Memphis natives Fred Smith Jr., Cello Jackson set to visit Tigers, per report
Memphis Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway at Owners Box Sports Grill in Lakeland June 17, 2025. (Benjamin Naylor/The Daily Memphian file)
After recruiting hometown talent to Memphis basketball’s roster this offseason, coach Penny Hardaway has a chance to add some more local flavor to his team for the 2026-27 season.
Class of 2026 recruits Fred Smith Jr. and Cello Jackson are scheduled to take official visits with the Tigers on Sept. 19, according to a report Tuesday afternoon from Sam Kayser of the college basketball recruiting platform League Ready.
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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