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
Record	6–1 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Penny Hardaway (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Davis; Nolan Smith;
Home arena	FedExForum; (Capacity: 18,119)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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.

2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Memphis	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
North Texas	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Rice	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Temple	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
South Florida	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Tulane	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
UAB	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
UTSA	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250

† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of November 26, 2024

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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	Recruiting 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 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Vincennes	Somerville, TN
G	1	Jared Harris	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Silsbee HS	Silsbee, TX
F	2	Nick Jourdain	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Temple	Clinton, NJ
G	3	Colby Rogers	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Wichita State	Covington, GA
G	4	PJ Haggerty	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Tulsa	Crosby, TX
F	5	Tyreek Smith	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	GS	SMU	Baton Rouge, LA
G	6	Baraka Okojie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	George Mason	Brampton, ON
G	7	PJ Carter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	UTSA	Atlanta, GA
G	8	Ragi Phillips	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Lane	Memphis, TN
G	11	Tyrese Hunter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Texas	Racine, WI
G	15	Noah Stansbury (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Sr	Western Kentucky	Bowling Green, KY
F	23	Bouna Kebe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Gillette College	Dakar, Senegal
F	32	Moussa Cissé	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Ole Miss	Conakry, Guinea
C	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	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+	Louisiana Tech						FedExForum Memphis, TN
December 8, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	Arkansas State						FedExForum Memphis, TN
December 14, 2024* 10:00 a.m., ESPN2	at Clemson						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
December 18, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Virginia						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
December 21, 2024* 11:30 a.m., CBS	Mississippi State						FedExForum Memphis, TN
December 28, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	Ole Miss						FedExForum Memphis, TN
AAC regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Florida Atlantic						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 5, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	North Texas						FedExForum Memphis, TN
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Carolina						FedExForum Memphis, TN
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Temple						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2025 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	Wichita State						FedExForum Memphis, TN
January 26, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	UAB Battle for the Bones						FedExForum Memphis, TN
January 30, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse 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
Coaches	—	—	—	RV

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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