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Office: 901-678-2349
Exhibition #1: Christian Brothers vs. Memphis Wednesday, Nov. 12 • 7 pm (ct) • Fedexforum • memphis, tenn.
By The Numbers...
382
• Memphis enters 2014-15 with 382 wins, the third-most victories in NCAA Division I basketball in the 21st century
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• Memphis enters 2014-15 looking for its 15th-straight, 20-win campaign; current streak of 14-straight, 20-win seasons is 6th-best at NCAA Division I level
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• Memphis is one of 13 programs to receive an NCAA Public Recognition Award and play in 2014 NCAA Tourney • There are 10 players from the Memphis area on the MemphisChristian Brothers rosters • Memphis has one senior on its 2014-15 roster (Godfrey, who is a transfer from Southern Univ.)
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SETTING THE SCENE • Memphis hosts Christian Brothers Wednesday, Nov. 12 in the Tigers’ only exhibition contest of the 2014-15 season. Game time is 7 p.m. (CT) at FedExForum. • The Tigers are not ranked in either preseason national poll, but appear in the Also Receiving Votes category in both polls. Memphis is No. 35 in the Associated Press poll and No. 31 in the USA Today coaches poll. The Buccaneers are in the Also Receiving Votes category (No. 32) of the NABC preseason Division II top-25 poll. • Memphis is hosting only one exhibition game this year, as it played a closed scrimmage Nov. 8 against Saint Louis at FedExForum. • Memphis returns two starters and only five letterwinners from last year’s squad. • Wednesday’s exhibition is the first and only for Christian Brothers. The Buccaneers open regular-action versus Harding Saturday. • The Buccaneers return four starters and nine letterwinners from last year’s squad. what the tigers did a year ago • Memphis played its first season in the American Athletic Conference in 2013-14. The Tigers transitioned to The American from Conference USA in the summer of 2013. • In its inaugural season in The American, Memphis posted a 24-10 overall record and a 12-6 league mark. • The 20-win season was the program’s 14thstraight.
Memphis Starters
Probable Starters/Top Reserves vs. Christian Brothers
No. Name 2 Shaq Goodwin 5 Nick King 40 Calvin Godfrey 3 Markel Crawford 15 Kedren Johnson
Pos F F F G G
Yr Ht/Wt PPG* RPG* Jr. 6-9/228 11.5 6.5 So. 6-7/226 4.9 3.3 Sr. 6-8/233 12.9^ 8.8^ r-Fr. 6-4/197 — — Jr. 6-4/229 13.5# 3.6apg# — Reserves — So. 6-8/228 9.3 4.3 So. 6-2/196 — —
Hometown Atlanta, Ga. Memphis, Tenn. Milwaukee, Wis. Memphis, Tenn. Lewisburg, Tenn.
Yr Ht Sr. 6-9/210 r-Jr. 6-5/200 So. 6-7/205 Sr. 6-3/190 Sr. 6-3/190 — Reserves — Fr. 5-11/165 r-Fr. 6-8/225
Hometown Dakar, Senegal Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio
4 Austin Nichols F Collierville, Tenn. 20 Avery Woodson G Waynesboro, Miss. * stats are from 2013-14 season (^ stats are from Southern Univ.); # stats are from 2012-13 season at Vanderbilt
CBU Starters
No. Name 10 Sidy Sall 32 Drew Hildreth 44 Charlie Oswald 3 Ryan Fleming 22 Trey Casey
Pos F F F G G
5 Jeff Larkin G 42 Jordan Miller F # stats are from the 2013-14 season
PPG* RPG* 10.4 6.2 10.3 5.7 4.1 1.5 8.7 5.0 17.9 5.3 — —
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Cincinnati, Ohio Fulton, Ky.
