Josh Pastner left Memphis to take the head coaching job at Georgia Tech on April 8, 2016.

[2] Sources: The Tigers hired coach Orlando "Tubby" Smith to replace Josh Pastner in April 2016.

This caused Lawson to reenter his son Dedric in the 2016 draft and hint that KJ would be transferring.

However, on April 25, 2016, The Commercial Appeal reported that Lawson would be retained on the basketball staff as director of player personnel.

[5] The U of M announced that presumptive starting center Nick Marshall unexpectedly left the team on August 1, 2016 when he went to live with his pregnant girlfriend.