memphis men's basketball game notes vs wichita state - nov. 18, 2014

No. Name Pos Yr Ht/Wt PPG* RPG* Hometown 2 Shaq Goodwin F Jr. 6-9/228 11.5 6.5 Atlanta, Ga. 4 AustinNichols F So. 6-8/228 9.3 4.3 Collierville,Tenn. 5 NickKing F So. 6-7/226 4.9 3.3 Memphis,Tenn. 3 MarkelCrawford G r-Fr. 6-4/197 — — Memphis,Tenn. 15 KedrenJohnson G Jr. 6-4/229 13.5# 3.6apg# Lewisburg,Tenn.

— Reserves — 20 AveryWoodson G So. 6-2/196 — — Waynesboro,Miss.

40 CalvinGodfrey F Sr. 6-8/233 12.9^ 8.8^ Milwaukee,Wis. * stats are from 2013-14 season (^ stats are from Southern Univ.); # stats are from 2012-13 season at Vanderbilt

No. Name Pos Yr Ht/Wt PPG# RPG# Hometown 12 DariusCarter F Sr. 6-7/245 9.0 4.0 Akron,Ohio 3 EvanWessel G r-Jr. 6-4/218 2.0 5.0 Wichita,Kan. 23 FredVanVleet G Jr. 6-0/195 6.0 5.0 Rockford,Ill. 31 RonBaker G r-Jr. 6-4/220 16.0 4.0 ScottCity,Kan. 32 TekeleCotton G Sr. 6-3/205 17.0 5.0 Marietta,Ga.

— Reserves — 20 RaunoNurger C Fr. 6-10/242 4.0 1.0 Estonia 24 ShaquilleMorris F r-Fr. 6-7/261 9.0 4.0 Edmond,Okla.

# stats are from the 2014-15 season

Tigers On TV/Radio/Web

Television: ESPN (Jon Sciambi, play-by-play;

SeanFarnham,analyst)

Radio:WREC600AM;WKBQ93.5FM(Dave

Woloshin, play-by-play; Matt Dillon, color

analyst;ForrestGoodman,studiohost)

Web:WatchESPN

Schedule-Results(0-0, 0-0 American)

N o v e m b e r 12 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS& ................... (ot) 70-74, L 18 vs.WichitaState%(ESPN) ...............................1pm 24 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M^ (ESPN3) .................... 7 pm 27 vs.Baylor#(FOXSports1) .............................11pm 28 vs.Illinois/IndianaSt.#(FOXSports1) ...7/9:30pmd e c e m b e r 2 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN^ (ESPNews) ................. 6 pm 6 BRADLEY (ESPNU)................................... 8:30 pm 13 OKLAHOMA STATE (ESPN2) ......................... 5 pm 15 N.C. CENTRAL (ESPN3) ................................. 7 pm 17 USC UPSTATE (ESPN3) .................................. 7 pm 20 ORAL ROBERTS (CBS SN) ............................. 2 pm 23 WESTERN ILLINOIS (ESPN3) ......................... 7 pm 31 HOUSTON* (ESPNU) .................................... 1 pmj a n u a r y 3 TULANE* (ESPNU) ................................ 3 or 5 pm 8 atSMU*(ESPN/2) ...........................................8pm 11 atHouston*(CBSSN) ......................................3pm 15 CINCINNATI* (ESPN/2) ................................ 6 pm 17 UCF* (ESPNews) .......................................... 1 pm 21 atTulsa*(ESPNU) ............................................6pm 24 atTulane*(ESPNU) .........................................7pm 28 EAST CAROLINA* (CBS SN) .......................... 8 pm 31 atGonzaga(ESPN2) .........................................9pmf e b r u a r y 4 JACKSONVILLE STATE (ESPN3) ..................... 7 pm 7 TEMPLE* (ESPNews) .................................. 12 pm 10 atEastCarolina*(ESPNU) ...............................6pm 14 atUSF*(ESPNU) ............................................11am 19 CONNECTICUT* (ESPN/2) ............................ 8 pm 22 atUCF*(CBSSN) .............................................1pm 26 SMU* (ESPN/2) ........................................... 8 pm 28 TULSA* (ESPNU) .......................................... 7 pmm a r c h 5 Connecticut*(ESPN/2) ...................................8pm 8 Cincinnati*(CBS) ...........................................11am12-15 AmericanAthleticConferenceTournament (Hartford,Conn./XLCenter)

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GAME #1: #11 WICHITA STATE (1-0) vs. Memphis (0-0)TUESDay, Nov. 18 • 1 pm (ct) • SANFORD PENTAGON • SIOUX FALLS, S.D.

By The Numbers...

•Memphisenters2014-15with382wins,thethird-mostvictoriesinNCAADivisionIbasketballinthe21stcentury

•Tigershavehad7playersmissatotalof52practicessincepreseasondrillsbeganOct.7;Nicholsmissedthemostwith14

•SouthDakotawillbethe43rdstatetheTigershaveplayedintheirhistory

•Memphisisoneof13pro-gramstoreceiveanNCAAPublicRecognitionAwardandplayin2014NCAATourney

•Memphishasonesenioronits2014-15roster(Calvin Godfrey, whoisatransferfromSouthernUniv.)

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SETTING THE SCENE • Memphis (0-0) takes to the road to open its

2014-15 season with a neutral-site contestagainstWichitaState(1-0) inSiouxFalls,S.D.,Tuesday,Nov.18.ThegameisbeingplayedattheSanfordPentagon.

• TheTigerswerenotrankedineitherpreseasonnational poll (first regular-season polls were released Nov. 17),butappearedintheAlsoRe-ceivingVotescategoryinbothpolls.MemphiswasNo.35intheAssociatedPresspollandNo.31intheUSA Today coachespoll.TheShockerswererankedNo.11inbothnationalpreseasonpolls.

• MemphisplayeditsloneexhibitiongameNov.12anddroppeda74-70overtimedecisiontoChristianBrothers.TheTigersalsoplayedSaintLouisinaclosedscrimmageNov.8.

• Memphis returns two starters and only fiveletterwinnersfromlastyear’ssquad.

• TheShockersopenedtheir2014-15campaignNov. 14 with a 71-54 win over NewMexicoState.WichitaStatedefeatedNorthwood(Fla.)112-55inaNov.8exhibition.

• TheShockers returnthreestartersandsevenletterwinnersfromlastyear’ssquad.

WHAT THE TIGERS DID A YEAR AGO • MemphisplayeditsfirstseasonintheAmeri-

canAthleticConferencein2013-14.TheTigerstransitionedtoTheAmericanfromConferenceUSAinthesummerof2013.

• InitsinauguralseasoninTheAmerican,Mem-

athletics communications contact/info:LamarChance Cell:901-734-9949 Office:901-678-2349 Email:[email protected]

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National PollsAssociated Press

(Preseason) 1. Kentucky(52).............................. 0-0 2. Arizona(5) .................................. 0-0 3. Wisconsin(8) .............................. 0-0 4. Duke ........................................... 0-0 5. Kansas ......................................... 0-0 6. NorthCarolina ............................ 0-0 7. Florida ........................................ 0-0 8. Louisville ..................................... 0-0 9. Virginia ....................................... 0-0 10. Texas ........................................... 0-0 11. Wichita State .............................. 0-0 12. Villanova ..................................... 0-0 13. Gonzaga ..................................... 0-0 14. IowaState ................................... 0-0 15. VCU ............................................. 0-0 16. SanDiegoState .......................... 0-0 17. Connecticut ................................. 0-0 18. MichiganState ............................ 0-0 19. Oklahoma ................................... 0-0 20. OhioState ................................... 0-0 21. Nebraska ..................................... 0-0 22. SMU ............................................ 0-0 23. Syracuse ..................................... 0-0 24. Michigan ..................................... 0-0 25. Harvard ....................................... 0-0 t. Utah ............................................ 0-0

ARV: #35 Memphis, #38 Cincinnati, #42 Oklahoma State, #47 Illinois, #51 Baylor, #51 Stephen F. Austin

USA Today Coaches(Preseason)

1. Kentucky(24).............................. 0-0 2. Arizona(3) .................................. 0-0 3. Duke(2) ...................................... 0-0 4. Wisconsin(3) .............................. 0-0 5. Kansas ......................................... 0-0 6. NorthCarolina ............................ 0-0 7. Florida ........................................ 0-0 8. Virginia ....................................... 0-0 9. Louisville ..................................... 0-0 10. Texas ........................................... 0-0 11. Wichita State .............................. 0-0 12. Villanova ..................................... 0-0 13. Gonzaga ..................................... 0-0 14. IowaState ................................... 0-0 15. Connecticut ................................. 0-0 16. VCU ............................................. 0-0 17. SanDiegoState .......................... 0-0 18. MichiganState ............................ 0-0 19. Oklahoma ................................... 0-0 20. OhioState ................................... 0-0 21. Nebraska ..................................... 0-0 22. SMU ............................................ 0-0 23. Michigan ..................................... 0-0 24. Syracuse ..................................... 0-0 25. Iowa ............................................ 0-0

ARV: #31 Memphis, #44 Illinois, #47 Baylor

*Tigers opponents/possible opponents in italics

Memphis/WICHITA STATEStatistical Comparison

Statistic UofM* WSU*Record 24-10 35-1RPI — —Sagarin — —ScoringOffense 76.9 75.2ScoringDefense 70.5 59.5ScoringMargin +6.4 +15.7FreeThrowPercentage .644 .725FieldGoalPercentage .477 .462FieldGoalPct.Defense .438 .3903-PointFieldGoalPct. .330 .3513-PointFGPct.Defense .308 .308ReboundingOffense 37.3 38.4ReboundingDefense 35.1 30.9ReboundingMargin +2.2 +7.5BlockedShots 4.7 5.1Assists 17.4 13.6Steals 8.6 6.9* stats are from 2013-14

P o l l T r a c k i n g T h e T i g e r sF o l l o w i n g M e m p h i s I n T h e P o l l s

PS N-17 N-24 D-1 D-8 D-15 D-22 D-29 J-5 J-12 J-13AP RV/35Coaches RV/31

J-19 J-26 F-2 F-9 F-16 F-23 M-2 M-9 M-16 PTAPCoachesPS — preseason ranking; PT — post-tournament ranking

T i g e r s R e c o r d W i t h S ta r t e r sRecord Games Starters

phisposteda24-10overallrecordanda12-6leaguemark.

