Last season’s Conference USA All-Freshman guard Julius Thedford, who entered the transfer portal on March 31, committed to Memphis on Monday according to Hitmen Hoops on X.

Thedford played his high school ball at Whitehaven High School in Memphis before committing to WKU and averaging 12 points a game in his freshman campaign. 

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BREAKING: Western Kentucky transfer 6’4” G Julius Thedford has committed to Memphis, source tells me.

Averaged 12.4 PPG and 3.8 RPG on 43/37/63 shooting splits. Thedford played high school ball at both Whitehaven and Cordova in Memphis.

Thedford is a bigger, athletic combo… https://t.co/a8REsqwuvP pic.twitter.com/2rYI2CgQya

— Hitmen Hoops (@HitmenHoops) April 14, 2025

Before going down with a knee injury against Middle Tennesee State on Jan. 18, Thedford played 17 games. He led the Hilltoppers in scoring at Kentucky with 18 and had nine outings over 15 points through the season.

In addition to his CUSA All-Freshman honors, Thedford earned two Freshman of the Week selections.

Transfers Out

Senior guard Braxton Bayless

Senior guard Don McHenry

Freshman guard Julius Thedford

Senior guard Enoch Kalambay 

Graduate forward Tyrone Marshall Jr.

Senior forward Babacar Faye

Redshirt senior forward Fallou Diagne 

Transfers in 

Junior guard Cam Haffner 

Sophomore forward Louie Semona

Junior forward Bryant Selebangue

Junior forward Noah Boyde

Sports Reporter Nathan Mueller can be reached at nathan.mueller103@topper.wku.edu.

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