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THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Table Of Contents American Athletic Conference................................................2-3 Commissioner Mike Aresco.....................................................4-5 Conference Staff........................................................................6-9 Conference Headquarters........................................................... 9 Officiating..................................................................................... 10 American Athletic Conference Notebook.........................11-14 The American On Television................................................15-16 2014-15 Composite Schedule...............................................17-21 American Athletic Conference Championship.................22-23 NCAA Championship.................................................................. 24 The Teams UCF Knights.............................................................................25-28 School Quick Facts.............................................................. 25 Schedule & Notes............................................................... 26 Statistics, Roster & Newcomers...................................... 27 2013-14 Results & Head Coach......................................... 28 Cincinnati Bearcats...............................................................29-32 UConn Huskies.......................................................................33-36 East Carolina Pirates.............................................................37-40 Houston Cougars...................................................................41-44 Memphis Tigers......................................................................45-48 USF Bulls.................................................................................49-52 SMU Mustangs......................................................................53-56 Temple Owls...........................................................................57-60 Tulane Green Wave...............................................................61-64 Tulsa Golden Hurricane........................................................65-68 American Athletic Confrence Almanac All-Time Coaching Records....................................................... 69 2013-14 In Review..................................................................70-83 All-Conference Honors/Annual Awards.......................... 71 National Polls....................................................................... 72 Against The Conferences................................................... 73 Weekly Award Winners...................................................... 74 NCAA Leaders...................................................................... 75 Individual Statistics........................................................76-78 Team Statistics................................................................79-80 Individual Game Highs........................................................ 81 Team Game Highs................................................................ 82 Postseason Honors............................................................. 83 Individual Records.................................................................84-86 Team Records.........................................................................87-89 Annual Leaders........................................................................... 89 Miscellaneous Records............................................................. 90 All-Time Coaching Records....................................................... 91 NCAA Championship Teams................................................92-93 Postseason History..................................................................... 94 NBA Players................................................................................ 95 American Athletic Conference Media Services................... 96 Media Relations Directory......................................................IBC
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American Athletic Conference Staff Commissioner............................................................................................................Michael L. Aresco Senior Associate Commissioner (Administration).................................................Donna DeMarco Senior Associate Commissioner (Broadcasting & Digital Content).............Thomas R. Odjakjian Chief Financial Officer....................................................................................................John R. Larson Associate Commissioner (Football) ...........................................................................Scott A. Draper Associate Commissioner (Governance & Compliance) ...........................................Ellen M. Ferris Associate Commissioner (Women’s Basketball).................................................... Barbara Jacobs Associate Commissioner (Men’s Basketball)............................................................... Dan Leibovitz Associate Commissioner (Communications)........................................................... Megan Morgan Associate Commissioner (Sport Administration & Championships)................James A. Siedliski Assistant Commissioner (Digital Media) ................................................................ Mark A. Hodgkin Assistant Commissioner (Sport Administration & Championships)........ Robert A. Weygand, Jr. Senior Director of Compliance.................................................................................. Andrea C. Smith Director of Football & Video Administration..........................................................Michael A. Costa Director of Business Affairs.........................................................................................Karen M. Giblin Director of Communications.........................................................................Chevonne M. Mansfield Director of Communications.................................................................................. Charles V. Sullivan Assistant Director of Sport Administration & Championships...........................Patrick B. Colbert Assistant Director of Broadcast Scheduling........................................................Michael A. Coyne Assistant to the Commissioner................................................................................Lisa S. Zanecchia Executive Assistant for Administration...................................................................... Lois A. DeBlois Branding & Sport Administration Coordinator.........................................Catherine W. Carmignani Digital Communications Coordinator...........................................................................Jamie L. Corun Administrative Assistant............................................................................................. Wanda L. Factor Administrative Assistant for Officiating...................................................................... Linda M. Yates Receptionist...........................................................................................................Kathy M. Kirkpatrick Administrative Fellow...................................................................................................Alvin B. Hines II Compliance Assistant................................................................................................ Andrew Kappers Communications Assistant...................................................................................... Miles McQuiggan Digital Network Assistant................................................................................................. Hali Oughton Communications Assistant....................................................................................... Rebecca Viscomi Coordinator of Football Officiating............................................................................... Terry McAulay Men’s Basketball Officiating Consortium (Current Coordinator).................................Curtis Shaw Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officiating..................................................Debbie Williamson
Credits Editors: Chuck Sullivan, Miles McQuiggan Editorial Assistance: Megan Morgan, Chevonne Mansfield, Rebecca Viscomi Printing: Charles Guillette - Colonial Lithograph, Inc. Attleboro, Mass. Photography: Ben Solomon, Associated Press and member school communications offices. Cover photo by Ben Solomon. Special Thanks: The American Athletic Conference would like to thank the athletics communications departments of its member schools for their valuable assistance and cooperation in producing this publication.
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THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Not entirely unlike the nation that provides its namesake, the American Athletic Conference was born from an ideal in which members with ambitious goals are provided with the means to succeed in their quests for excellence. With roots that extend to three conferences, the American Athletic Conference membership in 2014-15 consists of 11 institutions: the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, the University of Connecticut, East Carolina University, the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, the University of South Florida, Southern Methodist University, Temple University, Tulane University and the University of Tulsa. The 2015-16 season sees the U.S. Naval Academy join the ranks in football only. Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, The American, which operated as the Big East Conference from 1979 to 2013, has immediately taken a place at the forefront of Division I athletics, with schools that have played in four Bowl Championship Series games, won four NCAA men’s basketball titles since 1999, and won nine NCAA women’s basketball championships since 1995. Two American Athletic Conference football teams were ranked in the top 15 of the final 2013 Associated Press poll. Five were selected for bowl games, including UCF, which won the
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and finished the season ranked No. 10 nationally. The conference produced 14 players who received All-America recognition by a major outlet. The American had four players chosen in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, trailing only the SEC and the ACC among FBS conferences. UCF quarterback Blake Bortles highlighted a group of 12 American Athletic Conference players chosen when he was taken No. 3 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars. The success of The American in Year 1 was not limited to the gridiron. UConn won NCAA titles in both men’s and women’s basketball. The conference had the best postseason winning percentage of any league in men’s basketball, while The American produced top-10 teams in baseball, men’s soccer and men’s golf and sent half of its participating teams to the NCAA Softball Championship. The American Athletic Conference holds television partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which will give the conference unprecedented national exposure. The football portion of the contract, which begins in the 2014 season, calls for nearly 90 percent of conference-controlled games on national broadcast or national cable platforms. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which will be played in 2015, will be carried either on ABC or ESPN on Championship Saturday. In men’s basketball, the television deal calls for all conference-controlled games to be televised, with more than 63 percent slotted for national broadcast or national cable – a minimum of 107 games. The entire postseason tournament will
2013-14 American Athletic Conference Champions Sport...............................................................Regular-Season........................................Postseason Women’s Cross Country..............................................................................................................SMU Men’s Cross Country............................................................................................................Louisville Women’s Soccer.........................................UCF........................................................................... UCF Men’s Soccer...............................................Louisville.................................................................. USF Football..........................................................UCF Women’s Volleyball.....................................Louisville Men’s Swimming & Diving..................................................................................................Louisville Women’s Swimming & Diving............................................................................................Louisville Men’s Indoor Track & Field.....................................................................................................UConn Women’s Indoor Track & Field...................................................................................................SMU Men’s Basketball.........................................Cincinnati, Louisville.....................................Louisville Women’s Basketball...................................UConn..................................................................UConn Men’s Tennis.................................................................................................................................. USF Women’s Tennis............................................................................................................................ USF Women’s Golf........................................................................................................................Louisville Men’s Golf......................................................................................................................................SMU Men’s Outdoor Track & Field................................................................................................Houston Women’s Outdoor Track & Field................................................................................................SMU Softball...........................................................UCF..................................................................Louisville Women’s Rowing..................................................................................................................Louisville Baseball.........................................................Louisville...........................................................Houston 2 • 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball
be televised, including the championship game, which will be either on ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of the American’s women’s basketball games will be carried on either national cable, regional sports networks or ESPN3. American Athletic Conference teams will have access to the pinnacle of college football’s postseason structure. An American representative would be chosen for the College Football Playoff semifinals if it is among the top four teams following the regular season. Otherwise, the league would place its champion in either the Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl or Peach Bowl if it is ranked higher than the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. Additionally, The American has announced primary or secondary partnerships with 12 bowls for the next six-year cycle, ensuring multiple annual matchups against the nation’s top conferences and providing desirable postseason destinations to member institutions and their fans. The American Athletic Conference administers to its membership from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, R.I. The location of the conference headquarters – just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green International Airport – gives the conference easy access to its member schools. The conference headquarters is equipped with a complete video production studio, serving as the home of the American Digital Network, and small- and large-scale meeting rooms to accommodate the many coaches’ and administrators’ meetings held on-site each year.
National Honors NCAA Team Championships (2) UConn Men’s Basketball - 2014 UConn Women’s Basketball - 2014 NCAA Individual Championships (2) Joao DeLucca, Louisville Men’s Swimming & Diving 100-yard freestyle - 2014 200-yard freestyle - 2014 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships (2) Sam Bombaugh, Louisville Indoor Track & Field - 2014 Emily Juhl, Louisville Women’s Volleyball - 2014
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2014-15 American Athletic Conference Championship Schedule Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Oct. 31, 2014 Mohawk Park Tulsa, Okla.
Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Feb. 27-28, 2015 New Balance Track& Field Center at The Armory New York, N.Y.
Men’s Golf April 26-28, 2015 Black Diamond Ranch, The Quarry Course Lecanto, Fla.
Women’s Soccer First Round: Oct. 31, 2014 (campus sites) Quarterfinals: Nov. 2, 2014 (campus sites)
Women’s Basketball March 6-9, 2015 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Conn.
Softball May 7-9, 2015 UCF Softball Complex Orlando, Fla.
Men’s Basketball March 12-15, 2015 XL Center Hartford, Conn.
Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field May 14-17, 2015 George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex Storrs, Conn.
Women’s Tennis April 15-18, 2015 Michael D. Case Tennis Center Tulsa, Okla.
Women’s Rowing May 16, 2015 Mercer Lake West Windsor, N.J.
Men’s Tennis April 16-19, 2015 Michael D. Case Tennis Center Tulsa, Okla.
Baseball May 20-24, 2015 Bright House Field Clearwater, Fla.
Semifinals & Final Nov. 7-9, 2014 Corbett Soccer Stadium Tampa, Fla. Men’s Soccer Quarterfinals: Nov. 8, 2014 (campus sites) Semifinals & Final Nov. 14-16, 2014 Joseph J. Morrone Stadium Storrs, Conn. Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Feb. 18-21, 2015 Greensboro Aquatics Center Greensbro, N.C.
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CONFERENCE STAFF Mike Aresco Commissioner Mike Aresco has established himself as one of the foremost figures in intercollegiate sports as commissioner of the American Athletic Conference. Aresco, who was named to his current position Aug. 14, 2012, has overseen a strategic reinvention of the conference, which has quickly become one of the premier conferences in the nation. The American’s first year produced a remarkable string of accomplishments as UCF won the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and UConn won NCAA titles in both men’s and women’s basketball. American Athletic Conference teams had the best postseason winning percentage of any conference in men’s basketball, as the league sent four teams to the NCAA tournament and saw SMU advance to the championship game of the NIT. The American was the only conference to have a Bowl Championship Series win and teams in the Men’s Final Four, the Women’s Final Four and the College World Series in 201314. Teams from the conference finished in the national top 10 in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s soccer, baseball and men’s golf. The American features 11 members in the 2014-15 academic year: UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, USF, SMU, Temple, Tulane and Tulsa. Navy joins in 2015-16
as a football-playing member. Among the milestones reached in Aresco’s tenure have been the launch of a football championship game for the first time in 2015 and the league’s staging of its own postseason bowl game. Aresco’s first months were marked by his successful efforts to ensure the conference’s place within the College Football Playoff – the new system that will determine the national champion, beginning in 2014. Aresco was instrumental in securing the arrangement that will put the American Athletic Conference champion in a New Year’s Day system bowl if it is the highest-ranked team among the champions of five conferences. Aresco has played an active role in the formation of the College Football Playoff, serving on the College Football Playoff Management Committee and helping to select the 13 members of the CFP Selection Committee. Aresco also serves on the College Football Playoff Television and Site Selection committees. In the wake of the changes created by college sports realignment, Aresco moved quickly to solidify the conference, leading negotiations that resulted in the most favorable financial terms for the conference’s football schools, after the withdrawal of the non-football-playing schools, as well as the 2013-14 launch of the renamed and rebranded conference. He simultaneously led the negotiations that
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resulted in television contracts with ESPN and CBS Sports, which have given the conference unprecedented national exposure and branding with the two industry leaders in sports television. Aresco then quickly and successfully organized the process whereby the conference was renamed the American Athletic Conference – a name that was immediately accepted nationally – and he also oversaw the process that resulted in the conference’s popular graphic identity. He has also successfully worked with the conference schools to arrive at an equitable distribution of existing revenue for the current and new conference institutions, bringing about a period of cohesiveness that is unprecedented in the league’s history. He has restructured the conference office staff to maximize efficiency and better serve the needs of the membership. Among his other significant accomplishments on behalf of the American Athletic Conference were the spearheading of expansion efforts, which resulted in the addition of East Carolina, Tulane and Tulsa as of July 1, 2014, and Navy as a football member in 2015; launching The American Digital Network; successful negotiations for the conference’s men’s and women’s
CONFERENCE STAFF basketball championships; and the launching of a brand marketing campaign. Additionally, Aresco brokered a multi-year marketing rights agreement with IMG College, the industry leader in collegiate sports marketing, and oversaw the development of The American’s new football bowl lineup, which features numerous annual matchups against the nation’s other top conferences. Included in that lineup is the Miami Beach Bowl – a bowl game that will be owned and operated by the American Athletic Conference in a first-of-itskind venture. In basketball, Aresco has secured the conference’s participation in The Men’s Basketball Officiating Consortium, L.L.C., partnering with the Big 12 Conference, Conference USA, the Ohio Valley Conference and the Southland Conference to ensure that the highest-quality game officials are assigned to American Athletic Conference contests. Aresco is a member of the Conference Commissioners Association enforcement working group and women’s basketball working group. He serves on the management committee of the College Football Playoff and the board of managers for both the College Football Officiating, LLC, and Men’s College Basketball, LLC. Aresco has been a leader in the NCAA governance redesign efforts and a spokesman in various forums for the integrity of the collegiate model. Aresco came to the conference from CBS Sports where he was Executive Vice President, Programming. He was responsible for all col-
lege sports programming for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. Aresco oversaw the acquisition and management of CBS Sports college properties, including the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, regular-season college basketball and football, conference basketball championship games, football bowl games and other programming. His responsibilities included game selection and scheduling, dayto-day operations, contract negotiations, identification of future acquisitions, development of programming strategies and coordination of new media and marketing initiatives. Aresco played an integral role in the landmark deal that created the CBS Sports-Turner Broadcasting partnership, which resulted in the acquisition of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship rights through 2024. He managed the complex 14-year agreement that provides expanded national broadcast and cable coverage of the NCAA basketball championship. Aresco also was instrumental in the CBS Television Network’s groundbreaking bundled-rights agreement with the NCAA, which granted CBS exclusive rights to the NCAA tournament from 2003 through 2010. The 2010 NCAA Championship won a Sports Emmy in the Outstanding Playoff Coverage category. Aresco also played a key role in negotiating NCAA marketing agreements and in creating a partnership with IMG and the NCAA to assist in acquiring new NCAA corporate sponsors. He also was a significant contributor in the development of new media platforms for the NCAA Championship, including the highly successful March Madness On Demand.
In 2008, Aresco negotiated a historic 15-year agreement with the Southeastern Conference to televise the league’s football and basketball games. The agreement also provided multiple new media rights for CBS, CBS Sports Network and CBS Interactive. He forged numerous basketball agreements with major conferences and negotiated 10-year extensions of the Army-Navy and Notre Dame-Navy football rivalries. Aresco was the creator and executive producer of The Tony Barnhart Show and Courtside with Seth Davis, both of which aired on the CBS Sports Network. In 2004, he was appointed by the late NCAA President Myles Brand to the Basketball Partnership, a select panel whose mission was to explore ways to improve and promote college basketball. He is a charter member of the steering committee of the Columbia University/ New York City Chapter of the National Football Foundation and serves on the board of the National Sports Marketing Network. Aresco joined CBS Sports from ESPN where he was responsible for overseeing the acquisition, scheduling and development of long-term strategies for all ESPN college sports properties. Earlier in his tenure at ESPN, he was responsible for programming a wide variety of sports properties, including College Football Association, Big 10, and Pac-10 college football, NCAA events, including early rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament, the College World Series and various professional sports events, including thoroughbred racing, Top Rank Boxing, CFL football, Australian Rules Football, rodeo and yachting. He was the architect of ESPN’s signature Thursday night college football series and helped develop ESPN’s Bowl Week. He joined ESPN in 1984 as Counsel and was named Assistant General Counsel in 1988 before moving to the programming department. Aresco is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, history), The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts (M.A., international relations), where he held a John Moors Cabot Scholarship, and the University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D.). He practiced law privately in Hartford, Conn., for several years. Aresco is a regular speaker and expert panelist at national symposiums and seminars on the topics of college athletics and sports television. He was awarded the 2013 Distinguished Graduate Award by the UConn School of Law Alumni Association. Aresco and his wife, Sharon, have two adult sons, Matthew, an Emmy-nominated television producer who has his own production company in Connecticut, and Brett, an actor who lives in New York City.
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CONFERENCE STAFF Dan Leibovitz Associate Commissioner (Men’s Basketball)
Donna DeMarco Senior Associate Commissioner (Administration)
Dan Leibovitz joined the American Athletic Conference staff as Associate Commissioner for Men’s Basketball May 22, 2014. Leibovitz is The American’s primary men’s basketball administrator and contact for all basketball initiatives and programs, including scheduling, officiating, operations and NCAA basketball relationships. As the commissioner’s liaison to the conference’s 11 men’s basketball programs, he works closely with coaches and administrators from each of The American’s institutions. He also supervises the annual men’s basketball championship, which will be played at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut next March and at the Amway Center in Orlando in 2016 and 2017. Leibovitz most recently served as Assistant Coach for Player Development for the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets. His extensive college coaching resume includes serving as an assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania from
2010-12 and head coach at the University of Hartford from 20062010, where he was the fourth-youngest coach in Division I when he was hired. At Hartford, he led the Hawks to the school’s best single-season win total and the team’s only appearance in the America East Championship Game. Leibovitz began his coaching career at Temple University, where he worked from 1996-2006 under Naismith Hall of Fame head coach John Chaney. During Leibovitz’s time with the Owls, Temple made five NCAA tournament appearances and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight twice. Leibovitz earned a bachelor of arts degree from Penn in 1996 and earned a master’s degree in sport and recreation administration from Temple in 1998.
Donna DeMarco has been part of the conference staff since 1988 and has been Senior Associate Commissioner for Administration since 2009. She is responsible for the daily management of the conference office and represents and assists the commissioner with overall administration and management of league matters. Before taking on her current role, DeMarco had been Associate Commissioner for Women’s Basketball from 2006-09 and was Associate Commissioner for Olympic Sports from 1996-2006. She began her career as an administrative assistant for Public Relations & Championships in 1988 before being promoted to Director of Championship Operations and subsequently Assistant Commissioner for Championships. DeMarco is a 1987 graduate of the University of Connecticut with a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism.
Scott Draper Associate Commissioner (Football and Marketing)
Barbara Jacobs Associate Commissioner (Women’s Basketball)
Tom Odjakjian Senior Associate Commissioner (Broadcasting and Digital Content)
Scott Draper joined the American Athletic Conference staff in April 2014 as Associate Commissioner for Football. Draper is the conference’s primary football administrator and contact for all football initiatives and programs, including scheduling, officiating, operations and bowl relationships. Draper joined The American after most recently serving as Associate Director of Athletics and Director of Development for Athletics at Albion College, a position he held since 2011. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations at Michigan, where he was a key staff member of teams that won four Big Ten championships, four Rose Bowls, played in 12 bowl games and won the 1997 National Championship. Draper holds a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan in 1994. He earned a master’s degree in business administration from Madonna University in 2012.
Barbara Jacobs, who has worked with the conference since 1995, was promoted to her current Associate Commissioner for Women’s Basketball in July of 2014. Jacobs oversees all aspects of The American’s women’s basketball operations, including television, scheduling, branding and messaging, and management of the conference championship. Jacobs was the Secretary/Rules Editor for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee from 1998-2006 and was the tournament manager for the 2004 NCAA East Regional. She was named Vice President of the CCA Coordinators of Officials from 1997-99 and was President from 1999-2001. Jacobs was head coach at Syracuse from 1978-93, helping the Orange to the 1985 Big East title. She was named Big East Coach of the Year in 1988. Jacobs holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse and a master’s degree in education from SUNY Cortland.
Tom Odjakjian has served as Associate Commissioner at the conference since 1995. His primary responsibilities include television negotiations for all sports, football television scheduling and assembly of the annual men’s basketball schedule. Odjakjian was promoted to his current position in 2013. Before coming to the conference office, Odjakjian served various roles at ESPN from 1981-94, including as the director of college sports. He was responsible for negotiation, acquisition, scheduling and budget supervision for the network’s collegiate sports programming. Odjakjian also served as Associate Commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and Assistant Sports Information Director at Princeton University. Odjakjian is a 1976 graduate of Lafayette with a degree in economics and business.
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CONFERENCE STAFF
Ellen Ferris Associate Commissioner (Governance and Compliance)
Megan Morgan Associate Commissioner (Communications)
Mark Hodgkin Assistant Commissioner (Digital Media)
Ellen Ferris joined the American Athletic Conference staff in October of 2013 . Ferris’ responsibilities include coordination and administration of the conference’s day-to-day compliance services with member institutions, including interpretative support and rules education. Before joining the conference staff, Ferris served as Associate Vice President for Athletic Compliance at the University of Southern California. She also served four years at the NCAA and was the Assistant Commissioner for Compliance Services at the Big Sky Conference for three years. Ferris holds an undergraduate degree in education from Texas State University-San Marcos and a master’s degree in sport management from the United States Sports Academy. She holds a Juris Doctor degree from Southern Methodist University.
Megan Morgan joined the conference staff as Associate Commissioner for Communications in August 2014. Morgan is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing the conference’s overall communications strategy, as well as overseeing the day-to-day execution of the conference’s media relations. She serves as the primary spokesperson for The American and acts as the primary communications liaison with member institutions. Morgan had most recently served as Vice President of Consulting at Wasserman Media Group, LLC. She worked at Achushnet Company from 1997-2012, beginning her career as a Product Development Engineer and a Senior Product Test Engineer before serving as Director of Tour Communications at Titleist Golf. Morgan holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biochemistry from the University of Scranton.
Mark Hodgkin joined the conference staff in 2009 as Director of Internet Services. He was named Senior Director of Digital Media in 2013 and was promoted to Assistant Commissioner in 2014. Hodgkin is responsible for the conference’s new media efforts, including the official website, social media platforms and online marketing as well as management of The American’s Digital Network. Hodgkin came to the conference from Boston College, where he served as an Athletic Marketing and Media Relations Assistant. He also previously served as Director of Marketing at Bryant University. Hodgkin is a 2006 graduate of the University of Texas. He added a master’s degree from Bryant in 2008. Hodgkin is active with the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators, the Sports Video Group, and the Collegiate Athletics Internet/Digital Association.
James Siedliski Associate Commissioner (Sport Administration & Championships)
John Larson Chief Financial Officer
Chuck Sullivan Director of Communications
James Siedliski was promoted to his current position of Associate Commissioner for Sport Administration & Championships in 2006. Siedliski oversees management and operations of the conference’s 21 Olympic sport programs and will be the tournament manager for The American’s annual men’s basketball championshp. Siedliski was been a member of the NCAA Divsion I Men’s Lacrosse Committee for three years, and chaired the committee in 2013. Siedliski came to the conference in 1998 as Director of Sport Administration and was promoted to Assistant Commissioner for Sport Administration in 2000. Before coming to the conference, Siedliski had been Executive Director of the New Jersey Association of USA Track & Field. Siedliski is a 1989 graduate of Rutgers University.
John Larson joined the conference staff as Interim Chief Financial Officer in February 2013 and was appointed on a full-time basis in July. Larson, who holds CPA and CCM designations, oversees all accounting and financial policies for the American Athletic Conference. Larson has an extensive background in treasury operations and accounting experience in the financial services, insurance and public accounting industries. Larson holds an undergraduate degree in economics from Georgetown University and earned a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Hartford.
Chuck Sullivan was named Director of Communications at the conference in August 2007. Sullivan serves as the primary external relations contact for football and men’s basketball. He is the media relations coordinator for the conference’s annual men’s basketball and baseball championships. Sullivan has served on the media coordination staff for the NCAA Final Four as well as the BCS National Championship. Before coming to the conference, Sullivan served as Director of Athletic Communications at Harvard from 2003-07, where he managed the communications efforts for the nation’s largest intercollegiate athletics program. He also served as Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications at Bryant from 1999-2003. He was the Sports Information Director at UMass Boston from 1995-99. Sullivan is a 1993 graduate of Boston University.
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CONFERENCE STAFF Bobby Weygand
Assistant Commissioner (Sport Administration & Championships)
Andrea Smith
Senior Director of Compliance Joined Conference Staff: 2014
Joined Conference Staff: 2004
Karen Giblin
Chevonne Mansfield
Director of Business Affairs
Director of Communications
Joined Conference Staff: 2014
Joined Conference Staff: 2013
Michael Costa
Director of Football & Video Administration Joined Conference Staff: 2011
Patrick Colbert
Assistant Director of Sport Administration & Championships Joined Conference Staff: 2012
Michael Coyne
Assistant Director of Broadcast Scheduling Joined Conference Staff: 2006
Catherine Carmignani
Lisa Zanecchia
Assistant to the Commissioner Joined Conference Staff: 1982
Jamie Corun
Branding & Sport Administration Coordinator
Digital Communications Coordinator
Joined Conference Staff: 2012
Joined Conference Staff: 2012
Linda Yates
Kathy Kirkpatrick
Administrative Assistant for Officiating Joined Conference Staff: 2002
Andrew Kappers
Lois DeBlois
Executive Assistant for Administration Joined Conference Staff: 1991
Wanda Factor
Administrative Assistant Joined Conference Staff: 1999
Alvin Hines
Receptionist
Administrative Fellow
Joined Conference Staff: 1990
Joined Conference Staff: 2013
Miles McQuiggan
Hali Oughton
Compliance Assistant
Communications Assistant
Digital Network Assistant
Joined Conference Staff: 2014
Joined Conference Staff: 2014
Joined Conference Staff: 2014
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CONFERENCE STAFF Rebecca Viscomi
Communications Assistant Joined Conference Staff: 2014
Terry McAulay
Debbie Williamson
Coordinator of Football Officiating
Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officiating
Joined Conference Staff: 2008
Joined Conference Staff: 2014
American Athletic Conference Headquarters The American Athletic Conference administers to its membership from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, Rhode Island. The location of the conference headquarters — situated just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green International Airport — gives the conference easy access to its member schools and a direct connection to all of the major cities in the Northeast. The conference has been in its current location since 2010. The office is equipped with a complete video production studio, and small- and largescale meeting rooms to easily accommodate the many coaches’ and administrators’ meetings held on-site each year.
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OFFICIATING Curtis Shaw
THE MEN’S BASKETBALL OFFICIATING CONSORTIUM The American Athletic Conference has ben part of The Men’s Basketball Officiating Consortium, L.L.C. since the 2013-14 season.
Coordinator Men’s Basketball Officiating Consortium Joined Conference Staff: 2013
The consortium also includes the Big 12 Conference, Conference USA, the Ohio Valley Conference and the Southland Conference. The consortium is responsible for the recruiting, training, assigning and evaluating of men’s basketball officials for each conference within the consortium. The Men’s Basketball Officiating Consortium is currently coordinated by Curtis Shaw, who officiated more than 1,500 games in his career, including seven NCAA Final Four assignments.
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS Patrick Adams Mobile, Ala.
Rodrick Dixon Richmond, Texas
John Higgins Omaha, Neb.
Brian O’Connell Middletown, N.J.
Doug Shows Rome, Ga.
Jeffrey Anderson Henrietta, N.Y.
Pat Driscoll Syracuse, N.Y.
Kyle Ingram Richmond, Ind.
Tom O’Neill Tinley Park, Ill.
Lamont Simpson West Bloomfield, Mich.
Clarence Armstrong New Castle, Del.
Tom Eades Gallatin, Tenn.
Bill Jacobson Tinley Park, IL
Terry Oglesby Maryville, Mo.
Doug Sirmons Virginia Beach, Va.
Roger Ayers, Jr. Roanoke, Va.
Duke Edsall Roanoke, Va.
Paul Janssen Orange City, Iowa
Steve Olson Mableton, Ga.
Alfred Smith Louisville, Ky.
Chris Beaver Cincinnati, Ohio
Marc Ellard Gainesville, Fla.
Byron Jarrett Little Rock, Ark.
Steven Perry Exton, Pa.
Bert Smith Florence, Ky.
James Breeding Louisville, Ky.
Kevin Fehr Birmingham, Ala.
Les Jones Chesapeake, Va.
Gediminas Petraitis Germantown, Md.
Bret Smith Winchester, Tenn.
Jim Burr Latham, N.Y.
John Gaffney Westwood, Mass.
Peter Juzenas Milwaukee, Wis.
Antinio Petty Ooltewah, Tenn.
Larry Spaulding Amarillo, Texas
Jose Carrion West Hartford, Conn.
Tim Gattis Fayetteville, Tenn.
Bryan Kersey Carrollton, Va.
Gerry Pollard Moscow Mills, Mo.
John St. Clair Cordova, Tenn.
Lee Cassell Coral Springs, Fla.
Darron George Allen, Texas
Keith Kimble Arlington, Texas
Olandis Poole Yorktown, Va.
Zelton Steed Charlotte, N.C.
Tony Chiazza Wheeling, W.Va.
Ron Groover Newnan, Ga.
Kipp Kissinger Ashland, Neb.
Matt Potter Beaver Falls, Pa.
Michael Stephens Cranston, R.I.
Jeff Clark Cheltenham, Pa.
Brent Hampton Lexington, Ky.
Bart Lenox Lexington, Ky.
Rick Randall Biloxi, Miss.
Jonathan Sterling Scottdale, Ga.
Tim Clougherty Raleigh, N.C.
John Hampton Lexington, Ky.
James Luckie Charlotte, N.C.
Mike Roberts Atlanta, Ga.
Mike Stuart Maryville, Tenn.
Bill Covington, Jr. High Point, N.C.
Jeb Hartness Chattanooga, Tenn.
Hal Lusk Clinton, Miss.
Wally Rutecki Springfield, Pa.
Raymond Styons Greenville, N.C.
Rick Crawford Orlando, Fla.
Rick Hartzell Cedar Falls, Iowa
Gary Maxwell Cookeville, Tenn.
Mike Sanzere Cincinnati, Ohio
Ted Valentine Charleston, S.C.
Don Daily Atkins, Ark.
Tony Henderson Atlanta, Ga.
Ray Natili Galveston, Texas
Mark Schnur Charlotte, N.C.
Archibald Whaley Conyers, Ga.
Joe DeRosa North Canton, Ohio
Karl Hess Forest, Va.
Tim Nestor Advance, N.C.
Kelly Self Hugo, Okla.
Mark Whitehead Denham Springs, La.
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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK One Shining Moment UConn capped the first season of American Athletic Conference play by winning the 2014 NCAA Championship. The Huskies beat Kentucky 60-54 in the NCAA final to win their fourth national title since 1999. When It Counts American Athletic Conference teams were a combined 13-4 in postseason play in 201314, turning in a .765 winning percentage that was the best of any conference. The American went 9-3 in the NCAA tournament (.750), trailing only the SEC (12-3, .800). Looking Ahead The 2014-15 season will be the second straight year in which the American Athletic Conference has the previous season’s NCAA champion in its ranks. Fab Four The American Athletic Conference placed four teams into the 2014 NCAA Championship in its first season. Cincinnati, UConn, Louisville and Memphis were selected to the 68-team field. Lucky Seven Seven teams that are in the American Athletic Conference in 2014-15 played in the 2014 postseason. Cincinnati, UConn, Memphis and Tulsa played in the NCAA tournament, SMU advanced to the NIT final at Madison Square Garden. Tulane was in the CBI, while East Carolina was in the CIT. Final Four UConn reached the NCAA Final Four for the third time in six years and for the fifth time overall. The Huskies are a combined 8-1 all-time in the Final Four, including national titles in 1994, 2004, 2011 and 2014. Four Is Fifth UConn’s four NCAA titles rank fifth in NCAA Division I history. UCLA has won 11 national championships, followed by Kentucky with eight. Indiana and North Carolina are tied with five each, while UConn and Duke have both won four titles. On A Roll UConn’s four NCAA titles have all come since the 1998-99 season. In that 16-year span, only three schools have won as many as two national titles (Duke, Florida, North Carolina).
Beating The Best American Athletic Conference teams won a combined 10 games against top-25 opponents last year. No other conference had more than 10 wins against top-25 teams.
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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK American Heroes The American Athletic Conference had three of the five players chosen to the Associated Press All-America First Team: Cincinnati G Sean Kilpatrick, UConn G Shabazz Napier and Louisville G Russ Smith. It is the first time that one conference had three first-team selections since the ACC had three in 2001-02. Rank And File The American Athletic Conference had multiple teams in every Associated Press top-25 poll in the 2013-14 season. The league had at least three teams ranked in all but one poll last year year and had five teams ranked in the March 3 and March 10 AP and USA Today polls. Welcome The American’s basketball membership beginning in 2014-15 will consist of 11 schools as East Carolina, Tulane and Tulsa come aboard. Tulsa won the Conference USA regular-season and tournament titles in men’s basketball this season, while Tulane participated in the CBI and East Carolina played in the CIT. Triple Double The only American Athletic Conference team that returns three double-digit scorers from last year is Tulane. G Louis Dabney averaged 15.2 ppg, G Jonathan Stark had 14.5 ppg, and G Jay Hook averaged 13.9 ppg. Coaching Tree The American Athletic Conference introduces three head coaches in their first years at their respective schools. Kelvin Sampson —the former Oklahoma and Indiana coach — takes over at Houston, while former Missouri and Miami (Fla.) head man Frank Haith is the new head caoch at Tulsa. USF will be led by Orlando Antiguia, the former Kentucky and Pittsburgh assistant.
Lucky Seven Seven current American Athletic Conference teams played in the postseason last year. Cincinnati, UConn, Memphis and Tulsa played in the NCAA Championship. SMU played in the NIT. Tulane played in the CBI, while East Carolina was in the CIT. 12 • 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball
The Champs Are Here Cincinnati and Tulsa enter the 2014-15 season as sitting conference champions. The Bearcats tied for the inaugural American Athletic Conference regular-season title, while the Golden Hurricane tied for the Conference USA crown in the regular season before taking the tournament title.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK 2014-15 In-Season Tournaments American Athletic Conference schools will participate in a number of in-season tournaments this year. Here is a look at the schedule: Team Event First Game Other Schools Cincinnati Emerald Coast Classic Nov. 23 Creighton, Eastern Illinois, Middle Tennessee, North Carolina Central, Northern Arizona, Mississippi, Southern UConn Puerto Rico Tip-Off Nov. 20
Boston College, Charleston, Dayton, George Mason, New Mexico, Texas A&M, West Virginia
East Carolina Gulf Coast Showcase Nov. 24 Evansville, FGCU, Fresno State, Green Bay Hawaii, Marist, San Francisco Houston Continental Tire Dec. 17 Abilene Christian, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Las Vegas Classic Boise State, Loyola (Ill.), South Carolina State, Southern Utah, Texas Tech Memphis Contintental Tire Nov. 24 Las Vegas Invitational
Austin Peay, Baylor, Brown, Illinois, Indiana State, Prairie View A&M, Stephen F. Austin
USF Global Sports Shootout Nov. 16 SMU Hoosiers Showcase Nov. 14
Hofstra, Jackson State, Jacksonville, North Carolina State
Southeastern Louisiana, Southern-New Orleans, Tennessee Tech
Tulsa MGM Grand Main Event Nov. 15 Auburn, Louisiana-Lafayette, Milwaukee, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts, Oregon State
• UCF defeated Big 12 champion Baylor to win the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. The Knights finished the season 12-1 and were ranked No. 10 in the final Associated Press poll. • In addition to its NCAA title in men’s basketball, UConn won the national championship in women’s basketball, capping a 40-0 season with its ninth NCAA championship. • The American is the only conference to place a team in the semifinal rounds of the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball championships, the NIT and the WNIT.
Eastern Washington, Indiana, Lamar, Texas Southern
Temple Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Nov. 21 American, Duke, Fairfield, Louisiana Tech, Morehead State, Presbyterian, Sam Houston State, South Dakota, Stanford, UNLV, Wofford Tulane Green Wave Classic Nov. 22
Fixtures Cincinnati has made four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances . Not A Bad Start In its brief history, the American Athletic Conference has already made its mark at the highest level of intercollegiate athletics.
The American had five teams ranked in the March 3 and March 10 AP and USA Today national polls in 2013-14.
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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK Games To Watch In 2014-15
A number of intriguing matchups dot the American Athletic Conference schedule in 2014-15.
November 17: Tulane vs. Wake Forest The Green Wave plays its first game as an American Athletic Conference member when it hosts Wake Forest of the ACC at Devlin Fieldhouse. November 17: SMU at Gonzaga The Mustangs head to the Pacific Northwest to face Gonzaga in an early battle of preseason top-25 teams. November 18: Memphis vs. Wichita State The Tigers open their season against a Wichita State squad that went 35-1 last season. The game will be played in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as part of ESPN’s Tipoff Marathon. November 21: SMU at Indiana The Mustangs continue their impressiveearly season schedule with a trip to Bloomington, Indiana, to face the Hoosiers. November 21: Temple vs. Duke Temple’s strong nonconference schedule includes a matchup against preseason No. 3 Duke at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn as part of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
November 25: Houston at Harvard Kelvin Sampson’s new-look Cougars face a stern test from a veteran Harvard squad that has made three straight NCAA tournament appearances and could be nationally ranked when this game takes place.
December 20: SMU at Michigan The Mustangs face their last true test of the nonconference season with a road game against Michigan. The Wolverines are two years removed from a Final Four appearance and are ranked No. 23 in the preseason.
November 29: Tulsa at Wichita State The Golden Hurricane face a true road game against the Shockers, who have won 17 straight home games.
December 22: Kansas at Temple Two of the most successful programs in college basketball history meet at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
November 30: Texas at UConn The NCAA champion Huskies face what could be their toughest test of the early season when they host an experienced Texas squad that is ranked No. 10 in the preseason poll.
January 3: UConn at Florida A rematch of last year’s Final Four game, won by the Huskies, sends UConn to face the No. 7-ranked Gators to close nonconference play.
December 13: Oklahoma at Tulsa The Golden Hurricane’s impressive nonconference schedule continues with a home date against the Soooners, who are ranked No. 19 nationally in the preseason. December 18: UConn vs. Duke The Huskies and Blue Devils, who have won a combined eight NCAA titles (four each), meet in the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
March 1: SMU at UConn The two favorites in the preseason coaches’ poll play what figures to be a key late-season matchup on CBS. March 8: Memphis at Cincinnati The final day of the regular season features this matchup on CBS as the Tigers and Bearcats jockey for seeding in the conference tournament.
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THE AMERICAN ON TELEVISION The second season of American Athletic Conference basketball will once again produce unprecedented television coverage for the league’s 11 schools on the two industry leaders in sports television. Ninety-four percent of the conference games will be carried on national television. Sixteen conference games will be carried either on ESPN or ESPN2, many as part of a regular Thursday-night window. Twenty-five more will be seen on ESPNU, with another 25 scheduled for ESPNEWS. CBS Sports will have two conference games – SMU at UConn March 1 and Memphis at Cincinnati March 8 – while CBS Sports Network will carry 25. Additionally, at least 16 conference-controlled nonconference games are slated for national telecasts, either on ESPN’s networks or on CBS Sports Network. The conference season begins with five American Athletic Conference games on New Year’s Eve, including doubleheaders on ESPNU and ESPN2. The ESPNU slate has Tulsa at UCF at noon ET, followed by Houston at Memphis at 2 p.m. The ESPN2 lineup that day has Temple at UConn and USF at SMU. Tulane visits East Carolina in a game that will be on ESPNEWS. The 2015 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship will take place March 12-15 at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. ESPN networks will provide live coverage of every game of the tournament, including the March 14 semifinals on ESPN2 and the March 15 final on ESPN.
Tuesday, Nov. 18 Memphis vs. Wichita State (Sioux Falls, S.D.)............. 2 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 3 UConn at Florida................................................................ 2 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 18 UConn vs. Duke (East Rutherford, N.J.)........................ 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 1 SMU at UConn................................................................... 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14 UConn at SMU................................................................... 9 p.m.
Sunday, March 8 Memphis at Cincinnati...................................................... Noon
Monday, Nov. 17 SMU at Gonzaga............................................................. 11 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30 Texas at UConn................................................................... Noon Saturday, Dec. 13 Oklahoma State at Memphis........................................... 6 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 21 UConn vs. Dayton/Texas A&M (San Juan, P.R.).............. TBD Sunday, Nov. 23 UConn vs. TBD...................................................................... TBD
Wednesday, Dec. 17 San Diego State at Cincinnati......................................... 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 SMU at Michigan............................................................... Noon Monday, Dec. 22 Kansas at Temple.............................................................. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 Temple at UConn............................................................... 1 p.m. USF at SMU........................................................................ 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3 SMU at Cincinnati................................................................ TBD Tuesday, Jan. 6 UConn at USF..................................................................... 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 Cincinnati at UConn........................................................ 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 UConn at Stanford............................................................ 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29 UConn at Cincinnati.......................................................... 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 Memphis at Gonzaga..................................................... 10 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 20 UConn vs. College of Charleston (San Juan, P.R.)...... 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23 USF at North Carolina State............................................ 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24 Tulsa vs. Auburn (Las Vegas, Nev.).............................. 11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 Bradley at Memphis.................................................... 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 East Carolina at North Carolina...................................... 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 VCU at Cincinnati............................................................... Noon Tuesday, Dec. 30 Cincinnati at North Carolina State................................. 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 Tulsa at UCF........................................................................ Noon Houston at Memphis........................................................ 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3 Tulane at Memphis.............................................................. TBD
or Thursday, Jan. 8 Memphis at SMU.............................................................. 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 Cincinnati at Memphis..................................................... 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 6 East Carolina at Cincinnati.............................................. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14 Houston at East Carolina................................................. 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 5 Cincinnati at SMU............................................................. 9 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 17 Tulsa at USF..................................................................... 11 a.m. Temple at Cincinnati.................................................... 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 12 Tulsa at UConn................................................................... 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 21 Memphis at Tulsa.............................................................. 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 18 Xavier at Cincinnati.......................................................... 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24 Memphis at Tulane........................................................... 8 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 19 Temple at SMU.................................................................. 7 p.m. UConn at Memphis........................................................... 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 28 SMU at USF........................................................................ 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 26 SMU at Memphis.............................................................. 9 p.m. Thursday, March 5 Memphis at UConn........................................................... 9 p.m. Saturday, March 7 UConn at Temple.................................................................. TBD
or
Saturday, Jan. 31 UCF at SMU........................................................................ 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4 East Carolina at UConn.................................................... 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 SMU at Tulsa...................................................................... 8 p.m.
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Tuesday, Feb. 10 Memphis at East Carolina............................................... 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 SMU at Houston................................................................ 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 Memphis at USF................................................................. Noon Tulane at Cincinnati.......................................................... 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18 East Carolina at Tulsa....................................................... 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 USF at East Carolina....................................................... 11 a.m. Cincinnati at Houston.................................................. 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 25 Arkansas at SMU......................................................... 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 3 Temple at Saint Joseph’s............................................ 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 2 Stephen F. Austin at Memphis........................................ 7 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 8 UC-Santa Barbara at SMU.............................................. 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 5 Wyoming at SMU.............................................................. 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13 Oklahoma at Tulsa........................................................ 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6 Temple vs. La Salle............................................................ Noon
Wednesday, Dec. 17 UIC at SMU........................................................................ 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 31 Tulane at East Carolina..................................................... Noon
Thursday, Dec. 18 Seton Hall at USF.............................................................. 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 4 UCF at Temple..................................................................... Noon Houston at Tulsa................................................................ 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 25 UConn at East Carolina.................................................... 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 6 UCF at Houston.................................................................. 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28 Tulsa at Memphis.............................................................. 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 7 Temple at Tulane............................................................... 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4 UCF at USF......................................................................... 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 10 Tulsa at Temple.................................................................. 3 p.m.
