2011
Tigers On TV/Radio/Web
ARV/NR Belmont (0-1) vs. #11/9 Memphis (0-0)
Tuesday, Nov. 15 • 11 am CT FedExForum • Memphis, Tenn.
By The Numbers...
3047
• Points scored by UofM coaching staff in their college careers; 13th-highest total among NCAA Division I staffs
80.6
• Tigers’ record when their season and home openers are one in the same game (54-13 record)
17
• Belmont hit 17 treys in its 89-83 loss to Memphis in the 2003-04 meeting
11/15
• Last 2 times Memphis opened seasons on Nov. 15 (2005-06, 2008-09), the Tigers posted 33-4 records both years
Media Relations Info Contact ......................Lamar Chance Office ..........................901-678-2349 Cell..............................901-734-9949 Home ..........................901-465-4247 Email .........lchance1@memphis.edu Mailing/Overnight Address ............ 203 Athletic Office Building 570 Normal St. Memphis, TN 38152
SETTING THE SCENE • Memphis hosts Belmont Tuesday, Nov. 15 in the Tigers’ 2011-12 season opener. Game time is 11 a.m. (CT) at FedExForum. The contest is airing on ESPN as part of the network’s 24-hour college hoops marathon. • The Tigers are ranked in both preseason national polls, coming in No. 11 in the Associated Press (AP) poll and No. 9 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll. The Bruins were in the Also Receiving Votes portion of the preseason AP poll (No. 36). • Memphis won its two exhibitions with victories over LeMoyne-Owen College 119-67 Nov. 2 and Christian Brothers 79-56 Nov. 11. • Memphis returns all five starters and 10 letterwinners from last year’s squad. • Belmont dropped its season opener Nov. 11, narrowly falling at No. 6 Duke 77-76. • The Bruins return 10 of its top 12 scorers from their 2010-11 squad that posted a 30-5 overall record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round. WHAT’S UP NEXT... • For Memphis, it continues play in the EA Sports Maui Invitational Nov. 21 in Maui, Hawaii.
Schedule-Results (0-0, 0-0 C-USA) N ovem ber 2 11 15 21 22 23 28
LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE#..................119-67, W CHRISTIAN BROTHERS#..............................79-56, W BELMONT^ (ESPN) ........................................11 AM vs. Michigan^ (ESPN2) ..................................2 pm vs. Duke/Tennessee^ (ESPN/2) ...................... TBA TBD^ (ESPN/2/U) .......................................... TBA JACKSON STATE (SPORTSOUTH).........................7 PM
3 6 11 17 19 22 29 31
AUSTIN PEAY (CSS) .................................... 7:30 PM at Miami, Fla. (ESPN2)...................................8 pm MURRAY STATE (CSS).......................................5 PM at Louisville% (CBS Sports)...........................3 pm LIPSCOMB (CSS) ...............................................6 PM at Georgetown (ESPN2)..................................6 pm ROBERT MORRIS (CSS) ....................................6 PM CHARLOTTE (CSS) ............................................8 PM
4 7 11 14 18 21 25 28
TENNESSEE (FSN)..............................................7 PM at UAB* (CBSSN) ..........................................8 pm SOUTHERN MISS* (CSS) ...................................6 PM at Houston* (CBSSN) .....................................8 pm at UCF* (CBSSN) ...........................................7 pm SMU* (SPORTSOUTH).....................................12 PM RICE* (SPORTSOUTH) ........................................7 PM MARSHALL* (CSS)............................................8 PM
1 4 8 11 15 18 22 25 28
at Southern Miss* (CBSSN) ...........................7 pm XAVIER (FSN)..................................................12 PM at East Carolina* (CSS)...................................6 pm UAB* (CSS) .....................................................7 PM at Tulane* (SportSouth) .................................. TBA UTEP* (FSN) ................................................12 PM EAST CAROLINA* (CBSSN) .............................7 PM at Marshall* (FSN) ..........................................3 pm UCF* (CSS) .....................................................8 PM
D ec em ber
J anuar y
Febr uar y
M ar c h 3 7-10
at Tulsa* (CBS Sports) .................................. 11 am Conference USA Tournament (Memphis, Tenn./FedExForum) Home games in bold SMALL CAPS *C-USA Game #Exhibition ^EA Sports Maui Invitational %Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout
Probable Starters/Top Reserves vs. Belmont Memphis Starters
EA Sports Maui Invite Opening Game
No. 11 35 1 4 5 2 3
Name Wesley Witherspoon Adonis Thomas Joe Jackson Charles Carmouche Will Barton Antonio Barton Chris Crawford
Pos F/G G/F G G G G G
Yr Ht/Wt Sr. 6-9/207 Fr. 6-6/222 So. 6-0/175 Sr. 6-3/185 So. 6-6/175 — Reserves — So. 6-2/165 So. 6-4/205
PPG* RPG* 9.0 4.3 — — 9.9 3.1apg 7.4 3.3 12.3 4.9 8.2 6.6
2.5 3.3apg
Hometown Atlanta, Ga. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. New Orleans, La. Baltimore, Md. Baltimore, Md. Memphis, Tenn.
*stats are from 2010-11 season; starters and reserves based on exhibition game vs. CBU Nov. 11
Belmont Starters
Game #1
Television: ESPN (Brad Nessler, play-byplay; Jimmy Dykes, color analyst) Radio: WREC 600 AM (Dave Woloshin, play-by-play; Matt Dillon, color analyst; Forrest Goodman, studio host) Web: ESPN3.com
2012
Memphis Tigers Basketball
No. 32 34 1 3 21
Name Scott Saunders Mick Hedgepeth Drew Hanlen Kerron Johnson Ian Clark
Pos F F G G G
14 45
J.J. Mann Brandon Baker
G/F F
Yr Ht/Wt Sr. 6-10/250 Sr. 6-9/235 Sr. 5-11/180 Jr. 6-1/175 Jr. 6-3/175 — Reserves — So. 6-6/210 r-Jr. 6-6/220
PPG# RPG# 9.0 5.0 11.0 7.0 12.0 3.0 15.0 6.0apg 13.0 5.0 12.0 0.0
3.0 5.0
#stats are from the 2011-12 season; starters from season opener at Duke Nov. 11
Hometown New Orleans, La. Crossville, Ala. St. Louis, Mo. Huntsville, Ala. Memphis, Tenn. Smyrna, Ga. Milford, Ohio
Game #1/Maui Invite • Memphis vs. Belmont • Page 2 National Polls 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Associated Press (Preseason) North Carolina (62).....................0-0 Kentucky .....................................0-0 Ohio State (1) ..............................0-0 Connecticut (2) ...........................0-0 Syracuse ......................................0-0 Duke ............................................0-0 Vanderbilt ....................................0-0 Florida .........................................0-0 Louisville.....................................0-0 Pittsburgh ....................................0-0 Memphis ....................................0-0 Baylor .........................................0-0 Kansas.........................................0-0 Xavier ..........................................0-0 Wisconsin....................................0-0 Arizona........................................0-0 UCLA ..........................................0-0 Michigan .....................................0-0 Alabama ......................................0-0 Texas A&M .................................0-0 Cincinnati ....................................0-0 Marquette ....................................0-0 Gonzaga ......................................0-0 California ....................................0-0 Missouri ......................................0-0 ARV: #36 Belmont, #43 Miami, Fla. #46 Marshall ESPN/USA Today Coaches (Preseason) North Carolina (30).....................0-0 Kentucky (1) ...............................0-0 Ohio State ...................................0-0 Connecticut .................................0-0 Syracuse ......................................0-0 Duke ............................................0-0 Vanderbilt ....................................0-0 Louisville.....................................0-0 Memphis ....................................0-0 Florida .........................................0-0 Pittsburgh ....................................0-0 Baylor .........................................0-0 Kansas.........................................0-0 Wisconsin....................................0-0 Xavier ..........................................0-0 Arizona........................................0-0 Alabama ......................................0-0 Michigan .....................................0-0 Texas A&M .................................0-0 UCLA ..........................................0-0 Marquette ....................................0-0 Cincinnati ....................................0-0 Gonzaga ......................................0-0 California ....................................0-0 Missouri ......................................0-0 ARV: None
Memphis/Belmont Statistical Comparison
Memphis/Belmont Series Information Overall series ......................... Memphis leads 1-0 Gms played in Memphis...... Memphis leads 1-0 Last regular season meeting.........Dec. 17, 2003 UofM 89, Belmont 83 The Pyramid/Memphis (recap and boxscore on page 6) • The Tigers open play in Maui versus No. 18/18 Michigan on Monday, Nov. 21. WHAT THE TIGERS DID A YEAR AGO • Memphis finished 2011-12 with a 25-10 overall record and a 10-6 Conference USA mark (4th place). • The Tigers won the 2011 Conference USA Tournament title with a thrilling 67-66 win over UTEP on the Miners’ homecourt. • Joe Jackson was named the C-USA Tournament MVP. • With the C-USA Tournament title, Memphis earned the league’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, where the No. 12 seed Tigers dropped a narrow 77-75 decision to No. 5 seed Arizona in the second round. WHAT THE BRUINS DID A YEAR AGO • Belmont posted a 30-5 overall record and a 19-1 Atlantic Sun Conference mark. • The Bruins won the Atlantic Sun regular season and tournament titles. • Belmont earned an NCAA Tournament berth and dropped a 72-58 decision to Wisconsin in the second round. SCOUTING THE BRUINS • Belmont enters Tuesday’s game with a 0-1 record. • The Bruins dropped a narrow 77-76 decision at No. 6 Duke in their season opener Nov. 11. • Belmont is in the Also Receiving Votes category of the Associated Press poll (No. 36).
