In a recent NCAA basketball match, SMU defeated Memphis with a score of 106 to 79, marking Memphis's second consecutive loss and their sixth in the last nine games. This loss has significant implications for Memphis's NCAA tournament hopes, as they now find themselves in a three-way tie for sixth in the AAC. Memphis's coach, Penny Hardaway, expressed his disappointment and embarrassment over the team's performance in postgame comments, highlighting a lack of team unity and competitiveness. Hardaway described the loss as "very embarrassing" and criticized the team's effort by stating it was "not competing at all," signaling a concerning period for a team that was ranked in the top 10 as recently as January 21.
'Fucking Losing Like This. Terrible.' - Penny Hardaway Is Delusional About Memphis, Blames His Players For Getting Their Ass Kicked By SMU https://t.co/T0pmNXclOw https://t.co/8CAnmNhHIM
After a game in which Memphis — or at least some of its players — appeared to have quit on its season on national TV, Penny Hardaway couldn't hide the truth any longer. "Y'all saw the same game we saw, right?" On a humiliating Sunday for the Tigers: https://t.co/CvobDUZ35N
Memphis basketball is in shambles. The team seems to have officially quit, and head coach Penny Hardaway looks as miserable as ever. He called out his team after their blowout loss to SMU, but even he admitted he doesn't know what's going on. READ: https://t.co/TiUrEUsvDj https://t.co/vl43XdGGbI
Memphis lost by 27 points at SMU tonight. The Tigers have been arguably the most disappointing team this season. Who else is even in the running? Michigan maybe? Hope Penny can turn it around but sheesh.
Seton Hall’s comeback win over St. John’s bolsters unexpected NCAA Tournament hopes https://t.co/h8NRUL9XS3 https://t.co/HeXukGZgkD
Column: as St. John’s season spirals out of control, Rick Pitino resorts to an old stand-by: blaming everyone in the room with the exception of himself. It’s tired and terrible look, in addition to being inaccurate. He’s had as bad a year as his players. https://t.co/SVew3QdSrl
Rick Pitino is a legendary coach but isn’t acting like one. Complaining his players aren’t tough enough & blaming recruiting rather than his inability to get the most out of them is comical. The hype was insane but now he’s miserable & knew they were in trouble last summer? LOL.
Pitino throwing his players under the bus ... heard that one before. https://t.co/DTqoieUtfs
St. John’s suffered another brutal blow to its NCAA Tournament hopes Sunday, squandering a 19-point lead in an eventual back-breaking loss to Seton Hall. @petersblendorio https://t.co/lNebOfowto
Rick Pitino: “We kind of lost this season with the way we recruited. We recruited the antithesis of the way I coach, with speed, quickness, fundamentals, strength and toughness. We did not to do that. It’s a good group, they try hard, they’re just not very tough.” #sjubb
Pitino: “It’s not the job. You could be at Missouri and recruit slow players. Believe me, it’s not St. John’s. We had to put together a team at the last second. We will never, ever, do that again.” #sjubb
Pitino: “We kind of lost this season with the way we recruited. We recruited the antithesis of the way I coach. It’s a good group, they try hard, but they’re just not very tough.” #sjubb
Great result for Rutgers: Seton Hall came back from 19 points down to win at St. John’s. https://t.co/QckSOcuHg4
St. John's loses again, their 8th loss in 10 games and the Red Storm are officially off the bubble until further notice. Story of St. John's season: Rick Pitino got Covid, and his team never recovered. Sad and true.
That's a soul-crushing loss for St. John's, blowing a 19-point lead & falling by 6 to fellow bubble team Seton Hall. Red Storm scored just 21 points in the 2nd half. They're now 2-8 in their last 10 games and sit ninth in the Big East. Can't afford another regular-season loss.
Now on @njdotcom Seton Hall storms back to stun St. John’s, boosting NCAA Tournament résumé https://t.co/vBNQT5kace @SetonHallMBB
No quit in Seton Hall. Rallied from 18 down to beat St. John’s in an important bubble game.
Penny Hardaway: “Fucking losing like this — this is terrible, man. This is not competing at all. I don’t know what’s going on.” https://t.co/iMILkpjrs6
Penny Hardaway on the postgame radio show: "It's really embarrassing. That's all I can say. Very embarrassing." "We just haven't been a team in a long time...we have not been able to keep everyone happy. When they're not happy, they shut down."
FINAL: SMU 106, Memphis 79 Tigers drop into a three-way tie for sixth in the AAC. Second loss in a row, sixth in their last nine games. Should just about turn the lights out on their NCAA tournament hopes. Memphis was ranked in the top 10 as recently as Jan. 21. Dramatic fall.
Several reasons to be concerned so far, but this is what sticks out to me -- Tigers have only attempted 5 shots, while SMU has attempted *12* Mustangs are 6-12 from the floor and 1-3 from 3-pt range. https://t.co/ql0nnYDkyf