2018–19 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Houston	16	–	2	.889	33	–	4	.892
No. 22 Cincinnati †	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
Temple	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
UCF	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
Memphis	11	–	7	.611	22	–	14	.611
Wichita State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	15	.595
Tulsa	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
South Florida	8	–	10	.444	24	–	14	.632
UConn	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
SMU	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
East Carolina	3	–	15	.167	10	–	21	.323
Tulane	0	–	18	.000	4	–	27	.129

† 2019 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team will represent the University of Memphis in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This will be the 98th season of Tiger basketball, the first under head coach Penny Hardaway, and the sixth as members of the American Athletic Conference. They will play their home games at the FedEx Forum.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season 21–13, 10–8 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Tulsa in the AAC Tournament before losing to Cincinnati in the semifinals. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament for the second time.

On March 14, 2018, the school fired head coach Tubby Smith after two years.^[1]^[2] On March 20, the school hired former Memphis player and NBA star Penny Hardaway as coach.^[3]^[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jamal Johnson	1	G	6'4	180	Sophomore	Birmingham, AL	Transferred to Auburn
Jimario Rivers	2	G/F	6'8	193	Senior	Clarksville, TN	Graduated
Malik Rhodes	11	G	6'2	180	Junior	Cincinnati, OH	Transferred to Cal State San Bernardino
David Nickelberry	15	G	6'7	202	Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Transferred to Trinty Valley CC
Kytrel Williams	30	G	6'3	207	Senior	Memphis, TN	Graduated
Alex Moffatt	32	F	6'5	223	Senior	Somerville, TN	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Isaiah Maurice	14	F/C	6'10"	225	Junior	Durham, NC	Junior college transfer from South Plains College.
Lance Thomas	15	F	6'8"	210	Sophomore	Norcross, GA	Transferred from Louisville. Thomas will have to sit out 2018–19 season per NCAA transfer guidelines, but will have three years of eligibility remaining.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alex Lomax PG	Memphis, TN	East HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Apr 4, 2018
Alex Lomax PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Ryan Boyce SF	Memphis, TN	East HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 7, 2018
Ryan Boyce SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Tyler Harris PG	Memphis, TN	Cordova HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Apr 13, 2018
Tyler Harris PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Antwann Jones SG	Orlando, FL	Oak Ridge HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 15, 2018
Antwann Jones SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Jayden Hardaway SG	Memphis, TN	IMG Academy (FL)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 3, 2018
Jayden Hardaway SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
David Wingett SG	Winnebago, NE	Bull City Prep (NC)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 9, 2018
David Wingett SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Kyvon Davenport	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Georgia Highlands	Gainesville, Georgia
G	1	Tyler Harris	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Fr	Cordova High School	Memphis, Tennessee
G	2	Alex Lomax	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	East High School	Memphis, Tennessee
G	3	Jeremiah Martin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Mitchell High School	Memphis, Tennessee
G/F	4	Raynere Thornton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Gordon State	Marietta, Georgia
G	5	Kareem Brewton Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Eastern Florida State	Claxton, Georgia
F	10	Mike Parks	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	SW Mississippi CC	Cleveland, Ohio
G	11	Antwann Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Oak Ridge High School	Orlando, Florida
F	12	Victor Enoh	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Greenforest Christian Academy	Decatur, Georgia
F	14	Isaiah Maurice	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Jr	South Plains College	Durham, North Carolina
F	15	Lance Thomas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	So	Louisville	Norcross, Georgia
F	23	Karim Sameh Azab	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Jr	Hales Franciscan High School	Giza, Egypt
G	25	Jayden Hardaway	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Memphis, Tennessee
G	30	Evin Olds (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Harding Academy	Memphis, Tennessee
G	32	Ryan Boyce	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	East High School	Memphis, Tennessee
G/F	50	David Wingett	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Bull City Prep	Winnebago, Nebraska

Head coach

Penny Hardaway (Memphis)

Assistant coach(es)

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
Oct. 25, 2018*	LeMoyne-Owen College	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Nov. 2, 2018*	Christian Brothers	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 6, 2018* 7:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Nov. 13, 2018* 6:00 pm, SECN	at LSU AdvoCare Invitational non-bracket game	Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
Nov. 17, 2018*	Yale	FedEx Fourm Memphis, TN
Nov. 22, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	vs. Oklahoma State AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinals	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov. 23, 2018* 10:30 am/1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Villanova/Canisius AdvoCare Invitational	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov. 25, 2018*	vs. Florida State/LSU/Charleston/UAB AdvoCare Invitational	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
Dec. 1, 2018* 1:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Texas Tech HoopHall Miami Invitational	American Airlines Arena Miami, FL
Dec. 4, 2018* 7:00 pm	South Dakota State	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Dec. 8, 2018* TBD	UAB	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Dec. 15, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN2	Tennessee	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Dec. 19, 2018* 7:00 pm	Little Rock	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Dec. 22, 2018* TBD	Tennessee State	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Dec. 29, 2018* 2:00 pm	Florida A&M	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
AAC regular season
Jan. 3, 2019 8:30 pm, CBSSN	Wichita State	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Jan. 6, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNews	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Jan. 10, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	East Carolina	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Jan. 13, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU	at Tulane	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
Jan. 19, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	SMU	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Jan. 24, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN	at Temple	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 27, 2019 3:00 pm, CBSSN	UCF	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Jan. 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNews	at Tulsa	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Feb. 2, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN2/ESPNU	at South Florida	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Feb. 7, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Cincinnati	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Feb. 10, 2019 1:00 pm, CBSSN	Connecticut	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Feb. 13, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at East Carolina	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
Feb. 16, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at UCF	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Feb. 20, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Tulane	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Feb. 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Wichita State	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Feb. 26, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU	Temple	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Mar. 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Cincinnati	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Mar 9, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPNU	Tulsa	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
AAC Tournament
March 14–17, 2019 TBD	TBD	FedExForum Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "Memphis fires Tubby Smith after two seasons. Will Penny Hardaway be his successor?". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
^ Rainwater, Ben (2018-03-15). "Tubby Smith fired as Memphis basketball coach". WHBQ. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
^ "Penny Hardaway expected to be named new Memphis Tigers basketball coach". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
^ "Memphis introduces Penny Hardaway, flips entire program in less than 24 hours". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-03-21.

[1] "Memphis fires Tubby Smith after two seasons. Will Penny Hardaway be his successor?". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2018-03-16.

[2] Rainwater, Ben (2018-03-15). "Tubby Smith fired as Memphis basketball coach". WHBQ. Retrieved 2018-03-16.

[3] "Penny Hardaway expected to be named new Memphis Tigers basketball coach". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2018-03-16.

[4] "Memphis introduces Penny Hardaway, flips entire program in less than 24 hours". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-03-21.

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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