Statistic Record RPI Sagarin Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Free Throw Percentage Field Goal Percentage Field Goal Pct. Defense 3-Point Field Goal Pct. 3-Point FG Pct. Defense Rebounding Offense Rebounding Defense Rebounding Margin Blocked Shots Assists Steals
U of M* 25-10 — — 72.1 68.3 +3.8 .680 .451 .417 .329 .330 35.6 34.8 +0.8 5.2 14.6 8.5
BU% 0-1 — — 76.0 77.0 -1.0 .727 .474 .429 .316 .474 35.0 34.0 +1.0 2.0 15.0 9.0
* stats are from 2010-11; % stats are from 2011-12
• The Bruins return four starters and 10 letterwinners from last year’s 30-5 squad that swept the Atlantic Sun regular season and tournament titles and earned an NCAA Tournament berth. • The trio of Mick Hedgepeth, Scott Saunders and Ian Clark were named to the 2011-12 preseason All-Atlantic Sun team. All three players also earned all-league honors last season. • Head coach Rick Byrd is in his 26th season at Belmont and has a 518-279 record at the school. TIGERS IN MAUI INVITATIONAL • Although Tuesday’s game is being played at FedExForum, it is a part of the 2011 EA Sports
P o l l Tra cki n g Th e Ti g e rs Following Memphis In The Polls D-12
D-19
D-26
J-2
J-23 J-30 F-6 F-13 F-20 F-27 AP Coaches PS — preseason ranking; PT — post-tournament ranking
M-5
M-12
PT
AP Coaches
PS 11 9
N-14
N-21
N-28
D-5
J-9
J-16
Tigers Record With Starters
Record Games
Starters
*Tigers opponents/possible opponents in italics
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Game #1/Maui Invite • Memphis vs. Belmont • Page 3 2011-12 Memphis Numerical Roster No.
Name
Pos
Ht
Wt
Yr
Hometown/High School/Last School
0
Ferrakohn Hall***
F
6-8
224
Jr.
1 2
Joe Jackson Antonio Barton
G G
6-1 6-2
164 170
So. So.
3 4
Chris Crawford Charles Carmouche
G G
6-4 6-3
212 183
So. Sr.
5
Will Barton
G
6-6
175
So.
Memphis, Tenn./White Station HS/ Seton Hall University Memphis, Tenn./White Station HS Baltimore, Md./Lake Clifton HS/ Notre Dame Prep Memphis, Tenn./Sheffield HS New Orleans, La./McMain HS/ University of New Orleans Baltimore, Md./Lake Clifton HS/ Brewster Academy Memphis, Tenn./Ridgeway HS Atlanta, Ga./Berkmar HS Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS Yaoundé, Cameroon/The Miller School (Va.) Memphis, Tenn./Mitchell HS Jackson, Tenn./Liberty Tech Killeen, Texas/Herker Heights HS Memphis, Tenn./Germantown HS Chicago, Ill./ Simeon Career Academy/ Univ. of Illinois/John A. Logan College Memphis, Tenn./Melrose HS
10 11 12 14 15 23 30 31 32
Tarik Black Wesley Witherspoon Drew Barham^ Hippolyte Tsafack Trey Draper Charles Holt D.J. Stephens Preston Laird Stan Simpson
F F/G G/F F G G F/G G F
6-8 6-9 6-7 6-8 5-10 5-10 6-5 6-3 6-10
243 207 195 240 175 165 187 183 232
So. Sr. Jr. r-Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr.
35
Adonis Thomas
F/G
6-6
222
Fr.
***Eligible to play Dec. 15, 2011; mid-season transfer in 2010-11; ^plans to redshirt in 2011-12
Pronunciation Guide Drew BARHAM ...............................BAR - um TARIK Black ...................................... tar - ICK Charles CARMOUCHE ............ car - MOOCH FERRAKOHN Hall...............FAIR - uh - CON
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Maui Invitational. The contest is Memphis’ opening game in the event. The Tigers have an overall record of 6-6 in the Maui Invitational. Memphis’ previous trips to Maui came in 1988, 1992, 1999 and 2006. The Tigers’ best finishes in the Maui Invitational were third-place showings in 1992 and 2006. Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway was named the Maui Invitational co-MVP in 1992.
TIGERS STAFF PREVIOUS MAUI TRIPS • Three members of the Memphis coaching staff have participated in previous Maui Invitationals. • Head coach John Pastner (1997, 2000, 2005) and assistant coaches Jack Murphy (2000, 2005) and Luke Walton (2000) all have been involved in the Maui Invitational while at Arizona. • The trio was a part of the Arizona team that won the 2000 Maui Invitational title, and Pastner was a player for the Wildcats that finished as the 1997 Maui Invitational runner-up. • That 2000 Arizona team that won the Maui title went on to advance to the 2001 NCAA Tournament title game. MEMPHIS IN IN-SEASON TOURNAMENTS/ CLASSICS • The Tigers have an overall record of 88-56 in regular season tournaments/classics in the program’s history. • Memphis has won 16 in-season tournament titles/classics. • The last time the Tigers carried home the trophy
Josh PASTNER ..............................PASS - ner D.J. STEPHENS .......................... STEF - fens Damon STOUDAMIRE ...STAH - uh - MIRE HIPPOLYTE TSAFACK ....HIP - po - LEET ....................................................... CHA - fack from an in-season tournament (more than one game) was last year. Memphis won the Global Sports Challenge with wins over Centenary, Northwestern State, LSU and Tennessee Martin. MEMPHIS IN SEASON, HOME OPENERS • The Tigers host Belmont in both their 2011-12 season and home openers Tuesday. • The Tigers have a 62-28 record in season openers for a 68.9 winning percentage. • Memphis has a 9-1 record in its last 10 season openers. The lone loss was an 85-76 setback to Wake Forest in the 2003 Coaches vs. Cancer event at Madison Square Garden (2003-04 season). • In home openers, Memphis is even more impressive with a 69-21 mark for a 76.7 winning percentage. • The Tigers are 9-1 in their last 10 home openers, with the only loss a narrow 81-80 decision to Austin Peay at The Pyramid in 2002-03. • Memphis won its 2010-11 openers (season and home) with a 104-40 victory over Centenary. WHEN THEY ARE ONE IN THE SAME • Memphis is 54-13 (.806 winning percentage) when its season opener is also its home opener. • The last time the Tigers played a season/home opener was last year when they defeated Centenary 104-40. • The Tigers have an 11-1 record in years when their season and home openers were one in the same, dating back to the 1994-95 campaign. • The lone setback in the last 12 season/home
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TIGERS ON THE WEB For game notes, rosters, statistics and other information on Memphis Tigers basketball, go to the University of Memphis athletics website at:
www.GoTigersGo.com
TIGERS ON THE RADIO All Memphis basketball games are broadcast on the Tigers’ network flagship station, WREC 600AM. Dave Woloshin calls the playby-play, while Matt Dillon serves as the color analyst. Dillon and Forrest Goodman (in studio) host the pre- and postgame shows. WREC 600AM also broadcasts Josh Pastner’s weekly radio show, which is held at the Lynchburg Legends Bar & Grill located in the East Memphis DoubleTree Inn. Forrest Goodman serves as host of the weekly call-in show. The first Pastner radio weekly call-in show is scheduled for Nov. 29.
