2022–23 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

2022–23 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
2022–23 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Penny Hardaway (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Frank Haith; Faragi Phillips; Andy Borman;
Home arena	FedExForum; (Capacity: 18,119)
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Houston	17	–	1	.944	33	–	4	.892
No. 24 Memphis †	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
Tulane	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
Cincinnati	11	–	7	.611	23	–	13	.639
Temple	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Wichita State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
UCF	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
South Florida	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
East Carolina	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
SMU	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313
Tulsa	1	–	17	.056	5	–	25	.167

† 2023 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by fourth-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 2021–22 season 22–11, 13–5 in AAC Play to finish in 3rd place. They defeated UCF and SMU to advance to the championship game of the AAC tournament where they lost to Houston. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the West Region, where they defeated Boise State in the first round before losing in the second round to Gonzaga.

Offseason

Departing players

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Earl Timberlake	0	G	6'6"	220	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Bryant
Emoni Bates	1	F	6'9"	190	Freshman	Ypsilanti, MI	Transferred to Eastern Michigan
Jalen Duren	2	C	6'11"	250	Freshman	New Castle, DE	Declare for 2022 NBA draft; selected by 13th overall by Charlotte Hornets
Landers Nolley II	3	G	6'7"	208	RS Junior	Fairburn, GA	Transferred to Cincinnati
Lester Quiñones	11	G	6'5"	208	Junior	Brentwood, NY	Declare for 2022 NBA draft; undrafted/signed with Golden State Warriors
Tyler Harris	14	G	5'9"	148	Senior	Memphis, TN	Walk-on; graduate transferred to South Florida
John Camden	15	F	6'8"	208	Freshman	Downingtown, PA	Transferred to Virginia Tech
Josh Minott	20	F	6'8"	205	Freshman	Boca Raton, FL	Declare for 2022 NBA draft; selected by 45th overall by Charlotte Hornets
Sam Onu	55	C	6'11"	270	Freshman	Malvern, PA	Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Elijah McCadden	0	G	6'4"	205	GS Senior	Rocky Mount, NC	Georgia Southern
Keonte Kennedy	1	G	6'5"	185	RS Senior	Austin, TX	UTEP
Kendric Davis	3	G	6'0"	180	GS Senior	Houston, TX	TCU
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu	5	F	6'9"	202	RS Junior	Lagos, Nigeria	UT Arlington
Jahmar Young Jr.	10	F	6'9"	215	RS Senior	Oak Cliff, TX	SMU
James DeJesus	20	G	6'1"		Junior	Memphis, TN	Southwest Tennessee CC
Damaria Franklin	55	G	6'3"	205	GS Senior	Chicago, IL	UIC

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ian Granja F	Spain	Get Better Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Aug 6, 2022
Ian Granja F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 27, 2022. "2022 Memphis Tigers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 27, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 27, 2022. "2022 Memphis Tigers Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 27, 2022.

Roster

2022–23 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Elijah McCadden	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Georgia Southern	Rocky Mount, NC
G	1	Keonte Kennedy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	RS Sr	UTEP	Austin, TX
G	2	Alex Lomax	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	GS	East HS	Memphis, TN
G	3	Kendric Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	GS	SMU	Houston, TX
F	4	Chandler Lawson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Oregon	Memphis, TN
F	5	Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	RS Jr	UT Arlington	Lagos, Nigeria
F	10	Jahmar Young Jr. (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	RS Sr	SMU	Oak Cliff, TX
G	11	Johnathan Lawson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Wooddale HS	Memphis, TN
F	12	DeAndre Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Evansville	Houston, TX
F	14	Ian Granja	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	GBA Sojky Pelhrimov	Barcelona, Spain
G	20	James De Jesus	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	Southwest Tennessee CC	Memphis, TN
C	23	Malcolm Dandridge	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	East HS	Memphis, TN
G	25	Jayden Hardaway (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	IMG Academy	Memphis, TN
G	30	Conor Glennon (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Jr	Brother Rice HS	Chicago, IL
G	31	Tadarius Jacobs (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Bartlett HS	Memphis, TN
G	55	Damaria Franklin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	RS Sr	UIC	Chicago, IL

Head coach

Penny Hardaway (Memphis)

Assistant coach(es)

Frank Haith (Elon)
Faragi Phillips (Mississippi Valley State)
Andy Borman (Duke)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 23, 2022* 4:00 p.m.	Christian Brothers	FedExForum Memphis, TN
October 30, 2022* 1:00 p.m.	Lane College	FedExForum Memphis, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* TBA	at Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
November 15, 2022* TBA, CBSSN	at Saint Louis	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
November 20, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	VCU	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
November 24, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPNews	vs. Seton Hall ESPN Events Invitational Quarterfinals	State Farm Field House Orlando, FL
November 25, 2022* 4:30 p.m./7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNews	vs. Oklahoma/Nebraska ESPN Events Invitational	State Farm Field House Orlando, FL
November 27, 2022* TBA	vs. TBA ESPN Events Invitational	State Farm Field House Orlando, FL
November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Alabama	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
December 3, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2	Ole Miss	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Little Rock	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
December 10, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Auburn Holiday Hoopsgiving	State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA
December 13, 2022* TBA	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
December 17, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	Texas A&M	FedExForum Memphis, TN
December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Alabama State	FedExForum Memphis, TN
AAC regular season
December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Florida	FedExForum Memphis, TN
January 1, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Tulane	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Carolina	FedExForum Memphis, TN
January 11, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UCF	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
January 15, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Temple	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Wichita State	FedExForum Memphis, TN
January 22, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	Cincinnati Rivalry	FedExForum Memphis, TN
January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	SMU	FedExForum Memphis, TN
January 29, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Tulsa	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Tulane	FedExForum Memphis, TN
February 8, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Florida	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
February 12, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	Temple	FedExForum Memphis, TN
February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UCF	FedExForum Memphis, TN
February 19, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Wichita State	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
February 26, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN	Cincinnati Rivalry	FedExForum Memphis, TN
March 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	at SMU	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
March 5, 2023 11:00 a.m., CBS	Houston	FedExForum Memphis, TN
AAC tournament
March 9–12, 2023 TBA	vs.	Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** 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																				Not released
Coaches		^

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

References

^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". gotigersgo.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

[1] "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". gotigersgo.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

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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
Seasons	List of seasons 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1942–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics