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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.
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.
A source confirmed to The Daily Memphian Thursday afternoon that Memphis postponed the visit for the 6-foot-9 big man from North Carolina’s Word of God Christian Academy.
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.
University of Memphis president Bill Hardgrave addresses the departure of athletic director Laird Veatch and names an interim AD.
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.
The departure of athletic director Laird Veatch from Memphis to Missouri comes three days after the Tigers secured a five-year, $25 million NIL commitment from FedExCorp.
Simmons talks about how FedEx’s commitment should go a long way in providing her and the program with the momentum needed in today’s world of college athletics.
Cooper, the Tigers’ 6-foot-1 walk-on point guard and Memphis native, faces a difficult decision this offseason.
A five-year, $25 million NIL commitment from FedEx to the University of Memphis could help make the Tigers more competitive and better position the program for where it wants to go.
If David Jones returns to the Memphis Tigers, he could be one of only two scholarship returnees and four returnees overall.
Tim Buckley, Parth Upadhyaya and host Greg Gaston discuss FedEx’s groundbreaking NIL commitment to the University of Memphis and Tigers’ basketball scheduling and transfer portal news.
Kendric Davis averaged 18 points, 7.8 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game this past season for the Santa Cruz Warriors.
The Tigers and Rebels have met in four of the past five seasons, with each team winning its two home games in that stretch.
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. Related story:
The front end of a two-game series with the Runnin’ Rebels will be played in Las Vegas, with a return game at FedExForum expected to be played in the 2025-26 season.
“I know who Penny is as a player, and I had conversations with him and got a feel for him as a person,” Rogers told The Daily Memphian on Sunday.
Jaykwon Walton, a 6-foot-7 wing for the Tigers in 2023-24, has another year of eligibility remaining but plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to a report from CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.
American Athletic Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti spoke about the College Football Playoff, membership retention, media rights and NIL matters in a news conference.
After becoming Memphis’ first transfer portal pickup of the offseason, Haggerty is motivated to show the Tigers they couldn’t have made a better decision.Related story:
Parth Upadhyaya, Tim Buckley and host Greg Gaston discuss Memphis basketball’s NCAA transfer portal moves a little less than four weeks into yet another big offseason for the program.
Dainja, a 6-foot-9, 255-pound center, averaged 6.1 points and 3.6 rebounds in 10.8 minutes per game for the Fighting Illini last season.
Hardaway, a four-star prospect in the 2023 class, averaged 2.3 points in 8.2 minutes per game through the 30 games he appeared in for the Tigers this past season.Related story: