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2020–21 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record11–6 (7–3 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFedExForum
Seasons
2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wichita State 11 – 2   .846 16 – 6   .727
No. 6 Houston † 14 – 3   .824 28 – 4   .875
Memphis 11 – 4   .733 20 – 8   .714
SMU 7 – 4   .636 11 – 6   .647
Cincinnati 8 – 6   .571 12 – 11   .522
UCF 8 – 10   .444 11 – 12   .478
Tulsa 7 – 9   .438 11 – 12   .478
South Florida 4 – 10   .286 9 – 13   .409
Temple 4 – 10   .286 5 – 11   .313
Tulane 4 – 12   .250 10 – 13   .435
East Carolina 2 – 10   .167 8 – 11   .421
† 2021 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team will represent the University of Memphis in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This is the 100th season of Tiger basketball, the third under head coach Penny Hardaway, and the eighth as members of the American Athletic Conference. They play their home games at the FedEx Forum.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2019–20 season 21–10, 10–8 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. They entered as the No. 6 seed in the AAC Tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tyler Harris 1 G 5'9 150 Sophomore Memphis, TN Transferred to Iowa State[1]
Ryan Boyce 12 F 6'6 185 RS Freshman Memphis, TN Transferred to Georgia State (mid-season)[2]
Isaiah Maurice 14 F 6'10 224 Senior Durham, NC Graduated
James Wiseman 32 C 7'1 240 Freshman Nashville, TN Left team (mid-season)[3]
Precious Achiuwa 55 F 6'9 225 Freshman Port Harcourt, Nigeria Declared for NBA Draft; selected 20th overall by the Miami Heat[4]

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ahmad Rand F 6'8" 180 Junior Lincolnton, GA Junior college transferred from USC Salkehatchie.[5]
Landers Nolley II F 6'7" 225 RS Sophomore Atlanta, GA Transferred from Virginia Tech. Nolley was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.[6][7]
DeAndre Williams F 6'9" 190 Junior Houston, TX Transferred from Evansville. Williams was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility on December 16th. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[8][9]

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Moussa Cissé
C 		Conakry, Guinea Lausanne Collegiate School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 07/15/20 [10] 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
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:

  • "Memphis 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  • "2020 Memphis Tigers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  • "2020 Memphis Tigers Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

Memphis will also add Preferred Walk-on Conor Glennon a 5'10" PG from Brother Rice High School in Chicago.[11]

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josh Minott
SF 		Boca Raton, Florida Saint Andrew's School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 08/08/20 [12] 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
John Camden
SF 		Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Brewster Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 09/30/20 [13] 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Jordan Nesbitt
SF 		Saint Louis, Missouri St Louis Christian Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 10/01/20 [14] 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Sam Ayomide
C 		Malvern, Pennsylvania The Phelps School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 10/13/20 [15] 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 3  247Sports: 3  ESPN: 3
  • 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:

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Arterio Morris
CG 		Dallas, Texas Kimball High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 07/21/20 [16] 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
Amarr Knox
PG 		Memphis, Tennessee Bartlett High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 01/01/21 [17] 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 7
  • 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:

Preseason

AAC preseason media poll

On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards[18]

Coaches Poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Houston 99 (2)
2 Memphis 90 (2)
3 SMU 80
4 Cincinnati 77
5 South Florida 61
6 Tulsa 50
7 Wichita State 44
8 UCF 37
9 East Carolina 34
10 Temple 18
11 Tulane 15

Preseason Awards

  • Preseason Rookie of the Year - Moussa Cisse
  • All-AAC Second Team - Landers Nolley, D.J. Jeffries

Roster

2020–21 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 D. J. Jeffries 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Olive Branch HS Olive Branch, Mississippi
G 1 Jayden Hardaway 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So IMG Academy Memphis, Tennessee
G 2 Alex Lomax 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr East HS Memphis, Tennessee
G 3 Landers Nolley II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Virginia Tech Fairburn, Georgia
F 4 Isaiah Stokes (S) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Florida Memphis, Tennessee
G 5 Boogie Ellis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Mission Bay HS San Diego, California
G 10 Damion Baugh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Tennessee Prep Academy Nashville, Tennessee
G 11 Lester Quiñones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So IMG Academy Brentwood, New York
F 12 DeAndre Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Evansville Houston, Texas
F 15 Lance Thomas (T) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Louisville Norcross, Georgia
F 20 Ahmad Rand 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr USC Salkehatchie Lincolnton, Georgia
C 23 Malcolm Dandridge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So East HS Memphis, Tennessee
C 30 Conor Glennon (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Brother Rice HS Chicago, Illinois
C 32 Moussa Cissé 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Lausanne Collegiate School Conakry, Guinea
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (T) Transferred
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 8, 2020

  • Nov 19, 2020 - Prior to the start of season, Isaiah Stokes was suspended for the year.[19]
  • Jan 22, 2021 - Lance Thomas entered the transfer portal.[20]

Schedule and results

COVID-19 impact

Main article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Tigers' schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.

