2011
Tigers On TV/Radio/Web
#17/17 Michigan (3-0) vs. #10/10 Memphis (1-0)
Monday, Nov. 21 • 2 pm CT Lahaina Civic Center • Maui, Hawaii
By The Numbers...
3047
• Points scored by UofM coaching staff in their college careers; 13th-highest total among NCAA Division I staffs
58.8
• Pct. of assists on baskets made in Tigers season opener (20 asst on 34 FG made)
U19
• Memphis’ Joe Jackson and Michigan’s Tim Hardaway Jr. were teammates on USA Basketball’s U19 team this summer
3
• Memphis and Michigan have met 3 previous times, all in regular season tourneys (1986 Preseason NIT/1988 Maui/1996 Rainbow Classic)
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 (1-0) meets Michigan (3-0) in the opening game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational Championship Round on Monday, Nov. 21. The game, to be televised on ESPN2, is slated for a 2 p.m. (CT) start at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii. • The Tigers are ranked No. 10 in both the Associated Press (AP) and the ESPN/USA Today coaches polls, which were released Nov. 14. The Wolverines are ranked No. 17 in both national polls. • Memphis won its season opener Nov. 15 with a 97-81 win over Belmont at FedExForum. The game was an EA Sports Maui Invitational opening game. • The Tigers also won their 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. • Michigan opened the 2011-12 season with wins over Ferris State 59-33 on Nov. 11, Towson 6447 on Nov. 14 and Western Illinois 59-55 on Nov. 17. • The Wolverines return four starters and 12 letterwinners from last year’s team that posted a
Schedule-Results (1-0, 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) ..................................97-81, W vs. #17/17 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 v s . M i c h i g a n (based on previous game starters) Memphis Starters
EA Sports Maui Invite Championship Rd.
No. 10 11 1 4 5 2 3 35
Micihgan Starters
Game #2
Television: ESPN2 (Dave O’Brien, playby-play; 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. 23 52 0 3 10 1 13 15
Name Tarik Black Wesley Witherspoon Joe Jackson Charles Carmouche Will Barton
Pos F F/G G G G
Antonio Barton Chris Crawford Adonis Thomas
G G G/F
Name Evan Smotrycz Jordan Morgan Zack Novak Trey Burke Tim Hardaway Jr.
Pos F F G G G
Stu Douglass Matt Vogrich Jon Horford
G G F
Yr Ht/Wt So. 6-8/243 Sr. 6-9/207 So. 6-0/175 Sr. 6-3/185 So. 6-6/175 — Reserves — So. 6-2/165 So. 6-4/205 Fr. 6-6/222
PPG RPG 6.0 2.0 22.0 5.0 20.0 7.0apg 8.0 5.0apg 23.0 5.0
Hometown Memphis, Tenn. Atlanta, Ga. Memphis, Tenn. New Orleans, La. Baltimore, Md.
0.0 2.0 12.0
3.0apg 1.0 3.0
Baltimore, Md. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn.
Yr Ht/Wt So. 6-9/235 r-So. 6-8/250 Sr. 6-4/210 Fr. 5-11/180 So. 6-6/200 — Reserves — Sr. 6-3/200 Jr. 6-4/195 So. 6-10/250
PPG RPG 10.0 3.0 8.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 10.0 3.3 14.3 3.0apg
Hometown Reading, Mass. Detroit, Mich. Chesterton, Ind. Columbus, Ohio Miami, Fla.
6.3 3.0 2.0
3.7apg 0.7 3.3
Carmel, Ind. Lake Forest, Ill. Grand Ledge, Mich.
Game #2/Maui Invite • Memphis vs. Michigan • 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. t. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Associated Press (Nov. 14) North Carolina (62).....................2-0 Kentucky .....................................1-0 Ohio State (1) ..............................1-0 Connecticut (2) ...........................1-0 Syracuse ......................................1-0 Duke ............................................2-0 Florida .........................................1-0 Louisville.....................................2-0 Pittsburgh ....................................2-0 Memphis ....................................0-0 Baylor .........................................2-0 Kansas.........................................1-0 Xavier ..........................................1-0 Wisconsin....................................1-0 Arizona........................................3-0 Alabama ......................................1-0 Michigan .....................................1-0 Vanderbilt ....................................1-1 Texas A&M .................................2-0 Cincinnati ....................................1-0 Marquette ....................................1-0 Gonzaga ......................................1-0 California ....................................2-0 Missouri ......................................1-0 Florida State ................................1-0 ARV: #31 UCLA, #32 Belmont, #46 Marshall ESPN/USA Today Coaches (Nov. 14) North Carolina (30).....................2-0 Kentucky (1) ...............................1-0 Ohio State ...................................1-0 Connecticut .................................1-0 Syracuse ......................................1-0 Duke ............................................2-0 Louisville.....................................2-0 Florida .........................................1-0 Pittsburgh ....................................2-0 Memphis ....................................0-0 Kansas.........................................1-0 Baylor .........................................2-0 Wisconsin....................................1-0 Xavier ..........................................1-0 Alabama ......................................1-0 Arizona........................................3-0 Michigan .....................................1-0 Texas A&M .................................2-0 Marquette ....................................1-0 Cincinnati ....................................1-0 Vanderbilt ....................................1-1 California ....................................2-0 Gonzaga ......................................1-0 Florida State ................................1-0 Missouri ......................................1-0 ARV: #37 Georgetown, #38 UCLA,
