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The Memphis basketball team has added a home game against Ohio, finalizing its schedule for the 2024-25 non-league season, multiple sources confirmed to The Commercial Appeal.
The sources requested anonymity because no official announcement has been made.
The Tigers and Bobcats will face off at FedExForum on Nov. 15. It will be the first meeting between the two schools since Dec. 5, 2012, and the second meeting overall. Memphis won the first game at FedExForum, 84-58.
Memphis also hosts Missouri (Nov. 4), Arkansas State (Dec. 8), Mississippi State (Dec. 21) and Ole Miss (Dec. 28). The Tigers face UNLV (Nov. 9), Clemson (Dec. 14) and Virginia (Dec. 18) on the road. They also have four neutral-site games, including three at the Maui Invitational and against San Francisco (Nov. 21 at Chase Center in San Francisco).
The Maui Invitational features a strong field of participants: UConn (two-time defending champion), North Carolina, Iowa State, Auburn, Michigan State, Dayton and Colorado. Memphis will face UConn in the first round on November 25 (1:30 p.m., ESPN2) and either Michigan State or Colorado on November 26.
Ohio finished 20-13 last season and was tied with Akron for second place in the MAC under coach Jeff Boals. Top scorer Jaylin Hunter is gone, but four of the Bobcats’ full-time starters return.
Aidan Hadaway and AJ Clayton finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the MAC in field goal percentage, while Ajay Sheldon finished second in the league in 3-point percentage.
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Ohio welcomed several new additions during the offseason, including guard Jackson Paveletzke, who transferred from Iowa State.
According to the latest prediction from CBS Sports bracketologist Jerry Palm, the Bobcats will advance to the NCAA Tournament as an automatic qualifier from the MAC.
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