• The 20-win season was the program’s 14th-straight.

• The Tigers earned an NCAA Tournament at-largeberthandadvancedtothe“BigDance’s”thirdround.MemphisdefeatedGeorgeWash-ington in the second round, before falling toVirginiainthethirdround.

• The postseason appearance was the Tigers’14th-straight.

• Joe Jackson and Shaq Goodwin both werenamedtotheAll-AmericanAthleticConferencesecondteam.

• AustinNicholswasnamedtheleague’sRookieoftheYear,andMichaelDixonJr.wasselectedtheconference’sSixthManoftheYear.

• HeadcoachJosh Pastnerimprovedhisoverallrecordto130-44.The130winsarethemostbyaTigersheadcoachinthefirstfiveseasons.

• The130winsalsoplacePastner in theNo.7spotformostwinsbyaheadcoachinhisfirstfiveseasonsinNCAADivisionIhistory.

WHAT THE SHOCKERS DID A YEAR AGO • WichitaStateposteda35-1overallrecordanda

perfect18-0MissouriValleyConference(MVC)mark.

• The Shockers swept the MVC regular-seasonandtournamenttitles.

• Wichita Stateearned theMVCautomaticbidtotheNCAATournamentandwastheMidwestRegion’sNo.1seed.

• The Shockers advanced to theNCAA Tourna-mentthirdround,wheretheydroppedanar-row 78-76 to eventual NCAA runner-up Ken-tucky.

• Gregg Marshall was the consensus NationalCoach of the Year by theUSBWA (Henry IbaAward),Naismith,AssociatedPressandNABC.

• Cleanthony Early and Fred VanVleet earnedNABCAll-Americahonors.EarlyalsowasaJohnR.WoodenAwardAll-American.

SCOUTING THE SHOCKERS • Wichita State re-

turnsthreestartersand seven letter-menfromlastsea-son’s35-1squad.

• The Shockers be-gin the 2014-15season rankedNo.11inbothnationalpolls.

• WichitaStateopeneditsseasonwitha71-54winoverNewMexicoStateNov.14.

• TheShockersweretheunanimouspicktowinthe2014-15MissouriValleyConference(MVC)title.

• ThreeWichitaStateplayers—RonBaker,TekeleCottonandFredVanVleet—allwerenamedtothe2014-15preseasonAll-MVCfirstteam.

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• VanVleetwasthepreseasonMVCPlayeroftheYear.

• VanVleet also was named to the AssociatedPresspreseasonAll-Americateam.

• HeadcoachGreggMarshallisinhiseighthsea-sonatWichitaState.Hehasa174-71recordattheschool.

LONG TIME, NO SEE • Forthefirsttimein32seasons,theformerMis-

souriValleyConference(MVC)foesmeet. • ThelasttimeMemphisandWichitaStatemet

wasthe1982-83campaign,andtheTigerspost-edan85-73victoryovertheShockersinMem-phis(Feb.7,1983).

• Memphis andWichita StatewereMVC rivalsfrom1967-68through1972-73.

NOT THE LAST, BUT CLOSE • Lastseason,MemphiswasthelastNCAADivi-

sionIprogramtoopenthe2013-14campaign • Well,thisseason,theTigersaren’tthelastbut

theyareclosetolast. • MemphisandNewOrleansbothopenertheir

2014-14seasonsTuesday,Nov.18. • ThelastNCAADivisionIprogramtoplayasea-

sonopenerisLIUBrooklyn.TheBlackbirdsopentheirseasonNov.19atSt.John’s.

TIGERS IN SEASON OPENERS • TheTigersopentheir2014-15seasonTuesday

againstWichitaStateinSiouxFalls,S.D.

Memphis/WICHITA STATESeries Information

Overall series .......................Memphisleads10-9Currentstreak ...................... Memphiswonlast1Neutral-sitemeetings ..................First in 2014-15Pastnervs.WichitaState .................................0-0Marshall vs. Memphis ......................................0-1 (Marshall was head coach at Winthrop in 2006)Lastmeeting.......................................Feb.7,1983 UofM85,WSU73 Mid-SouthColiseum•Memphis,Tenn.Last UofM win....................................Feb.7,1983 UofM85,WSU73 Mid-SouthColiseum•Memphis,Tenn.LongestUofMwinstreak .................................... 5 (1970-71through1973-74)LastWichitaStatewin ........................Jan.8,1976 WSU81,UofM70 LevittArena•Wichita,Kan.LongestWSUwinstreak ..................................... 3 (1958-59through1967-68)Seriesasnon-leaguefoes ........................Tied4-4Series as MVC foes .......................UofMleads6-5



TIGERS ACADEMIC SUCCESS INTHE PASTNER ERA

By The Numbers...

• Memphis has had a perfect1.000APRscoretwoofthepastfour seasons under head coachJosh Pastner

• SinceJosh Pastner tookoverasheadcoachforthe2009-10sea-son,20Tigershaveearnedtheirbachelor’sdegrees

• Number of Tigers players thatearned their bachelor’s degreesinthe2013calendaryear

• Under Josh Pastner, the TigershavereceivedNCAAPublicRec-ognition Awards for their highAPRscoresthepastfouryears

• Sevenofthe20graduatesunderJosh Pastner have earned theirbachelor’sdegreesin3.5yearsorearlier

• Memphis was one of 13 NCAADivisionIprogramstoreceiveanNCAAPublicRecognitionAwardandalsoplay inthe2014NCAATournament

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2013AntonioBarton*TarikBlack*

ChrisCrawford*TreyDraper*FerrakohnHallCharlesHoltJoeJackson*StanSimpsonD.J.Stephens

HippolyteTsafack*

2012DrewBarham*

CharlesCarmouchePrestonLaird

WesleyWitherspoon

2011WillColeman

2010PierreHenderson-Niles

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1/13Geron Johnson is one of the most-recent graduates to play for Josh Pastner. He walked at the University’s May 2014 Commencement.

TIGERS GRADUATES UNDER PASTNER

• TheTigershavea65-28recordinseasonopen-ersfora69.9winningpercentage.

• Memphishasa10-0recordinitslast10seasonopeners.TheTigersare5-0inseasonopenersunderheadcoachJosh Pastner.

• The Tigers’ last 10 season openers all wereplayedatFedExForum.

• TheTigersdefeatedAustinPeay95-69intheir2013-14seasonopener.

• ThelasttimeMemphisdroppedaseasonopen-erwasin2003-04.TheTigerssufferedan85-76setbacktoWakeForestinthe2003Coachesvs.CancereventatMadisonSquareGarden.

NEUTRAL-SITE SEASON OPENERS RAREFOR TIGERS • Althoughrare,Memphishasplayedneutral-site

seasonopenersinitshistory. • In fact, Tuesday’s neutral-site season opener

inSiouxFalls,S.D.,istheTigers’seventhinthemoderneraofcollegebasketball(sinceWorldWarII).

• Memphis has a 3-3 record in its previous sixneutral-siteseasonopeners,andthefollowingshowsthoseresults:

Season Opponent/Site Result2003-04 WakeForest/NewYork 76-85,L2002-03 Syracuse/NewYork 70-63,W1999-2000 Georgetown/Maui 55-71,L1996-97 Wisconsin/Ontario 46-49,L1995-96 Purdue/KansasCity 91-76,W1988-89 Chaminade/Maui 88-44,W

SOUTH DAKOTA, YOU’RE NO. 43 • OnTuesday,Memphiswillplayitsfirstgamein

thestateofSouthDakota. • Intheprogram’shistory,SouthDakotawillbe

the 43rd state inwhich the Tigerswill play agame.

• After Tuesday’s contest, Memphis will haveonlysevenstatesremainingtovisit,andthoseseven states are: Alaska, Colorado, Delaware,Maine,NewHampshire,NorthDakotaandVer-mont.

