The 2024–25 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers are led by seventh-year head coach Penny Hardaway. The team played their home games at FedExForum as members of the American Athletic Conference.
2024–25 Memphis Tigers men's basketball | |
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 AAC) |
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Home arena | FedExForum (Capacity: 18,119) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 |
Previous season
editThe Tigers finished the 2023–24 season 22–10, 11–7 in AAC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. As a No. 5 seed in the AAC tournament they lost in the second round to Wichita State.
Offseason
editDeparting players
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Jonathan Pierre | 0 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Junior | Hallandale Beach, FL | Transferred to Belmont[1] |
Jayhlon Young | 1 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Junior | Dallas, TX | Transferred to Maryland[2] |
Jordan Brown | 3 | F | 6'11" | 225 | Senior | Roseville, CA | Graduated/signed to play professionally in Croatia with KK Dubrava |
Ashton Hardaway | 4 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Freshman | Carson, CA | Transferred to Saint Mary's[3] |
Carl Cherenfant | 5 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Freshman | Pompano Beach, FL | Transferred to New Mexico State[4] |
Nae'qwan Tomlin | 7 | F | 6'10" | 210 | Senior | New York, NY | Graduated |
David Jones | 8 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Santo Domingo, DR | Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Philadelphia 76ers |
Caleb Mills | 9 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Senior | Arden, NC | Graduated |
Jaykown Walton | 10 | G | 6'7" | 206 | Senior | Columbus, GA | Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder |
Jahvon Quinerly | 11 | G | 6'1" | 175 | GS Senior | Hackensack, NJ | Graduated |
Malcolm Dandridge | 23 | C | 6'9" | 260 | Senior | Memphis, TN | Graduated |
Jayden Hardway | 25 | G | 6'5" | 205 | GS Senior | Memphis, TN | Walk-on; graduated |
JJ Taylor | 44 | F | 6'8" | 180 | Freshman | Chicago, IL | Midseason transferred to UCF |
Mikey Williams | G | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | San Diego, CA | Mid-season transferred to UCF |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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PJ Carter | G | 6'5" | 175 | Senior | Atlanta, GA | UTSA | |
Moussa Cissé | F | 7'0" | 230 | GS Senior | Conakry, Guinea | Ole Miss | |
Dain Dainja | F/C | 6'9" | 255 | Senior | Brooklyn Park, MN | Illinois | |
PJ Haggerty | G | 6'3" | 195 | Sophomore | Crosby, TX | Tulsa | |
Tyrese Hunter | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Racine, WI | Texas | |
Baraka Okojie | G | 6'3" | 175 | Sophomore | Brampton, ON | George Mason | |
Colby Rogers | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Covington, GA | Wichita State | |
Tyreek Smith | F | 6'8" | 225 | GS Senior | Baton Rouge, LA | SMU |
2024 recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jared Harris #9 PG |
Silsbee, TX | Silsbee High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 10, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 1 247Sports: 1 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 15, 2024* TBA |
North Carolina Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic |
FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
October 28, 2024* TBA |
vs. Alabama Rocket City Classic |
Propst Arena Huntsville, AL | |||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* TBA |
Missouri | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
November 9, 2024* TBA |
at UNLV | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
November 15, 2024* TBA |
Ohio | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
November 21, 2024* TBA |
vs. San Francisco USF Legacy Showcase |
Chase Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
November 25, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. UConn Maui Invitational quarterfinals |
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI | |||||||||
November 26, 2024* 2:30 p.m./5:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
vs. Colorado/Michigan State Maui Invitational |
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI | |||||||||
November 27, 2024* TBA, ESPN/ESPN2 |
vs. Auburn/Iowa State/Dayton/North Carolina Maui Invitational |
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI | |||||||||
December 4, 2024* TBA |
Louisiana Tech | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
December 8, 2024* TBA |
Arkansas State | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
December 14, 2024* TBA |
at Clemson | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | |||||||||
December 18, 2024* TBA |
at Virginia | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
December 21, 2024* TBA |
Mississippi State | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
December 28, 2024* TBA |
Ole Miss | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
AAC regular season | |||||||||||
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AAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 12–16, 2024 TBA |
vs. TBA | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
Sources:[5]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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Coaches |
References
edit- ^ Cody, Colin (April 21, 2024). "Former Tigers F Jonathan Pierre announces transfer to Belmont". WREG. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Edward (June 17, 2024). "Maryland men's basketball reportedly adds 5th transfer in Memphis guard Jayhlon Young". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Cole, Damichael (May 12, 2024). "Memphis basketball: Ashton Hardaway, son of coach Penny Hardaway, commits to Saint Mary's". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Munz, Jason (June 8, 2024). "Carl Cherenfant, last of Memphis basketball's outgoing transfers, commits to New Mexico State". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 19, 2024.