2011
Tigers On TV/Radio/Web
Saturday, Feb. 4 • 12 pm CT FedExForum • Memphis, Tenn.
By The Numbers...
1966
• The year Xavier last played the Tigers in Memphis; game played at Mid-South Coliseum, a 110-107 XU win
201
• Memphis’ number of wins since 2005-06, 2nd-most in nation in that span of time (XU has 168 wins)
64
• Number of wins by Josh Pastner in his 3 years at UofM; XU coach Chris Mack has 65 wins
5
• Both Memphis and Xavier have won 5 single-digit outcome games this year (UofM 5-5 record; XU 5-3)
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 (15-7, 6-2 C-USA) takes a step outside conference play on Saturday, Feb. 4 to host Xavier (15-7, 6-3 A-10) in a non-league showdown at FedExForum. The game, to be televised on SportSouth, is slated for a 12 p.m. (CT) start. • The Tigers were not ranked in either national polls, which were released Jan. 30. Xavier was not ranked in either national poll. • Memphis enters Saturday’s encounter having won nine of its last 11. • The Tigers had their three-game Conference USA win streak snapped with a narrow 75-72 setback at Southern Miss Feb. 1. • Before that Feb. 1 loss, Memphis had won three straight with victories 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 (15-7, 6-2 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) ..................... 72-75, L 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 . X a v i e r (based on previous game starters) Memphis Starters
Xavier (15-7) vs. Memphis (15-7)
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. 5 21 32 10 52
Name Dezmine Wells Jeff Robinson Kenny Frease Mark Lyons Tu Holloway
Pos F F C G G
4 12 54
Travis Taylor Brad Redford Andre Walker
F G F
1 11 30
Xavier Starters
Game #23
Television: SportSouth/Comcast digital channel 52 (Ron Thulin, play-by-play; Mike Gminski, color analyst; Debbie Antonelli, sideline reporter) 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 3.8 3.5 9.5 4.7 7.4 2.4 9.1 3.6apg 18.6 8.5
Hometown Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Baltimore, Md. Memphis, Tenn. Baltimore, Md.
10.2 5.9 1.6
Memphis, Tenn. Atlanta, Ga. Killeen, Texas
Yr Ht/Wt Fr. 6-5/215 Jr. 6-10/225 Sr. 7-0/275 Jr. 6-1/188 Sr. 6-0/190 — Reserves — Jr. 6-8/220 Jr. 6-1/182 Gr. 6-8/225
PPG RPG 9.3 5.4 4.3 2.5 8.9 5.6 16.3 3.5 16.4 5.7apg 5.8 3.7 5.4
3.0apg 3.5 1.7
4.5 0.7 6.0
Hometown Raleigh, N.C. Indianapolis, Ind. Massillon, Ohio Schenectady, N.Y. Hempstead, N.Y. Union, N.J. Frankenmuth, Mich. Flossmoor, Ill.