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Memphis lands a key transfer to boost their back court experience

Memphis added a key piece as Vanderbilt transfer Kedren Johnson made it official that he will be continue his career with the Tigers.

“I’m going to be finishing up my college basketball career, as well as my broadening my education and knowledge for music, at the University of Memphis,” Johnson announced on Wednesday.

Johnson averaged 13.5 points, 3.6 assists and 3.5 boards as a sophomore at Vandy in 2012-2013, but he was suspended from the program last summer for what was a “mistake” stemming from “some very poor judgement”. He was not enrolled at the school for the 2013-2014 school year, and while he was expected to return to the program for this season, news broke last week that his Commodore career had come to an end.

Johnson will need a waiver to be eligible to play this season for the Tigers. He sat out last season, but NCAA rules require a transfer to spend a year in residence at his new school. This is the same waiver that Memphis applied for with Michael Dixon last season. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining, but after sitting out last season, he only has two years to use up those two seasons.

Memphis had a scholarship come open last week when it was announced that Dominic Woodson would be transferring out of the program. The Tigers have an abundance of size in their front court, with Austin Nichols, Shaq Goodwin, Nick King and Kuran Iverson still in the program, but after losing their four senior guards last season, Josh Pastner is devoid of experience in his back court, as they don’t have a single guard with a single minute of Division I experience. Getting Johnson eligible for this season would be a major boost to a team that lost twice to Carleton during their Canadian trip, last night by 32 points.

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