Thursday, March 5 Temple at East Carolina................................................... 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 17 Tulane at Houston.............................................................. Noon UCF at Memphis................................................................ 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 8 Tulsa at SMU...................................................................... 3 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 25 USF at UConn...................................................................... Noon Cincinnati at UCF............................................................... 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 11 USF at UCF......................................................................... 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17 Houston at USF.................................................................. 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 28 Temple at UCF.................................................................... 7 p.m. East Carolina at Memphis............................................... 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 Tulane at Temple............................................................... 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1 Cincinnati at East Carolina.............................................. 1 p.m. UConn at Houston............................................................. 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 UConn at Tulane................................................................ 6 p.m. USF at Cincinnati............................................................... 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10 Cincinnati at Temple.................................................... 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 East Carolina at Temple................................................... 2 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 19 UCF at Tulane..................................................................... 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 22 Memphis at UCF................................................................ 2 p.m. Tulane at UConn................................................................ 4 p.m. Temple at Tulsa.................................................................. 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 25 Tulane at Tulsa................................................................... 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 25 UCF at Cincinnati.......................................................... 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28 East Carolina at UCF.......................................................... Noon Cincinnati at Tulane.......................................................... 2 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 26 Houston at Temple............................................................ 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4 Houston at Tulane............................................................. 8 p.m. Saturday, March 7 Tulane at USF..................................................................... 4 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 21 Temple vs. Duke (Brooklyn, N.Y.).................................... 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 21 SMU at Tulane................................................................... 9 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24 Tulsa at East Carolina........................................................ Noon
Saturday, Feb. 7 Temple at Memphis.......................................................... 1 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 28 Tulane vs. St. John’s (Brooklyn, N.Y.).............................. Noon
Saturday, Jan. 17 East Carolina at SMU....................................................... 4 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24 Houston at SMU................................................................ 6 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 5 Tulsa at Houston................................................................ 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 23 Houston vs. Texas Tech/Loyola Chicago (Las Vegas, Nev.)...... TBD
Wednesday, Jan. 14 SMU at Temple.................................................................. 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 22 USF at Temple............................................................... 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 4 Temple at USF............................................................... 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 22 Houston vs. Boise State (Las Vegas, Nev.)............ 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 13 UConn at Tulsa.............................................................. 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 22 UCF at UConn..................................................................... 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 31 USF at Tulsa....................................................................... 1 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 14 Temple at Villanova........................................................... 2 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 11 SMU at UCF........................................................................ 2 p.m. Memphis at Houston........................................................ 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 21 Houston at Cincinnati....................................................... 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 27 Tulsa at Tulane................................................................... 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 28 Memphis vs. Baylor (Las Vegas, Nev.).....................Midnight Memphis vs. Illinois/Indiana State (Las Vegas, Nev.).... 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 20 Oral Roberts at Memphis................................................. 3 p.m.
Sunday, March 8 East Carolina at Houston................................................. 2 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 22 Temple vs. Stanford/UNLV (Brooklyn, N.Y.)..................... TBD
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Wednesday, March 4 Cincinnati at Tulsa............................................................. 9 p.m.
2014-15 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Date/Game Friday, Nov. 14 Bryant at UConn North Carolina Wesleyan at East Carolina Flagler at USF American at Temple Saint Francis (Pa.) at Cincinnati Houston at Murray State Lamar at SMU
Time (ET)
TV
7 p.m. SNY/ESPN3 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. ESPN3 8 p.m. ESPN3 8 p.m. 9:30 p.m. ESPN3
Notes Gulf Coast Showcase Northwestern Mutual Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Hoosiers Showcase
Saturday, Nov. 15 Tulsa at Oral Roberts
8 p.m.
MGM Grand Main Event
Sunday, Nov. 16 UNC-Asheville at East Carolina Jackson State at USF Stetson at UCF
2 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m.
ESPN3 ESPN3 ESPN3
Global Sports Shootout
Monday, Nov. 17 Louisiana Tech at Temple Wake Forest at Tulane Louisiana at Tulsa SMU at Gonzaga
7 p.m. 8 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11 p.m.
ESPN3 ESPN3 ESPN3 ESPN2
Tuesday, Nov. 18 Memphis vs. Wichita State 1
2 p.m.
ESPN
Wednesday, Nov. 19 Morehead State at Cincinnati Abilene Christian at Tulsa
7 p.m. 8 p.m.
FS Ohio/ESPN3 ESPN3
Thursday, Nov. 20 UConn vs. Charleston 2 Eckerd at UCF Virginia-Lynchburg at East Carolina Mississippi Valley State at Tulane SMU at Indiana USF at UAB
12:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. TBD
ESPNU
Puerto Rico Tipoff
ESPN3 Big Ten Network
Hoosiers Showcase
Friday, Nov. 21 Temple vs. Duke 3 UConn vs. Texas A&M/Dayton 2
9 p.m. TBD
TruTV ESPN2/ESPNU
Northwestern Mutual Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Puerto Rico Tipoff
Saturday, Nov. 22 Eastern Washington at SMU Morgan State at Houston Southern-New Orleans at Tulane Temple vs. Stanford/UNLV 3
7 p.m. ESPN3 8 p.m. ESPN3 8 p.m. TBD TruTV
Hoosiers Showcase
Sunday, Nov. 23 USF at North Carolina State Eastern Illinois at Cincinnati South Carolina Upstate at UCF UConn vs. TBD 2
4 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. TBD
Global Sports Shootout Emerald Coast Classic
Monday, Nov. 24 East Carolina vs. Green Bay 4 Prairie View A&M at Memphis Tulsa vs. Auburn 5
Noon 8 p.m. ESPN3 11 p.m. ESPNU
Gulf Coast Showcase Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational MGM Grand Main Event
Tuesday, Nov. 25 North Carolina Central at Cincinnati Houston at Harvard Hofstra at USF Penn at Temple Arkansas at SMU Southern at Tulane East Carolina vs. Fresno State/Evansville 4
7 p.m. FS Ohio/ESPN3 7 p.m. 7 p.m. ESPN3 7 p.m. ESPN3 7:30 p.m. ESPNEWS 8 p.m. ESPN3 TBD
Emerald Coast Classic
Gulf Coast Showcase
Wednesday, Nov. 26 Davidson at UCF Texas Southern at SMU East Carolina vs. TBD 4 Tulsa vs. Oklahoma State/Oregon State 5
7 p.m. ESPN3 8 p.m. ESPN3 TBD TBD ESPN2/ESPN3
Hoosiers Showcase Gulf Coast Showcase MGM Grand Main Event
Friday, Nov. 28 Memphis vs. Baylor 6 Cincinnati vs. Middle Tennessee 7 Memphis vs. Illinois/Indiana State 6 Southeastern Louisiana at Tulane
Midnight 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m.
Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational Emerald Coast Classic Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational Green Wave Classic
ESPNU FS Ohio/ESPN3 ESPN3 ESPN2/ESPNU
FS1 ESPN3 FS1 ESPN3
Northwestern Mutual Coaches vs. Cancer Classic MGM Grand Main Event
Green Wave Classic Northwestern Mutual Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
Puerto Rico Tipoff
Global Sports Shootout
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2014-15 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Date/Game Saturday, Nov. 29 Jacksonville at USF Tulsa at Wichita State Cincinnati vs. Creighton/Mississippi 7
Time (ET)
2 p.m. ESPN3 3 p.m. TBD
Sunday, Nov. 30 Texas at UConn Central Connecticut at East Carolina Tennessee Tech at Tulane LIU Brooklyn at Temple Bethune-Cookman at UCF Monmouth at SMU
Noon 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m.
ESPN2 ESPN3 ESPN3 ESPN3 ESPN3 ESPN3
Tuesday, Dec. 2 Stony Brook at Cincinnati Stephen F. Austin at Memphis Georgia Southern at UCF USF at Alabama
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9 p.m.
FS Ohio ESPNEWS ESPN3 SEC Network
Wednesday, Dec. 3 Temple at Saint Joseph’s Tulane at Loyola (Ill.) Creighton at Tulsa East Carolina at Florida Atlantic
6:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. TBD
CBSSN
Thursday, Dec. 4 UT Pan American at Houston
8 p.m.
ESPN3
Friday, Dec. 5 Yale at UConn Wyoming at SMU
7 p.m. 7 p.m.
SNY/ESPN3 ESPNEWS
Saturday, Dec. 6 Temple vs. La Salle UCF at Florida State Detroit at USF Abilene Christian at Houston Bradley at Memphis Mississippi State at Tulane
Noon 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 9:30 p.m. TBD
ESPNEWS ESPN3
Sunday, Dec. 7 East Carolina at North Carolina Tulsa at Arkansas-Little Rock
2 p.m. 3 p.m.
ESPNU
Monday, Dec. 8 UC Santa Barbara at SMU
8 p.m.
CBSSN
Wednesday, Dec. 10 Towson at Temple Southeastern Oklahoma State at Tulsa
8 p.m. 8 p.m.
ESPN3
Thursday, Dec. 11 UCF at Illinois-Chicago
8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13 Oklahoma at Tulsa James Madison at East Carolina Oklahoma State at Memphis Florida Atlantic at UCF Cincinnati at Nebraska
2:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m.
CBSSN ESPN3 ESPN2 ESPN3 Big Ten Network
Sunday, Dec. 14 Temple at Villanova Coppin State at UConn
2 p.m. 4 p.m.
FS1 SNY/ESPN3
Monday, Dec. 15 Georgia Southern at USF North Carolina Central at Memphis
7 p.m. 8 p.m.
ESPN3 ESPN3
Tuesday, Dec. 16 Savannah State at Tulane Houston Baptist at Houston
8 p.m. 8 p.m.
ESPN3 ESPN3
Wednesday, Dec. 17 South Carolina Upstate at Memphis Detroit at UCF South Carolina State at Houston Illinois-Chicago at SMU Missouri State at Tulsa San Diego State at Cincinnati
7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m.
ESPN3 ESPN3 ESPN3 CBSSN ESPN3 ESPN2
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TV
Notes Global Sports Shootout Emerald Coast Classic
Green Wave Classic
Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational
ESPN3
ESPN3 ESPNU ESPN3
Las Vegas Classic
2014-15 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Date/Game Thursday, Dec. 18 Seton Hall at USF Temple at Delaware UConn vs. Duke
Time (ET)
TV
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m.
CBSSN
Friday, Dec. 19 Jackson State at Tulane
2 p.m.
ESPN3
Saturday, Dec. 20 VCU at Cincinnati SMU at Michigan Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Houston USF vs. Florida State Oral Roberts at Memphis East Carolina at UNC-Wilmington
Noon Noon 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. TBD
ESPNU ESPN2 ESPN3 FSN CBSSN
Monday, Dec. 22 Southeastern Louisiana at UCF Columbia at UConn Florida A&M at East Carolina Kansas at Temple 8 Incarnate Word at Tulsa Houston vs. Boise State 6 Tulane at Washington
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 10:30 p.m. 11 p.m.
ESPN3 SNY/ESPN3 ESPN3 ESPN2 ESPN3 FS1 Pac-12 Network
Tuesday, Dec. 23 Southeastern Louisiana at USF Wagner at Cincinnati Western Illinois at Memphis Houston vs. Texas Tech/Loyola (Ill.) 6
1 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. TBD
ESPN3 FS Ohio/ESPN3 ESPN3 FS1
Sunday, Dec. 28 Tulane vs. St. John’s 3 Central Connecticut at UConn UNC-Greensboro at East Carolina Bowling Green at USF Mississippi Valley State at Houston Delaware State at Temple
Noon 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m.
FS1 SNY/ESPN3 ESPN3 ESPN3 ESPN3 ESPN3
Monday, Dec. 29 Midwestern State at SMU
8 p.m.
ESPN3
Tuesday, Dec. 30 Cincinnati at North Carolina State
4 p.m.
ESPNU
Notes
ESPN
Las Vegas Classic Orange Bowl Classic
Las Vegas Classic
Las Vegas Classic Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival
Wednesday, Dec. 31 Tulane at East Carolina * Noon ESPNEWS Tulsa at UCF * Noon ESPNU Temple at UConn * 1 p.m. ESPN2 Houston at Memphis * 2 p.m. ESPNU USF at SMU * 5 p.m. ESPN2 Saturday, Jan. 3 UConn at Florida 2 p.m. CBS East Carolina at USF * 7 p.m. ESPN3 Tulane at Memphis * TBD ESPNU SMU at Cincinnati * TBD ESPN2
Sunday, Jan. 4 UCF at Temple * Houston at Tulsa *
Noon 2 p.m.
ESPNEWS ESPNEWS
Tuesday, Jan. 6 East Carolina at Cincinnati * UCF at Houston * UConn at USF *
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
ESPNU ESPNEWS ESPN2
Wednesday, Jan. 7 Temple at Tulane *
7 p.m.
ESPNEWS
Thursday, Jan. 8 Memphis at SMU *
9 p.m.
ESPN/ESPN2
Saturday, Jan. 10 Cincinnati at UConn * Tulsa at Temple *
11 a.m. 3 p.m.
ESPN2 ESPNEWS
Sunday, Jan. 11 SMU at UCF * USF at Tulane * Memphis at Houston *
2 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m.
CBSSN ESPN3 CBSSN
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2014-15 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Date/Game Tuesday, Jan. 13 UConn at Tulsa *
Time (ET)
TV
9:30 p.m.
CBSSN
Wednesday, Jan. 14 Houston at East Carolina * Tulane at UCF * SMU at Temple *
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
ESPNU ESPN3 CBSSN
Thursday, Jan. 15 Cincinnati at Memphis *
7 p.m.
ESPN/ESPN2
Saturday, Jan. 17 Tulsa at USF * Tulane at Houston * UCF at Memphis * East Carolina at SMU * Temple at Cincinnati * UConn at Stanford
11 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9 p.m.
ESPNU ESPNEWS ESPNEWS CBSSN ESPNU ESPN2
Wednesday, Jan. 21 Houston at Cincinnati * Memphis at Tulsa * SMU at Tulane *
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 9 p.m.
ESPNEWS ESPNU CBSSN
Thursday, Jan. 22 USF at Temple * UCF at UConn *
6:30 p.m. 7 p.m.
ESPNEWS CBSSN
Saturday, Jan. 24 Tulsa at East Carolina * Houston at SMU * Memphis at Tulane 9 *
Noon 6 p.m. 8 p.m.
ESPNEWS CBSSN ESPNU
Sunday, Jan. 25 USF at UConn * Cincinnati at UCF *
Noon 2 p.m.
CBSSN CBSSN
Tuesday, Jan. 27 Tulsa at Tulane *
7 p.m.
ESPNEWS
Wednesday, Jan. 28 SMU at USF * Temple at UCF * Rice at Houston East Carolina at Memphis *
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m.
ESPNU CBSSN ESPN3 CBSSN
Thursday, Jan. 29 UConn at Cincinnati *
7 p.m.
ESPN2
Saturday, Jan. 31 Tulane at Temple * USF at Tulsa * UCF at SMU * Memphis at Gonzaga
Noon 1 p.m. 8 p.m. 10 p.m.
CBSSN ESPNEWS ESPNU ESPN2
Sunday, Feb. 1 Cincinnati at East Carolina * UConn at Houston *
1 p.m. 3 p.m.
CBSSN CBSSN
Wednesday, Feb. 4 Temple at USF * East Carolina at UConn * Jacksonville State at Memphis
6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m.
ESPNEWS ESPNU ESPN3
Thursday, Feb. 5 Tulsa at Houston * Cincinnati at SMU *
7 p.m. 9 p.m.
ESPNEWS ESPN/ESPN2
Saturday, Feb. 7 Temple at Memphis * UCF at East Carolina * UConn at Tulane * SMU at Tulsa * USF at Cincinnati *
1 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m.
ESPNEWS ESPN3 CBSSN ESPNU CBSSN
Tuesday, Feb. 10 Memphis at East Carolina * Cincinnati at Temple *
7 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
ESPNU CBSSN
Wednesday, Feb. 11 USF at UCF *
7 p.m.
ESPNEWS
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Notes
2014-15 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Date/Game Thursday, Feb. 12 Tulsa at UConn * SMU at Houston *
Time (ET)
TV
7 p.m. 9 p.m.
ESPN/ESPN2 ESPNU
Saturday, Feb. 14 Memphis at USF * Tulane at Cincinnati * East Carolina at Temple * UConn at SMU *
Noon 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 9 p.m.
ESPNU ESPNU CBSSN ESPN
Sunday, Feb. 15 Houston at UCF *
2 p.m.
ESPN3
7 p.m.
ESPNEWS
7 p.m. 7 p.m.
ESPN/ESPN2 ESPNU
Thursday, Feb. 19 UCF at Tulane * Temple at SMU * UConn at Memphis *
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 9 p.m.
ESPNEWS ESPN/ESPN2 ESPN/ESPN2
Saturday, Feb. 21 USF at East Carolina * Cincinnati at Houston *
11 a.m. 9:30 p.m.
ESPNU ESPNU
Sunday, Feb. 22 Memphis at UCF * Tulane at UConn * Temple at Tulsa *
2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m.
CBSSN CBSSN CBSSN
Wednesday, Feb. 25 UConn at East Carolina * UCF at Cincinnati * Tulane at Tulsa *
7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m.
ESPNU CBSSN ESPNEWS
Thursday, Feb. 26 Houston at Temple * SMU at Memphis *
7 p.m. 9 p.m.
CBSSN ESPN/ESPN2
Saturday, Feb. 28 East Carolina at UCF * Cincinnati at Tulane * Tulsa at Memphis *
Noon 2 p.m. 8 p.m.
ESPNEWS ESPNEWS ESPNU
Sunday, March 1 SMU at UConn * USF at Houston *
2 p.m. 3 p.m.
CBS ESPN3
Wednesday, March 4 UCF at USF * Houston at Tulane * Cincinnati at Tulsa *
7 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m.
ESPNU ESPNEWS CBSSN
Thursday, March 5 Temple at East Carolina * Memphis at UConn *
7 p.m. 9 p.m.
ESPNU ESPN/ESPN2
Saturday, March 7 Tulane at USF * UConn at Temple *
4 p.m. TBD
ESPNEWS ESPN/ESPN2
Sunday, March 8 Memphis at Cincinnati * East Carolina at Houston * Tulsa at SMU *
Noon 2 p.m. 3 p.m.
CBS ESPNEWS ESPNU
Tuesday, Feb. 17 Houston at USF * Wednesday, Feb. 18 Xavier at Cincinnati East Carolina at Tulsa *
Notes
Minges Coliseum, Sioux Falls, S.D. Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, P.R. Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. 4 Germain Arena, Estero, Fla. 5 MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas, Nev. 6 Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nev. 7 The Arena at Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, Fla. 8 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pa. 9 Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, La. 1 2 3
* American Athletic Conference game
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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP American Athletic Conference Championship XL Center • Hartford, Conn. March 12-15, 2015
The 2015 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship will be played in the XL Center, located in the heart of Hartford, Connecticut. The XL Center has hosted a number of NCAA Championship men’s and women’s basketball games, was the site of the Big East Women’s Basketball Championship from 1994-2013 and previously served as a home site for the NBA’s Boston Celtics. Aside from the many basketball events held at the XL Center, the facility is the home of the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League and hosted the NHL’s Hartford Whalers. The seating capacity for basketball at the XL Center is 16,294. All 11 American Athletic Conference schools will participate in the 2015 championship. The format calls for three first-round games on the first day, followed by four quarterfinal games, two semifinals and the championship game. The ESPN Networks will provide television and digital coverage of the tournament.
Championship Schedule (all times Eastern) Thursday, March 12 • First Round No. 9 seed vs. No. 8 seed 3:30 p.m. ESPNU No. 10 seed vs. No. 7 seed 6 p.m. ESPNEWS No. 11 seed vs. No. 6 seed 8 p.m. ESPNEWS Friday, March 13 • Quarterfinals 9/8 winner vs. No. 1 seed Noon No. 5 seed vs. No. 4 seed 2 p.m. 10/7 winner vs. No. 2 seed 7 p.m. 11/6 winner vs.No. 3 seed 9 p.m.
ESPN2 ESPN2 ESPNU ESPNU
Saturday, March 14 • Semifinals Quarterfinal winners 3 p.m. Quarterfinal winners 5 p.m.
ESPN2 ESPN2
Sunday, March 15 • Final Semifinal winners
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3:15 p.m. ESPN
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
First Round Thursday March 12
Quarterfinals Friday March 13
Semifinals Saturday March 14
Final Sunday March 15
No. 9 seed Game 1 3:30 p.m. ESPNU
No. 8 seed
Game 4 Noon ESPN2
No. 1 seed Game 8 3 p.m. ESPN2
No. 5 seed Game 5 2 p.m. ESPN2
No. 4 seed Game 10 3:15 p.m. ESPN
No. 10 seed Game 2 6 p.m. ESPNews
No. 7 seed
Game 6 7 p.m. ESPNU
No. 2 seed Game 9 5 p.m. ESPN2
No. 11 seed Game 3 8 p.m. ESPNews
No. 6 seed
Game 7 9 p.m. ESPNU
No. 3 seed
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2015 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP First Round Tuesday and Wednesday, March 17 and 18 UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Host: University of Dayton Second and Third Rounds Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21 Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. Host: Jacksonville University KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Host: University of Louisville Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, Pa. Host: Duquesne Unversity Rose Garden Portland, Ore. Host: University of Oregon
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Second and Third Rounds Friday and Sunday, March 20 and 22 Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, N.C. Host: UNC Charlotte Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Host: Ohio State University CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb. Host: Creighton University KeyArena Seattle, Wash. Host: University of Washington
Regionals Thursday and Saturday, March 26 and 28 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio Hosts: Cleveland State University, Mid-American Conference Staples Center Los Angeles, Calif. Host: Pepperdine University Friday and Sunday, March 27 and 29 Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas Hosts: Houston, Rice Carrier Dome Syracuse, N.Y. Host: Syracuse University Final Four April 4 and 6 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Ind. Hosts: Horizon League, IUPUI
THE TEAMS UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Location:............................................................................Orlando, Fla. Enrollment:................................................................................... 59,785 Founded:.......................................................................................... 1963 Nickname: .................................................................................Knights Colors: ..........................................................................Black and Gold Website: ................................................................. UCFAthletics.com Arena: ....................................................................CFE Arena (10,000) President: .................................................................... Dr. John C. Hitt Director of Athletics: ............................................... Todd Stansbury Head Coach: .........................................Donnie Jones (Pikeville ’88)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Director of Communications: .......................................Dan Forcella Office Phone: ................................................................ (407) 823-2142 Mobile: .......................................................................... (207) 650-6790 E-mail: ....................................................dforcella@athletics.ucf.edu Press Row Phone: ....................................................... (407) 823-2477
KNIGHT TEAM FACTS
2013-14 Record/Finish: ........................... 13-18/4-14 American (9th) All-Time Record: ......................................................................672-552 NCAA Appearances: .......................................................................... 4 Last NCAA Appearance: ............................................................. 2005 Lettermen Returning/Lost: .............................................................. 7/6 Starters Returning/Lost: ................................................................. 2/3
UCF KNIGHTS
Dr. John C. Hitt President
Todd Stansbury Director of Athletics
Donnie Jones Head Coach
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UCF 2014-15 Schedule NOVEMBER 16 Stetson (ESPN3).................................................................6 p.m. 20 Eckerd..................................................................................7 p.m. 23 USC Upstate (ESPN3)........................................................6 p.m. 26 Davidson (ESPN3)..............................................................7 p.m. 30 Bethune-Cookman (ESPN3).............................................6 p.m. DECEMBER 2 Georgia Southern (ESPN3)..........................................7:30 p.m. 6 at Florida State (ESPN3)...................................................2 p.m. 11 at Illinois-Chicago..............................................................8 p.m. 13 Florida Atlantic (ESPN3)...................................................8 p.m. 17 Detroit (ESPN3).............................................................7:30 p.m. 22 Southeastern Louisiana (ESPN3)....................................7 p.m. 31 Tulsa * (ESPNU)..................................................................Noon JANUARY 4 at Temple * (ESPNews).....................................................Noon 6 at Houston * (ESPNews)...................................................7 p.m. 11 SMU * (CBSSN)..................................................................2 p.m. 14 Tulane * (ESPN3)...............................................................7 p.m. 17 at Memphis * (ESPNews).................................................2 p.m. 22 at UConn * (CBSSN)..........................................................7 p.m. 25 Cincinnati * (CBSSN).........................................................2 p.m. 28 Temple * (CBSSN).............................................................7 p.m. 31 at SMU * (ESPNU).............................................................8 p.m. FEBRUARY 7 at East Carolina * (ESPN3)..................................................TBD 11 USF * (ESPNews)...............................................................7 p.m. 15 Houston * (ESPN3).............................................................2 p.m. 19 at Tulane * (ESPNews).....................................................7 p.m. 22 Memphis * (CBSSN)..........................................................7 p.m. 25 at Cincinnati * (CBSSN)...............................................7:30 p.m. 28 East Carolina * (ESPNews)...............................................Noon
Kasey Wilson
MARCH 4 at USF * (ESPNU)...............................................................7 p.m. * American Athletic Conference game All times Eastern
@UCF_MBasketball in 140 characters or less #KaseyAtTheBat UCF enters the year with just one player who has been with the program all four years — senior F Kasey Wilson. #Minutemen Five of UCF’s seven returing players averaged at least 14 minutes per game last year. #Perfection UCF achieved a perfect APR score of 1000 for the 2012-13 season —the most recent year for which data is available. #FinishingStrong UCF won two of its last three games in 2013-14 and took Cincinnati to the wire in the second round of the conference tournament. #RoadToOrlando Orlando will play host to the 2016 and 2017 American Athletic Conference Championship at the Amway Center.
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UCF 2013-14 Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 03 SYKES, Isaiah 30 29 958 31.9 198 417 .475 12 32 .375 107 198 .540 88 129 217 7.2 80 1 105 110 5 51 515 17.2 01 SPURLOCK, Tristan 31 28 883 28.5 115 276 .417 46 139 .331 64 85 .753 56 113 169 5.5 59 0 37 40 33 38 340 11.0 11 NEWELL, Calvin 30 28 839 28.0 104 275 .378 31 114 .272 65 101 .644 21 49 70 2.3 52 0 86 72 2 51 304 10.1 32 WILSON, Kasey 31 22 827 26.7 101 237 .426 39 106 .368 56 85 .659 49 128 177 5.7 87 5 18 45 16 26 297 9.6 12 WILLIAMS, Matt 31 3 608 19.6 62 158 .392 56 146 .384 6 11 .545 14 60 74 2.4 47 0 29 25 2 13 186 6.0 05 McCRORY, Eugene 26 6 371 14.3 46 90 .511 0 0 .000 38 61 .623 43 32 75 2.9 48 1 8 13 15 5 130 5.0 52 BLAIR, Staphon 31 18 557 18.0 62 112 .554 0 0 .000 29 50 .580 53 53 106 3.4 76 4 3 29 47 4 153 4.9 34 McBRIDE, Justin 15 1 140 9.3 26 38 .684 0 0 .000 14 26 .538 17 23 40 2.7 24 0 0 10 6 1 66 4.4 04 WALKER, Daiquan 30 5 436 14.5 43 113 .381 14 50 .280 19 25 .760 6 34 40 1.3 23 0 48 28 3 7 119 4.0 22 GOODWIN, Brandon 28 9 412 14.7 25 63 .397 4 18 .222 29 49 .592 14 39 53 1.9 29 0 49 30 1 13 83 3.0 24 HANEY, Steven 24 0 114 4.8 12 30 .400 10 27 .370 3 6 .500 0 7 7 0.3 15 0 3 4 0 2 37 1.5 21 LANG, Isaac 14 1 38 2.7 5 12 .417 3 10 .300 0 1 .000 1 2 3 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 13 0.9 15 KARELL, Dylan 17 5 117 6.9 4 10 .400 0 0 .000 2 6 .333 10 11 21 1.2 14 0 3 6 7 2 10 0.6 TM Team 69 63 132 4.3 0 11 0 Total 31 803 1831 .439 215 642 .335 432 704 .614 441 743 1184 38.2 556 11 389 424 137 213 2253 72.7 Opponents 31 835 1818 .459 191 548 .349 420 644 .652 358 727 1085 35.0 606 - 455 369 150 236 2281 73.6 returning players in italics
2014-15 Roster No. 52 3 20 33 11 10 25 15 34 24 1 2 4 12 32
Name Staphon Blair A.J. Davis Myles Davis Shaheed Davis Brandon Goodwin Adonys Henriquez Marshall Holmes Dylan Karell Justin McBride Djordjije Mumin B.J. Taylor Isiah Thomas Daiquan Walker Matt Williams Kasey Wilson
2014-15 Newcomers Pos. F G/F G F G G G F C G G G G G F
Class Jr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr.
Ht. 6-9 6-9 6-3 6-9 6-0 6-6 6-3 6-11 6-10 6-5 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-5 6-7
Wt. Hometown/Last School 255 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard 212 Atlanta, Ga./Tennessee 185 Winter Haven, Fla./Palm Beach State 210 Warren, Ohio/Eastern Florida State 180 Norcross, Ga./Norcross 210 Orlando, Fla./Orlando Christian Prep 175 Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep 240 North Miami Beach, Fla./Dr. Krop 325 Starke, Fla./Bradford 205 Podgorica, Montenegro/American Heritage (Fla.) 200 Orlando, Fla./Boone 160 Tampa, Fla./Oldsmar Christian 185 Philadelphia, Pa./Constitution 220 Orlando, Fla./Jones 235 North Port, Fla./North Port
Head Coach: Donnie Jones (Pikeville ’88) Associate Head Coach: Shawn Finney (Fairmont State ’85) Assistant Coach: Darren Tillis (Paul Quinn ’96) Assistant Coach: Tim Thomas (Wheeling Jesuit ’93)
A.J. Davis, G/F, So., 6-9, 212 Atlanta, Ga./Tennessee • Saw action in 25 games with one start at Tennessee • Shot .400 from the field and averaged 1.3 points and 1.6 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per game • Graduated from Buford High School in Buford, Ga. As a senior in 2012-13, he led the Wolves to a 25-7 overall record and the Class AAA state semifinals. Shaheed Davis, F, Jr., 6-9, 210 Warren, Ohio/Eastern Florida State • Played two seasons of junior college basketball before signing with the Knights • Went to Polk State College as a freshman and played sophomore season at Eastern Florida State College • Averaged 11 points, five rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game at EFSC, while shooting nearly 60 percent from the floor. Adonys Henriquez, G, Fr., 6-6, 210 Orlando, Fla./Orlando Christian Prep • Ranked as the 17th-best wing in the country by ESPN • Led OCP to Florida Class 2A state championship as a senior in 2013-14, earning Final Four MVP honors • Averaged 14.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in final high school campaign, while shooting 53 percent from the floor and connecting on 73 three-pointers • Was named Player of the Year for Florida Class 2A following his senior season, and a finalist for the Florida Dairy Farmer Mr. Basketball Award B.J. Taylor, G, Fr., 6-2, 200 Orlando, Fla./Boone • Named Florida Class 8A Player of the Year, and second in voting for the Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Basketball Award • One of 20 across the nation named to Parade All-America team • Named FACA District 11 Player of the Year for Orange and Osceola Counties • Player of the Year and First Team selection for the Metro Conference • Earned All-Area First Team honors from the Orlando Sentinel following senior season • Led the state of Florida and set an Orange County public schools record with 34.5 points per game as a senior
Staphon Blair
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UCF 2013-14 Results (13-18, 4-14 American)
Home: 10-7/Away: 2-9/Neutral: 1-1 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 8 Tampa W, 97-72 5,516 Newell 23/Wilson, Sykes 8 13 Florida State (ESPNews) L, 68-80 9,343 Newell, Wilson 15/McCrory 9 17 Bethune-Cookman (ESPN3) W, 83-63 4,095 Sykes 22/Spurlock 9 21 at Miami (Fla.) (ESPN3) W, 63-58 4,895 Newell 19/Spurlock 10 26 at Valparaiso L, 70-85 2,381 Newell 16/Spurlock 7 DECEMBER 3 at Florida Atlantic (ESPN3) L, 64-75 1,655 Sykes 23/Spurlock 8 7 Stetson (ESPN3) W, 77-58 4,203 Spurlock 21/Goodwin 11 11 Howard (ESPN3) W, 79-64 3,975 Wilson 20/Wilson 10 17 Jacksonville (ESPN3) W, 104-64 4,123 Spurlock 23/Spurlock 11 Jackson Hewitt UCF Holiday Classic 21 Rio Grande W, 86-58 4,303 Wilson 19/wilson 9 22 Valparaiso (ESPN3) W, 90-62 4,345 Spurlock 22/Goodwin, Sykes 7 31 Louisville * (ESPN2) L, 65-90 7,094 Sykes 19/Sykes 9 JANUARY 4 Temple * (ESPNews) W, 78-76 4,815 Sykes 23/Sykes 15 11 at UConn * (ESPNU) L, 61-84 9,561 Sykes 17/McCrory 9 15 at Rutgers * (ESPNews) L, 75-85 4,031 Sykes 29/Four with 8 18 SMU * (ESPNews) L, 46-58 4,905 Spurlock 11/Blair 7 23 at Cincinnati * (CBSSN) L, 51-69 10,242 Newell 12/Sykes 8 29 Memphis * (ESPNU) L, 59-69 5,161 Sykes 24/Sykes 12 FEBRUARY 1 at Louisville * (ESPNU) L, 70-87 22,201 Spurlock 20/Sykes 11 5 USF * (ESPNews) ot L, 78-79 6,108 Sykes 24/Sykes 12 9 UConn * (ESPN2) L, 55-75 6,312 Sykes 17/Wilson 7 12 at Memphis * (ESPN2) L, 70-76 15,021 Spurlock 18/Spurlock 10 15 at USF * (ESPNews) W, 79-78 5,294 Sykes 27/Spurlock 8 19 Cincinnati * (ESPNU) L, 49-77 5,637 Sykes 13/Sykes 10 22 at Houston * (ESPNews) L, 84-88 7,028 Spurlock 21/Sykes 13 26 Rutgers * (ESPNU) W, 67-65 4,861 Spurlock 23/Sykes 7 MARCH 1 at SMU * (ESPNews) L, 55-70 7,086 Sykes 18/Spurlock 7 4 at Temple * (ESPNews) ot L, 78-86 4,063 Newell 23/Wilson 7 7 Houston * (CBSSN) W, 104-83 5,471 Sykes 24, Sykes 8 American Athletic Conference Championship presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups 12 vs Temple (ESPN2) 2ot W, 94-90 12,102 Sykes 36/Wilson 10 13 vs Cincinnati (ESPNU) L, 58-61 13,081 Sykes 21/Sykes 9
Daiquan Walker
* American Athletic Conference game
Head Coach Donnie Jones
@DonnieJonesUCF
Hired at UCF — March 30, 2010 Coaching File — Marshall, head coach, 2007-10; Florida, assistant coach, 199296, 1996-2007; Marshall, assistant coach, 1990-92; Marshall, graduate assistant, 1988-90; Pikeville, assistant coach, 198990. Highlights — Led UCF to the 2012 NIT and has taken the Knights to two 20-win seasons … Turned around the program at Marshall in just three years, taking the Thundering Herd to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament in 2010 —Marshall’s first postseason appearance in 22 years … Spent 11 years as an assistant coach at Florida, where he helped the Gators to two NCAA titles (2006, 2007) and three Final Four appearances (2000, 2006, 2007). Collegiate File — Played at Pikeville College in Kentucky, where he set the school’s career assists record (513). B.A., Pikeville, Major: Business Education, 1988; Master’s degree in Sports Management from Marshall in 1992. Personal — Native of Point Pleasant, W.Va. Birthdate: July 6, 1966. Married to the former Michelle Gibson. Has three children: Madisyn, Sofie and Donald.
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Jones’ Record
Career Record (seven years).......................................................110-93 (.542) UCF Record (four years).................................................................55-52 (.514) Marshall Record (three years)......................................................55-41 (.573) NCAA Record.......................................................................................0-0 (.000) NIT Record (one appearance)...........................................................0-1 (.000) CBI Record (one appearance)...........................................................0-1 (.000) CIT Record (one appearance)...........................................................1-1 (.500)
Year-By-Year
2007-08 Marshall 2008-09 Marshall 2009-10 Marshall 2010-11 UCF * 2011-12 UCF 2012-13 UCF 2013-14 UCF
Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason 16-14 8-8/t6th 0-1 15-17 7-9/t6th 0-1 24-10 11-5/t3rd 0-1 1-1/CIT 0-12 0-10/12th 0-1 0-1/CBI 22-11 10-6/t3rd 1-1 0-1/NIT 20-11 9-7/t4th — 13-18 4-14/t8th 1-1
* UCF vacated 21 wins from the 2010-11 season
THE TEAMS UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Location:...................................................................... Cincinnati, Ohio Enrollment:................................................................................... 43,600 Founded:.......................................................................................... 1819 Nickname: ..............................................................................Bearcats Colors: ........................................................................... Red and Black Website: ................................................................... GoBearcats.com Arena: .........................................................Fifth Third Arena (13,176) President: ..................................................................Dr. Santa J. Ono Director of Athletics: ........................................................Mike Bohn Head Coach: .........................................Mick Cronin (Cincinnati ’97)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Assistant AD/Sports Communications: ................. Andre Foushee Office Phone: ................................................................ (513) 556-5182 Mobile: .......................................................................... (859) 797-7871 E-mail: ...........................................................andre.foushee@.uc.edu Press Row Phone: ....................................................... (513) 556-3800
BEARCAT TEAM FACTS
2013-14 Record/Finish: ...........................27-7/15-3 American (t-1st) All-Time Record: ...................................................................1,682-975 NCAA Appearances: ........................................................................ 28 Last NCAA Appearance: ............................................................. 2014 Lettermen Returning/Lost: .............................................................. 6/6 Starters Returning/Lost: ................................................................. 2/3
CINCINNATI BEARCATS
Dr. Santa J. Ono President
Mike Bohn Director of Athletics
Mick Cronin Head Coach
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CINCINNATI 2014-15 Schedule NOVEMBER 14 Saint Francis (Pa.) (ESPN3)..............................................8 p.m. 19 Morehead State (FS Ohio/ESPN3)..................................7 p.m. Emerald Coast Classic 23 Eastern Illinois (FS Ohio/ESPN3).....................................5 p.m. 25 North Carolina Central (FS Ohio/ESPN3).......................7 p.m. 28 vs. Middle Tennessee 1.....................................................6 p.m. 29 vs. Creighton/vs. Mississippi 1............................................TBD DECEMBER 2 Stony Brook (FS Ohio/ESPN3)..........................................7 p.m. 13 at Nebraska (BTN).............................................................9 p.m. 17 San Diego State (ESPN2)..................................................9 p.m. 20 VCU (ESPNU).......................................................................Noon 23 Wagner (FS Ohio/ESPN3).................................................7 p.m. 30 at North Carolina State (ESPNU).....................................4 p.m. JANUARY 3 SMU * (ESPN2)......................................................................TBD 6 East Carolina * (ESPNU)...................................................7 p.m. 10 at UConn * XL (ESPN2)......................................................11 a.m. 15 at Memphis * (ESPN/ESPN2)...........................................7 p.m. 17 Temple * (ESPNU).........................................................7:30 p.m. 21 Houston * (ESPNews).......................................................7 p.m. 25 at UCF * (CBSSN)...............................................................2 p.m. 29 UConn * (ESPN2)................................................................8 p.m.
Shaquille Thomas
FEBRUARY 1 at East Carolina * (CBSSN)..............................................1 p.m. 5 at SMU * (ESPN/ESPN2)...................................................9 p.m. 7 USF * (CBSSN)...................................................................8 p.m. 10 at Temple * (CBSSN)....................................................7:30 p.m. 14 Tulane * (ESPNU)...............................................................2 p.m. 18 Xavier (ESPN/ESPN2)........................................................7 p.m. 21 at Houston * (ESPNU)..................................................9:30 p.m. 25 UCF * (CBSSN)..............................................................7:30 p.m. 28 at Tulane * (ESPNews).....................................................2 p.m. MARCH 4 at Tulsa * (CBSSN)............................................................9 p.m. 8 Memphis * (CBS)................................................................Noon * American Athletic Conference game Niceville, Fla. XL XL Center, Hartford, Conn. All times Eastern 1
@GoBearcats in 140 characters or less #FourInARow Cincinnati has made four straight NCAA tournament appearances. #Wincinnati UC won 22 or more games for the fourthstraight year in 2013-14, and 26 or more for the third time in four years #StopSign Cincinnati was fourth in the nation in scoring defense a year ago, allowing just 58.4 ppg #Restart A year after the same five players started all 34 games, Coach Cronin will need to replace three who graduated #NewLook Cincinnati will look to replace 61.8 percent of its scoring and 60.6 of its rebounding from 2013-14
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CINCINNATI 2013-14 Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 23 KILPATRICK, Sean 34 34 1149 33.8 214 506 .423 93 267 .348 180 213 .845 36 110 146 4.3 46 0 86 70 1 48 701 20.6 05 JACKSON, Justin 34 34 944 27.8 160 301 .532 0 0 .000 58 126 .460 110 137 247 7.3 104 2 59 67 99 55 378 11.1 02 RUBLES, Titus 34 34 985 29.0 83 205 .405 0 3 .000 83 108 .769 86 145 231 6.8 103 4 67 50 28 44 249 7.3 03 THOMAS, Shaquille 34 34 779 22.9 89 196 .454 5 19 .263 49 74 .662 37 57 94 2.8 55 1 32 36 12 29 232 6.8 15 SANDERS, Jermaine 34 0 725 21.3 67 160 .419 35 93 .376 26 38 .684 42 63 105 3.1 41 0 34 16 9 16 195 5.7 10 CAUPAIN, Troy 34 0 649 19.1 54 142 .380 19 58 .328 58 74 .784 13 66 79 2.3 50 0 76 42 2 31 185 5.4 14 GUYN, Ge’Lawn 34 34 647 19.0 55 166 .331 29 94 .309 14 26 .538 16 52 68 2.0 67 0 33 35 6 22 153 4.5 25 JOHNSON, Kevin 33 0 338 10.2 41 103 .398 15 48 .313 26 30 .867 14 19 33 1.0 42 0 21 17 3 13 123 3.7 11 LAWRENCE, Jermaine 26 0 392 15.1 28 84 .333 0 0 .000 16 34 .471 32 43 75 2.9 58 3 13 27 16 7 72 2.8 33 NYARSUK, David 21 0 146 7.0 12 21 .571 0 0 .000 7 8 .875 14 15 29 1.4 24 0 2 8 12 2 31 1.5 00 DAVIS III, Jeremiah 6 0 30 5.0 2 4 .500 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 2 2 4 0.7 4 0 2 1 0 1 6 1.0 45 TOBLER, Zack 8 0 13 1.6 0 4 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 00 COX, Derek 3 0 2 0.7 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TM TEAM 54 56 110 3.2 1 8 0 Total 34 805 1893 .425 196 585 .335 519 733 .708 457 767 1224 36.0 596 10 425 377 188 268 2325 68.4 Opponents 34 690 1745 .395 182 568 .320 424 628 .675 366 712 1078 31.7 634 - 374 485 120 177 1986 58.4 returning players in italics
2014-15 Roster No. 10 11 21 22 2 14 25 0 1 15 32 3 45
Name Troy Caupain Gary Clark Farad Cobb Coreontae DeBerry Octavius Ellis Ge’Lawn Guyn Kevin Johnson Quadri Moore Deshaun Morman Jermaine Sanders Jamaree Strickland Shaquille Thomas Zack Tobler
2014-15 Newcomers Pos. G F G C F G G F G F C F F
Class So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. R-Fr. Sr. R-Fr. R-Jr. So.