Email: Lchance1@memphis.edu
Tigers On TV/Radio/Web Television: None Radio: WREC 600 AM; WKBQ 93.5FM (Dave Woloshin, play-by-play; Matt Dillon, color analyst; Forrest Goodman, studio host) Web: Game to be streamed live on the Memphis Tiger Network on the Memphis athletics web site at gotigersgo.com via All-Access (must register to view game)
Schedule-Results (0-0, 0-0 American) November
12 18 24 27 28
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS&............................... 7 pm vs. Wichita State% (ESPN)................................1 pm PRAIRIE VIEW A&M^ (ESPN3)..................... 7 pm vs. Baylor# (FOX Sports 1)..............................11 pm vs. Illinois/Indiana St.# (FOX Sports 1)....7/9:30 pm
december
2 6 13 15 17 20 23 31
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN^ (ESPNews).................. 6 pm BRADLEY (ESPNU)................................... 8:30 pm OKLAHOMA STATE (ESPN2).......................... 5 pm N.C. CENTRAL (ESPN3).................................. 7 pm USC UPSTATE (ESPN3)................................... 7 pm ORAL ROBERTS (CBS SN).............................. 2 pm WESTERN ILLINOIS (ESPN3).......................... 7 pm HOUSTON* (ESPNU)..................................... 1 pm
january
3 8 11 15 17 21 24 28 31
TULANE* (ESPNU)................................. 3 or 5 pm at SMU* (ESPN/2)............................................8 pm at Houston* (CBS SN).......................................3 pm CINCINNATI* (ESPN/2)................................. 6 pm UCF* (ESPNews)........................................... 1 pm at Tulsa* (ESPNU).............................................6 pm at Tulane* (ESPNU)..........................................7 pm EAST CAROLINA* (CBS SN)........................... 8 pm at Gonzaga (ESPN2)..........................................9 pm
february
4 7 10 14 19 22 26 28
JACKSONVILLE STATE (ESPN3)...................... 7 pm TEMPLE* (ESPNews)................................... 12 pm at East Carolina* (ESPNU)................................6 pm at USF* (ESPNU).............................................11 am CONNECTICUT* (ESPN/2)............................. 8 pm at UCF* (CBS SN)..............................................1 pm SMU* (ESPN/2)............................................ 8 pm TULSA* (ESPNU)........................................... 7 pm
march 5 8 12-15
Connecticut* (ESPN/2)....................................8 pm Cincinnati* (CBS)............................................11 am American Athletic Conference Tournament (Hartford, Conn./XL Center)
Home games in bold blue CAPS * American Athletic Conference Game & Exhibition % Game played at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. ^ Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational (non-bracket) # Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational (bracket)
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Associated Press (Preseason) Kentucky (52).............................. 0-0 Arizona (5)................................... 0-0 Wisconsin (8)............................... 0-0 Duke............................................ 0-0 Kansas.......................................... 0-0 North Carolina............................. 0-0 Florida......................................... 0-0 Louisville...................................... 0-0 Virginia........................................ 0-0 Texas............................................ 0-0 Wichita State............................... 0-0 Villanova...................................... 0-0 Gonzaga...................................... 0-0 Iowa State.................................... 0-0 VCU.............................................. 0-0 San Diego State........................... 0-0 Connecticut.................................. 0-0 Michigan State............................. 0-0 Oklahoma.................................... 0-0 Ohio State.................................... 0-0 Nebraska...................................... 0-0 SMU............................................. 0-0 Syracuse...................................... 0-0 Michigan...................................... 0-0 Harvard........................................ 0-0 Utah
ARV: #35 Memphis, #38 Cincinnati, #42 Oklahoma State, #47 Illinois, #51 Baylor, #51 Stephen F. Austin
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.
