2011
Tigers On TV/Radio/Web
Memphis (11-5, 2-0) vs. Houston (9-7, 1-2) Saturday, Jan. 14 • 8 pm CT Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, Texas
By The Numbers...
2008
• The Tigers advanced to the 2008 NCAA Final 4 through Houston; Memphis earned Final 4 trip with wins over Michigan St. and Texas at Reliant Stadium
2005
• Tigers asst. Jimmy Williams and Houston head coach James Dickey were assts together on Oklahoma St. Sweet 16 team; lost to Arizona (Pastner asst.)
25 1-2
• Tarik Black’s blocks in the 10 gms in which he played 20+ minutes; only 7 blocks in 6 gms when played under 20 minutes • Memphis and Houston are C-USA’s top 2 teams in scoring of-
fense, FG pct. and 3-pt FG pct.
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 (11-5, 2-0 C-USA) takes to the road again Saturday, Jan. 14 when it travels to Houston, Texas to face the Cougars (9-7, 1-2 C-USA) in a Conference USA match-up. The game, to be televised on CBS Sports Network (CBSSN), is slated for an 8 p.m. (CT) start. • The Tigers were not ranked or listed in the Also Receiving Votes category of both national polls, which were released Jan. 9. Houston is not ranked in either national poll. • Memphis enters Saturday’s encounter with the Cougars after five-straight wins over Robert Morris 64-47 Dec. 29, Charlotte 67-58 Dec. 31, Tennessee 69-51 Jan. 4, UAB 62-59 Jan. 7 and Southern Miss 60-58 Jan. 11. • Memphis returns all five starters and 10 letterwinners from last year’s squad. • Houston comes into Saturday’s contest having dropped its last two games in Conference USA play to UTEP 70-50 Jan. 7 and UCF 74-63 Jan. 11 (both on the road). • Prior to the last two setbacks, the Cougars had won five-straight contests, including their CUSA opener over Tulsa Jan. 4.
Schedule-Results (11-5, 2-0 C-USA) N ovem ber 15 21 22 23 28
BELMONT^ (ESPN) ..................................97-81, W vs. #15/15 Michigan^ (ESPN2)................ 61-73, L vs. Tennessee^ (ESPN2) .................(2ot) 99-97, W Georgetown^ (ESPN2)....................... (ot) 88-91, L JACKSON STATE (SPORTSOUTH).................70-45, W
3 6 11 17 19 22 29 31
AUSTIN PEAY (CSS) ..................................91-60, W at Miami, Fla. (ESPN2)............................71-54, W MURRAY STATE (CSS)................................ 72-76, L at #4/4 Louisville% (CBS Sports) ............ 87-95, L LIPSCOMB (CSS) .......................................85-75, W at #16/16 Georgetown (ESPN2) ............... 59-70, L ROBERT MORRIS (CSS) ............................64-47, W CHARLOTTE (CSS) ....................................67-58, W
4 7 11 14 18 21 25 28
TENNESSEE (FSTN)...................................69-51, W at UAB* (CBSSN) ...................................62-59, W SOUTHERN MISS* (CSS) ...........................60-58, W 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 (SPORTSOUTH) ....................................12 PM at East Carolina* (CSS)...................................6 pm UAB* (CSS) .....................................................7 PM at Tulane* ......................................................... TBA UTEP* (SPORTSOUTH)...................................12 PM EAST CAROLINA* (CBSSN) .............................7 PM at Marshall* (SPORTSOUTH)..............................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 ^EA Sports Maui Invitational %Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout
Probable Starters/Top Reserves v s . H o u s t o n (based on previous game starters) Memphis Starters
C-USA Game #3
Houston Starters
Game #17
Television: CBS Sports Network (CBSSN)/ Comcast digital channel 228 (James Bates, play-by-play; Pete Gillen, color analyst) Radio: WREC 600 AM (Dave Woloshin, play-by-play; Matt Dillon, color analyst; Forrest Goodman, studio host) Web: None
2012
Memphis Tigers Basketball
No. 0 10 35 2 5
Name Ferrakohn Hall Tarik Black Adonis Thomas Antonio Barton Will Barton
Pos F F F/G G G
1 3 11
Joe Jackson Chris Crawford Wesley Witherspoon
G G F/G
No. 2 35 3 11 23
Name Alandise Harris TaShawn Thomas J.J. Thompson Darian Thibodeaux Jonathon Simmons
Pos F F G G G
00 15 32
Joseph Young Leon Gibson Kirk Van Slyke
G F F
Yr Ht/Wt Jr. 6-8/224 So. 6-8/243 Fr. 6-6/222 So. 6-2/165 So. 6-6/175 — Reserves — So. 6-0/175 So. 6-4/205 Sr. 6-9/207
PPG 4.5 9.1 9.7 7.8 18.4
RPG 4.3 4.5 3.6 2.3 8.9
Hometown Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Baltimore, Md. Baltimore, Md.
10.5 7.6 5.2
2.9apg 3.8apg 3.5
Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Atlanta, Ga.
Yr Ht/Wt So. 6-6/230 Fr. 6-8/215 Fr. 6-0/185 Sr. 6-3/175 r-Jr. 6-6/195 — Reserves — r-Fr. 6-3/185 Jr. 6-9/245 Jr. 6-9/225
PPG RPG 13.6 6.1 10.8 7.9 6.6 2.6apg 7.0 3.3 14.5 4.5
Hometown Little Rock, Ark. Killeen, Texas Irving, Texas Dallas, Texas Houston, Texas
11.1 4.7 8.3
Houston, Texas Los Angeles, Calif. The Woodlands, Texas
3.6 2.7 3.3