Tiger Basketball Podcast

Phil, Geoff and guest Matt Dillon breakdown the Tigers' loss at Ole Miss, then preview Saturday's game vs. UAB, which rekindles the former Conference USA rivalry - the one that led to a 'Battle of the Bones' trophy in football.

Phil Stukenborg, Geoff Calkins and special guest Matt Dillon talk the team's 1-1 finish at last weekend's Emerald Coast Classic and this weekend's matchup in Oxford with Ole Miss.

The Memphis basketball team has opened with a 4-0 record against a variety of lower-level opponents, but what has been learned in the process? Is Tubby Ball making better players of K.J. Lawson and Craig Randall, two other returnees? Columnist Geoff Calkins, Tiger interim beat writer Phil Stukenborg and sports photographer Mark Weber, who has covered this program through his camera lens for several years, discuss the team's unbeaten start and the challenges it will face beginning Friday at the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Florida.

The Tigers are off to a 2-0 start after victories over Texas Rio Grande Valley and Milwaukee. Tiger interim basketball beat writer Phil Stukenborg, sports columnist Geoff Calkins and special guest Matt Dillon, discuss the team's first week under new coach Tubby Smith.