Tigers Head to Oxford for Tuesday Night Showdown

Tuesday, November 11

Oxford, Miss.

8:00 PM

University of Memphis

Ole Miss

Nov 10, 2025 | Men's Basketball

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Tigers hit the road for the first time this season, traveling south to Oxford for a primetime matchup with longtime rival Ole Miss. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. CT Tuesday inside the SJB Pavilion, with television coverage on SEC Network.

The Tigers (1-0) opened the 2025-26 campaign Saturday with a 76-70 win over San Francisco at FedExForum, extending their streaks to 23 consecutive home-opening victories and eight straight season-opening wins under head coach Penny Hardaway.

Tuesday's contest marks the first of three regular-season games against Southeastern Conference opponents, with showdowns versus Vanderbilt (Dec. 17) and Mississippi State (Dec. 20) still to come. Including exhibitions, the Tigers will have faced three SEC foes in just over two weeks after preseason tilts with No. 14 Arkansas and No. 20 Auburn.

Memphis and Ole Miss renew a rivalry that dates back to the 1922-23 season. The Tigers lead the all-time series 30-16 and defeated the 16th-ranked Rebels, 87-70, last year in Memphis. However, Ole Miss has held serve at home, winning the last four meetings in Oxford.

A Memphis victory Tuesday would mark a 2-0 start for the third consecutive season and the program's fourth-straight road-opening win.

GAME DETAILS
Memphis Tigers vs. #RV/RV Ole Miss Rebels
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025 | 8 p.m. CT
The Pavilion (9,500); Oxford, Mississippi
Television: SEC Network (Matt Schumacker, pxp; Dane Bradshaw, color)
Radio: 98.9 The Roar of Memphis (Dave Woloshin, pxp; Trey Draper, analysis)
Live Stats: www.Memphis.StatBroadcast.com

BY THE NUMBERS

0: Returning players from last year's 29-6 American Championship team. Memphis is one of just nine Division I programs with a completely new roster in 2025-26.
1: Memphis is the only program in the country to have produced one of the nation's top-10 leading scorer in each of the last three seasons: Kendric Davis (21.9 - 8th), David Jones (21.8 - 6th), PJ Haggerty (21.7 - 3rd).
2: One of just two Division I teams (with Southern Miss) featuring 14 transfers this season.
3: Programs in the nation that have won at least 18 games in each of the last 25 seasons starting in 2000-01 (Memphis, Kansas, Gonzaga).
7: The number of Power Five opponents Memphis will play in the nonconference portion of the schedule. They will face the preseason No. 1 Purdue next week at the Baha Mar Championship and four-straight power programs in December.
11: Number of true road wins for Memphis last season, which were fifth most in Division I. It was also the 2nd-most road wins in a single-season for Memphis in program history. The Tigers won 14 in 1951-52.
14: Memphis owns 14 wins against SEC opponents in seven years under Penny Hardaway, his most wins against any power conference as a head coach. The Tigers have defeated eight SEC programs and own a 14-10 record.
15: Memphis swiped 15 steals in the season opener on Saturday, marking the fifth time since 1996-97 that Memphis has opened a season with at least 15 steals, joining the 2023-24, 2013-14, 2010-11 and 2008-09 teams.
750: The combined number of games of Division I experience the Tigers have amongst 15 players. Five guys have played 80+ games: Tariq Ingrham (99), Zach Davis (96), Dug McDaniel (93), Thierno Sylla (85) and Sincere Parker (84).
64-3: Memphis' record under Penny Hardaway when shooting 50% in a game.

SCOUTING OLE MISS

Head coach Chris Beard enters his third season at Ole Miss. His last third year as a head coach was with Texas Tech, when he led his team to the 2019 NCAA Championship Game.
Ole Miss saw 11 letterwinners and all but one starter depart this past offseason, retooling with a recruiting class ranked as high as No. 14 in the nation and a transfer class ranked as high as No. 19.
The Rebels bring a 2-0 record into Tuesday's matchup after defeating Southeastern Louisiana, 88-58, in the opener and Louisiana Monroe, 86-64, last Friday.
Four Rebels are averaging double figures, led by AJ Storr's 18.5 points. He's also adding 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists while shooting 72.7% from deep (8-of-11).
Malik Dia (15.5), Ilias Kamardine (14.0) and Kezza Griffa (10.5) are also averaging double figures.
The Rebels are shooting 49.2% from the floor and 40.0% from three-point range.
They are outrebounding their opponents 43.5 to 30.5.

UP NEXT
Memphis will get a few days off before returning to the court Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. when the Tigers host former head coach Josh Pastner and his UNLV Runnin' Rebels to FedExForum on ESPN.

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