NBA Combine: David Jones discusses decision to go pro or return to school
It’s not about the money for Tigers star David Jones — it’s about playing at the highest level of basketball. But will an NBA team tell him what he wants to hear this week?
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May 2024
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Memphis announces 2024 date for game with Mississippi State
The Tigers will begin a two-year home-and-home series with Mississippi State by hosting the Bulldogs in December.
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Memphis basketball to begin series with Bulldogs
The front end of the series will be played at Memphis’ FedExForum in 2024-25, with a return game in Starkville, Mississippi, expected to be played during the 2025-26 season.
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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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Former Tiger Ashton Hardaway commits to Saint Mary’s
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.
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Elliot Perry, Penny Hardaway behave like teammates they almost were
“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.
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Former Tiger Kendric Davis was once allegedly a victim of Rashee Rice troubling antics
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.
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Former Tiger, Ole Miss transfer Moussa Cisse returns to Memphis
Cisse, a 7-foot center, averaged 4.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks for Ole Miss this past season.
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Penny Hardaway extends mentorship, pre-NBA Draft training to Reece Beekman
Former Virginia star Reece Beekman is the latest addition to Penny Hardaway’s training tree.
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Former Tiger JJ Taylor commits to UCF, follows Mikey Williams
Taylor grabbed two rebounds in five total minutes for the Tigers in 2023-24 before entering the transfer portal mid-season in January.
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Memphis’ Nae’Qwan Tomlin receives invite to NBA G League Elite Camp
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.
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Memphis lands SMU transfer forward Tyreek Smith
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.
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Memphis’ David Jones won’t enter transfer portal ahead of deadline
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.
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Tiger legend Andre Turner to join Memphis basketball coaching staff
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.
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April 2024
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Martin: On the Memphis AD search and the U of M basketball roster
Spring is in the air, and things are busy over at the University of Memphis. Penny Hardaway still has some pieces to add, and the Tigers need a new athletic director.
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Tigers recruit Jayden Quaintance chooses Arizona State over Memphis, Louisville
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.
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Memphis’ Jourdain again confirms return to Tigers: ‘I’m coming back — 100%'
“Yes, I’m coming back — 100%,” Nicholas Jourdain said on an episode of The Penny Hardaway Show recorded April 12 but aired Sunday.
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Hardaway is confident Memphis can schedule John Calipari, Arkansas next season
“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.”
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Memphis’ Jourdain again confirms return to Tigers: ‘I’m coming back — 100%'
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2025 5-star Jasper Johnson talks Memphis, re-opened recruitment
“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.”
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Memphis postpones Jayden Quaintance visit, welcomes TJ Bamba
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.
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Team Thad eager to play as Nike EYBL brings top talent to Memphis
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.
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Memphis native, 5-star recruit Billy Richmond III commits to Arkansas
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.
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George Mason transfer guard Baraka Okojie commits to Memphis
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.
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Memphis lands Texas transfer guard Tyrese Hunter
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.
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Tigers podcast: Spring football wrap, David Jones decision
Seth Henigan and David Jones are among the subjects of discussion as The Daily Memphian Tigers Podcast with Greg Gaston wraps up following Saturday’s spring football game and Jones’ NBA Draft entry.
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