2023–24 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

2023–24 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record22–10 (11–7 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFedExForum
(Capacity: 18,119)
Seasons
2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
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. The Memphis Tigers men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 12,276 in 15 games in 2023-24.[1]

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 23–8, 13–5 in AAC play, to finish in second place.[2] They defeated UCF[3] and Tulane to advance to the championship game of the AAC tournament.[4] There, they upset No. 1-ranked Houston to claim their first-ever AAC tournament championship.[5] 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.[6]

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

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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:[7][8]

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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CoachesRVRV23RVRVRV231815131222RV———————

References

  1. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Attend.pdf
  2. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Memphis Upends UCF, 81-76, in AAC Tournament". University of Memphis Athletics. March 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Wallace, Eric J. (March 17, 2023). "Florida Atlantic basketball stuns Memphis for first NCAA Tournament win". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "Tulane 81-79 Memphis (Jan 21, 2024) Game Stats". ESPN. January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.