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2019–20 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Barclays Center Classic Champions
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record21–10 (10–8 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFedExForum
Seasons
2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cincinnati 13 – 5   .722 20 – 10   .667
No. 22 Houston 13 – 5   .722 23 – 8   .742
Tulsa 13 – 5   .722 21 – 10   .677
Wichita State 11 – 7   .611 23 – 8   .742
UConn 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613
Memphis 10 – 8   .556 21 – 10   .677
SMU 9 – 9   .500 19 – 11   .633
UCF 7 – 11   .389 16 – 14   .533
South Florida 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Temple 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
East Carolina 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Tulane 4 – 14   .222 12 – 18   .400
Note: The 2020 AAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 99th season of Tiger basketball, the second under head coach Penny Hardaway, and the seventh as members of the American Athletic Conference. They played their home games at the FedEx Forum.

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the 2018–19 season 22–14, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Tulane and UCF in the AAC tournament before losing to Houston in the semifinals. In the 2019 NIT Tournament, they defeated San Diego in the first round before losing to Creighton in the second round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kyvon Davenport 0 F 6'8 215 Senior Gainesville, GA Graduated
Jeremiah Martin 3 G 6'3 185 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated
Raynere Thornton 4 G/F 6'6 230 Senior Marietta, GA Graduated
Kareem Brewton 5 G 6'2 195 Senior Claxton, GA Graduated
Mike Parks 10 F 6'8 250 Senior Cleveland, OH Graduated
Antwann Jones 11 G 6'6 205 Sophomore Orlando, FL Transferred to Creighton[1]
Victor Enoh 12 F 6'7 250 Sophomore Decatur, GA Transferred to Marist[2]
David Wingett 50 G/F 6'7 200 Freshman Winnebago, NE Transferred to South Dakota State[3]

Incoming transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Isaiah Stokes 4 F 6'8" 270 RS Sophomore Memphis, TN Transferred from Florida. Under NCAA transfer rules, Stokes will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Malcolm Dandridge
C 		Memphis, TN East HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 2, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
D. J. Jeffries
SF 		Olive Branch, MS Olive Branch HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 27, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
James Wiseman
C 		Nashville, TN East HS 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 20, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Damion Baugh
PG 		Memphis, TN Tennessee Prep Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mar 7, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Lester Quiñones
SG 		Brentwood, NY IMG Academy (FL) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 10, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Boogie Ellis
CG 		San Diego, CA Mission Bay High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) May 13, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Precious Achiuwa
PF 		Port Harcourt, Nigeria Montverde Academy (FL) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 17, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: #1  247Sports: #1  ESPN: #1
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Memphis 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  • "2019 Memphis Tigers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  • "2019 Memphis Tigers Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.

2020 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Moussa Cissé
C 		Conakry, Guinea Lausanne Collegiate School (TN) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 07/15/20[4] 
Star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

2021 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Emoni Bates*
SF 		Ypsilanti, MI Ypsi Prep Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 08/25/21[5] 
Star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Jalen Duren*
C 		Philadelphia, PA Montverde Academy (FL) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) 8/6/21[6] 
Star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Josh Minott
SF 		Boca Raton, Florida Saint Andrew's School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 08/08/20[7] 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Johnathan Lawson
SF 		Memphis, Tennessee Wooddale High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 4/22/21[8] 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Sam Onu
C 		Malvern, Pennsylvania The Phelps School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 10/13/20[9] 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
John Camden
SF 		Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Brewster Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 09/30/20[10] 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 1  247Sports: 1
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2019–20 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 D. J. Jeffries 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Olive Branch HS Olive Branch, Mississippi
G 1 Tyler Harris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Cordova HS Memphis, Tennessee
G 2 Alex Lomax 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So East HS Memphis, Tennessee
F 4 Isaiah Stokes Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Florida Memphis, Tennessee
G 5 Boogie Ellis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mission Bay HS San Diego, California
G 10 Damion Baugh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tennessee Prep Academy Nashville, Tennessee
G 11 Lester Quiñones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr IMG Academy Brentwood, New York
G 12 Ryan Boyce (T) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr East HS Memphis, Tennessee
F 14 Isaiah Maurice 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Sr South Plains JC Durham, North Carolina
F 15 Lance Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS So Louisville Norcross, Georgia
C 23 Malcolm Dandridge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr East HS Memphis, Tennessee
G 25 Jayden Hardaway 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr IMG Academy Memphis, Tennessee
C 32 James Wiseman (S) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr East HS Nashville, Tennessee
F 55 Precious Achiuwa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (T) Transferred
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 6, 2019