JOSH PASTNER TELEVISION SHOW Head coach Josh Pastner’s weekly television coach’s show is televised every Sunday night at 10 p.m. (CT) during the season by FOX 13/WHBQ-TV in Memphis. The show begins in early December. Dave Woloshin and Matt Stark serve as the show’s co-hosts.
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Game #1/Maui Invite • Memphis vs. Belmont • Page 4 openers came in the 2000-01 season when Memphis dropped a 67-62 decision to Temple at The Pyramid. MEMPHIS AND ESPN, A HOOPS MARATHON TRADITION • For the fourth-straight year, Memphis is part of ESPN’s college hoops marathon to tip off the season. • The Tigers host Belmont at 11 a.m. (CT) in this year’s appearance in ESPN’s hoops marathon. • The following shows Memphis’s previous ESPN college hoops marathon games: Year/Time 2011/11 a.m. CT 2010/11 p.m. CT# 2009/9 p.m. CT 2008/11 p.m. CT#
Opponent Belmont Miami, Fla. Kansas UMass
Result — 72-68, W 55-57, L 80-58, W
# game tipped off ESPN’s marathon at 12 a.m. ET
A GOOD OMEN? • The last two times Memphis opened a season on Nov. 15, the Tigers posted a 30-win season. • The Tigers opened the 2008-09 campaign on Nov. 15, 2008, and defeated Fairfield 90-63 in an opening game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at FedExForum. • The 2008-09 team posted a 33-4 record, swept the Conference USA regular season and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen. That squad also recorded a school-record 27-game win streak. • The other recent Nov. 15 season-opening win came in the 2005-06 campaign. Memphis opened the year with a 79-52 win over Wiscon-
sin-Milwaukee in the NIT Season Tip-Off opening round at FedExForum. • That 2005-06 team posted a 33-4 record, swept the Conference USA regular season and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. MEMPHIS VERSUS THE ATLANTIC SUN • The Tigers have an all-time record of 17-5 versus Atlantic Sun Conference foes. • Memphis has played Belmont (1-0), East Tennessee State (4-3), Jacksonville (4-1), Lipscomb (5-1), Mercer (2-0) and Stetson (1-0). • The last time the Tigers played an Atlantic Sun opponent was last year when they hosted Lipscomb in a late December game. Memphis posted an 88-70 win over the Bisons. MEMPHIS REPRESENTIN’ • The city of Memphis will be well represented in Tuesday’s contest between the Tigers and Bruins. • The squads combine to have nine players from Memphis area on the two rosters. • Belmont has one player, Ian Clark, that calls the Bluff City home. • On the Tigers’ side, eight players hail from the Memphis area. Drew Barham, Tarik Black, Chris Crawford, Trey Draper, Ferrakohn Hall, Joe Jackson, Preston Laird and Adonis Thomas all are from Memphis. ONCE FRIENDS, NOW FOES • Tuesday’s game has teammates facing off against each other. • Tigers senior guard Preston Laird and Bruins
junior guard Ian Clark were teammates at Germantown High School. • Although he is unable to play in Tuesday’s game due to NCAA transfer rules, Memphis’ Ferrakohn Hall was also a teammate of Clark’s during summer ball. Hall and Clark played AAU summer ball for the Memphis YOMCA. FEDEXFORUM NEWBIES • Belmont is the first of four teams that will make their first trips to FedExForum in 2010-11. • When the Bruins last played Memphis in the Bluff City, the teams faced off in The Pyramid (2003-04 season). • The other three visiting programs that will play for the first time in FedExForum this season are Murray State Dec. 11, Robert Morris Dec. 29 and Xavier Feb. 4. NOT A NEWBIE TO MEMPHIS, FEDEXFORUM • Belmont has one player, senior forward Scott Saunders, on its roster that has played in FedExForum. • As a member of the Rice Owls program, Saunders, then a freshman, played in the 2008 Conference USA Tournament, which was hosted by the Tigers in FedExForum. • Saunders also played against the Tigers earlier that season. He scored 12 points and grabbed three rebounds in a 77-50 loss to Memphis at Reliant Arena in Houston. TIGERS SUCCESS AT FEDEXFORUM • The Tigers have a 127-15 overall record (.894 winning percentage) at FedExForum since
FedExForum
The Home of The Tigers The 2011-12 season marks the eighth for the Tigers in their home arena, FedExForum, which officially opened in September, 2004. Located just a few feet off Beale Street on historic Highway 61, FedExForum rises to extend the heart of the Memphis entertainment district. Memphis plays all of its 2011-12 home contests in the 18,400seat arena, which serves as the host for the 2012 Conference USA Tournaments (men/women). FedExForum was also the host site for the 2005-09 Conference USA Tournaments, 2009 NCAA Men’s South Regional and 2010 NCAA Women’s South Regional. At 135 feet high, FedExForum provides a new backdrop for historic Beale Street. The 805,850 square-feet arena, covering 13.8 acres, features five levels as well as state-of-the-art locker rooms and facilities for sports teams, as well as an exceptional dining and entertainment experiences for its patrons.
Capacity: 18,400 Open House: Sept. 6, 2004 First Event: Usher concert, Sept. 17, 2004 First Memphis Tiger event: Midnight Madness, Oct. 15, 2004 First Memphis exhibition game: vs. Christian Brothers, Nov. 6, 2004 (81-70, W) First Memphis regular season game: vs. Savannah State, Coaches vs. Cancer, Nov. 11, 2004 (102-40, W) Memphis record in FedExForum: 127-15 (.894 winning percentage)
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Game #1/Maui Invite • Memphis vs. Belmont • Page 5 moving into the arena for the 2004-05 campaign. • Since the 2005 Conference USA Tournament, Memphis has won 117 of its last 126 home games (.929 winning percentage). • Memphis is a perfect 7-0 in season/home openers at FedExForum. • The Tigers are 12-0 in exempt event games (tournament/classics) at FedExForum. BEST HOMECOURT ADVANTAGE • Since 2004-05, Memphis has won 127 games at FedExForum, the most home wins in the country over that span of time. • The following are the top three programs with the most home wins since 2004-05 (credit to Texas A&M SID for compiling this list): Most Home Wins Last Six Years (Since 2004-05) 1. 2. 3.
