The Memphis Tigers’ 2025-26 basketball season continues to inch closer.

Coach Penny Hardaway told reporters earlier this week that his team would meet for its first preseason practice Wednesday, Aug. 27, two days after Monday’s start of the fall semester.

While Hardaway and his staff got a feel for their roster this summer, most Memphis fans have little-to-no idea of what to expect from this fresh crop of Tigers — especially considering the group features zero returnees from last season.

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How good is this team? Which players will be fixtures in the rotation? Who will be the leading scorers, facilitators and rebounders?

Data from BartTorvik.com, an advanced analytics website that uses predictive metrics, gives us an idea on all of this — and more.

Here’s what Torvik’s 2025-26 season projections suggest about Memphis:

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