  • The game scheduled against Ole Miss was cancelled after Ole Miss paused all basketball activities through Dec. 7th due to COVID-19 contact tracing.[21]
  • The games @ Temple scheduled for Jan 2nd was postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Temple program.[22]
  • The game @ UCF originally scheduled for Jan 5th was moved to Feb 1st due to COVID-19 issues.[23]
  • The game vs. SMU originally scheduled for Jan 14th was moved to Jan 26th due to COVID-19 issues in the SMU program.[24]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Saint Mary's
Crossover Classic quarterfinals 		W 73–56  1–0
  24 – Ellis   9 – Jeffries   3 – Lomax  Sanford Pentagon (0)
Sioux Falls, SD
November 26, 2020*
11:00 a.m., ESPN 		vs. Western Kentucky
Crossover Classic semifinals 		L 69–75  1–1
  25 – Nolley II   10 – Jeffries   4 – Nolley II  Sanford Pentagon (0)
Sioux Falls, SD
November 27, 2020*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. VCU
Crossover Classic third place game 		L 59–70  1–2
  17 – Jeffries   5 – Jeffries   5 – Baugh  Sanford Pentagon (0)
Sioux Falls, SD
December 2, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas State W 83–54  2–2
  23 – Nolley II   10 – Tied   6 – Tied  FedExForum (2,829)
Memphis, TN
December 5, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Central Arkansas W 85–68  3–2
  23 – Nolley II   10 – Cisse   5 – Bauh  FedExForum (2,564)
Memphis, TN
December 8, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Mississippi Valley State W 94–57  4–2
  21 – Jeffries   13 – Cisse   11 – Lomax  FedExForum (2,478)
Memphis, TN
December 12, 2020*
4:30 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Auburn
Holiday Hoopsgiving 		L 71–74  4–3
  16 – Jeffries   14 – Cisse   5 – Nolley II  State Farm Arena (0)
Atlanta, GA
December 16, 2020
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Tulane W 80–74  5–3
(1–0) 		 20 – Quiñones   11 – Jeffries   3 – Jeffries  FedExForum (100)
Memphis, TN
December 21, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Tulsa L 49–56  5–4
(1–1) 		 13 – Williams   9 – Williams   3 – Tied  FedExForum 
Memphis, TN
December 29, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		South Florida W 58–57  6–4
(2–1) 		 13 – Quiñones   4 – Cisse   4 – Jeffries  FedExForum (133)
Memphis, TN
January 2, 2021
11:00 a.m., ESPNU 		at Temple Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[25] Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulsa L 57–58  6–5
(2–2) 		 13 – Nolley II   10 – Dandridge   4 – Williams  Reynolds Center (100)
Tulsa, OK
January 21, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Wichita State W 72–52  7–5
(3–2) 		 16 – Nolley II   10 – Tied   6 – Lomax  FedExForum (2,118)
Memphis, TN
January 24, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at East Carolina W 80–53  8–5
(4–2) 		 15 – Cisse   9 – Cisse   5 – Lomax  Williams Arena (55)
Greenville, NC
January 26, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		SMU W 76–72  9–5
(5–2) 		 14 – Lomax   10 – Cisse   5 – Lomax  FedExForum (2,157)
Memphis, TN
January 28, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at SMU L 65–67  9–6
(5–3) 		 19 – Nolley II   11 – Williams   8 – Lomax  Moody Coliseum (1,698)
University Park, TX
February 1, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UCF W 96–69  10–6
(6–3) 		 20 – Nolley II   7 – Jeffries   6 – Quiñones  FedExForum (2,106)
Memphis, TN
February 3, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UCF W 75–61  11–6
(7–3) 		 18 – Nolley II   10 – Nolley II   6 – Lomax  FedExForum (2,284)
Memphis, TN
February 6, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		East Carolina       FedExForum 
Memphis, TN
February 11, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		Cincinnati
rivalry 		      FedExForum 
Memphis, TN
February 14, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Houston       Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
February 18, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		at Wichita State       Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
February 21, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Temple       FedExForum 
Memphis, TN
February 24, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulane       Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
February 28, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Cincinnati
rivalry 		      Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
March 3, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at South Florida       Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
March 7, 2021
11:00 a.m., CBS 		Houston       FedExForum 
Memphis, TN
AAC Tournament
March 11–14, 2021
TBD 		vs.        Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVNot released
CoachesRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

