{"id":190422,"date":"2025-07-23T22:23:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T22:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/190422\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T22:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T22:23:10","slug":"u-of-m-mens-and-womens-basketball-matchups-announced-for-2025-26-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/190422\/","title":{"rendered":"U of M Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Basketball matchups announced for 2025-26 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) &#8211; The offseason for college basketball is quickly winding down as the American Athletic Conference has announced conference matchups for the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Men\u2019s head coach Penny Hardaway is entering his eighth season with a completely new squad of incoming freshmen or transfers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Alex Simmons is entering her third season leading the women\u2019s team, aiming to achieve her first winning season as head coach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Both the Memphis Tigers\u2019 men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams will play 18 conference games, broken down by the following:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Memphis MBB &#8211; Home AND Road Games<\/p>\n<p>TulaneSouth FloridaUABWitchita StateFlorida AtlanticNorth Texas<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Memphis MBB &#8211; Home Games Only<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Memphis MBB &#8211; Away Games Only<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Memphis WBB &#8211; Home AND Road Games<\/p>\n<p>CharlotteEast CarolinaTulaneUABUTSAWitchita State<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Memphis WBB &#8211; Home Games Only<\/p>\n<p>Florida AtlanticRiceSouth Florida<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Memphis WBB &#8211; Away Games Only<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hardaway and the men\u2019s team are coming off a year where they finished ranked #25 in the country, the regular season and tournament AAC conference champions, on the way to earning a 5 seed in the NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Simmons is not only aiming to get her Tigers back to their winning ways but also to attain postseason success. 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