Former Ohio State forward Aaron Bradshaw committed to Memphis on Wednesday, he announced in an Instagram post.
“10 toes down. Committed to the grind. Let’s get it, Memphis!” Bradshaw wrote in the post, which shows him in black Tigers uniform.
Bradshaw joins the Penny Hardaway-led Tigers program just one week after taking an official visit on April 16 and 22 days after filling out his paperwork to enter the portal on April 1. The former highly coveted five-star prospect and McDonald’s All-American will play for his third team in as many seasons after back-to-back disappointing one-and-done seasons with Kentucky and Ohio State, respectively.
After playing in 26 games at Kentucky, Bradshaw was supposed to emerge as a reliable frontcourt presence for Jake Diebler’s team in 2024-25, but that expectation was never met after he averaged 6.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.6 fouls per game in 22 games.
He missed 10 games on the year due to a university investigation into an alleged domestic incident that occurred at his off-campus home and forced him to step away from the team and then a flu bug that hit the team in February.
Bradshaw will now look for a third chance on a Memphis team that is coming off a successful 29-6 campaign in 2024-25 that earned it a No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament, although they were upset by No. 12 Colorado State in the first round. He has two years of collegiate eligibility remaining.
Four of the five Buckeyes who entered the portal before the window closed on Tuesday have now found new teams. Forward Evan Mahaffey will play his senior season at Akron – where he will team up with his former OSU teammate Bowen Hardman – while guard Meechie Johnson Jr. is headed back to South Carolina to play his sixth collegiate season. Forward Sean Stewart — who entered the transfer portal a few hours after the window closed on Tuesday night — has yet to commit to a new school.
