Available for opener Jeffries (knee) will be available Wednesday against St. Mary's, Danielle Lerner of DailyMemphian.com reports. Impact According to the report, only one Memphis player (Ahmad Rand) did not travel with the team, while "everyone else" -- with the exception of DeAndre Williams (waiver) -- will be available for the opener. Effectively, it doesn't appear the knee injury which cut Jeffries' freshman season short after 19 games has carried into the 2020-21 campaign. After taking a look at the NBA but ultimately deciding to return to school, Jeffries is expected to start at power forward for the Tigers and build off averages of 10.8 points and 4.3 rebounds from a season ago.
NOVEMBER 25, 2020 • ROTOWIRE