2011
Tigers On TV/Radio/Web
Memphis (15-6, 6-1) vs. Southern Miss (19-3, 6-1) Wednesday, Feb. 1 • 7:15 pm CT Green Coliseum • Hattiesburg, Miss.
By The Numbers...
88
• Memphis and Southern Miss meet for the 88th time Wednesday, the longest series in Tigers hoops history
7/1st
• Memphis and Southern Miss combine to rank 1st in 7 C-USA statistical categories
3.5
• Average margin of victory in last 6 Memphis-Southern Miss games (all Tigers wins)
1/4
• Will Barton is one of four players in nation to average at least 16 ppg, 7 rpg and 2.5 apg
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 (15-6, 6-1 C-USA) returns to the road for the first time since Jan. 18 when it travels to Hattiesburg, Miss., on Wednesday, Feb. 1 to meet longtime rival Southern Miss (19-3, 6-1 C-USA) in a Conference USA showdown at Reed Green Coliseum. The game, to be televised on CBS Sports Network (CBSSN), is slated for a 7:15 p.m. (CT) start. • The Tigers were not ranked in either national polls, which were released Jan. 30. Southern Miss is listed in the Also Receiving Votes of both polls (No. 33, AP/No. 36 coaches). • Memphis enters Wednesday’s encounter having won nine of its last 10. • The Tigers bounced back after its Jan. 18 loss at UCF with three-straight home wins over SMU 63-45 Jan. 21, Rice 73-51 Jan. 25 and Marshall 83-76 Jan. 28. • Prior to the Jan. 18 setback to UCF, the Tigers had won six straight with victories over Robert Morris 64-47 Dec. 29, Charlotte 67-58 Dec. 31, Tennessee 69-51 Jan. 4, UAB 62-59 Jan. 7, Southern Miss 60-58 Jan. 11 and Houston 8955 Jan. 14.
Schedule-Results (15-6, 6-1 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) ..............................89-55, W at UCF* (CBSSN) ..................................... 67-68, L SMU* (SPORTSOUTH)...............................63-45, W RICE* (SPORTSOUTH) ................................73-51, W MARSHALL* (CSS)....................................83-76, W
1 4 8 11 15 18 22 25 28
at Southern Miss* (CBSSN) ......................7:15 pm XAVIER (SPORTSOUTH) ....................................12 PM at East Carolina* (CSS)...................................6 pm UAB* (CSS) .....................................................7 PM at Tulane* .........................................................7 pm 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 . S o u t h e r n M i s s (based on previous game starters) Memphis Starters
C-USA Game #8
No. 0 10 2 3 5
Name Ferrakohn Hall Tarik Black Antonio Barton Chris Crawford Will Barton
Pos F F G G G
Joe Jackson Wesley Witherspoon D.J. Stephens
G F/G F/G
No. 1 24 00 12 23
Name Maurice Bolden Jonathan Mills LaShay Page Rashard McGill Angelo Johnson
Pos F F G G G
2 5 15
Darnell Dodson Neil Watson Torye Pelham
G G F
1 11 30
USM Starters
Game #22
Television: CBS Sports Network (CBSSN)/ Comcast digital channel 222 (Dave Ryan, 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
Yr Ht/Wt Jr. 6-8/224 So. 6-8/243 So. 6-2/165 So. 6-4/205 So. 6-6/175 — Reserves — So. 6-0/175 Sr. 6-9/207 Jr. 6-5/187
PPG RPG 4.1 3.6 9.8 4.8 7.3 2.4 8.5 3.8apg 18.8 8.7
Hometown Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Baltimore, Md. Memphis, Tenn. Baltimore, Md.
10.0 5.9 1.6
Memphis, Tenn. Atlanta, Ga. Killeen, Texas
Yr Ht/Wt r-Sr. 6-10/200 Jr. 6-6/230 Jr. 6-2/190 Jr. 6-5/205 r-Sr. 6-0/185 — Reserves — Sr. 6-7/215 So. 5-11/170 r-Sr. 6-6/225
PPG RPG 10.7 6.1 8.0 5.5 12.9 2.8 2.8 3.1 10.1 3.4apg
Hometown Jackson, Miss. Chicago, Ill. Dillon, S.C. Havana, Fla. Minneapolis, Minn.
12.5 11.3 7.1
Greenbelt, Md. Kansas City, Kan. Nashville, Tenn.
3.2apg 3.5 1.7
5.6 4.4apg 5.3