Memphis Men’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 5, 2023 · CSM Staff
Memphis Tigers
American (26-8, 13-5)
Big Wins: 12/17 Texas A&M (83-79), 3/12 vs Houston (75-65)
Bad Losses: 1/11 at UCF (104-107), 2/4 Tulane (89-90)
Coach: Penny Hardaway
Probable Starters:
Chandler Lawson, Senior, Forward, 5.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg
DeAndre Williams, Senior, Forward, 17.8 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.5 spg, 1.0 bpg
Elijah McCadden, Senior, Guard, 7.6 ppg, 1.4 apg, 4.1 rpg
Kendric Davis, Senior, Guard, 22.1 ppg, 5.6 apg, 2.0 spg
Jayden Hardaway, Senior, Guard, 5.3 ppg
Key Role Players:
Keonte Kennedy, Senior, Guard, 9.2 ppg
Damaria Franklin, Senior, Guard, 5.2 ppg
Johnathan Lawson, Freshman, Guard, 3.5 ppg, 1.2 apg
Alex Lomax, Senior, Guard, 6.9 ppg, 3.3 apg, 2.4 spg
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu, Senior, Forward, 2.6 ppg, 1.7 rpg
Malcolm Dandridge, Senior, Forward, 5.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 79.5 (24th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 72.6 (250, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.1 (25, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.9 (36, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.8 (316, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.4 (170, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.1 (79, 4)
Rebound Margin: 1.2 (169, 7)
Assists Per Game: 15.6 (31, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.7 (286, 11)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Boise State |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Gonzaga |
| 2021 | NIT | First Round win over Dayton |
| 2021 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Boise State |
| 2021 | NIT | Semifinal win over Colorado State |
| 2021 | NIT | Final win over Mississippi State |
| 2019 | NIT | First Round win over San Diego |
| 2019 | NIT | Second Round loss to Creighton |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over George Washington |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Virginia |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over St. Mary’s |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Michigan State |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to St. Louis |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Arizona |
| 2010 | NIT | First Round win over St. Johns |
| 2010 | NIT | Second Round loss to Mississippi |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Cal State Northridge |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Maryland |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Missouri |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Texas Arlington |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Mississippi State |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Michigan State |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Texas |
| 2008 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over UCLA |
| 2008 | NCAA | National Final loss to Kansas |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over North Texas |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Nevada |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Texas A&M |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Ohio State |
*all team stats through 3/5
