2023–24 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
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 are led by sixth-year head coach Penny Hardaway. The team played their home games at FedExForum as members of the American Athletic Conference.
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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 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Florida Atlantic | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 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 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2022–23 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.
Offseason
Departing players
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Elijah McCadden | 0 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | Rocky Mount, NC | Graduated |
Keonte Kennedy | 1 | G | 6'5" | 180 | RS Senior | Austin, TX | Graduate transferred to California |
Alex Lomax | 2 | G | 6'0" | 190 | GS Senior | Memphis, TN | Graduated |
Kendric Davis | 3 | G | 6'0" | 177 | GS Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
Chandler Lawson | 4 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | Memphis, TN | Graduate transferred to Arkansas |
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu | 5 | F | 6'10" | 210 | RS Junior | Lagos, Nigeria | Declare for 2023 NBA draft |
Jahmar Young Jr. | 10 | F | 6'10" | 223 | RS Senior | Oak Cliff, TX | Graduate transferred to Texas Southern |
Johnathan Lawson | 11 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Sophomore | Memphis, TN | Transferred to Creighton |
DeAndre Williams | 12 | F | 6'9" | 205 | GS Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
Ian Granja | 14 | F | 6'7" | 188 | Freshman | Barcelona, Spain | Transferred to Coastal Carolina |
James DeJesus | 20 | G | 6'0" | 160 | Junior | Memphis, TN | Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons |
Malcolm Dandridge | 23 | F | 6'9" | 260 | Senior | Memphis, TN | Graduate transferred |
Conor Glennon | 30 | G | 5'10" | 177 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Walk-on; transferred |
Tadarius Jacobs | 31 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Sophomore | Memphis, TN | Walk-on; transferred |
Damaria Franklin | 55 | G | 6'3" | 200 | RS Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Jonathan Pierre | 0 | F | 6'9" | 192 | Junior | Hallandale, FL | Nova Southeastern |
Jayhlon Young | 1 | G | 6'2" | 175 | RS Junior | Dallas, TX | UCF |
Nick Jourdain | 2 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Junior | Clifton, NJ | Temple |
Jordan Brown | 3 | F | 6'11" | 225 | Senior | Roseville, CA | Louisiana |
David Jones | 8 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Santo Domingo, DR | St. John's |
Caleb Mills | 9 | G | 6'5" | 180 | RS Senior | Arden, NC | Florida State |
Jaykwon Walton | 10 | G | 6'7" | 206 | RS Senior | Columbus, GA | Wichita State |
Jahvon Quinerly | 11 | G | 6'1" | 175 | GS Senior | Hackensack, NJ | Alabama |
Noah Stansbury | 15 | G | 6'0" | 170 | RS Junior | Bowling Green, KY | Walk-on; Western Kentucky |
2023 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Mikey Williams #11 SG |
San Ysidro, CA | San Ysidro High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 5, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86 | ||||||
Javonte Taylor #10 SF |
Chicago, IL | San Ysidro High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 5, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 | ||||||
Ashton Hardaway #17 PF |
Chatsworth, CA | Sierra Canyon High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Nov 16, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Carl Cherenfant #45 PG |
Fort Lauderdale, FL | Calvary Christian Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Feb 21, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 1 247Sports: 1 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 29, 2023* 2:00 p.m. |
Lane College | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m. |
LeMoyne–Owen | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Jackson State | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
November 10, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SECN |
at Missouri | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | |||||||||
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Alabama State | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
November 22, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Michigan Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals |
Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 23, 2023* 1:30 p.m./6:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPNU |
vs. Arkansas/Stanford Battle 4 Atlantis |
Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 24, 2023* TBA |
vs. TBA Battle 4 Atlantis |
Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Ole Miss | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
December 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at VCU | Siegel Center Richmond, VA | |||||||||
December 10, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Texas A&M | Reed Arena College Station, TX | |||||||||
December 16, 2023* TBA, ESPN+ |
Clemson | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
December 19, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Virginia | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
December 23, 2023* 3:00 p.m., CBS |
Vanderbilt | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
December 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Austin Peay | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
AAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tulsa | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
January 7, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN |
SMU | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UTSA | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Wichita State | Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS | |||||||||
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
South Florida | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Tulane | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA | |||||||||
January 28, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN |
at UAB Battle for the Bones |
Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Rice | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
February 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBS |
Wichita State | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Temple | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU |
Tulane | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at North Texas | The Super Pit Denton, TX | |||||||||
February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN |
at SMU | Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX | |||||||||
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Charlotte | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
February 25, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
Florida Atlantic | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at East Carolina | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
March 3, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
UAB Battle for the Bones |
FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
March 9, 2024 11:00 a.m., CBS |
at Florida Atlantic | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
AAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 13–17, 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. |
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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 | Final |
AP | RV | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References
- "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". gotigersgo.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023.