The 2022–23 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by fifth-year head coach Penny Hardaway. The team played their home games at FedExForum as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–8, 13–5 in AAC Play to finish in second place. They defeated UCF and Tulane to advance to the championship game of the AAC tournament where they upset No. 1-ranked Houston to claim their first-ever AAC tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the East Region. There they were defeated by Florida Atlantic in the first round.

Previous season The Tigers finished the 2021–22 season 22–11, 13–5 in AAC Play to finish in third place. They defeated UCF and SMU to advance to the championship game of the AAC tournament where they lost to Houston. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 9 seed in the West Region. There they defeated Boise State in the first round before losing to Gonzaga.

Offseason

Departing players Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Earl Timberlake 0 G 6'6" 220 Sophomore Washington, D.C. Transferred to Bryant Emoni Bates 1 F 6'9" 190 Freshman Ypsilanti, MI Transferred to Eastern Michigan Jalen Duren 2 C 6'11" 250 Freshman New Castle, DE Declare for 2022 NBA draft; selected 13th overall by Charlotte Hornets Landers Nolley II 3 G 6'7" 208 RS Junior Fairburn, GA Transferred to Cincinnati Lester Quiñones 11 G 6'5" 208 Junior Brentwood, NY Declare for 2022 NBA draft; undrafted/signed with Golden State Warriors Tyler Harris 14 G 5'9" 148 Senior Memphis, TN Walk-on; graduate transferred to South Florida John Camden 15 F 6'8" 208 Freshman Downingtown, PA Transferred to Virginia Tech Josh Minott 20 F 6'8" 205 Freshman Boca Raton, FL Declare for 2022 NBA draft; selected 45th overall by Charlotte Hornets Sam Onu 55 C 6'11" 270 Freshman Malvern, PA Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Elijah McCadden 0 G 6'4" 205 GS Senior Rocky Mount, NC Georgia Southern Keonte Kennedy 1 G 6'5" 185 RS Senior Austin, TX UTEP Kendric Davis 3 G 6'0" 180 GS Senior Houston, TX SMU Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu 5 F 6'9" 202 RS Junior Lagos, Nigeria UT Arlington Jahmar Young Jr. 10 F 6'9" 215 RS Senior Oak Cliff, TX SMU James DeJesus 20 G 6'1" Junior Memphis, TN Southwest Tennessee CC Damaria Franklin 55 G 6'3" 205 GS Senior Chicago, IL UIC

2022 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source

Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References