2019–20 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

2019–20 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
2019–20 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Barclays Center Classic Champions
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	21–10 (10–8 AAC)
Head coach	Penny Hardaway (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Tony Madlock; Mike Miller; Cody Toppert;
Home arena	FedExForum

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.

2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	13	–	5	.722	20	–	10	.667
No. 22 Houston	13	–	5	.722	23	–	8	.742
Tulsa	13	–	5	.722	21	–	10	.677
Wichita State	11	–	7	.611	23	–	8	.742
UConn	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Memphis	10	–	8	.556	21	–	10	.677
SMU	9	–	9	.500	19	–	11	.633
UCF	7	–	11	.389	16	–	14	.533
South Florida	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Temple	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
East Carolina	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Tulane	4	–	14	.222	12	–	18	.400
Note: The 2020 AAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rankings from AP poll

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
Kyvon Davenport	0	F	6'8	215	Senior	Gainesville, GA	Graduated
Jeremiah Martin	3	G	6'3	185	Senior	Memphis, TN	Graduated
Raynere Thornton	4	G/F	6'6	230	Senior	Marietta, GA	Graduated
Kareem Brewton	5	G	6'2	195	Senior	Claxton, GA	Graduated
Mike Parks	10	F	6'8	250	Senior	Cleveland, OH	Graduated
Antwann Jones	11	G	6'6	205	Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Transferred to Creighton[1]
Victor Enoh	12	F	6'7	250	Sophomore	Decatur, GA	Transferred to Marist[2]
David Wingett	50	G/F	6'7	200	Freshman	Winnebago, NE	Transferred to South Dakota State[3]

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Isaiah Stokes	4	F	6'8"	270	RS Sophomore	Memphis, TN	Transferred from Florida. Under NCAA transfer rules, Stokes will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Malcolm Dandridge C	Memphis, TN	East HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 2, 2018
Malcolm Dandridge C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
D. J. Jeffries SF	Olive Branch, MS	Olive Branch HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 27, 2018
D. J. Jeffries SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
James Wiseman C	Nashville, TN	East HS	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 20, 2018
James Wiseman C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Damion Baugh PG	Memphis, TN	Tennessee Prep Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Mar 7, 2019
Damion Baugh PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Lester Quiñones SG	Brentwood, NY	IMG Academy (FL)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 10, 2019
Lester Quiñones SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Boogie Ellis CG	San Diego, CA	Mission Bay High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	May 13, 2019
Boogie Ellis CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Precious Achiuwa PF	Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Montverde Academy (FL)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 17, 2019
Precious Achiuwa PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: #1 247Sports: #1 ESPN: #1
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Memphis 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019. "2019 Memphis Tigers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019. "2019 Memphis Tigers Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Moussa Cissé C	Conakry, Guinea	Lausanne Collegiate School (TN)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	07/15/20[4]
Moussa Cissé C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Memphis 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020. "2020 Memphis Tigers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020. "2020 Memphis Tigers Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Emoni Bates* SF	Ypsilanti, MI	Ypsi Prep Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	08/25/21[5]
Emoni Bates* SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Jalen Duren* C	Philadelphia, PA	Montverde Academy (FL)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	8/6/21[6]
Jalen Duren* C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Josh Minott SF	Boca Raton, Florida	Saint Andrew's School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	08/08/20[7]
Josh Minott SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Johnathan Lawson SF	Memphis, Tennessee	Wooddale High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4/22/21[8]
Johnathan Lawson SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Sam Onu C	Malvern, Pennsylvania	The Phelps School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	10/13/20[9]
Sam Onu C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
John Camden SF	Wolfeboro, New Hampshire	Brewster Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	09/30/20[10]
John Camden SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 1 247Sports: 1
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Memphis 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 25, 2021. "2021 Memphis Tigers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 25, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 25, 2021. "2021 Memphis Tigers Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 25, 2021.

Roster

2019–20 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	D. J. Jeffries	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Olive Branch HS	Olive Branch, Mississippi
G	1	Tyler Harris	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	So	Cordova HS	Memphis, Tennessee
G	2	Alex Lomax	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	East HS	Memphis, Tennessee
F	4	Isaiah Stokes	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS So	Florida	Memphis, Tennessee
G	5	Boogie Ellis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Mission Bay HS	San Diego, California
G	10	Damion Baugh	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Tennessee Prep Academy	Nashville, Tennessee
G	11	Lester Quiñones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Brentwood, New York
G	12	Ryan Boyce (T)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	East HS	Memphis, Tennessee
F	14	Isaiah Maurice	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Sr	South Plains JC	Durham, North Carolina
F	15	Lance Thomas	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Louisville	Norcross, Georgia
C	23	Malcolm Dandridge	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	East HS	Memphis, Tennessee
G	25	Jayden Hardaway	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	IMG Academy	Memphis, Tennessee
C	32	James Wiseman (S)	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	East HS	Nashville, Tennessee
F	55	Precious Achiuwa	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Head coach

Penny Hardaway (Memphis)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(T) Transferred
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 6, 2019

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.[11]
Dec 11, 2019 - Ryan Boyce entered his name into the transfer portal.[12] He would later transfer to Georgia State.[13]
Dec 19, 2019 - Wiseman left the team to focus on preparing for the 2020 NBA draft.[14]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
August 14, 2019* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Commonwealth Bank Giants	W 114–83	1–0	21 – Jeffries	8 – Tied	6 – Harris	Baha Mar (–) Nassau, Bahamas
August 15, 2019* 5:00 p.m.		vs. NPBA Select	W 135–60	2–0	22 – Jeffries	13 – Baugh	3 – Quiones	Baha Mar (-) Nassau, Bahamas
August 17, 2019* 4:00 p.m.		vs. Bahamas Select National Team	W 87–77	3–0	19 – Harris	10 – Jeffries	6 – Baugh	Baha Mar (300) Nassau, Bahamas
August 18, 2019* 10:00 a.m.		vs. Raw Talent Elite	W 107–77	4–0	17 – Ellis, Jeffries	12 – Jeffries	8 – Lomax	Baha Mar (–) Nassau, Bahamas
October 24, 2019* 7:00 pm	No. 14	Christian Brothers	W 86–53	5–0	22 – Achiuwa	9 – Achiuwa	7 – Harris	FedExForum (15,403) Memphis, TN
October 28, 2019* 7:00 pm	No. 14	LeMoyne–Owen	W 88–63	6–0	21 – Achiuwa	11 – Achiuwa	6 – Harris	FedExForum (15,363) Memphis, TN
Regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 14	South Carolina State	W 97–64	1–0	28 – Wiseman	11 – Wiseman	8 – Baugh	FedEx Forum (16,002) Memphis, TN
November 8, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 14	UIC Barclays Center Classic	W 92–46	2–0	22 – Ellis	9 – Wiseman	6 – Quinones	FedEx Forum (15,923) Memphis, TN
November 12, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 13	vs. No. 14 Oregon Phil Knight Invitational	L 74–82	2–1	16 – Quinones	12 – Wiseman	7 – Baugh	Moda Center (7,296) Portland, OR
November 16, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 13	Alcorn State Barclays Center Classic	W 102–56	3–1	21 – Quinones	10 – Quinones	5 – Lomax	FedExForum (15,471) Memphis, TN
November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 16	Little Rock Barclays Center Classic	W 68–58	4–1	16 – Achiuwa	12 – Achiuwa	7 – Lomax	FedExForum (15,390) Memphis, TN
November 23, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 16	Ole Miss	W 87–86	5–1	25 – Achiuwa	11 – Achiuwa	7 – Lomax	FedExForum (17,875) Memphis, TN
November 28, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 16	vs. NC State Barclays Center Classic	W 83–78	6–1	21 – Ellis	11 – Achiuwa	7 – Lomax	Barclays Center (1,778) Brooklyn, NY
December 3, 2019* 8:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 15	Bradley	W 71–56	7–1	17 – Lomax	14 – Achiuwa	3 – Baugh	FedExForum (15,517) Memphis, TN
December 7, 2019* 4:30 pm, CBSSN	No. 15	at UAB	W 65–57	8–1	14 – Achiuwa	11 – Achiuwa	3 – Lomax	Bartow Arena (5,041) Birmingham, AL
December 14, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN	No. 13	at No. 19 Tennessee	W 51–47	9–1	11 – Harris	13 – Achiuwa	3 – Lomax	Thompson–Boling Arena (21,868) Knoxville, TN
December 21, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 11	Jackson State	W 77–49	10–1	20 – Achiuwa	9 – Achiuwa	6 – Lomax	FedExForum (15,925) Memphis, TN
December 28, 2019* 12:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 9	New Orleans	W 97–55	11–1	18 – Achiuwa	10 – Achiuwa	7 – Baugh	FedEx Forum (15,501) Memphis, TN
December 30, 2019 12:30 pm, CBSSN	No. 9	Tulane	W 84–73	12–1 (1–0)	16 – Quinones	10 – Achiuwa	8 – Tied	FedEx Forum (15,544) Memphis, TN
January 4, 2020* 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 9	Georgia American/SEC Alliance	L 62–65	12–2	20 – Achiuwa	15 – Achiuwa	4 – Lomax	FedExForum (17,272) Memphis, TN
January 9, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 21	at No. 23 Wichita State	L 67–76	12–3 (1–1)	22 – Achiuwa	12 – Achiuwa	4 – Lomax	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
January 12, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 21	at South Florida	W 68–64	13–3 (2–1)	22 – Achiuwa	11 – Achiuwa	7 – Lomax	Yuengling Center (5,209) Tampa, FL
January 16, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 22	Cincinnati Rivalry	W 60–49	14–3 (3–1)	18 – Jeffries	11 – Achiuwa	5 – Lomax	FedEx Forum (16,079) Memphis, TN
January 22, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 20	at Tulsa	L 40–80	14–4 (3–2)	10 – Achiuwa	6 – Achiuwa	3 – Jeffries	Reynolds Center (4,668) Tulsa, OK
January 25, 2020 3:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 20	SMU	L 70–74	14–5 (3–3)	18 – Jeffries	9 – Achiuwa	5 – Tied	FedEx Forum (17,090) Memphis, TN
January 29, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at UCF	W 59–57	15–5 (4–3)	20 – Thomas	13 – Achiuwa	4 – Quinones	Addition Financial Arena (5,774) Orlando, FL
February 1, 2020 12:00 pm, CBS		UConn	W 70–63	16–5 (5–3)	16 – Achiuwa	8 – Achiuwa	3 – Ellis	FedEx Forum (16,240) Memphis, TN
February 5, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Temple	W 79–65	17–5 (6–3)	21 – Quinones	10 – Achiuwa	4 – Tied	FedEx Forum (15,685) Memphis, TN
February 8, 2020 3:00 pm, CBSSN		South Florida	L 73–75	17–6 (6–4)	17 – Harris	5 – Thomas	5 – Lomax	FedEx Forum (17,314) Memphis, TN
February 13, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN		at Cincinnati Rivalry	L 86–92	17–7 (6–5)	22 – Achiuwa	17 – Achiuwa	4 – Tied	Fifth Third Arena (12,239) Cincinnati, OH
February 16, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN		at UConn	L 61–64	17–8 (6–6)	16 – Tied	13 – Achiuwa	4 – Lomax	XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT
February 19, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN		East Carolina	W 77–73	18–8 (7–6)	24 – Achiuwa	12 – Achiuwa	4 – Tied	FedEx Forum (16,038) Memphis, TN
February 22, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 22 Houston	W 60–59	19–8 (8–6)	12 – Dandridge	6 – Tied	3 – Lomax	FedEx Forum (17,735) Memphis, TN
February 25, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at SMU	L 53–58	19–9 (8–7)	17 – Achiuwa	7 – Achiuwa	6 – Baugh	Moody Coliseum (5,211) Dallas, TX
February 29, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Tulane	W 74–67 ^OT	20–9 (9–7)	22 – Achiuwa	22 – Achiuwa	7 – Lomax	Devlin Fieldhouse (3,023) New Orleans, LA
March 5, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		Wichita State	W 68–60	21–9 (10–7)	19 – Harris	16 – Achiuwa	4 – Tied	FedEx Forum (17,021) Memphis, TN
March 8, 2020 11:00 am, CBS		at No. 21 Houston	L 57–64	21–10 (10–8)	25 – Achiuwa	15 – Achiuwa	5 – Lomax	Fertitta Center (7,129) Houston, TX
AAC tournament
March 12, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPNU	(6)	vs. (11) East Carolina First Round	Cancelled					Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	14	13	16	16	15	13	11	9	9	21	22	20	RV	—	—	—	—	—			Not released
Coaches	15	15	20	20	18	17-T	13	10	11	22	22	20	RV	—	—	—	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Awards and honors

All-AAC Awards

Player of the Year: Precious Achiuwa
Freshman of the Year: Precious Achiuwa

All-AAC First Team

Precious Achiuwa

All Freshman Team

Precious Achiuwa
Lester Quiñones

Player of the Week

Week 3: Precious Achiuwa

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[15][16][17]

References

"Creighton adds long-term backcourt depth with Memphis transfer Antwann Jones".
"Tigers forward Victor Enoh plans to transfer".
"Winnebago grad David Wingett transfers to South Dakota State from Memphis".
Givony, Jonathan (July 15, 2020). "No. 24-rated prospect Moussa Cisse commits to Memphis basketball". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
Munz, Jason (August 25, 2021). "Memphis basketball lands Emoni Bates, a five-star prospect compared to Kevin Durant". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
Munz, Jason (August 6, 2021). "Jalen Duren, the nation's No. 1 recruit, commits to Penny Hardaway and Memphis basketball". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
Munz, Jason (August 8, 2020). "4-star prospect Josh Minott commits to Memphis". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
Johnson, Steven (April 22, 2021). "Lawson brothers commit to Memphis". Daily Memphian. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
Munz, Jason (October 13, 2020). "Sam Ayomide Onu, 7-foot center, commits to Memphis basketball over Kansas, Seton Hall". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
Munz, Jason (September 30, 2020). "John Camden commits to Memphis. Will there be others for Penny Hardaway and Co. this week?". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
Witz, Billy (November 20, 2019). "James Wiseman of Memphis Can Return From Suspension in January". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
Hill, Drew (December 11, 2019). "Memphis basketball: Ryan Boyce enters NCAA transfer portal". dailymemphian.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
Moore, Ben (December 22, 2019). "Memphis Guard Ryan Boyce to Transfer to GSUwebsite=247sports.com". Retrieved April 9, 2020.
ESPN News Services (December 19, 2019). "James Wiseman leaves Memphis, to enter NBA draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
"American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
"American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". theamerican.org. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
"American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

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[1] "Creighton adds long-term backcourt depth with Memphis transfer Antwann Jones".

[2] "Tigers forward Victor Enoh plans to transfer".

[3] "Winnebago grad David Wingett transfers to South Dakota State from Memphis".

[4] Givony, Jonathan (July 15, 2020). "No. 24-rated prospect Moussa Cisse commits to Memphis basketball". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[5] Munz, Jason (August 25, 2021). "Memphis basketball lands Emoni Bates, a five-star prospect compared to Kevin Durant". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 25, 2021.

[6] Munz, Jason (August 6, 2021). "Jalen Duren, the nation's No. 1 recruit, commits to Penny Hardaway and Memphis basketball". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 6, 2021.

[7] Munz, Jason (August 8, 2020). "4-star prospect Josh Minott commits to Memphis". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[8] Johnson, Steven (April 22, 2021). "Lawson brothers commit to Memphis". Daily Memphian. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

[9] Munz, Jason (October 13, 2020). "Sam Ayomide Onu, 7-foot center, commits to Memphis basketball over Kansas, Seton Hall". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[10] Munz, Jason (September 30, 2020). "John Camden commits to Memphis. Will there be others for Penny Hardaway and Co. this week?". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved October 1, 2020.

[:0-11] Witz, Billy (November 20, 2019). "James Wiseman of Memphis Can Return From Suspension in January". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

[12] Hill, Drew (December 11, 2019). "Memphis basketball: Ryan Boyce enters NCAA transfer portal". dailymemphian.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.

[13] Moore, Ben (December 22, 2019). "Memphis Guard Ryan Boyce to Transfer to GSUwebsite=247sports.com". Retrieved April 9, 2020.

[14] ESPN News Services (December 19, 2019). "James Wiseman leaves Memphis, to enter NBA draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 19, 2019.

[AAC-Report-15] "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

[16] "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". theamerican.org. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

[17] "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Various locations (1920–1929) Memorial Fieldhouse (1929–1966) Mid-South Coliseum (1966–1991) Pyramid Arena (1991–2004) FedExForum (2004–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Louisville UAB
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People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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