The 2024–25 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by seventh-year head coach Penny Hardaway, played their home games at FedExForum as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 16–2 in AAC play to win the conference championship. They defeated Wichita State, Tulane, and UAB to win the AAC tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West region. There they were upset in the first round by Colorado State.
Previous season The Tigers finished the 2023–24 season 22–10, 11–7 in AAC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. As a No. 5 seed in the AAC tournament they lost in the second round to Wichita State.
Offseason Departing players Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jonathan Pierre 0 F 6'9" 210 Junior Hallandale Beach, FL Transferred to Belmont Jayhlon Young 1 G 6'2" 175 Junior Dallas, TX Transferred to Maryland Jordan Brown 3 F 6'11" 225 Senior Roseville, CA Graduated/signed to play professionally in Croatia with KK Dubrava Ashton Hardaway 4 F 6'8" 210 Freshman Carson, CA Transferred to Saint Mary's Carl Cherenfant 5 G 6'5" 195 Freshman Pompano Beach, FL Transferred to New Mexico State Nae'Qwan Tomlin 7 F 6'10" 210 Senior New York, NY Graduated David Jones 8 F 6'6" 210 Senior Santo Domingo, DR Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Philadelphia 76ers Caleb Mills 9 G 6'5" 185 Senior Arden, NC Graduated Jaykown Walton 10 G 6'7" 206 Senior Columbus, GA Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder Jahvon Quinerly 11 G 6'1" 175 GS Senior Hackensack, NJ Graduated Malcolm Dandridge 23 C 6'9" 260 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated Jayden Hardway 25 G 6'5" 205 GS Senior Memphis, TN Walk-on; graduated JJ Taylor 44 F 6'8" 180 Freshman Chicago, IL Midseason transferred to UCF Mikey Williams G 6'3" 185 Freshman San Diego, CA Mid-season transferred to UCF
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Colby Rogers 3 G 6'4" 190 Senior Covington, GA Wichita State PJ Haggerty 4 G 6'3" 195 Sophomore Crosby, TX Tulsa Tyreek Smith 5 F 6'8" 225 GS Senior Baton Rouge, LA SMU Baraka Okojie 6 G 6'3" 175 Sophomore Brampton, ON George Mason PJ Carter 7 G 6'5" 175 Senior Atlanta, GA UTSA Tyrese Hunter 11 G 6'0" 175 Senior Racine, WI Texas Moussa Cissé 32 F 7'0" 230 GS Senior Conakry, Guinea Ole Miss Dain Dainja 42 F/C 6'9" 255 Senior Brooklyn Park, MN Illinois
2024 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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