Memphis holds out Dandridge over eligibility concern

• Jeff Borzello, ESPN

  • Staff WriterFeb 24, 2024, 11:58 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting expert.
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  • Graduate of University of Delaware.Memphis senior Malcolm Dandridge will be held out of competitors indefinitely throughout an examination into his eligibility, the school revealed Saturday morning.The Tigers will host Florida Atlantic on Sunday afternoon.”The University of

  Memphis is currently gathering and examining details concerning a possible problem impacting Malcolm Dandridge’s eligibility and is withholding him from competitors up until further notice,”the school stated in a statement.”To safeguard the stability of that process, we are unable to comment further at this time.”Dandridge, a 6-foot-9 senior forward, was coach Cent Hardaway’s first commitment in the Tigers’2019 recruiting class that eventually completed as the No. 1 class in the country. This is his 5th year in the Tigers’ program. Dandridge quickly entered the transfer portal last spring however chose to go back to Memphis and has actually started 19 games this season.Editor’s Picks

  He is balancing 8.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in 2023-24. Memphis’game versus FAU on Sunday is basically a must-win for the Tigers’postseason hopes. Memphis opened the season with a 15-2 record, increasing as

high as No. 10 in the Associated Press survey, but has actually because lost six of 10 games to plummet out of a lot of projected NCAA tournament brackets.Since Hardaway took over at Memphis in 2018, the Tigers have actually been the subject of numerous NCAA investigations. There was an 18-month NCAA examination due to declared violations involving James Wiseman and other recruits. The independent accountability resolution procedure adjudicated that case,

concluding that Hardaway didn’t break NCAA rules because of his enduring philanthropy in Memphis.Last summer, Hardaway was suspended three games by the NCAA for hiring infractions and breaking head-coach obligation guidelines in a different investigation.