Schedule-Results (20-3, 9-0 C-USA)
Tigers On TV/Radio/Web Television: CBS Sports Network/Comcast digital channel 222 (Dave Ryan, play-by-play;
Game #24
Pete Gillen, analyst; Gary Parrish, sideline re-
C-USA Game #10
play-by-play; Matt Dillon, color analyst; For-
By The Numbers...
98 95.9 14 1/9
• D.J. Stephens’ number of career dunks; needs 2 slams to reach 100 for his career • Tigers’ win pct. at home versus C-USA foes since 2005-06 (71-3 record; includes C-USA Tour.); 2nd-best win pct. in nation • Memphis’ current win streak, which is tied for 2nd-longest in nation; tied for 7th-longest in program’s history • Memphis is 1 of 9 teams in nation to have 20 or more wins and 3 or fewer losses
Athletics Communications 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
rest Goodman, studio host) Web: None SETTING THE SCENE • Memphis (20-3, 9-0 C-USA) returns home to FedExForum Wednesday, Feb. 13 for a Conference USA showdown with UCF (17-6, 7-2 CUSA). The game, scheduled for a 7 p.m. (CT) start, is slated for a CBS Sports Network (Comcast digital channel 222) telecast. • The Tigers made a return to the national polls this week. Memphis jumped to the No. 22 spot in the Associated Press poll and is No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll. • The Tigers bounced back after their Dec. 15 setback to No. 6/6 Louisville with 14-consecutive wins over Lipscomb 62-56 Dec. 20, Oral Roberts 72-57 Dec. 28, Loyola, Md., 78-64 Dec. 30, Tennessee 85-80 Jan. 4, East Carolina 67-54 Jan. 9, UAB 69-53 Jan. 12, Rice 77-51 Jan. 16, Harvard 60-50 Jan. 19, Tulane 71-60 Jan. 22, Marshall 73-72 Jan. 26, East Carolina 75-68 Jan. 30, Tulsa 94-64 Feb. 2, SMU 60-52 Feb. 6 and Southern Miss 89-76 Feb. 9. • Prior to the Dec. 15 loss, Memphis had won four straight with victories over Northern Iowa
Memphis Starters
Wednesday, Feb. 13 • 7 pm CT FedExForum • Memphis, Tenn.
Radio: WREC 600 AM (Dave Woloshin,
No. 5 30 4 1 55
12 17 22 23 24 29
North Florida (CSS)..............................81-66, W Samford%................................................65-54, W vs. VCU^ (NBC SN).................................. 65-78, L vs. Minnesota^ (AXS.tv)............................ 75-84, L Northern Iowa^ (AXS.tv).........................52-47, W UT Martin (SportSouth).......................93-65, W
5 Ohio (CBS SN).................................. 84-58, W 8 Austin Peay (SportSouth)................. 83-65, W 15 #6/6 Louisville (FSN).........................78-87, L 20 Lipscomb (SportSouth)...................... 62-56, W 28 Oral Roberts (CSS)......................... 72-57, W 30 Loyola, Md. (CSS)........................... 78-64, W
4 at Tennessee (ESPN2).........................85-80, W 9 East Carolina* (SportSouth).......... 67-54, W 12 at UAB* (CSS)....................................69-53, W 16 at Rice* (CSS).....................................77-51, W 19 Harvard (FSN).................................. 60-50, W 22 Tulane* (SportSouth)....................... 71-60, W 26 Marshall* (FSN).............................. 73-72, W 30 at East Carolina*..................................75-68, W
2 Tulsa* (CBS SN).............................. 94-64, W 6 at SMU*...............................................60-52, W 9 at Southern Miss* (CBS SN)...............89-76, W 13 UCF* (CBS SN)........................................ 7 pm 16 at Marshall* (CBS SN)...............................7 pm 20 Houston* (CSS)........................................ 8 pm 23 Southern Miss* (FSN)............................ 12 pm 26 at Xavier (ESPN2)......................................6 pm
D ec em ber
J anuar y
Febr uar y
M ar c h
2 at UCF* (FSN).........................................12 pm 5 at UTEP* (CBS SN)...................................8 pm 9 UAB* (CBS SN)...................................... 11 am 13-16 Conference USA Tournament (Tulsa, Okla./BOK Center) Home games in bold small caps *C-USA Game %Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Game (Memphis) ^Battle 4 Atlantis (Nassau, The Bahamas)
Probable Starters/Top Reserves v s . U C F (based on previous game starters) Name Shaq Goodwin D.J. Stephens Adonis Thomas Joe Jackson Geron Johnson
3 Chris Crawford 10 Tarik Black 11 Damien Wilson
UCF Starters
UCF (17-6, 7-2) vs. #22/25 Memphis (20-3, 9-0)
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N ovem ber
No. 1 33 3 4 11
Name Tristan Spurlock Keith Clanton Isaiah Sykes Daiquan Walker Calvin Newell
12 Matt Williams 32 Kasey Wilson 52 Staphon Blair
Pos F F G/F G G G F G
Pos F F G G G G F F
Yr Ht/Wt Fr. 6-9/246 Sr. 6-5/188 So. 6-7/240 Jr. 6-1/171 Jr. 6-3/197 — Reserves — Jr. 6-4/218 Jr. 6-9/262 Fr. 6-6/180
PPG RPG 8.6 5.3 6.7 6.5 10.6 4.0 13.6 4.6apg 10.8 4.3
Yr Ht/Wt r-Jr. 6-8/230 Sr. 6-9/250 Jr. 6-5/215 Fr. 6-2/180 Jr. 6-1/210 — Reserves — Fr. 6-5/210 So. 6-7/225 Fr. 6-9/240
PPG RPG 11.0 5.9 16.0 9.2 15.7 7.1 3.3 1.9 11.6 2.2apg
7.8 9.0 2.3
5.1 9.0 1.9
3.6 4.8 1.0
1.1 4.7 0.7
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