Seven Players Memphis has reportedly shown interest in from the transfer portal

The transfer portal opened on Tuesday, and the Memphis staff is busy identifying players for next season’s team. The Tigers’ staff, which includes three new assistant coaches and a general manager, will be tasked with replacing a bulk of last season’s roster, and they have already set up Zoom calls with a handful of targets.

After the 13-19 season, only two players elected to return to Penny Hardaway’s program. The head coach also secured commitments from a pair of high school prospects, including Briarcrest’s Fred Smith Jr., which means the staff will have 11 spots to fill if they intend to fill all 15 roster spots.

Here is a look at seven players that Memphis has reportedly shown interest in from the transfer portal and what they could add to the Tigers’ roster.

Rowan Brumbaugh (Tulane)

Memphis has reached out to Brumbaugh and will look to bring in the Tulane transfer to lead next year’s team. Brumbaugh averaged 19.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game last season, and he shot 36 percent from deep on 5.3 attempts per game.

Brumbaugh also spent the last two seasons under new Memphis assistant coach Sean Mock.

G Jayden Reid (Northwestern)

Reid started his career at USF before transferring after his sophomore season. At Northeastern, he averaged 10.1 points, five assists and 1.4 rebounds per game in 34 games, including 28 starts.

In his final year at USF, the guard averaged 12.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game and shot 35.8 percent from deep on 5.1 attempts per game.

G Colby Garland (San Jose State)

Garland spent the 2025-26 season at San José State and led the team with 20.3 points per game, which ranked No. 27 in the country. Garland shot 37.2 percent from deep and added 3.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.

The 6-foot guard from Magnolia, Arkansas, has already met with the Tigers over Zoom, and it’ll be interesting to see if he sets up a visit to Memphis. On Saturday, Sam Kayser reported that Garland would visit Creighton on Tuesday and meet with USC over Zoom on Sunday.

G Jimmie Williams (Duquesne)

On Saturday, it was reported that Memphis has shown interest in Williams, who spent his junior season at Duquesne. The 6-foot-5, 210-pound guard averaged 15.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game last season, and he was named to the All-Conference Third Team.

Williams spent the 2024-25 season at USF and has received interest from several power conference schools, including Texas A&M, LSU and Ole Miss.

G Luke Almodovar (SEMO)

Almodovar is in the transfer portal after spending his junior season at SEMO, where he was named to the All-Conference First Team. The guard started his collegiate career at NAIA Saint Francis University and shot 41.4 percent from three-point range on 5.4 attempts during his 2024-25 season. 

With the Red Hawks, Almodovar averaged 14.1 points and 3.7 rebounds in 33 games, but he only shot 31.6 percent on 6.3 three-point attempts per game. While he had a lot of success shooting the ball at the NAIA level, Almodovar can get to the rim as well, and 31 percent of his shots last season came at the rim.

F Cameron Wallace (Little Rock)

Wallace spent two seasons at Holmes Community College before transferring to Little Rock. As a junior, he averaged 12.7 points and 6.9 rebounds in 32 games, including 22 starts. The 6-foot-8 forward showed a lot of success as a rebounder, especially on the offensive glass, and more than 50 percent of his shots came around the rim.

F Jamarion Davis-Fleming (Mississippi State)

Davis-Fleming started his career at Mississippi State and averaged 3.7 points and 4.8 rebounds in 32 games, including six starts. The 6-foot-10, 240-pound freshman averaged 20.2 minutes per game, and he had a season-high 13 points in a home game against Ole Miss.

The freshman showed signs of being a great rebounder, and 27.3 percent of his points came off rebounds.

Davis-Flemings is also familiar with the city after playing for Memphis-based Team Thad on the Nike EYBL circuit in high school.