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Memphis basketball center Simon Majok plans to enter the transfer portal, he told The Commercial Appeal April 3.
The transfer portal opens April 7 and will close April 21.
Majok, a 7-1 center, played in 25 games (10 starts) as a true freshman for coach Penny Hardaway. The South Sudan native is one of eight players on the Tigers' 2025-26 roster with eligibility remaining, and he is the fifth one expected to leave via the transfer portal, joining Quante Berry, Curtis Givens III, Ashton Hardaway and Arop Arop. Fellow 7-footer Aaron Bradshaw is the lone Tiger who has not yet publicly announced whether he is staying at Memphis or moving on.
Only junior guard Julius Thedford and junior forward William Whorton are expected to return to Memphis for the 2026-27 season.
Majok has been open about his desire to remain a Tiger. But he said he was recently informed by his agent, Borko Obradović, that the transfer portal would be his next move.
"I wanted to stay," Majok said. "I told both sides, 'I'm staying,' since the beginning. I said, 'I don't want a new coach.' (But) it's not going to work out.
"I appreciate everybody here in Memphis. Memphis will always have a special place in my heart. It's gonna be hard. But it is what it is."
Majok was an early bright spot for the Tigers, who finished 13-19. He averaged 5.0 points and 4.1 rebounds through his first seven games on the floor as a true freshman. His best showing was a 13-point, six-rebound game against New Orleans on Dec. 3, 2025. He also had back-to-back seven-rebound games against UNLV and then-No. 1 Purdue (against whom he played a season-high 28 minutes).
Majok also had 14 blocked shots, including a highlight-worthy swat in a win over Baylor on Dec. 6, 2025. But his playing time and productivity dwindled as the season wore on, and he finished with averages of 2.6 points and 2.1 rebounds a game.
Reach sports writer Jason Munz at [email protected], follow him @munzly on X.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Memphis basketball set to lose Simon Majok to the transfer portal
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The transfer portal opens April 7 and will close April 21.
Majok, a 7-1 center, played in 25 games (10 starts) as a true freshman for coach Penny Hardaway. The South Sudan native is one of eight players on the Tigers' 2025-26 roster with eligibility remaining, and he is the fifth one expected to leave via the transfer portal, joining Quante Berry, Curtis Givens III, Ashton Hardaway and Arop Arop. Fellow 7-footer Aaron Bradshaw is the lone Tiger who has not yet publicly announced whether he is staying at Memphis or moving on.
Only junior guard Julius Thedford and junior forward William Whorton are expected to return to Memphis for the 2026-27 season.
Majok has been open about his desire to remain a Tiger. But he said he was recently informed by his agent, Borko Obradović, that the transfer portal would be his next move.
"I wanted to stay," Majok said. "I told both sides, 'I'm staying,' since the beginning. I said, 'I don't want a new coach.' (But) it's not going to work out.
"I appreciate everybody here in Memphis. Memphis will always have a special place in my heart. It's gonna be hard. But it is what it is."
Majok was an early bright spot for the Tigers, who finished 13-19. He averaged 5.0 points and 4.1 rebounds through his first seven games on the floor as a true freshman. His best showing was a 13-point, six-rebound game against New Orleans on Dec. 3, 2025. He also had back-to-back seven-rebound games against UNLV and then-No. 1 Purdue (against whom he played a season-high 28 minutes).
Majok also had 14 blocked shots, including a highlight-worthy swat in a win over Baylor on Dec. 6, 2025. But his playing time and productivity dwindled as the season wore on, and he finished with averages of 2.6 points and 2.1 rebounds a game.
Reach sports writer Jason Munz at [email protected], follow him @munzly on X.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Memphis basketball set to lose Simon Majok to the transfer portal
Continue reading...