Ht. 6-3 6-7 6-0 6-10 6-10 6-2 6-2 6-8 6-3 6-5 6-10 6-7 6-5
Wt. Hometown/Last School 200 Midlothian, Va./Cosby HS 215 Clayton, N.C./Clayton HS 165 West Palm Beach, Fla./Northwest Florida State College 270 Holland, Mich./Hutchinson Community College 230 Memphis, Tenn./Trinity Valley College (Texas) 185 Lexington, Ky./South Kent Prep (Conn.) 180 Cincinnati, Ohio/Summit Country Day School 230 Linden, N.J./Linden HS 190 Richmond, Va./Faith Baptist Christian (Fla.) 210 Far Rockaway, N.Y./Rice HS 270 Oakland, Calif./Queen City Prep Acad. (N.C.) 205 Paterson, N.J./NIA Prep School 215 Fort Mitchell, Ky./Covington Catholic HS
Head Coach: Mick Cronin (Cincinnati ‘97) Associate Head Coach: Larry Davis (Asbury College ‘78) Assistant Coach: Darren Savino (Jersey City ‘94) Assistant Coach: Antwon Jackson (Pikeville College ‘93)
Gary Clark, F, Fr., 6-7, 230 Clayton, N.C./Clayton • Averaged 26 points, seven rebounds and four assists as a senior at Clayton High School in Clayton, N.C. • Finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in points, rebounds and blocks • Became the first player in the state of North Carolina to record a quadruple double with 22 points, 21 rebounds, 15 blocked shots and 10 assists against West Johnston during his senior season Farad Cobb, G, Jr., 6-0, 165 West Palm Beach, Fla./Northwest Florida State College • Averaged a team-best 15.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists while shooting 51.1 percent from the field and 46.3 percent from three-point range as a sophomore during the 2013-14 season at Northwest Florida State College • Ranked as the No. 1 point guard in Florida by ESPN.com while averaging 27.8 points, 6.7 assists and 5.8 rebounds as a senior. Coreontae DeBerry, C, Jr., 6-10, 270 Holland, Mich./Hutchinson CC • Averaged 11.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks while shooting 69.7 percent (147 of 211) from the field despite logging only 5.7 minutes per contest during his lone season (2013-14) at junior-college power Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas • Tallied 9.2 points and 4.4 rebounds in 12.7 minutes during the 2012-13 season at Mott College in Flint, Michigan Quadri Moore, F, Fr., 6-8, 230 Linden, N.J./Linden • Averaged 16.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks as a senior while helping lead Linden to the 2014 Group 4A state title and NJSIAA Tournament of Champions semifinals • Named 2014 First Team All-State and Union County Player of the Year by the Star-Ledger
Troy Caupain
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CINCINNATI 2013-14 Results (27-7, 15-3 American)
Home: 18-1/Away: 7-3/Neutral: 2-3 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER Global Sports Shootout 8 North Carolina Central (ESPN3) W, 74-61 6,532 Kilpatrick 22/Rubles 8 12 North Carolina State (ESPN) W, 68-57 7,028 Kilpatrick 21/Jackson 10 16 Appalachian State (ESPN3) W, 77-49 6,194 Rubles, Caupain 13/ Rubles, Thomas 7 20 Campbell (ESPN3) W, 81-62 6,011 Kilpatrick 23/Jackson 9 26 UMass Lowell (ESPN3) W, 79-49 5,477 Kilpatrick 18/Jackson 12 29 Kennesaw State (ESPN3) W, 95-67 6,627 Kilpatrick 20/Jackson 7 DECEMBER 3 USC Upstate (ESPN3) W, 86-50 5,113 Kilpatrick 22/Rubles 7 7 at New Mexico (CBSSN) L, 53-64 15,411 Kilpatrick 19/Rubles, Jackson 6 Skyline Chili Crosstown Classic L, 47-64 10,250 Kilpatrick 17/Jackson 5 14 vs Xavier 1 (Fox Sports 1) W, 44-43 8,062 Jackson 12/Jackson 9 17 vs Pittsburgh 2 (ESPN) 21 Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) W, 69-48 5,424 Kilpatrick 23/Jackson 12 23 Chicago State (ESPN3) W, 102-62 5,564 Kilpatrick 21/Jackson, Sanders 13 28 Nebraska (ESPN2) W, 74-59 8,257 Kilpatrick 21/Jackson 10 JANUARY 1 SMU * (ESPNU) W, 65-57 7,239 Jackson 17/Jackson, Kilpatrick 6 4 at Memphis * (ESPN2) W, 69-53 17,191 Kilpatrick 18/Jackson 8 7 at Houston * (CBSSN) W, 61-60 3,804 Kilpatrick 17/Rubles 10 11 Rutgers * (CBSSN) W, 71-51 10,872 Kilpatrick 16/Rubles 10 14 Temple * (CBSSN) W, 69-58 9,864 Kilpatrick 23/Rubles 12 18 at USF * (ESPNU) W, 61-54 5,322 Kilpatrick 18/Caupain 6 23 UCF * (CBSSN) W, 69-51 10,242 Kilpatrick 19/Rubles 7 26 at Temple * (CBSSN) W, 80-76 6,753 Kilpatrick 29/Kilpatrick 8 30 at Louisville * (ESPN) W, 69-66 22,644 Kilpatrick 28/Jackson 9 FEBRUARY 2 USF * (CBSSN) W, 50-45 10,367 Kilpatrick 18/Sanders 7 6 UConn * (ESPN) W, 63-58 12,432 Kilpatrick 26/Kilpatrick 12 8 at SMU * (ESPNU) L, 55-76 7,278 Kilpatrick 22/Jackson 9 15 Houston * (ESPNU) W, 73-62 13,176 Kilpatrick 28/Jackson 5 19 at UCF * (ESPNU) W, 77-49 5,637 Kikpatrick 23/Jackson 7 22 Louisville * (CBS) L, 57-58 13,176 Kilpatrick 28/Rubles 14 MARCH XL L, 45-51 16,294 Kilpatrick 16/Rubles 13 1 at UConn * (ESPN) 6 Memphis * (ESPN) W, 97-84 13,176 Kilpatrick 34/Jackson 9 8 at Rutgers * (ESPNews) W, 70-66 6,650 Kilpatrick 24/Jackson, Rubles 11 American Athletic Conference Championship presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups 13 vs UCF (ESPNU) W, 61-58 13,081 Kilpatrick 21/Kilpatrick 9 14 vs UConn (ESPN2) L, 56-58 13,362 Kilpatrick 14/Rubles, Jackson 8 NCAA Championship L, 61-57 10,862 Kilpatrick 18/Jackson 11 20 vs Harvard 3 (TNT)
Jermaine Sanders
* American Athletic Conference game 1 US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio 2 Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. 3 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Wash. XL XL Center, Hartford, Conn.
Head Coach Mick Cronin @CoachCroninUC Hired at Cincinnati – March 24, 2006 Coaching File – Murray State, head coach, 2004-06; Louisville, associate head coach, 2002-03; Cincinnati, assistant coach, 1998-01; Cincinnati, video coordinator, 1997; Woodward H.S. in Cincinnati, assistant coach, 1992-96. Highlights – 2013 NCAA (second round); 2012 NCAA (third round); 2011 NCAA (third round); 2010 NIT (second round); 2007 CBI; 2006 NCAA; 2005-06 Ohio Valley Coach of the Year; 2004 NCAA; Led Murray State to a schoolrecord 28 wins in his first season as a head coach (2003-04). Collegiate File – B.A., Cincinnati, Major: History, 1997 Personal — Native of Cincinnati, Ohio. Birthdate: 7-17-71. Father, Harold “Hep” Cronin was a highly-successful high school coach in the Cincinnati area, amassing over 400 victories.
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Cronin’s Record
Career Record (11 years)...........................................................231-131 (.638) Cincinnati Record (eight years).................................................162-107 (.602) Murray State Record (three years) .............................................69-23 (.750) NCAA Record (five appearances) ...................................................3-6 (.333) NIT Record (one appearance)...........................................................1-1 (.500) CBI Record (one appearance)...........................................................0-1 (.000)
Year-By-Year
2003-04 Murray State 2004-05 Murray State 2005-06 Murray State 2006-07 Cincinnati 2007-08 Cincinnati 2008-09 Cincinnati 2009-10 Cincinnati 2010-11 Cincinnati 2011-12 Cincinnati 2012-13 Cincinnati 2013-14 Cincinnati
Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason 28-6 14-2/2nd 3-0/1st NCAA 0-1 17-11 11-5/t2nd 0-1 24-6 17-3/1st 3-0/1st NCAA 0-1 11-19 2-14/16th --13-18 8-10/10th 0-1 CBI 0-1 18-14 8-10/t9th 0-1 19-16 7-11/t10th 2-1 NIT 1-1 26-9 11-7/t6th 1-1 NCAA 1-1 26-11 12-6/t4th 2-1 NCAA 0-1 22-12 9-9/t9th 1-1 NCAA 2-1 27-7 15-3/t1st 1-1 NCAA 0-1
THE TEAMS UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
Location:........................................................................... Storrs, Conn. Enrollment:................................................................................... 30,474 Founded:.......................................................................................... 1881 Nickname: ................................................................................ Huskies Colors: ................................................ National Flag Blue and White Website: .............................................................. UConnHuskies.com Arenas: ..................... Gampel Pavilion (10,167); XL Center (16,294) President: .................................................................Dr. Susan Herbst Director of Athletics: ................................................ Warde Manuel Head Coach: ..................................................Kevin Ollie (UConn ’95)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Assistant Director/Communications: ..........................Phil Chardis Office Phone: ................................................................ (860) 486-3531 Mobile: .......................................................................... (860) 771-3314 E-mail: .......................................................philip.chardis@uconn.edu Press Row Phone: ...........(860) 486-1888 - GP; (860) 244-0334 - XL
HUSKY TEAM FACTS
2013-14 Record/Finish: .......................... 32-8/12-6 American (t-3rd) All-Time Record: ...................................................................1,619-895 NCAA Appearances: ........................................................................ 32 Last NCAA Appearance: ........................................2014 (Champion) Lettermen Returning/Lost: .............................................................. 6/6 Starters Returning/Lost: ................................................................. 2/3
UCONN HUSKIES
Dr. Susan Herbst President
Warde Manuel Director of Athletics
Kevin Ollie Head Coach
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UCONN 2014-15 Schedule NOVEMBER 14 Bryant (SNY/ESPN3)..........................................................7 p.m. Puerto Rico Tip-Off 20 vs. College of Charleston (ESPNU) 1........................12:30 p.m. 21 vs. Dayton/vs. Texas A&M (ESPN2/ESPNU) 1..................TBD 23 vs. TBD (ESPN2/ESPNU) 1...................................................TBD 30 Texas (ESPN2).....................................................................Noon DECEMBER 5 Yale (SNY/ESPN3)..............................................................7 p.m. 14 Coppin State XL (SNY/ESPN3)...........................................4 p.m. 18 vs. Duke 2 (ESPN)...............................................................8 p.m. 22 Columbia WB (SNY/ESPN3)................................................7 p.m. 28 Central Connecticut XL (SNY/ESPN3)...............................1 p.m. 31 Temple * XL (ESPN2)...........................................................1 p.m. JANUARY 3 at Florida (CBS)..................................................................2 p.m. 6 at USF * (ESPN2)................................................................7 p.m. 10 Cincinnati * XL (ESPN2)....................................................11 a.m. 13 at Tulsa * (CBSSN).......................................................9:30 p.m. 17 at Stanford (ESPN2)...........................................................9 p.m. 22 UCF * (CBSSN)...................................................................7 p.m. 25 USF * XL (CBSSN).................................................................Noon 29 at Cincinnati * (ESPN2).....................................................8 p.m.
Ryan Boatright
FEBRUARY 1 at Houston * (CBSSN).......................................................3 p.m. 4 East Carolina * (ESPNU)...................................................7 p.m. 7 at Tulane * (CBSSN)..........................................................6 p.m. 12 Tulsa * XL (ESPN/ESPN2)...................................................7 p.m. 14 at SMU * (ESPN)................................................................9 p.m. 19 at Memphis * (ESPN/ESPN2)...........................................9 p.m. 22 Tulane* (CBSSN)...............................................................4 p.m. 25 at East Carolina * (ESPNU)...............................................7 p.m. MARCH 1 SMU * XL (CBS)...................................................................2 p.m. 5 Memphis * (ESPN/ESPN2)...............................................9 p.m. 7 at Temple * (ESPN/ESPN2).................................................TBD * American Athletic Conference game Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, P.R. 2 Izod Center, East Rutherford, N.J. WB Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn. XL XL Center, Hartford, Conn. All times Eastern 1
@UConnMBB in 140 characters or less #TheChampIsHere UConn capped off The American’s first year of men’s basketball in style, downing Kentucky for the national championship. #ILoveNY The Huskies played five games within the five boroughs of New York City, going 5-0. #SuperPower UConn went a combined 9-1 against teams from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12 and SEC. #OurHouse The 2015 American Athletic Conference Championship will be held at the XL Center in Hartford, the site of seven UConn home games. #LoveBoat UConn will look for an increased role from senior Ryan Boatright, who was third in scoring for the Huskies in 2013-14.
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UCONN 2013-14 Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 13 NAPIER, Shabazz 40 40 1404 35.1 213 496 .429 87 215 .405 207 238 .870 38 196 234 5.9 84 1 195 114 13 73 720 18.0 02 DANIELS, DeAndre 38 38 1102 29.0 188 401 .469 50 120 .417 70 89 .787 55 173 228 6.0 90 0 17 56 54 26 496 13.1 11 BOATRIGHT, Ryan 39 38 1264 32.4 145 371 .391 44 117 .376 138 173 .798 21 115 136 3.5 61 0 131 76 6 61 472 12.1 05 GIFFEY, Niels 40 16 987 24.7 115 213 .540 58 120 .483 48 66 .727 46 107 153 3.8 92 1 32 36 19 28 336 8.4 20 KROMAH, Lasan 40 17 897 22.4 90 207 .435 21 62 .339 42 61 .689 22 85 107 2.7 55 1 46 51 14 45 243 6.1 35 BRIMAH, Amida 40 17 649 16.2 64 100 .640 0 0 .000 35 61 .574 53 67 120 3.0 116 3 11 28 92 4 163 4.1 21 CALHOUN, Omar 32 11 430 13.4 40 131 .305 19 79 .241 23 30 .767 10 35 45 1.4 23 0 12 31 4 7 122 3.8 00 NOLAN, Phillip 40 19 567 14.2 51 97 .526 0 0 .000 31 40 .775 37 58 95 2.4 99 3 8 22 18 8 133 3.3 03 SAMUEL, Terrence 30 0 270 9.0 24 43 .558 0 1 .000 24 34 .706 3 24 27 0.9 14 0 24 18 0 12 72 2.4 10 OLANDER, Tyler 33 4 273 8.3 20 44 .455 2 7 .286 16 22 .727 18 22 40 1.2 43 3 3 4 3 12 58 1.8 12 FACEY, Kentan 23 0 121 5.3 13 27 .481 2 3 .667 6 9 .667 15 26 41 1.8 30 1 4 3 7 2 34 1.5 22 TOLKSDORF, Leon 13 0 47 3.6 6 21 .286 3 13 .231 1 2 .500 3 7 10 0.8 5 0 4 3 0 1 16 1.2 23 AMILO, Nnamdi 2 0 5 2.5 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0 14 LENEHAN, Pat 8 0 21 2.6 1 6 .167 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 1 2 3 0.4 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 0.5 25 WATTS, Tor 9 0 13 1.4 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 TM TEAM 65 88 153 3.8 2 14 0 Total 40 971 2162 .449 287 741 .387 644 829 .777 387 1009 1396 34.9 719 14 488 457 230 281 2873 71.8 Opponents 40 878 2241 .392 241 731 .330 532 801 .664 492 886 1378 34.5 731 - 454 518 127 228 2529 63.2 returning players in italics
2014-15 Roster No. 11 35 21 10 12 5 22 14 1 44 3
Name Ryan Boatright Amida Brimah Omar Calhoun Sam Cassell Jr. Kentan Facey Daniel Hamilton Pat Lenehan Rakim Lubin Phillip Nolan Rodney Purvis Terrence Samuel
2014-15 Newcomers Pos. Class Sr. G So. C Jr. G R-So. G So. F Fr. G/F Sr. G Fr. F Jr. F R-So. G So. G
Ht. 6-0 7-0 6-5 6-4 6-9 6-7 6-3 6-8 6-10 6-4 6-4
Head Coach: Kevin Ollie (UConn ‘95) Associate Head Coach: Glen Miller (UConn ‘88) Assistant Coach: Karl Hobbs (UConn ‘84) Assistant Coach: Ricky Moore (UConn ‘99)
Wt. Hometown/Last School 175 Aurora, Ill. /East Aurora 230 Accra, Ghana/Archbishop Carroll (Miami, Fla.) 205 Brooklyn, N.Y. /Christ The King 192 Baltimore, Md. /Chipola (Fla.) College 206 Trelawny, Jamaica /Long Island (N.Y.) Lutheran 190 Los Angeles, Calif./St. John Bosco 190 Cheshire, Conn./Xavier 260 Miami, Fla./Buford (Ga.) 235 Milwaukee, Wis. /Riverside University HS 205 Raleigh, N.C. /North Carolina State 202 Brooklyn, N.Y./Victory Collegiate
Sam Cassell Jr., G, So., 6-4, 195 Baltimore, Md./Chipola College • First-team NJCAA All-American in 2013-14 • Averaged 18.7 ppg, 3.7 assists/game and shot 43.3 pct. from the floor at Chipola in 2013-14 • Advanced to the NJCAA national quarterfinals in his one year on the team at Chipola in 2013-14 • Won NJCAA Region VII Championship in 2013-14 Daniel Hamilton, Fr., G/F, 6-7, 190 Los Angeles, Calif./St. John Bosco • Averaged 20.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg and 5.2 assists/game at St. John Bosco High School in 2013-14 • Helped lead St. John Bosco to the California Division II State Championship as a senior in 2013-14 • High school finished the year ranked No. 21 in the nation • Ranked as the No. 14 recruit in the nation by Rivals.com and No. 30 by ESPN Rakim Lubin, Fr., F, 6-8, 260 Miami, Fla./Buford (Ga.) • Averaged 20.2 ppg and 12.1 rpg as a senior at Buford (Ga.) HS • Helped lead Buford to the Georgia 3A state championship game in 2014 • MVP of the Georgia North-South All-Star Game • Georgia Sportswriters 3A Player of the Year • Transferred to Buford after his junior year at Gadsden City (Ala.) HS, where he averaged 19.6 ppg and 9.6 rpg
Terrence Samuel
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UCONN 2013-14 Results (32-8, 12-6 American)
Home: 15-3/Away: 6-4/Neutral: 10-1 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 8 vs Maryland 1 (ESPN2) W, 78-77 12,687 Napier 18/Napier 7 11 Yale XL (ESPN3) W, 80-62 8,848 Calhoun 18/Napier 11 2K Sports Classic 14 Detroit (ESPN3) W, 101-55 8,140 Calhoun 17/Napier 8 17 Boston University (ESPNU) W, 77-60 9,195 Daniels 24/Napier 12 2 21 vs Boston College (ESPN2) W, 72-70 10,064 Daniels 23/Daniels 6 22 vs Indiana 2 (ESPN2) W, 59-58 10,051 Napier 27/Daniels, Giffey 6 26 Loyola (Md.) XL (ESPN3) W, 76-66 9,497 Daniels 21/Daniels, Boatright 8 DECEMBER 2 Florida (ESPN2) W, 65-64 10,167 Napier 26/Daniels7 6 Maine XL (ESPN3) W, 95-68 9,681 Boatright 17/Facey 9 18 Stanford XL (ESPN2) L, 51-53 11,140 Daniels 15/Three with 5 22 at Washington (ESPNU) W, 82-70 7,059 Napier 20/Napier 6 28 Eastern Washington WB (ESPN3) W, 85-62 9,274 Napier 15/Nolan, Calhoun 6 31 at Houston * (ESPN2) L, 71-75 4,035 Napier 27/Napier 9 JANUARY 4 at SMU * (ESPNU) L, 65-74 7,166 Boatright 15/Kromah 6 8 Harvard (ESPNU) W, 61-56 9,218 Napier 18/Daniels 8 11 UCF * (ESPNU) W, 84-61 9,561 Brimah 20/Brimah 8 16 at Memphis * (ESPN) W, 83-73 18,039 Daniels 23/Daniels 11 18 Louisville * (ESPN) L, 64-76 10,167 Napier 30/Brimah 5 21 Temple * XL (CBSSN) W, 90-66 4,741 Daniels 31/Daniels 12 25 at Rutgers * (ESPNU) W, 82-71 8,006 Napier 26/Brimah 8 30 Houston * (CBSSN) W, 80-43 9,312 Napier 19/Three with 7 FEBRUARY 6 at Cincinnati * (ESPN) L, 58-63 12,432 Napier 16/Three with 4 9 at UCF * (ESPNNews) W, 75-55 6,312 Kromah, Napier 17/Three with 7 12 USF * XL (ESPN2) W, 83-40 10,553 Daniels 12/Three with 5 15 Memphis * XL (ESPN) ot W, 86-81 16,294 Napier 34/Daniels 6 20 at Temple * (ESPN2) W, 68-55 6,053 Napier 17/Napier 12 23 SMU * (CBSSN) L, 55-64 10,167 Boatright, Napier 15/ Daniels, Brimah 8 26 at USF * (CBSSN) W, 61-56 5,115 Napier 17/Daniels, Giffey 5 MARCH 1 Cincinnati * XL (ESPN) W, 51-45 16,294 Napier 18/Napier 11 5 Rutgers * (ESPNU) W, 69-63 10,167 Napier 26/Daniels 6 8 at Louisville * (CBS) L, 48-81 22,782 Daniels 17/Napier 9 American Athletic Conference Championship presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups 13 at Memphis (ESPNU) W, 72-53 13,081 Giffey 24/Giffey 9 14 vs Cincinnati (ESPN2) W, 58-56 13,362 Napier 15/Daniels 9 15 vs Louisville (ESPN) L, 61-71 13,554 Daniels 17/Daniels 10 NCAA Championship 20 vs Saint Joseph’s 3 (TBS) ot W, 89-81 18,706 Napier 24/Napier 8 22 vs Villanova 3 (TBS) W, 77-65 19,290 Napier 25/Giffey 11 28 vs Iowa State 2 (TBS) W, 81-76 19,314 Daniels 27/Daniels 10 30 vs Michigan State 2 (CBS) W, 60-54 19,499 Napier 25/Daniels 8 APRIL 5 vs Florida 4 (TBS) W, 63-53 79,444 Daniels 20/Daniels 10 7 vs Kentucky 4 (CBS) W 60-54 79,238 Napier 22/Three with 6 * American Athletic Conference game 1 Barclays Arena, Brooklyn, N.Y. 2 Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. 3 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, N.Y. 4 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas XL XL Center, Hartford, Conn. WB Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn.
Head Coach Kevin Ollie @CoachKO_UConn Hired at UConn – Sept. 13, 2012 Coaching File - UConn, assistant coach, 2010-12 Highlights - Took seventh-seeded UConn team to an NCAA championship in 2014 — his first year of postseason eligibility as a head coach. Collegiate File – Two-time team captain at UConn during his career (1991-95). Helped team to Big East regular-season crown in 1993-94 and 1994-95. Was an All-Big East Third Team selection in his senior season when the team advanced to NCAA Elite Eight. Was named to the UConn Basketball All-Century Team in 2001. Still ranks third all-time at the school in assists and first in assists in Big East games. B.A. in Communications (1995), UConn. Personal - Native of Los Angeles, Calif; attended Crenshaw High School; Birthdate Dec. 27, 1972. He and his wife Stephanie have a son, Jalen, and a daughter, Cheyenne.
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Amida Brimah Ollie’s Record
Career Record (two years).............................................................52-18 (.743) UConn Record (two years).............................................................52-18 (.743) NCAA Record................................................................................................. 6-0 NIT Record...................................................................................................... 0-0
Year-By-Year
2012-13 UConn 2013-14 UConn
Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason 20-10 10-8/t7th — 32-8 12-6/t3rd 2-1 6-0 NCAA Champion
THE TEAMS EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
Location:.......................................................................Greenville, N.C. Enrollment:................................................................................... 26,900 Founded:.......................................................................................... 1907 Nickname: ..................................................................................Pirates Colors: ........................................................................ Purple and Gold Website: .................................................................... ECUPirates.com Arena: ..........................................................Minges Coliseum (8,000) Chancellor: ..............................................................Dr. Steve Ballard Director of Athletics: ................................................... Jeff Compher Head Coach: ..................................... Jeff Lebo (North Carolina ‘89)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Associate Director/Media Relations: ...........................Jody Jones Office Phone: ................................................................ (252) 737-4624 Mobile: .......................................................................... (252) 414-2019 E-mail: .................................................................... jonesjod@ecu.edu Press Row Phone: ....................................................... (252) 328-0135
PIRATE TEAM FACTS
2013-14 Record/Finish: .............17-17/5-11 Conference USA (11th) All-Time Record: ................................................................1,028-1,040 NCAA Appearances: .......................................................................... 2 Last NCAA Appearance: ............................................................. 1993 Lettermen Returning/Lost: .............................................................. 8/3 Starters Returning/Lost: ................................................................. 4/1
EAST CAROLINA PIRATES
Dr. Steve Ballard Chancellor
Jeff Compher Director of Athletics
Jeff Lebo Head Coach
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EAST CAROLINA 2014-15 Schedule NOVEMBER 14 North Carolina Wesleyan.................................................7 p.m. 16 UNC Asheville (ESPN3).....................................................2 p.m. 20 Virginia University at Lynchburg.....................................7 p.m. Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) 24 vs. Green Bay......................................................................Noon 25 vs. Fresno State/Evansville.................................................TBD 26 TBD..........................................................................................TBD 30 Central Connecticut (ESPN3)...........................................2 p.m. DECEMBER 3 at Florida Atlantic..................................................................TBD 7 at North Carolina (ESPNU)...............................................3 p.m. 13 James Madison (ESPN3)..................................................5 p.m. 20 at UNC Wilmington...............................................................TBD 22 Florida A&M (ESPN3)........................................................7 p.m. 28 UNC Greensboro (ESPN3)................................................2 p.m. 31 Tulane * (ESPNews)...........................................................Noon JANUARY 3 at USF * (ESPN3)................................................................7 p.m. 6 at Cincinnati * (ESPNU)....................................................7 p.m. 14 Houston * (ESPNU)............................................................7 p.m. 17 at SMU * (CBSSN).............................................................4 p.m. 24 Tulsa * (ESPNews).............................................................Noon 28 at Memphis * (CBSSN).....................................................9 p.m. FEBRUARY 1 Cincinnati * (CBSSN).........................................................1 p.m. 4 at UConn * (ESPNU)..........................................................7 p.m. 7 UCF * (ESPN3).......................................................................TBD 10 Memphis * (ESPNU)..........................................................7 p.m. 14 at Temple * (CBSSN).........................................................2 p.m. 18 at Tulsa * (ESPNU).............................................................7 p.m. 21 USF * (ESPNU)..................................................................11 a.m. 25 UConn * (ESPNU)...............................................................7 p.m. 28 at UCF * (ESPNews)...........................................................Noon
Caleb White
MARCH 5 Temple * (ESPNU)..............................................................7 p.m. 8 at Houston * (ESPNews)...................................................2 p.m. American Athletic Conference Game All times Eastern
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@ECUPirateHoops in 140 characters or less #LeboShuffle Jeff Lebo enters his fifth season at the helm at ECU coming off a second-straight CIT appearance. Lebo is 73-61 in Greenville. #FamiliarFaces ECU returns four of five starters for 2013-14 and eight letterwinners overall. #ThreesFalling ECU was 16th in the nation in total threepointers made in 2013-14, but will have to replace the NCAA leader, Akeem Richmond. #FillTheVoid The only starter not returning for ECU is G Akeem Richmond, who was a second-team All-Conference USA pick last year. #WelcomeAboard G Terry Whisnant started 19 games at Florida State in 2012-13 and averaged 5.6 ppg before transferring to East Carolina.
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EAST CAROLINA 2013-14 Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A 01 RICHMOND, Akeem 34 34 1199 35.3 181 451 .401 155 392 .395 95 112 .848 20 75 95 2.8 40 0 54 02 WHITE, Caleb 34 30 1080 31.8 147 301 .488 47 125 .376 81 114 .711 30 81 111 3.3 102 4 48 22 ROBERTS-CAMPBELL, P. 34 34 1155 34.0 122 315 .387 59 179 .330 103 139 .741 26 116 142 4.2 101 6 98 04 WILLIAMS, Prince 34 10 901 26.5 99 213 .465 7 28 .250 108 151 .715 21 100 121 3.6 81 1 121 34 ZANGARI, Michael 34 34 782 23.0 109 212 .514 1 7 .143 77 112 .688 83 94 177 5.2 93 4 10 41 GUILMETTE, Marshall 5 4 73 14.6 12 27 .444 0 0 .000 11 14 .786 7 15 22 4.4 7 0 2 11 ROBINSON, Antonio 34 23 738 21.7 61 153 .399 5 22 .227 39 55 .709 20 107 127 3.7 62 1 91 25 STITH, Brandan 33 0 645 19.5 51 103 .495 0 0 .000 45 82 .549 86 123 209 6.3 82 2 21 03 TORLAK, Petar 22 1 149 6.8 18 41 .439 12 26 .462 4 9 .444 1 12 13 0.6 11 0 8 31 ALEXANDER, Greg 8 0 38 4.8 6 11 .545 3 7 .429 3 5 .600 2 3 5 0.6 3 0 2 10 EDOSOMWAN, Francis 10 0 34 3.4 3 3 1.000 0 0 .000 4 6 .667 9 9 18 1.8 5 0 3 15 ROBBINS, Peyton 3 0 6 2.0 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.7 1 0 0 Team 48 56 104 3.1 1 6 Total 34 6800 809 1833 .441 289 786 .368 570 799 .713 354 792 1146 33.7 589 18 458 Opponents 34 6800 892 1977 .451 220 680 .324 407 609 .668 414 792 1206 35.5 657 21 503
TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 57 1 45 612 18.0 49 7 14 422 12.4 63 22 53 406 11.9 83 9 33 313 9.2 47 19 7 296 8.7 6 1 1 35 7.0 50 8 37 166 4.9 25 39 20 147 4.5 9 0 3 52 2.4 0 1 0 18 2.3 2 0 2 10 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 398 107 215 2477 72.9 410 121 207 2411 70.9
returning players in italics
2014-15 Roster No. 44 31 24 1 22 10 41 13 15 11 5 21 2 0 4 34
Name Pos. Kanu Aja F Greg Alexander G Keith Armstrong F Grant Bryant F Paris Roberts-Campbell G Francis Edosomwan G Marshall Guilmette F Michel-Ofik Ngeze F Peyton Robbins G Antonio Robinson G Lance Tejada G B.J. Tyson G Caleb White F Terry Whisnant G Prince Williams G Michael Zangari F
2014-15 Newcomers Class Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr.
Ht. 6-8 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-10 6-8 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-5 6-9
Wt. Hometown/Last School 250 Baltimore, Md./City College of San Francisco 205 Hampton, Va./Kecoughtan HS 245 Raleigh, N.C./Robert Morris 205 Kennesaw, Ga./Kell HS 190 Charlotte, N.C./United Faith Christian Academy 220 Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian School 240 Kennesaw, Ga./Harrison HS 225 Geneva, Switzerland/Winston-Salem State 180 Raleigh, N.C./St. David’s School 180 Winston-Salem, N.C./Louisburg College 190 Pompano Beach, Fla./Blanche Ely HS 190 Wadesboro, N.C./Anson HS 205 Buckingham, Va./Virginia Episcopal School 190 Charlotte, N.C./Florida State 200 Raleigh, N.C./Broughton HS 235 Etters, Pa./Red Land HS
Head Coach: Jeff Lebo (North Carolina ‘89) Assistant Coach: Mike Netti (Syracuse ‘02) Assistant Coach: Michael Perry (Richmond ‘81) Assistant Coach: Ken Potosnak (Randolph-Macon ‘90)
anu Aja, F, Jr., 6-8, 250 K Baltimore, Md./City College of San Francisco • Played two years at City College of San Francisco, averaging 6.6 ppg and 4.5 rpg as a sophomore • Team went 60-3 over his two years at CCSF, advancing to the California Community College Athletic Association quarterfinals as a sophomore Grant Bryant, F, Fr., 6-5, 205 Kennesaw, Ga./Kell • Averaged 18 ppg, 14 rpg and 2 blocks/game as a senior • Set Georgia state record for rebounds in a game with 35, also scoring 50 points in the same game as a junior • First-team all-region as a junior and senior Lance Tejada, G, Fr., 6-2, 190 Pompano Beach, Fla./Blanche Ely • Miami Herald Broward County (Fla.) Player of the Year in 2013-14 for Florida Class 6A-7A-8A • Averaged 23.3 ppg, 4.5 assists/game, 2.9 rpg and 1.6 steals/ game as a senior • First-team all-state honors as a senior after being named second-team as a junior • Ranked as high as No. 96 in the nation by ESPN
Michael Zangari
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EAST CAROLINA 2013-14 Results (17-17, 5-11 Conference USA) (Home: 10-7/Away: 3-10/Neutral: 4-0)
NOVEMBER 8 North Carolina Wesleyan W, 97-51 5,345 12 at UNC Greensboro W, 85-84 3,217 14 Chowan W, 95-45 4,437 NIT Tip-Off (Durham, N.C.) 18 vs Norfolk State W, 76-74 9,314 19 at Duke L, 74-83 9,314 NIT Tip-Off (Kingston, R.I.) 25 vs. McNeese State W, 91-62 869 26 vs. UNC Asheville W, 81-70 858 DECEMBER 1 UNC Wilmington L, 68-70 3,992 3 Fayetteville State W, 96-78 4,137 8 Mount Olive W, 77-75 3,827 14 North Carolina A&T W, 84-71 4,438 19 VMI W, 103-94 3,870 21 at North Carolina State L, 79-90 15,217 29 Georgia State L, 82-89 4,309 JANUARY 2 at Campbell W, 79-71 2,865 11 Old Dominion* L, 70-81 5,328 16 at Florida Atlantic* L, 67-78 1,408 18 at FIU* L, 64-68 1,106 23 Tulane* L, 54-59 4,281 25 Southern Miss* L, 46-60 5,214 30 at Middle Tennessee* L, 67-84 4,411 FEBRUARY 1 at UAB* W, 74-67 6,013 6 UTEP* L, 47-58 4,764 8 UTSA* W, 81-71 5,188 13 at Tulsa* L, 58-76 4,194 15 at North Texas* L, 51-53 5,352 20 Lousiana Tech* W, 75-68 3,798 22 Rice* W, 67-55 5,023 27 Charlotte* W, 75-68 5,248 MARCH 2 at Marshall* L, 61-64 4,291 6 at Old Dominion* L, 47-68 7,029 Conference USA Championship (El Paso, Texas) 11 vs. UTSA W, 79-76 4,226 12 at UTEP L, 68-77 8,277 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament 19 Wright State L, 59-73 2,171
High Scorer/Rebounder Campbell 21/Guilmette 11 Richmond 19/Three with 5 Richmond 15/Stith 15 Campbell 22/Stith 12 Williams 15/Campbell 8 Richmond 25/Stith 9 Campbell 20/Stith 8 Campbell 15/Stith 13 Richmond 37/Stith 14 Richmond 16/Stith, White 9 Campbell, Richmond 21/Stith 10 White 24/Stith 10 Richmond 23/Robinson 6 Richmond 21/Stith 12 Richmond 37/Campbell, Robinson 7 Campbell 21/Campbell 7 Richmond 20/Zangari 11 Campbell 15/Campbell, Robinson 7 Richmond, White 14/Zangari 7 Richmond 18/Richmond, Stith 6 White 18/Three with 5 Campbell 21/Campbell 8 Richmond 20/Stith 5 Richmond 31/Zangari 9 Campbell 17/Richmond 6 White 17/Zangari 11 White 21/Zangari 15 Richmond 23/Williams 8 Richmond 27/Robinson 6 White 23/Williams 10 White 12/Stith 6 Richmond 36/Stith, Williams 5 Three with 14/Stith 8 Williams 20/Williams 6
Head Coach Jeff Lebo Hired at East Carolina - March 22, 2010 Coaching File - Auburn, head coach, 2004-10; Chattanooga, head coach, 2002-04; Tennessee Tech, 1998-02; South Carolina, assistant coach, 199398; Vanderbilt, assistant coach, 199293; ETSU, assistant coach, 1990-92. Highlights - Led East Carolina to its first 20-win season at the Division I level in 2012-13, taking the Pirates to a CIT Championship. Has five 20-win seasons to his name as a head coach, including a 27-victory campaign at Tennessee Tech in 2001-02. Collegiate/Playing File - Made four Sweet 16 appearances and two Elite Eight trips under coach Dean Smith at UNC from 1985-89. Graduated from UNC in 1989. Played one year with the San Antonio Spurs in 1989-90. Personal - Native of Carlisle, Pa. Born Oct. 5, 1966. Married to the former Melissa Mills. They have two daughters, Addison and Mills, and one son, Creighton.
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Paris Roberts-Campbell Lebo’s Record
Career record (16 years)............................................................284-217 (.567) East Carolina (four years)................................................................73-61 (545) Auburn (six years)...........................................................................96-93 (.508) Chattanooga (two years)................................................................40-20 (.667) Tennessee Tech (four years).........................................................75-43 (.636) NIT record (two appearances)..........................................................5-2 (.714) CIT record (three appearances).......................................................5-2 (.714)
Year-By-Year
Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason 1998-99 Tennessee Tech 12-15 8-10/6th 0-1 1999-00 Tennessee Tech 16-12 11-7/5th 1-1 2000-01 Tennessee Tech 20-9 13-3/1st 1-1 2001-02 Tennessee Tech 27-7 15-1/1st 1-1 NIT 3-1 2002-03 Chattanooga 21-9 11-5/2nd 2-1 2003-04 Chattanooga 19-11 10-6/2nd 2-1 2004-05 Auburn 14-17 4-12/t5th-W 1-1 2005-06 Auburn 12-16 4-12/t5th-W 0-1 2006-07 Auburn 17-15 7-9/t3rd-W 0-1 2007-08 Auburn 14-16 4-12/6th-W 0-1 2008-09 Auburn 24-12 10-6/2nd-W 1-1 NIT 2-1 2009-10 Auburn 15-17 6-10/t4th-W 0-1 2010-11 East Carolina 18-16 8-8/t7th 2-1 CIT 0-1 2011-12 East Carolina 15-16 5-11/10th 1-1 2012-13 East Carolina 23-12 9-7/t4th 0-1 CIT Champs 5-0 2013-14 East Carolina 17-17 5-11/11th 1-1 CIT 0-1
THE TEAMS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Location:.......................................................................Houston, Texas Enrollment:................................................................................... 40,750 Founded:.......................................................................................... 1927 Nickname: ............................................................................... Cougars Colors: .....................................................................Scarlet and White Website: .................................................................... UHCougars.com Arena: ..........................................................Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479) Chancellor: ................................................................Dr. Renu Khator Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics: ....... Mack Rhoades Head Coach: ........................ Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke ‘78)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Director of Communications: ........................................ Jeff Conrad Office Phone: ................................................................ (713) 743-9410 Mobile: .......................................................................... (713) 557-3841 E-mail: ........................................................jaconrad@central.uh.edu
COUGAR TEAM FACTS
2013-14 Record/Finish: ....................17-16/8-10 The American (6th) All-Time Record: ........................................................ 1,181-803 (.593) NCAA Appearances: ........................................................................ 19 Last NCAA Appearance: ............................................................. 2010 Lettermen Returning/Lost: .............................................................. 5/6 Starters Returning/Lost: ................................................................. 2/3
HOUSTON COUGARS
Dr. Renu Khator Chancellor
Mack Rhoades VP for Athletics
Kelvin Sampson Head Coach
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HOUSTON 2014-15 Schedule NOVEMBER 14 at Murray State..................................................................8 p.m. 22 Morgan State (ESPN3)......................................................8 p.m. 25 at Harvard...........................................................................7 p.m. DECEMBER 4 UT Pan American (ESPN3)...............................................8 p.m. 6 Abilene Christian (ESPN3)................................................8 p.m. 16 Houston Baptist (ESPN3)..................................................8 p.m. Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic 17 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (ESPN3)...........................................8 p.m. 20 South Carolina State (ESPN3)..........................................2 p.m. 22 vs. Boise State 1 (FS1).................................................10:30 p.m. 23 vs. Texas Tech/vs. Loyola Chicago 1 (FS1)........................TBD 28 Mississippi Valley State (ESPN3)....................................5 p.m. 31 at Memphis * (ESPNU)......................................................2 p.m. JANUARY 4 at Tulsa * (ESPNews)........................................................2 p.m. 6 UCF * (ESPNews)...............................................................7 p.m. 11 Memphis * (CBSSN)..........................................................4 p.m. 14 at East Carolina * (ESPNU)...............................................7 p.m. 17 Tulane * (ESPNews)...........................................................Noon 21 at Cincinnati * (ESPNews)................................................7 p.m. 24 at SMU * (CBSSN).............................................................6 p.m. 28 Rice (ESPN3).......................................................................8 p.m.
Jherrod Stiggers @UHCougarMBK in 140 characters or less #SampsonEra Kelvin Sampson takes over on the sideline for UH in 2013-14, returning to the college ranks with 500 career wins. #PostseasonFixture Sampson has led his teams to 13 NCAA tournaments, including the 2002 Final Four with Oklahoma. #HelpingHand G L.J. Rose led The American in assists last season (5.5 apg). He is one of three returning starters for Houston. #Production G Jherrod Stiggers is the team’s top returning scorer after he averaged 11.2 ppg last year. #Welcome Houston lists eight newcomers on its roster, including one freshman and six junior college transfers.
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EBRUARY F 1 UConn * (CBSSN)...............................................................3 p.m. 5 Tulsa * (ESPNews)............................................................7 p.m. 12 SMU * (ESPNU)..................................................................9 p.m. 15 at UCF * (ESPN3)................................................................2 p.m. 17 at USF * (ESPNews)..........................................................7 p.m. 21 Cincinnati * (ESPNU)....................................................9:30 p.m. 26 at Temple * (CBSSN).........................................................7 p.m. MARCH 1 USF * (ESPN3)....................................................................3 p.m. 4 at Tulane * (ESPNews).....................................................8 p.m. 8 East Carolina * (ESPNews)..............................................2 p.m. * American Athletic Conference game 1 Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nev. All times Eastern
HOUSTON 2013-14 Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 35 THOMAS, TaShawn 33 33 1044 31.6 205 347 .591 1 6 .167 97 163 .595 93 173 266 8.1 66 0 63 74 91 41 508 15.4 23 HOUSE, Danuel 24 18 684 28.5 110 257 .428 35 105 .333 72 103 .699 40 88 128 5.3 50 0 45 52 18 18 327 13.6 21 STIGGERS, Jherrod 33 9 782 23.7 123 317 .388 80 222 .360 44 64 .688 28 56 84 2.5 57 2 35 33 5 11 370 11.2 05 ROSE, L.J. 28 25 795 28.4 76 190 .400 26 63 .413 70 90 .778 10 61 71 2.5 37 1 154 65 2 19 248 8.9 00 KNOWLES, Danrad 31 10 595 19.2 81 174 .466 10 26 .385 49 71 .690 41 93 134 4.3 70 1 16 42 37 13 221 7.1 02 MORRIS, Brandon 33 23 664 20.1 68 155 .439 42 97 .433 31 38 .816 18 52 70 2.1 57 0 41 23 6 21 209 6.3 55 RICHARDSON, J.J. 24 5 309 12.9 43 79 .544 0 0 .000 20 37 .541 27 36 63 2.6 61 2 8 32 2 10 106 4.4 14 WOMACK, Tione 32 10 620 19.4 44 101 .436 13 33 .394 16 26 .615 13 51 64 2.0 61 0 66 33 2 17 117 3.7 04 BARNES, LeRon 30 15 388 12.9 35 89 .393 4 12 .333 22 33 .667 19 56 75 2.5 59 0 13 12 13 9 96 3.2 01 McLEAN, Mikhail 28 16 317 11.3 26 53 .491 0 0 .000 22 38 .579 19 31 50 1.8 42 1 4 14 6 9 74 2.6 03 SIMMONS, Jaaron 32 1 353 11.0 20 59 .339 1 8 .125 24 34 .706 1 19 20 0.6 38 0 37 28 0 9 65 2.0 12 JONES, Jimmie 4 0 42 10.5 2 5 .400 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 1 2 3 0.8 0 0 3 3 0 1 4 1.0 24 PAYE, Lawrence 4 0 4 1.0 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 33 BOWSER, Tyus 3 0 3 1.0 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 45 IZUNDU, Valentine 4 0 25 6.3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 1 2 3 0.8 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.0 TM TEAM 48 62 110 3.3 0 7 0 Total 33 833 1833 .454 212 578 .367 467 700 .667 359 782 1141 34.6 603 7 486 421 182 179 2345 71.1 Opponents 33 866 1939 .447 209 599 .349 468 670 .699 403 777 1180 35.8 599 - 456 365 123 218 2409 73.0 returning players in italics
2014-15 Roster No. 3 4 33 20 25 2 15 0 1 13 24 5 21 12 11 23
Name Cavon Baker LeRon Barnes Tyus Bowser Adam Drexler Egi Gjikondi Torian Graham Ronnie Johnson * Danrad Knowles Mikhail McLean Bertrand Nkali Devonta Pollard L.J. Rose Jherrod Stiggers Wes Van Beck J.C. Washington Eric Weary, Jr.
2014-15 Newcomers Pos. G G G F F G G G F F F G G G F G
Class Jr. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr.
