Tigers Basketball Insider: Holes in Memphis’ 2025-26 frontcourt could be cause for concern
The Tigers have brought in eight players via the NCAA transfer portal this offseason. Only one is a true big man.
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May 2025
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Memphis to participate in 2025 Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship
The Tigers will be one of four teams in the 2025 Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship.
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New Memphis Tiger Julius Thedford eager to finally play for hometown team
In an era in which it’s far from a given that the best local talent stays home to play for the Tigers, transfer Julius Thedford is the type of player Memphis diehards point to when making the case for the Tigers still owning the title of “The City’s Team.”
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Four new faces join Tigers basketball program
Coach Alex Simmons’ Memphis Tigers basketball team has signed four players out of the NCAA transfer portal this week.
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Memphis signs former UTRGV guard from transfer portal
Abdul Hakim’s pledge to coach Penny Hardaway’s program marks Memphis’ eighth transfer portal acquisition of the offseason.
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Former Memphis guard Baraka Okojie commits to Mercer
Okojie, a 6-foot-1 point guard, averaged 1.5 points, 1.2 assists and 1.2 rebounds per game this past season for the Tigers.
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Former Tiger Jared Harris transfers to Wyoming
Harris, a three-star recruit in the 2024 class from Silsbee, Texas, played more than five minutes in just one game.
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Former Memphis Tiger PJ Carter headed to LSU, per report
PJ Carter, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard, averaged 5.4 points and 1.5 rebounds per game for Memphis last season.
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April 2025
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Vols coach said talks about game versus Memphis are ‘nowhere’ near active
“We haven’t talked about that in a couple years, and it’s nowhere (near) being talked about now,” UT coach Rick Barnes said Tuesday about potentially scheduling the Memphis Tigers in the future.
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‘We have a limit’: Is there a lesson for Memphis in how UT handled its QB?
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‘We have a limit’: Is there a lesson for Memphis in how UT handled its QB?
Memphis may have to soon decide where it will draw the line and let guard PJ Haggerty walk — as Tennessee did with quarterback Nico Iamaleava.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: How good is Memphis’ transfer portal class so far?
Just how good is Memphis’ seven-player NCAA transfer portal class to date? One national recruiting website weighs in.
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Martin: Memphis, P.J. Haggerty still talking. What are the Tigers’ chances?
While PJ Haggerty remains in the NCAA transfer portal and continues to consider pro options, communications with the Memphis Tigers and Ole Miss Rebels are still ongoing.
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Analyzing potential PJ Haggerty landing spots, including Memphis
Tigers Basketball Insider: How good is Memphis’ transfer portal class so far?
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Analyzing potential PJ Haggerty landing spots, including Memphis
Parth Upadhyaya breaks downs pros, cons of four possible next stops for Tigers star guard PJ Haggerty, including Ole Miss and Memphis.
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Tigers Talk: Memphis’ roster, chance of a PJ Haggerty return, hidden gems
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin weigh in on the Tigers’ basketball roster rebuild, the possibility of a PJ Haggerty return and more.
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Former Tiger Damarien Yates headed to Alabama State
Former Memphis forward Damarien Yates plans to unite with Alabama State coach Tony Madlock, who was a point guard for then-Memphis State from 1989-92.
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Date set for Memphis basketball against Mississippi State next season
Memphis is facing Mississippi State as part of a home-and-home series the programs began this past season when the Tigers fell to the Bulldogs 79-66.
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Former Memphis Tigers star Will Barton announces retirement
The Baltimore native spent two seasons with the Tigers from 2010 to 2012 under former coach Josh Pastner.
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Memphis lands Kansas State transfer guard Dug McDaniel
Incoming Tigers transfer Dug McDaniel, a 5-foot-11 guard, averaged 11.4 points, 4.9 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game this past season for Kansas State.
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Tigers Dain Dainja, Dante Harris opt against entering transfer portal
Memphis Tigers basketball will have at least one familiar face on its roster for the 2025-26 season.
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Memphis adds Ohio State transfer big man Aaron Bradshaw
Tigers transfer pickup Aaron Bradshaw is a 7-foot-1 big man who averaged 6.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore for Ohio State this past season.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: PJ Haggerty reportedly seeking ‘at least’ $4 million
“Memphis can’t pay it,” The Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman said of Tigers guard PJ Haggerty’s NIL asking price.
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Penny Hardaway says door not ‘closed’ on PJ Haggerty return to Memphis
“I don’t think that there was any disrespect to our university at all,” Penny Hardaway said of PJ Haggerty’s decision to enter the NCAA transfer portal last week.
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Tigers forward Bouna Kebe reportedly enters transfer portal
Forward Bouna Kebe, reportedly now in the NCAA transfer portal, redshirted this past season after transferring to Memphis following two seasons at a junior college.
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McNeese transfer guard Sincere Parker commits to Memphis
Parker, a 6-foot-3 guard, averaged 12.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game while shooting 30.1% from 3-point range and 43.7% from the floor for the Cowboys of the Southland Conference this past season.
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Memphis’ Dain Dainja reacts following transfer portal report
Dain Dainja, now reportedly planning to enter the NCAA transfer portal, averaged 14.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 blocks per game for the Memphis Tigers this past season.
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