Sources: Memphis lands former KSU star Tomlin

Jeff Borzello, ESPN

• Staff WriterDec 12, 2023, 09:27 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider.
• Signed up with ESPN in 2014.
• Graduate of University of Delaware.Former Kansas State forward Nae’Qwan Tomlin, who was dismissed from the Wildcats’program recently, devoted to Memphis on Tuesday, sources told ESPN.After going into the transfer website Friday, Tomlin squandered very little time with his recruitment and took a visit to Memphis on Monday.Tomlin is anticipated to finish later on today and needs to be eligible to play for Memphis

shortly after being confessed to the school.Editor’s Picks Tomlin was suspended forever in late October after being arrested and implicated of”disorderly conduct; brawling or combating”at Tubby’s Sports Bar in Manhattan, Kansas. The Topeka Capital-Journal reported Tomlin had actually been granted diversion in the case.Last Wednesday, Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor revealed that Tomlin had been dismissed from the team. University president Richard Linton followed up Friday, stating the decision was not”made entirely due to an incident at a bar in Aggieville.”A 6-foot-10 forward from New york city, Tomlin began 36 games last season for Kansas State, averaging 10.4 points and 5.9 rebounds. He was an essential consider the Wildcats ‘go to the Elite 8, scoring in double figures in all four NCAA tournament games and averaging 12.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks.At Memphis, Tomlin will add a lot more experience to one of the earliest groups in college basketball. With Jordan Brown’s uncertain status moving forward, Tomlin must immediately slot into Penny Hardaway’s frontcourt rotation. With their win Sunday at Texas A&M, the Tigers are off to a 7-2 start.