2024–25 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

2024–25 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 21
Record	9–3 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Penny Hardaway (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Davis Nolan Smith
Home arena	FedExForum (Capacity: 18,119)

2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 21 Memphis	0	–	0		–			9	–	3		.750
Wichita State	0	–	0		–			9	–	3		.750
North Texas	0	–	0		–			8	–	3		.727
Rice	0	–	0		–			8	–	4		.667
East Carolina	0	–	0		–			8	–	5		.615
Charlotte	0	–	0		–			6	–	4		.600
Temple	0	–	0		–			7	–	5		.583
UTSA	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0		–			7	–	6		.538
South Florida	0	–	0		–			6	–	6		.500
UAB	0	–	0		–			6	–	6		.500
Tulane	0	–	0		–			6	–	7		.462
Tulsa	0	–	0		–			5	–	7		.417
† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of December 21, 2024 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
	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		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

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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
Coaches	—	—	—	RV	15	RV	22

References

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.