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2022–23 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

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2022–23 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
AAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
APNo. 24
Record26–9 (13–5 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFedExForum
(Capacity: 18,119)
Seasons
2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
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 fifth-year head coach Penny Hardaway. The team played their home games at FedExForum as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–8, 13–5 in AAC Play to finish in second place. They defeated UCF and Tulane to advance to the championship game of the AAC tournament where they upset No. 1-ranked Houston to claim their first-ever AAC tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the East Region. There they were defeated by Florida Atlantic in the first round.

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the 2021–22 season 22–11, 13–5 in AAC Play to finish in third 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. There they defeated Boise State in the first round before losing to Gonzaga.

Offseason

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Departing players

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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 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 45th overall by Charlotte Hornets
Sam Onu 55 C 6'11" 270 Freshman Malvern, PA Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast

Incoming transfers

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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 SMU
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

2022 recruiting class

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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 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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2022–23 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Elijah McCadden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Georgia Southern Rocky Mount, NC
G 1 Keonte Kennedy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr UTEP Austin, TX
G 2 Alex Lomax 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS East HS Memphis, TN
G 3 Kendric Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 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 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr UT Arlington Lagos, Nigeria
F 10 Jahmar Young Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS Sr SMU Oak Cliff, TX
G 11 Johnathan Lawson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 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) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr GBA Sojky Pelhrimov Barcelona, Spain
G 20 James DeJesus (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Southwest Tennessee CC Memphis, TN
F 23 Malcolm Dandridge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr East HS Memphis, TN
G 25 Jayden Hardaway (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Sr IMG Academy Memphis, TN
G 30 Conor Glennon (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 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) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr UIC Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 23, 2022*
4:00 p.m.
Christian Brothers W 69–60 
 22  Davis   9  Williams   6  Davis  FedExForum (8,839)
Memphis, TN
October 30, 2022*
1:00 p.m.
Lane College W 96–62 
 22  Williams   15  C. Lawson   6  Williams  FedExForum (8,672)
Memphis, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at Vanderbilt W 76–67  1–0
 17  Williams   10  Lomax   6  Davis  Memorial Gymnasium (10,380)
Nashville, TN
November 15, 2022*
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Saint Louis L 84–90  1–1
 21  Williams   12  Williams   6  Lomax  Chaifetz Arena (7,925)
St. Louis, MO
November 20, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
VCU W 62–47  2–1
 26  Davis   10  Williams   7  Davis  FedEx Forum (10,653)
Memphis, TN
November 24, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ESPNews
vs. Seton Hall
ESPN Events Invitational Quarterfinals
L 69–70  2–2
 22  Davis   8  C. Lawson   6  Davis  State Farm Field House (1,621)
Orlando, FL
November 25, 2022*
4:30 p.m., ESPNews
vs. Nebraska
ESPN Events Invitational Consolation 2nd round
W 73–61  3–2
 21  Davis   7  Williams   7  Davis  State Farm Field House 
Orlando, FL
November 27, 2022*
10:00 a.m., ESPNU
vs. Stanford
ESPN Events Invitational 5th Place game
W 56–48  4–2
 14  Davis   8  C. Lawson   6  Williams  State Farm Field House 
Orlando, FL
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Alabama W 87–68  5–2
 18  Davis   6  Lomax   8  Lomax  FedEx Forum (9,473)
Memphis, TN