USA Today Coaches (Preseason) Kentucky (24).............................. 0-0 Arizona (3)................................... 0-0 Duke (2)....................................... 0-0 Wisconsin (3)............................... 0-0 Kansas.......................................... 0-0 North Carolina............................. 0-0 Florida......................................... 0-0 Virginia........................................ 0-0 Louisville...................................... 0-0 Texas............................................ 0-0 Wichita State............................... 0-0 Villanova...................................... 0-0 Gonzaga...................................... 0-0 Iowa State.................................... 0-0 Connecticut.................................. 0-0 VCU.............................................. 0-0 San Diego State........................... 0-0 Michigan State............................. 0-0 Oklahoma.................................... 0-0 Ohio State.................................... 0-0 Nebraska...................................... 0-0 SMU............................................. 0-0 Michigan...................................... 0-0 Syracuse...................................... 0-0 Iowa............................................. 0-0
Memphis/Christian Brothers Series Information Overall series.......................... Memphis leads 2-0 Gms played in Memphis........ Memphis leads 2-0 Last regular season meeting............Nov. 28, 2001 UofM 86, CBU 54 The Pyramid/Memphis Last meeting (exhibition)...................Nov. 8, 2013 UofM 92, CBU 63 FedExForum/Memphis (last year’s boxscore on page 3)
Recent Exhibition Results Versus Christian Brothers 2013-14 Exhibition............... Memphis 92, CBU 63 2012-13 Exhibition............... Memphis 65, CBU 54 2011-12 Exhibition............... Memphis 79, CBU 56 2010-11 Exhibition............... Memphis 75, CBU 49 2009-10 Exhibition............... Memphis 66, CBU 45 2008-09 Exhibition............... Memphis 83, CBU 52 2007-08 Exhibition............... Memphis 90, CBU 35 2006-07 Exhibition............... Memphis 78, CBU 47 2005-06 Exhibition............... Memphis 98, CBU 53 2004-05 Exhibition............... Memphis 81, CBU 70 • The Tigers earned an NCAA Tournament atlarge berth and advanced to the “Big Dance’s” third round. Memphis defeated George Washington in the second round, before falling to Virginia in the third round. • The postseason appearance was the Tigers’ 14th-straight. • Joe Jackson and Shaq Goodwin both were named to the All-American Athletic Conference second team. • Austin Nichols was named the league’s Rookie of the Year, and Michael Dixon Jr. was selected the conference’s Sixth Man of the Year. • Head coach Josh Pastner improved his overall record to 130-44. The 130 wins are the most by a Tigers head coach in the first five seasons.
Memphis/Christian Brothers Statistical Comparison 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* CBU* 24-10 18-11 — — — — 76.9 74.3 70.5 67.3 +6.4 +7.0 .644 .720 .477 .479 .438 .445 .330 .388 .308 .311 37.3 32.1 35.1 32.3 +2.2 -0.2 4.7 2.9 17.4 15.3 8.6 7.1
* stats are from 2013-14
• The 130 wins also place Pastner in the No. 7 spot for most wins by a head coach in his first five seasons in NCAA Division I history. what the bucs did a year ago • Christian Brothers posted an 18-11 overall record and a 12-8 Gulf South Conference (GSC) mark in 2013-14. • The Buccaneers finished fourth in the GSC regular-season standings. • Christian Brothers advanced to the GSC Tournament championship game, but dropped a 79-73 decision to North Alabama.
Poll Tracking The Tigers Following Memphis In The Polls
PS N-17 N-24 D-1 D-8 D-15 D-22 D-29 J-5 J-12 J-13 AP RV/35 Coaches RV/31 J-19 J-26 F-2 F-9 F-16 F-23 M-2 M-9 M-16 PT AP Coaches PS — preseason ranking; PT — post-tournament ranking
T i g e r s R e c o r d W i t h S ta r t e r s
Record Games
Starters
ARV: #31 Memphis, #44 Illinois, #47 Baylor
*Tigers opponents/possible opponents in italics
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2014-15 Memphis Numerical Roster Name
Pos
Ht
Wt
Yr
Hometown/High School/Last School