MEMPHIS-SOUTH DAKOTA CONNECTION • AlthoughtheTigershaveneverplayedinSouth

Dakota,thereisaconnectionbetweentheBluffCityandtheMountRushmoreState.

• FormerMitchell High School hoops standoutMikeMillerplayedsixseasons(2003-08,2013-14)fortheNBA’sMemphisGrizzlies.

• MillerwasnamedtheNBA’sSixthManoftheYearin2005-06.

• Miller’sbrother,Ryan,servedasanoperationsassistantfortheMemphisTigersfrom2004-07.

• Ryanwason theTigers’ staffwhenMemphisadvancedtoback-to-backNCAAEliteEightsin2006and2007.

• Mitchell,S.D.,islocatedapproximately75mileswestofSiouxFalls.

HEY, WE REMEMBER YOU! • For Tigers fans, theymay remember the last

time Memphis played a Gregg Marshall-coachedteam.



2 0 1 4 - 1 5 M e m p h i s N u m e r i c a l R o s t e rNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown/HighSchool/LastSchool 0 TrahsonBurrell G/F 6-6 169 Jr. Albany,N.Y./St.ThomasMore(Conn.)/ SummitChristianAcademy(Mich.)/ LeeCollege(Texas) 1 MarkelCrawford G 6-4 197 r-Fr. Memphis,Tenn./MelroseHS 2 ShaqGoodwin F 6-9 228 Jr. Atlanta,Ga./SouthwestDeKalbHS 3 PookiePowell G 6-1 180 So. Orlando,Fla./Dr.PhillipsHS 4 AustinNichols F 6-8 228 So. Collierville,Tenn./BriarcrestChristianSchool 5 NickKing F/G 6-7 226 So. Memphis,Tenn./EastHS10 DominicMagee G 6-3 177 Fr. Harvey,La./HelenCoxHS11 ChrisHawkins F 6-6 230 Jr. SunPrairieWis./SunPrairieHS/ MotlowStateCommunityCollege(Tenn.)/ SouthwestTennesseeCommunityCollege12 D’MarnierCunningham G 5-9 160 Jr. Chicago,Ill./RickardsHS(Fla.)/NewMexico MilitaryInstitute/KaskaskiaCollege(Ill.)14 JordanManse G 6-1 167 Fr. Austin,Texas/LakeTravisHS/ BrewsterAcademy(N.H.)15 KedrenJohnson G 6-4 229 Jr. Lewisburg,Tenn./MarshallCountyHS/ VanderbiltUniversity20 AveryWoodson G 6-2 196 So. Waynesboro,Miss./WayneCountyHS/ EastMississippiCommunityCollege23 KuranIverson F/G 6-9 205 So. Hartford,Conn./NorthwestCatholicHS/ FishburneMilitarySchool(Va.)40 CalvinGodfrey F 6-8 233 Sr. Milwaukee,Wis./CooperHS(Minn.)/ IowaStateUniversity/HowardCollege/ SouthernUniversity42 JakeMcDowell G/F 6-5 211 So. Memphis,Tenn./ChristianBrothersHS

P r o n u n c i at i o n G u i d eEVARIST AKUJOBI ........ EverestA-koo-JOE-bee KURAN Iverson .....................................KUH-ronTRAHSONBurrell ................................. TRAY-shon KEDREN Johnson ...................................KEY-drinAKICollins .................................................AH-kee Jordan MANSE .........................................MANCEMARKELCrawford ..................................MAR-kell JoshPASTNER ...................................... PASS-nerD’MARINERCunningham ............. DEE-mon-YEA

JOSH PASTNERHead Coach130-44 Record6th Year in 2014-15

• A Kingwood, Texas, na-tive,Pastnerwashiredasthe University of Mem-phis’17thheadcoachonApr.7,2009.

• Pastner has a record of130-44atMemphis inhis four seasons, themostvictoriesbyaTigersheadcoachinthatspanoftime.

• His130winsaretheseventh-mostbyaheadcoachinthefirstfiveseasonsinNCAADivisionIhistory.

• Lastyear,PastnerguidedMemphistoa24-10over-allrecordanda12-6AmericanAthleticConferencemark.

• Ineachofhisfiveseasons,PastnerledtheTigerstoa20-wincampaignandapostseasonberth (2010NIT;2011,2012,2013,2014NCAA)

• PastnerservedasanassistantcoachfortheTigersinthe2008-09season.

• Prior to joining the Memphis basketball family,Pastnerspent12yearsofhiscollegebasketballlifeatArizonaasaplayer,staffmemberandassistantcoach.

• WhileinTucson,PastnerwasamemberofWildcatssquads that made 12-straight NCAA Tournamentappearances andposteda290-103 record (1997-2008).

• Pastnerwasaplayeronthe1996-97ArizonateamthatwontheNCAAtitle.

Pastner Year-By-Year RecordSeason Team/Position W-L Notes2014-15 Memphis/HC 0-0 ————2013-14 Memphis/HC 24-10 NCAA3rd2012-13 Memphis/HC 31-5 (R/T)/NCAA3rd2011-12 Memphis/HC 26-9 (R/T)/NCAA2nd2010-11 Memphis/HC 25-10 (T)/NCAA2nd2009-10 Memphis/HC 24-10 NIT2nd2008-09 Memphis/Asst. 33-4 (R/T)/Sweet162007-08 Arizona/Asst. 19-15 NCAA1st2006-07 Arizona/Asst. 20-11 NCAA1st2005-06 Arizona/Asst. 20-13 NCAA2nd2004-05 Arizona/Asst. 30-7 (R)/EliteEight2003-04 Arizona/Asst. 20-10 NCAA1st2002-03 Arizona/Asst. 28-4 (R)/EliteEight2001-02 Arizona/Video* 24-10 (T)/Sweet162000-01 Arizona/Asst.# 25-6 NCAATitleGm1999-2000 Arizona/Player 27-7 (R)/NCAA2nd1998-99 Arizona/Player 22-6 NCAA1st1997-98 Arizona/Player 30-5 (R)/EliteEight1996-97 Arizona/Player 25-9 NCAAChamp MemphisTotals 163-48 7conf.titles/ 5NCAA/ 1 Sweet 16/ 1NIT ArizonaTotals 290-103 5conf.titles/ (Staff/Player) 12NCAA/ 6 Sweet 16/ 5 Elite Eight/ 2 Final Four/ 2NCAAtitle games/ 1NCAAtitle Total 453-151(R) — denotes conf. regular season title(T) — denotes conf. tournament title* also served as recruiting coordinator# undergraduate assistant coach

FINAL FOUR “FEEL” TUESDAY • Both head coaches in Tuesday’s Memphis-

Wichita Statematch-up have been on teamsthatadvancedtotheNCAAFinalFour.

• Memphis head coach Josh Pastner won an NCAAtitleasaplayeronthe1996-97Arizonasquad.

• PastneralsowasamemberoftheArizonastaffin2000-01whentheWildcatsadvancedtotheNCAAchampionshipgame.

• Inthe2013NCAATournament,GreggMarshallguided his Shockers team to the NCAA FinalFour.WichitaStatewastheWestRegion’sNo.9seed,andtheShockersupsetNo.1seedGon-zagaandNo.2seedOhioStateontheirwaytothe“BigDance’s”biggeststage.

TIGERS’ M*A*S*H UNIT • Josh Pastnerandhisplayershavestatedover

andoverthatthishasbeenthemostphysicalpreseasoninhissixseasonsasheadcoach.

• Andthenumbersproveit. • SevenTigers,includingsixonscholarship,have

sufferedinjuriesorillnessesthatforcedthemtomisspractices.

• Thecumulativenumberofpracticesmissedhasbeen52todate(asofNov.14).

• Thefollowingliststheplayers,theirinjuries/ill-nessesandnumberofpracticesmissed:

Player Injury/Illness No. of Missed Practices Nichols Shouldersprain/ .................14 Pinkeye(botheyes) Johnson Shouldersprain/ .................10 Anklesprain

Woodson Concussion .......................... 10 Hawkins Bruisedknee ........................ 5 Manse Strepthroat .......................... 5 Crawford Tendonitis(knee) ................. 4 Goodwin Groin strain ........................... 4 7Players ...........................................52

TEN newbies most since freshmeneligibility IN 1972-73 • TheTigershave10newcomerswithtwofresh-

men,twotransfers,fourjuniorcollegetransfersandtworeturneesthatdidnotseeaminuteofplayingtimein2013-14.

• The10newcomersarethemostforaMemphissquadsincefreshmeneligibilitywasrestoredin1972-73.

• ThefollowingisabreakdownoftheTigersnew-comersin2014-15:

Freshmen ........................Magee,Manse Transfers* ........................Godfrey,Johnson JUCOTransfers ................Burrell,Cunningham, ...................................Hawkins,Woodson Playersthatsawno playingtimelastyr. ...Crawford^,Powell% * transferred from other NCAA Division I schools ^ redshirted in 2013-14 % could not practice or play with team in 2013-14

TIGERS LOOKING FOR 15TH 20-WIN SEASON • Whenthe2014-15seasonofficiallyopensNov.