December 3, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
Ole Miss W 68–57  6–2
 17  Williams   14  Williams   7  Williams  FedEx Forum (13,264)
Memphis, TN
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Little Rock W 87–71  7–2
 17  Williams   7  Dandridge   5  Williams  FedEx Forum (9,259)
Memphis, TN
December 10, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 11 Auburn
Holiday Hoopsgiving
W 82–73  8–2
 27  Davis   11  Williams   6  Davis  State Farm Arena (7,795)
Atlanta, GA
December 13, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 4 Alabama L 88–91  8–3
 30  Davis   9  Williams   5  Davis  Coleman Coliseum (9,195)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 17, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
Texas A&M W 83–79  9–3
 23  Davis   6  Franklin   9  Davis  FedExForum (11,544)
Memphis, TN
December 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Alabama State W 83–61  10–3
 25  Williams   8  McCadden   12  Davis  FedExForum (10,193)
Memphis, TN
AAC regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Florida W 93–86  11–3
(1–0)
 24  Davis   7  Williams   9  Davis  FedExForum (10,786)
Memphis, TN
January 1, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN
at Tulane L 89–96  11–4
(1–1)
 31  Davis   12  Williams   7  Davis  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,548)
New Orleans, LA
January 7, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
East Carolina W 69–59  12–4
(2–1)
 19  Williams   4  Tied   6  Tied  FedExForum (11,328)
Memphis, TN
January 11, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UCF L 104–107 2OT 12–5
(2–2)
 42  Davis   7  McFadden   4  Tied  Addition Financial Arena (6,812)
Orlando, FL
January 15, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Temple W 61–59  13–5
(3–2)
 20  Tied   9  Williams   4  Kennedy  Liacouras Center (4,816)
Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
Wichita State W 88–78  14–5
(4–2)
 29  Williams   15  Williams   5  Davis  FedExForum (11,238)
Memphis, TN
January 22, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Cincinnati
Rivalry
W 75–68  15–5
(5–2)
 26  Williams   8  Williams   6  Davis  Fifth Third Arena (8,622)
Cincinnati, OH
January 26, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
SMU W 99–84  16–5
(6–2)
 25  Davis   9  Lawson   11  Davis  FedExForum (10,489)
Memphis, TN
January 29, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Tulsa W 80–68  17–5
(7–2)
 26  Davis   11  Williams   5  Tied  Reynolds Center (3,602)
Tulsa, OK
February 4, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
Tulane L 89–90 OT 17–6
(7–3)
 26  Davis   17  Williams   7  Davis  FedExForum (11,802)
Memphis, TN
February 8, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Florida W 99–81  18–6
(8–3)
 26  Williams   5  Tied   8  Davis  Yuengling Center (3,384)
Tampa, FL
February 12, 2023
11:00 a.m., ESPN2
Temple W 86–77  19–6
(9–3)
 26  Williams   12  Williams   6  Williams  FedExForum (10,836)
Memphis, TN
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UCF W 64–63  20–6
(10–3)
 16  McCadden   7  C. Lawson   2  Tied  FedExForum (10,150)
Memphis, TN
February 19, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 2 Houston L 64–72  20–7
(10–4)
 20  McCadden   7  Lomax   3  Tied  Fertitta Center (7,730)
Houston, TX
February 23, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Wichita State W 83–78  21–7
(11–4)
 19  Davis   9  Williams   5  Williams  Charles Koch Arena (6,966)
Wichita, KS
February 26, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
Cincinnati
Rivalry
W 76–73  22–7
(12–4)
 22  Davis   7  Williams   3  Davis  FedExForum (12,211)
Memphis, TN
March 2, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at SMU W 81–62  23–7
(13–4)
 23  Davis   12  C. Lawson   10  Davis  Moody Coliseum (4,332)
University Park, TX
March 5, 2023
11:00 a.m., CBS
No. 1 Houston L 65–67  23–8
(13–5)
 26  Davis   7  Dandridge   6  Williams  FedExForum (18,437)
Memphis, TN
AAC tournament
March 10, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(2) vs. (7) UCF
Quarterfinals
W 81–76  24–8
 35  Williams   13  Williams   7  Davis  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 11, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
(2) vs. (3) Tulane
Semifinals
W 94–54  25–8
 27  Williams   11  Williams   6  Davis  Dickies Arena (6,943)
Fort Worth, TX
March 12, 2023
2:15 p.m., ESPN
(2) vs. (1) No. 1 Houston
Championship
W 75–65  26–8
 31  Davis   13  Williams   4  Lomax  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2023*
8:20 p.m., TNT
(8 E) No. 24 vs. (9 E) No. 25 Florida Atlantic
First Round
L 65–66  26–9
 16  Davis   13  Williams   4  Williams  Nationwide Arena (19,564)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRVRVRV24Not released
CoachesRVRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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