MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis and coach Penny Hardaway made it official Thursday. James Wiseman, the No. 1 prospect in the 2019 recruiting class, is signed and is a Tiger.
Wiseman, who attends East High, is the top-ranked high school player in the country according 247Sports and ESPN. Hardaway confirmed the signing at a Thursday media availability at the Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center on the Park Avenue Campus.
Recruited heavily by the nation's top programs, Wiseman chose to stay in Memphis and re-unite with Hardaway, his former coach at East High. Wiseman, 7-foot and 230 pounds, helped East High to its third-straight state title last March while playing with Alex Lomax and Ryan Boyce, who are members of the UofM basketball team.