Ht. 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-9 6-4 6-0 6-10 6-6 6-8 6-8 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-6 6-4
Wt. 175 195 225 205 240 180 180 190 210 225 200 200 215 180 225 210
* Will sit out the 2014-15 season due to NCAA transfer rules Head Coach: Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke ‘78) Assistant Coach: Alvin Brooks (Lamar ’82) Assistant Coach: Talvin Hester (Texas Wesleyan ‘03) Assistant Coach: Kellen Sampson (Oklahoma ‘06)
Hometown/Last School Queens, N.Y./Lee JC Stonewall, La./North DeSoto Tyler, Texas/John Tyler Houston, Texas/Loyola Marymount Malden, Mass./San Jacinto JC Durham, N.C./Chipola JC Indianapolis, Ind./Purdue Nassau, Bahamas/Texas-HCYA Nassau, Bahamas/Second Baptist Bertoua, Cameroon/Lee JC Porterville, Miss./East Mississippi CC Houston, Texas/Baylor Terrell, Texas/Terrell Houston, Texas/Westside Houston, Texas/Yates New Orleans, La./Howard JC
Cavon Baker, G, Jr., 6-1, 175 Queens, N.Y./Lee JC • Averaged 8.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg and shot 47.4 pct. from the floor as a sophomore at Lee JC • Played at Florida Atlantic as a freshman in 2012-13 Egi Gjikondi, F, So., 6-9, 240 Malden, Mass./San Jacinto JC • Shot 48.8 pct. from the floor in one year at San Jacinto JC • Played his high school basketball at Malden (Mass.) HS Torian Graham, G, Jr., 6-4, 180 Durham, N.C./Chipola JC • Third on the team in scoring with 12.4 ppg as a sophomore at Chipola • Scored 20-plus points in four games and had seven doubledigit scoring outings • Ranked No. 67 by Rivals.com and No. 91 by ESPN as a senior Ronnie Johnson, G, Jr., 6-0, 180 Indianapolis, Ind./Purdue • Started in 31 of 32 games as a sophomore, finishing second on the team in scoring at 10.8 ppg, while leading team in assists at 3.2/game • Averaged 10.3 ppg while making 28 starts as a freshman • Ranked as the No. 13 point guard in the nation by Scout.com and No. 17 by ESPN as a senior in high school Bertrand Nkali, F, Jr., 6-9, 220 Bertoua, Cameroon./Lee JC • Made over 50 percent of his shots while playing in 32 games (16 starts) for Lee JC as a sophomore in 2013-14 • Played at Harcum JC as a freshman in 2012-13, playing in 28 games (19 starts) while averaging 5.4 ppg and 5.9 rpg Devonta Pollard, F, Jr., 6-8, 200 Porterville, Miss./East Mississippi CC • Tallied 12.0 ppg and 6.6 rpg as a sophomore at East Mississippi CC • Played at Alabama as a freshman in 2012-13
L.J. Rose
Eric Weary, Jr., G, Jr., 6-4, 210 New Orleans, La./Howard JC • Averaged 12.7 ppg and 6.5 rpg as a sophomore at Howard JC • Played at New Mexico State as a freshman
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HOUSTON 2013-14 Results (17-16, 8-10 American) (Home: 12-4/Away: 3-9/Neutral: 2-3)
Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 8 Texas State (ESPN3) W, 76-70 3,123 House 24/House 8 11 at Texas-Pan American W, 77-65 1,432 Thomas 19/Thomas 14 14 UTSA (ESPN3) W, 80-62 2,800 Stiggers 15/Thomas 6 Progressive Legends Classic 17 Lehigh (ESPN3) W, 80-66 2,635 House 22/Thomas 13 21 Howard (ESPN3) W, 75-62 2,815 House 23/Thomas 18 25 vs Stanford 1 (ESPN2) L, 76-86 4,142 Thomas 22/Thomas 14 L, 64-76 4,029 Thomas 18/Thomas, Knowles 6 26 vs Texas Tech 1 (ESPN3) 30 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (ESPN3) W, 78-67 3,015 Thomas 14/Three with 5 DECEMBER 4 at Texas A&M (FSN) L, 57-74 4,850 Thomas 16/Thomas 11 7 San Jose State (ESPN3) L, 68-72 3,105 Stiggers 20/Morris 5 9 Alcorn State (ESPN3) W, 89-58 2,833 Thomas, Knowles 19/Thomas 9 14 at Louisiana ot L, 76-79 3,069 Thomas 27/Thomas 6 21 vs Rice 2 W, 54-52 5,907 Thomas 16/Thomas 10 31 UConn * (ESPN2) W, 75-71 4,035 Thomas 23/Knowles 9 JANUARY 4 at USF * (CBSSN) W, 67-58 3,921 Thomas 13/Barnes 9 7 Cincinnati * (CBSSN) L, 60-61 3,804 Morris 17/Knowles 10 16 at Louisville * (CBSSN) L, 52-91 21,132 Thomas 16/Thomas 11 19 Rutgers * (CBSSN) W, 77-55 3,115 Knowles 16/Knowles 8 23 at Memphis * (ESPNews) L, 59-82 15,702 Thomas 14/Thomas, House 7 26 SMU * (ESPNews) L, 68-75 4,567 House 22/Thomas 11 30 at UConn * (CBSSN) L, 43-80 9,312 Knowles 10/Knowles 8 FEBRUARY 1 at Rutgers * (ESPNews) L, 70-93 5,616 Thomas 19/Thomas 12 5 Louisville * (ESPNU) L, 62-77 7,247 Thomas, Stiggers 14/Thomas 8 9 Temple * (ESPNews) W, 88-74 3,535 Thomas 25/Thomas 9 15 at Cincinnati * (ESPNU) L, 62-73 13,176 Knowles 11/Thomas 6 19 at SMU * (ESPNews) L, 64-68 6,991 Stiggers 16/Thomas 8 22 UCF * (ESPNews) W, 88-84 7,028 House 18/Three with 4 27 Memphis * (CBSSN) W, 77-68 3,628 House 19/Thomas, Rose 7 MARCH 1 at Temple * (ESPNU) W, 89-79 3,978 Thomas 24/House 9 4 USF * (ESPNews) W, 78-69 3,235 House 17/House 9 7 at UCF * (CBSSN) L, 83-104 5,471 Stiggers 22/Knowles 6 American Athletic Conference Championship presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups 13 vs SMU (ESPNU) W, 68-64 13,011 Stiggers 19/Thomas 9 14 vs Louisville (ESPN2) L, 65-94 13,081 Thomas, Morris 13/House 13 * American Athletic Conference game
Danrad Knowles
1 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. 2 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Head Coach Kelvin Sampson Hired at Houston - April 3, 2014 Coaching File - Houston Rockets, assistant coach, 2011-14; Milwaukee Bucks, assistant coach, 2008-11; Indiana, head coach, 2006-08; Oklahoma, head coach, 1994-06; Washington State, head coach, 1987-94; Washington State, assistant coach, 198587; Montana Tech, head coach, 1981-85; Michigan State, assistant coach, 1980-81; Michigan State, graduate assistant, 1979-80. Highlights - Brought Oklahoma to a Final Four in 2002 and an Elite Eight in 2003. Has recorded 20 or more wins in each of his last 11 seasons as a Division I head coach. Led the Houston Rockets of the NBA for 13 games as acting head coach in 2012-13. Collegiate File - Graduated from UNC Pembroke in 1978 after playing four years of basketball and three years of baseball. Earned a master’s degree from Michigan State in 1980. Personal - Native of Laurinburg, N.C.. Born October 5, 1955. Sampson and his wife Karen have a daughter, Lauren, and a son, Kellen.
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Sampson’s Record Career Record (25 years)....................................................................500-270 (.649) Indiana (two years)..................................................................................43-15 (.741) Oklahoma (10 years)............................................................................281-107 (.724) Washington State (seven years).......................................................103-103 (.500) Montana Tech (four years).....................................................................73-45 (.619) NCAA Record (13 appearances)............................................................14-12 (.538) NIT Record (two appearances) .................................................................2-2(.500)
Year-By-Year
1981-82 Montana Tech 1982-83 Montana Tech 1983-84 Montana Tech 1984-85 Montana Tech 1987-88 Washington State 1988-89 Washington State 1989-90 Washington State 1990-91 Washington State 1991-92 Washington State 1992-93 Washington State 1993-94 Washington State 1994-95 Oklahoma 1995-96 Oklahoma 1996-97 Oklahoma 1997-98 Oklahoma 1998-99 Oklahoma 1999-00 Oklahoma 2000-01 Oklahoma 2001-02 Oklahoma 2002-03 Oklahoma 2003-04 Oklahoma 2004-05 Oklahoma 2005-06 Oklahoma 2006-07 Indiana 2007-08 Indiana
Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason 7-20 0-15 22-9 10-5 22-9 11-4 22-7 12-3 13-16 7-11/6th 1-1 10-19 4-14/8th 1-1 7-22 1-17/10th 0-1 16-12 8-10/6th 22-11 9-9/t5th NIT 1-1 15-12 9-9/t5th 20-11 10-8/t4th NCAA 0-1 23-9 9-5/3rd 1-1 NCAA 0-1 17-13 8-6/3rd 0-1 NCAA 0-1 19-11 9-7/5th 2-1 NCAA 0-1 22-11 11-5/t2nd 2-1 NCAA 0-1 22-11 11-5/t2nd 0-1 NCAA 2-1 27-7 12-4/t3rd 2-1 NCAA 1-1 26-7 12-4/t2nd 3-0 NCAA 0-1 31-5 13-3/2nd 3-0 NCAA 4-1 27-7 12-4/3rd 3-0 NCAA 3-1 20-11 8-8/7th 1-1 NIT 1-1 25-8 12-4/t1st 1-1 NCAA 1-1 20-9 11-5/3rd 0-1 NCAA 0-1 21-11 10-6/3rd 0-1 NCAA 1-1 22-4 11-2
THE TEAMS
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS
Location:......................................................................Memphis, Tenn. Enrollment:................................................................................... 21,059 Founded:.......................................................................................... 1912 Nickname: ................................................................................... Tigers Colors: ............................................................................Blue and Gray Website: ................................................................... GoTigersGo.com Arena: ................................................................FedEx Forum (18,400) President: .....................................................................M. David Rudd Director of Athletics: ......................................................Tom Bowen Head Coach: ........................................... Josh Pastner (Arizona ’98)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Assistant Dir. of Athletics Communications: ........ Lamar Chance Office Phone: ................................................................ (901) 678-2349 Mobile: .......................................................................... (901) 734-9949 E-mail: ......................................................... lchance1@memphis.edu Press Row Phone: ....................................................... (901) 734-9949
TIGER TEAM FACTS
2013-14 Record/Finish: ........................ 24-10/12-6 American (t-3rd) All-Time Record: ............................................................... 1,513-854-1 NCAA Appearances: ........................................................................ 26 Last NCAA Appearance: ............................................................. 2014 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ............................................................ 5/10 Starters Returning/Lost: ................................................................. 2/3
MEMPHIS TIGERS
Dr. M. David Rudd President
Tom Bowen Director of Athletics
Josh Pastner Head Coach
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MEMPHIS 2014-15 Schedule NOVEMBER 18 vs. Wichita State 1 (ESPN)................................................2 p.m. Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational 24 Prairie View A&M (ESPN3)..............................................8 p.m. 28 vs. Baylor 2 (FS1).......................................................... Midnight 28 vs. Illinois/vs. Indiana State 2 (FS1)....................................TBD DECEMBER Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational 2 Stephen F. Austin (ESPNews)..........................................7 p.m. 6 Bradley (ESPNU)...........................................................9:30 p.m. 13 Oklahoma State (ESPN2)..................................................6 p.m. 15 North Carolina Central (ESPN3)......................................8 p.m. 17 USC Upstate (ESPN3)........................................................8 p.m. 20 Oral Roberts (CBSSN).......................................................3 p.m. 23 Western Illinois (ESPN3)..................................................8 p.m. 31 Houston * (ESPNU)............................................................2 p.m. JANUARY 3 Tulane * (ESPNU)..................................................................TBD 8 at SMU * (ESPN/ESPN2)...................................................9 p.m. 11 at Houston * (CBSSN).......................................................4 p.m. 15 Cincinnati * (ESPN/ESPN2)..............................................7 p.m. 17 UCF * (ESPNews)...............................................................2 p.m. 21 at Tulsa * (ESPNU).............................................................7 p.m. 24 at Tulane * (ESPNU)..........................................................8 p.m. 28 East Carolina * (CBSSN)...................................................9 p.m. 31 at Gonzaga (ESPN2)........................................................10 p.m. FEBRUARY 4 Jacksonville State (ESPN3)..............................................8 p.m. 7 Temple * (ESPNews).........................................................1 p.m. 10 at East Carolina * (ESPNU)...............................................7 p.m. 14 at USF * (ESPNU)................................................................Noon 19 UConn * (ESPN/ESPN2)....................................................9 p.m. 22 at UCF * (CBSSN)...............................................................2 p.m. 26 SMU * (ESPN/ESPN2).......................................................9 p.m. 28 Tulsa * (ESPNU).................................................................8 p.m.
Shaq Goodwin
MARCH 5 at UConn * (ESPN/ESPN2)................................................9 p.m. 8 at Cincinnati * (CBS)...........................................................Noon American Athletic Conference game Sanford Pentagon, Memphis, Tenn. 2 Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nev. All times Eastern * 1
@UofMTigersHoops in 140 characters or less #Consistency Memphis has won 20 or more games in each of the last 12 seasons. #HomeCourtAdvantage This is the 11th season for Memphis at FedEx Forum, where it has an .894 all-time winning percentage (177-21). #PostPosition F Shaq Goodwin and F Austin Nichols were both named to the preseason all-conference first team. #ImportImpact G Kedren Johnson led SEC champion Vanderbilt in scoring, assists, steals and free throw pct. in 2013-14. #Pedigree F Calvin Godfrey was an All-SWAC First Team choice at Southern in 2013-14, helping the Jaguars to the regular-season title.
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MEMPHIS 2013-14 Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 01 JACKSON, Joe 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 14.1 11 DIXON JR., Michael 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 11.8 02 GOODWIN, Shaq 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 11.5 04 NICHOLS, Austin 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 55 JOHNSON, Geron 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 8.9 03 CRAWFORD, Chris 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 8.7 05 KING, Nick 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 4.9 12 PELLOM, David 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 4.2 23 IVERSON, Kuran 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 2.5 15 WOODSON, Dominic 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 2.5 00 WILSON, Damien 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 1.9 35 COLE, Anthony 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 1.2 42 MCDOWELL, Jake 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 0.3 32 DRAPER, Trey 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 0.3 TM Team 56 56 112 3.3 0 3 0 Total 34 958 2009 .477 182 552 .330 516 801 .644 427 841 1268 37.3 612 13 591 449 159 294 2614 76.9 Opponents 34 888 2029 .438 180 585 .308 441 681 .648 421 771 1192 35.1 679 - 453 490 135 269 2397 70.5 returning players in italics
2014-15 Roster No. 0 1 40 2 11 23 15 5 10 14 42 4 3 20
Name Trahson Burrell Markel Crawford Calvin Godfrey Shaq Goodwin Chris Hawkins Kuran Iverson Kedren Johnson Nick King Dominic Magee Jordan Manse Jake McDowell Austin Nichols Pookie Powell Avery Woodson
2014-15 Newcomers Pos. Class F Jr. G R-Fr. F Sr. F Jr. F Jr. F/G So. G Jr. F/G So. G Fr. G Fr. G/F So. F So. G So. G So.
Ht. 6-6 6-4 6-8 6-9 6-6 6-9 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-8 6-1 6-2
Wt. Hometown/Last School 169 Albany, N.Y./Lee JC 197 Memphis, Tenn./Melrose 233 Milwaukee, Wis./Southern 228 Atlanta, Ga./Southwest DeKalb 230 Sun Prairie, Wis,/Southwest Tennessee CC 205 Hartford, Conn./Fishburne Military School (Va.) 229 Lewisburg, Tenn./Vanderbilt 226 Memphis, Tenn./East 177 Harvey, La./Helen Cox 167 Austin, Texas/Brewster Academy (N.H.) 211 Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers 228 Collierville, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian 180 Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips 196 Waynesboro, Miss./East Mississippi CC
Head Coach: Josh Pastner (Arizona ’98) Assistant Coach: David “Aki” Collins (Clark Atlanta ’97) Assistant Coach: Robert Kirby (Texas-Pan American ’83) Assistant Coach: Keelon Lawson (Union ‘10)
Trahson Burrell, F, Jr., 6-6, 169 Albany, N.Y./Lee JC • Averaged 20.7 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 4.4 assists/game and 1.9 steals/ game over 48 games at Lee JC from 2012-14 • Named to the 2013-14 NJCAA All-Region XIV Team Calvin Godfrey, F, Sr., 6-8, 233 Milwaukee, Wis./Southern • Averaged 13.2 ppg, 8.9 rpg and shot 56.8 pct. from the floor at Southern in 2013-14 • Transferred to Southern from Howard JC Chris Hawkins, F, Jr., 6-6, 230 Sun Prairie, Wis./Southwest Tennessee CC • Averaged 13.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg and shot 63.8 pct. from the floor in two years of junior college • Tallied 17.3 ppg and 10.5 rpg his senior year at Sun Prairie (Wis.) HS Kedren Johnson, G, Jr., 6-4, 229 Lewisburg, Tenn./Vanderbilt • Averaged 13.5 ppg and 3.6 assists/game at Vanderbilt in 2012-13 • Scored nearly 2,500 points in his high school career at Marshall County (Tenn.) HS, helping his team to a 99-31 record Dominic Magee, G, Fr., 6-3, 177 Harvey, La./Helen Cox • Ranked No. 27 by Scout.com and No. 67 by ESPN • Averaged 22.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 4.1 assists/game and 3.0 steals/ game as a senior at Helen Cox (La.) HS Avery Woodson, G, So., 6-2, 196 Waynesboro, Miss,/East Mississippi CC • Named to the NJCAA All-Region 23 team after averaging 15.7 ppg and 5.8 rpg in 2013-14 • Averaged 15.1 ppg and was a Mississippi Class 5A All-State second team selection by The Clarion-Ledger as a senior
Nick King
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MEMPHIS 2013-14 Results (24-10, 12-6 American) (Home: 15-3/Away: 5-5/Neutral: 4-2)
Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 14 Austin Peay (ESPN3) W, 95-69 15.785 Jackson 16/Johnson 10 Old Spice Classic 19 at Oklahoma State (ESPN) L, 80-101 13,611 King 23/King 8 23 Nicholls State (ESPN3) W, 98-59 15,528 Nichols 20/Goodwin 8 Old Spice Classic 28 vs Siena 1 (ESPN2) W, 87-60 2,351 Jackson 18/Goodwin 10 29 vs LSU 1 (ESPN2) W, 76-69 2,612 Nichols 19/Nichols 8 DECEMBER 1 vs Oklahoma State 1 (ESPN2) W, 73-68 3,633 Goodwin 17/Goodwin, Jackson 8 7 Northwestern State (ESPN3) W, 96-76 15,605 Goodwin 21/Goodwin, Nichols 6 13 Arkansas-Little Rock (ESPN3) W. 73-59 15,821 Goodwin, Jackson 17/Goodwin 9 Jimmy V Classic 17 vs Florida 2 (ESPN) L, 75-77 8,062 Jackson 17/Goodwin 5 21 Southeast Missouri State (ESPN3) W, 77-65 15,021 Goodwin 20/Goodwin 8 28 Jackson State (ESPNU) W, 75-61 15,797 Dixon Jr. 14/Johnson 9 31 at USF* (ESPN2) W, 88-73 4,063 Johnson 19/Goodwin 8 JANUARY 4 Cincinnati * (ESPNU) L, 53-69 17,191 Jackson 13/Pellom 7 9 at Louisville * (ESPN) W, 67-73 21,988 Goodwin, Jackson 15/Johnson 11 11 at Temple * (ESPN2) W, 79-69 5,718 Goodwin 23/Goodwin 11 16 UConn * (ESPN) L, 73-83 18,039 Dixon Jr. 16/Johnson 6 18 LeMoyne-Owen (ESPN3) W, 101-78 14,021 King 18/Johnson 9 23 Houston * (ESPNews) W, 82-59 15,702 Goodwin 20/Goodwin, King 6 26 USF * (CBSSN) W, 80-58 15,627 Crawford 15/Goodwin 10 29 at UCF * (ESPNU) W, 69-59 5,161 Jackson 17/Johnson 6 FEBRUARY 1 at SMU * (CBSSN) L, 72-87 7,058 Jackson 22/Woodson 11 4 Rutgers * (CBSSN) W, 101-69 14,967 Nichols 18/Crawford 11 8 Gonzaga (ESPN) W, 60-54 18,248 Dixon Jr., Crawford 11/Goodwin 8 12 UCF * (ESPNU) W, 76-70 15,021 Jackson 18/Goodwin 6 15 at UConn * (ESPN) ot L, 81-86 16,294 Jackson 24/Johnson 8 20 at Rutgers * (CBSSN) W, 64-59 5,558 Dixon Jr. 15/King 6 22 Temple * (ESPNU) ot W, 82-79 18,172 Goodwin 20/Nichols 12 27 at Houston * (CBSSN) L, 68-77 3,628 Dixon Jr. 19/Goodwin 10 MARCH 1 Louisville * (CBS) W, 72-66 18,375 Dixon Jr. 18/Goodwin 10 6 at Cincinnati * (ESPN) L, 84-97 13,176 Jackson 21/Goodwin 9 8 SMU * (ESPN2) W, 67-58 18,182 Jackson 18/Nichols 9 American Athletic Conference Championship presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups 13 UConn (ESPNU) L, 53-72 13,081 Crawford, Jackson 10/Three with 5 NCAA Championship 21 vs George Washington 3 (TBS) W, 71-66 17,472 Dixon Jr. 19/Nichols 6 23 vs Virginia 3 (TNT) L, 60-78 18,712 Nichols 15/Goodwin 6 * American Athletic Conference game 1 HP Field House, Orlando, Fla. 2 Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. 3 PNC Arena, Raleigh, N.C.
Head Coach Josh Pastner Hired at Memphis - April 6, 2009 Coaching File - Memphis, assistant coach, 2008-09; Arizona, assistant coach, 2002-08; Arizona, video coordinator/recruiting coordinator, 2001-02. Highlights - Only head coach in Memphis history to win 100 games in his first four seasons; ranks sixth on Memphis’ career wins chart after just four years; won three Conference USA tournament titles. Collegiate File - Four-year letterwinner at Arizona; named Academic All-Pac-10 second team as a senior; Helped team to the 1997 NCAA championship; team was 42-0 in games he played; earned a bachelor’s degree in family studies from Arizona in December of 1998, after just two-and-a-half years of academic study; earned a master’s degree in teaching and teacher education from Arizona in 1999. Personal - Native of Kingwood, Texas; Birthdate: Sept. 25, 1977. Married to the former Kerri Lamas. Has a stepson, Ethan, and two daughters: Payten and Kamryn.
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Austin Nichols
Pastner’s Record Career Record (four years)..........................................................130-44 (.747) Memphis Record (four years)......................................................130-44 (.747) NCAA Record (four years).................................................................2-4 (.333) NIT Record............................................................................................1-1 (.500)
Year-By-Year 2009-10 Memphis 2010-11 Memphis 2011-12 Memphis 2012-13 Memphis 2013-14 Memphis
Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason 24-10 13-3/2nd 0-1 NIT 1-1 25-10 10-6/4th 3-0 NCAA 0-1 26-9 13-3/1st 3-0 NCAA 0-1 31-5 16-0/1st 3-0 NCAA 1-1 24-10 12-6/t3rd 0-1 NCAA 1-1
THE TEAMS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Location:..............................................................................Tampa, Fla. Enrollment:................................................................................... 45,074 Founded:.......................................................................................... 1956 Nickname: ..................................................................................... Bulls Colors: ......................................................................... Green and Gold Website: ................................................................... GoUSFBulls.com Arena: ............................................................USF Sun Dome (10,411) President: ...............................................................Dr. Judy Genshaft Director of Athletics: .....................................................Mark Harlan Head Coach: .............................Orlando Antigua (Pittsburgh, 1995)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Assistant Director of Communications: ................ Steven Schoon Office Phone: ................................................................ (813) 974-4087 Mobile: .......................................................................... (620) 218-1693 E-mail: ..................................................................... schoons@usf.edu Press Row Phone: ....................................................... (813) 974-8236
BULL TEAM FACTS
2013-14 Record/Finish: ......................... 12-20/3-15 American (10th) All-Time Record: ......................................................................587-661 NCAA Appearances: .......................................................................... 3 Last NCAA Appearance: ............................................................. 2012 Lettermen Returning/Lost: .............................................................. 3/9 Starters Returning/Lost: ................................................................. 1/4
USF BULLS
Dr. Judy Genshaft President
Mark Harlan Director of Athletics
Orlando Antigua Head Coach
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USF 2014-15 Schedule NOVEMBER 14 Flagler..................................................................................7 p.m. 16 Jackson State (ESPN3).....................................................2 p.m. 20 at UAB.....................................................................................TBD 23 at North Carolina State (ESPNU).....................................4 p.m. 25 Hofstra (ESPN3).................................................................7 p.m. 29 Jacksonville (ESPN3)........................................................2 p.m. DECEMBER 2 at Alabama (SEC Network)...............................................9 p.m. 6 at Detroit..............................................................................3 p.m. 15 Georgia Southern (ESPN3)...............................................7 p.m. 18 Seton Hall (CBSSN)...........................................................7 p.m. 20 vs. Florida State 1 (FSN)....................................................2 p.m. 23 Southeastern Louisiana (ESPN3)....................................1 p.m. 28 Bowling Green (ESPN3)....................................................2 p.m. 31 at SMU * (ESPN2)..............................................................5 p.m. JANUARY 3 East Carolina * (ESPN3)....................................................7 p.m. 6 UConn * (ESPN2)................................................................7 p.m. 11 at Tulane * (ESPN3)...........................................................3 p.m. 17 Tulsa * (ESPNU)...............................................................11 a.m. 22 at Temple * (ESPNews)...............................................6:30 p.m. 25 at UConn * XL (CBSSN)........................................................Noon 28 SMU * (ESPNU)..................................................................7 p.m. 31 at Tulsa * (ESPNews)........................................................1 p.m. FEBRUARY 4 Temple * (ESPNews)....................................................6:30 p.m. 7 at Cincinnati * (CBSSN)....................................................8 p.m. 11 at UCF * (ESPNews)..........................................................7 p.m. 14 Memphis * (ESPNU)...........................................................Noon 17 Houston * (ESPNews).......................................................7 p.m. 21 at East Carolina * (ESPNU).............................................11 a.m.
Anthony Collins
MARCH 1 at Houston * (ESPN3)........................................................3 p.m. 4 at UCF * (ESPNU)...............................................................7 p.m. 7 Tulane * (ESPNews)..........................................................4 p.m. American Athletic Conference Game BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla. XL XL Center, Hartford, Conn. All times Eastern * 1
@USFMBB in 140 characters or less #OrlandoInTampa USF begins its first year under the direction of head coach Orlando Antigua, who joins the Bulls from the Kentucky staff #BigThree USF has just three players who played NCAA basketball last season. #WelcomeWagon The USF roster will feature nine newcomers who are eligible to play this season, including six freshmen. #TheShow Orlando Antigua coached 24 NBA Draft selections as an assistant at Pittsburgh and Kentucky. #CallItAComeback G Anthony Collins — the Bulls’ starting point guard — returns after he missed 24 games last year with a knee injury. #NiceDebut F Chris Perry was a conference All-Rookie Team selection last year after he averaged 8.8 ppg and 5.3 rpg.
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USF 2013-14 Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 02 RUDD, Victor 32 32 1085 33.9 180 431 .418 33 127 .260 121 164 .738 21 197 218 6.8 69 1 59 69 18 19 514 16.1 00 BROCK, Martino 32 13 763 23.8 119 240 .496 3 21 .143 62 108 .574 46 51 97 3.0 33 0 45 42 5 42 303 9.5 04 ALLEN JR, Corey 32 28 986 30.8 93 236 .394 22 71 .310 81 103 .786 19 87 106 3.3 72 2 88 67 6 43 289 9.0 23 PERRY, Chris 32 10 656 20.5 112 222 .505 0 0 .000 62 109 .569 64 106 170 5.3 92 4 14 37 24 9 286 8.9 05 EGBUNU, John 32 31 793 24.8 89 151 .589 0 1 .000 60 110 .545 80 118 198 6.2 92 1 12 55 43 10 238 7.4 11 COLLINS, Anthony 8 7 251 31.4 11 38 .289 7 18 .389 26 34 .765 3 10 13 1.6 21 0 47 28 2 12 55 6.9 01 ABDUL-ALEEM, Musa 18 3 232 12.9 25 85 .294 16 67 .239 8 11 .727 3 24 27 1.5 17 0 8 8 1 7 74 4.1 21 HAWKINS, Javontae 29 0 349 12.0 37 99 .374 11 37 .297 22 36 .611 12 26 38 1.3 41 0 4 10 4 5 107 3.7 03 LEDAY, Zach 32 16 481 15.0 35 85 .412 3 11 .273 38 50 .760 33 49 82 2.6 55 0 12 22 7 9 111 3.5 15 MCLENDON, Shemiye 26 16 515 19.8 33 94 .351 0 14 .000 10 17 .588 6 34 40 1.5 47 0 51 37 3 18 76 2.9 10 HEATH, Josh 17 4 340 20.0 16 47 .340 2 9 .222 10 13 .769 7 17 24 1.4 22 0 62 27 2 12 44 2.6 35 OMOGBEHIN, Jordan 9 0 24 2.7 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 5 7 0.8 5 0 0 2 3 0 3 0.3 TM Team 58 44 102 3.2 0 7 0 Total 32 751 1729 .434 97 376 .258 501 757 .662 354 768 1122 35.1 566 8 402 411 118 186 2100 65.6 Opponents 32 809 1831 .442 203 549 .370 443 621 .713 358 766 1124 35.1 612 - 422 375 148 213 2264 70.8 returning players in italics
2014-15 Roster No. 4 13 0 11 15 33 25 1 30 5 3 35
Name Corey Allen, Jr. Jake Bodway Dre Clayton Anthony Collins Jaleel Cousins Ruben Guerrero Troy Holston Chris Perry Dinero Mercurius Nehemias Morillo Roddy Peters* Bo Zeigler
Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School G Sr. 6-1 152 St. Louis, Mo./Mt. San Antonio College G Fr. 6-2 191 Minneapolis, Minn./Bloomington Jefferson HS F Fr. 6-6 245 Orlando, Fla./Maynard Evans HS G Sr. 6-1 175 Houston, Texas/Westbury Christian School C Jr. 6-10 260 Spanish Fort, Ala./Navarro College C/F Fr. 6-10 210 Malaga, Spain/Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.) G Fr. 6-4 187 Queens, N.Y./Oldsmar Christian (Fla.) F So. 6-8 266 Bartow, Fla./Bartow Senior HS G Fr. 6-4 165 Bronx, N.Y./Faith Baptist Christian (Fla.) G Jr. 6-6 220 Santiago, Dominican Republic/Monroe College G So. 6-3 195 District Heights, Md./Maryland G Fr. 6-6 198 Detroit, Mich. (Community HS)
Head Coach: Orlando Antigua (Pittsburgh ‘95) Assistant Coach: Sergio Garcia (Nova Southeastern ‘87) Assistant Coach: Rod Strickland (Northeastern Illinois ‘13) Assistant Coach: Oliver Antigua (Pittsburgh ‘98) * Will sit out the 2014-15 season due to NCAA transfer rules
2013-14 Newcomers Jaleel Cousins, C, Jr., 6-10, 260 Spanish Fort, Ala./Navarro College • Averaged 7.1 ppg and 4.8 rpg as a sophomore in 2013-14 • ASWA All-State selection as a senior at Spanish Fort (Ala.) HS Ruben Guerrero, C/F, Fr., 6-10, 210 Malaga, Spain/Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.) • Member of 18U Spanish National Team • Averaged 9.3 ppg and 8.5 rpg at Sunrise Christian Acaedemy in 2013-14 Troy Holston, G, Fr., 6-4, 187 Queens, N.Y./Oldsmar Christian (Fla.) • Rated as the No. 26 shooting guard by Scout.com • Averaged 23 ppg as a senior at Oldsmar Christian Dinero Mercurius, G, Fr., 6-4, 165 Bronx, N.Y./Faith Baptist Christian (Fla.) • Averaged 17 ppg and 6 assists/game at Faith Baptist Christian School in 2013-14 • Prior to Faith Baptist Christian, played four years at University High School in Orlando Nehemias Morillo, G, Jr., 6-6, 220 Santiago, Dominican Republic/Monroe College • Averaged 12.2 ppg and 4.0 assists/game as a sophomore at Monroe College in 2013-14 • Earned second team NJCAA All-Region 15 honors Roddy Peters, G, So., 6-3, 195 District Heights, Md./Maryland • Played in all 32 games for Maryland in 2013-14, making 10 starts • Averaged 4.1 ppg, 2.1 assists/game and 1.3 rpg • Rated as the No. 8 point guard out of high school by ESPN, and No. 11 by Scout.com
Chris Perry
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USF 2013-14 Results (12-20, 3-15 The American) (Home: 7-10/Away: 5-7/Neutral: 0-3)
Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 9 Tennessee Tech (ESPN3) W, 72-62 4,103 Rudd 23/Brock 8 12 Bethune-Cookman (ESPN3) W, 91-65 3,549 Allen Jr. 21/Egbunu 10 15 at Bowling Green (ESPN3) W, 75-61 2,419 Allen Jr. 19/Egbunu 8 22 Stetson (ESPN3) W, 72-63 3,782 Allen Jr. 19/Egbunu 8 25 Oklahoma State (ESPNews) L, 67-93 6,240 Egbunu 15/Allen Jr. 10 30 Detroit (ESPN3) L, 60-65 3,225 Brock 16/Rudd 9 DECEMBER 4 at George Mason W, 68-66 4,587 Allen Jr. 19/Perry 11 7 Alabama (ESPNU) W, 66-64 4,255 Rudd 15/Perry 14 Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic 17 Florida Gulf Coast (ESPNU) 2ot W, 68-66 4,105 Rudd 23/Rudd 14 19 Florida A&M (ESPN3) W, 73-70 3,433 Allen Jr. 22/Rudd 10 22 vs Mississippi State 1 L, 66-71 1,530 Rudd 17/Rudd 11 L, 65-66 1,347 Rudd 19/Egbunu 11 23 vs Santa Clara 1 (CBSSN) 28 at Bradley W, 61-57 6,221 Perry 18/Egbunu 9 31 Memphis * (ESPN2) L, 73-88 4,063 Egbunu 20/Egbunu 14 JANUARY 4 Houston * (CBSSN) L, 58-67 3,921 Brock 11/Allen Jr., Egbunu 9 9 at Temple * (ESPNU) W, 82-75 4,422 Rudd 23/Egbunu 11 15 at SMU * (ESPNU) L, 54-71 6,332 LeDay 12/LeDay 6 18 Cincinnati * (ESPNU) L, 54-61 5,322 Hawkins 15/Rudd 9 22 Louisville * (ESPNU) L, 47-86 6,417 Perry 10/Egbunu 9 26 at Memphis * (CBSSN) L, 58-80 15,627 Brock 17/Brock 6 28 SMU * (ESPNews) W, 78-71 3,407 Rudd 21/Perry 8 FEBRUARY 2 at Cincinnati * (CBSSN) L, 45-50 10,367 Perry 13/Egbunu, Perry 7 5 at UCF * (ESPNews) ot W, 79-78 6,108 Rudd 25/Rudd 10 8 Rutgers * (ESPNews) L, 69-79 4,605 Brock 17/Rudd 7 12 at UConn * (ESPN2) L, 40-83 10,553 Abdul-Aleem 8, Perry 7 15 UCF * (ESPNews) L, 78-79 5,294 Rudd, Brock 21/Rudd 9 18 at Louisville * (CBSSN) L, 54-80 21,655 Rudd 27/Rudd 10 26 UConn * (CBSSN) L, 56-61 5,115 Rudd 14/Egbunu 9 MARCH 1 at Rutgers * (ESPNews) L, 73-74 5,611 Rudd 26/Rudd 9 4 at Houston * (ESPNews) L, 69-78 3,235 Rudd 25/Egbunu 8 8 Temple * (ESPNews) L, 65-66 4,073 Allen Jr. 18/Rudd 8 American Athletic Conference Championship presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups 12 vs Rutgers (ESPNU) L, 68-72 12,102 Rudd 22/Rudd 7 * American Athletic Conference game 1 Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nev.
Corey Allen Jr. Head Coach Orlando Antigua
Antigua’s Record @USFCoachO
Hired at USF - March 31, 2014 Coaching File - Kentucky, assistant coach, 2009-14; Memphis, assistant coach, 2008-09; Pittsburgh, assistant coach, 2005-08; Pittsburgh, director of operations, 2003-05. Highlights - Made three Final Four appearances, two national championship games, and won a national title as an assistant at Kentucky. Has coached nine players picked in the top-10 of the NBA draft. Record of 266-67 as an assistant coach, including a 24-7 mark in the NCAA Championship. Collegiate/Playing File - Played four years at Pittsburgh, where he graduated in 2005 with a degree in social science. Went on to play for the Harlem Globetrotters (1995-02) before joining the Pittsburgh staff in 2003. Personal - Born Feb. 20, 1973 in the Dominican Republic. Married to his wife, Dana. They have two children: a daughter, Olivia, and a son, Orlando, Jr.
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Career Record (first year)............................................................................ 0-0 USF Record first year)................................................................................... 0-0
Year-By-Year 2014-15 USF
Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason (first year)
THE TEAMS
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
Location:.......................................................................... Dallas, Texas Enrollment:................................................................................... 10,981 Founded:.......................................................................................... 1911 Nickname: ............................................................................ Mustangs Colors: ............................................................................. Red and Blue Website: ..............................................................SMUMustangs.com Arena: ...........................................................Moody Coliseum (7,000) President: ........................................................... Dr. R. Gerald Turner Director of Athletics: ...........................................................Rick Hart Head Coach: ................................Larry Brown (North Carolina ’63)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Director of Public Relations: ................................. Herman Hudson Office Phone: ................................................................ (214) 768-1304 Mobile: .......................................................................... (214) 924-0358 E-mail: ...................................................................hermanh@smu.edu Press Row Phone: ....................................................... (214) 768-7742
MUSTANG TEAM FACTS
2012-13 Record/Finish: ........................ 27-10/12-6 American (t-3rd) All-Time Record: ................................................................1,244-1,176 NCAA Appearances: ........................................................................ 10 Last NCAA Appearance: ............................................................. 1993 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ............................................................ 10/4 Starters Returning/Lost: ................................................................. 3/2
SMU MUSTANGS
Dr. R. Gerald Turner President
Rick Hart Director of Athletics
Larry Brown Head Coach
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SMU 2014-15 Schedule NOVEMBER 14 Lamar (ESPN3)..............................................................9:30 p.m. 17 at Gonzaga (ESPN2)........................................................11 p.m. 20 at Indiana (BTN).................................................................8 p.m. 22 Eastern Washington (ESPN3)..........................................7 p.m. 25 Arkansas (ESPNews)...................................................7:30 p.m. 26 Texas Southern (ESPN3)..................................................8 p.m. 30 Monmouth (ESPN3)...........................................................7 p.m. DECEMBER 5 Wyoming (ESPNews)........................................................7 p.m. 8 UC Santa Barbara (CBSSN)........................................7:30 p.m. 17 Illinois-Chicago (CBSSN)..................................................8 p.m. 20 at Michigan (ESPN2)..........................................................Noon 29 Midwestern State (ESPN3)..............................................8 p.m. 31 USF * (ESPN2)....................................................................5 p.m. JANUARY 3 at Cincinnati * (ESPN2)........................................................TBD 8 Memphis * (ESPN/ESPN2)...............................................9 p.m. 11 at UCF * (CBSSN)...............................................................2 p.m. 14 at Temple * (CBSSN).........................................................7 p.m. 17 East Carolina * (CBSSN)...................................................4 p.m. 21 at Tulane * (CBSSN)..........................................................9 p.m. 24 Houston * (CBSSN)............................................................6 p.m. 28 at USF * (ESPNU)...............................................................7 p.m. 31 UCF * (ESPNU)....................................................................8 p.m.
Nic Moore @SMUBasketball in 140 characters or less #BreakTheStreak SMU looks to follow up a 27-win campaign a year ago with its first NCAA appearance since 1993. #NYStateOfMind The Mustangs advanced to the NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden. #LarryKnowsWinning 2013-14 marked the eighth 20win season in nine years as a collegiate coach for Larry Brown, and fifth of 25-plus wins. #NoShot The Mustangs were seventh in the nation in FG defense in 2013-14 (.385). #InAgreement G Nic Moore and F Markus Kennedy were unanimous preseason all-conference selections by The American coaches. #DefendThisHouse SMU went 18-1 at home in 2013-14.