Memphis/Michigan Statistical Comparison
Memphis/Michigan Series Information Overall series ......................... Memphis leads 2-1 Gms played at neutral sites ................... Tied 1-1 (Note: 1986 Preseason NIT game was played in Memphis) Last meeting ...................................Dec. 28, 1996 UofM 73, Michigan 72 Rainbow Classic/Honolulu, Hawaii (notes and boxscore on page 6) Last Memphis win .........................Dec. 28, 1996 UofM 73, Michigan 72 Rainbow Classic/Honolulu, Hawaii Last Michigan win .........................Nov. 26, 1988 Michigan 79, UofM 75 Maui Invitational/Maui, Hawaii Series Notes .......... All three meetings have come in regular season tourneys (1986 Preseason NIT/1988 Maui Invite/1996 Rainbow Classic) ..............................Of the three previous meetings, Michigan was ranked in top-5 in two games (No. 3 in 1988/ No. 4 in 1996)
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
UofM 1-0 — — 97.0 81.0 +16.0 .647 .586 .388 .500 .300 29.0 42.0 -13.0 7.0 20.0 7.0
UM 3-0 — — 60.7 45.0 +15.7 .538 .434 .391 .301 .292 31.0 32.0 -1.0 2.7 12.7 6.3
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.
20-13 overall record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament third round. WHAT’S UP NEXT... • For Memphis and Michigan, they both continue play in the EA Sports Maui Invitational Nov. 22 in Maui, Hawaii. • The Tigers/Wolverines will meet either No. 6 Duke or Tennessee in second-day action at the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
WHAT THE WOLVERINES DID LAST YEAR • Michigan posted a 20-13 overall record and a 9-9 Big Ten Conference mark. • The Wolverines finished fourth in the Big Ten regular season standings and advanced to the Big Ten Conference Tournament semifinals. • Michigan received a bid to the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the third round, defeating Tennessee 75-45 in the second round. The Wolverines dropped a narrow 73-71 decision to Duke in the third round.
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
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 10 10
N-21
N-28
D-5
J-9
J-16
Tigers Record With Starters
Record Games 1-0 Belmont
Starters W. Barton, Black, Carmouche, Jackson, Witherspoon
*Tigers opponents/possible opponents in italics
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Game #2/Maui Invite • Memphis vs. Michigan • 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
Josh PASTNER ..............................PASS - ner D.J. STEPHENS .......................... STEF - fens Damon STOUDAMIRE ...STAH - uh - MIRE HIPPOLYTE TSAFACK ....HIP - po - LEET ....................................................... CHA - fack
SCOUTING THE WOLVERINES • Michigan enters EA Sports Maui Invitational Championship Round play with a 3-0 record. • The Wolverines opened the 2011-12 season with wins over Ferris State 59-33 on Nov. 11, Towson 64-47 on Nov. 14 and Western Illinois 59-55 on Nov. 17. • Michigan is ranked No. 17 in both national polls that were released Nov. 14. • Sophomore Tim Hardaway Jr. leads the Michigan offense with a 14.3 average. Evan Smotrycz and Trey Burke each average 10.0 ppg. • Jordan Morgan is the team’s leading rebounder at 5.3 rpg, while Stu Douglass tops the squad with 11 assists. • Head coach John Beilein is in his fifth season at Michigan. His record as the Wolverines mentor is 70-67. Beilein has previous NCAA Division 1 coaching stints at Canisius, Richmond and West Virginia.
• The Tigers have an overall record of 7-6 in the Maui Invitational (see all-time Maui Invitational results below). • 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. • Memphis’ all-time Maui Invitational results:
TIGERS IN MAUI INVITATIONAL • Memphis begins play in the Championship Round of the 2011 EA Sports Maui Invitational on Monday, Nov. 21 versus Michigan. Game time is 2 p.m. (CT). • The Tigers defeated Belmont 97-81 in an opening game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational Nov. 15 at FedExForum.
Year 2011 2006
1999
1992
1988
Opponent Belmont Kentucky Georgia Tech Oklahoma Chaminade Southern Cal Georgetown LSU BYU (ot) Chaminade UNLV (ot) Michigan Chaminade
Result 97-81, W 80-63, W 85-92, L 77-65, W 83-65, W 65-92, L 55-71, L 70-66, W 67-73, L 64-56, W 86-90, L 75-79, L 88-44, W
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.