0 Trahson Burrell G/F 6-6 169 Jr. Albany, N.Y./St. Thomas More (Conn.)/ Summit Christian Academy (Mich.)/ Lee College (Texas) 1 Markel Crawford G 6-4 197 r-Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Melrose HS 2 Shaq Goodwin F 6-9 228 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Southwest DeKalb HS 3 Pookie Powell G 6-1 180 So. Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips HS 4 Austin Nichols F 6-8 228 So. Collierville, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian School 5 Nick King F/G 6-7 226 So. Memphis, Tenn./East HS 10 Dominic Magee G 6-3 177 Fr. Harvey, La./Helen Cox HS 11 Chris Hawkins F 6-6 230 Jr. Sun Prairie Wis./Sun Prairie HS/ Motlow State Community College (Tenn.)/ Southwest Tennessee Community College 12 D’Marnier Cunningham G 5-9 160 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Rickards HS (Fla.)/New Mexico Military Institute/Kaskaskia College (Ill.) 14 Jordan Manse G 6-1 167 Fr. Austin, Texas/Lake Travis HS/ Brewster Academy (N.H.) 15 Kedren Johnson G 6-4 229 Jr. Lewisburg, Tenn./Marshall County HS/ Vanderbilt University 20 Avery Woodson G 6-2 196 So. Waynesboro, Miss./Wayne County HS/ East Mississippi Community College 23 Kuran Iverson F/G 6-9 205 So. Hartford, Conn./Northwest Catholic HS/ Fishburne Military School (Va.) 40 Calvin Godfrey F 6-8 233 Sr. Milwaukee, Wis./Cooper HS (Minn.)/ Iowa State University/Howard College/ Southern University 42 Jake McDowell G/F 6-5 211 So. Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS
P r o n u n c i at i o n G u i d e
EVARIST AKUJOBI......... Everest A - koo - JOE - bee KURAN Iverson......................................KUH - ron TRAHSON Burrell.................................. TRAY - shon KEDREN Johnson.................................... KEY - drin AKI Collins..................................................AH - kee Jordan MANSE.......................................... MANCE MARKEL Crawford...................................MAR - kell Josh PASTNER....................................... PASS - ner D’MARINER Cunningham.............. DEE - mon - YEA
LAST EXHIBITION MEETING (2013) Memphis 92, Christian Brothers 63 Nov. 8, 2013 CBU FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Min Sall 4-14 0-0 1-7 8 9 2 4 0 0 24 Fleming 0-3 0-2 5-6 9 5 2 7 1 1 37 Green 3-7 1-2 1-2 2 8 3 4 0 5 38 McArthy, C. 2-9 1-5 4-4 5 9 4 2 0 1 38 Casey 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 McArthy, R. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Griffith 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 Moody 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 Hildreth 8-17 1-5 1-1 5 18 1 2 1 0 22 Oswald 3-6 1-2 0-0 1 7 0 0 1 1 16 Hummel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 Wilson 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 2 Totals 22-62 5-19 14-22 34 63 13 19 3 9 200 Memphis FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Min Goodwin 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 4 2 1 0 2 16 Nichols 4-7 0-0 1-1 4 9 0 1 1 0 16 Wilson 2-5 0-1 0-0 3 4 1 0 0 0 20 Jackson 2-6 0-1 3-4 5 7 1 3 0 3 17 Dixon Jr. 7-10 1-3 3-3 3 18 5 1 0 0 20 Crawford, C. 0-3 0-2 1-2 1 1 2 1 0 0 15 King 5-7 0-0 2-6 10 12 2 2 1 3 22 Crawford, M. 0-1 0-1 0-0 3 0 1 2 0 1 17 Woodson 7-7 0-0 0-0 2 14 0 0 1 0 18 Iverson 3-10 0-2 3-6 6 9 2 0 1 0 16 Draper 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cole 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 McDowell 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Johnson 4-8 1-3 2-4 3 11 4 1 0 3 19 TEAM 2 Totals 37-71 3-15 15-26 47 92 20 12 4 12 200 Christian Brothers 35 28 — 63 Memphis 47 45 — 92 Officials: Miles, Shoulders, Murley
scouting the buccaneers • Christian Brothers returns four starters and nine letterwinners from last year’s squad that went 18-11 overall and 12-8 in the Gulf South Conference. • The Buccaneers appear in the Also Receiving Votes category of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) preseason Division II poll (No. 32). • Christian Brothers was picked to finish second in the 2014-15 preseason Gulf South Conference (GSC) coaches poll. • The Buccaneers had one player on the All-GSC preseason squad in senior guard Trey Casey. • Christian Brothers returns three of its top-five scorers from a year ago in Trey Casey (17.9 ppg), Sidy Sall (10.4 ppg) and Drew Hildreth (10.3 ppg). • Sidy Sall is the Buccaneers’ top returning rebounder (6.2rpg). • Ryan Fleming returns as the squad’s top playmaker. Last season, he handed out 145 assists (5.0 apg). • Head coach Mike Nienaber is in his 17th season at Christian Brothers. He has a 264-162 record at the school. memphis representin’ • The city of Memphis and its surrounding communities will be well represented in Wednesday’s exhibition contest between the Tigers and Buccaneers.
