, in fact. Only two of them were at Memphis last season. And only one of them saw significant playing time.  Never fear. On this episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, Jason Munz and Jonah Dylan break it all down. They will provide a rundown on each and every player (one through 15) to help you get better acquainted with the largely new crop of Tigers and project the roles all 15 will play (starters, rotation players, depth pieces) for Hardaway.

The Memphis basketball team's "ceiling" is 19 wins, a third-place finish in the American Conference and no March Madness appearance, according to ESPN.  On this week's episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, Jason Munz and Jonah Dylan share their unfiltered reactions to such a take and explain why recent history suggests Penny Hardaway and Co. could be in for a far better outcome than that.  Munz and Dylan also dive into Hardaway's recent comments about the amount of pressure on him going into the 2026-27 season, touch on the eligibility status of Nemanja Popović, and sit down with Memphis assistant coach Sean Mock.