Memphis basketball set to lose Simon Majok to the transfer portal
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 Obradoviฤ, 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.