MEMPHIS MEDIA RELATIONS Office Address
Office Phone Fax
203 Athletic Office Bldg. 570 Normal St. Memphis, TN 38152 901-678-2337 901-678-4134
STAFF Jennifer Rodrigues, Asst. AD/MRD................. jmpowers@memphis.edu Lamar Chance, Asst. MRD/MBB Contact ..... lchance1@memphis.edu Tammy DeGroff, Asst. MRD/WBB Contact ... tdegroff@memphis.edu Brandon Kolditz, Asst. MRD ........................... wkolditz@memphis.edu Allison Schatell, Asst. MRD ............................ allison.schatell@memphis.edu Mark Taylor, Asst. MRD .................................. mark.taylor@memphis.edu Martha Woods, Secretary ................................. mwoods@memphis.edu Preston McClellan, Intern ................................ pmcclln@memphis.edu Bryan McEldowney, Intern .............................. b.mceldowney@memphis.edu Jennifer Rothlisberger, Intern........................... j.rothlisberger@memphis.edu Adam K. Moussa, Student Assistant ................ akmoussa@memphis.edu
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 #2/Maui Invite • Memphis vs. Michigan • Page 4 • 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. TIGERS IN HAWAII TOURNAMENTS • In its history, Memphis has played in three tournaments on the Hawaiian islands. • Memphis has participated in the Maui Invitational (1988, 1992, 1999, 2006), Rainbow Classic (1996) and Pearl Harbor Classic (1985). • The Tigers have an overall record of 9-8 when playing in Hawaiian tournaments. MEMPHIS IN IN-SEASON TOURNAMENTS/ CLASSICS • The Tigers have an overall record of 89-56 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 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. A TEAM USA U19 REUNION MONDAY • Memphis’ Joe Jackson and Michigan’s Tim Hardaway Jr. were teammates on USA Basketball’s U19 squad that played in the FIBA World Championships in Latvia this past summer.
• The USA U19 squad recorded a 7-2 record and placed fifth at the FIBA World Championships. • Jackson started all nine games in the tournament and averaged 11.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists. He shot 44.8 percent from the floor and 77.8 percent from the free throw line. • Hardaway Jr. was the squad’s top reserve, playing in all nine contests and averaging 20.2 minutes of action. He posted averages of 9.4 points and 2.1 rebounds, while shooting 43.3 percent from the field and 85 percent from the charity stripe. WOODEN, NAISMITH WATCH LISTERS TO FACE OFF MONDAY • Memphis and Michigan both have a presence on the Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy preseason watch lists. • The Tigers’ Will Barton and Joe Jackson and the Wolverines’ Tim Hardaway Jr. all appear on both preseason lists. MEMPHIS VERSUS THE BIG TEN • The Tigers have an all-time record of 16-16 versus Big Ten Conference foes. • Memphis has played Illinois (1-4), Indiana (01), Iowa (0-2), Michigan (2-1), Michigan State (2-0), Minnesota (2-2), Nebraska (1-0), Ohio State (0-2), Penn State (3-2), Purdue (5-1) and Wisconsin (0-1). • The last time the Tigers played a Big Ten Conference opponent was the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Memphis met Michigan State in an NCAA Tournament South Regional semifinal contest, and the Tigers won that game 92-74 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.
Tigers Tip-Ins From Nov. 15 Season Opener Vs. Belmont • Memphis scored over 80 points in a season opener for a sixth-straight year when it defeated Belmont 97-81. • Josh Pastner’s Tigers squads averaged 94.3 points in season openers in his three years as head coach. • With the win over Belmont, the Tigers won their eighth-consecutive season opener (since 2004-05). Memphis is a perfect 8-0 in season openers at FedExForum. • The Tigers ran their record to a perfect 13-0 in exempt event games (tournament/classics) at FedExForum. • Memphis hit 58.6 percent from the floor, the best field goal percentage in a season opener since 1995-96. In that year’s season opener, Memphis hit 59 percent in a 91-76 win over Purdue. • Three Tigers scored 20 or more points in the win over Belmont (Will Barton, 23; Wesley Witherspoon, 22; Joe Jackson, 20). It is the first time three Tigers scored 20 points in a game since November of the 2005-06 campaign. In a Nov. 28, 2005, win over Lamar (108-83), Chris Douglas-Roberts (23), Shawne Williams (21) and Rodney Carney (21) all scored over 20 points. • Charles Carmouche tied a career best with five steals in the win over Belmont. • Will Barton scored a career-high 23 points. He also hit a career-best nine FT.