18,theTigerswillbelookingfora15th-straight,20-winseasonanda15th-consecutivepostsea-sonberth.

• In2012-13,theTigerssettherecordforconsec-utive20-winseasonswiththeir13thstraight.Thepreviousrecordofconsecutive20-winsea-sonswas12from1982-93.



FedExForumT h e H o m e o f T h e T i g e r s

The2014-15seasonmarksthe11thfortheTigersintheirhomearena,FedExForum,whichofficiallyopenedinSeptember,2004.LocatedjustafewfeetoffBealeStreetonhistoricHighway61,FedExForumrisestoextendtheheartoftheMemphisentertainmentdistrict. Memphisplaysallofits2014-15homecontestsinthe18,400-seatarena,whichservedasthehostsitefortheinaugualAmericanAthleticConferenceChampionshiplastMarch.FedExForumalsohostedthe2014NCAATourna-mentSouthRegionallastMarch.Sinceitopenedin2004,FedExForumhashostedoneAmericanAthleticConferenceTournament,sixConferenceUSATournaments,twoNCAAMen’sSouthRegionals(2009,2014)andoneNCAAWomen’sSouthRegional(2010) At135feethigh,FedExForumprovidesanewbackdropforhistoricBealeStreet.The805,850square-feetarena,covering13.8acres,featuresfivelev-elsaswellasstate-of-the-artlockerroomsandfacilitiesforsportsteams,aswellasanexceptionaldiningandentertainmentexperiencesforitspatrons.

Capacity: 18,400Open House:Sept.6,2004First Event:Usherconcert,Sept.17,2004FirstMemphisTigerevent:MidnightMadness,Oct.15,2004FirstMemphisexhibitiongame:vs.ChristianBrothers,Nov.6,2004(81-70,W)FirstMemphisregularseasongame:vs.SavannahState,Coachesvs.Cancer,Nov.11,2004(102-40,W)MemphisrecordatFedExForum:177-21(.894winningpercentage)

• In2005-06, theTigershostedMarshall’sWin-thropsquadatFedExForum.

• Memphis,rankedNo.4atthetime,posteda73-63victoryovertheEaglesJan.8,2006.

TIGERS VERSUS THE MISSOURI VALLEY • Memphis has a 31-32 record against current

members of the Missouri Valley Conference(MVC).

• The Tigers have played eight of the 10MVCschools.Theonly twoMVCschoolsMemphishas not played are Evansville and MissouriState.

• The lasttimeMemphis facedanMVCschoolwas the 2012-13 campaign. That season, theTigers defeated Northern Iowa 52-47 in theBattleforAtlantisinTheBahamas.

MEMPHIS’ ESPN 24-HOUR MARATHON HISTORY • Tuesday’scontestisthefifthtimeMemphishas

beenapartofESPN’s24-hourCollegeHoopsMarathon.

• Tuesday’sgameisthefirstappearanceasapartof ESPN’s 24-hour College Hoops MarathonsinceNovemberof2011.

• The following showMemphis’ history in theESPN’s24-hourCollegeHoopsMarathon:

Year/Time Opponent Result2014/1p.m.CT WichitaState —2011/11a.m.CT Belmont 97-81,W2010/11p.m.CT# Miami,Fla. 72-68,W2009/9p.m.CT Kansas 55-57,L2008/11p.m.CT# UMass 80-58,W# game tipped off ESPN’s marathon at 12 a.m. ET

• The2014-15Tigerswillattempttoaddtotheprogram’scurrentschoolrecordof14-straightpostseasonbids(10NCAA,4NIT).Lastseason,MemphisadvancedtotheNCAATournamentthird round.

• Prior to this current record runof14-straightpostseasonberths,Memphishadtwosix-yearstretchesinwhichitreachedthepostseason.

• The previous two six-year postseason spanswere1972-77(2NCAA,4NIT)and1988-93(4NCAA,2NIT).

• The following shows the top-five longeststreaksof20-winseasonsinTigershistory:

Consec.20-WinSeasons Yrs. 14 2001-14 12 1982-93 11 1954-64 8 1971-78 7 1946-52

TIGERS STREAKING WITH 20-WIN SEASONS • Memphis enters 2014-15 with a string of

14-straight,20-winseasons. • The Tigers are part of an elite group at the

NCAA Division I level for consecutive 20-winseasons(current)andthefollowingshowsthat:

Team No.ofConsec. 20-Win Seasons Kansas ..............................................25 Duke .................................................18 Syracuse ...........................................17 Gonzaga ...........................................17

Florida ..............................................16 Memphis.......................................14 Pittsburgh ........................................13 Louisville...........................................12 OhioState ........................................10

tigers among nation’s elite • Memphisentersthe2014-15seasonasoneof

eightschoolsthathaswon20ormoregameseach of the last 12 campaigns (2002-03 to2013-14).

• MemphisistheonlyAmericanAthleticConfer-enceprogramonthatlist.

• The following lists the eight NCAA Division Iprogramsthathave20ormorewinstheeachofthelast12years(2002-03to2012-13):

Duke Louisville Florida Memphis Gonzaga Pittsburgh Kansas Syracuse

TIGERS THIRD-WINNINGEST PROGRAM IN 21ST CENTURY • Memphis enters the2014-15 season as thena-

tion’s third-winningestprogram in the21st cen-tury. The Tigers havewon 383 games since theturn of the century (2000-01 through 2013-14seasons).

• TheTigersonlytrailKansas(414wins)andDuke(414)onthatlist.

• Since2005-06,MemphisistheNCAADivisionI’ssecond-winningest program with 267 victories,trailingonlyKansas(278).

PASTNER AMONG NCAA DIVISION I WINNINGEST COACHES FOR FIRST FIVE YEARS ... • WiththeTigers’24-10recordlastseason,Josh

PastnerbecamethewinningestheadcoachforthefirstfiveseasonsinTigershistory.

• Pastnerhas130winsinhisfirstfiveseasonsastheTigersheadcoach.

• And,Pastner’s130winsalsohavewinonan-otherlist.

• HeisNo.7ontheNCAADivisionIlistformostwinsbyaheadcoachforthefirstfiveseasons,andthefollowingshowsthat:

HeadCoach/Team First5Years WinsTotalBradStevens/Butler 2008-12 139ShakaSmart/VCU 2010-14 137EverettCase/N.C.State 1947-51 137MarkFew/Gonzaga 2000-04 133RoyWilliams/Kansas 1989-93 132JamieDixon/Pittsburgh 2004-08 132JoshPastner/Memphis 2010-14 130DaveRose/BYU 2006-10 127BruceStewart/MTSU, 1983-87 126 WestVa.WesleyanForddyAnderson/Drake, 1947-51 123 BradleyMarkFox/Nevada 2005-09 123



TIGERS AMONGWINNINGEST PROGRAMS

IN RECENT YEARS

Since 2005-06(through 2013-14 season)

1. Kansas ............................................ 278 2. Memphis..................................... 267 3. Duke ............................................... 264 4. Florida ............................................ 258 OhioState ...................................... 255 6. NorthCarolina ............................... 254 7. Gonzaga ......................................... 246 8. Syracuse ......................................... 245 9. Louisville ........................................ 244 10. Pittsburgh ...................................... 241

Since 2000-01(through 2013-14 season)

1. Kansas ............................................ 414 Duke ............................................... 414 3. Memphis..................................... 382 4. Syracuse ......................................... 373 Gonzaga ......................................... 373 Pittsburgh ...................................... 373 Florida ............................................ 373 8. Kentucky ........................................ 367 9. NorthCarolina ............................... 359 10. OhioState ...................................... 350

“Just How Young Are They?”(Entering 2014-15)

By The Numbers

325: Total number of games played atNCAADivisionIlevel(196atMemphis)

168: Total number of games started atNCAADivisionIlevel(101atMemphis)

73.6: Percentage of blocked shots re-turningfrom2013-14(117-of-159)

66.7: PercentageofnewcomersthatwillsuituptoplayfortheTigersin2014-15

53.3: PercentageofplayersthatwillseegameactionforfirsttimeatNCAADivisionIlevelin2014-15

40.4: Percentageof rebounds returningfrom2013-14(512-of-1268)

35.3: Percentage of points returningfrom2013-14(923-of-2614)

27.6: Percentageofstealsreturningfrom2013-14(81-of-294)

33.3: Percentage of players on rosterwho have had a 20-point game at theNCAADivision I level (Godfrey, Goodwin,Johnson,King,Nichols)

20.0: Percentage of players on rosterwho have had a double-digit reboundinggameattheNCAADivisionIlevel(Godfrey,Goodwin,Nichols)

16.4: Percentage of assists returningfrom2013-14(97-of-591)

1: Number of seniors on the 2014-15roster (Godfrey is a senior transfer fromSouthernUniversity)

... AND CLOSING IN ON LIST FOR YEAR 6 • Josh PastnerentersYearNo.6with130career

victories. • Heneedsonly16victoriesin2014-15tomove

intothetop-10formostwinsbyaheadcoachforthefirstsixseasonsinNCAADivisionIhis-tory.

