2024–25 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

2024–25 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
2024–25 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 19
Record	18–4 (8–1 AAC)
Head coach	Penny Hardaway (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Davis; Nolan Smith;
Home arena	FedExForum; (Capacity: 18,119)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 19 Memphis	8	–	1	.889	18	–	4	.818
North Texas	7	–	2	.778	16	–	5	.762
UAB	7	–	2	.778	14	–	8	.636
Temple	6	–	3	.667	14	–	8	.636
Tulane	6	–	3	.667	12	–	10	.545
Florida Atlantic	5	–	4	.556	12	–	10	.545
East Carolina	4	–	5	.444	12	–	10	.545
South Florida	4	–	5	.444	11	–	11	.500
UTSA	3	–	6	.333	9	–	12	.429
Tulsa	3	–	6	.333	9	–	13	.409
Rice	2	–	7	.222	11	–	11	.500
Wichita State	1	–	7	.125	11	–	10	.524
Charlotte	1	–	8	.111	8	–	14	.364

† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of February 2, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Memphis in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by seventh-year head coach Penny Hardaway, play their home games at FedExForum as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2023–24 season 22–10, 11–7 in AAC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. As a No. 5 seed in the AAC tournament they lost in the second round to Wichita State.

Offseason

Departing players

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jonathan Pierre	0	F	6'9"	210	Junior	Hallandale Beach, FL	Transferred to Belmont^[1]
Jayhlon Young	1	G	6'2"	175	Junior	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Maryland^[2]
Jordan Brown	3	F	6'11"	225	Senior	Roseville, CA	Graduated/signed to play professionally in Croatia with KK Dubrava
Ashton Hardaway	4	F	6'8"	210	Freshman	Carson, CA	Transferred to Saint Mary's^[3]
Carl Cherenfant	5	G	6'5"	195	Freshman	Pompano Beach, FL	Transferred to New Mexico State^[4]
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	7	F	6'10"	210	Senior	New York, NY	Graduated
David Jones	8	F	6'6"	210	Senior	Santo Domingo, DR	Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Philadelphia 76ers
Caleb Mills	9	G	6'5"	185	Senior	Arden, NC	Graduated
Jaykown Walton	10	G	6'7"	206	Senior	Columbus, GA	Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder
Jahvon Quinerly	11	G	6'1"	175	GS Senior	Hackensack, NJ	Graduated
Malcolm Dandridge	23	C	6'9"	260	Senior	Memphis, TN	Graduated
Jayden Hardway	25	G	6'5"	205	GS Senior	Memphis, TN	Walk-on; graduated
JJ Taylor	44	F	6'8"	180	Freshman	Chicago, IL	Midseason transferred to UCF
Mikey Williams		G	6'3"	185	Freshman	San Diego, CA	Mid-season transferred to UCF

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Colby Rogers	3	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Covington, GA	Wichita State
PJ Haggerty	4	G	6'3"	195	Sophomore	Crosby, TX	Tulsa
Tyreek Smith	5	F	6'8"	225	GS Senior	Baton Rouge, LA	SMU
Baraka Okojie	6	G	6'3"	175	Sophomore	Brampton, ON	George Mason
PJ Carter	7	G	6'5"	175	Senior	Atlanta, GA	UTSA
Tyrese Hunter	11	G	6'0"	175	Senior	Racine, WI	Texas
Moussa Cissé	32	F	7'0"	230	GS Senior	Conakry, Guinea	Ole Miss
Dain Dainja	42	F/C	6'9"	255	Senior	Brooklyn Park, MN	Illinois

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jared Harris #9 PG	Silsbee, TX	Silsbee High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 10, 2023
Jared Harris #9 PG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024. "2024 Memphis Tigers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024. "2024 Memphis Tigers Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Damarien Yates	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	So	Vincennes	Somerville, TN
G	1	Jared Harris	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Fr	Silsbee HS	Silsbee, TX
F	2	Nick Jourdain	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	Sr	Temple	Clinton, NJ
G	3	Colby Rogers	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	RS Sr	Wichita State	Covington, GA
G	4	PJ Haggerty	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	RS So	Tulsa	Crosby, TX
F	5	Tyreek Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	SMU	Baton Rouge, LA
G	6	Baraka Okojie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	So	George Mason	Brampton, ON
G	7	PJ Carter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	UTSA	Atlanta, GA
G	8	Ragi Phillips	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Lane	Memphis, TN
G	11	Tyrese Hunter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Texas	Racine, WI
G	15	Noah Stansbury (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	159 lb (72 kg)	RS Sr	Western Kentucky	Bowling Green, KY
F	23	Bouna Kebe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Gillette College	Dakar, Senegal
C	32	Moussa Cissé	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	GS	Ole Miss	Conakry, Guinea
F	42	Dain Dainja	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Sr	Illinois	Brooklyn Park, MN

Head coach

Penny Hardaway (Memphis)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Davis (Alabama)
Nolan Smith (Duke)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 15, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		No. 9 North Carolina Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic	L 76–84		24 – Haggerty	9 – Tied	4 – Okojie	FedExForum Memphis, TN
October 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. No. 2 Alabama Rocket City Classic	L 88–96		32 – Haggerty	9 – Haggerty	6 – Hunter	Propst Arena (6,652) Huntsville, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Missouri	W 83–75	1–0	25 – Haggerty	8 – Dainja	5 – Haggerty	FedExForum (11,709) Memphis, TN
November 9, 2024* 5:00 p.m., MW Network		at UNLV	W 80–74	2–0	29 – Haggerty	11 – Dainja	4 – Dainja	Thomas & Mack Center (6,510) Paradise, NV
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ohio	W 94–70	3–0	23 – Haggerty	8 – Jourdain	6 – Hunter	FedExForum (11,270) Memphis, TN
November 21, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. San Francisco USF Legacy Showcase	W 68–64	4–0	18 – Dainja	7 – Tied	5 – Hunter	Chase Center San Francisco, CA
November 25, 2024* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 2 UConn Maui Invitational quarterfinals	W 99–97 ^OT	5–0	26 – Hunter	8 – Cissé	5 – Haggerty	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
November 26, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. Michigan State Maui Invitational semifinals	W 71–63	6–0	23 – Hunter	9 – Haggerty	4 – Haggerty	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
November 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. No. 4 Auburn Maui Invitational championship	L 76–90	6–1	27 – Haggerty	9 – Haggerty	5 – Hunter	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 16	Louisiana Tech	W 81–71	7–1	23 – Haggerty	9 – Cisse	6 – Haggerty	FedExForum (10,543) Memphis, TN
December 8, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 16	Arkansas State	L 72–85	7–2	29 – Haggerty	12 – Dainja	3 – Hunter	FedExForum (10,983) Memphis, TN
December 14, 2024* 10:00 a.m., ESPN2		at No. 16 Clemson	W 87–82 ^OT	8–2	23 – Hunter	8 – Tied	6 – Haggerty	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,148) Clemson, SC
December 18, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 21	at Virginia	W 64–62	9–2	27 – Haggerty	11 – Dainja	5 – Haggerty	John Paul Jones Arena (12,108) Charlottesville, VA
December 21, 2024* 11:30 a.m., CBS	No. 21	Mississippi State	L 66–79	9–3	24 – Haggerty	9 – Dainja	3 – Hunter	FedExForum (14,565) Memphis, TN
December 28, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 16 Ole Miss	W 87–70	10–3	28 – Rogers	11 – Cisse	6 – Tied	FedExForum (15,643) Memphis, TN
AAC regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 21	at Florida Atlantic	W 90–62	11–3 (1–0)	20 – Hunter	11 – Cisse	4 – Tied	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
January 5, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 21	North Texas	W 68–64	12–3 (2–0)	27 – Haggerty	6 – Hunter	2 – Hunter	FedExForum (10,903) Memphis, TN
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 19	East Carolina	W 74–70	13–3 (3–0)	25 – Haggerty	5 – Tied	4 – Harris	FedExForum (10,862) Memphis, TN
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 18	at Temple	L 81–88	13–4 (3–1)	21 – Haggerty	5 – Dainja	6 – Hunter	Liacouras Center (5,719) Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 18	at Charlotte	W 77–68	14–4 (4–1)	18 – Haggerty	9 – Dainja	5 – Hunter	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,855) Charlotte, NC
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 24	Wichita State	W 61–53	15–4 (5–1)	22 – Haggerty	8 – Dainja	4 – Haggerty	FedExForum (10,725) Memphis, TN
January 26, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 24	UAB Battle for the Bones	W 100–77	16–4 (6–1)	23 – Haggerty	8 – Tied	9 – Haggerty	FedExForum (12,051) Memphis, TN
January 30, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 19	at Tulane	W 68–56	17–4 (7–1)	19 – Dainja	10 – Dainja	5 – Tied	Devlin Fieldhouse (3,445) New Orleans, LA
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 19	at Rice	W 86–83	18–4 (8–1)	26 – Haggerty	8 – Haggerty	5 – Tied	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,278) Houston, TX
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tulsa						FedExForum Memphis, TN
February 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		Temple						FedExForum Memphis, TN
February 13, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
February 16, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		Florida Atlantic						FedExForum Memphis, TN
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rice						FedExForum Memphis, TN
March 2, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		at UAB Battle for the Bones						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
March 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTSA						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
March 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		South Florida						FedExForum Memphis, TN
AAC tournament
March 12–16, 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.

Sources:^[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	RV	RV	RV	16	RV	21	RV	21	19	18	24	19
Coaches	—	—	—	RV	15	RV	22	RV	25	20	17	22	16

References

^ Cody, Colin (April 21, 2024). "Former Tigers F Jonathan Pierre announces transfer to Belmont". WREG. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
^ Lee, Edward (June 17, 2024). "Maryland men's basketball reportedly adds 5th transfer in Memphis guard Jayhlon Young". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
^ Cole, Damichael (May 12, 2024). "Memphis basketball: Ashton Hardaway, son of coach Penny Hardaway, commits to Saint Mary's". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
^ Munz, Jason (June 8, 2024). "Carl Cherenfant, last of Memphis basketball's outgoing transfers, commits to New Mexico State". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

[1] Cody, Colin (April 21, 2024). "Former Tigers F Jonathan Pierre announces transfer to Belmont". WREG. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

[2] Lee, Edward (June 17, 2024). "Maryland men's basketball reportedly adds 5th transfer in Memphis guard Jayhlon Young". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

[3] Cole, Damichael (May 12, 2024). "Memphis basketball: Ashton Hardaway, son of coach Penny Hardaway, commits to Saint Mary's". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

[4] Munz, Jason (June 8, 2024). "Carl Cherenfant, last of Memphis basketball's outgoing transfers, commits to New Mexico State". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

[5] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

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2024–25 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departing players

Incoming transfers

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

References

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