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: 128-15 (.895 winning percentage)
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Game #2/Maui Invite • Memphis vs. Michigan • Page 5 HEY, I KNOW YOU! • Memphis has one player on its roster who knows a little about Michigan and Big Ten Conference basketball. • Junior transfer Stan Simpson played two seasons (one as a redshirt) at the University of Illinois from 2008-10. He redshirted the 2008-09 season and saw limited action in the 2009-10 campaign. Simpson did not see any playing time versus Michigan that season. • Simpson played the 2010-11 season at John A. Logan College in Carterville, Ill., before transferring to Memphis this season. MEMPHIS AT NEUTRAL SITES • The Tigers are 21-9 in neutral-site games the past five seasons (.700 winning percentage). • Last year, Memphis was 3-2 in neutral-site games. PASTNER FOURTH-QUICKEST TO 50 WINS • Head coach Josh Pastner won his 50th game at Memphis with the Tigers’ 97-81 win over Belmont Nov. 15. • Pastner reached the 50-win milestone the fourthquickest of any head coach in school history and the following shows that: Head Coach/Years Bob Vanatta/1957-59 Wayne Yates/1975-77 Gene Bartow/1971-73 Josh Pastner/2010-12 Larry Finch/1987-89 John Calipari/2001-03 Dana Kirk/1980-82 Eugene Lambert/1952-54 Dean Ehlers/1963-66
Game # for 50th Win 65 (50-15) 67 (50-17) 68 (50-18) 70 (50-20) 73 (50-23) 75 (50-25) 83 (50-33) 83 (50-33) 94 (50-44)
PASTNER MOST WINS FIRST TWO YEARS • While he is the fourth-quickest to 50 wins, Josh Pastner finished his first two years (2009-10, 2010-11) as the winningest head coach in Memphis hoops history with 49 victories. • The following lists the top-10 winningest hoops coaches in school history for their first two seasons: Head Coach Josh Pastner John Calipari Larry Finch Wayne Yates Gene Bartow Bob Vanatta Eugene Lambert Dean Ehlers Tic Price Dana Kirk
First 2 Years Wins Total 2009-10, 2010-11 49 2000-01, 2001-02 48 1986-87, 1987-88 46 1974-75, 1975-76 41 1970-71, 1971-72 39 1956-57, 1957-58 39 1951-52, 1952-53 35 1962-63, 1963-64 33 1997-98, 1998-99 30 1979-80, 1980-81 26
GOOD “FROSH” START FOR THOMAS • After a slow start, highly-touted freshman Adonis Thomas settled in and had a solid “firstgame” performance in the Tigers’ 97-81 seasonopening victory over Belmont Nov. 15. • Thomas finished with 12 points, three boards and one block in 20 minutes. He hit 5-of-9 FG, 1-of-2 treys and 1-of-2 FT. • The following shows other recent freshman “first-game” performances in Tigers history: Year 2011-12 2008-09 2007-08 2005-06
Freshman Pts/Rebs/Other Adonis Thomas 12/3/1 blk Tyreke Evans 19/5/3 ast Derrick Rose 17/6/5 ast Shawne Williams 17/4/4 ast Chris D.-Roberts 4/3 2004-05 Darius Washington Jr. 10/6/8 ast Joey Dorsey 10/16/2 blk 2003-04 Sean Banks 10/14/1 blk
2012 Tigers Hoops Signees Damien Wilson 6-6/190 Mableton, Ga./Oak Hill Academy
Shaq Goodwin 6-8/230 Decatur, Ga./Southwest DeKalb
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 Melrose, 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.
Goodwin helped lead Southwest DeKalb High School to a 24-6 record in 2010-11 before losing 70-53 to Rockdayle County in the Class AAAA Georgia State Championship game. Goodwin averaged a double-double of 18 points and 10.1 rebounds per game last season at Southwest DeKalb while shooting over 70 percent from the floor. He also averaged 3.2 blocks per contest. Goodwin’s best performance came in a playoff win over Lakeside in which he scored 41 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Goodwin received Georgia Class AAAA All-State first team honors for his performance during the 2010-11 season. The 2011-12 Southwest DeKalb team was also ranked No. 25 in MaxPreps.com’s preseason national rankings. Goodwin is also a part of the same AAU program as Wilson, the Atlanta Celtics. Alumni of the Celtics include current NBA players Dwight Howard, Josh Smith, Derrick Favors, Joe Johnson and Amare Stoudemire.
JOSH PASTNER Head Coach
50-20 Record/3 Yrs • Won his 50th game as head coach in 2011-12 season opener vs. Belmont • Fourth-quickest to 50 wins in Tigers history • A Kingwood, Texas, native, Pastner was hired as the University of Memphis’ 17th head coach on Apr. 7, 2009. • Pastner had a record of 49-20 at Memphis in his first 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 (Head/Asst.)
W-L 1-0 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 83-24
Arizona Totals 291-103 (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
374-127
(R) — conf. regular season title; (T) — conf. tournament title *also served as recruiting coordinator; # undergraduate assistant coach
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19/7/7 ast 12/9/5 ast 18/1/4 ast, 2 stl
THE VALUE OF THE ASSIST • This group of Tigers was unselfish as freshmen, and that trend continued in the 2011-12 season opener versus Belmont Nov. 15. • Memphis had 20 assists on 34 made baskets (58.8 percent) in its Nov. 15 victory over Belmont. • Last year, the Tigers had 16 games in which they earned assists on over half of their field goals made (min. 25 made FG in the game). Memphis had a 13-3 record in those games. “CLOSE-CALL” PASTNER • The 2011-12 season opener wasn’t a squeaker for Josh Pastner and his Tigers, but his squads have a history of winning the close games. • Last season, Memphis had a 16-3 record in games decided by single digits, including a 13-2 mark in contests decided by five or fewer points. • Overall, Pastner’s teams (2009-10, 2010-11) have a 23-10 record in games decided by single digits. TIGERS NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS • Since 1999-2000, the Tigers have a non-conference record (including postseason) of 162-55 for a 74.7 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 46-15 record (.754 winning percentage) in November. • Of the 15 November losses, 10 were to nationally-ranked teams. • The Tigers are 29-4 (.879 winning percentage) in November since 2005-06 (includes 2011-12), with two of the four setbacks coming to ranked opponents. • The following shows Memphis’ progress in November games since the 1999-2000 campaign: Year Nov. Rec. 2011-12 1-0 2010-11 5-0 2009-10 4-1 2008-09 4-1 2007-08 6-0 2006-07 4-1 2005-06 5-1 2004-05 4-2 2003-04 2-1 2002-03 2-1 2001-02 5-2 2000-01 2-3 1999-2000 2-2 Totals 46-15
Losses to Ranked Teams — 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 10
TIGERS SUCCESS AT FEDEXFORUM
• The Tigers have a 128-15 overall record (.895 winning percentage) at FedExForum since moving into the arena for the 2004-05 campaign. • Since the 2005 Conference USA Tournament, Memphis has won 118 of its last 127 home games (.929 winning percentage).
