Memphis lands SMU transfer forward Tyreek Smith
Tyreek Smith (23) goes up for a dunk while playing for Oklahoma State on Feb. 27, 2023. Smith played last season at SMU and announced Thursday, May 2 that he has committed to play next season for the Memphis Tigers. (Sue Ogrocki/AP file)
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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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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