
L. Jason Smith
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L. Jason Smith
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Host J&J @929espn, M-F, 9a-Noon | Host Grizz Beat @grindcitymedia, Wed, 2p | Former newspaper beat writer | Father | Husband | Brother | Servant #TGBTG 🙌🏽




NEWS: North Alabama 6’9” big Corneilous Williams is set to visit Memphis on Wednesday, per source. Averaged 12.2 PPG and 9.3 REB last season. One of the best rebounders in the portal, Williams was in the 90th percentile for OREB% (12.9%) and the 88th percentile for DREB% (20.9%). Completed a zoom with Memphis staff already. UAB, Boston College, James Madison, FAU, Tulsa, Charlotte, Temple + others are also in contact with Williams.








NEWS: Southern Miss transfer 6’7” wing Tylik Weeks is visiting Memphis today, per source. Weeks just completed a visit to Ole Miss last week, and it’s widely viewed as a battle between those two teams for Weeks. Weeks is one of the best offensive wings in the transfer portal and would be a major pickup for Memphis.


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NEWS: After wrapping up his Missouri visit yesterday, Texas A&M transfer G Josh Holloway tells me that he will be visiting Memphis next. “Penny and staff have prioritized me since the portal opened.” In limited minutes last season, the analytics loved Holloway: 94th percentile in RAPM (4.4) 90th percentile in STL% Interested to see how these numbers look with a larger role against worse competition.





NEWS: Memphis has a zoom set up with SEMO transfer 6’3” G Luke Almodovar, per source. Pitt, UAB, USF, Pepperdine, Ball State + others are involved as well. Averaged 14.1 PPG and 3.7 REB on 43/32/76 shooting splits. Very good athlete with some real wiggle to his handle. Mostly used as a 2-guard (70% of jump shots off the catch + 43% of poss off spot ups/screens) but showed creation last season. Not afraid to let it fly from deep (6.3 attempts per game).

