2020–21 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

2020–21 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
2020–21 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Head coach	Penny Hardaway (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Tony Madlock; Mike Miller; Cody Toppert;
Home arena	FedExForum
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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^[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. Under NCAA transfer rules, Nolley will have to sit out for the 2020–21 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.^[6]
DeAndre Williams	F	6'9"	190	Junior	Houston, TX	Transferred from Evansville. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will have to sit out for the 2020–21 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.^[7]

Memphis will also add Preferred Walk-on Conor Glennon a 5'10" PG from Brother Rice High School in Chicago.^[8]

Roster

2020–21 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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	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	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)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Brother Rice HS	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Penny Hardaway (Memphis)

Assistant coach(es)

Tony Madlock (Memphis)
Cody Toppert (Cornell)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 25, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBD* TBD		FedExForum Memphis, TN
Regular season
November 10, 2020* TBD	Mississippi Valley State	FedExForum Memphis, TN
November 14, 2020* TBD	Arkansas State	FedExForum Memphis, TN
November 21, 2020* TBD	Murray State	FedExForum Memphis, TN
November 25, 2020* TBD	vs. TBD Battle 4 Atlantis	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2020* TBD	vs. TBD Battle 4 Atlantis	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2020* TBD	vs. TBD Battle 4 Atlantis	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
December 5, 2020* TBD	at Ole Miss	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
December 12, 2020* TBD	vs. Auburn Holiday Hoopsgiving	State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA
December 18, 2020* TBD	vs. Tennessee	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
December 27, 2020* TBD	Central Arkansas	FedExForum Memphis, TN
January 2, 2021* TBD	at Georgia American/SEC Alliance	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
TBD* TBD	UAB	FedExForum Memphis, TN
	Cincinnati Rivalry	FedExForum Memphis, TN
	at Cincinnati Rivalry	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
	East Carolina	FedExForum Memphis, TN
	at East Carolina	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
	Houston	FedExForum Memphis, TN
	SMU	FedExForum Memphis, TN
	at SMU	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
	at South Florida	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
	South Florida	FedExForum Memphis, TN
	at Temple	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
	Temple	FedExForum Memphis, TN
	at Tulane	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
	Tulane	FedExForum Memphis, TN
	Tulsa	FedExForum Memphis, TN
	at Tulsa	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
	at UCF	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
	UCF	FedExForum Memphis, TN
	at Wichita State	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
	Wichita State	FedExForum Memphis, TN
AAC Tournament
TBD 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

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

^ Peterson, Randy (25 Apr 2020). "Iowa State men's basketball lands Memphis transfer Tyler Harris". desmoinesregister.com. Des Moines Register. Retrieved 30 Apr 2020. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
^ Moore, Ben (2019-12-22). "Memphis Guard Ryan Boyce to Transfer to GSU". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
^ ESPN News Services (2019-12-19). "James Wiseman leaves Memphis, to enter NBA draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
^ Giviony, Jonathan. "Memphis star, AAC Player of the Year Precious Achiuwa to enter NBA draft". espn.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ "Tigers Add JUCO Standout Ahmad Rand". gotigersgo.com. University of Memphis Athletics. 16 Apr 2020. Retrieved 20 Apr 2020.
^ Rothstein, Jon [@JonRothstein] (April 20, 2020). "Virginia Tech transfer Landers Nolley has committed to Memphis, per his Twitter page" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 Apr 2020 – via Twitter.
^ Lindskog, Chad (15 May 2020). "DeAndre Williams transfers from Evansville to Memphis". courierpress.com. Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
^ 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.

[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. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

[2] Moore, Ben (2019-12-22). "Memphis Guard Ryan Boyce to Transfer to GSU". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

[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] (April 20, 2020). "Virginia Tech transfer Landers Nolley has committed to Memphis, per his Twitter page" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 Apr 2020 – via Twitter.

[7] Lindskog, Chad (15 May 2020). "DeAndre Williams transfers from Evansville to Memphis". courierpress.com. Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

[8] 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.

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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