M E M P H I S AT H L E T I C S C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
Office Address 203 Athletic Office Bldg. 570 Normal St. Memphis, TN 38152 Office Phone 901-678-2337 Fax 901-678-4134
Staff
Ron Mears, Asst. AD/MRD................................ rmears@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 Gary Paczesny, Multi-media............................. gpaczsny@memphis.edu Mark Taylor, Asst. MRD.................................... mark.taylor@memphis.edu Martha Woods, Secretary................................ mwoods@memphis.edu Will Edwards, Assistant..................................... rwdwards@memphis.edu Jared Emerson, Assistant.................................. jmmrson1@memphis.edu Julie Nelson, Assistant...................................... jnelson9@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, NewsRadio WREC 600. Dave Woloshin calls the play-by-play, while Matt Dillon serves as the color analyst. Dillon and Forrest Goodman (in studio) host the pre- and postgame shows. NewsRadio WREC 600 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 callin show. The first Pastner radio weekly call-in show is scheduled for Dec. 1.
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 Nov. 30, 2014. Dave Woloshin and Matt Stark serve as the show’s co-hosts.
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exhibition #1 • memphis vs. christian brothers • page 4 • The squads combine to have 10 players from Memphis area on the two rosters. • Christian Brothers has six players — Dominic Fragale, Cody Garbuzinski, Ike Griffith, Drew Hildreth, J.T. Moody and Charlie Oswald — that call the Bluff City area home. • On the Tigers’ side, four players hail from the Memphis area. Markel Crawford, Nick King and Jake McDowell all are from Memphis. Sophomore Austin Nichols is from Collierville, a suburb of Memphis.
season winning streak of 12 straight into 201415. The Buccaneers’ streak began in 2002-03. TIGERS STREAKING WITH 20-WIN SEASONS • Memphis enters 2014-15 with a string of 14-straight, 20-win seasons. • The Tigers are part of an elite group at the NCAA Division I level for consecutive 20-win seasons (current) and the following shows that: Team No. of Consec. 20-Win Seasons Kansas...............................................25 Duke..................................................18 Syracuse............................................17 Gonzaga............................................17 Florida...............................................16 Memphis........................................14 Pittsburgh.........................................13 Louisville...........................................12 Ohio State.........................................10
no redshirts yet • At his media gathering Nov. 6, head coach Josh Pastner announced that he had no plans to redshirt any player prior to Wednesday’s exhibition contest versus Christian Brothers. ONCE FRIENDS, NOW FOES • Wednesday’s game has former teammates that will face off against each other. • Tigers sophomore Jake McDowell and Bucs redshirt freshman Cody Garbuzinski and sophomore Charlie Oswald all were teammates at Christian Brothers High School in 2012-13. TIGERS, BUCS HAVE WIN STREAKS GOING • Tigers fans may be aware of their team’s stretch of 14-straight winning seasons entering the 2014-15 campaign. • Memphis’ season winning streak began with the 2000-01 campaign and is the longest streak of its kind in school history. The Tigers’ previous longest streak of winning seasons was 12 straight from 1981-82 through 1992-93. • On the other side, Christian Brothers brings a
TIGERS LOOKING FOR 15TH 20-WIN SEASON • When the 2014-15 season officially opens Nov. 18, the Tigers will be looking for a 15th-straight, 20-win season and a 15th-consecutive postseason berth. • In 2012-13, the Tigers set the record for consecutive 20-win seasons with their 13th straight. The previous record of consecutive 20-win seasons was 12 from 1982-93. • The 2014-15 Tigers will attempt to add to the program’s current school record of 14-straight postseason bids (10 NCAA, 4 NIT). Last season, Memphis advanced to the NCAA Tournament third round.
