MEMPHIS, Tenn. – University of Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway's second team, which includes the seven-member No. 1 recruiting class in the nation, will make its debut before a home crowd at 7 p.m. Thursday night.
The Tigers, 14th in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 rankings, will play host to Christian Brothers University in an exhibition game at FedExForum, the first time this group has played against an opponent since the team's foreign tour to The Bahamas in mid-August.
In The Bahamas, the Tigers went unbeaten in four games, but played without top recruits and , who were unavailable for different reasons.