  1. ^ Peterson, Randy (25 Apr 2020). "Iowa State men's basketball lands Memphis transfer Tyler Harris". desmoinesregister.com. Des Moines Register. Retrieved 30 Apr 2020.
  2. ^ Moore, Ben (2019-12-22). "Memphis Guard Ryan Boyce to Transfer to GSU". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  3. ^ ESPN News Services (2019-12-19). "James Wiseman leaves Memphis, to enter NBA draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  4. ^ Giviony, Jonathan. "Memphis star, AAC Player of the Year Precious Achiuwa to enter NBA draft". espn.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Tigers Add JUCO Standout Ahmad Rand". gotigersgo.com. University of Memphis Athletics. 16 Apr 2020. Retrieved 20 Apr 2020.
  6. ^ Rothstein, Jon [@JonRothstein] (20 Apr 2020). "Virginia Tech transfer Landers Nolley has committed to Memphis, per his Twitter page" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 Apr 2020 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Rothstein, Jon [@JonRothstein] (27 Aug 2020). "Source: Memphis' Landers Nolley has received a waiver from the NCAA and is eligible for the 20-21 season. Transfer from Virginia Tech" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Lindskog, Chad (15 May 2020). "DeAndre Williams transfers from Evansville to Memphis". courierpress.com. Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  9. ^ Bieler, Des (17 Dec 2020). "NCAA grants blanket waiver to transfer athletes, most of whom can play right away". washingtonpost.com. Washington Post]. Retrieved 22 Dec 2020.
  10. ^ Givony, Jonathan (15 Jul 2020). "No. 24-rated prospect Moussa Cisse commits to Memphis basketball". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 15 Jul 2020.
  11. ^ Disabato, Pat. "Disabato: Brother Rice point guard Conor Glennon bets on himself by accepting preferred walk-on offer from Memphis". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 Jun 2020.
  12. ^ Munz, Jason (8 Aug 2020). "4-star prospect Josh Minott commits to Memphis". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 8 Aug 2020.
  13. ^ Munz, Jason (30 Sep 2020). "John Camden commits to Memphis. Will there be others for Penny Hardaway and Co. this week?". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 1 Oct 2020.
  14. ^ Munz, Jason (1 Oct 2020). "Jordan Nesbitt, a 4-star 'bucket-getter' gives verbal pledge to Penny Hardaway's Memphis basketball team". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 1 Oct 2020.
  15. ^ Munz, Jason (13 Oct 2020). "Sam Ayomide Onu, 7-foot center, commits to Memphis basketball over Kansas, Seton Hall". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 23 Nov 2020.
  16. ^ Munz, Jason (21 Jul 2020). "Arterio Morris, a top 25 Class of 2022 prospect, commits to Memphis basketball". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 23 Jul 2020.
  17. ^ Munz, Jason (1 Jan 2021). "Memphis scores commitment from Amarr Knox, Bartlett's 2022 point guard". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 6 Jan 2021.
  18. ^ "Houston Tabbed as 2020-21 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Favorite". theAmerican.org. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  19. ^ Munz, Jason (19 Nov 2020). "Memphis forward Isaiah Stokes suspended one year; Tigers still playing in Crossover Classic". Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 23 Nov 2020.
  20. ^ @VerbalCommits (January 22, 2021). "Memphis F Lance Thomas (RS JR) has entered the transfer portal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ Munz, Jason (24 Nov 2020). "Penny Hardaway: Memphis basketball is working to add a game after Ole Miss cancellation". commercialappeal.com. Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 13 Dec 2020.
  22. ^ "Pair of Men's Basketball Games Postponed". theamerican.org. 31 Dec 2020.
  23. ^ "Memphis-UCF Men's Basketball Game Rescheduled for Feb. 1". theamerican.org. 7 Jan 2021.
  24. ^ "The American Announces Changes to Men's Basketball Schedule". theamerican.org. 14 Jan 2021.
  25. ^ "Pair of Men's Basketball Games Postponed". theamerican.org. 31 Dec 2020.
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