Memphis’ Nae’Qwan Tomlin earns NBA Draft Combine invite
Memphis’ Nae’Qwan Tomlin has earned himself an NBA Draft Combine invite with his performance in the G League Elite Camp the past two days.
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Memphis’ Nae’Qwan Tomlin has earned himself an NBA Draft Combine invite with his performance in the G League Elite Camp the past two days.
Son of coach Penny Hardaway, Ashton Hardaway’s pledge to the West Coast Conference’s Gaels comes after he entered the transfer portal in early April following one season at Memphis.
“I really appreciate his friendship, and I really appreciate him coming to get me,” Tiger great Elliot Perry said of Penny Hardaway during an appearance on 92.9 ESPN’s “Jason & John” show.
Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice allegedly fired multiple bullets into an empty car belonging to former Tigers star Kendric Davis while they were both student-athletes at SMU, according to ProFootballTalk.
Cisse, a 7-foot center, averaged 4.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks for Ole Miss this past season.
Former Virginia star Reece Beekman is the latest addition to Penny Hardaway’s training tree.
Taylor grabbed two rebounds in five total minutes for the Tigers in 2023-24 before entering the transfer portal mid-season in January.
Jones averaged a team-high 21.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.8 assists per game while shooting 38% from 3-point range this past season for the Tigers.
The Harlem, New York, native averaged 14 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game through the 21 games he appeared in for Memphis this past season.
Smith, a 6-foot-8 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, averaged 8.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game this past season for the Mustangs.
Memphis has organized a six-person advisory committee to assist university president Bill Hardgrave in the search for a new athletic director.
Jeff Crane, who was named Memphis’ interim AD on April 23 after former AD Laird Veatch departed for Missouri, talked about a variety of topics in an interview with The Daily Memphian.
If Jones also withdraws from the draft, it’ll all but guarantee his return to Memphis for the 2024-25 season in what will be his fifth and final season of eligibility.
Turner, once a 5-foot-11 point guard nicknamed “The Little General” during his playing days at then-Memphis State, was most recently coach at Division II Lane College.
Jayden Quaintance, a five-star center in the 2024 class, visited the Sun Devils on Friday and Saturday, after Memphis postponed his visit with the Tigers.
“Yes, I’m coming back — 100%,” Nicholas Jourdain said on an episode of The Penny Hardaway Show recorded April 12 but aired Sunday.
“I think that we can finally get Cal to play us over at Arkansas,” Penny Hardaway said Sunday on The Penny Hardaway Show. “Because the Arkansas fans want the game.” Memphis’ Jourdain again confirms return to Tigers: ‘I’m coming back — 100%'Related story:
Norton Hurd IV’s Team Thad went 2-1 in Nike EYBL’s Session 1 in Memphis. But the real win for Hurd was the economic boost and positive publicity his city was provided by hosting the prestigious event.
“Coach Penny (Hardaway) keeps in contact with my dad a lot,” Johnson said. “He’s been in my position before, made it to the league and was a great player.”
A source confirmed to The Daily Memphian on Thursday afternoon that Memphis postponed the visit for the 6-foot-9 big man from North Carolina’s Word of God Christian Academy.
When Laird Veatch was introduced as the new athletic director at the University of Missouri, he acknowledged those at his most-recent stop.
Thirty-eight teams featuring some of the country’s top high school basketball prospects will compete this weekend as the annual Nike Elite Youth Basketball League comes to Liberty Park’s Memphis Sports & Events Center.
Billy Richmond III, a 2024 five-star prospect, initially committed to Kentucky in December after announcing a list of four finalists in October that included the Memphis Tigers, Alabama and LSU.
Okojie, a 6-foot-3 native of Ontario, Canada, averaged 8.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game while shooting 46.8% from the floor for George Mason last season.
Hunter, a 6-foot Racine, Wisconsin, native, averaged 11.1 points, 4.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game while shooting 34.3% from 3-point range this past season for the Longhorns.