  • Nov 8, 2019 - James Wiseman was ruled ineligible by the NCAA. After filing and subsequently dropping a lawsuit against the NCAA, Wiseman was ruled ineligible from November 20 to January 12.[11]
  • Dec 11, 2019 - Ryan Boyce entered his name into the transfer portal.[12] He would later transfer to Georgia State.[13]
  • Dec 19, 2019 - Wiseman left the team to focus on preparing for the 2020 NBA draft.[14]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
August 14, 2019*
5:00 p.m. 		vs. Commonwealth Bank Giants W 114–83  1–0
  21 – Jeffries   8 – Tied   6 – Harris  Baha Mar (–)
Nassau, Bahamas
August 15, 2019*
5:00 p.m. 		vs. NPBA Select W 135–60  2–0
  22 – Jeffries   13 – Baugh   3 – Quiones  Baha Mar (-)
Nassau, Bahamas
August 17, 2019*
4:00 p.m. 		vs. Bahamas Select National Team W 87–77  3–0
  19 – Harris   10 – Jeffries   6 – Baugh  Baha Mar (300)
Nassau, Bahamas
August 18, 2019*
10:00 a.m. 		vs. Raw Talent Elite W 107–77  4–0
  17 – Ellis, Jeffries   12 – Jeffries   8 – Lomax  Baha Mar (–)
Nassau, Bahamas
October 24, 2019*
7:00 pm 		No. 14 Christian Brothers W 86–53  5–0
  22 – Achiuwa   9 – Achiuwa   7 – Harris  FedExForum (15,403)
Memphis, TN
October 28, 2019*
7:00 pm 		No. 14 LeMoyne–Owen W 88–63  6–0
  21 – Achiuwa   11 – Achiuwa   6 – Harris  FedExForum (15,363)
Memphis, TN
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 14 South Carolina State W 97–64  1–0
  28 – Wiseman   11 – Wiseman   8 – Baugh  FedEx Forum (16,002)
Memphis, TN
November 8, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 14 UIC
Barclays Center Classic 		W 92–46  2–0
  22 – Ellis   9 – Wiseman   6 – Quinones  FedEx Forum (15,923)
Memphis, TN
November 12, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 13 vs. No. 14 Oregon
Phil Knight Invitational 		L 74–82  2–1
  16 – Quinones   12 – Wiseman   7 – Baugh  Moda Center (7,296)
Portland, OR
November 16, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 13 Alcorn State
Barclays Center Classic 		W 102–56  3–1
  21 – Quinones   10 – Quinones   5 – Lomax  FedExForum (15,471)
Memphis, TN
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 16 Little Rock
Barclays Center Classic 		W 68–58  4–1
  16 – Achiuwa   12 – Achiuwa   7 – Lomax  FedExForum (15,390)
Memphis, TN
November 23, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 16 Ole Miss W 87–86  5–1
  25 – Achiuwa   11 – Achiuwa   7 – Lomax  FedExForum (17,875)
Memphis, TN
November 28, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 16 vs. NC State
Barclays Center Classic 		W 83–78  6–1
  21 – Ellis   11 – Achiuwa   7 – Lomax  Barclays Center (1,778)
Brooklyn, NY
December 3, 2019*
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 15 Bradley W 71–56  7–1
  17 – Lomax   14 – Achiuwa   3 – Baugh  FedExForum (15,517)
Memphis, TN
December 7, 2019*
4:30 pm, CBSSN 		No. 15 at UAB W 65–57  8–1
  14 – Achiuwa   11 – Achiuwa   3 – Lomax  Bartow Arena (5,041)
Birmingham, AL
December 14, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 13 at No. 19 Tennessee W 51–47  9–1
  11 – Harris   13 – Achiuwa   3 – Lomax  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,868)
Knoxville, TN
December 21, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 11 Jackson State W 77–49  10–1
  20 – Achiuwa   9 – Achiuwa   6 – Lomax  FedExForum (15,925)
Memphis, TN
December 28, 2019*
12:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 9 New Orleans W 97–55  11–1
  18 – Achiuwa   10 – Achiuwa   7 – Baugh  FedEx Forum (15,501)
Memphis, TN
December 30, 2019
12:30 pm, CBSSN 		No. 9 Tulane W 84–73  12–1
(1–0) 		 16 – Quinones   10 – Achiuwa   8 – Tied  FedEx Forum (15,544)
Memphis, TN
January 4, 2020*
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 9 Georgia
American/SEC Alliance 		L 62–65  12–2
  20 – Achiuwa   15 – Achiuwa   4 – Lomax  FedExForum (17,272)
Memphis, TN
January 9, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 21 at No. 23 Wichita State L 67–76  12–3
(1–1) 		 22 – Achiuwa   12 – Achiuwa   4 – Lomax  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
January 12, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 21 at South Florida W 68–64  13–3
(2–1) 		 22 – Achiuwa   11 – Achiuwa   7 – Lomax  Yuengling Center (5,209)
Tampa, FL
January 16, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 22 Cincinnati
Rivalry 		W 60–49  14–3
(3–1) 		 18 – Jeffries   11 – Achiuwa   5 – Lomax  FedEx Forum (16,079)
Memphis, TN
January 22, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 20 at Tulsa L 40–80  14–4
(3–2) 		 10 – Achiuwa   6 – Achiuwa   3 – Jeffries  Reynolds Center (4,668)
Tulsa, OK
January 25, 2020
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 20 SMU L 70–74  14–5
(3–3) 		 18 – Jeffries   9 – Achiuwa   5 – Tied  FedEx Forum (17,090)
Memphis, TN
January 29, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at UCF W 59–57  15–5
(4–3) 		 20 – Thomas   13 – Achiuwa   4 – Quinones  Addition Financial Arena (5,774)
Orlando, FL
February 1, 2020
12:00 pm, CBS 		UConn W 70–63  16–5
(5–3) 		 16 – Achiuwa   8 – Achiuwa   3 – Ellis  FedEx Forum (16,240)
Memphis, TN
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Temple W 79–65  17–5
(6–3) 		 21 – Quinones   10 – Achiuwa   4 – Tied  FedEx Forum (15,685)
Memphis, TN
February 8, 2020
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		South Florida L 73–75  17–6
(6–4) 		 17 – Harris   5 – Thomas   5 – Lomax  FedEx Forum (17,314)
Memphis, TN
February 13, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN 		at Cincinnati
Rivalry 		L 86–92  17–7
(6–5) 		 22 – Achiuwa   17 – Achiuwa   4 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (12,239)
Cincinnati, OH
February 16, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN 		at UConn L 61–64  17–8
(6–6) 		 16 – Tied   13 – Achiuwa   4 – Lomax  XL Center (15,564)
Hartford, CT
February 19, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		East Carolina W 77–73  18–8
(7–6) 		 24 – Achiuwa   12 – Achiuwa   4 – Tied  FedEx Forum (16,038)
Memphis, TN
February 22, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 22 Houston W 60–59  19–8
(8–6) 		 12 – Dandridge   6 – Tied   3 – Lomax  FedEx Forum (17,735)
Memphis, TN
February 25, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at SMU L 53–58  19–9
(8–7) 		 17 – Achiuwa   7 – Achiuwa   6 – Baugh  Moody Coliseum (5,211)
Dallas, TX
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Tulane W 74–67 OT 20–9
(9–7) 		 22 – Achiuwa   22 – Achiuwa   7 – Lomax  Devlin Fieldhouse (3,023)
New Orleans, LA
March 5, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 		Wichita State W 68–60  21–9
(10–7) 		 19 – Harris   16 – Achiuwa   4 – Tied  FedEx Forum (17,021)
Memphis, TN
March 8, 2020
11:00 am, CBS 		at No. 21 Houston L 57–64  21–10
(10–8) 		 25 – Achiuwa   15 – Achiuwa   5 – Lomax  Fertitta Center (7,129)
Houston, TX
AAC tournament
March 12, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		(6) vs. (11) East Carolina
First Round 		Cancelled[1] Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Rankings