• Prior to this current record run of 14-straight postseason berths, Memphis had two six-year stretches in which it reached the postseason. • The previous two six-year postseason spans were 1972-77 (2 NCAA, 4 NIT) and 1988-93 (4 NCAA, 2 NIT). The run from 1972-77 included the 1973 NCAA title game appearance. The 1988-93 postseason stretch included an NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearance in 1992. • The following shows the top-five longest streaks of 20-win seasons in Tigers history: Consec. 20-Win Seasons 14 12 11 8 7
Yrs. 2001-14 1982-93 1954-64 1971-78 1946-52
tigers among nation’s elite • Memphis enters the 2014-15 season as one of eight schools that has won 20 or more games each of the last 12 campaigns (2002-03 to 2013-14). • Memphis is the only American Athletic Conference program on that list. • The following lists the eight NCAA Division I programs that have 20 or more wins the each of the last 12 years (2002-03 to 2012-13): Duke Florida Gonzaga Kansas
Louisville Memphis Pittsburgh Syracuse
FedExForum
The Home of The Tigers The 2014-15 season marks the 11th 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 2014-15 home contests in the 18,400-seat arena, which served as the host site for the inaugual American Athletic Conference Championship last March. FedExForum also hosted the 2014 NCAA Tournament South Regional last March. Since it opened in 2004, FedExForum has hosted one American Athletic Conference Tournament, six Conference USA Tournaments, two NCAA Men’s South Regionals (2009, 2014) and one NCAA Women’s South Regional (2010) 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 at FedExForum: 177-21 (.894 winning percentage)
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exhibition #1 • memphis vs. christian brothers • page 5 GOODWIN, NICHOLS receive preseason american athletic conference honors • Shaq Goodwin and Austin Nichols both were named to the 2014-15 preseason All-American Athletic Conference first team. • Memphis and SMU were the only two teams in the league to have two all-conference first team picks. tigers picked third in preseason american athletic conference poll • At the league’s Oct. 29, 2014, media day in New York City, the Tigers were picked third in the American Athletic Conference’s preseason poll. • Memphis was third behind Connecticut and SMU. Rounding out the preseason top-five were Cincinnati in fourth place and Tulsa in fifth. PASTNER AMONG NCAA DIVISION I WINNINGEST COACHES FOR FIRST FIVE YEARS ... • With the Tigers’ 24-10 record last season, Josh Pastner became the winningest head coach for the first five seasons in Tigers history. • Pastner has 130 wins in his first five seasons as the Tigers head coach. • And, Pastner’s 130 wins also have win on another list. • He is No. 7 on the NCAA Division I list for most wins by a head coach for the first five seasons, and the following shows that: Head Coach/Team First 5 Years Wins Total Brad Stevens/Butler 2008-12 139 Shaka Smart/VCU 2010-14 137 Everett Case/N.C. State 1947-51 137 Mark Few/Gonzaga 2000-04 133 Roy Williams/Kansas 1989-93 132 Jamie Dixon/Pittsburgh 2004-08 132 Josh Pastner/Memphis 2010-14 130 Dave Rose/BYU 2006-10 127 Bruce Stewart/MTSU, 1983-87 126 West Va. Wesleyan Forddy Anderson/Drake, 1947-51 123 Bradley Mark Fox/Nevada 2005-09 123 ... AND CLOSING IN ON LIST FOR YEAR 6 • Josh Pastner enters Year No. 6 with 130 career victories. • He needs only 16 victories in 2014-15 to move into the top-10 for most wins by a head coach for the first six seasons in NCAA Division I history. • The following is the current top-10 of the winningest coaches for the first six seasons in NCAA Division I history: Head Coach/Team First 6 Years Wins Total Brad Stevens/Butler 2008-13 166 Jamie Dixon/Pittsburgh 2004-09 163 Everett Case/N.C. State 1947-52 161 Mark Few/Gonzaga 2000-05 159
Dave Rose/BYU 2006-11 Roy Williams/Kansas 1989-94 Bruce Stewart/MTSU, 1983-88 West Va. Wesleyan Thad Matta/Butler, Xavier, 2001-06 Ohio State Tom Izzo/Michigan State 1996-2001 Fred Schaus/West Virginia 1955-60 .. . Josh Pastner/Memphis* 2010-14 *Entering Year No. 6 in 2014-15
