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For Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway and the team, the 2023–24 season has been exciting and rarely dull.

It took yet another turn on Saturday.

The 6-foot-9 forward for the Tigers and native of Memphis, Malcolm Dandridge, is not allowed to play for a Memphis team that is battling to make it to the NCAA Tournament.

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It’s big news for the Tigers, who are 19-8 going into their game on Sunday against a Florida Atlantic squad that leads the American Athletic Conference in points and is coming off of a 10-month run to the Final Four, which started with a one-point victory over Memphis in the opening round. Dandridge leads the group in shot blocking and ranks third in  rebounder who has started 19 of the 27 games for the Tigers.

Everything you need to know about Dandridge, his injury, and his playing status is provided below:

Malcolm Dandridge: Who is he?
Dandridge is a fifth-year graduate student competing in the Memphis program.

He was raised in Memphis and attended East High, where he played for Hardaway before his coach succeeded Tubby Smith as head coach in March 2018. He began playing for the school’s state-winning squads in 2017 and 2018 and its 2019 runner-up team.

After being hired by the Tigers, Dandridge became Hardaway’s first commitment. Later, former East teammates James Wiseman, Alex Lomax, Ryan Boyce, and Jayden Hardaway also joined.

in Memphis.

He played in 24 games as a freshman in 2019–20, and ever since then, he has been a reliable reserve player for the Tigers. Despite playing in just 20 games due to injuries last season, he averaged a career-high 5.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.

He has improved, though, and his scoring average has gone up by one basket per game from 2022–2023 this season. This season, he has scored in double figures in ten games. His career-high 19 points came in a 97-88 loss to UAB on January 28.

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Has Malcolm Dandridge engaged in academic dishonesty?
Due to an ongoing investigation into possible academic misconduct, Dandridge is not on the team.

Sources told Jason Munz of The Commercial Appeal. Although Dandridge’s eligibility is being looked into, his suspension is due to suspicion rather than proof of fraud.

Malcolm Dandridge—is he on suspension?
Dandridge’s period of noncompetitive absence is equivalent to a suspension. He’ll be detained “until further notice” while the university wraps up its inquiry.