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FEBRUARY 5 Cincinnati * (ESPN/ESPN2)..............................................9 p.m. 7 at Tulsa * (ESPNU).............................................................8 p.m. 12 at Houston * (ESPNU).......................................................9 p.m. 14 UConn * (ESPN)..................................................................9 p.m. 19 Temple * (ESPN/ESPN2)...................................................7 p.m. 26 at Memphis * (ESPN/ESPN2)...........................................9 p.m. MARCH 1 at UConn * XL (CBS)............................................................2 p.m. 8 Tulsa * (ESPNU).................................................................3 p.m. * American Athletic Conference Game XL XL Center, Hartford, Conn. All times Eastern
SMU 2013-14 Statistics
TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 11 MOORE, Nic 37 37 1190 32.2 159 343 .464 72 165 .436 113 137 .825 10 74 84 2.3 98 5 181 87 2 54 503 13.6 05 KENNEDY, Markus 37 22 924 25.0 182 341 .534 1 5 .200 93 158 .589 73 188 261 7.1 87 2 59 67 44 57 458 12.4 12 RUSSELL, Nick 37 36 1203 32.5 118 292 .404 34 95 .358 97 121 .802 9 118 127 3.4 89 0 119 90 9 38 367 9.9 34 MOORE, Ben 37 1 547 14.8 84 137 .613 0 0 .000 61 97 .629 62 70 132 3.6 62 0 30 38 16 19 229 6.2 35 MOREIRA, Yanick 23 14 310 13.5 53 103 .515 0 0 .000 32 48 .667 26 64 90 3.9 30 0 9 24 13 5 138 6.0 04 FRAZIER, Keith 36 0 534 14.8 69 169 .408 41 103 .398 16 22 .727 14 52 66 1.8 38 0 31 35 11 17 195 5.4 02 WILLIAMS, Shawn 37 36 680 18.4 82 157 .522 3 14 .214 22 45 .489 55 64 119 3.2 78 2 24 18 10 20 189 5.1 15 CUNNINGHAM, Cannen 37 1 477 12.9 74 126 .587 0 5 .000 41 52 .788 40 62 102 2.8 58 1 24 38 33 18 189 5.1 01 MANUEL, Ryan 36 11 620 17.2 42 93 .452 3 7 .429 76 115 .661 19 62 81 2.3 67 1 32 32 15 22 163 4.5 03 BROWN, Sterling 37 26 719 19.4 60 128 .469 17 47 .362 24 42 .571 45 94 139 3.8 60 0 40 43 11 27 161 4.4 13 HEAD, Crandall 28 1 161 5.8 9 35 .257 3 13 .231 4 7 .571 5 19 24 0.9 23 0 12 12 1 4 25 0.9 20 WILFONG, Jonathan 7 0 11 1.6 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 0.4 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 0.9 10 DUNLEAVY, Kevin 8 0 11 1.4 2 5 .400 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 1 0 1 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 0.5 24 MUDIAY, Jean-Micheal 8 0 13 1.6 0 5 .000 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 2 2 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TM Team 42 60 102 2.8 0 5 0 Total 37 937 1938 .483 174 459 .379 579 848 .683 402 931 1333 36.0 692 11 561 493 165 282 2627 71.0 Opponents 37 762 1977 .385 248 773 .321 531 765 .694 409 748 1157 31.3 739 - 434 518 139 287 2303 62.2 returning players in italics
2014-15 Roster No. 3 15 10 21 4 5 1 20 00 11 2 23 22
Name Pos. Class Ht. Sterling Brown G Sr. 6-6 Cannen Cunningham C Sr. 6-10 Kevin Dunleavy G Sr. 6-3 Ben Emelogu G So. 6-6 Keith Frazier G So. 6-5 Markus Kennedy F Jr. 6-9 Ryan Manuel G Sr. 6-4 Justin Martin F Sr. 6-6 Ben Moore F So. 6-8 Nic Moore G Jr. 5-9 Yanick Moreira C Sr. 6-11 Jordan Tolbert* F Sr. 6-7 Jonathan Wilfong G So. 6-2
2014-15 Newcomers Wt. Hometown/Last School 200 Maywood, Ill./Proviso East HS 225 Arlington, Texas/Lamar HS 180 New Providence, N.J./Delbarton School 205 Grand Prairie, Texas/Virginia Tech 190 Dallas, Texas/Dallas Kimball HS 245 Philadelphia, Pa./Villanova 185 Houston, Texas/Fort Bend Austin HS 205 Indianapolis, Ind./Xavier 205 Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook HS 170 Winona Lake, Ind./Illinois State 220 Luanda, Angola/South Plains CC 240 Fort Worth, Texas/Texas Tech 185 Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University School
Head Coach: Larry Brown (North Carolina ‘63) Associate Head Coach: Tim Jankovic (Kansas State ‘82) Assistant Coach: Ulric Maligi (Howard ‘06) Assistant Coach: K.T. Turner (Oklahoma City ‘03) * Will sit out 2014-15 season due to NCAA transfer rules
Ben Emelogu, G, So., 6-6, 205 Grand Prairie, Texas/Virginia Tech • Played in 22 games for Virginia Tech in 2013-14, making 12 starts • Averaged 10.5 ppg and 3.1 rpg • Ranked No. 56 in the country among shooting guards by ESPN out of high school Justin Martin, F, Sr., 6-6, 205 Indianapolis, Ind./Xavier • Played in 33 games for Xavier in 2013-14, making 30 starts • Second on team in scoring (11.7 ppg) and rebounding (5.2 rpg) • Ranked as the No. 87 prospect by Scout.com and No. 86 by Rivals.com out of high school Jordan Tolbert, F, Sr., 6-7, 240 Fort Worth, Texas/Texas Tech • Played in all 32 games for Texas Tech in 2013-14, making 31 starts • Second on team in scoring (10.7 ppg) and rebounding (5.8 rpg)
Markus Kennedy
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SMU 2013-14 Results (27-10, 12-6 American) (Home: 18-1/Away: 6-6/Neutral: 3-3)
Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER Tip-Off Showcase 8 vs TCU 1 (Fox Sports Southwest) W, 69-61 5,207 N. Moore 13/N. Moore, Moreira 8 11 Rhode Island CCC (ESPN3) W, 89-58 3,239 N. Moore 20/B. Moore 9 18 at Arkansas L, 78-89 11,455 B. Moore 19/Kennedy 6 20 Texas State CCC (ESPN3) W, 70-49 3,509 N. Moore 16/Brown 7 Corpus Christi Challenge 24 Arkansas-Pine Bluff CCC (ESPN3) W, 87-61 3,308 Moreira 19/Moreira, Cunningham 6 26 Sam Houston State CCC (ESPN3) W, 72-53 3,549 Kennedy 14/Moreira 12 2 L, 76-73 1,613 N. Moore 17/Moreira, Kennedy 5 29 vs Virginia (CBSSN) 30 vs Texas A&M 2 (CBSSN) W, 55-52 900 N. Moore 16/Moreira, Kennedy 6 DECEMBER 2 McNeese State CCC (ESPN3) W, 88-59 3,252 N. Moore 15/Brown/B. Moore 6 4 at Illinois-Chicago W, 73-65 4,438 N. Moore 20/Kennedy 11 CCC 18 Texas-Pan American (ESPN3) W, 82-56 3,342 Kennedy 17/Russsell 8 20 at Wyoming (Root Sports) W, 62-54 4,486 Kennedy 15/Kennedy 7 JANUARY 1 at Cincinnati * (ESPNU) L, 57-65 7,239 Kennedy 12/Kennedy 9 4 UConn * (ESPNU) W, 74-65 7,166 N. Moore 20/Kennedy 8 12 at Louisville * (CBSSN) L, 63-71 21,237 Kennedy 12/Kennedy 8 15 USF * (ESPNU) W, 71-54 6,332 Kennedy 18/Kennedy 10 18 at UCF * (ESPNews) W, 58-46 4,905 Kennedy 15/Kennedy 8 19 Hofstra (ESPN3) W, 73-49 6,013 Cunningham 14/Kennedy 12 21 Rutgers * (ESPNews) W, 70-56 6,042 Kennedy 18/Kennedy 10 26 at Houston * (ESPNews) W, 75-68 4,567 N. Moore 28/Kennedy 10 28 at USF * (ESPNews) L, 71-78 3,407 N. Moore 23/Kennedy 8 FEBRUARY 1 Memphis * (CBSSN) W, 87-72 7,058 Kennedy 21/Kennedy 15 6 Temple * (ESPNews) W, 75-52 6,852 Williams, Kennedy 14/Kennedy 9 8 Cincinnati * (ESPNU) W 76-55 7,278 B. Moore, Russell 15/B. Moore, Brown 5 14 at Rutgers * (ADN) W, 77-65 4,094 N. Moore 21/Cunningham 8 16 at Temple * (CBSSN) L, 64-71 6,566 Kennedy 18/Three with 5 19 Houston * (ESPNews) W, 68-64 6,991 N. Moore 16/Cunningham, B. Moore 6 23 at UConn * (CBSSN) W, 64-55 10,167 N. Moore, Russell 15/Brown 8 MARCH 1 UCF * (ESPNews) W, 70-55 7,086 Kennedy 18/Kennedy 8 5 Louisville * (CBSSN) L, 71-84 7,305 Russell 18/Russell, Kennedy 6 8 at Memphis * (ESPN2) L, 58-67 18,182 N. Moore 16/Williams 7 American Athletic Conference Championship presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups 13 vs Houston (ESPNU) L, 64-68 13,011 Cunningham 14/Kennedy 9 National Invitation Tournament 19 UC Irvine (ESPN2) W, 68-54 5,031 Cunningham 17/Brown, B. Moore 7 24 LSU (ESPN) W, 80-67 7,021 N. Moore, Russell 16/Russell 7 26 California (ESPN2) W, 67-65 7,038 Kennedy 19/Kennedy 10 APRIL 1 vs Clemson 3 (ESPN2) W, 65-59 7,193 Kennedy 21/Kennedy 9 3 vs Minnesota 3 (ESPN) L, 63-65 5,268 N. More 17/Kennedy 8 * American Athletic Conference Game CCC Curtis Culwell Center, Garland, Texas 1 American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas 2 American Bank Center Arena, Corpus Christi, Texas
Yanick Moreira
Head Coach Larry Brown @LarryBrownSMU Hired at SMU – April 19, 2012 Coaching File – Head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats from 2008-10; head coach of the New York Knicks from 2005-06; Head coach of the Detroit Pistons from 2003-05; head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers from 1997-2003; head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1993-97; head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers from 1992-93; head coach of the San Antonio Spurs from 1988-92; head coach at Kansas from 1983-88, winning the NCAA title in 1988; head coach of the New Jersey Nets from 1981-83; head coach of UCLA from 1979-81; head coach of the Denver Nuggets from 1974-79; head coach of the Carolina Cougars (ABA) from 1972-74; assistant coach at North Carolina from 1965-67; head coach of USA Basketball in 1985, 1987, 1999, 2000 and 2003-04; won 2004 Olympic bronze medal; Naismith Hall of Fame inductee in 2002; won the 2004 NBA title with the Detroit Pistons; won the 1988 NCAA title at Kansas and made three Final Fours (1980 at UCLA and 1986 and 1988 with Kansas); only coach to win both an NCAA and NBA title. Collegiate/Playing File – Played at North Carolina from 1959-63 and was a member of Dean Smith’s first two Tar Heel teams; led the Tar Heels in scoring in 1961-62; won an Olympic gold medal in 1964 with USA Basketball; graduated from North Carolina in 1963. Personal - Born Sept. 14, 1940; He and his wife, Shelley, have a son, L.J., and a daughter, Madison. Also has two daughters, Kristen and Alli, and six grandchildren.
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Brown’s Record Career Record (nine years)..........................................................219-88 (.713) SMU (two years)..............................................................................42-27 (.609) Kansas (five years)........................................................................135-44 (.754) UCLA (two years).............................................................................37-16 (.698) NCAA Record (seven appearances)..............................................19-6 (.760) NIT Record...................................................................................................... 4-1
Year-By-Year 1979-80 UCLA 1980-81 UCLA 1983-84 Kansas 1984-85 Kansas 1985-86 Kansas 1986-87 Kansas 1987-88 Kansas 2012-13 SMU 2013-14 SMU
Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason 22-10 12-6/4th NCAA 5-1 20-7 13-5/34d NCAA 0-1 22-10 9-5/2nd NCAA 1-1 26-8 11-3/2nd NCAA 1-1 35-4 13-1/1st NCAA 4-1 25-11 9-5/t2nd NCAA 2-1 27-11 9-5/3rd NCAA 6-0/1st 15-17 5-11/11th 27-10 12-6/t3rd 0-1 NIT 4-1
THE TEAMS TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Location:.................................................................... Philadelphia, Pa. Enrollment:................................................................................... 39,000 Founded:.......................................................................................... 1884 Nickname: ..................................................................................... Owls Colors: ......................................................................Cherry and White Website: ......................................................................OwlSports.com Arena: ........................................................Liacouras Center (10,200) President: ........................................................... Dr. Neil D. Theobald Director of Athletics: ....................................................... Kevin Clark Head Coach: ........................................... Fran Dunphy (La Salle ’70)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Senior Associate AD/Communications: .............. Larry Dougherty Office Phone: ................................................................ (215) 204-2588 Mobile: .......................................................................... (215) 651-1822 E-mail: .................................................. larry.dougherty@temple.edu Press Box Phone: ........................................................ (215) 204-7445
OWL TEAM FACTS
2013-14 Record/Finish: ...........................9-22/4-14 American (t-8th) All-Time Record: .................................................................1,823-1017 NCAA Appearances: ........................................................................ 31 Last NCAA Appearance: ............................................................. 2013 Lettermen Returning/Lost: .............................................................. 8/2 Starters Returning/Lost: ................................................................. 3/2
TEMPLE OWLS
Dr. Neil D. Theobald President
Kevin Clark Director of Athletics
Fran Dunphy Head Coach
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TEMPLE 2014-15 Schedule NOVEMBER Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 14 American (ESPN3).............................................................7 p.m. 17 Louisiana Tech (ESPN3)...................................................7 p.m. 21 vs. Duke 1 (TruTV)...............................................................9 p.m. 22 vs. Stanford/UNLV 1 (TruTV)................................................TBD 25 Penn (ESPN3).....................................................................7 p.m. 30 Long Island (ESPN3)..........................................................4 p.m. DECEMBER 3 at Saint Joseph’s (CBSSN)..........................................6:30 p.m. 6 vs. La Salle 2 (ESPNews)....................................................Noon 10 Towson (ESPN3)................................................................7 p.m. 14 at Villanova (FS1)...............................................................2 p.m. 18 at Delaware........................................................................7 p.m. 22 Kansas 3 (ESPN2)...............................................................7 p.m. 28 Delaware State (ESPN3)...................................................5 p.m. 31 at UConn * XL (ESPN2)........................................................1 p.m. JANUARY 4 UCF * (ESPNews)................................................................Noon 7 at Tulane * (ESPNews).....................................................7 p.m. 10 Tulsa * (ESPNews)............................................................3 p.m. 14 SMU * (CBSSN)..................................................................7 p.m. 17 at Cincinnati * (ESPNU)...............................................7:30 p.m. 22 USF * (ESPNews)..........................................................6:30 p.m. 28 at UCF * (CBSSN)...............................................................7 p.m. 31 Tulane * (CBSSN)..............................................................2 p.m.
Will Cummings
FEBRUARY 4 at USF * (ESPNews).....................................................6:30 p.m. 7 at Memphis * (ESPNews).................................................1 p.m. 10 Cincinnati * (CBSSN)....................................................7:30 p.m. 14 East Carolina * (CBSSN)...................................................2 p.m. 19 at SMU * (ESPN/ESPN2)...................................................7 p.m. 22 at Tulsa * (CBSSN)............................................................6 p.m. 26 Houston * (CBSSN)............................................................7 p.m. MARCH 5 at East Carolina * (ESPNU)...............................................7 p.m. 7 UConn * (ESPN/ESPN2).......................................................TBD American Athletic Conference Game Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. 2 The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pa. 3 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pa. All times Eastern *
@TUMBBHoops in 140 characters or less #ResumeBuilders Temple’s nonconference schedule includes as many as seven 2014 NCAA tournament teams #CloseToHome Temple’s entire nonconference schedule will keep the Owls within 100 miles of home #FranTheMan Head coach Fran Dunphy enters the year needing 23 wins for 500 in his illustrious coaching career #TitleTown Fran Dunphy has won 15 conference regular-season or tournament titles in his 25-year head coaching career. #FabFour Temple had four of the top 15 scorers in the American Athletic Conference last season. #Honored F Jimmy McDonnell was the American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year last season.
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TEMPLE 2013-14 Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 32 PEPPER, Dalton 31 31 1171 37.8 198 457 .433 84 224 .375 61 70 .871 42 117 159 5.1 54 0 74 52 6 32 541 17.5 02 CUMMINGS, Will 29 29 998 34.4 158 353 .448 32 104 .308 140 178 .787 30 68 98 3.4 92 2 132 65 3 43 488 16.8 25 DECOSEY, Quenton 31 30 1128 36.4 174 420 .414 58 173 .335 72 109 .661 24 96 120 3.9 56 0 73 55 7 32 478 15.4 03 LEE, Anthony 28 27 870 31.1 153 309 .495 1 3 .333 74 113 .655 89 151 240 8.6 97 3 23 44 24 17 381 13.6 42 DINGLE, Daniel 10 2 203 20.3 22 48 .458 7 21 .333 16 30 .533 9 14 23 2.3 24 1 19 9 11 3 67 6.7 10 WILLIAMS, Mark 30 11 563 18.8 43 136 .316 10 43 .233 29 43 .674 61 55 116 3.9 74 2 29 29 9 9 125 4.2 01 BROWN, Josh 31 2 658 21.2 32 101 .317 2 8 .250 17 28 .607 15 48 63 2.0 55 0 51 32 13 27 83 2.7 23 WATSON, Devontae 31 17 423 13.6 32 72 .444 0 0 .000 13 26 .500 37 77 114 3.7 66 0 8 16 34 10 77 2.5 15 MCDONNELL, Jimmy 24 6 289 12.0 13 32 .406 6 14 .429 12 17 .706 10 29 39 1.6 50 0 12 17 1 7 44 1.8 13 PENDERGAST, Nick 11 0 22 2.0 3 6 .500 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 2 6 8 0.7 5 0 0 1 1 0 7 0.6 TM Team 64 58 122 3.9 0 7 0 Total 31 828 1934 .428 201 594 .338 434 614 .707 383 719 1102 35.5 573 8 421 327 109 180 2291 73.9 Opponents 31 879 1855 .474 193 538 .359 470 690 .681 369 802 1171 37.8 547 - 450 343 154 180 2421 78.1 returning players in italics
2014-15 Roster No. 15 1 34 2 25 4 0 41 3 13 23 10
Name Jaylen Bond Josh Brown Devin Coleman Will Cummings Quenton DeCosey Daniel Dingle Obi Enechionyia Jimmy McDonnell Jesse Morgan Nick Pendergast Devontae Watson Mark Williams
2014-15 Newcomers Pos. Class Ht. Jr. F 6-8 So. G 6-3 Jr. G 6-2 Sr. G 6-2 Jr. G 6-5 So. G/F 6-7 Fr. F 6-8 Gr. F 6-10 Sr. G 6-5 Sr. F 6-5 Jr. F/C 6-11 So. F 6-8
Wt. 240 185 205 185 205 235 220 220 190 195 215 240
Hometown/Last School Philadelphia, Pa./Plymouth-Whitemarsh Newark, N.J./St. Anthony’s Philadelphia, Pa./Friends’ Central Jacksonville, Fla./Providence School Union, N.J./St. Joseph’s-Metuchen Bronx, N.Y./St. Raymond’s Springfield, Va./St. James (Md.) School Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial Philadelphia, Pa./Olney Bridgewater, Conn./Kent School Ambridge, Pa./Lincoln Park Charter Cleveland, Ohio/Montrose Christian
Obi Enechionyia, F, Fr., 6-8, 220 Springfield, Va./St. James (Md.) School • Averaged 15 ppg, 11 rpg and 3 blocks/game as a senior at St. James (Md.) School • Averaged 19.4 ppg, 12.7 rpg and 4.0 blocks/game as a junior • Independent-Parochial Schools League Player of the Year as a sophomore
Head Coach: Fran Dunphy (La Salle ‘70) Assistant Coach: Dwayne Killings (Hampton ‘03) Assistant Coach: Aaron McKie (Temple ‘94) Assistant Coach: Shawn Trice (Penn ‘95)
Quenton DeCosey
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TEMPLE 2013-14 Results (9-22, 4-14 American) (Home: 4-10/Away: 3-9/Neutral: 2-3)
Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 9 at Penn W, 78-73 8,722 Pepper 19/Lee 12 11 Kent State (ESPNU) L, 77-81 6,589 Cummings 17/Lee 11 14 at Towson (NBCSN) L, 69-75 3,554 Lee 20/Lee 9 Charleston Classic, Charleston, S.C. 21 vs Clemson (ESPN3) L, 58-72 2,311 Cummings 22/Lee 9 22 vs Georgia (ESPN3) W, 83-81 1,730 Pepper 22/Pepper 6 24 vs UAB (ESPN3) W, 87-66 2,117 Pepper 24/Lee 11 DECEMBER 4 Saint Joseph’s (ESPNews) W, 77-69 8,039 Cummings, Pepper 16/Lee 11 7 Texas 1 (ESPN2) ot L, 80-81 6,092 Lee 23/Lee 14 18 Texas Southern (ESPN3) L, 89-90 4,682 DeCosey 19/Pepper 8 Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational, Brooklyn, N.Y. 21 at Long Island 3 W, 101-65 Pepper 26/Pepper 10 JANUARY 1 at Rutgers * (ESPNU) L, 66-71 3,842 DeCosey 25/Lee 13 4 at UCF * (ESPNews) L, 76-78 4,815 Cummings 31/Brown 7 9 USF * (ESPNU) L, 75-82 4,422 Lee 22/Lee 10 11 Memphis * (ESPN2) L, 69-79 5,718 Pepper 24/Lee 9 14 at Cincinnati * (CBSSN) L, 58-69 9,864 Pepper 21/Lee 11 18 at La Salle 2 (ESPN2) L, 68-74 8,722 DeCosey 21/Lee 15 21 at UConn * (CBSSN) L, 66-90 4,741 Cummings 20/Cummings 6 26 Cincinnati * (CBSSN) L, 76-80 6,753 Pepper 33/Lee, Cummings 6 29 Rutgers * (ESPNews) W, 88-82 5,039 Cummings 21/Lee 8 FEBRUARY 1 Villanova (CBSSN) L, 74-90 10,206 Cummings 24/Lee 10 6 at SMU * (ESPNews) L, 52-75 6,852 Pepper 15/Lee 11 9 at Houston * (ESPNews) L, 74-88 3,535 Pepper 17/Watson 11 14 Louisville * (ESPN2) L, 58-82 5,285 Cummings 16/Watson 6 16 SMU * (CBSSN) W, 71-64 6,566 Pepper 24/Watson 8 20 UConn * (ESPN2) L, 55-68 6,053 DeCosey 16/DeCosey 8 22 at Memphis * (ESPNU) ot L, 79-82 18,172 Cummings 24/Watson 9 27 at Louisville * (ESPN2) L, 66-88 21,312 Cummings 18/Williams 7 MARCH 1 Houston * (ESPNU) L, 79-89 3,978 Pepper 24/Lee 6 4 UCF * (ESPNews) ot W, 86-78 4,063 Pepper 26/Lee 10 8 at USF * (ESPNews) W, 66-65 4,073 Pepper 20/Pepper 8 American Athletic Conference Championship presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups 12 vs UCF (ESPN2) 2ot L, 90-94 12,102 DeCosey 28/Pepper, Lee 7 * American Athletic Conference Game 1 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pa. 2 The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pa.
Josh Brown Head Coach Fran Dunphy Hired at Temple - April 10, 2006 Coaching File - Penn, head coach, 1989-06, Penn, assistant coach, 1988-89; La Salle, assistant coach, 1985-88 and 1979-80; American, assistant coach, 198084; Malvern Prep, head coach, 1977-79; Army, assistant coach, 1971-75. Highlights - Has led Temple to Atlantic-10 regular-season titles in 2010 and 2012 and tournament championships in 2008, 2009 and 2010; led Penn to 10 Ivy League championships and 310 wins, ranking second in Ivy League history; enjoyed a 48-game Ivy League winning streak from 1992-96 Collegiate File - Played for coach Tom Gola at La Salle; Earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from La Salle in 1970 and added a master’s degree in counseling and human relations from Villanova in 1979. Personal - Native of Drexel Hill, Pa.; Dunphy and his wife, Ree, have a son, J.P.
Dunphy’s Record Career Record (25 years)...........................................................477-260 (.647) Temple (eight years)......................................................................166-97 (.631) Penn (17 years) ..........................................................................310-163 (.655) NCAA Record (15 appearances).....................................................3-15 (.167) NIT Record...................................................................................................... 0-0
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Year-By-Year
1989-90 Penn 1990-91 Penn 1991-92 Penn 1992-93 Penn 1993-94 Penn 1994-95 Penn 1995-96 Penn 1996-97 Penn 1997-98 Penn 1998-99 Penn 1999-2000 Penn 2000-01 Penn 2001-02 Penn 2002-03 Penn 2003-04 Penn 2004-05 Penn 2005-06 Penn 2006-07 Temple 2007-08 Temple 2008-09 Temple 2009-10 Temple 2010-11 Temple 2011-12 Temple 2012-13 Temple 2013-14 Temple
Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason 12-14 7-7/3rd 9-17 6-8/t3rd 16-10 9-5/2nd 22-5 14-0/1st 0-1/NCAA 25-3 14-0/1st 1-1/NCAA 22-6 14-0/1st 0-1/NCAA 17-10 12-3/t1st 12-14 8-6/4th 17-12 10-4/2nd 21-6 13-1/1st 0-1/NCAA 21-8 14-0/1st 0-1/NCAA 12-17 9-5/t2nd 25-7 12-3/t1st 0-1/NCAA 22-6 14-0/1st 0-1/NCAA 17-10 10-4/2nd 20-9 13-1/1st 0-1/NCAA 20-9 12-2/1st 0-1/NCAA 12-18 6-10/10th 0-1 21-13 11-5/t2nd 3-0/1st 0-1/NCAA 22-12 11-5/t2nd 3-0/1st 0-1/NCAA 29-6 14-2/1st 3-0/1st 0-1/NCAA 26-8 14-2/2nd 1-1 1-1/NCAA 24-8 13-3/1st 0-1 0-1/NCAA 24-10 11-5/t3rd 0-1 1-1/NCAA 9-22 4-14/9th 0-1
THE TEAMS TULANE UNIVERSITY
Location:................................................................... New Orleans, La. Enrollment:................................................................................... 13,462 Founded:.......................................................................................... 1834 Nickname: ........................................................................Green Wave Colors: ....................................................... Olive Green and Sky Blue Website: .......................................................TulaneGreenWave.com Arena: .........................................................Devlin Fieldhouse (3,600) President: ................................................................... Michael A. Fitts Director of Athletics: .................................................... Rick Dickson Head Coach: ........................................................................ Ed Conroy
MEDIA RELATIONS
Director of Athletic Communications: ......................... Brian Miller Office Phone: ................................................................ (504) 314-7219 Mobile: .......................................................................... (504) 390-6772 E-mail: ...................................................................bmiller@tulane.edu Press Row Phone: ....................................................... (504) 862-8122
GREEN WAVE TEAM FACTS
2013-14 Record/Finish: .................17-17/8-8 Conference USA (7th) All-Time Record: ..................................................................1171-1192 NCAA Appearances: .......................................................................... 3 Last NCAA Appearance: ............................................................. 1995 Lettermen Returning/Lost: .............................................................. 9/5 Starters Returning/Lost: ................................................................. 4/1
TULANE GREEN WAVE
Dr. Michael A. Fitts President
Rick Dickson Director of Athletics
Ed Conroy Head Coach
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TULANE 2014-15 Schedule NOVEMBER 17 Wake Forest (ESPN3)........................................................8 p.m. 20 Mississippi Valley State (ESPN3)....................................8 p.m. Green Wave Classic 22 Southern-New Orleans.....................................................8 p.m. 25 Southern (ESPN3)..............................................................8 p.m. Green Wave Classic 28 Southeastern Louisiana (ESPN3)....................................8 p.m. 30 Tennessee Tech (ESPN3).................................................5 p.m. DECEMBER 3 at Loyola (Ill.)......................................................................8 p.m. 6 Mississippi State (ESPN3)...................................................TBD 16 Savannah State (ESPN3)..................................................8 p.m. 19 Jackson State (ESPN3).....................................................2 p.m. 22 at Washington (Pac-12)..................................................11 p.m. Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival 28 vs. St. John’s 1 (FS1)...........................................................Noon 31 at East Carolina * (ESPNews)...........................................Noon JANUARY 3 at Memphis * (ESPNU)......................................................4 p.m. 7 Temple * (ESPNews)........................................................7 p.m. 11 USF * (ESPN3)....................................................................3 p.m. 14 at UCF * (ESPN3)................................................................7 p.m. 17 at Houston * (ESPNews)....................................................Noon 21 SMU * (CBSSN)..................................................................9 p.m. 24 Memphis * SK (ESPNU)......................................................8 p.m. 27 Tulsa * (ESPNews)............................................................7 p.m. 31 at Temple * (CBSSN).........................................................2 p.m. FEBRUARY 7 UConn * (CBSSN)...............................................................6 p.m. 14 at Cincinnati * (ESPNU)....................................................2 p.m. 19 UCF * (ESPNews)...............................................................7 p.m. 22 at UConn * (CBSSN)..........................................................4 p.m. 25 at Tulsa * (ESPNews)........................................................8 p.m. 28 Cincinnati * (ESPNews)....................................................2 p.m.
Jonathan Stark @GreenWaveMBB in 140 characters or less #TripleDouble Tulane is the only team in the American Athletic Conference to return three double-figure scorers. #PostseasonBound The Green Wave went 17-17 last season and fell to Princeton in the first round of the CBI. #ExperienceMatters Tulane returns four starters and has nine letterwinners back from last year. #NiceDebut G Jonathan Stark was a freshman All-America selection last year after he averaged 14.5 ppg. #ConferenceCall G Louis Dabney was an All-Conference USA Second Team choice after he averaged a team-high 15.2 ppg. #YoureSoSmooth Tulane will host Memphis Jan. 24 in the downtown Smoothie King Center, home of the NBA’s Pelicans
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MARCH 4 Houston * (ESPNews).......................................................8 p.m. 7 at USF * (ESPNews).............................................................TBD American Athletic Conference game Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, La. 1 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. All times Eastern *
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TULANE 2013-14 Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A 00 DABNEY, Louis 33 33 1070 32.4 160 386 .415 29 103 .282 151 214 .706 33 103 136 4.1 97 2 66 02 STARK, Jonathan 34 34 1264 37.2 160 384 .417 45 118 .381 129 173 .746 12 77 89 2.6 64 0 143 24 HOOK, Jay 34 33 1081 31.8 135 304 .444 83 176 .472 118 142 .831 38 134 172 5.1 81 3 25 34 DRYE, Tre 34 33 1023 30.1 81 168 .482 6 24 .250 65 114 .570 80 180 260 7.6 87 2 29 05 REYNOLDS, Cameron 34 1 603 17.7 40 153 .261 25 96 .260 25 46 .543 11 59 70 2.1 51 1 16 25 HENSON, Payton 34 0 540 15.9 36 107 .336 14 52 .269 31 41 .756 35 58 93 2.7 54 1 16 41 BRUHA, Tomas 33 15 394 11.9 38 66 .576 0 0 .000 17 34 .500 35 44 79 2.4 58 0 5 20 THOMAS, Kevin 33 17 429 13.0 29 60 .483 0 0 .000 21 31 .677 31 41 72 2.2 68 0 5 04 HERBERT, Mikael 9 0 39 4.3 1 7 .143 0 5 .000 4 6 .667 3 4 7 0.8 2 0 1 15 SMITH, Ryan 26 3 189 7.3 8 16 .500 0 0 .000 1 10 .100 12 21 33 1.3 49 1 1 12 KEENAN, Max 17 1 52 3.1 2 6 .333 2 4 .500 5 8 .625 0 4 4 0.2 4 0 0 11 HEARLIHY, Josh 18 0 97 5.4 3 13 .231 1 3 .333 2 2 1.000 1 9 10 0.6 10 0 6 32 BARRENO, Ray 7 0 20 2.9 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 0.4 3 0 0 10 CURRIE, Cole 14 0 24 1.7 0 7 .000 0 3 .000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 0.1 2 0 1 Team 58 58 116 Total 34 694 1681 .413 205 584 .351 571 823 .694 351 795 1146 33.7 630 10 314 Opponents 34 815 1838 .443 234 665 .352 493 729 .676 369 783 1152 33.9 688 - 481
TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 80 3 41 500 15.2 84 1 29 494 14.5 61 0 25 471 13.9 55 11 29 233 6.9 25 6 10 130 3.8 23 6 13 117 3.4 27 12 5 93 2.8 26 43 6 79 2.4 4 0 0 6 0.7 12 14 1 17 0.7 5 0 1 11 0.6 4 0 2 9 0.5 2 1 0 2 0.3 4 0 1 2 0.1 24 436 97 163 2164 63.6 361 118 225 2357 69.3
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2014-15 Roster No. 4 0 34 11 25 24 23 3 13 21 1 5 32 15 2
Name Pos. Class Ht. Riley Conroy G Fr. 5-11 Louis Dabney G Jr. 6-3 Tre Drye F Sr. 6-6 Josh Hearlihy G/F So. 6-8 Payton Henson F So. 6-8 Jay Hook G Sr. 6-4 Aaron Liberman* C So. 6-10 Kajon Mack G So. 6-3 Malik Morgan* G Jr. 6-4 Dylan Osetkowski C Fr. 6-9 Keith Pinckney G Fr. 6-2 Cameron Reynolds G So. 6-7 Stanley Roberts, Jr. F Fr. 6-8 Ryan Smith C So. 6-11 Jonathan Stark G So. 6-0
2014-15 Newcomers Wt. Hometown/Last School 175 New Orleans, La./Jesuit 210 New Orleans, La./Riverside Academy 225 Baton Rouge, La./Glen Oaks 213 Los Angeles, Calif./Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) 215 Siloam Springs, Ark./Siloam Springs 180 Waco, Texas/Midway 218 North Hollywood, Calif./Northwestern 185 Los Angeles, Calif./Juniper Serra 205 River Ridge, La./LSU 255 San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Serra Catholic 185 Lithonia, Ga./Miller Grove 215 Pearland, Texas/Pearland 250 Rolling Hills Estates, Calif./Palos Verdes Peninsula 250 Wildomar, Calif./Lutheran 170 Munford, Tenn./Munford
Head Coach: Ed Conroy (Citadel ‘89) Assistant Coach: Shammond Williams (North Carolina ‘98) Assistant Coach: Anthony Wilkins (Kent State ‘13) Assistant Coach: Quannas White (Oklahoma ‘05)
Riley Conroy, G, Fr., 5-11, 175 New Orleans, La./Jesuit • Earned all-district honors as a senior and sophomore at Jesuit HS • Son of Tulane head coach Ed Conroy Aaron Liberman, C, So., 6-10, 218 North Hollywood, Calif./Northwestern • Played at Northwestern from 2012-14 • Averaged 17.4 ppg, 12.3 rpg and 8.7 blocks/game as a senior at Valley Torah (Calif.) HS Malik Morgan, G, Jr., 6-4, 205 River Ridge, La./LSU • Played in 52 games, making 20 starts for LSU from 2012-14 • Averaged 18.1 ppg, 5.0 assists/game and 4.3 rpg as a senior at John Curtis (La.) HS Keith Pinckney, G, Fr., 6-2, 185 Lithonia, Ga./Miller Grove • Averaged 16.9 ppg, 4.2 assists/game, 3.6 rpg and 2.5 steals/game as a senior at Miller Grove (Ga.) HS, en route to a 5A Georgia State Championship • Tallied 14.3 ppg, 4.9 assists/game and 4.2 rpg as a junior • Rated by ESPN as the top point guard in the state of Georgia Stanley Roberts, Jr., F, Fr., 6-8, 250 Rolling Hills Estates, Calif./Palos Verdes Peninsula • Averaged 12.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg and 2.4 blocks/game as a senior at Palos Verdes Peninsula HS • Named Bay League MVP as a senior
Louis Dabney
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TULANE 2013-14 Results (17-17, 8-8 Conference USA) (Home: 12-7/Away: 4-6/Neutral: 1-4)
NOVEMBER 8 NJIT W, 75-64 1,480 13 at Southern W, 79-73 2,796 16 Loyola (Ill.) W, 65-59 1,552 20 Cedarville W, 68-58 3,316 23 Northern Kentucky ot L, 86-91 1,437 26 Colgate L, 86-98 1,502 Cure UCD Classic (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico) 29 vs. Texas State L, 52-70 100 30 vs. Southeast Missouri L, 72-102 100 DECEMBER 4 at Wake Forest L, 57-72 6,176 7 Jackson State W, 70-65 1,462 17 Washington L, 62-73 1,646 21 Alabama State W, 84-66 2,001 22 Northeastern W, 65-62 2,111 Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 28 vs. Kansas State L, 41-72 7,203 JANUARY 2 Hofstra W, 61-58 1,391 9 at Tulsa* L, 71-97 3,910 11 at North Texas* W, 73-62 1,969 16 Louisiana Tech* L, 45-73 2,006 18 Rice* W, 58-41 1,531 23 at East Carolina* W, 59-54 4,281 25 at Old Dominion* L, 64-70 6,512 FEBRUARY 1 at Southern Miss* L, 47-78 5,405 7 Charlotte* W, 64-63 1,543 9 Marshall* W, 68-65 1,775 13 at Middle Tennessee* L, 44-71 4,098 15 at UAB* W, 86-80 5,276 20 UTEP* L, 54-72 1,606 22 UTSA* W, 68-56 1,572 26 Florida Atlantic* W, 72-64 1,350 MARCH 2 at FIU* L, 47-73 1,029 6 Southern Miss* L, 51-68 1,906 C-USA Championship (El Paso, Texas) 12 vs. North Texas W, 66-61 3,916 13 vs. Tulsa L, 49-70 3,968 College Basketball Invitational 19 Princeton L, 55-56 670
High Scorer/Rebounder Hook 24/Drye 15 Dabney 24/Hook, Drye 11 Stark, Dabney 25/Dabney, Drye 9 Hook 25/Hook 12 Hook 29/Hook 9 Dabney 31/Dabney 7 Dabney 19/Stark 6 Stark 21/Hook, Stark 4 Dabney 29/Drye 8 Hook 31/Drye 10 Stark 25/Drye 5 Stark 21/Drye 14 Dabney 20/Hook 7 Stark 10/Thomas 6 Hook 15/Thomas 8 Dabney 17/Henson, Drye 4 Stark 20/Dabney 9 Dabney 11/Drye 7 Hook 17/Drye 10 Hook 17/Drye 8 Stark 21/Drye, Thomas 7 Dabney 14/Dabney 6 Dabney 19/Hook, Dabney 6 Stark 17/Drye, Smith 5 Stark 15/Stark, Drye 6 Drye 21/Drye 9 Dabney, Hook 14/Drye 9 Hook 25/Drye 15 Stark 21/Drye 14 Dabney 13/Drye, Hook 7 Hook, Bruha 12/Drye 12 Stark 21/Drye 11 Hook 21/Drye 12 Stark 20/Hook, Drye 8
Jay Hook Head Coach Ed Conroy
Conroy’s Record @GreenWaveHoops
Hired at Tulane – April 7, 2010 Coaching File - The Citadel, head coach, 2006-10; Coastal Carolina, assistant coach, 2005-06; Tennessee, assistant coach, 2003-05; Tennessee, director of operations, 2001-03; Tulsa, director of operations, 2000-01; Francis Marion, head coach, 1997-00; Furman, assistant coach, 1994-97; VMI, assistant coach, 1993-94; North Carolina State, assistant coach, 1990-93 Highlights - Guided Tulane to back-to-back postseason tournament appearances in 2013 and 2014; Led the 2012-13 team to its first 20-win season and first postseason tournament appearance since the 1999-00 campaign; Named Southern Conference Coach of the Year after a 2008-09 season in which he led The Citadel to a schoolrecord 15 conference victories Collegiate File - Three-year starter at The Citadel; Seventh all-time in free-throw percentage for the Bulldogs; Served as team captain as a senior, along with holding the rank of Lt. Colonel in the Corps of Cadets, the highest rank achieved by a basketball player in the modern era at The Citadel. Personal - Born Feb. 17, 1967 in Davenport, Iowa. Married to his wife, Ginny. They have three children: a daughter, Hannah, and two sons, Riley and Hunt.
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Career Record (12th year)..........................................................155-198 (.439) Tulane Record (fifth year)...............................................................65-65 (.500) CIT Record............................................................................................1-2 (.333) CBI Record............................................................................................0-1 (.000)
Year-By-Year
1997-98 Francis Marion 1998-99 Francis Marion 1999-00 Francis Marion 2006-07 The Citadel 2007-08 The Citadel 2008-09 The Citadel 2009-10 The Citadel 2010-11 Tulane 2011-12 Tulane 2012-13 Tulane 2013-14 Tulane
Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason 16-11 12-4 16-12 8-8 9-17 5-11 7-23 4-14/6thS 0-1 6-24 1-19/6thS 0-1 20-13 15-5/t2ndS 0-1 0-1 CIT 16-16 9-9/4thS 1-1 13-17 3-13/12th 0-1 15-16 3-13/12th 0-1 20-15 6-10/t9th 1-1 1-1 CIT 17-17 8-8/7th 1-1 0-1 CBI
THE TEAMS UNIVERSITY OF TULSA
Location:..............................................................................Tulsa, Okla. Enrollment:..................................................................................... 4,597 Founded:.......................................................................................... 1894 Nickname: ...............................................................Golden Hurricane Colors: .........................................Old Gold, Royal Blue and Crimson Website: .............................................................TulsaHurricane.com Arena: ........................................................... Reynolds Center (8,355) President: .........................................................Dr. Steadman Upham Director of Athletics: ............................................Dr. Derrick Gragg Head Coach: ......................................................................Frank Haith
MEDIA RELATIONS
Director of Athletic Communications: ...........................Eric Hollier Office Phone: ................................................................ (918) 631-2492 Mobile: .......................................................................... (225) 978-4590 E-mail: ........................................................... eric-hollier@utulsa.edu Press Row Phone: ....................................................... (918) 631-5400
GOLDEN HURRICANE TEAM FACTS
2013-14 Record/Finish: ............ 21-13/13-3 Conference USA (t-1st) All-Time Record: ................................................................1,360-1,093 NCAA Appearances: ........................................................................ 15 Last NCAA Appearance: ............................................................. 2014 Lettermen Returning/Lost: .............................................................. 9/3 Starters Returning/Lost: ................................................................. 4/1
TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE
Dr. Steadman Upham President
Dr. Derrick Gragg Director of Athletics
Frank Haith Head Coach
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TULSA 2014-15 Schedule NOVEMBER MGM Grand Main Event 15 at Oral Roberts...................................................................8 p.m. 17 Louisiana-Lafayette (ESPN3)......................................9:30 p.m. 19 Abilene Christian (ESPN3)...........................................8:00 p.m. MGM Grand Main Event 24 vs. Auburn 1 (ESPNU)......................................................11 p.m. 26 vs. Oklahoma State/Oregon State 1 (ESPN2/ESPN3)......TBD 29 at Wichita State.................................................................3 p.m. DECEMBER 3 Creighton (ESPN3).............................................................8 p.m. 7 at UALR................................................................................3 p.m. 10 Southeastern Oklahoma State.........................................8 p.m. 13 Oklahoma (CBSSN).......................................................2:30 p.m. 17 Missouri State (ESPN3)....................................................8 p.m. 22 Incarnate Word (ESPN3)..................................................8 p.m. 31 at UCF * (ESPNU)................................................................Noon
James Woodard
JANUARY 4 Houston * (ESPNews).......................................................2 p.m. 10 at Temple * (ESPNews)....................................................3 p.m. 13 UConn * (CBSSN)..........................................................9:30 p.m. 17 at USF * (ESPNU).............................................................11 a.m. 21 Memphis * (ESPNU)..........................................................7 p.m. 24 at East Carolina * (ESPNews)...........................................Noon 27 at Tulane * (ESPNews).....................................................7 p.m. 31 USF * (ESPNews)...............................................................1 p.m. FEBRUARY 5 at Houston * (ESPNews)...................................................7 p.m. 7 SMU * (ESPNU)..................................................................8 p.m. 12 at UConn * XL (ESPN/ESPN2)............................................7 p.m. 18 East Carolina * (ESPNU)...................................................7 p.m. 22 Temple * (CBSSN).............................................................6 p.m. 25 Tulane * (ESPNews)..........................................................8 p.m. 28 at Memphis * (ESPNU)......................................................8 p.m. MARCH 4 Cincinnati * (CBSSN).........................................................9 p.m. 8 at SMU * (ESPN)................................................................3 p.m. American Athletic Conference game MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nev. All times Eastern *
@TUMBasketball in 140 characters or less #Trophies Tulsa earned a share of the Conference USA regular-season title and won the tournament title last year. #Dancing Tulsa made its 15th NCAA tournament appearance last year. The Golden Hurricane fell to UCLA in the second round. #MVP G James Woodard was a second-team All-Conference USA choice and was MVP of the conference tournament last year. #FaithInHaith Veteran head coach Frank Haith will take over in Tulsa in 2014-15. Haith has over 200 wins as a head coach. #BackForMore Tulsa returns four starters and nine letterwinners from last year’s team. #BestOfTheBest Frank Haith was the AP National Coach of the Year in 2012 after he led Missouri to a 30-5 season.
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TULSA 2013-14 Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A 10 WOODARD, James 34 34 1101 32.4 162 370 .438 65 168 .387 139 178 .781 53 148 201 5.9 76 2 60 01 SMITH, Rashad 28 24 698 24.9 128 235 .545 1 5 .200 79 141 .560 53 84 137 4.9 73 4 31 11 HARRISON, Shaquille 34 34 1026 30.2 104 233 .446 8 30 .267 109 160 .681 25 106 131 3.9 76 0 110 02 SWILLING, Pat 20 0 452 22.6 59 159 .371 37 111 .333 16 26 .615 3 36 39 2.0 34 1 24 40 WRIGHT, D’Andre 34 21 583 17.1 86 188 .457 6 16 .375 75 108 .694 52 82 134 3.9 103 4 15 03 RAY, Rashad 34 0 716 21.1 77 160 .481 10 35 .286 67 91 .736 8 65 73 2.1 68 2 85 12 EVANS, Lew 34 22 699 20.6 63 183 .344 29 112 .259 25 43 .581 33 107 140 4.1 112 4 21 05 PEETE, Tim 34 33 757 22.3 62 139 .446 17 53 .321 39 55 .709 24 88 112 3.3 51 1 58 44 SWANNEGAN, Brandon 34 0 452 13.3 53 108 .491 0 0 .000 31 57 .544 44 59 103 3.0 93 5 8 23 REPICHOWSKI, Stevie 27 0 197 7.3 26 78 .333 23 64 .359 15 19 .789 5 5 10 0.4 17 0 4 15 CURTIS, Marquel 9 1 121 13.4 12 37 .324 0 7 .000 5 11 .455 9 13 22 2.4 12 0 9 22 WOOD, Nick 9 0 12 1.3 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 3 3 1.000 1 0 1 0.1 1 0 0 00 HUNTER, Barrett 10 1 18 1.8 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 1 1 0.1 0 0 2 14 EDOGI, TK 13 0 17 1.3 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 6 7 0.5 7 0 0 04 KEMMER, Riley 2 0 1 0.5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 Team 57 62 119 3.5 2 Total 34 835 1899 .440 197 603 .327 604 894 .676 368 863 1231 36.2 725 24 427 Opponents 34 741 1830 .405 218 620 .352 599 869 .689 363 851 1214 35.7 726 - 372
TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 46 6 32 528 15.5 38 24 20 336 12.0 78 8 61 325 9.6 25 2 11 171 8.6 48 18 10 253 7.4 40 1 34 231 6.8 38 5 11 180 5.3 41 5 36 180 5.3 23 52 6 137 4.0 4 2 5 90 3.3 3 2 4 29 3.2 1 0 0 6 0.7 2 0 2 3 0.3 3 2 0 2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.0 4 0 394 127 232 2471 72.7 477 109 200 2299 67.6
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2013-14 Roster No. 15 35 14 55 2 3 11 5 23 1 44 22 10 40
Name Pos. Class Ht. Marquel Curtis G Jr. 6-3 Keondre Dew G/F Fr. 6-8 Tarekeyi Edogi F So. 6-8 Emmanuel Ezechinonso F Fr. 6-11 Corey Haith G Jr. 5-11 Shaquille Harrison G Jr. 6-4 Micah Littlejohn F Fr. 6-6 Rashad Ray G Jr. 5-10 Stevie Repichowski G So. 6-5 Rashad Smith F Jr. 6-7 Brandon Swannegan F Jr. 6-9 Nick Wood G Jr. 6-1 James Woodard G Jr. 6-3 D’Andre Wright F Jr. 6-9
2013-14 Newcomers Wt. Hometown/Last School 205 Plymouth, Minn./Williston State 210 San Bernardino, Calif./Elev8 Sports Institute 222 Surprise, Ariz./Westwind Prep 267 Lagos, Nigeria/Covenant Christian Ministries Acad. (Ga.) 175 Miami, Fla./Missouri 182 Kansas City, Mo./Lee’s Summit West 193 Mansfield, Texas/Mansfield 172 New Orleans, La./O.P. Walker 195 Lansing, Mich./Kingdom Prep Academy (Iowa) 205 Plano, Texas/Plano 209 Houston, Texas/Cy-Ridge 168 Tulsa, Okla./Cascia Hall 189 Arcadia, Okla./Edmond Memorial 245 Lawton, Okla./Eisenhower
Head Coach: Frank Haith (Elon ‘88) Assistant Coach: Tom Abatemarco (Dowling College ‘74) Assistant Coach: Dennis Felton (Howard ‘85) Assistant Coach: Dave Leitao (Northeastern ‘82)
Craig Brown, G/F, 6-5, 220 Miami, Fla./North Miami Beach/Broward College • Averaged 18.0 points and 8.0 rebounds at Broward College, earning First Team All-Southern Conference honors. • In 2011-12 ranked seventh in the NJCAA in scoring, averaging 20.5 points. • Redshirted his freshman season at Lynn University. D’Von Campbell, G, 5-11, 178 Arlington, Texas/Bowie/UTEP/Hutchinson CC • Averaged 12.1 points and 4.0 assists at Hutchinson Community College in 2012-13, helping team earn No. 1 ranking. • Played freshman season at UTEP, playing 23 games and averaging 11.5 minutes and 2.3 points per game. Junior Etou, F, 6-7, 225 Upper Marlboro, Md./Bishop O’Connell • Averaged 14.8 points and 10.1 rebounds per game as a senior at Bishop O’Connell. • Ranked the nation’s No. 20 center and No. 139 overall player by Rivals. J.J. Moore, F, 6-6, 215 Brentwood, N.Y./South Kent Prep/Pittsburgh • Played 94 games with two starts over three seasons at Pittsburgh, averaging 6.8 points and 2.5 rebounds. • Last season averaged 8.0 points and scored a single game career high of 21 points. Kerwin Okoro, G/F, 6-5, 220 Bronx, N.Y./St. Raymond’s/Iowa State • Appeared in nine games as a true freshman last season at Iowa State, averaging 3.6 minutes and 1.0 points. • Ranked as the third-best player in New York City in the Class of 2012 after averaging 15.5 points as a senior and leading his team to the 2012 New York CHSAA Class AA State Title.