Memphis .................................... 127 Kansas......................................... 118 Texas A&M ................................ 113
TIGERS NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS • Since 1999-2000, the Tigers have a non-conference record (including postseason) of 161-55 for a 74.5 winning percentage. • In 2010-11, Memphis had a 15-4 record against non-conference opponents (including postseason). TIGERS IN NOVEMBER • Since 1999-2000, Memphis has a 45-15 record (.750 winning percentage) in November. • Of the 15 November losses, 10 were to nationally-ranked teams. • The Tigers are 28-4 (.875 winning percentage) in November the previous six seasons, with two of the four setbacks coming to ranked opponents. • The following shows Memphis’ progress in November games since the 1999-2000 campaign: Year 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08
Nov. Rec. 5-0 4-1 4-1 6-0
Losses to Ranked Teams 0 1 0 0
2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-2000 Totals
4-1 5-1 4-2 2-1 2-1 5-2 2-3 2-2 45-15
1 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 10
MEMPHIS VERSUS NASHVILLE • For a second-straight year, Memphis faces two opponents from the city of Nashville in Belmont Nov. 15 and Lipscomb Dec. 19. • Last year, the Tigers posted wins over Lipscomb and Tennessee State. • Memphis has a 19-9 record (.679 winning percentage) versus current NCAA Division 1 programs in the city of Nashville. • The following breaks down the Tigers’ record versus city of Nashville/NCAA Division 1 foes: Nashville Team Series Record Belmont.............................................1-0 Lipscomb ..........................................5-1 Tennessee State.................................8-0 Vanderbilt..........................................5-8 BLACK, BARTON EXPECTED TO PLAY TUESDAY • Sophomore Tarik Black sat out the Tigers’ Nov. 11 exhibition game versus Christian Brothers as a result of knee soreness. • Sophomore Antonio Barton ran into a Christian Brothers defender late in Friday’s exhibition game and cut his lip. • Both are expected to play Tuesday. BARHAM TO REDSHIRT • Junior Drew Barham announced Nov. 8 that he will redshirt the 2011-12 season. • The 6-foot-7 guard/forward played in 27 games and made 10 starts a year ago. He averaged 2.0 points and 1.5 boards in 2010-11. HOME SWEET HOME • The Tigers have eight players on their 2011-12 roster that call Memphis home. Drew Barham, Tarik Black, Chris Crawford, Trey Draper, Ferrakohn Hall, Joe Jackson, Preston Laird
2012 Tigers Hoops Signee Damien Wilson 6-6/190 Mableton, Ga./Oak Hill Academy Wilson, who is finishing his senior year at Oak Hill Academy, is rated the No. 63 overall prospect in the Class of 2012 by ESPNU. Originally from the Atlanta area, Wilson was a member of the Atlanta Celtics AAU team, which has produced talent such as current NBA stars Josh Smith and Dwight Howard. A lefty that likes to slash in the lane to get his buckets, Wilson led his Oak Hill team last December with 20 points in an 80-59 win over Mel-
rose, which featured current Tiger Adonis Thomas. Oak Hill finished the season with a 31-4 record while Wilson, a former Mableton (Ga.) Pebblebrook High standout, averaged 12 points per game. Wilson is rated as the No. 18 shooting guard and No. 90 overall prospect by Yahoo! and Rivals Sports. Scout ranks him as a four-star prospect and the nation’s No. 21 overall small forward. Max Preps ranks him as the No. 1 prospect in the state of Virginia and the No. 23 overall recruit.
JOSH PASTNER Head Coach
49-20 Record 3rd Year in 2011-12 • A Kingwood, Texas, native, Pastner was hired as the University of Memphis’ 17th head coach on Apr. 7, 2009. • Pastner has a record of 4920 at Memphis in his two seasons, the most victories by a Tigers head coach in that span of time. • Last year, Pastner guided Memphis to a 25-10 overall record and a 10-6 Conference USA mark. The Tigers won the 2011 C-USA Tournament title and earned an NCAA Tournament berth. • In his first year as head coach in 2009-10, Pastner’s Tigers posted a 24-10 overall and a 13-3 C-USA mark. Memphis earned a National Invitation Tournament (NIT) berth and advanced to the second round. • Pastner served as an assistant coach for the Tigers in the 2008-09 season. • Prior to joining the Memphis basketball family, Pastner spent 12 years of his college basketball life at Arizona as a player, staff member and assistant coach. • While in Tucson, Pastner was a member of Wildcats squads that made 12-straight NCAA Tournament appearances and posted a 290-103 record (1997-2008). • Pastner was a player on the 1996-97 Arizona team that won the NCAA title.
Pastner Year-By-Year Record Season Team/Position 2011-12 Memphis/HC 2010-11 Memphis/HC 2009-10 Memphis/HC 2008-09 Memphis/Asst. 2007-08 Arizona/Asst. 2006-07 Arizona/Asst. 2005-06 Arizona/Asst. 2004-05 Arizona/Asst. 2003-04 Arizona/Asst. 2002-03 Arizona/Asst. 2001-02 Arizona/Video* 2000-01 Arizona/Asst.# 1999-2000Arizona/Player 1998-99 Arizona/Player 1997-98 Arizona/Player 1996-97 Arizona/Player Memphis Totals
W-L — 25-10 24-10 33-4 19-15 20-11 20-13 30-7 20-10 28-4 24-10 25-6 27-7 22-6 30-5 25-9 82-24
Arizona Totals 290-103 (Staff/Player)
Total
Notes — (T)/NCAA 2nd NIT 2nd (R/T)/Sweet 16 NCAA 1st NCAA 1st NCAA 2nd (R)/Elite Eight NCAA 1st (R)/Elite Eight (T)/Sweet 16 NCAA Title Gm (R)/NCAA 2nd NCAA 1st (R)/Elite Eight NCAA Champ 3 conf. titles/ 2 NCAA/ 1 Sweet 16/ 1 NIT 5 conf. titles/ 12 NCAA/ 6 Sweet 16/ 5 Elite Eight/ 2 Final Four/ 2 NCAA title games/ 1 NCAA title
372-127
(R) — denotes conf. regular season title (T) — denotes conf. tournament title *also served as recruiting coordinator; # undergraduate assistant coach
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Game #1/Maui Invite • Memphis vs. Belmont • Page 6 and Adonis Thomas all are from the Bluff City. • The 2011-12 Tigers have the most players from the city of Memphis on its roster since 1995-96 when there were nine players that called the Bluff City home. • Since 1981-82 (30 seasons ago), this year’s eight players from the city of Memphis are tied for the seventh-most on a Tigers roster and the following shows that: Year # of Players 1994-95 11 1993-94 10 1991-92 10 1985-86 10 1995-96 9 1984-85 9
Year # of Players 2011-12 8 1992-93 8 1990-91 8 1988-89 8 1987-88 8 1986-87 8
TIGERS’ NBA TIES • The Memphis staff has several NBA ties and the following lists those: Position at Memphis NBA Tie Jack Murphy/Asst. ...............Advance Scout Denver Nuggets (2006-09) Damon Stoudamire/Asst. ....Player 13 seasons (1995-2008) .........................................Asst. Coach Memphis Grizzlies (2009-11) Luke Walton/Asst. ...............Player Los Angeles Lakers 8 seasons (2003-11) 2 NBA titles 4 NBA Finals Eric Sebastian/Dir. of Ops...Dir. of Media Relations Denver Nuggets (1994-2009) Brad Anderson/Athletic.......Asst. Athletic Trainer Trainer Portland Trail Blazers (1997-99) Frank Matrisciano/...............Trained several NBA Life Changer players, including 2010-11 Rookie of the Year Blake Griffin PASTNER EIGHTH-YOUNGEST HEAD COACH IN NCAA DIVISION 1 HOOPS • Although younger head coaches are hired around the country year after year, Memphis’ Josh Pastner remains among the youngest head coaches (8th) in NCAA Division I hoops, and the following shows that: Youngest NCAA Division I Head Coaches For 2011-12 Season Coach, School Age Andy Toole, Robert Morris 31 Jason Capel, Appalachian State 31 Brian Wardle, UW-Green Bay 32 Archie Miller, Dayton 33 Tony Jasick, IPFW 33
Birthdate Sept. 11, 1980 Jan. 15, 1980 Oct. 10, 1979 Oct. 30, 1978 Apr. 17, 1978
Matt Langel, Colgate Jason James, UT Martin Josh Pastner, Memphis Steve Masiello, Manhattan Bobby Washington, Grambling John Gallagher, Hartford Michael White, Louisiana Tech
33 34 34 34 34 34 34
Nov. 21, 1977 Oct. 10, 1977 Sept. 26, 1977 Sept. 2, 1977 June 1, 1977 May 27, 1977 Mar. 2, 1977
