The Tigers will be one of four teams in the 2025 Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship.

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.”

Abdul Hakim’s pledge to coach Penny Hardaway’s program marks Memphis’ eighth transfer portal acquisition of the offseason.

Harris, a three-star recruit in the 2024 class from Silsbee, Texas, played more than five minutes in just one game.

Haggerty, Memphis’ 6-foot-3 star combo guard, was one of 75 players who received an invitation to the 2025 NBA Draft Combine on Friday afternoon, according to a list released by the league.

Related content:

Former Tiger Jared Harris transfers to Wyoming

Memphis signs former Vaqueros guard from transfer portal

Former Memphis Tiger PJ Carter headed to LSU, per report

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.

PJ Carter, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard, averaged 5.4 points and 1.5 rebounds per game for Memphis last season.

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.

Related content:

Analyzing potential PJ Haggerty landing spots, including Memphis

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.

Parth Upadhyaya breaks downs pros, cons of four possible next stops for Tigers star guard PJ Haggerty, including Ole Miss and Memphis.

Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin weigh in on the Tigers’ basketball roster rebuild, the possibility of a PJ Haggerty return and more.

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.

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.

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.

The Baltimore native spent two seasons with the Tigers from 2010 to 2012 under former coach Josh Pastner.

Memphis athletic director Ed Scott shed some light Wednesday on the Tigers’ discussions with star PJ Haggerty surrounding his decision to enter the transfer portal.

Memphis AD Ed Scott spoke to Tigers donors and fans at the Bank of Bartlett’s main office Wednesday about the NCAA’s new revenue-sharing model and more. 

Related content: 

Tigers athletic director ‘would love' for PJ Haggerty to return

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.

Memphis Tigers basketball will have at least one familiar face on its roster for the 2025-26 season.

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.

Related content:

Penny Hardaway says door not ‘closed’ on PJ Haggerty return to Memphis

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.

“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.

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.

PJ Haggerty’s entry into the NCAA transfer portal isn’t just about this new era of college athletics, which like most things in our society has gone through seismic changes. It’s about what Haggerty’s potential decision to leave suggests about Memphis basketball’s place in it.

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.

Related content:

Memphis' PJ Haggerty enters transfer portal, will test NBA Draft waters

Memphis lands South Carolina transfer Zachary Davis