• Thefollowingisthecurrenttop-10ofthewin-ningestcoachesforthefirstsixseasonsinNCAADivisionIhistory:

HeadCoach/Team First6Years WinsTotalBradStevens/Butler 2008-13 166JamieDixon/Pittsburgh 2004-09 163EverettCase/N.C.State 1947-52 161MarkFew/Gonzaga 2000-05 159DaveRose/BYU 2006-11 159RoyWilliams/Kansas 1989-94 159BruceStewart/MTSU, 1983-88 149 WestVa.WesleyanThadMatta/Butler,Xavier, 2001-06 148 OhioStateTomIzzo/MichiganState 1996-2001 148FredSchaus/WestVirginia 1955-60 146...JoshPastner/Memphis* 2010-14 130*Entering Year No. 6 in 2014-15

GOODWIN, NICHOLS receive preseasonamerican athletic conference honors • Shaq Goodwin and AustinNicholsbothwere

namedtothe2014-15preseasonAll-AmericanAthleticConferencefirstteam.

• MemphisandSMUweretheonlytwoteamsintheleaguetohavetwofirstteampicks.

tigers picked third in preseason american athletic conference poll • Attheleague’sOct.29,2014,mediadayinNew

York City, the Tigerswere picked third in theAmericanAthleticConference’spreseasonpoll.

• Memphis was third behind Connecticut andSMU. Rounding out the preseason top-fivewere Cincinnati in fourth place and Tulsa infifth.

MEMPHIS RECEIVES NCAA PUBLICRECOGNITION AWARD FOR fourth YEAR • For the fourth-straight year, the Memphis

men’sbasketballteamreceivedanNCAAPublicRecognitionAward,giventoteamswithAPRsinthetop-10percentoftheirrespectivesports.

• Memphiswasoneof13schoolsinthenationtoreceiveanNCAAPublicRecognitionAwardandalsoparticipateinthe2014NCAATournament.

• Memphis and Louisville were the only twoAmericanAthleticConferenceprogramstore-ceiveanNCAAPublicRecognitionAward.

• TheNCAAPublicRecognitionAwardsarebasedon the sports’ most-recent multi-year Aca-demicProgressRate (APR).Thisyear, the topperformingAPR scores ranged from978 to aperfect1,000.Themost-recentAPRsaremulti-yearratesbasedonscoresfromthe2009-10,2010-11,2011-12and2012-13academicyears.



M E M P H I S AT H L E T I C SC O M M U N I C AT I O N S

OfficeAddress 203AthleticOfficeBldg. 570NormalSt. Memphis,TN38152OfficePhone 901-678-2337Fax 901-678-4134

StaffRonMears,Asst.AD/MRD ............................... [email protected],Asst.MRD/MBBContact....... [email protected],Asst.MRD/WBBContact ....... [email protected],Asst.MRD ............................. [email protected],Multi-media ............................ [email protected],Asst.MRD ................................... [email protected],Secretary................................ [email protected],Assistant .................................... [email protected],Assistant ................................. [email protected],Assistant ..................................... [email protected]

T I G E R S O N T H E W E B Forgamenotes,rosters,statisticsandoth-er informationonMemphisTigersbasketball,gototheUniversityofMemphisathleticsweb-siteat:

www.GoTigersGo.com

T I G E R S O N T H E R A D I O AllMemphisbasketballgamesarebroad-cast on the Tigers’ network flagship station,NewsRadioWREC600.DaveWoloshincallstheplay-by-play, while Matt Dillon serves as thecoloranalyst.DillonandForrestGoodman(instudio)hostthepre-andpostgameshows. NewsRadioWREC600alsobroadcastsJoshPastner’sweekly radio show,which isheldatthe Lynchburg Legends Bar&Grill located inthe East Memphis DoubleTree Inn. ForrestGoodman serves as host of the weekly call-in show.ThefirstPastner radioweeklycall-inshowisscheduledforDec.1.

J O S H P A S T N E RT E L E V I S I O N S H O W

Head coach Josh Pastner’s weekly televi-sion coach’s show is televised every Sundaynightat10p.m.(CT)duringtheseasonbyFOX13/WHBQ-TV in Memphis. The show beginsNov.30,2014.DaveWoloshinandMattStarkserveastheshow’sco-hosts.

tigers success in the classroomUNDER PASTNER • Head coach Josh Pastner stresses the impor-

tanceofplayersearning theirdegrees, and itshowsinhisnumbers.

• Sincetakingovertheprogramin2009,20play-ershaveearnedtheirdegrees.

• Ofthose20players,sevenearnedtheirdiplo-masinunder3.5years.

• ThelatesttograduateunderPastnerwereMi-chael Dixon Jr. and Geron Johnson, both ofwhomgraduatedinMayof2014.

• Thenextuptograduateis juniorShaq Good-win,whoisontracktograduateinthesummerof2014.

TIGERS among nation’s attendance leaders • Memphisranked10th inthenation inhomeat-

tendanceforthe2013-14season. • Memphis averaged16,121 fans for its 18home

dateslastseason. • Itwasthefifthtimeinthelastsevenseasonsthat

theTigersrankedinthetop-10. • Memphis also ranked in the top-10 in 2007-08

(10th),2008-09(8th),2009-10(8th)and2010-11(8th).

• Theothertwoseasons—2011-12and2012-13—theTigersjustmissedthetop-10,cominginatNo.11bothcampaigns.

• Since the turn of the 21st century, Memphis’homeattendanceranked inthetop-2013of14seasons.

new faces on tigers bench • Headcoach Josh Pastnermade twohires tohis

staffintheoff-season,tappingKeelon Lawson as an assistant and EvaristAkujobi as the strengthandconditioningcoach.

• Lawsonmovesup to the collegiate level after ahighly-successful high school career in the BluffCity.

• Lawson coached 11 seasons at Hamilton HighSchoolandledtheWIldcatstoaperfect39-0re-cord and the Tennessee Class AAA state title in2005-06.

• ThatsquadisthelastonefromthecityofMem-phistopostanunbeatenseason.

• AkujobicomestoMemphisfromHoustonBaptist,wherehewasthedirectorofstrengthandcondi-tioningfortheentireHuskiesathleticsprogram.

• AkujobiprimarilyworkedwiththeHoustonBap-tistmen’sbasketballsquadfrom2011-14.

TIGERS TAKE CANADIAN TOUR LAST SUMMER • Inmid-August,Memphiswentonafour-game,

six-dayexhibitiontourtoCanada. • TheTigersplayedfourgamesinfournightsand

posteda2-2record. • BothofMemphis’lossesweretoCarletonUni-

versity,whichhadwon10nationalcrownsin12seasons.

• TheTigers’twowinscameagainsttheUniver-sityofOttawaandMcGillUniversity.

2 0 1 3 - 1 4 S t a t i s t i c s

— Total — — 3-Point — — Rebounds —Player GP-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct FG-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-AvgJoeJackson 34-34 1129-33.2 154-348 .443 23-84 .274 147-190 .774 36-86 122 3.6 68-0 154 73 2 52 478-14.1MichaelDixonJr. 34-4 772-22.7 135-288 .469 51-132 .386 81-96 .844 17-57 74 2.2 99-2 81 55 4 43 402-11.8ShaqGoodwin 34-34 981-28.9 149-255 .584 1-1 1.000 92-156 .590 87-135 222 6.5 101-3 60 76 61 44 391-11.5AustinNichols 34-34 774-22.8 139-236 .589 0-1 .000 37-69 .536 43-102 145 4.3 48-1 17 34 42 12 315-9.3GeronJohnson 34-33 948-27.9 112-274 .409 24-93 .258 54-89 .607 53-113 166 4.9 91-3 120 81 15 45 302-8.9ChrisCrawford 34-31 1012-29.8 101-274 .369 76-204 .373 19-29 .655 13-122 135 4.0 69-1 101 53 10 51 297-8.7NickKing 34-0 377-11.1 59-114 .518 5-16 .313 44-85 .518 47-65 112 3.3 35-0 12 18 10 18 167-4.9DavidPellom 30-0 406-13.5 55-81 .679 0-0 .000 16-31 .516 38-49 87 2.9 42-0 18 18 6 11 126-4.2KuranIverson 19-0 172-9.1 19-45 .422 1-9 .111 8-21 .381 10-21 31 1.6 12-0 14 17 4 6 47-2.5DominicWoodson 20-0 136-6.8 22-52 .423 0-0 .000 5-13 .385 16-22 38 1.9 34-3 8 11 5 6 49-2.5DamienWilson 15-0 105-7.0 11-25 .440 1-7 .143 5-11 .455 5-10 15 1.0 12-0 6 8 0 5 28-1.9AnthonyCole 5-0 10-2.0 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 1-1 2 0.4 0-0 0 0 0 0 6-1.2TreyDraper 11-0 17-1.5 0-10 .000 0-4 .000 3-5 .600 5-0 5 0.5 0-0 0 2 0 0 3-0.3JakeMcDowell 10-0 11-1.1 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0-2 2 0.2 1-0 0 0 0 1 3-0.3TEAM 56-56 112 3.3 3 Total 34- 6850 958-2009 .477 182-552 .330 516-801 .644 427-841 1268 37.3 612-13 591 449 159 294 2614-76.9Opponents 34- 6850 888-2029 .438 180-585 .308 441-681 .648 421-771 1192 35.1 679- 453 490 135 269 2397-70.5

ScoreByPeriods 1st 2nd OT Total DeadballRebounds Off Def TotalMemphis 1254 1340 20 — 2681 Memphis 127 18 — 145Opponents 1103 1272 22 — 2337 Opponents 100 12 — 112

— Total — — 3-Point — — Rebounds —Player GP-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct FG-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-AvgJoeJackson 18-18 616-34.2 90-196 .459 14-45 .311 74-104 .712 18-52 70 3.9 39-0 91 43 0 29 268-14.9MichaelDixonJr. 18-0 434-24.1 79-158 .500 32-76 .421 50-56 .893 8-32 40 2.2 55-2 47 31 4 22 240-13.3ShaqGoodwin 18-18 545-30.3 79-148 .534 1-1 1.000 40-69 .580 44-74 118 6.6 58-3 32 51 28 24 199-11.1GeronJohnson 18-18 512-28.4 65-145 .448 18-55 .327 32-49 .653 23-62 85 4.7 50-3 66 38 4 23 180-10.0AustinNichols 18-18 409-22.7 76-119 .639 0-1 .000 19-32 .594 19-56 75 4.2 30-1 10 17 25 7 171-9.5ChrisCrawford 18-18 544-30.2 52-146 .356 41-108 .380 7-13 .538 10-65 75 4.2 40-1 60 34 4 22 152-8.4DavidPellom 17-0 250-14.7 29-42 .690 0-0 .000 6-15 .400 18-30 48 2.8 25-0 10 12 4 1 64-3.8NickKing 18-0 176-9.8 19-33 .576 0-3 .000 11-21 .524 19-29 48 2.7 21-0 3 10 3 6 49-2.7DominicWoodson 10-0 62-6.2 8-23 .348 0-0 .000 3-8 .375 9-13 22 2.2 14-1 4 4 2 4 19-1.9KuranIverson 9-0 68-7.6 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 3-6 9 1.0 3-0 0 6 1 2 17-1.9DamienWilson 6-0 23-3.8 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-2 3 0.5 3-0 0 2 0 1 3-0.5TreyDraper 5-0 7-1.4 0-8 .000 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000 5-0 5 1.0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2-0.4JakeMcDowell 5-0 3-0.6 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 1 0-0.0AnthonyCole 1-0 1-1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0TEAM 28-26 54 3.0 3 Total 18- 3650 506-1036 .488 107-295 .363 245-372 .659 205-447 652 36.2 339-11 323 252 75 142 1364-75.8Opponents...... 18- 3650 464-1078 .430 99-320 .309 258-386 .668 223-387 610 33.9 330- 249 230 65 151 1285-71.4

ScoreByPeriods 1st 2nd OT Total DeadballRebounds Off Def TotalMemphis 658 686 20 — 1364 Memphis 58 14 — 72Opponents 565 698 22 — 1285 Opponents 58 7 — 65

Boldindicatesplayersreturningin2014-15

Overall Games24-10 (15-3 Home • 5-5 Away • 4-2 Neutral)

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Games12-6 (7-2 Home • 5-4 Away)/T-3RD place



2 0 1 3 - 1 4 R e s u l t sR E C O R D S U M M A R Y O V E R A L L H O M E A W A Y N E T U R A LAllGames 24-10 15-3 5-5 4-2AmericanAthleticConferenceGames 12-6 6-2 6-4 0-0Non-ConferenceGames 12-4 9-1 0-1 4-2

D A T E O P P O N E N T S C O R E H I G H S C O R E R H I G H R E B O U N D E R A T T . R E C O R D11/14/13 AustinPeay W,95-69 (16)JoeJackson (10)GeronJohnson 15785 1-011/19/13 %atOklahomaState 80-101,L (23)NickKing (8)NickKing 13611 1-111/23/13 Nicholls W,98-59 (20)AustinNichols (8)ShaqGoodwin 15528 2-111/28/13 #vs.Siena W,87-60 (18)JoeJackson (10)ShaqGoodwin 2351 3-111/29/13 #vs.LSU W,76-69 (19)AustinNichols (8)AustinNichols 2612 4-112/1/13 #vs.OklahomaState W,73-68 (17)ShaqGoodwin (8)JoeJackson 3633 5-1 (8)ShaqGoodwin12/7/13 NorthwesternState W,96-76 (21)ShaqGoodwin (6)AustinNichols 15605 6-1 (6)GeronJohnson (6)ShaqGoodwin12/13/13 UALR W,73-59 (17)JoeJackson (9)ShaqGoodwin 15821 7-1 (17)ShaqGoodwin12/17/13 ^vs.Florida 75-77,L (17)JoeJackson (5)ShaqGoodwin 8062 7-212/21/13 SoutheastMissouri W,77-65 (20)ShaqGoodwin (8)ShaqGoodwin 15021 8-212/28/13 JacksonState W,75-61 (14)MichaelDixonJr. (9)GeronJohnson 15797 9-212/31/13 *atUSF W,88-73 (19)GeronJohnson (10)ShaqGoodwin 4063 10-2,1-01/4/14 *Cincinnati 53-69,L (13)JoeJackson (7)DavidPellom 17191 10-3,1-11/9/14 *atLouisville W,73-67 (15)ShaqGoodwin (11)GeronJohnson 21988 11-3,2-1 (15)JoeJackson1/11/14 *atTemple W,79-69 (23)ShaqGoodwin (11)ShaqGoodwin 5718 12-3,3-11/16/14 *Connecticut 73-83,L (16)MichaelDixonJr. (6)GeronJohnson 18039 12-4,3-21/18/14 LeMoyne-Owen W,101-78 (18)NickKing (9)GeronJohnson 14021 13-41/23/14 *Houston W,82-59 (20)ShaqGoodwin (6)NickKing 15702 14-4,4-2 (6)ShaqGoodwin1/26/14 *USF W,80-58 (15)ChrisCrawford (10)ShaqGoodwin 15627 15-4,5-21/29/14 *atUCF W,69-59 (17)JoeJackson (6)GeronJohnson 5161 16-4,6-22/1/14 *atSMU 72-87,L (22)JoeJackson (11)DominicWoodson 7058 16-5,6-32/4/14 *Rutgers W,101-69 (18)AustinNichols (11)ChrisCrawford 14967 17-5,7-32/8/14 Gonzaga W,60-54 (11)ChrisCrawford (8)ShaqGoodwin 18248 18-5 (11)MichaelDixonJr.2/12/14 *UCF W,76-70 (18)JoeJackson (6)ShaqGoodwin 15021 19-5,8-32/15/14 *atConnecticut 81-86,L(ot) (24)JoeJackson (8)GeronJohnson 16294 19-6,8-42/20/14 *atRutgers W,64-59 (15)MichaelDixonJr. (6)NickKing 5558 20-6,9-42/22/14 *Temple W,82-79(ot) (20)ShaqGoodwin (12)AustinNichols 18172 21-6,10-42/27/14 *atHouston 68-77,L (19)MichaelDixonJr. (10)ShaqGoodwin 3628 21-7,10-53/1/14 *Louisville W,72-66 (18)MichaelDixonJr. (10)ShaqGoodwin 18375 22-7,11-53/6/14 *atCincinnati 84-97,L (21)JoeJackson (9)ShaqGoodwin 13176 22-8,11-63/8/14 *SMU W,67-58 (18)JoeJackson (9)AustinNichols 18182 23-8,12-63/13/14 @Connecticut 53-72,L (10)ChrisCrawford (5)NickKing 13081 23-9 (10)JoeJackson (5)ChrisCrawford (5)ShaqGoodwin3/21/14 $vs.GeorgeWashington W,71-66 (19)MichaelDixonJr. (6)AustinNichols 17472 24-93/23/14 $vs.Virginia 60-78,L (15)AustinNichols (6)ShaqGoodwin 18712 24-10

*=AmericanAthleticConferenceGame%=OldSpiceClassicOpeningGame(Stillwater,Okla.)#=OldSpiceClassic(LakeBuenaVista,Fla.)^=JimmyVClassic(NewYork,N.Y.)@=AmericanAthleticConferenceChampionship(Memphis,Tenn.)$=NCAATournament(Raleigh,N.C.)Homegamesinboldsmallcaps

A T T E N D A N C E S U M M A R Y G A M E S T O T A L S A V G / G A M EHome 19 307655 16192Away 10 96255 9626Neutral 5 35370 7074Total 34 439280 12920



2 0 1 4 - 1 5 G a m e - B y - G a m e S t a t i s t i c s

FORWARD • JUNIOR6-6 • 169ALBANY, N.Y.LEE COLLEGE (TEXAS)

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Burrell’s Career statistiCs

FG 3P FG FT REBOUNDSYEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT/AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS/AVG2014-15 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0

Career HigHs

Points —Rebounds —FG Made —FG Attempts —3-P FG Made —3-P FG Attempts —FT Made —FT Attempts —Assists —Blocks —Steals —Minutes Played —

season HigHs


• Junior college transfer from Lee College in Baytown, Texas

• Rated the No. 7 junior college play-er by 247sports.com following the

2013-14 season

• Third-leading scorer nationally in junior college last season (25.2 ppg)

• Named to the 2013-14 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Region XIV Team

• Averaged 20.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists in his two seasons at Lee College (48 games)



GUARD • R-FRESHMAN6-4 • 197MEMPHIS, TENN.MELROSE HS

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Career HigHs


season HigHs


• Returns to the court after being away from action the past two sea-sons rehabbing an ACL injury

• Suffered the ACL injury the summer prior to his senior season of high school

• Did not play his senior season at Melrose High School and redshirted his freshman season at Memphis in 2013-14

• A consensus top-35 shooting guard out of Melrose High School

• Averaged 15.2 points and shot 52.5 percent from the field as a junior in 2011-12

Crawford’s Career statistiCs





FORWARD • JUNIOR6-9 • 228ATLANTA, GA.SOUTHWEST DEKALB HS

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goodwin’s Career statistiCs

FG 3P FG FT REBOUNDSYEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT/AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS/AVG2012-13 36-33 744/20.7 95-204 .466 0-5 .000 76-121 .628 76 84 160/4.4 115 6 48 64 40 38 266/7.42013-14 34-34 981/28.9 149-255 .584 1-1 1.000 92-156 .590 87 135 222/6.5 101 3 60 76 61 44 391/11.52014-15 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0Totals 70-67 1725/24.6 244-459 .532 1-6 .167 168-277 .606 163 219 382/5.5 216 9 108 140 101 82 657/9.4

Career HigHs

Points 23 vs. Temple (1/11/14)Rebounds 12 vs. UT Martin (11/29/12)FG Made 10, 2x, last vs. Temple (2/22/14)FG Attempted 15, 2x, last vs. Houston (2/27/14)3-P FG Made 1 vs. USF (12/31/13)3-P FG Attempts 1, 6x, last vs. USF (12/31/13)FT Made 9 vs. Temple (1/11/14)FT Attempted 12, 2x, last vs. Connecticut (3/13/14)Assists 5, 3x, last vs. Florida (12/17/13)Blocks 5 vs. Connecticut (2/15/14)Steals 4, 5x, last vs. SMU (3/8/14)Minutes Played 44 vs. Connecticut (2/15/14)

season HigHs


• 2014-15 preseason All-American Athletic Conference first team pick

• 2013-14 All-American Athletic Con-ference second team selection

• Has 657 career points and needs only 343 to reach the 1,000-point milestone

• If reached, would become the 50th player in Tigers his-tory to do so

• Team’s returning leader in scoring (11.5 ppg), rebound-ing (6.5 rpg) and blocked shots (61)




GUARD • SOPHOMORE6-1 • 180ORLANDO, FLA.DR. PHILLIPS HS

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Powell’s Career statistiCs


Career HigHs


season HigHs


• First-year players for the Tigers

• Enrolled at the University of Mem-phis in 2013-14, but was unable to practice with the team or play in

games

• In his senior season (2012-13) at Dr. Phillips High School, averaged 27.8 points, 5.2 assists and 4.2 rebounds

• Named the Florida Class 8A Player of the Year

• A consensus top-100 recruit




FORWARD • SOPHOMORE6-8 • 228COLLIERVILLE, TENN.BRIARCREST CHRISTIANSCHOOL

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niCHols’ Career statistiCs

FG 3P FG FT REBOUNDSYEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT/AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS/AVG2013-14 34-34 774/22.8 139-236 .589 0-1 .000 37-69 .536 43 102 145/4.3 48 1 17 34 42 12 315/9.32014-15 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0Totals 34-34 774/22.8 139-236 .589 0-1 .000 37-69 .536 43 102 145/4.3 48 1 17 34 42 12 315/9.3

Career HigHs

Points 20 vs. Nicholls (11/23/13)Rebounds 12 vs. Temple (2/22/14)FG Made 9, 2x, last vs. LSU (11/29/13)FG Attempted 16 vs. LSU (11/29/13)3-P FG Made None3-P FG Attempts 1 vs. Temple (2/22/14)FT Made 5 vs. Connecticut (1/16/14)FT Attempted 6, 4x, last vs. G. Washington (3/21/14)Assists 3 vs. Louisville (3/1/14)Blocks 7 vs. Temple (2/22/14)Steals 2 vs. Connecticut (2/15/14)Minutes Played 38 vs. LSU (11/29/13)

season HigHs


• 2014-15 preseason All-American Athletic Conference first team pick

• 2013-14 American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year

• 2013-14 American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team selection

• Set the Tigers’ freshman season field goal percentage record in 2013-14 (58.9)




FORWARD • SOPHOMORE6-7 • 226MEMPHIS, TENN.EAST HS

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King’s Career statistiCs


Career HigHs

Points 23 vs. Oklahoma State (11/19/13)Rebounds 8 vs. Oklahoma State (11/19/13)FG Made 8 vs. Oklahoma State (11/19/13)FG Attempted 12 vs. Oklahoma State (11/19/13)3-P FG Made 2 vs. Northwestern State (12/7/13)3-P FG Attempts 3 vs. Northwestern State (12/7/13)FT Made 6, 2x, last vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)FT Attempted 12 vs. Nicholls (11/23/13)Assists 3 vs. Northwestern State (12/7/13)Blocks 3 vs. Siena (11/28/13)Steals 3, 3x, last vs. Virginia (3/23/14)Minutes Played 23 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)

season HigHs


• One of three returning Tigers that played substantial minutes last sea-son

• Played in all 34 games a season ago

• Averaged 4.9 points and 3.3 rebounds

• Named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week for Nov. 18-24, 2013

• Named to the Tiger 3.0 Club (academic honor) both se-mesters in 2013-14




GUARD • FRESHMAN6-3 • 177NEW ORLEANS, LA.HELEN COX HS

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Magee’s Career statistiCs


Career HigHs


season HigHs


• Consensus top-75 player out of Helen Cox High School in Louisiana

• Averaged 22.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a senior in 2013-14

• Finished 2013-14 as the second-leading scorer among the New Orleans Metro Area Large Schools (Classes 5A/4A)

• A Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Class 5A All-State selection

• Named the Louisiana District 8-5A Player of the Year




FORWARD • JUNIOR6-6 • 230SUN PRAIRIE, WIS.SW TENNESSEE C.C.

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Career HigHs


season HigHs


• Junior college transfer from South-west Tennessee Community College

• Also played a season of junior college basketball at Motlow State Community College (2012-13)

• Missed 26 games as a result of injuries in his two junior college seasons

• Following the 2013-14 season, rated the nation’s No. 16 junior college player by 247sports.com

• Averaged 15.2 points and 6.8 rebounds at Southwest Tennessee Community College

• In 2012-13 at Motlow State, named to the All-Tennes-see Community College Athletic Association/Region VII Conference first team

• Helped lead Motlow State to its first regional title and a trip to the national tournament in 30 seasons

HawKins’ Career statistiCs

FG 3-P FG FT REBOUNDSYEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT/AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS/AVG2014-15 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0




GUARD • JUNIOR5-9• 160CHICAGO, ILL.KASKASKIA COLLEGE (ILL.)

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CunningHaM’s Career statistiCs


Career HigHs


season HigHs


• Ineligible to play until the end of the first semester (Dec. 12)

• Can practice with the team

• Junior college transfer from Kaskaskia College in Illinois

• Also played a season of junior college basketball at the New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) in 2011-12

• At Kaskaskia College, averaged 14.8 points and 5.5 as-sists in 2013-14

• In his junior college career, played in 59 games and av-eraged 12.8 points and 4.4 assists




GUARD• JUNIOR6-4 • 229LEWISBURG, TENN.VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

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JoHnson’s Career statistiCs


Career HigHs

Points 28 vs. Davidson (11/22/12)Rebounds 8, 2x, last vs. South Carolina (1/19/13)FG Made 11 vs. Davidson (11/22/12)FG Attempts 19, 2x, last vs. Kentucky (1/10/13)3-P FG Made 5 vs. Ole Miss (1/15/13)3-P FG Attempts 11 vs. Ole Miss (1/15/13)FT Made 10, 2x, last vs. South Carolina (3/9/13)FT Attempts 15 vs. Auburn (3/2/13)Assists 8, 2x, last vs. Auburn (3/2/13)Blocks 4 vs. Alabama (2/2/13)Steals 4, 3x, last vs. Kentucky (1/10/13)Minutes Played 41, 2x, last vs. Ole Miss (1/15/13)

season HigHs


• Transfer from Vanderbilt University

• Last played for the Commodores in 2012-13

• In his two seasons in Nashville, averaged 8.0 points, 2.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds

• As a sophomore in 2012-13, led the Commodores in scoring (13.5 ppg), assists (119; 3.6 apg), steals (34) and free throw percentage (72.3)

• Member of the 2011-12 Vanderbilt squad that won the SEC Tournament title; Vanderbilt’s first SEC Tournament crown since 1951

• Converted the game’s key three-point play with 1:32 left to give Vanderbilt a 65-62 lead; the Commodores won the game 71-64




GUARD • SOPHOMORE6-2 • 196WAYNESBORO, MISS.EAST MISSISSIPPI C.C.