MEMPHIS HAS ONE OF TOP-SCORING COACHING STAFFS IN NATION • In research compiled by Tennessee SID Tom Satkowiak, Memphis has the 13th highest scoring staffs in the country. • For this list, the staffs only include the head coach and assistant coaches and their scoring totals at the NCAA Division I level. • The following is a top-30 list: Team Staff Total Pts Team Staff Total Pts 1. Tennessee 5,381 16. Georgetown 2,705 2. Auburn 4,373 17. Detroit 2,681 3. Valparaiso 4,146 18. UALR 2,668 4. Kansas 3,834 19. Navy 2,612 5. Duke 3,805 20. Florida 2,585 6. Princeton 3,804 21. JMU 2,338 7. Loyola-Chicago 3,756 22. N. Iowa 2,310 8. East Carolina 3,712 23. Tenn. St. 2,280 9. Missouri St. 3,646 24. Kennesaw St.2,249 10. Oklahoma St. 3,367 25. Penn 2,227 11. Stanford 3,331 26. Creighton 2,187 12. Colgate 3,304 27. S. Carolina 2,181 13. Memphis 3,047 28. Kentucky 2,040 14. Tulsa 3,004 29. NW State 2,033 15. SMU 2,913 30. Manhattan 1,915 * italics denotes opponents/possible opponents in 2011-12
• The following is the breakdown of the Memphis staff’s career scoring numbers: Name/Position Josh Pastner/Head Coach Damon Stoudamire/Asst. Coach Luke Walton/Asst. Coach Total
Total Pts 19 1,849 1,179 3,047
MEMPHIS RANKED IN PRESEASON POLLS • The Tigers find themselves in both national preseason polls this year, checking in at No. 11 in the Associated Press poll and No. 9 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll. • It is the seventh time in the last eight seasons Memphis has been ranked in the preseason. • The No. 11 Associated Press poll preseason ranking is the second-highest since the turn of century (2000-01). The only Tigers team ranked higher in the Associated Press preseason poll was the 2007-08 squad (No. 3). • In its history, Memphis has been ranked a total of 19 times in the preseason polls. and the following shows that: Year 2011-12 2010-11
Rank #11 #19
Year 1989-90 1985-86
Rank #24 #14
LAST MEETING (2003-04) Memphis 89, Belmont 83 Dec. 17, 2003
(AP) Duane Erwin scored a career-high 21 points and Rodney Carney collected nine of his 16 points in the final 1:32 as Memphis held off Belmont 89-83. Erwin hit all eight of his field goals, but it was Carney’s scoring down the stretch that reversed a Belmont comeback that tied the game at 78 when Adam Mark rebounded Jese Snyder’s missed free throw with 2:04 left. Carney scored three times off rebounds and converted 3-of-4 from the line in the final 92 seconds as the Tigers put on enough of a run late to offset the Bruins. Belmont stayed close thanks to a torrid night from 3-point range. The Bruins connected on 17-of-38 attempts from behind the arc, including 62 percent in the first half. Mark led Belmont with 25 points and 10 rebounds, but Steve Drabyn did the damage from outside with 21 points, including seven 3-pointers. Josh Goodwin finished with 12 on 4-of-8 from outside the arc. Antonio Burks matched Carney’s 16 points, while Sean Banks had 14 and Arthur Barclay scored a careerhigh 11 points. Carney had a team-high 11 rebounds. Memphis led 44-36 at the half, but Belmont’s 3-point shooting kept the Bruins close. Drabyn connected on four of his five shots from long range for 12 points in the half. Several times the Bruins cut the Tiger lead to one, but each time, Memphis turned back the rally. Memphis closed with seven consecutive points for its biggest lead of the first half. The Tigers built a 15-point lead near the midway point of the second half, but Belmont whittled away with four straight 3-pointers, including a pair by Drabyn. The comeback to tie the game was the result of a 16-5 run by the Bruins, led by Mark who had nine points during the stretch. Belmont Sonn Mark Snyder Goodwin Drabyn Jones Collins Caterson Oliver Otis Preston TEAM Totals
FG-A 3-5 11-21 0-2 4-10 7-14 0-0 2-8 0-0 0-0 3-6 0-0
3P-A 1-2 1-4 0-2 4-8 7-13 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 3-5 0-0
FT-A RB TP A TO 1-4 7 8 5 1 2-4 10 25 7 6 1-2 3 1 1 2 0-0 4 12 3 0 0-1 1 21 3 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2-2 3 7 5 1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 9 0 0 0-0 1 0 1 0 5 30-66 17-38 6-13 35 83 26 12
B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Memphis Carney Banks Erwin Burks Rice Hunt Lopez Diarra Barclay TEAM Totals
FG-A 5-13 5-14 8-8 5-9 1-4 1-3 0-1 0-0 4-5
B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
3P-A 1-4 3-8 0-0 3-3 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
FT-A RB TP A TO 5-6 11 16 3 3 1-4 6 14 0 1 5-6 7 21 2 2 3-4 2 16 2 2 6-7 3 8 7 2 1-2 4 3 2 1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3-4 3 11 0 1 2 29-57 7-20 24-33 39 89 16 12
Belmont 36 47 Memphis 44 45 Officials: Kennedy, Higgins, Hicks Attendance: 14,985
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S Min 0 28 3 38 3 26 0 31 0 29 0 0+ 2 30 0 5 0 0+ 0 10 0 3
2 8 200 S Min 1 29 0 29 1 30 2 34 1 36 1 23 0 9 0 1 0 9
7 6 200
83 89
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“What A Difference A Year Makes” By The Numbers Last year, the Tigers had one of the most inexperienced teams in college basketball, and the numbers entering the season revealed that. Well, a year later, the tune has changed with the numbers showing Memphis returning a lot of experience in 2011-12.
2011-12 Numbers
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TIGERS PICKED TO WIN C-USA, EARN NCAA TOURNEY BID • In most preseason publications, Memphis is the favorite to win the 2011-12 Conference USA regular season crown. The Sporting News, Lindy’s, Athlon Sports and CBSSports.com all pick the Tigers to finish first in the C-USA regular season standings. • Athlon Sports picked the Tigers to advance to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen. • CBSSports.com’s Jerry Palm picked Memphis as the No. 2 seed in the South Region of the 2012 NCAA Tournament. The Tigers would open play against the No. 15 seed Hampton in Nashville. • Lindy’s ranked Memphis No. 13 in its preseason magazine. • Blue Ribbon College Yearbook ranked the Tigers No. 12 in its preseason poll. • SI.com ranked the Tigers No. 18 in its preseason power rankings.
Total number of games played at NCAA Division I level 235: Total number of games started at NCAA Division I level 97.9: Percentage of assists returning from 2010-11 95.6: Percentage of steals returning from 2010-11 89.0: Percentage of minutes played returning from 2010-11 88.3: Percentage of points scored returning from 2010-11 85.5: Percentage of rebounds returning from 2010-11 80.9: Percentage of blocked shots returning from 2010-11
WILL BARTON, JACKSON NAMED TO WOODEN AWARD WATCH LIST • Will Barton and Joe Jackson both were named to the 2011-12 John R. Wooden Award preseason watch list, The Los Angeles Athletic Club Wooden Award Committee announced on Oct. 3. • The Wooden Award has been given annually to college basketball’s Player of the Year since 1976.
2010-11 Numbers
THOMAS SELECTED TO TISDALE WATCH LIST • Adonis Thomas was named to the 2011-12 the 2011-12 Wayman Tisdale Award preseason watch list, the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) announced Oct. 20. • The Tisdale Award is given annually to college basketball’s Freshman of the Year. • Thomas was one of 12 freshmen from across the nation to be named to the Tisdale Award watch list. • In 2009, Memphis’ Tyreke Evans was selected the USBWA National Freshman of the Year.
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Total number of games played at NCAA Division I level 91: Total number of games started at NCAA Division I level 65.9: Percentage of blocked shots returning from 2009-10 41.8: Percentage of rebounds returning from 2009-10 33.7: Percentage of points scored returning from 2009-10 28.3: Percentage of steals returning from 2009-10 15.8: Percentage of assists returning from 2009-10
WILL BARTON, JACKSON NAMED TO NAISMITH TROPHY WATCH LIST • Will Barton and Joe Jackson both were named to the 2011-12 Naismith Trophy preseason watch list, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Nov. 7. • The Naismith Trophy has been given annually to college basketball’s Player of the Year since 1969.
