Hardaway adds two more transfers to Tiger program
MEMPHIS – The retooling of the Tigers basketball roster continues as Penny Hardaway lands another coveted transfer.
Make that two talented transfers.
Texas point guard Tyrese Hunter is heading to Memphis after spending the past two years with the Longhorns. The 6-foot point guard was a two year starter in Austin, averaging 11 points and four assists as a junior where he shot over 45-percent from the floor and a career best 34-percent from 3-point range in helping lead the Longhorns to the Round of 32 in this year’s NCAA Tournament where Texas lost to Tennessee.
A Top 40 prospect in the Class of 2021, Hunter started his college career at Iowa State where he was named the Big XII’s Freshman of the Year.
Hardaway then added George Mason transfer guard Baraka Okojie on Monday night.
In his one year with the Patriots, the 6’3″ Okojie averaged over 8 points and almost 3 rebounds and 3 assists a game.
Hunter and Okojie are the fourth and fifth transfers that Hardaway has added to the Memphis roster.
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