"Get ready for the Nico treatment": Fans call out PJ Haggerty amid reports of massive demand, days after leaving Penny Hardaway's squad
College hoops fans called out PJ Haggerty on Friday after reports emerged that he is seeking a massive amount of money for his transfer days after he left Penny Hardaway's Memphis squad.
On3 Sports shared on its X account basketball analyst Jeff Goodman's report that Haggerty is asking for at least $4 million from prospective teams for him to consider their offers. He also demanded that the point guard position be primarily his when he joins his future team.
That drew reactions from fans, who compared the Haggerty transfer saga to the Nico Iamaleava debacle with Tennessee just days earlier.
"Get ready for the Nico treatment. Bummer for this kid," one fan wrote.
"Not again. Didn’t you learn from Nico?" one fan asked.
"He really learned nothing from Nico “I’mma-Leave-Ya-Tomorrah” huh?" one fan commented.
Here are some other reactions.
"$4 million is insane. Congrats if he’s able to land it, but this type of pay is not going to be sustainable in college sports. The current atmosphere is going to turn a lot of fans away from the sport," one fan replied.
"Dude not see what happened to Nico? Looks like another greedy athlete is gonna have to learn the hard way," one fan shared.
"Does he not read or know what is happening to people like him asking for unreasonable $ in a college atmosphere. Good luck Greedy," one fan posted.
"The only guy from this year that is worth remotely close to 4 M is Cooper Flagg," another fan tweeted.
How PJ Haggerty fared for the Memphis Tigers in the 2024-25 NCAA season
PJ Haggerty posted impressive numbers for Memphis in the 2024-25 NCAA season, leading the Tigers not only in scoring but also in assists and steals. The sophomore guard, who previously played for TCU and Tulsa, averaged 21.7 points, 5.8 boards, 3.7 dimes and 1.8 steals through 35 games in his first season with the Memphis Tigers.
PJ Haggerty immediately won trophies in his first year under coach Penny Hardaway, leading Memphis to the AAC regular-season title and victory in the AAC Championship.
Unfortunately for Haggerty and the Tigers, they failed to bring home the trophy in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. They stumbled in the first round of March Madness, losing 78-70 to No. 12 seed Colorado State. Haggerty struggled with his outside shot in the loss, missing seven of his eight 3-point attempts.