Memphis Lands Rider Transfer Tariq Ingraham to Bolster Frontcourt
Memphis โขTigers men’s basketball coach Penny hardaway โhas added Rider University transfer โขTariq Ingraham toโฃ teh roster, the program announced Wednesday. the 7-foot center is expected to provide a physical interior presence for the Tigers.
Ingraham, who started 33 games for Rider in the 2024-25 season, averaged 10.9 points and seven rebounds per game, also contributing โค1.5 assists and achieving seven double-doubles. โHe shot 54.2% from the field, rankingโ fifth in โคthe Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
“They toldโข me โthey want me to be Tariqโ Ingraham,” Ingraham told The Commercial Appeal. “‘You create โyour own path. You’re not โฃgoingโฃ toโค be anyone’s replacement.’โ They knew people would say that, butโ they’re like, ‘Nah, โขwe’re not doing that here. โWe want youโ to beโค the best you possible.'”
Prior toโ Ingraham’sโ arrival,โ Memphis already possessed notable size with 7-footers Aaronโ Bradshaw and Simonโ Majok, along with forwards โThierno Sylla and Arop Arop. however, the team sought to add a more imposing physical presence inside.
“Iโ can play the 4 or โthe โฃ5, if I need to,” Ingraham said. “It doesn’t really matter to me, as โขlong as I’m on โขthe court.”
Ingraham also started 32โ games for โฃRider in 2023-24, averaging 9.3 points and 6.5 rebounds. He appeared in all 30 games (16 starts) during his first season with theโฃ Broncos, posting 6.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per โgame.
Ingraham began hisโ collegiate career at wake Forest, where his time was hampered by injuries. โHe missed the entire 2019-20 season after tearing his left Achilles tendon in the preseason and played in โonyl two games โin 2020-21 due to a separate medical issue.โฃ He transferred after appearing in one gameโ for the Demon Deacons in 2021-22.
The Tigersโ were already at their 15-player roster โขlimit before Ingraham’s addition, raising the possibility ofโข a subsequent roster move.
Memphis will hold preseason exhibitions against Arkansas (Oct. 27, 8โ p.m. CT, ESPNU) at FedExForum and auburn โ(Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m. CT) at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The regular โฃseason begins โขNov.โฃ 8 โคat home againstโฃ San Francisco.