THREE TIGERS NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-C-USA TEAMS • Three Tigers were named to the 2011-12 preseason All-Conference USA teams, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. • Will Barton was a preseason All-C-USA first
team pick, while Tarik Black and Joe Jackson were selected to the All-C-USA second team. • In 2010-11, Barton was a preseason All-C-USA second team pick as a freshman. MORE PRESEASON HONORS FOR TIGERS • In Lindy’s hoops magazine, three Tigers were named to its All-Conference USA teams. Joe Jackson was selected to the first team, Will Barton the second team and Tarik Black the third team. • In The Sporting News college basketball preview, Will Barton and Tarik Black were named to the All-Conference USA Team. • Also in The Sporting News, Chris Crawford was selected Conference USA’s Best Passer, Tarik Black C-USA’s Best Shot Blocker, Antonio Barton the league’s Best Under Pressure, Adonis Thomas C-USA’s Top Freshman and Top NBA Prospect and head coach Josh Pastner the conference’s Best Recruiter and Best Interview. Memphis was rated the league’s Best Homecourt Advantage. • According to CBSSports.com, Memphis has four of college basketball’s 100 players on its rosters. The website lists Will Barton at No. 31, Adonis Thomas at No. 37, Tarik Black at No. 41 and Joe Jackson at No. 60. • CBSSports.com also lists Adonis Thomas as the No. 7 freshman in the nation and named him to its preseason Freshman All-America second team. • CBSSports.com lists Joe Jackson among its top-15 point guards in the nation (No. 11), Will Barton among its top-15 wing men (No. 14) and Tarik Black among its top-20 big men (No. 16). • In its C-USA preview online, CBSSports.com picked Tarik Black and Will Barton to its AllC-USA first team and Adonis Thomas and Joe Jackson to its second team. Black was named C-USA Player of the Year and Break-Through Player, while Thomas was selected the C-USA Newcomer of the Year. • On SI.com, Adonis Thomas was named one of the top 16 impact freshmen for 2011-12. Thomas was ranked the No. 11 freshman on the SI.com list. WHAT WE DID THIS PAST SUMMER • Joe Jackson played with USA Basketball’s U19 squad that participated in the FIBA World Championships in Latvia in late June/early July. He averaged just over 11 ppg in helping lead Team USA to a fifth-place finish at the Championships. • Will Barton participated in the Chris Paul Elite Guard Camp in early June. • Drew Barham played with an Athletes In Action squad that toured East Asia in June. • Preston Laird was one of two Memphis student-athletes to attend in the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in mid-June.
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2010-11 Statistics Overall Games
25-10 (17-2 Home • 5-6 Away • 3-2 Neutral) Player GP-GS Will Barton 35-25 Joe Jackson 35-27 Tarik Black 35-24 Wesley Witherspoon 23-11 Antonio Barton 35-12 Charles Carmouche 32-28 Will Coleman 35-15 Chris Crawford 35-19 Angel Garcia 8-0 D.J. Stephens 32-4 Drew Barham 27-10 Hippolyte Tsafack 3-0 Charles Holt 4-0 Trey Draper 3-0 Preston Laird 2-0 TEAM Total 35 Opponents 35 Score By Periods Memphis Opponents
Min-Avg 1070-30.6 765-21.9 792-22.6 526-22.9 861-24.6 791-24.7 671-19.2 920-26.3 104-13.0 358-11.2 190-7.0 16-5.3 5-1.3 4-1.3 2-1.0 707570751st 1246 1135
— Total — — 3-Point — — Rebounds — FG-A Pct FG-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg 167-390 .428 39-147 .265 58-83 .699 49-124 173 4.9 110-255 .431 19-61 .311 106-146 .726 27-47 74 2.1 122-231 .528 0-0 .000 74-126 .587 96-80 176 5.0 61-125 .488 14-35 .400 72-93 .774 31-67 98 4.3 94-203 .463 42-95 .442 57-84 .679 13-75 88 2.5 73-182 .401 34-87 .391 57-84 .679 18-86 104 3.3 99-157 .631 0-0 .000 48-82 .585 45-112 157 4.5 82-249 .329 44-147 .299 23-31 .742 16-91 107 3.1 13-37 .351 5-16 .313 18-21 .857 8-16 24 3.0 50-78 .641 1-2 .500 11-20 .550 37-47 84 2.6 18-61 .295 11-45 .244 7-10 .700 19-21 40 1.5 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-1 1 0.3 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0.3 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 62-57 119 3.4 891-1974 .451 210-639 .329 532-782 .680 421-825 1246 35.6 828-1988 .417 205-622 .330 531-778 .683 445-772 1217 34.8 2nd 1243 1234
OT 35 23
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Total 2524 2392
Deadball Rebounds Memphis Opponents
PF-FO 80-0 77-2 113-8 59-0 58-2 94-4 81-3 59-1 12-0 39-0 34-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 2 712-20 671-22 Off 124 113
Ast TO Blk Stl 99 89 17 54 109 115 5 35 12 47 56 27 23 41 9 25 60 45 6 25 54 42 9 40 10 38 32 11 117 74 15 55 1 6 3 2 14 15 26 16 13 13 4 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 512 535 183 297 450 520 142 259 Def 23 17
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Pts-Avg 431-12.3 345-9.9 318-9.1 208-9.0 287-8.2 237-7.4 246-7.0 231-6.6 49-6.1 112-3.5 54-2.0 3-1.0 3-0.8 0-0.0 0-0.0 2524-72.1 2392-68.3 Total 147 130
Conference USA Games 10-6 (7-1 Home • 3-5 Away)/4th place
Player GP-GS Min-Avg Will Barton 16-12 486-30.4 Tarik Black 16-13 435-27.2 Joe Jackson 16-12 301-18.8 Wesley Witherspoon 7-0 142-20.3 Antonio Barton 16-6 411-25.7 Will Coleman 16-6 292-18.3 Charles Carmouche 15-13 400-26.7 Chris Crawford 16-7 448-28.0 D.J. Stephens 16-2 188-11.8 Drew Barham 14-9 122-8.7 TEAM Total 163225Opponents 163225-
— Total — — 3-Point — FG-A Pct FG-A Pct 78-170 .459 19-65 .292 72-133 .541 0-0 .000 43-91 .473 6-20 .300 18-36 .500 1-6 .167 41-94 .436 15-44 .341 42-68 .618 0-0 .000 28-88 .318 13-40 .325 30-111 .270 10-58 .172 24-37 .649 0-0 .000 10-32 .313 6-23 .261 386-860 359-871
Score By Periods 1st 2nd Memphis 511 524 Opponents 496 553 Bold indicates players returning in 2011-12
.449 .412 OT 8 5
FT-FTA 22-36 45-68 36-58 16-24 21-32 19-31 23-34 12-15 5-9 2-4
70-256 .273 201-311 88-279 .315 248-373
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Total 1043 1054
— Rebounds — Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl .611 17-59 76 4.8 35-0 41 45 10 22 .662 51-48 99 6.2 51-3 1 24 36 12 .621 5-22 27 1.7 42-2 37 51 1 16 .667 9-17 26 3.7 15-0 2 14 2 6 .656 6-31 37 2.3 30-2 28 18 4 10 .613 16-50 66 4.1 40-2 3 18 6 5 .676 13-46 59 3.9 42-2 30 17 4 13 .800 6-37 43 2.7 28-0 55 38 9 24 .556 19-20 39 2.4 24-0 6 12 15 9 .500 13-9 22 1.6 18-0 7 7 3 3 22-31 53 3.3 14 .646 177-370 547 34.2 326-11 210 248 90 120 .665 197-348 545 34.1 279-8 195 220 60 117
Deadball Rebounds Memphis Opponents
Off 51 59
Def 11 8
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Pts-Avg 197-12.3 189-11.8 128-8.0 53-7.6 118-7.4 103-6.4 92-6.1 82-5.1 53-3.3 28-2.0 1043-65.2 1054-65.9 Total 62 67