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woodson’s Career statistiCs


Career HigHs


season HigHs


• Junior college transfer from East Mississippi Community College

• Following the 2013-14 season, rat-ed the nation’s No. 34 junior college player by 247sports.com

• Named the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Region XXIII Team

• East Mississippi’s second-leading scorer (15.7 ppg) and rebounder (5.8 rpg)

• Shot 37.6 percent from the arc last season

• Made three or more treys in 15 games in 2013-14




FORWARD • SOPHOMORE6-9 • 205HARTFORD, CONN.FISHBURNE MILITARYSCHOOL (VA.)

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iverson’s Career statistiCs


Career HigHs

Points 11 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)Rebounds 5 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)FG Made 4 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)FG Attempts 10 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)3-P FG Made 1 vs. Rutgers (2/4/14)3-P FG Attempts 3 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)FT Made 3 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)FT Attempts 8 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)Assists 4 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)Blocks 1, 4x, last vs. Virginia (3/23/14)Steals 2, 2x, last vs. USF (1/26/14)Minutes Played 22 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)

season HigHs


• One of five returning players for the Tigers

• Saw action in 19 games as a freshman a season ago


• Named to the Tiger 3.0 Club (academic honor) for the 2014 spring semester

• Earned Tiger Academic 30 distinction for the 2014 spring semester; list recognizes the top grade-point aver-age from each team for a semester






FORWARD • SENIOR6-8 • 233MILWAUKEE, WIS.SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

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godfrey’s Career statistiCs

FG 3P FG FT REBOUNDSYEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT/AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS/AVG2010-11 29-5 584/20.1 62-112 .554 0-1 .000 40-61 .656 63 94 157/5.4 72 4 16 27 27 29 164/5.72013-14 31-29 834/26.9 155-279 .556 0-0 .000 96-147 .653 85 188 273/8.8 92 3 26 49 49 14 406/13.12014-15 0-0 0/0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0Totals 60-34 1418/23.6 217-391 .555 0-1 .000 136-208 .654 148 282 430/7.2 166 7 42 76 76 43 570/9.5

Career HigHs

Points 27 vs. Texas Southern (1/6/14)Rebounds 15, 2x, last vs. Alcorn State (2/1/14)FG Made 13 vs. Texas Southern (1/6/14)FG Attempts 19 vs. Texas Southern (1/6/14)3-P FG Made None3-P FG Attempts 1 vs. Chicago State (12/19/10)FT Made 9 vs. Jackson State (2/10/14)FT Attempts 11 vs. Jackson State (2/10/14)Assists 3, 3x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (3/12/14)Blocks 4, 2x, last vs. North Florida (11/16/13)Steals 3, 2x, last vs. Colorado (3/9/11)Minutes Played 36, 4x, last vs. Alabama A&M (2/22/14)

season HigHs


• Transfer from Southern University

• Lone senior on this season’s Mem-phis squad

• Named to the 2013-14 All-SWAC first team

• Selected the 2013-14 SWAC Newcomer of the Year

• Started his NCAA Division I career at Iowa State in 2010-11

• Averaged 13.1 points and 8.8 rebounds at Southern University in 2013-14

• Shot 55.6 percent from the field last season

• Also played a season of junior college basketball at Howard College in Big Spring, Texas (2011-12)

• In 2011-12, named to the All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC) Team

GUARD • FRESHMAN6-1 • 167AUSTIN, TEXASBREWSTER ACADEMY (N.H.)

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Career HigHs


season HigHs


• Reclassified from the class of 2013 to the class of 2014

• Played an additional year of prep basketball at Brews-ter Academy in New Hampshire

• Prior to Brewster Academy, played two seasons at Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas

• Two-time district Offensive Player of the Year

MCdowell’s Career statistiCs


Manse’s Career statistiCs


GUARD • SOPHOMORE6-5 • 211MEMPHIS, TENN.CHRISTIAN BROTHERS HS

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Career HigHs

Points 2 vs. Siena (11/28/13)Rebounds 1, 2x, last vs. LeMoyne Owen (1/18/14)FG Made 1 vs. Siena (11/28/13)FG Attempts 1, 4x, last vs. Rutgers (2/4/14)3-P FG Made None3-P FG Attempts 1 vs. Rutgers (2/4/14)FT Made 1 vs. LeMoyne Owen (1/18/14)FT Attempts 2 vs. LeMoyne Owen (1/18/14)Assists NoneBlocks NoneSteals 1 vs. Rutgers (2/4/14)Minutes Played 2, 4x, last vs. Rutgers (2/4/14)

season HigHs


• One of five returning players for the Tigers

• Saw action in 10 games last season


• Named to the Tiger 3.0 Club (academic honor) both semesters in 2013-14



# g o T i g e r s g o2 0 1 4 - 1 5 M e m p h i s m e n ’ s B a s k e t b a l l G a m e N o t e s

F • Jr. • 6-6 • 169Albany, N.Y.

Lee College (Texas)

0

Trahson Burrell

F/G • So. • 6-7 • 226Memphis, Tenn.

East HS

5

nick king

G • Jr. • 6-4 • 229Lewisburg, Tenn.

Vanderbilt

15

kedren Johnson

G • r-Fr. • 6-4 • 197Memphis, Tenn.

Melrose HS

1

Markel crawford

G • Fr. • 6-3 • 177New Orleans, La.

Helen Cox

10

doMinic Magee

G • So. • 6-2 • 196Waynesboro, Miss.East Mississippi CC

20

avery woodson

Head CoachSixth Season

Josh PasTner

F • Jr. • 6-9 • 228Atlanta, Ga.

Southwest DeKalb HS

2

shaq goodwin

F • Jr. • 6-6 • 230Sun Prairie, Wis.

Southwest Tennessee CC

11

chris hawkins

F/G • So. • 6-9 • 205Hartford, Conn.

Fishburne Military School (Va.)

23

kuran iverson

Assistant CoachThird Season

aki collins

G • So. • 6-1 • 180Orlando, Fla.

Dr. Phillips HS

3

Pookie Powell

G • Jr. • 5-9 • 160Chicago, Ill.

Kaskaski College (Ill.)

12

d'Marnier cunninghaM

F • Sr. • 6-8 • 233Milwaukee, Wis.

Southern University

40

calvin godfrey

Assistant CoachSecond Season

roBerT kirBy

F • So. • 6-8 • 228Collierville, Tenn.

Briarcrest Christian School

4

ausTin nichols

G • Fr. • 6-1 • 167Austin, Texas

Brewster Academy (N.H.)

14

Jordan Manse

G/F • So. • 6-5 • 211Memphis, Tenn.

Christian Brothers HS

42

Jake Mcdowell

Assistant CoachFirst Season

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NOVEMBER18 vs #11 Wichita State^ (ESPN) ..........1 pm24 Prairie View A&M~ (ESPN3) .....7 pm27 vs Baylor~ (Fox Sports 1) ...............11 pm28 vs Illinois or Indiana State~ ....7/9:30 pm

DECEMBER2 Stephen F. Austin (ESPNews) ..6 pm6 Bradley (ESPNU) ............... 8:30 pm13 Oklahoma State (ESPN2) ........5 pm15 NC Central (ESPN3) ................7 pm

17 USC Upstate (ESPN3)..............7 pm20 Oral Roberts (CBS SN) ............2 pm23 Western Illinois (ESPN3) .........7 pm31 Houston* (ESPNU) .................1 pm

JANUARY3 Tulane* (ESPNU) ................. 3/5 pm8 at SMU* (ESPN/ESPN2) ....................8 pm11 at Houston* (CBS SN) .......................3 pm15 Cincinnati* (ESPN/ESPN2) ......6 pm17 UCF* (ESPNews) ....................1 pm

21 at Tulsa* (ESPNU)..............................6 pm24 at Tulane* (ESPNU) ...........................7 pm28 East Carolina* (CBS SN) ..........8 pm31 at Gonzaga (ESPN2) .........................9 pm

FEBRUARY4 Jacksonville State (ESPN3) .....7 pm7 Temple* (ESPNews).............. 12 pm10 at East Carolina* (ESPNU) ...............6 pm14 at USF* (ESPNU) ..............................11 am19 Connecticut* (ESPN/ESPN2) ...8 pm

22 at UCF* (CBS SN) ...............................1 pm26 SMU* (ESPN/ESPN2) ...............8 pm28 Tulsa* (ESPNU) ......................7 pm

MARCH5 at Connecticut* (ESPN/ESPN2)......8 pm8 at Cincinnati* (CBS Sports) ...........11 am12- The American Championship15 (Hartford, Conn.)

BLACK Bold - Home (FedExForum)^ Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sanford Pentagon)~ Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational

* American Athletic Conference gameAll times Central and subject to change

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