Memphis Men's Basketball Game Notes vs UT Martin - Nov. 29, 2012

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Tigers On TV/Radio/Web

Thursday, Nov. 29 • 7 pm CT FedExForum • Memphis, Tenn.

By The Numbers...

1967

• University of Memphis president Shirley Raines is a 1967 graduate of UT Martin

147

• Number of Tigers wins at FedExForum since 2004-05 (147-17 record), the most homecourt wins in the nation over that period of time

10

• Number of Memphis-area players on the Tigers and Skyhawks rosters combined (UofM 7, UTM 3)

7

• Tigers open a 7-game homestand vs. UT Martin Thursday; longest homestand since 2008-09 (also 7 games)

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

Schedule-Results (3-2, 0-0 C-USA) N ovem ber 7 12 17 22 23 24 29

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS#..............................65-54, W 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) ..............................7 PM

5 8 15 20 28 30

OHIO (CBS SN) ......................................... 6 PM AUSTIN PEAY (SPORTSOUTH)...................... 12 PM LOUISVILLE (FSN) ................................. 1:30 PM LIPSCOMB (FS SOUTH/SPORTSOUTH) ............ 7 PM ORAL ROBERTS (CSS) ................................ 7 PM LOYOLA, MD. (CSS) .................................. 7 PM

4 9 12 16 19 22 26 30

at Tennessee (ESPN2)................................7 pm EAST CAROLINA* (FS SOUTH/SPORTSOUTH). 7 PM at UAB* (CSS) .................................... 7:30 pm at Rice* (CSS) ...........................................6 pm HARVARD (FSN) ..................................11:30 AM TULANE* (FS SOUTH/SPORTSOUTH) ............. 7 PM MARSHALL* (FSN)..................................... 1 PM at East Carolina*........................................6 pm

2 6 9 13 16 20 23 26

TULSA* (CBS SN) ..................................... 1 PM at SMU*.....................................................7 pm at Southern Miss* (CBS SN) .....................3 pm UCF* (CBS SN) ....................................... 7 PM at Marshall* (CBS SN) ..............................7 pm HOUSTON* (CSS) ....................................... 8 PM SOUTHERN MISS* (FSN)........................... 12 PM at Xavier (ESPN2) .....................................6 pm

D ec em ber

J anuar y

Febr uar y

M ar c h 2 5 9 13-16

at UCF* (FSN) ........................................12 pm at UTEP* (CBS SN) ..................................8 pm UAB* (CBS SN) ..................................... 11 AM Conference USA Tournament (Tulsa, Okla./BOK Center) Home games in bold SMALL CAPS *C-USA Game #Exhibition %Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Game (Memphis) ^Battle 4 Atlantis (Nassau, The Bahamas)

Probable Starters/Top Reserves v s . U T M a r t i n (based on previous game starters) Memphis Starters

UT Martin (2-4) vs. Memphis (3-2)

SETTING THE SCENE • Memphis (3-2) hosts UT Martin (2-4) Thursday, Nov. 29 at FedExForum. The game, to be televised on SportSouth, is scheduled for a 7 p.m. (CT) tip. • The Tigers return to regular non-conference action after playing their last four contests in the 2012 Battle 4 Atlantis. Memphis went 2-2 in the four-game tournament, posting wins over Samford and Northern Iowa and falling to VCU and Minnesota. • The Tigers are in the Also Receiving Votes category of both national polls, coming in No. 33 in the Associated Press poll and No. 34 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll. • Prior to its participation in the 2012 Battle 4 Atlantis, Memphis opened its 2012-13 campaign with an 81-66 win over North Florida Nov. 12. • Memphis returns four starters and 11 letterwinners from last year’s squad. • UT Martin has a 2-4 record to start the 2012-13 campaign. • The Skyhawks return four starters and eight letterwinners from their 2011-12 squad that posted a 4-27 overall record.

UT Martin Starters

Game #6

Television: SportSouth/Comcast digital channel 52 (Pete Pranica, play-by-play; Sean Tuohy, color analyst) Radio: WREC 600 AM (Dave Woloshin, play-by-play; Matt Dillon, color analyst; Forrest Goodman, studio host) Web: None

No. 5 10 4 1 3

Name Shaq Goodwin Tarik Black Adonis Thomas Joe Jackson Chris Crawford

Pos F F G/F G G

2 30 55

Antonio Barton D.J. Stephens Geron Johnson

G F/G G

No. 25 33 1 4 22

Name BJ McLaughlin Myles Taylor Dee Oldham Bobby Jones Justin Childs

Pos F F G G G

00 10 11

Tobias Dowdell Mike Liabo Omari Minor

F G/F G

Yr Ht/Wt Fr. 6-9/246 Jr. 6-9/262 So. 6-7/240 Jr. 6-1/171 Jr. 6-4/218 — Reserves — Jr. 6-2/178 Sr. 6-5/188 Jr. 6-3/197

PPG RPG 5.6 4.0 10.6 5.0 12.0 4.2 10.0 3.0apg 9.4 5.2

Hometown Atlanta, Ga. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn.

7.2 6.6 3.5

2.0 5.4 2.5

Yr Ht Fr. 6-6/200 So. 6-7/250 Fr. 6-4/180 Jr. 6-3/185 Jr. 6-4/190 — Reserves — So. 6-7/215 Jr. 6-6/195 Jr. 6-0/175

PPG 3.2 16.2 3.7 10.0 11.2

RPG 2.8 7.5 3.3 3.5 4.7

Hometown Florissant, Mo. Little Rock, Ark. Lebanon, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. New Orleans, La.

3.5 12.8 1.3

3.8 3.3 2.2

Birmingham, Ala. Naples, Fla. Troy, Va.

Baltimore, Md. Killeen, Texas Dayton, Ohio


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