Shaquille Harrison
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TULSA 2013-14 Results (21-13, 13-3 Conference USA) (Home: 11-3/Away: 6-7/Neutral: 4-3)
NOVEMBER 10 Oral Roberts L, 68-74 6,160 16 at Missouri State L, 93-96 6,236 20 Wichita State L, 54-77 5,446 23 at Creighton L, 72-82 18,078 Carr’s/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout (Anchorage, Alaska) 27 vs. Indiana State W, 63-62 3,922 29 vs. TCU L, 65-72 3,940 30 vs. Green Bay L, 59-67 4,107 DECEMBER 4 Texas Southern W, 98-71 3,806 10 UALR W, 78-64 3,780 14 at Oklahoma L, 91-101 10,763 18 Grand Canyon W, 66-65 4,191 21 at TCU L, 58-70 4,066 29 at Maryland L, 74-85 10,251 JANUARY 4 Cal State Fullerton W, 73-57 4,214 9 Tulane* W, 97-71 3,910 12 Southern Miss* W, 75-71 4,221 16 at Charlotte* ot L, 86-90 5,043 18 at Marshall* W, 69-52 4,637 23 Middle Tennessee* W, 58-53 4,179 25 UAB* L, 63-70 4,827 FEBRUARY 1 North Texas* W, 94-63 4,425 6 at Louisiana Tech* L, 61-66 4,935 8 at Rice* W, 66-56 1,757 13 East Carolina* W, 76-58 4,194 15 Old Dominion* W, 76-37 4,609 20 at Florida Atlantic* W, 71-52 1,101 22 at FIU* W, 77-65 862 27 at UTEP* W, 65-60 11,019 MARCH 2 UTSA* ot W, 72-70 5,427 6 at North Texas* W, 79-68 1,841 C-USA Championship (El Paso, Texas) 13 vs. Tulane W, 70-49 3,968 14 vs. Middle Tennessee W, 76-69 5,611 15 vs. Louisiana Tech W, 69-60 4,870 NCAA Championship (San Diego, Calif.) 21 vs. UCLA L, 59-76 11,488
High Scorer/Rebounder Smith 19/Woodard 7 Harrison 21/Woodard 7 Swilling 12/Woodard 9 Smith 21/Woodard 6 Woodard 24/Evans 9 Woodard 13/Curtis 9 Smith 15/Smith 10 Woodard 25/Smith 11 Woodard 19/Smith 6 Woodard 19/Smith 9 Smith, Harrison 15/Smith 9 Woodard 15/Woodard 11 Woodard 25/Wright 11 Three with 12/Smith 5 Harrison 23/Wright 8 Woodard 18/Wright 9 Harrison 26/Evans 11 Woodard 17/Woodard 7 Woodard 16/Evans 11 Woodard 12/Woodard 8 Wright, Woodard 18/Woodard 8 Harrison 14/Woodard 8 Smith 18/Woodard, Smith 7 Woodard 21/Woodard 7 Woodard 14/Swannegan, Harrison 6 Smith 20/Smith 8 Harrison 17/Smith, Swannegan 9 Harrison 15/Wright 9 Woodard 19/Three with 7 Ray 18/Harrison 8 Woodard 24/Smith 7 Woodard 19/Three with 5 Woodard 27/Harrison 8 Woodard 11/Woodard 9
Rashad Smith Head Coach Frank Haith
Haith’s Record @FrankHaithTulsa
Hired at Tulsa – April 18, 2014 Coaching File – Missouri, head coach, 2011-14; Miami (Fla.), head coach, 2004-11; Texas, associate head coach, 2003-04, assistant coach, 2001-03; Wake Forest, assistant coach, 1997-2001, graduate assistant, 1989-90; Texas A&M, associate head coach, 1996-97, asssistant coach, 1992-95; Pen State, assistant coach, 1995-96; UNC Wilmington, assistant coach, 1990-92; Elon, assistant coach, 1986-89. Highlights – Went 76-28, made two NCAA appearances and one NIT appearance at Missouri. Named AP National Coach of the Year in 2012 after leading Missouri to a 30-5 season. Went 129-101 and reached the postseason five times as head coach at Miami. Led Miami to the NCAA Second Round in 2008 and made four NIT appearances with the Hurricanes. Helped Texas reach the 2003 Final Four and make two other Sweet 16 appearances. Helped Wake Forest to four postseason appearances, including the 2000 NCAA tournament. Collegiate File – A 1988 graduate of Elon. Paid his own way through college and served as a student assistant with the basketball team. Personal - Born in Queens, New York, and grew up in Burlington, North Carolina. Haith and his wife, Pam, have a son, Corey (a member of Tulsa’s basketball team), and a daughter, Brianna.
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Career Record (10 years)..................................................................... 205-129 Tulsa Record (first year)............................................................................... 0-0 Missouri Record (three years)................................................................ 76-28 Miami (Fla.) Record (seven years)...................................................... 129-101 NCAA Record................................................................................................. 1-3 NIT Record...................................................................................................... 5-5
Year-By-Year
2004-05 Miami (Fla.) 2005-06 Miami (Fla.) 2006-07 Miami (Fla.) 2007-08 Miami (Fla.) 2008-09 Miami (Fla.) 2009-10 Miami (Fla.) 2010-11 Miami (Fla.) 2011-12 Missouri 2012-13 Missouri 2013-14 Missouri
Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason 16-13 7-9/t6th 0-1 NIT 0-1 18-16 7-9/t7th 1-1 NIT 2-1 12-20 4-12/12th 1-1 23-11 8-8/t5th 1-1 NCAA 1-1 19-13 7-9/t7th 0-1 NIT 1-1 20-13 4-12/12th 2-1 21-15 6-10/9th 1-1 NIT 1-1 30-5 14-4/5th 3-0/1st NCAA 0-1 23-11 11-7/t5th 1-1 NCAA 0-1 23-12 9-9/t6th 1-1 NIT 1-1
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ALMANAC
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2013-14 IN REVIEW 2013-14 STANDINGS AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK Cincinnati 15/22 15-3 .833 66.7 59.7 8-1 7-2 27-7 .794 68.4 58.4 18-1 7-3 2-3 Lost 2 Louisville 5/9 15-3 .833 79.6 62.3 6-2 8-1 31-6 .838 81.0 61.1 16-2 9-2 6-2 Lost 1 SMU -/rv 12-6 .667 69.4 63.5 8-1 4-5 27-10 .730 71.0 62.2 18-1 6-6 3-3 Lost 1 UConn 18/1 12-6 .667 70.7 63.4 7-2 5-4 32-8 .800 71.8 63.2 15-3 7-4 10-1 Won 6 Memphis rv/rv 12-6 .667 75.8 71.4 7-2 5-4 24-10 .706 76.9 70.5 15-3 5-5 4-2 Lost 1 Houston 8-10 .444 70.1 75.7 6-3 2-7 17-16 .515 71.1 73.0 12-4 3-9 2-3 Lost 1 Rutgers 5-13 .278 68.6 76.3 4-5 1-8 12-21 .364 71.1 76.2 10-10 1-10 1-1 Lost 1 Temple 4-14 .222 70.0 78.3 3-6 1-8 9-22 .290 73.9 78.1 4-10 3-9 2-3 Lost 1 UCF 4-14 .222 67.8 77.3 3-6 1-8 13-18 .419 72.7 73.6 10-7 2-10 1-1 Lost 1 USF 3-15 .167 62.7 73.5 1-8 2-7 12-20 .375 65.6 70.8 7-10 5-7 0-3 Lost 9
NOTABLE G Sean Kilpatrick was team’s top scorer in last 20 games Cardinals led The American in scoring and scoring margin SMU fell to Minnesota in NIT final UConn has won four NCAA titles since 1999 Memphis has registered 14 straight 20-win seasons Cougars had three wins against top-25 teams in 2013-14 G Myles Mack led The American in FT% (.895) Owls had four of The American’s top 15 scorers Knights led The American in rebounding F Victor Rudd was only player to start all 32 games
Final (March 17) Associated Press Top 25: 5 - Louisville; 15 - Cincinnati; 18 - UConn; rv - Memphis Final (April 8) USA Today Top 25: 1 - UConn; 9 - Louisville; 22 - Cincinnati; rv - Memphis, SMU
POSTSEASON RESULTS NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Second Round • March 20 East Region • Spokane, Wash. No. 12 Harvard 61, No. 5 Cincinnati 57 East Region • Buffalo, N.Y. No. 7 UConn 89, No. 10 Saint Joseph’s 81 (ot) Midwest Region • Orlando, Fla. No. 4 Louisville 71, No. 13 Manhattan 64 Second Round • March 21 East Region • Raleigh, N.C. No. 8 Memphis 71, George Washington 66 Third Round • March 22 Midwest Region • Orlando, Fla. No. 4 Louisville 66, No. 5 Saint Louis 51 East Region • Buffalo, N.Y. No. 7 UConn 77, No. 2 Villanova 65
CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT First Round • March 19 No. 1 SMU 68, No. 8 UC Irvine 54 Second Round • March 24 No. 1 SMU 80, No. 5 LSU 67 Quarterfinals • March 26 No. 1 SMU 67, No. 2 California 65 Semifinals • April 1 Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. SMU 65, Clemson 59 Final • April 3 New York, N.Y. Minnesota 65, SMU 63
Third Round • March 23 East Region • Raleigh, N.C. No. 1 Virginia 78, Memphis 60 Regional Semifinals • March 28 East Region • New York, N.Y. No. 7 UConn 81, No. 3 Iowa State 76 Midwest Region • Indianapolis, Ind. No. 8 Kentucky 74, No. 4 Louisville 69 Regional Final • March 30 East Region • New York, N.Y. No. 7 UConn 60, No. 4 Michigan State 54 Final Four • April 5 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas UConn 63, Florida 53 National Championship • April 7 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas UConn 60, Kentucky 54
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Wednesday, March 12 – First Round (ESPNU/ ESPN2) No. 7 Rutgers 72, No. 10 USF 68 No. 9 UCF 94, No. 8 Temple 90 (2ot) Thursday, March 13 – Quarterfinals (ESPNU) No. 6 Houston 68, No. 3 SMU 64 No. 2 Louisville 92, Rutgers 31 No. 1 Cincinnati 61, UCF 58 No. 4 UConn 72, No. 5 Memphis 53 Friday, March 14 – Semifinals (ESPN2) Louisville 94, Houston 65 UConn 58, Cincinnati 56 Saturday, March 15 – Final (ESPN) Louisville 71, UConn 61
2013-14 IN REVIEW Player Of The Year
Defensive Player Of The Year
Coach Of The Year
Rookie Of The Year
Shabazz Napier Guard • UConn
Justin Jackson Forward • Cincinnati
Mick Cronin Cincinnati
Austin Nichols Forward • Memphis
Scholar-Athlete Of The Year
Sixth Man Of The Year
Most Improved Player
Sportsmanship Award
Jimmy McDonnell Forward • Temple
Michael Dixon Jr. Guard • Memphis
Montrezl Harrell Forward • Louisville
Sean Kilpatrick Guard • Cincinnati
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS All-Conference First Team Sean Kilpatrick, G, Cincinnati * Shabazz Napier, G, UConn * Montrezl Harrell, F, Louisville Russ Smith, G, Louisville * Nic Moore, G, SMU
All-Conference Second Team Isaiah Sykes, G, UCF Justin Jackson, F, Cincinnati TaShawn Thomas, F, Houston Shaq Goodwin, F, Memphis Joe Jackson, G, Memphis Markus Kennedy, F, SMU
All-Rookie Team Amida Brimah, C, UConn Terry Rozier, G, Louisville Austin Nichols, F, Memphis * John Egbunu, C, USF Chris Perry, F, USF * unanimous selection
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2013-14 IN REVIEW Associated Press Poll
Final Poll (March 17) School 1. Florida (50) 2. Wichita State (15) 3. Virginia 4. Arizona 5. Louisville 6. Villanova 7. Michigan 8. Duke 9. Iowa State 10. Kansas 11. Michigan State 12. Wisconsin 13. San Diego State 14. Syracuse 15. Cincinnati 16. Creighton 17. New Mexico 18. UConn 19. North Carolina 20. UCLA 21. Oklahoma 22. Ohio State 23. Baylor 24. Virginia Commonwealth 25. Saint Louis
Record Pts 32-2 1,610 34-0 1,571 28-6 1,430 30-4 1,422 29-5 1,412 28-4 1,231 25-8 1,162 26-8 1,121 26-7 1,055 24-9 1,045 26-8 950 26-7 892 29-4 890 27-5 757 27-6 720 26-7 658 27-6 623 26-8 503 23-9 424 26-8 413 23-9 265 25-9 167 24-11 148 26-8 140 26-6 131
Receiving votes: Memphis 101, Gonzaga 83, Kentucky 77, Stephen F. Austin 46, Harvard 30, Saint Joseph’s 14, Texas 13, Oregon 8, Providence 6, Massachusetts 3, Tennessee 2, Western Michigan 1, North Carolina Central 1
USA Today Poll
Final Poll School 1. UConn (30) 2. Kentucky (1) 3. Florida 4. Wisconsin 5. Arizona 6. Michigan 7. Wichita State (1) 8. Michigan State 9. Louisville 10. Virginia 11. Iowa State 12. San Diego State 13. Villanova 14. Kansas 15. UCLA 16. Duke 17. Syracuse 18. Baylor Dayton 20. Creighton 21. North Carolina 22. Cincinnati 23. Tennessee 24. Stanford 25. Saint Louis
American Preseason Coaches’ Poll Record 32-8 29-11 36-3 30-8 33-5 28-9 35-1 29-9 31-6 30-7 28-8 31-5 29-5 25-10 28-9 26-9 28-6 26-12 26-11 27-8 24-10 27-7 24-13 23-13 27-7
Pts 791 759 735 704 637 594 583 553 545 539 457 453 367 341 297 276 263 246 246 190 156 126 122 104 75
School 1. Louisville (9) 2. UConn (1) 3. Memphis 4. Cincinnati 5. Temple 6. SMU 7. Houston 8. USF 9. UCF 10. Rutgers
Pts 81 69 68 58 40 39 28 27 24 16
First-place votes in parentheses
Receiving votes: New Mexico 50, Oklahoma 33, Memphis 23, Ohio State 21, Harvard 21, Oregon 14, Texas 12, Virginia Commonwealth 11, Pittsburgh 10, Gonzaga 10, Saint Joseph’s 9, Stephen F. Austin 7, SMU 7, Minnesota 7, Florida State 4, Clemson 1, North Dakota State 1
WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE NATIONAL POLLS Rankings are listed as AP/USA Today UCF Cincinnati UConn Houston Louisville Memphis Rutgers USF SMU Temple Preseason -/- rv/- 18/19 -/- 3/3 13/13 -/- -/- -/- -/rv Nov. 11 -/- rv/- 19/20 -/- 3/3 13/13 -/- -/- -/- -/- Nov. 18 -/- rv/- 18/18 -/- 3/2 11/11 -/- -/- -/- -/Nov. 25 -/- rv/- 13/14 -/- 9/9 21/19 -/- -/- -/- -/Dec. 2 -/- rv/- 12/14 -/- 7/6 16/15 -/- -/- -/- -/Dec. 9 -/- rv/- 9/12 -/- 6/4 16/15 -/- -/- -/- -/Dec. 16 -/- -/- 10/10 -/- 6/4 18/14 -/- -/- -/- -/Dec. 23 -/- -/- 15/15 -/- 6/4 17/17 -/- -/- rv/- -/Dec. 30 -/- -/- 17/15 -/- 14/10 17/18 -/- -/- -/- -/Jan. 6 -/- rv/rv rv/rv -/- 12/12 24/22 -/- -/- rv/- -/Jan. 13 -/- 19/23 rv/rv -/- 18/14 17/17 -/- -/- -/- -/Jan. 20 -/- 15/16 rv/rv -/- 12/9 23/22 -/- -/- rv/- -/Jan. 27 -/- 13/15 rv/rv -/- 12/7 22/22 -/- -/- rv/rv -/Feb. 3 -/- 7/7 22/rv -/- 14/10 24/rv -/- -/- rv/rv -/Feb. 10 -/- 10/11 24/rv -/- 13/8 24/22 -/- -/- 23/rv -/Feb. 17 -/- 7/9 21/21 -/- 11/5 22/24 -/- -/- rv/rv -/Feb. 24 -/- 11/12 rv/rv -/- 7/4 21/22 -/- -/- 23/24 -/March 3 -/- 15/15 19/19 -/- 11/9 20/20 -/- -/- 18/18 -/March 10 -/- 13/12 21/21 -/- 5/5 19/19 -/- -/- 25/23 -/March 17 -/- 15/14 18/19 -/- 5/3 rv/rv -/- -/- -/rv -/Final /- /rv /1 /- /9 /rv /- /- /rv /-
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2013-14 IN REVIEW THE AMERICAN AGAINST THE CONFERENCES Conference Record Pct America East 3-0 1.000 Atlantic Coast 6-5 .545 Atlantic Sun 6-0 1.000 Atlantic 10 6-2 .750 Big East 1-3 .250 Big Sky 0-0 — Big South 1-0 1.000 Big Ten 3-1 .750 Big 12 3-4 .429 Big West 1-0 1.000 Colonial 3-3 .500 Conference USA 6-2 .750 Great West 0-0 — Horizon 3-2 .600 Ivy 5-2 .714 Metro Atlantic Athletic 4-0 1.000 Mid-American 1-1 .500 Mid-Eastern Athletic 7-0 1.000 Missouri Valley 2-0 1.000 Mountain West 1-2 .333 Northeast 1-1 .500 Ohio Valley 3-0 1.000 Pacific-12 2-2 .500 Patriot 4-0 1.000 Southeastern 8-6 .571 Southern 2-0 1.000 Southland 5-0 1.000 Southwestern Athletic 4-1 .800 Summit 0-0 — Sun Belt 4-1 .800 West Coast 1-1 .500 Western Athletic 4-0 1.000 Independents Non-Division I Total: Home: Away: Neutral: Postseason:
0-0 3-0
— 1.000
105-39 .729 71-14 .835 11-12 .478 23-13 .639 12-4 .765
2013-14 HOME ATTENDANCE
TEAM Dates Total Avg Sellouts High UCF................................................. 17..................... 90,067.................. 5,298.......................... 0...............................9,343 Cincinnati...................................... 19................... 162,771.................. 8,567.......................... 3.............................13,176 UConn............................................ 18................... 182,416................ 10,134.......................... 7.............................16,294 Houston......................................... 16..................... 60,520.................. 3,782.......................... 0...............................7,247 Louisville....................................... 18................... 383,070................ 21,282.......................... 4.............................22,782 Memphis....................................... 18................... 290,183................ 16,121.......................... 4.............................18,375 Rutgers.......................................... 20..................... 88,492.................. 4,425.......................... 1...............................8,006 USF................................................. 17..................... 74,909.................. 4,406.......................... 0...............................6,417 SMU............................................... 19................... 107,412.................. 5,653.......................... 9...............................7,305 Temple........................................... 14..................... 83,485.................. 5,963.......................... 1.............................10,206 Total................................... 176........ 1,523,325.............8,655................... 29....................22,782
2013-14 GAMES DECIDED BY ... UCF Cincinnati UConn Houston Louisville Memphis Rutgers USF SMU Temple Total
OT or 0-5 6-10 11-15 16+ Total 5-4 0-3 1-4 7-7 13-18 7-4 2-2 6-0 11-2 26-8 11-2 6-4 4-1 11-1 32-8 4-4 5-2 5-3 3-7 17-16 1-2 4-4 5-0 21-0 31-6 4-2 8-2 4-2 8-4 24-10 5-6 3-6 1-4 3-5 12-21 6-9 4-4 1-1 1-6 12-20 3-3 7-5 7-2 10-0 27-10 4-8 3-5 0-4 2-5 9-22 50-44 42-37 34-21 77-37 203-139
Overtime Records – UCF (1-2), Cincinnati (0-0), UConn (2-0), Houston (0-1), Louisville (0-0), Memphis (0-1), Rutgers (0-0), USF (2-0), SMU (0-0), Temple (1-2).
2013-14 GAMES AGAINST TOP 25 (10-8, .556) DATE TEAM Nov. 19 Memphis (11/11) Nov. 22 UConn (18/18) Nov. 24 Louisville (3/2) Nov. 25 USF Dec. 1 Memphis (21/19) Dec. 2 UConn (12/14) Dec. 17 Memphis (15/14) Dec. 28 Louisville (6/4) Feb. 1 Temple Feb. 8 Memphis (24/rv) March 22 Louisville (5/3) March 22 UConn (18/19) March 23 Memphis (rv/rv) March 28 UConn (18/19) March 28 Louisville (5/3) March 30 UConn (18/19) April 5 UConn (18/19) April 7 UConn (18/19)
OPPONENT Oklahoma State Indiana North Carolina Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Florida Florida Kentucky Villanova Gonzaga Saint Louis Villanova Virginia Iowa State Kentucky Michigan State Florida Kentucky
RANK* 7/9 rv/22 24/19 5/8 5/8 15/12 16/17 18/18 9/9 23/20 25/21 6/7 3/4 9/9 rv/22 11/13 1/1 rv/22
RESULT L, 80-101 W, 59-58 L, 84-93 L, 67-93 W, 73-68 W, 65-64 L, 75-77 L, 66-73 L, 74-90 W, 60-54 W, 66-51 W, 77-65 L, 60-78 W, 81-76 L, 69-74 W, 60-54 W, 63-53 W, 60-54
* Rank in Associated Press poll followed by rank in ESPN/USA Today poll
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2013-14 IN REVIEW AWARD WINNERS
2013-14 STATISTICAL RANKINGS
AMERICAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK Nov. 11 Kadeem Jack, F, Rutgers Nov. 18 TaShawn Thomas, F, Houston Nov. 25 Shabazz Napier, G, UConn Dec. 2 Shaq Goodwin, F, Memphis Dec. 9 Shabazz Napier, G, UConn Dec. 16 TaShawn Thomas, F, Houston Dec. 23 Justin Jackson, F, Cincinnati Dec. 30 Justin Jackson, F, Cincinnati Jan. 6 Justin Jackson, F, Cincinnati Jan. 13 Shaq Goodwin, F, Memphis Jan. 20 Russ Smith, G, Louisville Jan. 27 Shabazz Napier, G, UConn Feb. 3 Sean Kilpatrick, G, Cincinnati Feb. 10 Sean Kilpatrick, G, Cincinnati Feb. 17 Shabazz Napier, G, UConn Feb. 24 Montrezl Harrell, F, Louisville March 3 Shabazz Napier, G, UConn March 10 Sean Kilpatrick, G, Cincinnati
OFFENSE DEFENSE Team Scoring FG-Pct 3FG-Pct Rebound Scoring FG-Pct 3FG-Pct Rebound UCF 4 6 8 1 8 9 6 5 Cincinnati 9 10 7 5 1 3 3 2 UConn 5 5 1 9 4 2 5 3 Houston 7 4 4 10 7 7 7 8 Louisville 1 3 3 2 2 4 1 4 Memphis 2 2 9 3 5 5 2 6 Rutgers 6 9 6 7 9 8 10 9 USF 10 7 10 8 6 6 9 7 SMU 8 1 2 4 3 1 4 1 Temple 3 8 5 6 10 10 8 10
AMERICAN ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Nov. 11 Chris Perry, F/C, USF Nov. 18 Ben Moore, F, SMU Nov. 25 Nick King, F/G, Memphis Dec. 2 Austin Nichols, F, Memphis Dec. 9 Chris Perry ,F/C, USF Dec. 16 Mangok Mathiang, F/C, Louisville Dec. 23 Chris Perry, F/C, USF Dec. 30 Chris Perry, F/C, USF Jan. 6 Danrad Knowles, F, Houston Jan. 13 Amida Brimah, C, UConn Jan. 20 Danrad Knowles, F, Houston Jan. 27 Ben Moore, F, SMU Feb. 3 Chris Perry, F/C, USF Feb. 10 Ben Moore, F, SMU Feb. 17 Justin McBride, C, UCF Feb. 24 Austin Nichols, F, Memphis March 3 Austin Nichols, F, Memphis March 10 Austin Nichols, F, Memphis
Scoring Rebound Turnover Asst/TO Team FT-Pct 3FGs Blocks Steals Assists Margin Margin Margin Ratio UCF 10 3 7 6 8 6 3 10 10 Cincinnati 2 7 2 3 9 2 2 2 6 UConn 1 2 1 5 10 4 6 3 7 Houston 6 5 3 10 4 7 9 9 4 Louisville 8 1 5 1 2 1 4 1 1 Memphis 9 8 4 2 1 5 5 4 2 Rutgers 4 6 8 9 6 9 8 7 8 USF 7 10 9 7 7 10 7 8 9 SMU 5 9 6 4 3 3 1 5 5 Temple 3 4 10 8 5 8 10 6 3
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL SELECTIONS Nov. 11
Sean Kilpatrick (G, Cincinnati); Shabazz Napier (G, UConn); Danuel House (G, Houston); Russ Smith (G, Louisville); Dalton Pepper (G, Temple)
Nov. 18
Titus Rubles (F, Cincinnati); Shabazz Napier (G, UConn); Russ Smith (G, Louisville); Corey Allen Jr. (G, USF); Nic Moore (G, SMU)
Nov. 25
Calvin Newell (G, UCF); Justin Jackson (F, Cincinnati); Russ Smith (G, Louisville); Yanick Moreira (C, SMU); Dalton Pepper (G, Temple)
Dec. 2
Sean Kilpatrick (G, Cincinnati); DeAndre Daniels (F, UConn); TaShawn Thomas (F, Houston); Chris Jones (G, Louisville); Nic Moore (G, SMU)
Dec. 9
Sean Kilpatrick (G, Cincinnati); Montrezl Harrell (F, Louisville); Shaq Goodwin (F, Memphis); Nic Moore (G, SMU); Anthony Lee (F, Temple)
Dec. 16
Kasey Wilson (F, UCF); Danrad Knowles (F, Houston); Russ Smith (G, Louisville); Shaq Goodwin (F, Memphis); Myles Mack (G, Rutgers)
Dec. 23
Shabazz Napier (G, UConn); Russ Smith (G, Louisville); Joe Jackson (G, Memphis); Victor Rudd (F, USF); Markus Kennedy (F, SMU)
Dec. 30
Sean Kilpatrick (G, Cincinnati), Shabazz Napier (G, UConn); Russ Smith (G, Louisville); David Pellom (F, Memphis); Victor Rudd (F, USF)
3 — Sean Kilpatrick (G, Cincinnati); Justin Jackson (F, Cincinnati)
Jan. 6
Isaiah Sykes (G, UCF); TaShawn Thomas (F, Houston), Russ Smith (G, Louisville); Kadeem Jack (F, Rutgers); Nic Moore (G, SMU)
2 — Shaq Goodwin (F, Memphis); TaShawn Thomas (F, Houston)
Jan. 13
Sean Kilpatrick (G, Cincinnati), Shabazz Napier (G, UConn); Russ Smith (G, Louisville); Victor Rudd (F, USF); Dalton Pepper (G, Temple)
Jan. 20
Sean Kilpatrick (G, Cincinnati), Shabazz Napier (G, UConn); TaShawn Thomas (F, Houston); Myles Mack (G, Rutgers); Markus Kennedy (F, SMU)
Jan. 27
Sean Kilpatrick (G, Cincinnati), Wayne Blackshear (G/F, Louisville); Shaq Goodwin (F, Memphis); Markus Kennedy (F, SMU); Dalton Pepper (G, Temple)
Rookie of the Week 5 — Chris Perry (F/C, USF)
Feb. 3
Shabazz Napier (G, UConn), Russ Smith (G, Louisville); Joe Jackson (G, Memphis); J.J. Moore (F, Rutgers); Nic Moore (G, SMU)
4 — Austin Nichols (F, Memphis)
Feb. 10
TaShawn Thomas (F, Houston); Joe Jackson (G, Memphis); Kadeem Jack (F, Rutgers); Victor Rudd (F, USF); Nic Moore (G, SMU)
3 — Ben Moore (F, SMU)
Feb. 17
Isaiah Sykes (G, UCF); Sean Kilpatrick (G, Cincinnati); Joe Jackson (G, Memphis); Nic Moore (G, SMU); Dalton Pepper (G, Temple)
Feb. 24
Sean Kilpatrick (G, Cincinnati); Shabazz Napier (G, UConn); Shaq Goodwin (F, Memphis); Nic Moore (G, SMU); Victor Rudd (F, USF)
March 3
TaShawn Thomas (F, Houston); Montrezl Harrell (F, Louisville); Michael Dixon Jr. (G, Memphis); Kadeem Jack (F, Rutgers); Markus Kennedy (F, SMU)
March 10
Isaiah Sykes (G, UCF); Shabazz Napier (G, UConn); Montrezl Harrell (F, Louisville); Nick Russell (G, SMU); Dalton Pepper (G, Temple)
ACTIVE CAREER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS Player of the Week 5 — Shabazz Napier (G, UConn)
1 — Montrezl Harrell (F, Louisville); Russ Smith (G, Louisville); Kadeem Jack (F, Rutgers)
2 — Danrad Knowles (F, Houston) 1 — Justin McBride (C, UCF); Amida Brimah (C, UConn); Mangok Mathiang (F/C, Louisville); Nick King (F/G, Memphis)
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2013-14 IN REVIEW The American Among The NCAA Division I Statistical Leaders Final Rankings INDIVIDUAL
TEAM
SCORING G PTS. AVG 18. Sean Kilpatrick, CIN 34 701 20.6 FIELD GOAL PCT FGM FGA PCT 6. Montrezl Harrell, LOU 223 366 60.9 14. TaShawn Thomas, HOU 205 347 59.1 3PT FIELD GOALS PER GAME G 3FG AVG 39. Sean Kilpatrick, CIN 34 93 2.74 44. Dalton Pepper, TEM 31 84 2.71
SCORING OFFENSE 12. Louisville 39. Memphis SCORING DEFENSE 4. Cincinnati 15. Louisville 24. SMU 31. UConn SCORING MARGIN 1. Louisville 23. Cincinnati 38. SMU 40. UConn FIELD GOAL PCT 18. SMU 21. Memphis 37. Louisville FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE 7. SMU 13. UConn 19. Cincinnati 20. Louisville 3PT FIELD GOALS PER GAME 44. Louisville
3PT FIELD GOAL PCT FREE THROW PCT 9. Myles Mack, RU 37. Shabazz Napier, UCONN
3FG 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 111 124 89.5 207 238 87.0
REBOUNDING G REB AVG ASSISTS G A AVG 29. L.J. Rose, HOU 28 154 5.5
BLOCKED SHOTS 20. Justin Jackson, CIN 26. TaShawn Thomas, HOU 44. Amida Brimah, UCONN
G 34 33 40
B 99 90 92
AVG 2.91 2.73 2.30
TEALS S 20. Chris Jones, LOU 36. Russ Smith, LOU
G 33 37
S 73 74
AVG 2.21 2.00
ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO 50. L.J. Rose, HOU
A T RATIO 154 65 2.37
DOUBLE DOUBLES 32. Montrezl Harrell, LOU 37. Anthony Lee, TEM TRIPLE DOUBLES 1. Shabazz Napier, UCONN
G 36 31
NO 12 11
G 40
NO 1
G PTS PPG 37 2998 81.0 34 2614 76.9 G PTS AVG 34 1986 58.4 37 2260 61.1 37 2303 62.2 40 2529 63.2 APF APA MAR 81.0 61.1 19.9 68.4 58.4 10.0 71.0 62.2 8.8 71.8 63.2 8.6 FGM FGA 937 1938 958 2009 1051 2232
PCT 48.3 47.7 47.1
FGM FGA PCT 762 1977 38.5 878 2241 39.2 690 1745 39.5 786 1983 39.6 G 3FG 3PG 37 288 7.8
3PT FIELD GOAL PCT 27. UConn
3FG 3FGA PCT 287 741 38.7
3PT FIELD GOAL DEFENSE 2. Louisville 24. Memphis
3FG 3FGA PCT 170 594 28.6 180 585 30.8
FREE THROW PCT 4. UConn REBOUND MARGIN 36. SMU 41. Cincinnati
FT FTA PCT 644 829 77.7
ASSISTS 4. Memphis 26. Louisville 34. SMU 48. Houston ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO 16. Louisville 36. Memphis 45. Temple BLOCKED SHOTS 16. UConn 20. Cincinnati 21. Houston STEALS 2. Louisville 9. Memphis 20. Cincinnati 34. SMU TURNOVERS PER GAME 36. Temple TURNOVER MARGIN 1. Louisville 17. Cincinnati
G A AVG 34 591 17.4 37 568 15.4 37 561 15.2 33 486 14.7 A 568 591 421
TO 391 449 327
RATIO 1.45 1.32 1.29
G B AVG 40 230 5.8 34 188 5.5 33 182 5.5 G 37 34 34 37
S 370 294 268 282
AVG 10.0 8.6 7.9 7.6
G TO AVG 31 327 10.5 OppTO TO RATIO 638 391 6.7 485 377 3.2
ARF ARA MAR 36.0 31.3 4.8 36.0 31.7 4.3
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2013-14 IN REVIEW CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SCORING Player-Team 1. KILPATRICK, Sean-CIN 2. SMITH, Russ-LOU 3. NAPIER, Shabazz-UCONN 4. PEPPER, Dalton-TEM 5. SYKES, Isaiah-UCF 6. CUMMINGS, Will-TEM 7. RUDD, Victor-USF 8. DECOSEY, Quenton-TEM 9. THOMAS, TaShawn-HOU 10. MACK, Myles-RUT 11. JACK, Kadeem-RUT 12. JACKSON, Joe-MEM 13. HARRELL, Montrezl-LOU 14. LEE, Anthony-TEM 15. MOORE, Nic-SMU 16. DANIELS, DeAndre-UCONN 17. KENNEDY, Markus-SMU 18. HANCOCK, Luke-LOU 19. BOATRIGHT, Ryan-UCONN 20. DIXON JR., Michael-MEM 21. GOODWIN, Shaq-MEM 22. STIGGERS, Jherrod-HOU 23. MOORE, J.J.-RUT 24. JACKSON, Justin-CIN 25. SPURLOCK, Tristan-UCF 26. JONES, Chris-LOU 27. NEWELL, Calvin-UCF 28. RUSSELL, Nick-SMU 29. WILSON, Kasey-UCF 30. BROCK, Martino-USF
Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G SR 34 214 93 180 701 20.6 SR 37 225 70 153 673 18.2 SR 40 213 87 207 720 18.0 SR 31 198 84 61 541 17.5 SR 30 198 12 107 515 17.2 JR 29 158 32 140 488 16.8 SR 32 180 33 121 514 16.1 SO 31 174 58 72 478 15.4 JR 33 205 1 97 508 15.4 JR 33 156 70 111 493 14.9 JR 32 175 2 106 458 14.3 SR 34 154 23 147 478 14.1 SO 37 223 2 71 519 14.0 JR 28 153 1 74 381 13.6 SO 37 159 72 113 503 13.6 JR 38 188 50 70 496 13.1 SO 37 182 1 93 458 12.4 SR 36 124 68 126 442 12.3 JR 39 145 44 138 472 12.1 SR 34 135 51 81 402 11.8 SO 34 149 1 92 391 11.5 SO 33 123 80 44 370 11.2 SR 33 120 42 87 369 11.2 SR 34 160 0 58 378 11.1 SR 31 115 46 64 340 11.0 JR 33 117 43 61 338 10.2 SR 30 104 31 65 304 10.1 SR 37 118 34 97 367 9.9 JR 31 101 39 56 297 9.6 SR 32 119 3 62 303 9.5
REBOUNDING Player-Team 1. LEE, Anthony-TEM 2. HARRELL, Montrezl-LOU 3. THOMAS, TaShawn-HOU 4. JACKSON, Justin-CIN 5. SYKES, Isaiah-UCF 6. KENNEDY, Markus-SMU 7. JACK, Kadeem-RUT 8. RUDD, Victor-USF 9. RUBLES, Titus-CIN 10. GOODWIN, Shaq-MEM 11. JUDGE, Wally-RUT 12. EGBUNU, John-USF 13. DANIELS, DeAndre-UCONN 14. NAPIER, Shabazz-UCONN 15. VAN TREESE, Stephan-LOU 16. WILSON, Kasey-UCF 17. SPURLOCK, Tristan-UCF 18. PERRY, Chris-USF 19. PEPPER, Dalton-TEM 20. JOHNSON, Geron-MEM
Cl JR SO JR SR SR SO JR SR SR SO SR FR JR SR SR JR SR FR SR SR
G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G 28 89 151 240 8.6 37 120 191 311 8.4 33 93 173 266 8.1 34 110 137 247 7.3 30 88 129 217 7.2 37 73 188 261 7.1 32 87 132 219 6.8 32 21 197 218 6.8 34 86 145 231 6.8 34 87 135 222 6.5 31 73 120 193 6.2 32 80 118 198 6.2 38 55 173 228 6.0 40 38 196 234 5.9 37 102 110 212 5.7 31 49 128 177 5.7 31 56 113 169 5.5 32 64 106 170 5.3 31 42 117 159 5.1 34 53 113 166 4.9
FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G 1. HARRELL, Montrezl-LOU SO 37 2. THOMAS, TaShawn-HOU JR 33 3. NICHOLS, Austin-MEM FR 34 4. GOODWIN, Shaq-MEM SO 34 5. KENNEDY, Markus-SMU SO 37 6. JACKSON, Justin-CIN SR 34 7. PERRY, Chris-USF FR 32 8. JACK, Kadeem-RUT JR 32 9. BROCK, Martino-USF SR 32 10. LEE, Anthony-TEM JR 28
Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati
FG FGA Pct 223 366 .609 205 347 .591 139 236 .589 149 255 .584 182 341 .534 160 301 .532 112 222 .505 175 349 .501 119 240 .496 153 309 .495
Anthony Lee, Temple
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2013-14 IN REVIEW ASSISTS Player-Team 1. ROSE, L.J.-HOU 2. MOORE, Nic-SMU 3. NAPIER, Shabazz-UCONN 4. SMITH, Russ-LOU 5. CUMMINGS, Will-TEM 6. JACKSON, Joe-MEM 7. MACK, Myles-RUT 8. JOHNSON, Geron-MEM 9. SYKES, Isaiah-UCF 10. BOATRIGHT, Ryan-UCONN
Cl SO SO SR SR JR SR JR SR SR JR
G 28 37 40 37 29 34 33 34 30 39
Assists Avg/G 154 5.50 181 4.89 195 4.88 172 4.65 132 4.55 154 4.53 142 4.30 120 3.53 105 3.50 131 3.36
FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G 1. MACK, Myles-RUT JR 33 2. NAPIER, Shabazz-UCONN SR 40 3. KILPATRICK, Sean-CIN SR 34 4. DIXON JR., Michael-MEM SR 34 5. HANCOCK, Luke-LOU SR 36 6. MOORE, Nic-SMU SO 37 7. RUSSELL, Nick-SMU SR 37 8. BOATRIGHT, Ryan-UCONN JR 39 9. CUMMINGS, Will-TEM JR 29 10. ALLEN JR, Corey-USF JR 32 STEALS Player-Team 1. JONES, Chris-LOU 2. SMITH, Russ-LOU 3. NAPIER, Shabazz-UCONN 4. SYKES, Isaiah-UCF NEWELL, Calvin-UCF 6. MACK, Myles-RUT 7. JACKSON, Justin-CIN 8. BOATRIGHT, Ryan-UCONN 9. KENNEDY, Markus-SMU 10. JACKSON, Joe-MEM
Cl JR SR SR SR SR JR SR JR SO SR
G 33 37 40 30 30 33 34 39 37 34
FTM FTA Pct 111 124 .895 207 238 .870 180 213 .845 81 96 .844 126 152 .829 113 137 .825 97 121 .802 138 173 .798 140 178 .787 81 103 .786 Steals Avg/G 73 2.21 74 2.00 73 1.83 51 1.70 51 1.70 54 1.64 55 1.62 61 1.56 57 1.54 52 1.53
L.J. Rose, Houston
3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct 1. GIFFEY, Niels-UCONN SR 40 58 120 .483 2. MOORE, Nic-SMU SO 37 72 165 .436 3. MORRIS, Brandon-HOU SR 33 42 97 .433 4. DANIELS, DeAndre-UCONN JR 38 50 120 .417 5. NAPIER, Shabazz-UCONN SR 40 87 215 .405 6. SEAGEARS, Jerome-RUT JR 31 37 92 .402 7. FRAZIER, Keith-SMU FR 36 41 103 .398 8. BLACKSHEAR, Wayne-LOU JR 36 45 114 .395 9. SMITH, Russ-LOU SR 37 70 181 .387 10. DIXON JR., Michael-MEM SR 34 51 132 .386 3-POINT FG MADE ## Player-Team 1. KILPATRICK, Sean-CIN 2. PEPPER, Dalton-TEM 3. STIGGERS, Jherrod-HOU 4. CRAWFORD, Chris-MEM 5. NAPIER, Shabazz-UCONN 6. MACK, Myles-RUT 7. MOORE, Nic-SMU 8. SMITH, Russ-LOU 9. HANCOCK, Luke-LOU 10. DECOSEY, Quenton-TEM
Cl SR SR SO SR SR JR SO SR SR SO
G 34 31 33 34 40 33 37 37 36 31
3FG Avg/G 93 2.74 84 2.71 80 2.42 76 2.24 87 2.18 70 2.12 72 1.95 70 1.89 68 1.89 58 1.87
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2013-14 IN REVIEW BLOCKED SHOTS ## Player-Team 1. JACKSON, Justin-CIN 2. THOMAS, TaShawn-HOU 3. BRIMAH, Amida-UCONN 4. GOODWIN, Shaq-MEM 5. BLAIR, Staphon-UCF 6. DANIELS, DeAndre-UCONN 7. MATHIANG, Mangok-LOU 8. EGBUNU, John-USF 9. HARRELL, Montrezl-LOU 10. JACK, Kadeem-RUT
Cl SR JR FR SO SO JR FR FR SO JR
G 34 33 40 34 31 38 37 32 37 32
Blocks Avg/G 99 2.91 91 2.76 92 2.30 61 1.79 47 1.52 54 1.42 51 1.38 43 1.34 49 1.32 41 1.28
ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game) ## Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio 1. ROSE, L.J.-HOU SO 28 154 5.5 65 2.3 2.37 2. SEAGEARS, Jerome-RUT JR 31 99 3.2 42 1.4 2.36 3. JACKSON, Joe-MEM SR 34 154 4.5 73 2.1 2.11 4. MOORE, Nic-SMU SO 37 181 4.9 87 2.4 2.08 5. CUMMINGS, Will-TEM JR 29 132 4.6 65 2.2 2.03 6. BOATRIGHT, Ryan-UCONN JR 39 131 3.4 76 1.9 1.72 7. NAPIER, Shabazz-UCONN SR 40 195 4.9 114 2.9 1.71 8. SMITH, Russ-LOU SR 37 172 4.6 105 2.8 1.64 9. MACK, Myles-RUT JR 33 142 4.3 87 2.6 1.63 10. JOHNSON, Geron-MEM SR 34 120 3.5 81 2.4 1.48 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS ## Player-Team 1. HARRELL, Montrezl-LOU 2. JACKSON, Justin-CIN 3. LEE, Anthony-TEM 4. SYKES, Isaiah-UCF 5. THOMAS, TaShawn-HOU 6. VAN TREESE, Stephan-LOU 7. JACK, Kadeem-RUT 8. GOODWIN, Shaq-MEM 9. RUBLES, Titus-CIN 10. EGBUNU, John-USF
Cl SO SR JR SR JR SR JR SO SR FR
G 37 34 28 30 33 37 32 34 34 32
No. Avg/G 120 3.24 110 3.24 89 3.18 88 2.93 93 2.82 102 2.76 87 2.72 87 2.56 86 2.53 80 2.50
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS ## Player-Team 1. RUDD, Victor-USF 2. LEE, Anthony-TEM 3. THOMAS, TaShawn-HOU 4. HARRELL, Montrezl-LOU 5. KENNEDY, Markus-SMU 6. NAPIER, Shabazz-UCONN 7. DANIELS, DeAndre-UCONN 8. SYKES, Isaiah-UCF 9. RUBLES, Titus-CIN 10. WILSON, Kasey-UCF
Cl SR JR JR SO SO SR JR SR SR JR
G 32 28 33 37 37 40 38 30 34 31
No. Avg/G 197 6.16 151 5.39 173 5.24 191 5.16 188 5.08 196 4.90 173 4.55 129 4.30 145 4.26 128 4.13
MINUTES PLAYED ## Player-Team 1. PEPPER, Dalton-TEM 2. DECOSEY, Quenton-TEM 3. NAPIER, Shabazz-UCONN 4. CUMMINGS, Will-TEM 5. RUDD, Victor-USF 6. KILPATRICK, Sean-CIN 7. JACKSON, Joe-MEM 8. RUSSELL, Nick-SMU 9. BOATRIGHT, Ryan-UCONN 10. MOORE, Nic-SMU
Cl SR SO SR JR SR SR SR SR JR SO
G 31 31 40 29 32 34 34 37 39 37
Victor Rudd, USF
Minutes Avg/G 1171 37.77 1128 36.39 1404 35.10 998 34.41 1085 33.91 1149 33.79 1129 33.21 1203 32.51 1264 32.41 1190 32.16
Dalton Pepper, Temple
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SCORING OFFENSE ## Team G W-L Pts Avg/G 1. Louisville 37 31-6 2998 81.0 2. Memphis 34 24-10 2614 76.9 3. Temple 31 9-22 2291 73.9 4. UCF 31 13-18 2253 72.7 5. UConn 40 32-8 2873 71.8 6. Rutgers 33 12-21 2347 71.1 7. Houston 33 17-16 2345 71.1 8. SMU 37 27-10 2627 71.0 9. Cincinnati 34 27-7 2325 68.4 10. USF 32 12-20 2100 65.6
FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE ## Team G FG 1. SMU 37 762 2. UConn 40 878 3. Cincinnati 34 690 4. Louisville 37 786 5. Memphis 34 888 6. USF 32 809 7. Houston 33 866 8. Rutgers 33 835 9. UCF 31 835 10. Temple 31 879
FGA 1977 2241 1745 1983 2029 1831 1939 1868 1818 1855
Pct .385 .392 .395 .396 .438 .442 .447 .447 .459 .474
SCORING DEFENSE ## Team G 1. Cincinnati 34 2. Louisville 37 3. SMU 37 4. UConn 40 5. Memphis 34 6. USF 32 7. Houston 33 8. UCF 31 9. Rutgers 33 10. Temple 31
Pts Avg/G 1986 58.4 2262 61.1 2303 62.2 2529 63.2 2397 70.5 2264 70.8 2409 73.0 2281 73.6 2515 76.2 2421 78.1
3-POINT FG PCT ## Team 1. UConn 2. SMU 3. Louisville 4. Houston 5. Temple 6. Rutgers 7. Cincinnati 8. UCF 9. Memphis 10. USF
FG 287 174 288 212 201 199 196 215 182 97
FGA 741 459 783 578 594 593 585 642 552 376
Pct .387 .379 .368 .367 .338 .336 .335 .335 .330 .258
SCORING MARGIN ## Team 1. Louisville 2. Cincinnati 3. SMU 4. UConn 5. Memphis 6. UCF 7. Houston 8. Temple 9. Rutgers 10. USF
G 37 34 37 40 34 31 33 31 33 32
OFF 81.0 68.4 71.0 71.8 76.9 72.7 71.1 73.9 71.1 65.6
DEF Margin 61.1 +19.9 58.4 +10.0 62.2 +8.8 63.2 +8.6 70.5 +6.4 73.6 -0.9 73.0 -1.9 78.1 -4.2 76.2 -5.1 70.8 -5.1