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2010-11 Results RECORD SUMMARY
OVERALL
HOME
AWAY
25-10 10-6 15-4
17-2 7-1 10-1
5-6 3-5 2-1
All Games Conference USA Games Nonconference Games
DATE
OPPONENT
SCORE
11/12/10 11/15/10 11/17/10 11/21/10 11/23/10
&CENTENARY MIAMI, FLA. &NORTHWESTERN STATE &vs. LSU &TENNESSEE MARTIN
W, 104-40 W, 72-68 W, 94-79 W, 70-61 W, 102-80
HIGH SCORER
12/01/10 12/04/10 12/07/10 12/16/10 12/20/10 12/23/10 12/30/10 01/02/11 01/05/11 01/08/11 01/12/11 01/15/11 01/19/11 01/22/11 01/26/11 01/29/11
ARKANSAS STATE WESTERN KENTUCKY #vs. Kansas AUSTIN PEAY TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI GEORGETOWN LIPSCOMB TENNESSEE STATE at Tennessee *EAST CAROLINA *at SMU *MARSHALL *at Southern Miss *at UAB *UCF *at Marshall
(17) ANTONIO BARTON (17) JOE JACKSON (24) WESLEY WITHERSPOON (20) Wesley Witherspoon (20) WILL BARTON (20) WILL COLEMAN W, 78-71 (OT) (20) WILL BARTON W, 77-61 (15) JOE JACKSON L, 68-81 (16) Will Barton W, 70-68 (OT) (18) CHRIS CRAWFORD W, 68-63 (23) JOE JACKSON L, 69-86 (18) WILL BARTON W, 88-70 (28) WESLEY WITHERSPOON W, 91-86 (24) ANTONIO BARTON L, 84-104 (17) Will Coleman W, 61-58 (12) TARIK BLACK L, 58-64 (15) Joe Jackson W, 77-61 (19) WILL COLEMAN W, 76-75 (15) Will Barton W, 76-73 (ot) (17) Will Barton W, 77-61 (17) WILL BARTON L, 70-85 (20) Will Barton
02/02/11 02/05/11
*TULSA ^at Gonzaga
L, 65-68 W, 62-58
(16) JOE JACKSON (17) Antonio Barton
02/09/11 02/12/11 02/16/11 02/19/11 02/22/11 02/26/11 03/02/11 03/05/11 03/10/11
*at UCF *SOUTHERN MISS *UAB *at Rice *HOUSTON *at UTEP *at East Carolina *TULANE %vs. Southern Miss
W, 63-62 W, 67-61 W, 62-58 L, 52-67 W, 69-58 L, 47-74 L, 57-68 W, 66-61 W, 66-63
(15) Will Barton (17) TARIK BLACK (17) WILL BARTON (14) Antonio Barton (16) TARIK BLACK (10) Will Barton (15) Antonio Barton (24) TARIK BLACK (15) Joe Jackson
03/11/11
%vs. East Carolina
W, 76-56
(24) Joe Jackson
03/12/11 03/18/11
%at UTEP $vs. Arizona
W, 67-66 L, 75-77
(17) Joe Jackson (17) Antonio Barton
* = Conference USA Game # = Jimmy V Classic (New York, N.Y.) % = Conference USA Tournament (El Paso, Texas) HOME GAMES IN BOLD SMALL CAPS
ATTENDANCE SUMMARY Home Away Neutral Total
NETURAL 3-2 0-0 3-2
HIGH REBOUNDER
ATT.
(9) DREW BARHAM (5) WESLEY WITHERSPOON (12) WESLEY WITHERSPOON (9) Tarik Black (9) ANGEL GARCIA
17792 17873 16215 7941 15909
RECORD 1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0
(6) WILL BARTON (11) D.J. STEPHENS (7) Will Barton (7) CHARLES CARMOUCHE (9) WILL COLEMAN (7) WILL BARTON (14) WESLEY WITHERSPOON (8) WILL BARTON (9) Will Coleman (7) TARIK BLACK (6) Will Barton (11) WILL COLEMAN (8) Tarik Black (8) Will Barton (7) DREW BARHAM (5) Tarik Black (5) Charles Carmouche (10) WILL COLEMAN (7) Will Barton (7) Tarik Black (7) Will Coleman (7) Will Barton (9) TARIK BLACK (7) TARIK BLACK (7) D.J. Stephens (8) CHARLES CARMOUCHE (7) Tarik Black (8) Will Barton (11) TARIK BLACK (6) Will Barton (6) Wesley Witherspoon (5) Antonio Barton (5) Charles Carmouche (10) Tarik Black (11) Will Coleman
16342 17171 19391 16347 16187 17842 17368 15831 18664 16058 2509 15877 5864 9119 17086 7614
6-0 7-0 7-1 8-1 9-1 9-2 10-2 11-2 11-3 12-3, 1-0 12-4, 1-1 13-4, 2-1 14-4, 3-1 15-4, 4-1 16-4, 5-1 16-5, 5-2
15953 10778
16-6, 5-3 17-6
7076 18104 16818 2324 16550 11334 5856 17278 7085
18-6, 6-3 19-6, 7-3 20-6, 8-3 20-7, 8-4 21-7, 9-4 21-8, 9-5 21-9, 9-6 22-9, 10-6 23-9
9496
24-9
11769 12631
25-9 25-10
& = Global Sports Challenge (Memphis, Tenn./Tupelo, Miss.) ^ = Ronald McDonald House Classic (Spokane, Wash.) $ = NCAA Tournament West Region Second Round (Tulsa, Okla.)
GAMES 19 11 5 35
TOTALS 318,601 92,907 56,544 468,052
AVG/GAME 16,768 8,446 11,309 13,373
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2011-12 Memphis Exhibition Stats Memphis Tigers Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2011) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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Player
gp-gs
05 01 11 35 04 03 32 02 30 10 14 31 23 15
BARTON, Will JACKSON, Joe WITHERSPOON, Wesl THOMAS, Adonis CARMOUCHE, Charle CRAWFORD, Chris SIMPSON, Stan BARTON, Antonio STEPHENS, D.J. BLACK, Tarik TSAFACK, Hippolyte LAIRD, Preston HOLT, Charles DRAPER, Trey Team Total.......... Opponents......
OVERALL 2-0 0-0 2-0
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
2-2 2-2 2-2 2-1 2-2 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0
46 43 38 49 37 48 31 35 21 19 18 6 5 4
23.0 18-27 21.5 9-17 19.0 6-13 24.5 6-13 18.5 6-8 24.0 7-16 15.5 7-10 17.5 5-11 10.5 2-2 19.0 1-4 9.0 1-2 3.0 1-2 2.5 1-2 2.0 0-0
2 2
400 400
70-127 47-121
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game
MEM 198 99.0 +37.5 70-127 .551 15-38 .395 7.5 43-66 .652 21.5 85 42.5 +14.0 43 21.5 24 12.0 +10.0 1.8 30 15.0 10 5.0 0 2-0 -
Score by Periods Memphis Tigers Opponents
Totals 198 123
1st 2nd 97 101 54 69
HOME 2-0 0-0 2-0
.667 .529 .462 .462 .750 .438 .700 .455 1.000
.250 .500 .500 .500 .000
1-4 1-4 0-2 3-8 3-4 3-9 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0
.551 15-38 .388 19-54
OPP 123 61.5 47-121 .388 19-54 .352 9.5 10-19 .526 5.0 57 28.5 30 15.0 44 22.0 0.7 14 7.0 5 2.5 0 0-0 0-0
AWAY 0-0 0-0 0-0
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
.250 12-17 .250 5-6 .000 11-13 .375 4-9 .750 3-3 .333 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 4-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 2-4 1.000 0-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-2
.706 .833 .846 .444
.395 43-66 .352 10-19
.652 .526
Date 11/02/11 11/11/11
1.000
.000 .500 1.000
.000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000
off
6 4 7 0 1 0 5 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 4 35 29
NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0
Rebounds def tot avg
4 2 7 4 3 8 6 4 3 2 4 2 0 0 1 50 28
10 6 14 4 4 8 11 5 4 4 7 2 0 1 5 85 57
a
1 2 1 3 5 2 2 3 2 0 4 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 12 4 1 5 11 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
42.5 28.5
25 42
0 -
43 30
Opponent LEMOYNE-OWEN CHRISTIAN BROTHERS
* - Conference game
pf dq
5.0 3.0 7.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 5.5 2.5 2.0 4.0 3.5 1.0 0.0 0.5
W W
to blk stl
pts
avg
4 3 1 4 1 4 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 1
49 24 23 19 18 17 16 16 4 2 4 3 3 0
24.5 12.0 11.5 9.5 9.0 8.5 8.0 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 0.0
24 10 30 198 44 5 14 123
99.0 61.5
1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Score 119-67 79-56
5 6 5 2 6 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Att. 0 0
Game • Recaps • And • Boxscores EXHIBITION GAME #1
EXHIBITION GAME #2
Memphis 119, LeMoyne-Owen 67 Nov. 2, 2011 • Memphis, Tenn.
