Penny Hardaway is lighting the recruiting world on fire.

With the addition of five-star forward Precious Achiuwa, who announced his commitment to the Memphis basketball program Friday, Hardaway and the Tigers now boast the No. 1 recruiting class in the country, according to 247 Sports.

Memphis passed Kentucky to move into the top spot. Arizon and Duke occupy the next two spots in the current 247 Sports rankings.

Achiuwa, a five-star forward, is the 14th-ranked prospect in the 2019 recruiting class, according to 247 Sports. He joins a group of incoming recruits that also features expected one-and-done-level signee James Wiseman, who is widely projected to be a high lottery pick in the 2020 NBA draft.

Achiuwa and Wiseman played against one another in the McDonald's All-American game in March, when Achiuwa, a 6-foot-9 forward from Nigeria, scored 22 points and added nine rebounds. Wiseman finished with 13 points and six boards.

The Tigers' latest addition gives them eight new players for next season, including Arkansas-Little Rock graduate transfer Rayjon Tucker and top-100 prospects Wiseman, Boogie Ellis, D.J. Jeffries, Lester Quinones, Damion Baugh and Malcolm Dandridge.

Memphis no longer has any scholarships available for next season, unless another player were to transfer or move to walk-on status.

Contributing: Tom Schad, USA TODAY