LAST MEETING (1996-97)
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 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:
KEY PLAY • Chris Garner picked up a loose ball along the baseline and scored with :27 on the clock to give Memphis a 73-71 lead. That hoop proved to be the game-winner as Memphis upset No. 4 nationallyranked Michigan.
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
Memphis 73, #4 Michigan 72 Dec. 28, 1996 Rainbow Classic • First Round Special Events Center Honolulu, Hawaii
NOTES • Chad Allen became the second Tiger (other than Cedric Henderson) to lead the team in scoring this season. He scored 17 points in the win over Michigan. • No. 4 Michigan is the highest ranked team Memphis defeated since downing No. 4 Cincinnati in 1993. • Chad Allen hit a career-best nine free throws in the victory. • Michigan was the second-straight undefeated team Memphis beat this year. The Tigers beat an undefeated Oklahoma team in the previous contest. • After the win, the Tigers improved their record in Hawaii to 9-5. Michigan Bullock Conlan Taylor Ward Traylor Hughes Baston Vignier TEAM Totals
FG-A 2-8 2-4 6-12 5-9 4-7 1-5 1-3 0-1
3P-A 1-4 1-2 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0
FT-A RB TP A TO 2-2 2 7 2 3 0-0 3 5 4 3 2-5 4 14 0 0 4-4 2 15 2 2 4-7 10 12 1 5 10-10 0 12 1 4 5-6 7 7 0 4 0-0 1 0 0 0 4 21-49 3-12 27-34 33 72 10 21
B 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
Memphis Adebayo Henderson Brittian Allen, H. Garner Gales Allen, C. Richards Lyles Bradford Finch Jr. TEAM Totals
FG-A 5-9 6-15 3-6 4-9 3-4 0-0 4-6 0-0 0-0 1-6 0-0
B 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
3P-A 0-0 1-4 0-0 3-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0
FT-A RB TP A TO 3-3 6 13 2 4 0-0 4 13 3 2 0-0 2 6 1 1 2-4 2 13 0 1 0-0 4 6 7 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 9-10 3 17 1 3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3-4 4 5 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 26-55 4-12 17-21 28 73 15 16
Michigan 38 34 Memphis 37 36 Officials: Clougherty, Gracey, Hunt
— —
S Min 0 32 3 39 0 25 0 28 1 29 0 25 1 19 0 3
4 5 200 S Min 1 25 2 34 0 15 3 27 5 39 0 1 0 27 0 4 0 4 2 25 0 1
3 13 200
72 73
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
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Game #2/Maui Invite • Memphis vs. Michigan • Page 7 and made 10 starts a year ago. He averaged 2.0 points and 1.5 boards in 2010-11. 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
“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
557:
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
2010-11 Numbers
254:
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
coaches (8th) in NCAA Division I hoops, and the following shows that:
Tigers Going “Retro”
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 Matt Langel, Colgate 33 Jason James, UT Martin 34 Josh Pastner, Memphis 34 Steve Masiello, Manhattan 34 Bobby Washington, Grambling 34 John Gallagher, Hartford 34 Michael White, Louisiana Tech 34
Birthdate Sept. 11, 1980 Jan. 15, 1980 Oct. 10, 1979 Oct. 30, 1978 Apr. 17, 1978 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
• As a part of the University of Memphis’ Centennial celebration (1912-2012), the Tigers unveiled their “retro” uniforms in the Nov. 15 season-opening win over Belmont. • The “retro” uniforms are replicas of the ones worn by the 1972-73 Tigers squad that advanced to the NCAA Tournament championship game. Memphis fell to the Bill Walton-led UCLA Bruins 87-66 in the title game. • The trio of Larry Finch, Larry Kenon and Ronnie Robinson led that 1972-73 Memphis team. • Gene Bartow coached the 1972-73 squad and was named NABC National Coach of the Year. • The Tigers’ home “retros” are white with Memphis in blue script outlined in red. The shorts have a belt-look and are trimmed in blue and red. The road “retros” are navy blue with white Memphis script outlined in red.
* 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
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.
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Game #2/Maui Invite • Memphis vs. Michigan • Page 8 Game-By-Game Team Statistical Comparison
Game
1st-2nd-F
FG-A
Pct.
3P-A
Pct.
FT-A
Pct.
