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Memphis gets much needed boost with Kansas State transfer Nae’Qwan Tomlin

Penny Hardaway and Memphis add an experienced frontcourt player in Nae’Qwan Tomlin, who should be eligible right away after transferring from Kansas State.

Former Kansas State forward Nae’Qwan Tomlin wasted little time finding a program to play for in the final semester of his college basketball career, committing to Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers on Tuesday, according to ESPN.

Tomlin was dismissed from the basketball program at Kansas State last week, ending a long saga that began when he was arrested in late October for brawling at a bar and suspended. He is expected to graduate this week and be eligible to suit up for the Tigers in the spring semester.

The 6’10 forward from New York spent multiple years playing Junior College ball before breaking out for Jerome Tang and the Wildcats last year, starting 36 games and averaging 10.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.2 steals in 27.3 minutes per night.

Memphis is one of the oldest teams in college basketball and in Tomlin they gain even more experience. Tomlin will help shore up a frontcourt that learned 27-year-old center DeAndre Williams was ineligible just before the season began, and who were without Jordan Brown against Texas A&M over the weekend.

Memphis is 7-2 on the season heading into a matchup on Saturday against undefeated Clemson, followed by No. 22 Virginia on Tuesday.

NCAA suspends Penny Hardaway for three games following NCAA violations.

Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway has been suspended the first three games of the Tigers’ 2023-2024 season.

When the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team starts their 2023-2024 season next November, it will be without head coach Penny Hardaway for the program’s first three games.

The NCAA announced on Wednesday that Hardaway has been suspended for the first three games of the season due to NCAA violations. According to a report released by the NCAA, Hardaway made two in-person home visits with a prospective prospect prior to the time it was permissible to do so including one visit that was posted online by the family of the recruit which was brought to the attention of the NCAA. After a self-investigation, Memphis self-reported the violation.

“The suspension shall be served during the first three games of the regular season in the 2023-24 academic year,” the report says. “During the period of suspension, the head coach is prohibited from performing all coaching and recruiting activities and may not have any contact with members of his men’s basketball staff, student-athletes or prospective student-athletes.”

This past season, Memphis went 26-9 including 13-5 in American Athletic Conference play while earning a second-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament after missing each tournament from 2015 through 2021. The program will be entering its sixth season under Penny Hardaway next fall. Through his first five seasons with the program, he has collected a 111-52 record, winning 20+ games in each season.

Texas A&M has scheduled Houston and Memphis for the 2023 non-conference slate

Aggie Hoops is set to host Memphis, and travel to Houston to face the Houston Cougars in late December in back-to-back weeks in 2023

In the last two seasons under head coach Buzz Williams, Texas A&M has received a ton of criticism regarding their non-conference scheduling tactics in comparison to other top SEC programs such as Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee, and Arkansas.

After going 15-3 in the SEC last season, and a second consecutive appearance in the SEC Tournament Championship Game, the Aggies received a seven-seed in the NCAA Tournament, much to the dismay of the fanbase after their best conference finishes in program history.

However, another weak non-conference schedule which included losses to Murray State and Wofford made it much easier for the selections committee to slightly punish the Maroon and White no matter how well their season transpired. Well, let’s just say that Buzz Williams got the message, and changes have officially been made according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, who reported on Thursday that Texas A&M will host the Memphis Tigers on Dec. 10th in College Station, and travel to the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas to face the Houston Cougars on Dec. 16th.

The Aggies are set to return four starters led by All-SEC guard Wade Taylor IV, and after adding former Illinois-Chicago shooting guard Jace Carter to the mix, this team is set to contend for more than an SEC Championship in 2023, and with two potentially highly ranked matchups with Memphis and Houston before the start of conference play, Texas A&M is sure to be prepared for any challenges headed their way.

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Texas basketball might need to act fast for one transfer portal center

Texas may have to contend with Providence and Memphis to land one transfer portal big man.

College basketball free agency is underway just before the NCAA Tournament. It appears two Tournament participants are targeting TCU transfer center Eddie Lampkin for next season.

It would appear Providence head coach Ed Cooley and Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway are working to bring Lampkin to their respective teams. Albeit, it’s fair to question to which team Ed Cooley is recruiting Lampkin.

Cooley has been rumored as a possibility to fill the head coaching vacancy for the legendary basketball program at Georgetown. Regardless of where he coaches, Cooley has a strong pitch that will be difficult to beat.

It’s apparent that Texas will need bigs next season. The Longhorns could bring back Dylan Mitchell to pair with elite Duncanville talent Ron Holland. Even so, neither would give the team the defensive post presence it needs.

With Dylan Disu’s return uncertain and Christian Bishop departing, Texas could use a taller player or two through the transfer portal. Whether or not Lampkin is a priority, that position is a pressing need.

Texas’ search for post players will be worth monitoring over the summer.

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Upset complete: Georgia basketball knocks off #11 Memphis

Behind a balanced offensive performance, Tom Crean’s squad outlasted a red-hot Memphis team 65-62 in an early season classic.

Georgia’s men’s basketball team marched into Memphis to face a Tigers team in the middle of a ten-game winning streak. Correction: at the end of a ten-game winning streak.

Behind a balanced offensive performance featuring four Bulldogs scoring double-digit figures, Tom Crean’s squad outlasted a red-hot Memphis 65-62 in an early season classic. The game featured over twenty lead changes and no team ever led by more than eight points.

Junior Rayshaun Hammonds led the way for the Dawgs, scoring 15 and securing 12 rebounds.

Freshman star Anthony Edwards had a less-than-memorable afternoon, shooting 4-17 from the field, but found some rhythm at a crucial time. Seven of his thirteen points were scored during a run that brought Georgia back from being down 39-47 to being up 51-48 across a span of three minutes and ten seconds.

Graduate transfer Donnell Gresham, Jr. posted 12 points and freshman spark plug Sahvir Wheeler racked up 10 off the bench.

Georgia improves to 10-3 on the season and has won four straight. The Dawgs’ next game takes place on Tuesday night, when they welcome the #14 Kentucky Wildcats to Stegeman Coliseum.

The broadcast begins on ESPN at 9:00 p.m. EST.