Memphis fifth-year senior forward Tyreek Smith is reportedly on the move once again.

Smith entered the transfer portal ahead of the Tigers' season opener against Missouri, the university confirmed in a statement to The Commercial Appeal.

"Tyreek informed the staff that he would like to explore other opportunities," the Memphis athletic department stated (h/t Cameron Salerno of CBS Sports). "We would like to thank Tyreek for his hard work and dedication while at the University of Memphis and wish him the best of luck."

Smith transferred to Memphis from SMU and also had stops at Oklahoma State and Texas Tech. During the 2023-24 season with the Mustangs, he averaged 8.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks.

Per Grant Grubbs of On3.com, Smith informed Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway that he was stepping away from the team on Oct. 20.

"I think that in this era, you have to understand that these young men will have situations where they're going to need some time," Hardaway said last month. "There's so much pressure with playing time, with family members, with all kinds of stuff happening and [Tyreek] came to me and asked for a couple of personal days, and I gave them to him. He never once told me that he was quitting."

Smith's representative with Young Money Sports then alleged that the university "had not paid the transfer forward in the four months that he'd been with the team and had broken other promises" to him, per Grubbs.

However, Gary Parrish of CBS Sports reported that Memphis paid Smith $175,000, which he said would have been equivalent to a third of what he agreed to receive as part of his NIL deal.

Memphis won its season opener without Smith, defeating Missouri 83-75. The team will look to improve to 2-0 when it meets UNLV (1-0) on Saturday.