2023–24 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2023–24
Prev Year:2022–23
Team:Memphis Tigers
Conference:American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:AAC
Record:22–10
Conf Record:11–7
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach2:Faragi Phillips
Asst Coach3:Andy Borman
Stadium:FedExForum
(Capacity: 18,119)

The 2023–24 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by sixth-year head coach Penny Hardaway. The team played their home games at FedExForum as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 23–8, 13–5 in AAC play, to finish in second place.[1] They defeated UCF[2] and Tulane to advance to the championship game of the AAC tournament.[3] There, they upset No. 1-ranked Houston to claim their first-ever AAC tournament championship.[4] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the East Region, where they were defeated by Florida Atlantic in the first round.[5]

Offseason

Departing players

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Elijah McCadden 0 G 6'5" 195 Senior Graduated
Keonte Kennedy 1 G 6'5" 180 RS Senior Graduate transferred to California
Alex Lomax 2 G 6'0" 190 GS Senior Graduated
3 G 6'0" 177 GS Senior Graduated
Chandler Lawson 4 F 6'7" 215 Senior Graduate transferred to Arkansas
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu 5 F 6'10" 210 RS Junior Declared for 2023 NBA draft
Jahmar Young Jr. 10 F 6'10" 223 RS Senior Graduate transferred to Texas Southern
Johnathan Lawson 11 G 6'6" 190 Sophomore Transferred to Creighton
12 F 6'9" 205 GS Senior Graduated
Ian Granja 14 F 6'7" 188 Freshman Transferred to Coastal Carolina
James DeJesus 20 G 6'0" 160 Junior Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Conor Glennon 30 G 5'10" 177 Junior Walk-on; transferred
Tadarius Jacobs 31 G 6'1" 170 Sophomore Walk-on; transferred
Damaria Franklin 55 G 6'3" 200 RS Senior Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Jonathan Pierre 0 F 6'9" 192 Junior Nova Southeastern
Jayhlon Young 1 G 6'2" 175 RS Junior UCF
Nick Jourdain 2 F 6'8" 205 Junior Temple
3 F 6'11" 225 Senior Louisiana
8 F 6'6" 210 Senior St. John's
9 G 6'5" 180 RS Senior Florida State
Jaykwon Walton 10 G 6'7" 206 RS Senior Wichita State
11 G 6'1" 175 GS Senior Alabama
Noah Stansbury 15 G 6'0" 170 RS Junior Walk-on; Western Kentucky

2023 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. News: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings. American Athletic Conference. December 10, 2023. en.
  2. News: March 10, 2023 . Memphis Upends UCF, 81-76, in AAC Tournament . December 10, 2023 . University of Memphis Athletics . en.
  3. News: Munz . Jason . March 11, 2023 . Memphis basketball annihilates Tulane to set up AAC Tournament title game vs Houston . December 10, 2023 . . en.
  4. News: Cobb . David . Boone . Kyle . amp . March 12, 2023 . Tigers stun Cougars to win AAC Tournament, secure bid to NCAA Tournament . December 10, 2023 . . en.
  5. News: Wallace . Eric J. . March 17, 2023 . Florida Atlantic basketball stuns Memphis for first NCAA Tournament win . December 10, 2023 . . en.
  6. Web site: 2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule. University of Memphis Athletics. August 9, 2023. en.
  7. Web site: 2024-01-21 . Tulane 81-79 Memphis (Jan 21, 2024) Game Stats . 2024-01-21 . ESPN . en.