Veteran Emmanuel Akot Transfers to Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis Tiger head men's basketball coach Penny Hardaway has added Emmanuel Akot (G, 6-8, Boise State) to the program for the upcoming 2022-23 season.

Akot, a fifth-year player with 102 collegiate games under his belt, joins fellow fifth years Kendric Davis (G, 6-0, SMU) and Elijah McCadden (G, 6-4, Georgia Southern University), as well as redshirt-senior Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu (F, 6-10, UT-Arlington), as additions to the Memphis roster this offseason.

"Emmanuel is a tremendous addition to our team and exactly the type of player we aspire to bring into our program," Hardaway said. "He is the definition of a two-way player and the ultimate competitor who impacts winning in…