O-D-Tot
PF-FO
A
TO
BK
ST
Belmont
39-42-81
26-67
.388
6-20
.300
23-29
.793
18-24-42
27-1
13
18
1
7
Memphis/Maui
46-51-97
34-58
.586
7-14
.500
22-34
.647
5-24-29
20-0
20
9
7
7
Michigan Memphis/Maui Memphis/Maui TBA Memphis/Maui TBA MEMPHIS RANKED IN PRESEASON POLLS • The Tigers found 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 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2001-02 1995-96 1992-93
Rank #11 #19 #13 #3 #13 #12 #24 #12 #12 #8
Year 1989-90 1985-86 1984-85 1983-84 1982-83 1975-76 1974-75 1973-74 1972-73
Rank #24 #14 #5 #5 #6 #19 #15 #20 #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. 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.
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. 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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Players
Career
Highs
#1 • Jackson
#5 • Will Barton
#32 • Simpson
Points....................................24 vs. East Carolina (3/11/11) Rebounds........6, 2x, last vs. Texas A&M-CC (12/20/10) FG Made ...............................8 vs. East Carolina (3/11/11) FG Attempted .............13 vs. Texas A&M-CC (12/20/10) 3P FG Made..........................3 vs. East Carolina (3/11/11) 3P FG Attempted .... 4, 4x, last vs. Arkansas St. (12/1/10) FT Made........................9 vs. Texas A&M-CC (12/20/10) FT Attempted........10, 2x, last vs. East Carolina (3/11/11) Assists ....................8, 2x, last vs. Tennessee State (1/2/11) Blocks ............................2 vs. Texas A&M-CC (12/20/10) Steals ....................................3, 4x, last vs. UTEP (2/26/11) Minutes Played............................... 35 vs. UTEP (3/12/11)
Points..........................................23 vs. Belmont (11/15/11) Rebounds...................8, 4x, last vs. East Carolina (3/2/11) FG Made .........................8, 3x, last vs. Marshall (1/29/11) FG Attempted .............. 17, 3x, last vs. Marshall (1/29/11) 3P FG Made..............4, 2x, last vs. UT Martin (11/23/10) 3P FG Attempted ....................9 vs. UT Martin (11/23/10) FT Made...................................... 9 vs. Belmont (11/15/11) FT Attempted............................15 vs. Belmont (11/15/11) Assists ....................................6, 3x, last vs. Tulane (3/5/11) Blocks ..................................................3 vs. Tulane (3/5/11) Steals .......................................................4 vs. Tulsa (2/2/11) Minutes Played...................41 vs. Austin Peay (12/16/10)
Points............................................ 4 vs. Belmont (11/15/11) Rebounds..................................... 2 vs. Belmont (11/15/11) FG Made ..................................... 2 vs. Belmont (11/15/11) FG Attempted ............5 vs. Western Michigan (12/13/09) 3P FG Made.................................................................. None 3P FG Attempted ......................................................... None FT Made........................................................................ None FT Attempted................................................................ None Assists .....................1, 2x, last vs. Presbyterian (11/21/09) Blocks ............................1, 2x, last vs. Belmont (11/15/11) Steals .............................................................................. None Minutes Played.........................13 vs. Belmont (11/15/11)
#2 • Antonio Barton
#10 • Black
#35 • Thomas
Points..................................24 vs. Tennessee State (1/2/11) Rebounds.................5, 2x, last vs. East Carolina (3/11/11) FG Made .......................... 6, 3x, last vs. Arizona (3/18/11) FG Attempted .......................12 vs. East Carolina (3/2/11) 3P FG Made........................ 5 vs. Tennessee State (1/2/11) 3P FG Attempted ..................................7 vs. UCF (2/9/11) FT Made.............................. 7 vs. Tennessee State (1/2/11) FT Attempted...................... 9 vs. Tennessee State (1/2/11) Assists .....................4, 2x, last vs. Georgetown (12/23/10) Blocks ....................................... 2 vs. Centenary (11/12/10) Steals ......................................... 5 vs. Centenary (11/12/10) Minutes Played.................36 vs. Southern Miss (3/10/11)
Points..................................................24 vs. Tulane (3/5/11) Rebounds...........................................11 vs. Tulane (3/5/11) FG Made ...............................9, 2x, last vs. Tulane (3/5/11) FG Attempted ..................................... 13 vs. Tulsa (2/2/11) 3P FG Made.................................................................. None 3P FG Attempted ......................................................... None FT Made..............................7 vs. Southern Miss (2/12/11) FT Attempted......................9, 2x, last vs. UTEP (3/12/11) Assists ............. 2, 2x, last vs. Northwestern St. (11/17/10) Blocks .......................................5, 2x, last vs. UCF (2/9/11) Steals ....................................... 2, 5x, last vs. Rice (2/19/11) Minutes Played.................35 vs. Southern Miss (2/12/11)
