Fox News Flash top headlines for December 5
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.
Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway was really unhappy with his team following the Tigers’ 67-63 loss to Ole Miss on Saturday.
Memphis came into the game as the No. 18 team in the nation. The team turned the ball over twice in the final seconds and had 20 overall. The turnovers and shooting percentage from the field contributed to the loss. The Tigers shot 38% from the field and 18% from the three-point line.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM
Memphis forward Emoni Bates looks for room past Mississippi guard Jarkel Joiner in Oxford, Mississippi, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning)
Memphis has started the season 5-3, but the losses have come against teams they were expected to beat.
Hardaway took issue with some veterans on the team for not doing more to help.
"We’ve got so much negativity in our locker room with veterans being jealous," he told The Athletic. "Everybody’s trying to get to the NBA off the ranking we had, but nobody is willing to sacrifice minutes, touches, anything. It’s been miserable. You can imagine what a 17-year-old is thinking as he’s trying to figure it out."
Hardaway suggested making major tweaks to the starting lineup.
Memphis forward Emoni Bates takes a shot past Mississippi forward Robert Allen and guard Matthew Murrell in Oxford, Mississippi, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning)
JOINER SCORES 20, MISSISSIPPI BEATS NO. 18 MEMPHIS 67-63
"I’m going to have to be a complete a------ from this point on and only play the players that care," he told the outlet. "There’s a group of people on this team that if I played them, I really feel in my heart we could be undefeated or only have one loss. The main reason we have these losses is the veterans don’t want to take the young guys under their wings. They want it to be about them. So when adversity hits, they run. I guarantee you we’ll start winning because you’re gonna see guys out there who care and will carry out the game plan. They might make mistakes, but there are not gonna be any character issues."
Things aren’t getting any easier for the Tigers.
The team plays Murray State on Dec. 10 and Alabama on Dec. 14 with American Athletic Conference play just around the corner.
Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway reacts during the first half against Mississippi in Oxford on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning)
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
"We’re going to play the players that care about this team, this program, this city," Hardaway told reporters after the game. "It’s a tug of war in the locker room about who is the man and that’s not how it's supposed to be. I haven’t played the players that care enough and that’s on me."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Fox News First
Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox.
By entering your email and clicking the Subscribe button, you agree to the Fox News Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and agree to receive content and promotional communications from Fox News. You understand that you can opt-out at any time.