More details of the Memphis men’s basketball team’s 2026-27 schedule were released Aug. 7.
The American Conference announced its schedule pairings for the 13 teams in the league. Each team will play 18 conference games − facing six teams twice (once at home and once on the road) and the other six teams once (three at home, three on the road).
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Dates and tip-off times for the Tigers’ conference games will be announced later.
Coach Penny Hardaway and the Tigers will get two matchups against five of the top six teams in last season’s American Conference standings: defending champion USF, runners-up Wichita State, UAB, Charlotte and North Texas. The Tigers will also meet Tulane at FedExForum and at Fogelman Arena in New Orleans.
Tulsa, East Carolina and Rice are the Tigers’ three home-only opponents, while FAU, Temple and UTSA are their three away-only matchups.
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Memphis’ Cello Jackson reacts after drawing a foul during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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Memphis’ Cello Jackson reacts after drawing a foul during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ Parker Pounds passes the ball during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ William Whorton drives to the basket during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ William Whorton passes the ball during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis men’s basketball associate head coach Tony Madlock pauses practice during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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Memphis’ Jayden Reid shoots the ball during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ Josh Holloway dribbles the ball during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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Memphis’ Jayden Reid brings the ball up the court during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ Cello Jackson passes the ball during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ Jerry Deng grabs a rebound during summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ Nemanja Popović and Maxim Logue guard each other during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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Memphis’ Cello Jackson drives to the basket during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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Memphis’ Jayden Reid looks to pass the ball during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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Memphis’ Jayden Reid drives to the basket during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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Memphis’ Rihards Vavers looks to pass the ball as Luke Almodovar guards him during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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Memphis’ Josh Holloway drives to the basket during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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Memphis’ Nemanja Popović looks to pass the ball during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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Memphis’ Nemanja Popović and Maxim Logue fight for the ball during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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Memphis’ William Whorton and Nemanja Popović high five during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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Memphis’ Corneilous Williams and Nemanja Popović guard each other during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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Memphis’ Julius Thedford brings the ball up the court during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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Memphis’ Julius Thedford reacts to a teammate’s 3-pointer during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ Cello Jackson passes the ball during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ men’s basketball head coach Penny Hardaway speaks with Jayden Reid and Josh Holloway during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ Fred Smith passes the ball during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ Nemanja Popović and Cello Jackson high five during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ Cello Jackson looks to pass the ball during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ men’s basketball head coach Penny Hardaway directs his players during a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ men’s basketball head coach Penny Hardaway speaks to the media after a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ men’s basketball head coach Penny Hardaway speaks to the media after a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ men’s basketball head coach Penny Hardaway speaks to the media after a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ Josh Holloway speaks to the media after a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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See Penny Hardaway’s new roster at Memphis men’s basketball summer practice
Memphis’ Jayden Reid speaks to the media after a summer practice at the Laurie-Walton Basketball Center in Memphis, Tenn., on July 23, 2026.
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Memphis’ nonconference schedule has not yet been finalized, but most of it is already in place − and, like last season, it sets up to be among the strongest in the nation.
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Home games: VCU (Nov. 7), Louisville (Nov. 15), Evansville (Nov. 22), Grand Canyon (Dec. 11), Utah State (Feb. 20, 2027)
Road games: Vanderbilt (Nov. 10), Baylor (Dec. 5), Texas (Dec. 16)
Neutral-site games: Iowa State (Nov. 2, Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, South Dakota), two games against either Wake Forest, Mississippi State, Penn State or Xavier (Nov. 25 and 27, Battle 4 Atlantis, Bahamas), Dayton (Nov. 29, Atlantic 10-American Conference Showcase, Columbus, Ohio)
The Tigers have two nonconference openings that have not yet been announced.
The Tigers have also scheduled preseason exhibition games at Mississippi State (Oct. 23) and at Arkansas (Oct. 29), and they are expected to host a third exhibition game at FedExForum in October.
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Memphis finished 13-19 last season and tied for eighth in the conference with an 8-10 record.
Memphis women’s basketball American Conference pairings
Memphis women’s basketball also announced its American Conference scheduling pairings Aug. 7.
New coach Hana Haden and the Tigers will meet each of these teams twice (at home and on the road): Tulsa, FAU, Charlotte, Tulane, UAB and Wichita State. Their home-only opponents will be UTSA, Temple and North Texas, while their away-only foes will be Rice, USF and ECU.
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This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Memphis basketball 2026-27 schedule picture gets clearer with conference pairings