Points..........................................12 vs. Belmont (11/15/11) Rebounds....................................3 vs. Belmont (11/15/11)) FG Made ..................................... 5 vs. Belmont (11/15/11) FG Attempted ............................. 9 vs. Belmont (11/15/11) 3P FG Made................................ 1 vs. Belmont (11/15/11) 3P FG Attempted ....................... 2 vs. Belmont (11/15/11) FT Made...................................... 1 vs. Belmont (11/15/11) FT Attempted.............................. 2 vs. Belmont (11/15/11) Assists ............................................................................ None Blocks .......................................... 1 vs. Belmont (11/15/11) Steals .............................................................................. None Minutes Played.........................20 vs. Belmont (11/15/11)
#3 • Crawford Points....................................18 vs. Austin Peay (12/16/10) Rebounds.............................7 vs. Southern Miss (2/12/11) FG Made .................6, 2x, last vs. Austin Peay (12/16/10) FG Attempted ...............11, 3x, last vs. Marshall (1/29/11) 3P FG Made........................5, 2x, last vs. UTEP (3/12/11) 3P FG Attempted ...8, 3x, last vs. Austin Peay (12/16/10) FT Made..............................4 vs. Southern Miss (2/12/11) FT Attempted........4, 3x, last vs. Southern Miss (3/10/11) Assists .................................. 9 vs. Tennessee State (1/2/11) Blocks ....................................2, 5x, last vs. UAB (2/16/11) Steals ................................. 3, 7x, last vs. Arizona (3/18/11) Minutes Played.................................40 vs. UAB (1/22/11)
#11 • Witherspoon Points....................................................29 vs. UAB (2/3/10) Rebounds................................14 vs. Lipscomb (12/30/10) FG Made ................................10 vs. Lipscomb (12/30/10) FG Attempted .............................15 vs. Houston (2/24/10) 3P FG Made...............4, 2x, last vs. Lipscomb (12/30/10) 3P FG Attempted ...........................6 vs. Gonzaga (2/6/10) FT Made................. 13 vs. Northwestern State (11/17/10) FT Attempted ..14, 2x, last vs. Northwestern St. (11/17/10) Assists ..................................................6 vs. SMU (2/20/10) Blocks .....................................4, 2x, last vs. Rice (1/16/10) Steals ..................................................5 vs. Tulane (2/17/10) Minutes Played....................38 vs. Miami, Fla. (11/15/10)
#4 • Carmouche
#30 • Stephens
Points...........................23 vs. Western Kentucky (1/30/10) Rebounds....................................... 11 vs. Denver (2/20/10) FG Made ......................9 vs. Louisiana-Monroe (2/18/10) FG Attempted .........................16 vs. North Texas (1/9/10) 3P FG Made...................5 vs. Western Kentucky (3/6/10) 3P FG Attempted .............7, 3x, last vs. Gonzaga (2/5/11) FT Made...................8, 2x, last vs. Miami, Fla. (11/15/10) FT Attempted........10, 3x, last vs. Miami, Fla. (11/15/10) Assists ....................................7 vs. Austin Peay (12/16/10) Blocks ....................2, 4x, last vs. Southern Miss (1/19/11) Steals ..............................5, 3x, last vs. Belmont (11/15/11) Minutes Played..............................44 vs. UALR (1/14/10)
Points...........................13 vs. Western Kentucky (12/4/10) Rebounds....................11 vs. Western Kentucky (12/4/10) FG Made ......................5 vs. Western Kentucky (12/4/10) FG Attempted .................8, 2x, last vs. Tennessee (1/5/11) 3P FG Made....................1, 2x, last vs. Tennessee (1/5/11) 3P FG Attempted .........................2 vs. Tennessee (1/5/11) FT Made......................... 3 vs. Western Kentucky (12/4/10) FT Attempted................. 6 vs. Western Kentucky (12/4/10) Assists ..............................................4 vs. Centenary (11/12/10) Blocks ........................................ 4 vs. Southern Miss (2/12/11) Steals ...............................................2, 3x, last vs. UCF (2/9/11) Minutes Played............ 29 vs. Western Kentucky (12/4/10)
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2011-12 Memphis Basketball Memphis Tigers Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 15, 2011) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
##
Player
01 02 03 04 05 10 11 30 32 35
Jackson,Joe Barton,Antonio Crawford,Chris Carmouche,Charles Barton,Will Black,Tarik Witherspoon,Wesley Stephens,D.J. Simpson,Stan Thomas,Adonis Team Total.......... Opponents......
