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Memphis basketball has welcomed a commitment from UTRGV guard Hasan Abdul Hakim, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Commercial Appeal on May 2.
The source requested anonymity since a formal announcement has not yet been made.
CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz reported May 2 that Abdul Hakim has officially signed with Memphis.
The 6-foot-8 Abdul Hakim becomes the 10th player Tigers coach Penny Hardaway has added since the 2024-25 season ended in March.
Despite his size and strong rebounding numbers, Abdul Hakim is listed as a guard. He joins a roster that currently features a bevy of backcourt players. Of the newcomers currently expected to play for the Tigers in 2025-26, only one (7-foot-1 Aaron Bradshaw) is a true big man. Ashton Hardaway (6-9) has some size, but he has been more of a perimeter player his first two seasons at the collegiate level.
The rest are guards − Sincere Parker, Dug McDaniel, Julius Thedford, Quante Berry, Daniel Vieira-Tuck and Felipe Patino. Memphis is also expected to bring back point guard Dante Harris, who played 16 games for Hardaway in 2024-25.
Abdul Hakim, who has one season of eligibility remaining, averaged 13.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists a game in 2024-25 for UTRGV. He played just 12 games, leaving the team in January 2025, for what coach Kahil Fennell labeled at the time as an "unfortunate kind of situation." He shot 48% from the field and 32.7% at the 3-point line.
The Toronto, Ontario, Canada native came up big in big games at UTRGV, putting up a double-double against Creighton (26 points, 11 rebounds) and dropping 19 points (with eight rebounds) versus Wisconsin. The season before, he had 14 points against Oklahoma and 21 points against Grand Canyon.
Abdul Hakim played in 20 games during the 2023-24 season for the Vaqueros, averaging 12.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
Prior to his two seasons at UTRGV, Abdul Hakim spent two seasons at Sante Fe College, one at the College of Southern Idaho.
Reach sports writer Jason Munz at [email protected], follow him @munzly on X, and sign up for the Memphis Basketball Insider text group.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Memphis basketball adds big guard Hasan Abdul Hakim | Source
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The source requested anonymity since a formal announcement has not yet been made.
CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz reported May 2 that Abdul Hakim has officially signed with Memphis.
The 6-foot-8 Abdul Hakim becomes the 10th player Tigers coach Penny Hardaway has added since the 2024-25 season ended in March.
Despite his size and strong rebounding numbers, Abdul Hakim is listed as a guard. He joins a roster that currently features a bevy of backcourt players. Of the newcomers currently expected to play for the Tigers in 2025-26, only one (7-foot-1 Aaron Bradshaw) is a true big man. Ashton Hardaway (6-9) has some size, but he has been more of a perimeter player his first two seasons at the collegiate level.
The rest are guards − Sincere Parker, Dug McDaniel, Julius Thedford, Quante Berry, Daniel Vieira-Tuck and Felipe Patino. Memphis is also expected to bring back point guard Dante Harris, who played 16 games for Hardaway in 2024-25.
Abdul Hakim, who has one season of eligibility remaining, averaged 13.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists a game in 2024-25 for UTRGV. He played just 12 games, leaving the team in January 2025, for what coach Kahil Fennell labeled at the time as an "unfortunate kind of situation." He shot 48% from the field and 32.7% at the 3-point line.
The Toronto, Ontario, Canada native came up big in big games at UTRGV, putting up a double-double against Creighton (26 points, 11 rebounds) and dropping 19 points (with eight rebounds) versus Wisconsin. The season before, he had 14 points against Oklahoma and 21 points against Grand Canyon.
Abdul Hakim played in 20 games during the 2023-24 season for the Vaqueros, averaging 12.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
Prior to his two seasons at UTRGV, Abdul Hakim spent two seasons at Sante Fe College, one at the College of Southern Idaho.
Reach sports writer Jason Munz at [email protected], follow him @munzly on X, and sign up for the Memphis Basketball Insider text group.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Memphis basketball adds big guard Hasan Abdul Hakim | Source
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