2019–20 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 .
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
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
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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
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
Star ratings : 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:
2020 recruiting class
2021 recruiting class
College recruiting information
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]
Star ratings : 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]
Star ratings : 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]
Star ratings : 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]
Star ratings : 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]
Star ratings : 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]
Star ratings : 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:
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
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 –
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[1]
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 movementsLegend: ██ 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
American Athletic Conference honors
All-AAC Awards
All-AAC First Team
All Freshman Team
Precious Achiuwa
Lester Quiñones
Player of the Week
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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