gp-gs
Score by Periods Memphis Tigers Opponents
33 13 14 27 36 13 28 3 13 20
1 1
200 200
1st 2nd 46 51 39 42
HOME 1-0 0-0 1-0
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
1-1 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0
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
OVERALL 1-0 0-0 1-0
33.0 13.0 14.0 27.0 36.0 13.0 28.0 3.0 13.0 20.0
MEM 97 97.0 +16.0 34-58 .586 7-14 .500 7.0 22-34 .647 22.0 29 29.0 -13.0 20 20.0 9 9.0 +9.0 2.2 7 7.0 7 7.0 16294 1-16294 Totals 97 81
6-7 0-2 1-5 3-6 7-12 2-5 8-8 0-0 2-4 5-9
.857 .000 .200 .500 .583 .400
34-58 26-67
AWAY 0-0 0-0 0-0
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
1.000
.000 .500 .556
1-1 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-4 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 1-2
7-9 0-0 0-0 0-1 9-14 2-2 3-6 0-0 0-0 1-2
.500 .000 .000 .500
.586 .388
7-14 6-20
.500 22-34 .300 23-29
.647 .793
1.000
OPP 81 81.0 26-67 .388 6-20 .300 6.0 23-29 .793 23.0 42 42.0 13 13.0 18 18.0 0.7 7 7.0 1 1.0 0 0-0 0-0
.000 .000 1.000
.000 .000 1.000
.000 .000 .500
Date 11/15/11
.778 .000 .000 .000 .643 1.000
off
0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 5 18
Rebounds def tot avg
4 0 1 4 5 2 2 0 1 3 2 24 24
Opponent BELMONT
* - Conference game
NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0
4 1 1 4 5 2 5 0 2 3 2 29 42
pf dq
a
to blk stl
pts
avg
4.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 2.0 5.0 0.0 2.0 3.0
2 0 1 3 1 4 4 0 3 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 3 1 5 3 0 1 0 0 0
2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1
0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0
20 0 2 8 23 6 22 0 4 12
20.0 0.0 2.0 8.0 23.0 6.0 22.0 0.0 4.0 12.0
29.0 42.0
20 27
0 -
20 13
9 18
7 1
7 7
97 81
97.0 81.0
W
Score 97-81
Att. 16294
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
GAME #1
#10/10 Memphis 97, Belmont 81 Nov. 15, 2011 • Memphis, Tenn. EA Sports Maui Invite • Opening Game Memphis kicked off the season in impressive fashion with a 97-81 win over Belmont in the opening game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational. Three players scored at least 20 points, including 22 from Wesley Witherspoon, who was a perfect 8-of-8 from the field. Will Barton was the Tigers’ leading scorer with a career-high 23 points, while Joe Jackson added 20 points on 6-of-7 shooting. Freshman Adonis Thomas shined in his Tigers debut with 12 points. The Tigers shot nearly 59 percent from the field. A Belmont team that lost to No. 6 Duke by one point in its opener Nov. 11 managed just 39 percent shooting and had 18 turnovers. Despite an 11 a.m. tip, the Tigers showed no signs of sluggishness, as Memphis jumped out to a 16-4 lead. J.J. Mann ended the Bruins drought with a 7-0 scoring spurt of his own just before the 12-minute mark, and another Belmont free throw at 11:36 cut the lead to 16-12. From there, the Bruins matched Memphis bucket-forbucket to stay within three at 39-36 with three minutes remaining. However, it was defensive pressure that allowed the Tigers to score seven of the last 10 points in the half and take a 46-39 lead into the locker room. The Tigers began the second half much as they did the first, with a 5-of-5 shooting start and a 13-2 run to take a 59-44 lead with 17 minutes left to play. A jumper from Thomas at the 11:39 mark gave Memphis a commanding 72-54 lead. That would be the last Memphis field goal for almost four minutes as Belmont went on a 12-1 run once again assisted by the free throw line to cut the deficit to just seven points at 73-66. The Bruins refused to go away, however, as they used three-straight treys to keep it close and still trail by just seven points at 84-77 with less than four minutes left in the game. But, the Tigers kept their composure and came alive down the stretch with a 12-2 run to push the lead back to double digits at 96-79 with one minute left.
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
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
2 7 200
Belmont Mann Baker Saunders Johnson Clark Lang Hanlen Jenkins Mobley Cavera Turner Chamberlain Barnes Noack Hedgepeth TEAM Totals
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
Memphis Black Witherspoon Jackson Carmouche Barton, W. Barton, A. Crawford Stephens Simpson Thomas TEAM Totals
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
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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56 79
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
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
FG-A 7-15 0-4 1-6 4-10 5-7 0-0 3-7 1-7 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-1 3-7
3P-A 3-7 0-4 0-0 0-1 2-3 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FT-A RB TP A TO 1-2 4 18 1 2 2-2 2 2 0 0 2-2 3 4 0 1 5-6 8 13 6 4 4-4 3 16 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3-5 4 9 2 4 0-0 3 2 3 0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 3 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-0 2 2 0 0 2-2 0 2 0 1 4-6 8 10 0 3 3 1 26-67 6-20 23-29 42 81 13 18
B 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FG-A 2-5 8-8 6-7 3-6 7-12 0-2 1-5 0-0 2-4 5-9
3P-A 0-0 3-3 1-1 2-2 0-4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2
B 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
FT-A RB TP A TO 2-2 2 6 0 1 3-6 5 22 1 1 7-9 4 20 7 2 0-1 4 8 5 1 9-14 5 23 3 2 0-0 1 0 3 0 0-0 1 2 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 4 0 0 1-2 3 12 0 1 2 34-58 7-14 22-34 29 97 20 9
Belmont 39 42 Memphis 46 51 Officials: Randall, Hartzell, Smith Attendance: 16,294
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S Min 2 31 0 11 0 17 3 31 0 24 0 1 1 31 0 11 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 6 0 5 1 23
1 7 200 S Min 0 13 2 28 0 33 5 27 0 36 0 13 0 14 0 3 0 13 0 20
7 7 200
81 97
2011-12 • Memphis • Tigers • Basketball