Memphis 79, Christian Brothers 56 Nov. 11, 2011 • Memphis, Tenn.
Hot shooting and lockdown defense got the 2011-12 Memphis men’s basketball season going, as the Tigers posted a 119-67 victory over Division II LeMoyne-Owen College (LOC) in their first exhibition game. Seven Tigers scored in double figures on the night led by Will Barton with 22 points. LOC’s Teshawn Byron paced all scorers with 33. Memphis was impressive on both sides of the ball, shooting 60.3 percent from the field while holding LOC to just 38.6 percent shooting and forcing 25 turnovers. The Tigers outscored the Magicians 40-11 off takeaways. In addition to Will Barton’s scoring total, the Tigers got 16 points each from Antonio Barton, Charles Carmouche and Wesley Witherspoon. Stan Simpson added 14 points, Adonis Thomas tallied 11 and Joe Jackson added 10 points. Hippolyte Tsafack was the Tigers’ top rebounder with six boards. The Tigers trailed early after turnovers on two of their first three possessions, but got going with a trey from Jackson followed by a quick steal off the inbounds pass and a layup from Will Barton. Byron singlehandedly kept the Magicians in the game with eight points in the first three minutes. Newcomers Thomas and Simpson got in on the scoring action to give Memphis its first double-digit lead of the night at 30-20 midway through the first half. However, Byron was unstoppable from beyond the arc and his 17 points and 4-of-4 shooting from long distance had the Magicians within eight points at 33-25 with 8:50 left in the half. Free throws eventually made the difference as Memphis scored the next seven points from the line, the beginning of a 19-0 run. The Tigers eventually established a 5729 halftime lead. LOC scored four of the first six points out of the break, but it was Carmouche’s turn to wow the crowd with seven points in the first three minutes of the second half. Back-toback scores from Witherspoon punctuated by a trey from Thomas put the Tigers up 76-36 at the 15:26 mark, and the game was out of reach the rest of the way.
Playing its final tune-up before the regular season tips off, Memphis dominated cross-town foe Christian Brothers with a 79-56 win. Sophomore Will Barton paced the Tigers with 27 points, while Joe Jackson added 14 and Chris Crawford contributed 13. Senior Wesley Witherspoon led all players on the boards with nine rebounds, including five on the offensive glass, to give the Tigers a 38-22 edge in that category. For the game, Memphis shot 48.1 percent from the field while holding the Buccaneers to just 39.2 percent shooting with 19 turnovers. Memphis steals on the first two CBU possessions set the tone early as the Tigers scored the first six points of the game. After a 0-for-3 shooting start, the Buccaneers finally got on the board with a trey. But, Crawford provided a big lift off the bench in the early going with 13 points on five-straight buckets to build a 19-5 Memphis lead. Crawford was 5-for-5 from the field with three treys before the 12-minute mark, part of a 9-of-13 shooting start for the Tigers. Crawford’s hot hand soon extended to the rest of the team as Memphis put together an 18-0 run to go up 26-5 with 8:51 left in the first half. A Pat Graham trey stopped the Tigers’ run for a brief moment, but back-to-back dunks from Barton on the next two Tigers possessions had the Memphis lead up to 23 points at 31-8. A 7-0 CBU spurt gave the Buccaneers some life in the waning minutes of the first half, cutting the lead to 17 points at 37-20. Memphis freshman Adonis Thomas drained a three at the other end, but CBU scored the final five points of the half with a three-pointer and a pair of free throws to make it 40-25 Memphis at the break. With his team up 57-34, Jackson entered his name in the dunk contest as he took a steal the length of the court and hammered it home. With frustration mounting, CBU fouled Antonio Barton hard, earning a technical foul and more free throws for the Tigers, which allowed them to extend their lead to 62-34 with 8:27 left in the game. Down 72-36 with just under five minutes to play, the Buccaneers drained treys on four-straight possessions in a 13-2 run. But it was too little too late as Memphis coasted the rest of the way to victory.
LOC FG-A 3P-A Gant 0-1 0-0 Stoudemire 7-17 0-0 Nesbitt 0-1 0-0 Hopson 2-8 2-8 Byron 12-20 5-8 Gayles 0-2 0-0 Brown 4-7 1-2 Shorter 2-3 0-0 Mathieu 0-5 0-3 Hill 0-4 0-3 Tumblin 0-2 0-1 TEAM Totals 27-70 8-25 Memphis Black Witherspoon Jackson Carmouche Barton, W. Barton, A. Crawford Tsafack Draper Holt Stephens Laird Simpson Thomas TEAM Totals
FT-A RB TP A TO 0-0 0 0 1 0 0-0 7 14 0 2 0-0 0 0 1 5 0-0 1 6 2 1 4-9 6 33 3 5 0-0 0 0 2 6 0-0 3 9 2 3 1-4 6 5 0 1 0-1 4 0 1 0 0-0 2 0 4 1 0-0 2 0 0 1 4 5-14 35 67 16 25
B 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
FT-A RB TP A TO 0-2 4 2 1 3 6-7 5 16 1 1 3-3 3 10 7 1 1-1 2 16 2 0 4-7 5 22 4 1 4-4 2 16 1 0 0-0 5 4 7 2 2-4 6 2 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 3 1 1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0-2 2 3 0 0 0-2 7 14 0 0 2-5 2 11 1 1 3 44-73 9-22 22-37 47 119 26 11
B 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FG-A 1-4 5-8 3-6 6-6 9-13 5-8 2-10 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 7-8 4-6
3P-A 0-0 0-1 1-3 3-3 0-1 2-3 0-6 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-3
LeMoyne-Owen 29 38 — Memphis 57 62 — Officials: Maxwell, Walton, Grimshaw
67 119
S Min 0 9 0 34 0 8 1 33 0 34 3 16 0 16 0 24 1 10 1 8 1 8
3 7 200 S Min 1 19 3 14 2 17 3 17 4 18 0 20 0 24 0 13 0 2 0 3 0 7 0 4 0 18 2 24
7 15 200
CBU Warner, Z. Drake Green McArthy Dennis Duckett Wulker Graham Johnson Casey Palmer Warner, S. TEAM Totals
FG-A 2-10 3-11 1-2 0-3 3-7 2-5 0-0 3-4 1-1 4-7 0-0 1-1
3P-A 0-1 2-7 0-1 0-2 2-5 1-3 0-0 3-4 0-0 2-5 0-0 1-1
FT-A RB TP A TO 2-2 4 6 1 2 2-2 3 10 1 0 0-0 3 2 1 4 0-0 1 0 1 1 0-0 2 8 0 2 0-0 2 5 0 3 0-0 1 0 3 0 1-1 0 10 1 0 0-0 0 2 1 0 0-0 3 10 3 4 0-0 0 0 2 2 0-0 0 3 0 0 3 1 20-51 11-29 5-5 22 56 14 19
B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Memphis Witherspoon Thomas Jackson Carmouche Barton, W. Barton, A. Crawford Tsafack Draper Holt Stephens Laird Simpson TEAM Totals
FG-A 1-5 2-7 6-11 0-2 9-14 0-3 5-6 1-1 0-0 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-2
B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3P-A 0-1 2-5 0-1 0-1 1-3 0-1 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
FT-A RB TP A TO 5-6 9 7 3 0 2-4 2 8 0 3 2-3 3 14 5 2 2-2 2 2 3 1 8-10 5 27 1 3 0-0 3 0 1 1 0-0 3 13 4 2 0-0 1 2 0 0 0-2 1 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 4 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2-2 4 2 0 0 2 26-54 6-16 21-29 38 79 17 13
Christian Brothers 25 31 Memphis 40 39 Officials: Walton, Baker, Divine
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S Min 0 23 0 23 1 28 0 24 2 22 0 17 1 12 1 11 0 5 2 26 0 6 0 3
2 7 200 S Min 2 24 0 25 4 26 3 20 1 28 1 15 3 24 0 5 0 2 0 2 1 14 0 2 0 13
3 15 200
56 79
2011-12 • Memphis • Tigers • Basketball