2019–20 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team explained
| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Team: | Memphis Tigers |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 21–10 |
| Conf Record: | 10–8 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Champion: | Barclays Center Classic Champions |
The 2019–20 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 99th season of Tiger basketball, the second under head coach Penny Hardaway, and the seventh as members of the American Athletic Conference. They played their home games at the FedEx Forum.
Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2018–19 season 22–14, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Tulane and UCF in the AAC tournament before losing to Houston in the semifinals. In the 2019 NIT Tournament, they defeated San Diego in the first round before losing to Creighton in the second round.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
|---|
| 0 | F | 6'8 | 215 | | | Graduated |
| 3 | G | 6'3 | 185 | | | Graduated |
| Raynere Thornton | 4 | G/F | 6'6 | 230 | | | Graduated |
| Kareem Brewton | 5 | G | 6'2 | 195 | | | Graduated |
| Mike Parks | 10 | F | 6'8 | 250 | | | Graduated |
| Antwann Jones | 11 | G | 6'6 | 205 | | | Transferred to Creighton[1] |
| Victor Enoh | 12 | F | 6'7 | 250 | | | Transferred to Marist[2] |
| David Wingett | 50 | G/F | 6'7 | 200 | | | Transferred to South Dakota State[3] | |
2021 recruiting class
Roster
- Nov 8, 2019 - James Wiseman was ruled ineligible by the NCAA. After filing and subsequently dropping a lawsuit against the NCAA, Wiseman was ruled ineligible from November 20 to January 12.[4]
- Dec 11, 2019 - Ryan Boyce entered his name into the transfer portal.[5] He would later transfer to Georgia State.[6]
- Dec 19, 2019 - Wiseman left the team to focus on preparing for the 2020 NBA draft.[7]
Schedule and results
|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition |- |-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-
|-!colspan=12 style=| AAC tournament|-|-
1.Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Rankings
See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
Awards and honors
American Athletic Conference honors
All-AAC Awards
Precious Achiuwa
Precious Achiuwa
All-AAC First Team
All Freshman Team
- Precious Achiuwa
- Lester Quiñones
Player of the Week
Rookie of the Week
- Week 1: James Wiseman
- Week 2: Lester Quiñones
- Week 4: Boogie Ellis
- Week 7: Precious Achiuwa
- Week 9: Precious Achiuwa
- Week 10: Precious Achiuwa
- Week 11: D. J. Jefferies
- Week 13: Precious Achiuwa
- Week 15: Precious Achiuwa
- Week 18: Precious Achiuwa
Source[8] [9] [10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Creighton adds long-term backcourt depth with Memphis transfer Antwann Jones.
- Web site: Tigers forward Victor Enoh plans to transfer.
- Web site: Winnebago grad David Wingett transfers to South Dakota State from Memphis.
- News: James Wiseman of Memphis Can Return From Suspension in January. Witz. Billy. 2019-11-20. The New York Times. 2019-11-22. en-US. 0362-4331.
- Web site: Hill. Drew. Memphis basketball: Ryan Boyce enters NCAA transfer portal. 2019-12-11. dailymemphian.com. 2020-04-09.
- Web site: Moore. Ben. Memphis Guard Ryan Boyce to Transfer to GSUwebsite=247sports.com. 2019-12-22. 2020-04-09.
- Web site: James Wiseman leaves Memphis, to enter NBA draft. ESPN News Services. 2019-12-19. ESPN.com. en-US. 2019-12-19.
- News: American Men's Basketball Release. American Athletic Conference. March 10, 2019.
- Web site: American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams. theamerican.org. en. 2020-03-10. 2020-03-10.
- Web site: American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards. theamerican.org. en. 2020-03-11. 2020-03-11.
