Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2022–23 |
Prev Year: | 2021–22 |
Team: | Memphis Tigers |
Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
Short Conf: | AAC |
Record: | 26–9 |
Conf Record: | 13–5 |
Aprank: | 24 |
Hc Year: | 5th |
Asst Coach2: | Faragi Phillips |
Asst Coach3: | Andy Borman |
Stadium: | FedExForum (Capacity: 18,119) |
Champion: | AAC tournament champions |
Tourney Result: | First Round |
The 2022–23 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by fifth-year head coach Penny Hardaway. The team played their home games at FedExForum as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–8, 13–5 in AAC Play to finish in second place. They defeated UCF and Tulane to advance to the championship game of the AAC tournament where they upset No. 1-ranked Houston to claim their first-ever AAC tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the East Region. There they were defeated by Florida Atlantic in the first round.
The Tigers finished the 2021–22 season 22–11, 13–5 in AAC Play to finish in third place. They defeated UCF and SMU to advance to the championship game of the AAC tournament where they lost to Houston. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 9 seed in the West Region. There they defeated Boise State in the first round before losing to Gonzaga.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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0 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Sophomore | Transferred to Bryant | |||
1 | F | 6'9" | 190 | Freshman | Transferred to Eastern Michigan | |||
2 | C | 6'11" | 250 | Freshman | Declare for 2022 NBA draft; selected 13th overall by Charlotte Hornets | |||
3 | G | 6'7" | 208 | RS Junior | Transferred to Cincinnati | |||
11 | G | 6'5" | 208 | Junior | Declare for 2022 NBA draft; undrafted/signed with Golden State Warriors | |||
Tyler Harris | 14 | G | 5'9" | 148 | Senior | Walk-on; graduate transferred to South Florida | ||
John Camden | 15 | F | 6'8" | 208 | Freshman | Transferred to Virginia Tech | ||
20 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Freshman | Declare for 2022 NBA draft; selected 45th overall by Charlotte Hornets | |||
Sam Onu | 55 | C | 6'11" | 270 | Freshman | Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
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Elijah McCadden | 0 | G | 6'4" | 205 | GS Senior | Georgia Southern | ||
Keonte Kennedy | 1 | G | 6'5" | 185 | RS Senior | UTEP | ||
3 | G | 6'0" | 180 | GS Senior | SMU | |||
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu | 5 | F | 6'9" | 202 | RS Junior | UT Arlington | ||
Jahmar Young Jr. | 10 | F | 6'9" | 215 | RS Senior | SMU | ||
James DeJesus | 20 | G | 6'1" | Junior | Southwest Tennessee CC | |||
Damaria Franklin | 55 | G | 6'3" | 205 | GS Senior | UIC |
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See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings