2023–24 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

2023–24 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
2023–24 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	22–10 (11–7 AAC)
Head coach	Penny Hardaway (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Rick Stansbury; Faragi Phillips; Andy Borman;
Home arena	FedExForum; (Capacity: 18,119)
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Florida	16	–	2	.889	25	–	8	.758
Florida Atlantic	14	–	4	.778	25	–	9	.735
Charlotte	13	–	5	.722	19	–	12	.613
UAB †	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Memphis	11	–	7	.611	22	–	10	.688
SMU	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
North Texas	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
East Carolina	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Tulsa	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
Tulane	5	–	13	.278	14	–	17	.452
Temple	5	–	13	.278	16	–	20	.444
Wichita State	5	–	13	.278	15	–	19	.441
Rice	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
UTSA	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344

† 2024 AAC tournament winner

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	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	Declared 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 for personal reasons
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
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
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
Mikey Williams #11 SG	Recruiting star ratings: 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
Javonte Taylor #10 SF	Recruiting star ratings: 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
Ashton Hardaway #17 PF	Recruiting star ratings: 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
Carl Cherenfant #45 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023. "2023 Memphis Tigers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023. "2023 Memphis Tigers Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jonathan Pierre	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Nova Southeastern	Hallandale Beach, FL
G	1	Jayhlon Young	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	UCF	Dallas, TX
F	2	Nick Jourdain	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Temple	Clinton, NJ
F	3	Jordan Brown	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Louisiana	Roseville, CA
F	4	Ashton Hardaway	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Sierra Canyon School	Carson, CA
G	5	Carl Cherenfant	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Calvary Christian Academy	Pompano Beach, FL
F	7	Nae'qwan Tomlin	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Kansas State	New York, NY
F	8	David Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	St. John's	Santo Domingo, DR
G	9	Caleb Mills	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Florida State	Arden, NC
G	10	Jaykwon Walton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Wichita State	Columbus, GA
G	11	Jahvon Quinerly	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Alabama	Hackensack, NJ
G	15	Noah Stansbury (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Western Kentucky	Bowling Green, KY
C	23	Malcolm Dandridge	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Sr	East High School (Memphis, Tennessee)	Memphis, TN
G	25	Jayden Hardaway (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	IMG Academy	Memphis, TN
F	44	JJ Taylor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	San Ysidro HS	Chicago, IL
G		Mikey Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	San Ysidro HS	San Diego, CA

Head coach

Penny Hardaway (Memphis)

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville)
Faragi Phillips (Mississippi Valley State)
Andy Borman (Duke)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 26, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023* 2:00 p.m.		Lane	W 106–49		17 – Jones	8 – Jones	5 – Jones	FedExForum (9,718) Memphis, TN
November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		LeMoyne–Owen	W 104–63		17 – Jones	8 – Jones	5 – Jones	FedExForum (9,582) Memphis, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jackson State	W 94–77	1–0	19 – Walton	7 – Mills	4 – Quinerly	FedExForum (10,912) Memphis, TN
November 10, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Missouri	W 70–55	2–0	18 – Quinerly	10 – Jones	5 – Quinerly	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Alabama State	W 92–75	3–0	22 – Jones	10 – Jones	4 – Quinerly	FedExForum (11,289) Memphis, TN
November 22, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Michigan Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	W 71–67	4–0	17 – A. Hardaway	5 – Brown	8 – Quinerly	Imperial Arena (752) Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. No. 20 Arkansas Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals	W 84–79	5–0	36 – Jones	4 – Jones	4 – Quinerly	Imperial Arena (982) Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. Villanova Battle 4 Atlantis championship	L 63–79	5–1	13 – Jones	7 – Jones	2 – tied	Imperial Arena (1,201) Nassau, Bahamas
December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Ole Miss	L 77–80	5–2	22 – Jones	7 – tied	6 – Quinerly	SJB Pavilion (9,416) Oxford, MS
December 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at VCU	W 85–80 ^OT	6–2	23 – Jones	8 – Jones	6 – Quinerly	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
December 10, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 21 Texas A&M	W 81–75	7–2	29 – Jones	7 – tied	5 – Quinerly	Reed Arena (9,565) College Station, TX
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 13 Clemson	W 79–77	8–2	22 – Jones	9 – Dandridge	6 – Quinerly	FedExForum (15,052) Memphis, TN
December 19, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 23	No. 22 Virginia	W 77–54	9–2	26 – Jones	8 – Dandridge	5 – Quinerly	FedExForum (13,553) Memphis, TN
December 23, 2023* 3:00 p.m., CBS	No. 23	Vanderbilt	W 77–75	10–2	28 – Jones	9 – Jones	4 – Quinerly	FedExForum (13,260) Memphis, TN
December 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 19	Austin Peay	W 81–70	11–2	19 – Jones	15 – Tomlin	4 – Quinerly	FedExForum (12,018) Memphis, TN
AAC regular season
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 15	at Tulsa	W 78–75	12–2 (1–0)	17 – tied	8 – Jones	3 – Jourdain	Reynolds Center (4,226) Tulsa, OK
January 7, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 15	SMU	W 62–59	13–2 (2–0)	17 – Jones	9 – Jones	4 – tied	FedExForum (12,132) Memphis, TN
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 13	UTSA	W 107–101 ^OT	14–2 (3–0)	26 – Jones	12 – Jourdain	5 – Walton	FedExForum (11,389) Memphis, TN
January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 13	at Wichita State	W 112–86	15–2 (4–0)	23 – tied	7 – Dandridge	11 – Quinerly	Charles Koch Arena (5,538) Wichita, KS
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 10	South Florida	L 73–74	15–3 (4–1)	25 – Jones	7 – tied	2 – tied	FedExForum (10,531) Memphis, TN
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 10	at Tulane	L 79–81	15–4 (4–2)	32 – Jones	11 – Jones	6 – Quinerly	Devlin Fieldhouse (3,621) New Orleans, LA
January 28, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 19	at UAB Battle for the Bones	L 88–97	15–5 (4–3)	24 – Jones	9 – Jones	3 – tied	Bartow Arena (8,127) Birmingham, AL
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rice	L 71–74	15–6 (4–4)	18 – Jones	8 – Tomlin	6 – Quinerly	FedExForum (11,594) Memphis, TN
February 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBS		Wichita State	W 65–63	16–6 (5–4)	26 – Jones	7 – Dandridge	8 – Quinerly	FedExForum (12,582) Memphis, TN
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Temple	W 84–77	17–6 (6–4)	23 – Jones	10 – Jones	6 – Quinerly	Liacouras Center (4,888) Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		Tulane	W 90–78	18–6 (7–4)	23 – Jones	10 – Jones	6 – Quinerly	FedExForum (12,111) Memphis, TN
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Texas	L 66–76	18–7 (7–5)	14 – Jones	16 – Jones	3 – tied	The Super Pit (5,689) Denton, TX
February 18, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN		at SMU	L 79–106	18–8 (7–6)	33 – Jones	10 – Jones	5 – Quinerly	Moody Coliseum (6,781) Dallas, TX
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charlotte	W 76–52	19–8 (8–6)	17 – Quinerly	9 – Dandridge	6 – Quinerly	FedExForum (10,709) Memphis, TN
February 25, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN		Florida Atlantic	W 78–74	20–8 (9–6)	25 – Jones	11 – Jones	6 – Quinerly	FedExForum (13,510) Memphis, TN
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at East Carolina	W 82–58	21–8 (10–6)	20 – Tomlin	10 – Jones	7 – Quinerly	Williams Arena (4,934) Greenville, NC
March 3, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN2		UAB Battle for the Bones	W 106–87	22–8 (11–6)	32 – Jones	13 – Walton	4 – Quinerly	FedExForum (13,491) Memphis, TN
March 9, 2024 11:00 a.m., CBS		at Florida Atlantic	L 84–92	22–9 (11–7)	27 – Tomlin	8 – Jones	6 – Walton	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
AAC tournament
March 14, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPNU	(5)	vs. (12) Wichita State Second Round	L 65–71	22–10	24 – Jones	12 – Tomlin	3 – tied	Dickies Arena (5,530) Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

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	RV	RV	RV	23	19	15	13	10	19	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	23	18	15	13	12	22	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^ "Memphis Upends UCF, 81-76, in AAC Tournament". University of Memphis Athletics. March 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^ Munz, Jason (March 11, 2023). "Memphis basketball annihilates Tulane to set up AAC Tournament title game vs Houston". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^ Cobb, David & Boone, Kyle (March 12, 2023). "Tigers stun Cougars to win AAC Tournament, secure bid to NCAA Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^ Wallace, Eric J. (March 17, 2023). "Florida Atlantic basketball stuns Memphis for first NCAA Tournament win". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
^ "Tulane 81-79 Memphis (Jan 21, 2024) Game Stats". ESPN. January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[2] "Memphis Upends UCF, 81-76, in AAC Tournament". University of Memphis Athletics. March 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[3] Munz, Jason (March 11, 2023). "Memphis basketball annihilates Tulane to set up AAC Tournament title game vs Houston". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[4] Cobb, David & Boone, Kyle (March 12, 2023). "Tigers stun Cougars to win AAC Tournament, secure bid to NCAA Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[5] Wallace, Eric J. (March 17, 2023). "Florida Atlantic basketball stuns Memphis for first NCAA Tournament win". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[6] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2023.

[7] "Tulane 81-79 Memphis (Jan 21, 2024) Game Stats". ESPN. January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

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v t e 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
Culture & lore	Pouncer Newby's TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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