Memphis basketball non-conference agenda 2022-23 is SEC heavy

Memphis basketball will open the 2022-23 season on Nov. 7 with its first recreation at Vanderbilt in 25 years. 

The matchup with the Commodores is considered one of 5 at the Tigers’ nonconference agenda – launched via the college Thursday – as opposed to SEC warring parties. The Tigers can even host Ole Pass over (Dec. 3) and Texas A&M (Dec. 17), whilst going through Auburn (Dec. 10) in Atlanta and Alabama (Dec. 13) in Tuscaloosa. 

Tip-off occasions and broadcast main points shall be introduced at a later date. 

“Our nonconference agenda was once designed to problem our staff, in addition to give Tiger country some thrilling domestic video games and the risk to shuttle locally to Nashville, St. Louis, Tuscaloosa and Atlanta,” trainer Penny Hardaway stated in a press unencumber. “We proceed to paintings every and each day this offseason to construct on closing season’s successes.”

Memphis will make the shuttle up I-55 for its 2d recreation to stand Saint Louis on Nov. 15 – the primary time in 30 years the Tigers have opened the season with back-to-back true highway video games. 

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The Tigers’ first domestic recreation is about for Nov. 20, when they are going to welcome VCU to FedExForum for the primary time. Memphis closing performed the Rams on Nov. 27, 2020, on the Crossover Vintage in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The closing time VCU visited Memphis was once Feb. 25, 1992, the primary season this system performed its domestic video games inside of The Pyramid. Hardaway, then a freshman with the Tigers, led his staff to an 85-58 victory with 16 issues, 11 assists and 5 rebounds.