159 159 149 148 148 146 130
TEN newbies most since freshmen eligibility IN 1972-73 • The Tigers have 10 newcomers with two freshmen, two transfers, four junior college transfers and two returnees that did not see a minute of playing time in 2013-14. • The 10 newcomers are the most for a Memphis squad since freshmen eligibility was restored in 1972-73. • The following is a breakdown of the Tigers newcomers in 2014-15: Freshmen.........................Magee, Manse Transfers*.........................Godfrey, Johnson JUCO Transfers.................Burrell, Cunningham, ....................................Hawkins, Woodson Players that saw no playing time last yr.....Crawford^, Powell%
* transferred from another NCAA Division I school ^ redshirted in 2013-14 % could not practice or play with team in 2013-14
MEMPHIS RECEIVES NCAA PUBLIC RECOGNITION AWARD FOR fourth YEAR • For the fourth-straight year, the Memphis men’s basketball team received an NCAA Public Recognition Award, given to teams with APRs in the top-10 percent of their respective sports. • Memphis was one of 13 schools in the nation to receive an NCAA Public Recognition Award and also participate in the 2014 NCAA Tournament. • Memphis and Louisville were the only two American Athletic Conference programs to receive an NCAA Public Recognition Award. • The NCAA Public Recognition Awards are based on the sports’ most-recent multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR). This year, the top performing APR scores ranged from 978 to a perfect 1,000. The most-recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 academic years. tigers success in the classroom UNDER PASTNER • Head coach Josh Pastner stresses the importance of players earning their degrees, and it shows in his numbers. • Since taking over the program in 2009, 20 players have earned their degrees. • Of those 20 players, seven earned their diplomas in under 3.5 years. • The latest to graduate under Pastner were Michael Dixon Jr. and Geron Johnson, both of whom graduated in May of 2014.
JOSH PASTNER Head Coach 130-44 Record 6th Year in 2014-15 • A Kingwood, Texas, native, Pastner was hired as the University of Memphis’ 17th head coach on Apr. 7, 2009. • Pastner has a record of 130-44 at Memphis in his four seasons, the most victories by a Tigers head coach in that span of time. • His 130 wins are the seventh-most by a head coach in the first five seasons in NCAA Division I history. • Last year, Pastner guided Memphis to a 24-10 overall record and a 12-6 American Athletic Conference mark. • In each of his five seasons, Pastner led the Tigers to a 20-win campaign and a postseason berth (2010 NIT; 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 NCAA) • 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 (19972008). • Pastner was a player on the 1996-97 Arizona team that won the NCAA title.
Pastner Year-By-Year Record
Season Team/Position W-L Notes 2014-15 Memphis/HC 0-0 ———— 2013-14 Memphis/HC 24-10 NCAA 3rd 2012-13 Memphis/HC 31-5 (R/T)/NCAA 3rd 2011-12 Memphis/HC 26-9 (R/T)/NCAA 2nd 2010-11 Memphis/HC 25-10 (T)/NCAA 2nd 2009-10 Memphis/HC 24-10 NIT 2nd 2008-09 Memphis/Asst. 33-4 (R/T)/Sweet 16 2007-08 Arizona/Asst. 19-15 NCAA 1st 2006-07 Arizona/Asst. 20-11 NCAA 1st 2005-06 Arizona/Asst. 20-13 NCAA 2nd 2004-05 Arizona/Asst. 30-7 (R)/Elite Eight 2003-04 Arizona/Asst. 20-10 NCAA 1st 2002-03 Arizona/Asst. 28-4 (R)/Elite Eight 2001-02 Arizona/Video* 24-10 (T)/Sweet 16 2000-01 Arizona/Asst.# 25-6 NCAA Title Gm 1999-2000 Arizona/Player 27-7 (R)/NCAA 2nd 1998-99 Arizona/Player 22-6 NCAA 1st 1997-98 Arizona/Player 30-5 (R)/Elite Eight 1996-97 Arizona/Player 25-9 NCAA Champ Memphis Totals 163-48 7 conf. titles/ 5 NCAA/ 1 Sweet 16/ 1 NIT Arizona Totals 290-103 5 conf. titles/ (Staff/Player) 12 NCAA/ 6 Sweet 16/ 5 Elite Eight/ 2 Final Four/ 2 NCAA title games/ 1 NCAA title Total 453-151 (R) — denotes conf. regular season title (T) — denotes conf. tournament title * also served as recruiting coordinator # undergraduate assistant coach