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See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP1413161615131199212220RV—————Not released
Coaches151520201817-T131011222220RV—————

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Awards and honors

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American Athletic Conference honors

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All-AAC Awards

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All-AAC First Team

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  • Precious Achiuwa

All Freshman Team

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  • Precious Achiuwa
  • Lester Quiñones

Player of the Week

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  • Week 3: Precious Achiuwa

Rookie of the Week

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  • Week 1: James Wiseman
  • Week 2: Lester Quiñones
  • Week 4: Boogie Ellis
  • Week 7: Precious Achiuwa
  • Week 9: Precious Achiuwa
  • Week 10: Precious Achiuwa
  • Week 11: D. J. Jefferies
  • Week 13: Precious Achiuwa
  • Week 15: Precious Achiuwa
  • Week 18: Precious Achiuwa

Source[15][16][17]

References

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  1. ^ "Creighton adds long-term backcourt depth with Memphis transfer Antwann Jones".
  2. ^ "Tigers forward Victor Enoh plans to transfer".
  3. ^ "Winnebago grad David Wingett transfers to South Dakota State from Memphis".
  4. ^ Givony, Jonathan (July 15, 2020). "No. 24-rated prospect Moussa Cisse commits to Memphis basketball". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  5. ^ Munz, Jason (August 25, 2021). "Memphis basketball lands Emoni Bates, a five-star prospect compared to Kevin Durant". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  6. ^ Munz, Jason (August 6, 2021). "Jalen Duren, the nation's No. 1 recruit, commits to Penny Hardaway and Memphis basketball". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  7. ^ Munz, Jason (August 8, 2020). "4-star prospect Josh Minott commits to Memphis". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  8. ^ Johnson, Steven (April 22, 2021). "Lawson brothers commit to Memphis". Daily Memphian. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  9. ^ Munz, Jason (October 13, 2020). "Sam Ayomide Onu, 7-foot center, commits to Memphis basketball over Kansas, Seton Hall". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  10. ^ Munz, Jason (September 30, 2020). "John Camden commits to Memphis. Will there be others for Penny Hardaway and Co. this week?". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  11. ^ Witz, Billy (November 20, 2019). "James Wiseman of Memphis Can Return From Suspension in January". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  12. ^ Hill, Drew (December 11, 2019). "Memphis basketball: Ryan Boyce enters NCAA transfer portal". dailymemphian.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  13. ^ Moore, Ben (December 22, 2019). "Memphis Guard Ryan Boyce to Transfer to GSUwebsite=247sports.com". Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  14. ^ ESPN News Services (December 19, 2019). "James Wiseman leaves Memphis, to enter NBA draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  15. ^ "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  16. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". theamerican.org. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  17. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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