3-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE ## Team G FG 1. Louisville 37 170 2. Memphis 34 180 3. Cincinnati 34 182 4. SMU 37 248 5. UConn 40 241 6. UCF 31 191 7. Houston 33 209 8. Temple 31 193 9. USF 32 203 10. Rutgers 33 238
FGA 594 585 568 773 731 548 599 538 549 642
Pct .286 .308 .320 .321 .330 .349 .349 .359 .370 .371
FREE THROW PCT ## Team 1. UConn 2. Cincinnati 3. Temple 4. Rutgers 5. SMU 6. Houston 7. USF 8. Louisville 9. Memphis 10. UCF
G FTM 40 644 34 519 31 434 33 502 37 579 33 467 32 501 37 608 34 516 31 432
FTA 829 733 614 711 848 700 757 920 801 704
Pct .777 .708 .707 .706 .683 .667 .662 .661 .644 .614
REBOUNDING OFFENSE ## Team G 1. UCF 31 2. Louisville 37 3. Memphis 34 4. SMU 37 5. Cincinnati 34 6. Temple 31 7. Rutgers 33 8. USF 32 9. UConn 40 10. Houston 33
Reb Avg/G 1184 38.2 1396 37.7 1268 37.3 1333 36.0 1224 36.0 1102 35.5 1169 35.4 1122 35.1 1396 34.9 1141 34.6
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES ## Team G FG FGA 1. SMU 37 937 1938 2. Memphis 34 958 2009 3. Louisville 37 1051 2232 4. Houston 33 833 1833 5. UConn 40 971 2162 6. UCF 31 803 1831 7. USF 32 751 1729 8. Temple 31 828 1934 9. Rutgers 33 823 1931 10. Cincinnati 34 805 1893
Pct .483 .477 .471 .454 .449 .439 .434 .428 .426 .425
REBOUNDING DEFENSE ## Team G 1. SMU 37 2. Cincinnati 34 3. UConn 40 4. Louisville 37 5. UCF 31 6. Memphis 34 7. USF 32 8. Houston 33 9. Rutgers 33 10. Temple 31
Reb Avg/G 1157 31.3 1078 31.7 1378 34.5 1285 34.7 1085 35.0 1192 35.1 1124 35.1 1180 35.8 1190 36.1 1171 37.8
G 40 37 37 33 31 33 34 31 34 32
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2013-14 IN REVIEW REBOUNDING MARGIN ## Team G TEAM Avg OPP Avg Margin 1. SMU 37 1333 36.0 1157 31.3 +4.8 2. Cincinnati 34 1224 36.0 1078 31.7 +4.3 3. UCF 31 1184 38.2 1085 35.0 +3.2 4. Louisville 37 1396 37.7 1285 34.7 +3.0 5. Memphis 34 1268 37.3 1192 35.1 +2.2 6. UConn 40 1396 34.9 1378 34.5 +0.5 7. USF 32 1122 35.1 1124 35.1 -0.1 8. Rutgers 33 1169 35.4 1190 36.1 -0.6 9. Houston 33 1141 34.6 1180 35.8 -1.2 10. Temple 31 1102 35.5 1171 37.8 -2.2
ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO ## Team G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio 1. Louisville 37 568 15.4 391 10.6 1.45 2. Memphis 34 591 17.4 449 13.2 1.32 3. Temple 31 421 13.6 327 10.5 1.29 4. Houston 33 486 14.7 421 12.8 1.15 5. SMU 37 561 15.2 493 13.3 1.14 6. Cincinnati 34 425 12.5 377 11.1 1.13 7. UConn 40 488 12.2 457 11.4 1.07 8. Rutgers 33 418 12.7 417 12.6 1.00 9. USF 32 402 12.6 411 12.8 0.98 10. UCF 31 389 12.5 424 13.7 0.92
BLOCKED SHOTS ## Team 1. UConn 2. Cincinnati 3. Houston 4. Memphis 5. Louisville 6. SMU 7. UCF 8. Rutgers 9. USF 10. Temple
G Blocks Avg/G 40 230 5.75 34 188 5.53 33 182 5.52 34 159 4.68 37 173 4.68 37 165 4.46 31 137 4.42 33 140 4.24 32 118 3.69 31 109 3.52
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS ## Team G 1. UCF 31 2. Louisville 37 3. Cincinnati 34 4. Memphis 34 5. Temple 31 6. Rutgers 33 7. USF 32 8. Houston 33 9. SMU 37 10. UConn 40
No. Avg/G 441 14.23 503 13.59 457 13.44 427 12.56 383 12.35 399 12.09 354 11.06 359 10.88 402 10.86 387 9.68
ASSISTS ## Team 1. Memphis 2. Louisville 3. SMU 4. Houston 5. Temple 6. Rutgers 7. USF 8. UCF 9. Cincinnati 10. UConn
G Assists Avg/G 34 591 17.38 37 568 15.35 37 561 15.16 33 486 14.73 31 421 13.58 33 418 12.67 32 402 12.56 31 389 12.55 34 425 12.50 40 488 12.20
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS ## Team G 1. UConn 40 2. SMU 37 3. Memphis 34 4. Louisville 37 5. USF 32 6. UCF 31 7. Houston 33 8. Rutgers 33 9. Temple 31 10. Cincinnati 34
No. Avg/G 1009 25.23 931 25.16 841 24.74 893 24.14 768 24.00 743 23.97 782 23.70 770 23.33 719 23.19 767 22.56
STEALS ## Team 1. Louisville 2. Memphis 3. Cincinnati 4. SMU 5. UConn 6. UCF 7. USF 8. Temple 9. Rutgers 10. Houston
G Steals Avg/G 37 370 10.00 34 294 8.65 34 268 7.88 37 282 7.62 40 281 7.03 31 213 6.87 32 186 5.81 31 180 5.81 33 190 5.76 33 179 5.42
3-POINT FG MADE ## Team 1. Louisville 2. UConn 3. UCF 4. Temple 5. Houston 6. Rutgers 7. Cincinnati 8. Memphis 9. SMU 10. USF
3FG Avg/G 288 7.78 287 7.18 215 6.94 201 6.48 212 6.42 199 6.03 196 5.76 182 5.35 174 4.70 97 3.03
TURNOVER MARGIN ## Team G TEAM Avg OPP Avg Margin 1. Louisville 37 391 10.6 638 17.2 +6.68 2. Cincinnati 34 377 11.1 485 14.3 +3.18 3. UConn 40 457 11.4 518 13.0 +1.52 4. Memphis 34 449 13.2 490 14.4 +1.21 5. SMU 37 493 13.3 518 14.0 +0.68 6. Temple 31 327 10.5 343 11.1 +0.52 7. Rutgers 33 417 12.6 400 12.1 -0.52 8. USF 32 411 12.8 375 11.7 -1.12 9. Houston 33 421 12.8 365 11.1 -1.70 10. UCF 31 424 13.7 369 11.9 -1.77
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G 37 40 31 31 33 33 34 34 37 32
2013-14 IN REVIEW INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points
42 36 36
SMITH, Russ (Louisville) vs Houston (3/14/14) SMITH, Russ (Louisville) vs North Carolina (11/24/13) SYKES, Isaiah (UCF) vs Temple (3/12/14)
Field goals made
14 13
SMITH, Russ (Louisville) vs Houston (3/14/14) SYKES, Isaiah (UCF) vs Temple (3/12/14)
Field goal attempts
26 25
KILPATRICK, Sean (Cincinnati) vs Louisville (2/22/14) CUMMINGS, Will (Temple) vs UCF (3/12/14)
Field goal percentage 3-Pt FG made 3-Pt FG attempts 3-Pt percentage
8 7 16 14 14 1.000 (6-6) 1.000 (5-5)
KENNEDY, Markus (SMU) vs Memphis (02/01/14) HARRELL, Montrezl (Louisville) vs Louisiana (12/07/13) PEPPER, Dalton (Temple) vs Cincinnati (01/26/14) NAPIER, Shabazz (UConn) vs Rutgers (3/5/14) SMITH, Russ (Louisville) vs North Carolina (11/24/13) PEPPER, Dalton (Temple) vs Cincinnati (01/26/14) KILPATRICK, Sean (Cincinnati) vs Louisville (2/22/14) SMITH, Russ (Louisville) at SMU (03/05/14) MOORE, Nic (SMU) vs McNeese State (12/02/13)
Free throws made
17 14 14
KILPATRICK, Sean (Cincinnati) vs Nebraska (12/28/13) JACKSON, Joe (Memphis) vs Nicholls State (11/23/13) SMITH, Russ (Louisville) at Rutgers (01/04/14)
Free throw attempts
18 17
KILPATRICK, Sean (Cincinnati) vs Nebraska (12/28/13) SYKES, Isaiah (UCF) at Rutgers (01/15/14)
1.000 (13-13) 1.000 (11-11) 1.000 (11-11) 1.000 (10-10) 1.000 (10-10)
JACK, Kadeem (Rutgers) at USF (2/8/14) KILPATRICK, Sean (Cincinnati) at Louisville (01/30/14) NAPIER, Shabazz (UConn) at Temple (02/20/14) CUMMINGS, Will (Temple) at UCF (1/4/14) HANCOCK, Luke (Louisville) at Rutgers (01/04/14)
Free throw percentage
1.000 (10-10) .900 (9-10)
Rebounds
18 15 15 15 15
THOMAS, TaShawn (Houston) vs Howard (11/21/13) HARRELL, Montrezl (Louisville) vs Cornell (11/15/13) SYKES, Isaiah (UCF) vs Temple (1/4/14) LEE, Anthony (Temple) vs La Salle (1/18/14) KENNEDY, Markus (SMU) vs Memphis (02/01/14)
Assists
13 11 11
SMITH, Russ (Louisville) vs UConn (03/08/14) SMITH, Russ (Louisville) vs Missouri-Kansas City (12/04/13) NAPIER, Shabazz (UConn) vs UCF (1/11/14)
Steals
7 6 6 6 6 6
CRAWFORD, Chris (Memphis) vs Jackson State (12/28/13) MACK, Myles (Rutgers) vs Florida A&M (11/8/13) ALLEN JR, Corey (USF) vs Stetson (11/22/13) THOMAS, TaShawn (Houston) at USF (1/4/14) JONES, Chris (Louisville) at SMU (03/05/14) JONES, Chris (Louisville) vs Rutgers (3/13/14)
Blocked shots
7 7 7 7 7 7 7
BRIMAH, Amida (UConn) vs Yale (11/11/13) THOMAS, TaShawn (Houston) vs Lehigh (11/17/13) THOMAS, TaShawn (Houston) vs Howard (11/21/13) THOMAS, TaShawn (Houston) at Louisiana (12/14/13) JACKSON, Justin (Cincinnati) at Memphis (1/4/14) JACKSON, Justin (Cincinnati) vs UCF (1/23/14) NICHOLS, Austin (Memphis) vs Temple (2/22/14)
Turnovers
8 8
KENNEDY, Markus (SMU) at USF (1/28/14) RUSSELL, Nick (SMU) vs Louisville (03/05/14)
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2013-14 IN REVIEW TEAM GAME HIGHS Points Margin
116 113 61 (92-31) 48 (102-54)
Rutgers vs Stillman (11/25/13) Louisville vs Louisiana (12/07/13) Louisville vs Rutgers (3/13/14) Louisville vs Rutgers (02/16/14)
Field goals made
41 38 38 38 38
Rutgers vs Stillman (11/25/13) Louisville vs Louisiana (12/07/13) UCF vs Jacksonville (12/17/13) Temple at Long Island (12/21/13) Memphis vs LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)
Field goal attempts
85 77 77 77
Cincinnati vs Chicago State (12/23/13) Louisville vs Missouri-Kansas City (12/04/13) Rutgers at Houston (1/19/14) Temple vs UCF (3/12/14)
Field goal percentage
.667 (32-48) .632 (36-57)
SMU vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/24/13) Cincinnati vs Campbell (11/20/13)
3-Pt FG made
16 15 15
Louisville vs Rutgers (02/16/14) Temple at Long Island (12/21/13) Louisville vs Houston (01/16/14)
3-Pt FG attempts
34 31 31 31 31 31 31
Cincinnati vs Chicago State (12/23/13) Louisville vs Hofstra (11/12/13) Louisville vs North Carolina (11/24/13) Louisville vs Southern Mississippi (11/29/13) Louisville vs Missouri-Kansas City (12/04/13) UCF vs Howard (12/11/13) Temple at Memphis (2/22/14)
3-Pt percentage
.714 (10-14) .667 (6-9)
SMU vs McNeese State (12/02/13) Memphis vs Louisville (3/1/14)
Free throws made
41 33
Louisville at Rutgers (01/04/14) Louisville vs Louisiana (12/07/13)
Free throw attempts
50 46
Memphis vs Nicholls State (11/23/13) Louisville at Rutgers (01/04/14)
Free throw percentage
1.000 (10-10) .955 (21-22)
UConn vs Kentucky (4/7/14) UConn vs Michigan State (3/30/14)
Rebounds
69 55 55
Cincinnati vs Chicago State (12/23/13) UCF vs Bethune-Cookman (11/17/13) UConn vs Houston (1/30/14)
Assists
29 28
Memphis vs LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14) Louisville at UCF (12/31/13)
Steals
19 17
Louisville vs Rutgers (3/13/14) Louisville at SMU (03/05/14)
Blocked shots
14 14 14
Houston vs Lehigh (11/17/13) UConn vs UCF (1/11/14) UCF vs Temple (3/12/14)
Turnovers
26 23 23
Rutgers vs Louisville (3/13/14) USF vs Louisville (1/22/13) SMU vs Louisville (03/05/14)
Fouls
32 30 30
Rutgers vs Louisville (01/04/14) Memphis at USF (12/31/13) Louisville at Rutgers (01/04/14)
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2013-14 IN REVIEW HONOR BOARD Consensus All-America First Team Nick Johnson, G, Arizona Doug McDermott, F, Creighton Shabazz Napier, G, UConn Russ Smith, G, Louisville Jabari Parker, F, Duke
NABC Coaches’ All-America First Team Nick Johnson, G, Arizona Doug McDermott, F, Creighton Shabazz Napier, G, UConn Jabari Parker, F, Duke Nik Stauskas, G, Michigan
Sporting News All-America First Team Nick Johnson, G, Arizona Sean Kilpatrick, G, Cincinnati Doug McDermott, F, Creighton Jabari Parker, F, Duke Russ Smith, G, Louisville
Second Team Cleanthony Early, F, Wichita State C.J. Fair, F, Syracuse Sean Kilpatrick, G, Cincinnati Nik Stauskas, G, Michigan T.J. Warren, F, North Carolina State Andrew Wiggins, G, Kansas
Second Team Cleanthony Early, F, Wichita State C.J. Fair, F, Syracuse Sean Kilpatrick, G, Cincinnati Russ Smith, G, Louisville Andrew Wiggins, G, Kansas
Second Team Shabazz Napier, G, UConn Marcus Paige, G, North Carolina Nick Stauskas, G, Michigan T.J. Warren, F, North Carolina State Andrew Wiggins, G, Kansas
USBWA All-America First Team Nick Johnson, G, Arizona Doug McDermott, F, Creighton Shabazz Napier, G, UConn Jabari Parker, F, Duke Russ Smith, G, Louisville
Naismith Trophy Finalists Nick Johnson, Arizona Doug McDermott, Creighton Jabari Parker, Duke Russ Smith, Louisville
Associated Press All-America First Team Sean Kilpatrick, G, Cincinnati Doug McDermott, F, Creighton Shabazz Napier, G, UConn Russ Smith, G, Louisville Jabari Parker, F, Duke Second Team Melvin Ejim, F, Iowa State Nick Johnson, G, Arizona Nik Stauskas, G, Michigan T.J. Warren, F, North Carolina State Andrew Wiggins, G, Kansas
Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati
Second Team Cleanthony Early, F, Wichita State Melvin Ejim, F, Iowa State C.J. Fair, F, Syracuse Sean Kilpatrick, G, Cincinnati Andrew Wiggins, G, Kansas
Oscar Robertson Trophy Finalists (American Players) Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati Shabazz Napier, UConn Russ Smith, Louisville Wooden Award Finalists (American Players) Sean Kilpatrick, G, Cincinnati Shabazz Napier, UConn Russ Smith, Louisville
Shabazz Napier, UConn
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS POINTS
GAME 42 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. Houston, 3/14/14 36 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. North Carolina, 11/24/13 Isaiah Sykes, UCF vs. Temple, 3/12/14 34 Shabazz Napier, UConn vs. Memphis, 2/15/14 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati vs. Memphis, 3/6/14 SEASON 720 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 (40 games) 701 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 (34 games) 673 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 (37 games) 541 Dalton Pepper, Temple, 2013-14 (31 games) 515 Isaiah Sykes, UCF, 2013-14 (30 games) POINTS 20.6 18.2 18.0 17.5 17.2
PER GAME, SEASON Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 (701 points, 34 games) Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 (673 points, 37 games) Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 (720 points, 40 games) Dalton Pepper, Temple, 2013-14 (541 points, 31 games) Isaiah Sykes, UCF, 2013-14 (515 points, 30 games)
FRESHMAN POINTS PER GAME, SEASON 9.3 Austin Nichols, Memphis, 2013-14 (315 points, 34 games) 8.9 Chris Perry, USF, 2013-14 (286 points, 32 games) 7.4 John Egbunu, USF, 2013-14 (238 points, 32 games) 7.1 Danrad Knowles, Houston, 2013-14 (221 points, 31 games) 7.0 Terry Rozier, Louisville, 2013-14 (259 points, 37 games) 30-POINT GAMES, SEASON 3 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 2 Kadeem Jack, Rutgers, 2013-14 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 20-POINT GAMES, SEASON 19 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 14 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 13 Dalton Pepper, Temple, 2013-14 12 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 11 Isaiah Sykes, UCF, 2013-14
Shabazz Napier, UConn
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FIELD GOALS
FIELD GOALS MADE, GAME 14 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. Houston, 3/14/14 13 Isaiah Sykes, UCF vs. Temple, 3/12/14 12 Kadeem Jack, Rutgers vs. Florida A&M, 11/8/13 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. Hofstra, 11/12/13 Isaiah Sykes, UCF vs. Memphis, 1/29/14 FIELD GOALS MADE, SEASON 225 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 223 Montrezl Harrell, Louisville, 2013-14 214 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 213 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 205 TaShawn Thomas, Houston, 2013-14 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, GAME 26 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati vs. Louisville, 2/22/14 25 Will Cummings, Temple vs. UCF, 3/12/14 24 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. North Carolina, 11/24/13 Isaiah Sykes, UCF at USF, 2/15/14 23 Isaiah Sykes, UCF vs. Temple, 3/12/14 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, SEASON 506 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 496 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 481 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 457 Dalton Pepper, Temple, 2013-14 431 Victor Rudd, USF, 2013-14 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, GAME (Minimum 8 made) 1.000 Markus Kennedy, SMU vs. Memphis, 2/1/14 (10-10) .900 Montrezl Harrell, Louisville vs. Louisiana, 12/7/13 (9-10) .889 TaShawn Thomas, Houston vs. Alcorn State, 12/9/13 (8-9) Quenton DeCosey, Temple vs. Texas Southern, 12/18/13 (8-9) Austin Nichols, Memphis vs. Rutgers, 2/4/14 (8-9) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, SEASON .609 Montrezl Harrell, Louisville, 2013-14 (223-366) .591 TaShawn Thomas, Houston, 2013-14 (205-347) .589 Austin Nichols, Memphis, 2013-14 (139-236) .584 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis, 2013-14 (149-255) .534 Markus Kennedy, SMU, 2013-14 (182-341)
Markus Kennedy, SMU
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS 3-POINT FIELD GOALS
3-POINT 8 7 6 3-POINT 93 87 84 80 76
FIELD GOALS MADE, GAME Dalton Pepper, Temple vs. Cincinnati, 1/26/14 Shabazz Napier, UConn vs. Rutgers, 3/5/14 11 Times Most Recent: Niels Giffey, UConn vs. Memphis, 3/13/14 FIELD GOALS MADE, SEASON Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 Dalton Pepper, Temple, 2013-14 Jherrod Stiggers, Houston, 2013-14 Chris Crawford, Memphis, 2013-14
3-POINT 16 14 13 12
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, GAME Russ Smith, Louisville vs. North Carolina, 11/24/13 Dalton Pepper, Temple vs. Cincinnati, 1/26/14 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati vs. Louisville, 2/22/14 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati vs. Temple, 1/14/14 Eight Times Most Recent: Luke Hancock, Louisville vs. Saint Louis, 3/22/14
3-POINT 267 224 222 204 215
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, SEASON Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 Dalton Pepper, Temple, 2013-14 Jherrod Stiggers, Houston, 2013-14 Chris Crawford, Memphis, 2013-14 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14
3-POINT 1.000 .857 .833 3-POINT .483 .436 .433 .417 .405
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, GAME (Minimum 5 made) Russ Smith, Louisville at SMU, 3/5/14 (6-6) Nic Moore, SMU vs. McNeese State, 12/2/13 (5-5) Quenton DeCosey, Temple at Rutgers, 1/1/14 (6-7) Niels Giffey, UConn vs. Yale, 11/11/13 (5-6) Wayne Blackshear, Louisville vs. Houston, 1/16/14 (5-6) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, SEASON Niels Giffey, UConn, 2013-14 (120-483) Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-14 (72-165) Brandon Morris, Houston, 2013-14 (42-97) DeAndre Daniels, UConn, 2013-14 (50-120) Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 (87-215)
FREE THROWS
FREE THROWS MADE, GAME 17 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati vs. Nebarska, 12/28/13 14 Joe Jackson, Memphis vs. Nicholls State, 11/23/13 Russ Smith, Louisville at Rutgers, 1/4/14 13 Kadeem Jack, Rutgers at USF, 2/8/14 12 Isaiah Sykes, UCF at Rugers, 1/15/14 Russ Smith, Louisville at UConn, 1/18/14 FREE THROWS MADE, SEASON 207 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 180 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 153 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 147 Joe Jackson, Memphis, 2013-14 140 Will Cummings, Temple, 2013-14 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED, GAME 18 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati vs. Nebraska, 12/28/13 17 Isaiah Sykes, UCF at Rutgers, 1/15/14 16 Victor Rudd, USF vs. Memphis, 12/31/13 Russ Smith, Louisville at Rutgers, 1/4/14 Victor Rudd, USF vs. Rutgers, 3/12/14 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED, SEASON 238 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 213 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 217 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 198 Isaiah Sykes, UCF, 2013-14 190 Joe Jackson, Memphis, 2013-14 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE, GAME (Minimum 10 made) 1.000 Kadeem Jack, Rutgers at USF, 2/8/14 (13-13) Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati at Louisville, 1/30/14 (11-11) Shabazz Napier, UConn at Temple, 2/20/14 (11-11) Will Cummings, Temple at UCF, 1/4/14 (10-10) Luke Hancock, Louisville at Rutgers, 1/4/14 (10-10) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE, SEASON .895 Myles Mack, Rutgers, 2013-14 (111-124) .870 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 (207-238) .845 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 (180-213) .844 Michael Dixon Jr., Memphis, 2013-14 (81-96) .829 Luke Hancock, Louisville, 2013-14 (126-152)
Dalton Pepper, Temple
Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati
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GAME 18 TaShawn Thomas, Houston vs. Howard, 11/21/13 15 Montrezl Harell, Louisville vs. Cornell, 11/15/13 Isaiah Sykes, UCF vs. Temple, 1/4/14 Anthony Lee, Temple vs. La Salle, 1/8/14 Markus Kennedy, SMU vs. Memphis, 2/1/14 SEASON 311 Montrezl Harrell, Louisville, 2013-14 (37 games) 266 TaShawn Thomas, Houston, 2013-14 (33 games) 261 Markus Kennedy, SMU, 2013-14 (37 games) 247 Justin Jackson, Cincinnati, 2013-14 (34 games) 240 Anthony Lee, Temple, 2013-14 (28 games) REBOUNDS PER GAME, SEASON 8.6 Anthony Lee, Temple, 2013-14 (240 rebounds, 28 games) 8.4 Montrezl Harrell, Louisville, 2013-14 (311 rebounds, 37 games) 8.1 TaShawn Thomas, Houston, 2013-14 (266 rebounds, 33 games) 7.3 Justin Jackson, Cincinnati, 2013-14 (247 rebounds, 34 games) 7.2 Isaiah Sykes, UCF, 2013-14 (217 rebounds, 30 games) FRESHMAN REBOUNDS PER GAME, SEASON 6.2 John Egbunu, USF, 2013-14 (198 rebounds, 32 games) 5.3 Chris Perry, USF, 2013-14 (170 rebounds, 32 games) 4.3 Austin Nichols, Memphis, 2013-14 (145 rebounds, 34 games) 4.3 Danrad Knowles, Houston, 2013-14 (134 rebounds, 31 games) 3.9 Mark Williams, Temple, 2013-14 (116 rebounds, 30 games) 10-REBOUND GAMES, SEASON 14 Montrezl Harrell, Louisville, 2013-14 12 Anthony Lee, Temple, 2013-14 9 TaShawn Thomas, Houston, 2013-14 8 Justin Jackson, Cincinnati, 2013-14 6 Six Players
ASSISTS
GAME 13 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. UConn, 3/8/14 11 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. Missouri-Kansas City, 12/4/13 Shabazz Napier, UConn vs. UCF, 1/11/14 10 Seven Times Most recent: L.J. Rose, Houston at UCF, 3/7/14 SEASON 195 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 (40 games) 181 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-14 (37 games) 172 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 (37 games) 154 L.J. Rose, Houston, 2013-14 (28 games) Joe Jackson, Memphis, 2013-14 (34 games)
BLOCKS
GAME 7 Amida Brimah, UConn vs. Yale, 11/11/13 TaShawn Thomas, Houston vs. Lehigh, 11/7/13 TaShawn Thomas, Houston vs. Howard, 11/21/13 TaShawn Thomas, Houston at Louisiana, 12/14/13 Justin Jackson, Cincinnati at Memphis, 1/4/14 Justin Jackson, Cincinnati vs. UCF, 1/23/14 Austin Nichols, Memphis vs. Temple, 2/22/14 SEASON 99 Justin Jackson, Cinicnnati, 2013-14 (34 games) 92 Amida Brimah, UConn, 2013-14 (33 games) 91 TaShawn Thomas, Houston, 2013-14 (33 games) 61 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis, 2013-14 (34 games) 54 DeAndre Daniels, UConn, 2013-14 (38 games) BLOCKS 2.9 2.8 2.3 1.8 1.5
PER GAME, SEASON Justin Jackson, Cincinnati, 2013-14 (99 blocks, 34 games) TaShawn Thomas, Houston, 2013-14 (91 blocks, 33 games) Amida Brimah, UConn, 2013-14 (92 blocks, 40 games) Shaq Goodwin, Memphis, 2013-14 (61 blocks, 34 games) Staphon Blair, UCF, 2013-14 (47 blocks, 31 games)
STEALS
GAME 7 Chris Crawford, Memphis vs. Jackson State, 12/28/13 6 Myles Mack, Rutgers vs. Florida A&M, 11/8/13 Corey Allen Jr., USF vs. Stetson, 11/22/13 TaShawn Thomas, Houston at USF, 1/4/14 Chris Jones, Louisville at SMU, 3/5/14 Chris Jones, Louisville vs. Rutgers, 3/13/14 SEASON 74 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 (37 games) 73 Chris Jones, Louisville, 2013-14 (33 games) Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 (40 games) 61 Ryan Boatright, UConn, 2013-14 (39 games) 57 Markus Kennedy, SMU, 2013-14 (37 games) STEALS 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.7
PER GAME, SEASON Chris Jones, Louisville, 2013-14 (73 steals, 33 games) Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 (74 steals, 37 games) Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 (73 steals, 40 games) Isaiah Sykes, UCF, 2013-14 (51 steals, 30 games) Calvin Newell, UCF, 2013-14 (51 steals, 30 games)
ASSISTS PER GAME, SEASON 5.5 L.J. Rose, Houston, 2013-14 (154 assists, 28 games) 4.89 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-14 (181 assists, 37 games) 4.88 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 (195 assists, 40 games) 4.7 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 (172 assists, 37 games) 4.6 Will Cummings, Temple, 2013-14 (132 assists, 29 games) FRESHMAN ASSISTS PER GAME, SEASON 2.2 Troy Caupain, Cincinnati, 2013-14 (76 assists, 34 games) 1.81 Terry Rozier, Louisvile, 2013-14 (67 assists, 37 games) 1.75 Brandon Goodwin, UCF, 2013-14 (49 assists, 28 games) 1.65 Josh Brown, Temple, 2013-14 (51 assists, 31 games) 1.2 Jaaron Simmons, Houston, 2013-14 (37 assists, 32 games) 10-ASSIST GAMES, SEASON 3 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 L.J. Rose, Houston, 2013-14 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 1 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-14
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TEAM RECORDS POINTS
POINTS, GAME 116 Rutgers vs. Stillman, 11/25/13 113 Louisville vs. Louisiana, 12/7/13 104 UCF vs. Jacksonville, 12/17/13 UCF vs. Houston, 3/7/14 102 Cincinnati vs. Chicago State, 12/23/13 Louisville vs. Rutgers, 2/16/14 COMBINED POINTS, GAME 205 Rutgers (116) vs. Stillman (89) , 11/25/13 187 Louisville (113) vs. Louisiana (74), 12/7/13 UCF (103) vs. Houston (87), 3/7/14 184 UCF (94) vs. Temple (90), 3/12/14 181 Cincinnati (97) vs. Memphis (84), 3/6/14 EWEST POINTS, GAME F 31 Rutgers vs. Louisvile, 3/13/14 40 USF at UConn, 2/12/14 POINTS, HALF 63 Temple vs. Long Island, 12/21/13 (2nd) 60 Rutgers vs. Stillman, 11/25/13 (1st) FEWEST POINTS, HALF 14 USF vs. UConn, 2/12/14 (1st) 15 Rutgers vs. Louisville, 3/13/14 (2nd) OINTS, SEASON P 2,998 Louisville, 2013-14 (37 games) 2,873 UConn, 2013-14 (40 games) 2,627 SMU, 2013-14 (37 games) 2,614 Memphis, 2013-14 (34 games) 2,345 Houston, 2013-14 (33 games) POINTS 81.0 76.9 73.9 72.7 71.8
PER GAME Louisville, 2013-14 (2,998 points, 37 games) Memphis, 2013-14 (2,614 points, 34 games) Temple, 2013-14 (2,291 points, 31 games) UCF, 2013-14 (2,253 points, 31 games) UConn, 2013-14 (2,873 points, 40 games)
POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME 58.4 Cincinnati, 2013-14 (1,986 points, 34 games) 61.1 Louisville, 2013-14 (2,262 points, 37 games) 62.2 SMU, 2013-14 (2,303 points, 37 games) 63.2 UConn, 2013-14 (2,529 points, 40 games) 70.5 Memphis, 2013-14 (2,397 points, 34 games) SCORING MARGIN, GAME 61 Louisville (92) vs. Rutgers (31), 3/13/14 48 Louisville (102) vs. Rutgers (54), 2/16/14 46 UConn (101) vs. Detroit (55), 11/14/13 45 Louisville (99) vs. Cornell (54), 11/15/13 43 UConn (83) vs. USF (40), 2/12/14 SCORING MARGIN, SEASON 19.9 Louisville, 2013-14 10.0 Cincinnati, 2013-14 8.8 SMU, 2013-14 8.6 UConn, 2013-14 6.4 Memphis, 2013-14
FIELD GOALS
FIELD GOALS MADE, GAME 41 Rutgers vs. Stillman, 12/25/13 38 Louisville vs. Louisiana, 12/7/13 UCF vs. Jacksonville, 12/17/13 Temple at Long Island, 12/21/13 Memphis vs. LeMoyne-Owen, 1/18/14 FIELD GOALS MADE, SEASON 1,051 Louisville, 2013-14 971 UConn, 2013-14 958 Memphis, 2013-14 937 SMU, 2013-14 833 Houston, 2013-14 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, GAME 85 Cincinnati vs. Chicago State, 12/23/13 77 Louisville vs. Missouri-Kansas City, 12/4/13 Rutgers at Houston, 1/19/14 Temple vs. UCF, 3/12/14 74 Cincinnati vs. Kennesaw State, 11/29/13 Temple at Memphis, 2/22/14 UCF vs. Temple, 3/12/14 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, SEASON 2,232 Louisville, 2013-14 2,162 UConn, 2013-14 2,009 Memphis, 2013-14 1,938 SMU, 2013-14 1,934 Temple, 2013-14 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, GAME .667 SMU vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/24/13 (32-48) .632 Cincinnati vs. Campbell, 11/20/13 (36-57) .620 Houston vs. Alcorn State, 12/9/13 (31-50) .615 Houston at Temple, 3/1/14 (32-52) .613 Louisville vs. Louisiana, 12/7/13 (38-62) Temple at Long Island, 12/21/13 (38-62) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, SEASON .483 SMU, 2013-14 (937-1,938) .477 Memphis, 2013-14 (958-2,009) .471 Louisville, 2013-14 (1051-2,232) .454 Houston, 2013-14 (833-1,833) .449 UConn, 2013-14 (971-2,162) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE, SEASON .385 SMU, 2013-14 (762-1,977) .392 UConn, 2013-14 (878-2,241) .395 Cincinnati, 2013-14 (690-1,745) .396 Louisville, 2013-14 (786-1,983) .438 Memphis, 2013-14 (.888-2,029)
3-POINT 16 15 14 3-POINT 288 287 215 212 201 3-POINT 34 31
3-POINT FIELD GOALS
FIELD GOALS MADE, GAME Louisville vs. Rutgers, 2/16/14 Temple at Long Island, 12/21/13 Louisville vs. Houston, 1/16/14 UConn vs. Maine, 12/6/13 UCF vs. Howard, 12/11/13 Louisville vs. UCF, 12/31/13
FIELD GOALS MADE, SEASON Louisville, 2013-14 UConn, 2013-14 UCF, 2013-14 Houston, 2013-14 Temple, 2013-14 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, GAME Cincinnati vs. Chicago State, 12/23/13 Louisville vs. Hofstra, 11/12/13 Louisville vs. North Carolina, 11/24/13 Louisville vs. Southern Mississippi, 11/29/13 Louisville vs. Missouri-Kansas City, 12/4/13 UCF vs. Howard, 12/11/13 Temple at Memphis, 2/22/14
3-POINT 783 741 642 594 593 3-POINT .714 .667 .647 .643 .632 3-POINT .387 .379 .368 .367 .338 3-POINT .286 .308 .320 .321 .330
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, SEASON Louisville, 2013-14 UConn, 2013-14 UCF, 2013-14 Temple, 2013-14 Rutgers, 2013-14 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, GAME SMU vs. McNeese State, 12/2/13 (10-14) Memphis vs. Louisville, 3/1/14 (6-9) UConn vs. Yale, 11/11/13 (11-17) SMU vs. LSU, 3/24/14 (9-14) Memphis vs. Rutgers, 2/4/14 (12-19) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, SEASON UConn, 2013-14 (287-741) SMU, 2013-14 (174-459) Louisville, 2013-14 (288-783) Houston, 2013-14 (212-578) Temple, 2013-14 (201-594) FIELD GOAL DEFENSE, SEASON Louisville, 2013-14 (170-594) Memphis, 2013-14 (180-585) Cincinnati, 2013-14 (182-568) SMU, 2013-14 (248-773) UConn, 2013-14 (241-731)
FREE THROWS
FREE THROWS MADE, GAME 41 Louisville at Rutgers, 1/4/14 33 Louisville vs. Louisiana, 12/7/13 31 Memphis vs. Nicholls State, 11/23/13 Cincinnati vs. Rutgers, 1/11/14 29 USF vs. Memphis, 12/31/13 UConn vs. Memphis, 2/15/14 Cincinnati vs. Memphis, 3/6/14 FREE THROWS MADE, SEASON 644 UConn, 2013-14 608 Louisville, 2013-14 579 SMU, 2013-14 519 Cincinnati, 2013-14 516 Memphis, 2013-14 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED, GAME 50 Memphis vs. Nicholls State, 11/23/13 46 Louisville at Rutgers, 1/4/14 41 USF vs. Memphis, 12/31/13 40 USF vs. Tennessee Tech, 11/9/13 Louisville vs. Louisiana, 12/7/13 Cincinnati vs. Rutgers, 1/11/14 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED, SEASON 2,241 UConn, 2013-14 2,029 Memphis, 2013-14 1,983 Louisville, 2013-14 1,977 SMU, 2013-14 1,939 Houston, 2013-14 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE, GAME 1.000 UConn vs. Kentucky, 4/7/14 (10-10) .955 UConn vs. Michigan State, 3/30/14 (21-22) .944 Cincinnati at Louisville, 1/30/14 (17-18) .933 Cincinnati at New Mexico, 12/7/13 (14-15) .926 UConn vs. Eastern Washington, 12/28/13 (25-27) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE, SEASON .777 UConn, 2013-14 (644-829) .708 Cincinnati, 2013-14 (519-733) .707 Temple, 2013-14 (434-614) .706 Rutgers, 2013-14 (502-711) .683 SMU, 2013-14 (579-848)
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GAME 69 Cincinnati vs. Chicago State, 12/23/13 55 UCF vs. Bethune-Cookman, 11/17/13 UConn vs. Houston, 1/30/14 52 Rutgers vs. Stillman, 11/25/13 51 Louisville vs. Missouri State, 12/17/13 SEASON 1,396 UConn, 2013-14 Louisville, 2013-14 1,333 SMU, 2013-14 1,268 Memphis, 2013-14 1,224 Cincinnati, 2013-14 REBOUNDS PER GAME 38.2 UCF, 2013-14 37.7 Louisville, 2013-14 37.3 Memphis, 2013-14 36.0 SMU, 2013-14 36.0 Cincinnati, 2013-14 REBOUND MARGIN, SEASON 4.8 SMU, 2013-14 4.3 Cincinnati, 2013-14 3.2 UCF, 2013-14 3.0 Louisville, 2013-14 2.2 Memphis, 2013-14
ASSISTS GAME 29 Memphis vs. LeMoyne-Owen, 1/18/14 28 Louisville at UCF, 12/31/13 27 Memphis vs. Northwestern State, 12/7/13 26 Memphis vs. Rutgers, 2/4/14 25 Chicninnati at Chicago State, 12/23/13 SEASON 591 Memphis, 2013-14 568 Louisville, 2013-14 561 SMU, 2013-14 488 UConn, 2013-14 486 Houston, 2013-14
STEALS
GAME 19 Louisville vs. Rutgers, 3/13/14 17 Louisville at SMU, 3/5/14 16 Louisville vs. Hartford, 11/19/13 15 Memphis vs .Austin Peay, 11/14/13 Louisville at Rutgers, 1/4/14 Memphis vs. SMU, 3/8/14 SEASON 370 Louisville, 2013-14 294 Memphis, 2013-14 282 SMU, 2013-14 281 UConn, 2013-14 268 Cincinnati, 2013-14 STEALS 10.0 8.6 7.9 7.6 7.0
TURNOVERS
GAME 26 Rutgers vs. Louisville, 3/13/14 23 USF vs. Louisville, 1/22/13 SMU vs. Louisville, 3/5/14 FEWEST, GAME 3 Louisville vs. Charleston, 11/9/13 Rutgers at Alabama-Birmingham, 11/11/13 UConn vs. Boston College, 11/21/13 Cincinnati vs. Memphis, 3/6/14
ASSISTS PER GAME 17.4 Memphis, 2013-14 15.4 Louisville, 2013-14 15.2 SMU, 2013-14 14.7 Houston, 2013-14 13.6 Temple, 2013-14
BLOCKS
GAME 14 Houston vs. Lehigh, 11/17/13 UConn vs. UCF, 1/11/14 UCF vs. Temple, 3/12/14 13 UConn vs. Yale, 11/11/13 12 Houston vs. Howard, 11/21/13 SEASON 230 UConn, 2013-14 188 Cincinnati, 2013-14 182 Houston, 2013-14 173 Louisville, 2013-14 165 SMU, 2013-14 BLOCKS 5.8 5.5 5.5 4.7 4.7
PER GAME Louisville, 2013-14 Memphis, 2013-14 Cincinnati, 2013-14 SMU, 2013-14 UConn, 2013-14
PER GAME UConn, 2013-14 Cincinnati, 2013-14 Houston, 2013-14 Memphis, 2013-14 Louisville, 2013-14
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MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
WINS, SEASON 32 UConn, 2013-14 31 Louisville, 2013-14 27 Cincinnati, 2013-14 SMU, 2013-14 24 Memphis, 2013-14 CONSECUTIVE WINS 15 Cincinnati, 12/17/13-2/6/14 9 UConn, 11/8/13-12/6/13 CONFERENCE WINS, SEASON 15 Cincinnati, 2013-14 Louisville, 2013-14 12 SMU, 2013-14 UConn, 2013-14 Memphis, 2013-14
CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE WINS 11 Cincinnati, 1/1/14-2/6/14 7 Louisville, 2/1/14-2/27/14 LOSSES, SEASON 22 Temple, 2013-14 21 Rutgers, 2013-14 20 USF, 2013-14 18 UCF, 2013-14 16 Houston, 2013-14 CONSECUTIVE LOSSES 9 USF, 2/8/13-present 8 Temple, 1/1/14-1/26/14 CONFERENCE LOSSES, SEASON 15 USF, 2013-14 14 Temple, 2013-14 UCF, 2013-14 13 Rutgers, 2013-14 10 Houston, 2013-14 CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE LOSSES 8 USF, 2/8/13-present 7 Temple, 1/1/14-1/26/14 GAMES 40 37
PLAYED, SEASON UConn, 2013-14 Louisville, 2013-14 SMU, 2013-14
FOULS, GAME 32 Rutgers vs. Louisville, 1/4/14 30 Memphis at USF, 12/31/13 Louisville at Rutgers, 1/4/14 ATTENDANCE, HOME GAME 22,782 Louisville vs. UConn, 3/8/14 ATTENDANCE, ALL GAMES 79,444 UConn vs. Florida, 4/5/14 (NCAA Final Four) AVERAGE ATTENDANCE, HOME 21,282 Louisville, 2013-14
ANNUAL LEADERS SCORING OFFENSE Year School 2013-14 Louisville
GP Pts. Avg. 37 2998 81.0
GP FGM FGA Pct. 37 223 366 .609
SCORING DEFENSE Year School 2013-14 Cincinnati
GP Pts. Avg. 34 1986 58.4
REBOUNDING Year Player, School 2013-14 Anthony Lee, Temple, Jr.
