MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The era of Memphis men's basketball opened on Wednesday (October 5) afternoon with the first practice of the season.
The Tigers open their 2016-17 season on November 14 when the squad hosts UTRGV at 7 p.m. at FedExForum.
Memphis returns six players who started at least one game last year, including , who was recently named to the Preseason All-America Team from College Sports Madness. Lawson averaged 15.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game - both of which led the team.
returns after playing 10 games - starting twice - and averaging 8.