Memphis basketball remains in the national polls after winning both of its games last week. The Tigers (12-3, 2-0 AAC) come in at No. 20 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll, which dropped Monday, rising five spots.

Throughout another uncertain offseason, Hardaway always maintained that he had something special on his hands. After back-to-back wire-to-wire wins, their most lopsided victory in almost 22 months and surges in the metric-centric rankings, the top-25 Tigers (11-3, 1-0 AAC) are on their way toward proving him right.