GP 28
OFF DEF TOTAL RPG 89 151 240 8.6
SCORING MARGIN Year School 2013-14 Louisville
GP PF PA Margin 37 81.0 61.1 19.9
ASSISTS Year Player, School 2013-14 L.J. Rose, Houston, So.
GP 28
A APG 154 5.5
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Year School 2013-14 SMU
GP FGM FGA Pct. 37 937 1938 .483
SCORING Year Player, School 2013-14 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, Sr.
GP 34
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Year Player, School 2013-14 Montrezl Harrell, Louisville, So.
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Year Player, School 2013-14 Myles Mack, Rutgers, Jr.
FG 3FG FT PTS PPG 214 93 180 701 20.6
GP FTM FTA Pct. 33 111 124 .895
3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Year Player, School GP FGM FGA Pct. 2013-14 Niels Giffey, UConn, Sr. 40 58 120 .483 3-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME Year Player, School 2013-14 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, Sr. BLOCKS Year Player, School 2013-14 Justin Jackson, Cincinnati, Sr.
GP 34 GP 34
3FG Avg. 93 2.7 B 99
BPG 2.9
STEALS Year Player, School 2013-14 Chris Jones, Louisville, Jr.
GP 33
S 73
ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Year Player, School 2013-14 L.J. Rose, Houston, So.
GP 28
A 154
MINUTES PLAYED Year Player, School 2013-14 Dalton Pepper, Temple, Sr.
GP M MPG 31 1171 37.8
SPG 2.2 TO A/TO 65 2.4
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE Year School GP FGM FGA Pct. 2013-14 SMU 37 762 1977 .385 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Year School GP 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 2013-14 UConn 40 287 741 .387 3-POINT FIELD GOAL DEFENSE Year School 2013-14 Louisville
GP 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 37 170 594 .286
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Year School 2013-14 UConn
GP FTM FTA Pct. 40 644 829 .777
REBOUNDING Year School 2013-14 UCF
GP R Avg. 31 1184 38.2
REBOUNDING MARGIN Year School 2013-14 SMU
GP RPG Opp Margin 37 36.0 31.3 4.8
ASSISTS Year School 2013-14 Memphis
GP A Avg. 34 591 17.4
BLOCKS Year School 2013-14 UConn
GP B Avg. 40 230 5.8
STEALS Year School 2013-14 Louisville
GP S Avg. 37 370 10.0
TURNOVER MARGIN Year School 2013-14 Louisville
GP TO Opp. Margin 37 10.6 17.2 6.7
ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Year School 2013-14 Louisville
GP A TO A/TO 37 15.4 10.6 1.5
Justin Jackson, Cincinnati
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MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS YEAR-BY-YEAR STANDINGS 2013-14
AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK Cincinnati 15/22 15-3 .833 66.7 59.7 8-1 7-2 27-7 .794 68.4 58.4 18-1 7-3 2-3 Lost 2 Louisville 5/9 15-3 .833 79.6 62.3 6-2 8-1 31-6 .838 81.0 61.1 16-2 9-2 6-2 Lost 1 SMU -/rv 12-6 .667 69.4 63.5 8-1 4-5 27-10 .730 71.0 62.2 18-1 6-6 3-3 Lost 1 UConn 18/1 12-6 .667 70.7 63.4 7-2 5-4 32-8 .800 71.8 63.2 15-3 7-4 10-1 Won 6 Memphis rv/rv 12-6 .667 75.8 71.4 7-2 5-4 24-10 .706 76.9 70.5 15-3 5-5 4-2 Lost 1 Houston 8-10 .444 70.1 75.7 6-3 2-7 17-16 .515 71.1 73.0 12-4 3-9 2-3 Lost 1 Rutgers 5-13 .278 68.6 76.3 4-5 1-8 12-21 .364 71.1 76.2 10-10 1-10 1-1 Lost 1 Temple 4-14 .222 70.0 78.3 3-6 1-8 9-22 .290 73.9 78.1 4-10 3-9 2-3 Lost 1 UCF 4-14 .222 67.8 77.3 3-6 1-8 13-18 .419 72.7 73.6 10-7 2-10 1-1 Lost 1 USF 3-15 .167 62.7 73.5 1-8 2-7 12-20 .375 65.6 70.8 7-10 5-7 0-3 Lost 9 Final (March 17) Associated Press Top 25: 5 - Louisville; 15 - Cincinnati; 18 - UConn; rv - Memphis Final (April 8) USA Today Top 25: 1 - UConn; 9 - Louisville; 22 - Cincinnati; rv - Memphis, SMU NCAA (4): UConn (Champion), Cincinnati (Second Round), Louisville (Regional Semifinal), Memphis (Third Round) NIT (1): SMU (Finalist)
ANNUAL MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS Year 2013-14
Regular Season Cincinnati, Louisville
Tournament Louisville
CHAMPIONSHIPS BY SCHOOL
School Reg. Season Tournament Total Cincinnati 1 0 1 Louisville 1 1 2
CHAMPIONSHIP COACHES Coach Mick Cronin Rick Pitino
School (Years Won) Cincinnati (2013-14 rs) Louisville (2013-14 rs, 2014 t)
ALL-TIME CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Regular season conference games against each other) Team GP W-L PCT. Cincinnati 18 15-3 .833 Louisville 18 15-3 .833 SMU 18 12-6 .667 UConn 18 12-6 .667 Memphis 18 12-6 .667 Houston 18 8-10 .444 Rutgers 18 5-13 .278 Temple 18 4-14 .222 UCF 18 4-14 .222 USF 18 3-15 .167
HOME RECORDS (all games) Team Cincinnati SMU Louisville UConn Memphis Houston UCF Rutgers USF Temple
GP W-L PCT. 19 18-1 .947 19 18-1 .947 18 16-2 .889 18 15-3 .833 18 15-3 .833 16 12-4 .750 17 10-7 .588 20 10-10 .500 17 7-10 .412 14 4-10 .286
Most Home Victories - Season 18 Cincinnati...........................................2013-14 SMU....................................................2013-14
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ROAD RECORDS (all games) Team Louisville Cincinnati UConn SMU Memphis USF Houston Temple UCF Rutgers
GP W-L PCT. 11 9-2 .818 10 7-3 .700 11 7-4 .636 12 6-6 .500 10 5-5 .500 12 5-7 .417 12 3-9 .250 12 3-9 .250 12 2-10 .167 11 1-10 .091
Most Road Victories - Season 9 Louisville.............................................2013-14
CONFERENCE OVERTIME GAMES (4) One Overtime (4) USF 79, UCF 78 UConn 86, Memphis 81 Memphis 82, Temple 79 Temple 86, UCF 78
2/5/14 2/15/14 2/22/14 3/4/14
COACHING RECORDS •ALL GAMES Team Rick Pitino, Louisville Kevin Ollie, UConn Mick Cronin, Cincinnati Larry Brown, SMU Josh Pastner, Memphis James Dickey, Houston Donnie Jones, UCF Stan Heath, USF Eddie Jordan, Rutgers Fran Dunphy, Temple
GP W-L PCT. 18 31-6 .838 18 32-8 .800 18 27-7 .794 18 27-10 .730 18 24-10 .706 18 17-16 .515 18 13-18 .419 18 12-20 .375 18 12-21 .364 18 9-22 .290
YEARS 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14
COACHING RECORDS • CONFERENCE GAMES Team Mick Cronin, Cincinnati Rick Pitino, Louisville Kevin Ollie, UConn Josh Pastner, Memphis Larry Brown, SMU James Dickey, Houston Eddie Jordan, Rutgers Donnie Jones, UCF Fran Dunphy, Temple Stan Heath, USF
GP W-L PCT. 18 15-3 .833 18 15-3 .833 18 12-6 .667 18 12-6 .667 18 12-6 .667 18 8-10 .444 18 5-13 .278 18 4-14 .222 18 4-14 .222 18 3-15 .167
YEARS 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14
ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS UCF
Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. Torchy Clark 1969-83 14 274 89 .815 Chuck Machock 1983-85 2 24 81 .228 Phil Carter 1985-89 4 37 73 .336 Joe Dean 1989-93 4 37 73 .336 Kirk Speraw 1993-10 17 247 233 .515 Donnie Jones 2010- 4 55 52 .514 TOTALS 45 674 601 .529
Cincinnati
Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. Henry S. Pratt 1901-02 1 5 4 .556 Anthony W. Chez 1902-04 2 12 10 .545 Amos Foster 1904-09 5 30 10 .750 C.A. Schroetter 1909-10 1 3 2 .600 Russ Easton 1910-14 4 11 30 .268 George Little 1914-16 2 4 17 .190 Ion Cortright 1916-17 1 3 8 .273 Whitelaw Morrison 1917-18 1 2 6 .250 Boyd Chambers 1918-28 10 106 81 .567 Frank Rice 1928-32 4 33 34 .493 John Halliday 1932-33 1 9 9 .500 Tay Brown 1933-37 4 47 27 .635 Walter Van Winkle 1937-39 2 18 16 .529 Clark Ballard 1939-42 3 24 31 .436 Bob Ruess 1942-44 2 15 15 .500 Ray Farnham 1944-46 2 16 22 .421 John Wiethe 1946-52 6 106 47 .693 George Smith 1952-60 8 154 56 .733 Ed Jucker 1960-65 5 113 28 .801 Tay Baker 1965-72 7 125 60 .676 Gale Catlett 1972-78 6 126 44 .741 Ed Badger 1978-83 5 68 71 .489 Tony Yates 1983-89 6 70 100 .412 Bob Huggins 1989-05 15 399 127 .759 Andy Kennedy 2005-06 1 21 13 .618 Mick Cronin 2006- 8 162 107 .602 TOTALS 113 1682 975 .633
UConn
Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. No Coach 1901-08 8 37 32 .536 No Teams 1908-10 No Coach 1910-13 3 7 8 .467 No Team 1913-14 No Coach 1914-15 1 1 4 .200 John F. Donahue 1915-19 4 11 23 .324 M.R. Swartz 1919-21 2 14 14 .500 J.W. Tasker 1921-22 1 15 5 .750 Roy J. Guyer 1922-23 1 8 6 .571 Sumner A. Dole 1923-27 4 39 25 .609 Louis A. Alexander 1927-31 4 35 19 .648 John J. Heldman, Jr. 1931-36 5 19 42 .311 J.O. Christian 1935-36 1 3 10 .231 Don White 1936-45 9 94 59 .614 Blair Gullion 1945-46 1 15 8 .652 Hugh S. Greer 1946-63 17 286 112 .719 George Wigton 1963 1 11 4 .733 Fred A. Shabel 1963-67 4 72 29 .713 Burr Carlson 1967-69 2 16 32 .333 Donald “Dee’’ Rowe 1969-77 8 120 88 .577 Dominic P. Perno 1977-86 9 139 114 .549 James A. Calhoun 1986-12 26 625 243 .720 Kevin Ollie 2012- 2 52 18 .743 TOTALS 111 1619 895 .644
East Carolina Coach C.W. Porter C.K. Beatty G.L. Mathis Bo Farley Joe Alexander Gordon Gilbert John Christienbury No Team No Coach Earl Smith Jim Johnson Howard Porter Wendell Carr Tom Quinn Dave Patton Larry Gillman Dave Odom Charlie Harrison Mike Steele Eddie Payne Joe Dooley Bill Herrion
Career Years Won Lost Pct. 1931-32 1 8 9 .471 1932-34 2 12 17 .413 1934-36 2 18 17 .514 1936-37, 1939-40 2 24 18 .571 1937-38 1 8 12 .400 1938-39 1 17 10 .630 1940-43 3 25 15 .625 1943-44 1944-45 1 11 5 .688 1945-46, 1959-63 5 69 49 .585 1946-47 1 17 10 .630 1947-59 12 182 102 .641 1963-66 3 32 40 .444 1966-74 8 102 107 .488 1974-77 3 40 42 .488 1977-79 2 21 32 .396 1979-82 3 40 40 .500 1982-87 5 51 90 .362 1987-91 4 48 68 .414 1991-95 4 56 58 .491 1995-99 4 57 52 .523 1999-05 6 70 98 .417
Ricky Stokes 2005-07 Mack McCarthy 2007-10 Jeff Lebo 2010- TOTALS
2 3 4 82
Temple
14 44 .241 34 57 .373 73 61 .545 1028 1040 .497
Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. Charles M. Williams 1894-99 15 73 32 .695 John T. Rogers 1899-00 2 14 8 .636 No Team 1901 H. Shindle Wingert 1901-05 4 20 18 .526 John B. Crescenzo 1905-08 3 14 10 .583 Edward M. McCone 1908-09 1 8 3 .727 Frederick Prosch, Jr. 1909-13 4 17 20 .459 William Nicolai 1913-17 4 31 26 .544 Elwood Geiges 1917-18 1 8 7 .533 Francois M. D’Eliscu 1919-23 4 29 23 .558 Samuel L. Dienes 1923-26 3 39 21 .650 James Usilton, Sr. 1926-39 13 205 79 .722 Ernest Messikomer 1939-42 3 35 27 .565 Josh Cody 1942-52 10 122 104 .540 Harry Litwack 1952-73 21 373 193 .659 Don Casey 1973-82 9 151 94 .616 John Chaney 1982-06 24 516 253 .671 Fran Dunphy 2006- 8 167 97 .633 TOTALS 120 1823 1014 .643
Houston
Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. Alden Pasche 1946-56 10 135 116 .537 Guy V. Lewis 1956-86 30 592 279 .680 Pat Foster 1986-93 7 142 73 .660 Alvin Brooks 1993-98 6 54 84 .391 Clyde Drexler 1998-00 2 19 39 .327 Ray McCallum 2000-04 4 44 73 .376 Tom Penders 2004-10 6 121 77 .611 James Dickey 2010-14 4 64 62 .508 TOTALS 69 1171 803 .593
Memphis
Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. Fred Grantham 1920-21 1 22 7 (1 tie) .750 W.H. DePreist 1921-22 1 1 7 .125 Lester Barnard 1922-24 2 10 13 .435 Zach Curlin 1924-48 23 173 184 .485 McCoy Tarry 1948-51 3 40 27 .597 Eugene Lambert 1951-56 5 87 45 .659 Bob Vanatta 1956-62 6 109 34 .762 Dean Ehlers 1962-66 4 53 47 .530 Moe Iba 1966-70 4 37 65 .362 Gene Bartow 1970-74 4 83 32 .722 Wayne Yates 1974-79 5 93 49 .655 Dana Kirk 1979-86 7 158 58 .731 Larry Finch 1986-97 11 220 130 .629 Tic Price 1997-99 2 30 27 .526 Johnny Jones 1999-00 1 15 16 .483 John Calipari 2000-09 9 214 67 .762 Josh Pastner 2009- 5 130 44 .747 TOTALS 94 1513 854 (1) .639
Tulane
SMU
Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. Dale Morrison 1916-17 1 12 2 .857 Burton Rix 1917-21 4 24 36 .400 R.N. Blackwell 1921-22 1 8 14 .363 H.A. Faulkner 1922-23 2 19 26 .422 Jimmie W. St. Clair 1924-38 14 140 108 .564 Forrest C. Baccus 1938-42, 1945-47 6 55 71 .437 James Stewart 1942-44 2 18 17 .514 Roy Dale Baccus 1944-45 1 11 10 .524 E.O. “Doc” Hayes 1947-67 20 299 192 .609 Bob Prewitt 1967-75 8 88 115 .433 Sonny Allen 1975-80 5 61 77 .442 Dave Bliss 1980-88 8 142 101 .584 John Shumate 1988-95 7 78 118 .397 Mike Dement 1995-03 8 138 120 .534 Robert Lineburg 2003-03 1 2 3 .400 Jimmy Tubbs 2004-06 3 27 30 .474 Matt Doherty 2006-12 7 80 109 .423 Larry Brown 2012- 2 42 27 .609 TOTALS 98 1244 1176 .514
USF
Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. Don Williams 1971-74 3 33 42 .440 Bill Gibson 1974-75 1 15 10 .600 Chip Conner 1975-80 5 59 62 .488 Lee Rose 1980-86 7 106 69 .606 Bobby Paschal 1986-96 10 127 159 .444 Seth Greenberg 1996-03 7 108 100 .519 Robert McCullum 2003-07 4 40 76 .345 Stan Heath 2007-14 7 97 130 .427 TOTALS 43 587 661 .470
Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. Silas Hickey 1905-06 1 8 5 .615 Unknown Coaches 1906-11 5 18 26 .409 A.A. Mason 1912-13 1 7 3 .700 Carl Hanson 1913-14 1 8 4 .667 T.R. Sweetland 1914-15 1 2 3 .400 Clark Shaughnessy 1915-18 3 27 15 .643 M.A. Moenck 1918-20 2 11 12 .478 Claude Simons, Sr. 1920-28, 1930-31 9 97 73 .571 Bernie Bierman 1928-30 2 25 12 .676 George Rody 1931-33 2 14 25 .359 Ray Dauber 1933-38 5 27 61 .307 Claude Simons, Jr. 1938-42 4 19 44 .302 Vernon Haynes 1942-45 3 26 26 .500 Clifford Wells 1945-63 18 259 171 .602 Ted Lenhardt 1963-64 1 1 22 .043 Ralph Pedersen 1964-71 7 63 110 .364 Dick Longo 1971-73 2 20 32 .385 Charles Moir 1973-76 3 46 33 .582 Roy Danforth 1976-81 5 45 90 .333 Ned Fowler 1981-85 4 70 45 .609 No Teams 1985-89 Perry Clark 1989-2000 11 185 145 .561 Shawn Finney 2000-05 5 60 86 .411 Dave Dickerson 2005-10 5 68 84 .447 Ed Conroy 2011- 4 65 65 .500 TOTALS 104 1171 1192 .496
Tulsa
Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. W.R. Bergen 1907-09 2 4 2 .667 No Teams 1909-13 Harvey Allen 1913-14 1 3 2 .600 Forest Rees 1914-15 1 6 3 .667 Francis Schmidt 1915-17, 1918-22 6 73 26 .737 Hal Mefford 1917-18 1 1 5 .167 Howard Acher 1922-25 3 16 12 .571 J.B. Miller 1925-30 5 16 45 .262 Oliver Hodge 1930-32 2 20 11 .645 Chet Benefiel 1932-39 7 65 65 .500 H.B. “Tex” Ryon 1939-40, 1941-42 2 15 28 .349 Jack Sterrett 1940-41 1 12 9 .571 Mike Milligan 1942-43 1 0 10 .000 Woody West 1943-44 1 5 3 .625 Paul Alyea 1944-45 1 4 8 .333 Don Shields 1945-47 2 11 31 .262 John Garrison 1947-49 2 11 36 .234 Clarence Iba 1949-60 11 137 147 .482 Joe Swank 1960-68 8 102 103 .498 Ken Hayes 1968-75 7 117 69 .629 Jim King 1975-80 4 44 82 .349 Bill Franey 1980 1 2 7 .222 Nolan Richardson 1980-85 5 119 37 .763 J.D. Barnett 1985-91 6 106 75 .586 Tubby Smith 1991-95 4 79 43 .648 Steve Robinson 1995-97 2 46 18 .719 Bill Self 1997-00 3 74 27 .733 Buzz Peterson 2000-01 1 26 11 .702 John Phillips 2001-05 3 61 42 .592 Alvin Williamson 2004-05 1 7 15 .318 Doug Wojcik 2005-12 7 140 92 .603 Danny Manning 2012-14 2 38 29 .567 TOTALS 103 1360 1093 .554
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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS
Player Shabazz Napier DeAndre Daniels Ryan Boatright Niels Giffey Lasan Kromah Amida Brimah Omar Calhoun Phillip Nolan Terrence Samuel Tyler Olander Kentan Facey Leon Tolksdorf Nnamdi Amilo Pat Lenehan Tor Watts
UCONN
UCONN
2014 NCAA Champion
2011 NCAA Champion
Huskies Roster Pos. Cl. G Sr. F Jr. G Jr. G/F Sr. G/F Gr. C Fr. G So. F So. G Fr. F Sr. F Fr. F So. F So. G Jr. G Sr.
Ppg Rpg 18.0 5.9 13.1 6.0 12.1 3.5 8.4 3.8 6.1 2.7 4.1 3.0 3.8 1.4 3.3 2.4 2.4 0.9 1.8 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2
Head Coach: Kevin Ollie Assistant Coaches: Glen Miller, Karl Hobbs, Ricky Moore
2013-14 Results
(32-8, 12-6 American) Date Opponent N8 vs. Maryland N11 Yale N14 Detroit N17 Boston University N21 vs. Boston College N22 vs. Indiana D2 Florida D6 Maine D18 Stanford D22 at Washington D28 Eastern Washington D31 at Houston J4 at SMU J8 Harvard J11 UCF J16 at Memphis J18 Louisville J21 Temple J25 at Rutgers J30 Houston F6 at Cincinnati F9 at UCF F12 USF F15 Memphis F20 at Temple F23 SMU F26 at USF M1 Cincinnati M5 Rutgers M8 at Louisville M13 at Memphis M14 vs. Cincinnati M15 vs. Louisville NCAA Championship M20 vs. Saint Joseph’s M22 vs. Villanova M28 vs. Iowa State M30 vs. Michigan State A5 vs. Florida A7 vs. Kentucky
Result W, 78-77 W, 80-62 W, 101-55 W, 77-60 W, 72-70 W, 59-58 W, 65-64 W, 95-68 L, 51-53 W, 82-70 W, 82-65 L, 71-75 L, 65-74 W, 61-56 W, 84-61 W, 83-73 L, 64-76 W, 90-66 W, 82-71 W, 80-43 L, 58-63 W, 75-55 W, 83-40 W, 86-81 (OT) W, 68-55 L, 55-64 W, 61-56 W, 51-45 W, 69-63 L, 48-81 W, 72-53 W, 58-56 L, 61-71 W, 89-81 (OT) W, 77-65 W, 81-76 W, 60-54 W, 63-53 W, 60-54
Huskies Roster
Player Pos. Cl. Ppg Rpg Kemba Walker G Jr. 23.5 5.4 Jeremy Lamb G/F Fr. 11.1 4.5 Alex Oriakhi F/C So. 9.6 8.7 Shabazz Napier G Fr. 7.8 2.4 Roscoe Smith F Fr. 6.3 5.2 Jamal Coombs-McDaniel F So. 5.6 2.6 Charles Okwandu C Sr. 2.9 2.8 Niels Giffey G/F Fr. 2.2 1.4 Donnell Beverly G Sr. 1.7 1.3 Tyler Olander F Fr. 1.5 1.8 Enosch Wolf C Fr. 1.0 0.9 Benjamin Stewart F Jr. 0.5 0.5 Kyle Bailey G Sr. 0.0 0.0 Head Coach: Jim Calhoun Assistant Coaches: George Blaney, Andre LaFleur, Kevin Ollie
2010-11 Results
(32-9, 9-9 Big East)
Date Opponent N12 Stony Brook N17 Vermont N22 vs. Wichita State N23 vs. Michigan State N24 vs. Kentucky N30 New Hampshire D3 UMBC D8 Fairleigh Dickinson D20 Coppin State D22 Harvard D27 at Pittsburgh D31 USF J1 at Notre Dame J8 at Texas J11 Rutgers J15 at DePaul J17 Villanova J22 Tennessee J25 at Marquette J29 Louisville F2 Syracuse F5 at Seton Hall F10 at St. John’s F13 Providence F16 Georgetown F18 at Louisville F24 Marquette F27 at Cincinnati M2 at West Virginia M5 Notre Dame M8 vs. DePaul M9 vs. Georgetown M10 vs. Pittsburgh M11 vs. Syracuse M12 vs. Louisville NCAA Championship M17 vs. Bucknell M19 vs. Cincinnati M24 vs. San Diego State M26 vs. Arizona A2 vs. Kentucky A4 vs. Butler
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Result W, 79-52 W, 89-73 W, 8379 W, 70-67 W, 84-67 W, 62-55 W, 94-61 W, 78-54 W, 76-64 W, 81-52 L, 63-78 W, 66-61 (OT) L, 70-73 W, 82-81 W, 67-53 W, 82-62 W, 61-59 W, 72-61 W, 76-68 L, 78-79 (2OT) L, 58-66 W, 61-59 L, 72-89 W, 75-57 W, 78-70 L, 58-71 L, 67-74 (OT) W, 67-59 L, 56-65 L, 67-70 W, 97-71 W, 79-62 W, 76-74 W, 76-71 (OT) W, 69-66 W, 81-52 W, 69-58 W, 74-67 W, 65-63 W, 56-55 W, 53-41
UCONN
2004 NCAA Champion
Huskies Roster
Player Pos. Cl. Ppg Rpg Ben Gordon G Jr. 18.5 4.7 Emeka Okafor C Jr. 17.6 11.5 Rashad Anderson G/F So. 11.1 2.9 Denham Brown F So. 8.9 3.9 Charlie Villanueva F Fr. 8.9 5.2 Taliek Brown G Sr. 6.3 3.8 Josh Boone F Fr. 5.9 5.8 Hilton Armstrong F/C So. 2.4 2.8 Marcus White F So. 2.0 2.2 Marcus Williams G Fr. 2.9 1.3 Shamon Tooles F Sr. 0.6 1.2 Ryan Swaller F Sr. 0.4 0.3 Justin Evanovich G Sr. 0.3 0.3 Jason Baisch F Jr. 0.3 0.5 Head Coach: Jim Calhoun Assistant Coaches: George Blaney, Tom Moore, Clyde Vaughan
2003-04 Results
(33-6, 12-4 Big East) Date Opponent N17 Yale N19 Nevada N22 Sacred Heart N26 vs. Georgia Tech N28 vs. Utah D1 Lehigh D6 Army D13 Quinnipiac D20 Iona D28 Ball State D30 Massachusetts J2 at Rice J6 at Rutgers J11 Oklahoma J14 Georgetown J17 at North Carolina J19 Pittsburgh J24 Providence J28 at Virginia Tech J31 at Boston College F2 Syracuse F7 West Virginia F9 at Notre Dame F15 at Pittsburgh F18 Miami F21 Notre Dame F24 at St. John’s F28 at Villanova M1 Seton Hall M7 at Syracuse M11 vs. Notre Dame M12 vs. Villanova M13 vs. Pittsburgh NCAA Championship M18 vs. Vermont M20 vs. DePaul M25 vs. Vanderbilt M27 vs. Alabama A3 vs. Duke A5 vs. Georgia Tech
Result W, 70-60 W, 93-79 W, 111-64 L, 61-77 W, 76-44 W, 75-55 W, 74-46 W, 88-55 W, 104-54 W, 101-63 W, 91-67 W, 92-83 W, 75-74 W, 86-59 W, 94-70 L, 83-86 W, 68-65 L, 56-66 W, 96-60 W, 63-58 W, 84-56 W, 88-58 L, 74-80 L, 68-75 W, 76-63 W, 61-50 W, 71-53 W, 75-74 (OT) W, 89-67 L, 56-67 W, 66-58 W, 84-67 W, 61-58 W, 70-53 W, 72-55 W, 73-53 W, 87-71 W, 79-78 W, 82-73
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS UCONN
CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI
1999 NCAA Champion
1961 NCAA Champion
1962 NCAA Champion
Huskies Roster Player Pos. Cl. Ppg Rpg Richard Hamilton G/F Jr. 21.5 4.8 Khalid El-Amin G So. 13.8 2.8 Kevin Freeman F Jr. 12.2 7.3 Albert Mouring G So. 7.1 2.5 Ricky Moore G Sr. 6.8 3.6 Edmund Saunders F So. 6.0 4.7 Jake Voskuhl C Jr. 5.5 6.4 Rashamel Jones G/F Sr. 3.5 1.7 Souleymane Wane C/F Jr. 2.0 2.8 E.J. Harrison G Sr. 1.9 0.8 Antric Klaiber F/C Sr. 0.7 1.0 Ed Tonella G Jr. 0.4 0.1 Richard Moore G Fr. 0.2 0.3 Ajou Ajou Deng F Fr. did not play Beau Archibald G/F Jr. did not play Justin Brown C Fr. did not play Head Coach: Jim Calhoun Associate Head Coach: Dave Leitao Assistant Coaches: Karl Hobbs, Tom Moore
1998-99 Results
(34-2, 16-2 Big East) Date Opponent N15 Quinnipiac N19 Richmond N24 Hartford N27 Wagner D1 vs. Washington D5 Michigan State D9 at Massachusetts D12 at Pittsburgh D23 Fairfield D30 Villanova J2 Georgetown J6 at Boston College J9 at West Virginia J12 Notre Dame J16 Pittsburgh J20 at Miami J23 Seton Hall J25 at Georgetown J30 at St. John’s F1 Syracuse F6 at Stanford F10 Boston College F13 at Seton Hall F16 Rutgers F20 Miami F22 at Providence F28 at Syracuse BIG EAST Championship M4 vs. Seton Hall M5 vs. Syracuse M6 vs.St. John’s NCAA Championship M11 vs. UT-San Antonio M13 vs. New Mexico M18 vs. Iowa M20 vs. Gonzaga M27 vs. Ohio State M29 vs. Duke
Result W, 102-60 W, 77-57 W, 95-58 W, 111-46 W, 69-48 W, 82-68 W, 59-54 W, 70-69 W, 102-67 W, 100-76 W, 87-64 W, 91-78 W, 80-45 W, 101-70 W, 81-58 W, 70-68 (ot) W, 62-47 W, 78-71 W, 78-74 L, 42-59 W, 70-59 W, 66-50 W, 53-48 W, 77-64 L, 71-73 W, 72-65 W, 70-58 W, 57-56 W, 71-50 W, 82-63
Bearcats Roster Player Bob Wiesenhahn Paul Hogue Tom Thacker Carl Bouldin Tony Yates Dale Hiedotting Fred Dierking Tom Sizer Jim Calhoun Larry Shingleton Mark Altenau Ron Ries
Pos. Cl. F Sr. C Jr. G So. G Sr. G So. F-C So. F-C Jr. G Jr. G Jr. G So. F So. C Jr.
Ppg Rpg 17.1 10.0 16.8 12.5 12.3 9.5 11.7 2.8 7.5 3.5 3.6 3.7 2.6 2.2 2.0 1.0 2.1 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.5
1960-61 Results
(27-3, MVC Champions) Date Opponent D1 Indiana St. D3 Western Mich. D6 Miami (Ohio) D9 Seton Hall D13 Loyola Marymount D16 Saint Louis D19 Nebraska D23 Bradley D29 Dayton D31 George Washington J5 Houston J7 North Texas St. J12 Wichita St. J14 Tulsa J17 Duquesne J20 Drake J28 Drake J31 Bradley F4 Iowa F9 Saint Louis F16 Wichita St. F18 Tulsa F23 Houston F25 North Texas St. M2 Xavier M4 Marshall NCAA Championships M17 Texas Tech M18 Kansas St. M24 Utah M25 Ohio State
Result W, 90-51 W, 85-54 W, 70-62 L, 76-84 W, 74-53 L, 40-57 W, 75-60 L, 53-72 W, 71-61 W, 84-61 W, 74-71OT W, 83-34 W, 80-57 W, 92-75 W, 64-53 W, 86-64 W, 80-70 W, 73-72 W, 77-60 W, 61-52 W, 67-64 W, 81-52 W, 85-80 W, 73-43 W, 89-53 W, 69-57 W, 78-55 W, 69-64 W, 82-67 W, 70-65 OT
Bearcats Roster Player Larry Shingleton Tony Yates Larry Elasser Tom Thacker Tom Sizer Jim Calhoun Bill Abernathy Fred Dierking George Wilson Ron Ries Paul Hogue Dale Hiedotting Ron Bonham
Pos. Cl. G Jr. G Jr. G So. F-G Jr. G Sr. G Sr. F So. F-C Sr. F So. C Sr. C Sr. F-C Jr. F S.
Ppg Rpg 3.9 1.4 8.2 3.0 0.5 0.5 11.0 8.6 2.7 1.3 1.7 0.4 0.7 0.7 4.1 2.9 9.2 8.0 0.5 0.1 16.8 12.4 3.1 2.3 14.3 5.0
Head Coach: Ed Jucker Assistant Coach: Tay Baker Freshman Coach: John Powless
1961-62 Results
(29-2, MVC Champions) Date Opponent D2 Indiana St. D5 Miami (Ohio) D9 Wisconsin D11 Drake D16 Marshall D18 Wichita St. D21 Colorado D26 St. John’s (N.Y.) D28 LaSalle D30 Wisconsin J4 Saint Louis J6 Tulsa J10 Bradley J16 Dayton J18 Duquesne J25 North Texas St. J30 Drake F1 Houston F3 North Texas St. F8 Saint Louis F10 Tulsa F12 Geo. Washington F16 Houston F19 Bradley F24 Wichita St. M1 Xavier M12 Bradley NCAA Championships M16 Creighton M17 Colorado M23 UCLA M24 Ohio State
Result W, 86-63 W, 63-30 W, 86-67 W, 60-59 W, 77-49 L, 51-52 W, 84-67 W, 97-68 W, 64-56 W, 101-71 W, 62-47 W, 72-43 Lot , 68-70 W, 80-61 W, 62-54 W, 89-61 W, 73-52 W, 60-52 W, 77-50 W, 54-48 W, 70-52 W, 83-43 W, 59-47 W, 72-57 W, 84-63 W, 61-58 W, 61-46 W, 66-46 W, 73-46 W, 72-70 W, 71-59
W, 91-66 W, 78-56 W, 78-68 W, 67-62 W, 64-58 W, 77-74
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POSTSEASON HISTORY UCF
NCAA: 94, 96, 04, 05 NCAA Summary: 4 appearances, 0 wins, 4 losses Best Finish: First Round (Four Times)
Cincinnati
NCAA: 58, 59 (FF), 60 (FF), 61 (CH), 62 (CH), 63 (FF-2nd), 66, 75, 76, 77, 92 (FF), 93 (RR), 94, 95, 96 (RR), 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 11, 12, 13, 14 NCAA Summary: 28 appearances, 43 wins, 27 losses Best Finish: NCAA Champions (1961, 1962) NIT 51, 55 (FF-3rd), 57, 70, 74, 85, 90, 91, 06, 10 NIT Summary: 10 appearances, 8 wins, 10 losses CBI: 08 CBI Summary: 1 appearance, 0 wins, 1 loss
UConn
NCAA: 51, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 63, 64 (RR), 65, 67, 76, 79, 90 (RR), 91, 92, 94, 95 (RR), 96, 98 (RR), 99 (CH), 00, 02 (RR), 03, 04 (CH), 05, 06 (RR), 08, 09 (FF), 11 (CH), 12, 14 (CH) NCAA Summary: 33 appearances, 58 wins, 29 losses Best Finish: NCAA Champions (99, 04, 11, 14) NIT: 55, 74, 75, 80, 81, 82, 88 (CH), 89, 93, 97 (FF), 01, 10 NIT Summary: 12 appearances, 15 wins, 11 losses
East Carolina
NCAA 72, 93 NCAA Summary: 2 appearances, 0 wins, 2 losses Best Finish: First Round (1972, 1993) CIT: 11, 13 (CH), 14 CIT Summary 3 appearances, 5 wins, 2 losses
Houston
NCAA: 56, 61, 65, 66, 67 (FF), 68 (FF), 70 (RR), 71 (RR), 72, 73, 78, 81, 82 (FF), 83 (FF-2nd), 84 (FF-2nd), 87, 90, 92, 10 NCAA Summary: 19 apperances, 26 wins, 24 losses Best Finish: National Runner-Up (1983, 1984) NIT: 62, 77, 87, 88, 91, 93, 98, 05, 06 NIT Summary: 9 appearances, 5 wins, 9 losses CBI: 08, 09, 13 CBI Summary: 3 appearances, 3 wins, 3 losses
Memphis
NCAA : 55, 56, 62, 73 (FF-2nd), 76, 82*, 83*, 84*, 85* (FF), 86*, 88, 89, 92, 93, 95, 96, 03, 04, 06 (RR), 07 (RR), 08* (FF-2nd), 09, 11, 12, 13, 14 NCAA Summary: 26 appearances, 34 wins, 26 losses Best Finish: National Runner-Up (1973, 2008*) * - Wins in 1982-86, 2008 Vacated by NCAA NIT: 57, 60 (2nd), 61, 63, 67, 72, 74, 75, 77, 90, 91, 97, 98, 01 (3rd), 02 (CH), 05, 10 NIT Summary: 17 appearances, 20 wins, 16 losses
SMU
NCAA: 55, 56 (FF), 57, 65, 66, 67 (RR), 84, 85, 88, 93 NCAA Summary: 10 appearances, 10 wins, 12 losses Best Finish: Final Four (1956) NIT: 86, 00, 14 (2nd) NIT Summary: 3 appearances, 4 wins, 3 losses CIT: 11 CIT Summary: 1 appearance, 3 wins, 1 loss
USF
NCAA 90, 92, 12 NCAA Summary: 3 appearances, 2 wins, 3 losses NIT 81, 83, 85, 91, 95, 00, 02, 10 NIT Summary: 7 appearances, 4 wins, 6 losses Best Finish: Round of 32 (2012)
Temple
NCAA: 44, 56 (FF), 58 (FF), 64, 67, 70, 72, 79, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88 (RR), 90, 91 (RR), 92, 93 (RR), 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 (RR), 00, 01 (RR), 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13 NCAA Summary: 31 appearances, 33 wins, 31 losses Best Finish: Third Place (1956, 1958)
Tulane
NCAA 92, 93, 95 NCAA Summary: 3 appearances, 3 wins, 3 losses Best Finish: Round of 32 (1992, 1993, 1995) NIT: 82, 83, 94, 96, 97, 00 NIT Summary: 6 appearances, 7 wins, 6 losses CIT: 13 CIT Summary: 1 appearance, 1 win, 1 loss CBI: 14 CBI Summary: 1 appearance, 0 wins, 1 loss
Tulsa
NCAA 55, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 94 , 95, 96, 97, 99, 00 (RR), 02, 03, 14 NCAA Summary: 14 appearances, 11 wins, 14 losses Best Finish: Elite Eight (2000) NIT: 53, 67, 69, 81 (CH), 83, 90, 91, 01 (CH), 09, 10 NIT Summary: 10 appearances, 11 wins, 8 losses CBI: 08 (CH), 13 CBI Summary: 2 appearance, 5 wins, 2 losses (CH - Champions; FF - Final Four; RR - Regional Runner-Up)
UConn won its fourth NCAA title in 2014
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NBA PLAYERS AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYERS CHOSEN IN THE NBA DRAFT 2014
Round Overall 1 24 2 37 2 47
Player Shabazz Napier DeAndre Daniels Russ Smith
Pos G F G
School UConn UConn Louisville
NBA Team Charlotte (traded to Miami) Toronto Philadelphia (traded to New Orleans)
PLAYERS FROM AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SCHOOLS IN THE NBA (as of October 3, 2013) Player Jermaine Taylor Kenyon Martin Jason Maxiell Lance Stephenson Jeff Adrien Ray Allen Caron Butler Andre Drummond Rudy Gay Ben Gordon Richard Hamilton Jeremy Lamb Emeka Okafor AJ Price Hasheem Thabeet Charlie Vilanueva Kemba Walker Earl Barron Will Barton Tyreke Evans Derrick Rose Adonis Thomas Elliot Williams Shawne Williams Solomon Jones Lavoy Allen Khaliff Wyatt
School UCF (2005-09) Cincinnati (1996-00) Cincinnati (2001-05) Cincinnati (2009-10) UConn (2005-09) UConn (1993-96) UConn (2000-02) UConn (2011-12) UConn (2004-05) UConn (2001-04) UConn (1996-99) UConn (2010-12) UConn (2001-04) UConn (2005-09) UConn (2006-09) UConn (2003-05) UConn (2008-11) Memphis (1999-03) Memphis (2010-12) Memphis (2008-09) Memphis (2007-08) Memphis (2011-13) Memphis (2009-10) Memphis (2005-06) USF (2004-06) Temple (2007-11) Temple (2009-13)
Kemba Walker
Current Team Cleveland Cavaliers New York Knicks Orlando Magic Indiana Pacers Charlotte Bobcats Miami Heat Milwaukee Bucks Detroit Pistons Toronto Raptors Charlotte Bobcats Chicago Bulls Oklahoma City Thunder Washington Wizards Minnesota Timberwolves Oklahoma City Detroit Pistons Charlotte Bobcats New York Knicks Portland Trail Blazers New Orleans Pelicans Chicago Bulls Atlanta Hawks Cleveland Cavaliers Los Angeles Lakers Orlando Magic Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers
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American Athletic Conference Directory UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 4000 Central Florida Boulevard Building 39 Orlando, FL 32816
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, ATH 100 Tampa, FL 33620
Donnie Jones, Head Basketball Coach Office............................................... (407) 823-5805 Dan Forcella, Sr. Assoc. Director of Communications Office............................................... (407) 823-2142 Mobile............................................. (207) 650-6790 e-mail......................dforcella@athletics.ucf.edu
Orlando Antigua, Head Basketball Coach Office............................................... (813) 974-3252 Steven Schoon, Asst. Director/Athletic Communications Office............................................... (813) 974-4087 Mobile............................................. (620) 218-1693 e-mail....................................... schoons@usf.edu
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI 880 Richard E. Lindner Center 2751 O’Varsity Way Cincinnati, OH 45221-0021
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY 5800 Ownby Drive Dallas, TX 75275
Mick Cronin, Head Basketball Coach Office............................................... (513) 556-5847 Andre Foushee, Assistant AD/Sports Communications Office............................................... (513) 556-5182 Mobile............................................. (859) 797-7871 e-mail..............................andre.foushee@uc.edu
Larry Brown, Head Basketball Coach Office............................................... (214) 768-3501 Herman Hudson, Director of Public Relations Office............................................... (214) 768-1304 Mobile............................................. (214) 924-0358 e-mail.....................................hermanh@smu.edu
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT 2095 Hillside Road, Unit 1173 Storrs, CT 06269-1173
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 1700 North Broad Street, Fourth Floor Philadelphia, PA 19122
Kevin Ollie, Head Basketball Coach Office............................................... (860) 486-2720 Phil Chardis, Associate AD/Athletic Communications Office............................................... (860) 486-3531 Mobile............................................. (860) 771-3314 e-mail.........................philip.chardis@uconn.edu
Fran Dunphy, Head Basketball Coach Office............................................... (215) 204-7443 Larry Dougherty, Senior Assoc. AD/Communications Office............................................... (215) 204-2588 Mobile............................................. (215) 651-1822 e-mail.................... larry.dougherty@temple.edu
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY 254 Smith-Williams Center Greenville, NC 27858
TULANE UNIVERSITY James W. Wilson Jr. Center New Orleans, LA 70118
Jeff Lebo, Head Basketball Coach Office............................................... (252) 737-4592 Jody Jones, Associate Director/Media Relations Office............................................... (252) 737-4524 Mobile............................................. (252) 414-2019 e-mail...................................... jonesjod@ecu.edu
Ed Conroy, Head Basketball Coach Office............................................... (504) 865-5505 Brian Miller, Assoc. Director/Athletics Communications Office............................................... (504) 314-7219 Mobile............................................. (504) 390-6772 e-mail.....................................bmiller@tulane.edu
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON 3100 Cullen Boulevard Houston, TX 77204-6002
UNIVERSITY OF TULSA 800 South Tucker Drive Tulsa, OK 74104
Kelvin Sampson, Head Basketball Coach Office............................................... (713) 743-9430 Jeff Conrad, Director of Athletics Communications Office............................................... (713) 743-9410 Mobile............................................. (713) 557-3841 e-mail..........................jaconrad@central.uh.edu
Frank Haith, Head Basketball Coach Office............................................... (918) 631-3132 Eric Hollier, Assistant Media Relations Director Office............................................... (918) 631-2492 Mobile............................................. (225) 978-4590 e-mail............................. eric-hollier@utulsa.edu
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS 570 Normal, AOB Room 230 Memphis, TN 38152
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 15 Park Row West Providence, RI 02903
Josh Pastner, Head Basketball Coach Office............................................... (901) 678-2346 Lamar Chance, Asst. Director/Athletic Communications Office............................................... (901) 678-2349 Mobile............................................. (901) 734-9949 e-mail........................... lchance1@memphis.edu
Chuck Sullivan, Director of Communications Office............................................... (401) 453-0660 Mobile............................................. (401) 641-8760 e-mail...................... csullivan@theamerican.org
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