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exhibition #1 • memphis vs. christian brothers • page 6 TIGERS AMONG WINNINGEST PROGRAMS IN RECENT YEARS Since 2005-06 (through 2013-14 season) 1. Kansas............................................. 278 2. Memphis...................................... 267 3. Duke................................................ 264 4. Florida............................................. 258 Ohio State....................................... 255 6. North Carolina................................ 254 7. Gonzaga.......................................... 246 8. Syracuse.......................................... 245 9. Louisville......................................... 244 10. Pittsburgh....................................... 241
Since 2000-01 (through 2013-14 season) 1. Kansas............................................. 414 Duke................................................ 414 3. Memphis...................................... 382 4. Syracuse.......................................... 373 Gonzaga.......................................... 373 Pittsburgh....................................... 373 Florida............................................. 373 8. Kentucky......................................... 367 9. North Carolina................................ 359 10. Ohio State....................................... 350
• The next up to graduate is junior Shaq Goodwin, who is on track to graduate in the summer of 2014. TIGERS THIRD-WINNINGEST PROGRAM IN 21ST CENTURY • Memphis enters the 2014-15 season as the nation’s third-winningest program in the 21st century. The Tigers have won 383 games since the turn of the century (2000-01 through 2013-14 seasons). • The Tigers only trail Kansas (414 wins) and Duke (414) on that list. • Since 2005-06, Memphis is the NCAA Division I’s second-winningest program with 267 victories, trailing only Kansas (278).
TIGERS among nation’s attendance leaders • Memphis ranked 10th in the nation in home at • • • • •
tendance for the 2013-14 season. Memphis averaged 16,121 fans for its 18 home dates last season. It was the fifth time in the last seven seasons that the Tigers ranked in the top-10. Memphis also ranked in the top-10 in 2007-08 (10th), 2008-09 (8th), 2009-10 (8th) and 2010-11 (8th). The other two seasons — 2011-12 and 2012-13 — the Tigers just missed the top-10, coming in at No. 11 both campaigns. Since the turn of the 21st century, Memphis’ home attendance ranked in the top-20 13 of 14 seasons.
new faces on tigers bench • Head coach Josh Pastner made two hires to his
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staff in the off-season, tapping Keelon Lawson as an assistant and Evarist Akujobi as the strength and conditioning coach. Lawson moves up to the collegiate level after a highly-successful high school career in the Bluff City. Lawson coached 11 seasons at Hamilton High School and led the WIldcats to a perfect 39-0 record and the Tennessee Class AAA state title in 2005-06. That squad is the last one from the city of Memphis to post an unbeaten season. Akujobi comes to Memphis from Houston Baptist, where he was the director of strength and conditioning for the entire Huskies athletics program. Akujobi primarily worked with the Houston Baptist men’s basketball squad from 2011-14.
TIGERS TAKE CANADIAN TOUR THIS SUMMER • In mid-August, Memphis went on a four-game, six-day exhibition tour to Canada. • The Tigers played four games in four nights and posted a 2-2 record. • Both of Memphis’ losses were to Carleton University, which had won 10 national crowns in 12 seasons. • The Tigers’ two wins came against the University of Ottawa and McGill University.
“Just How Young Are They?” (Entering 2014-15) By The Numbers 325:
Total number of games played at NCAA Division I level (196 at Memphis)
168:
Total number of games started at NCAA Division I level (101 at Memphis)
73.6:
Percentage of blocked shots returning from 2013-14 (117-of-159)
66.7: Percentage of newcomers that will suit up to play for the Tigers in 2014-15
53.3: Percentage of players that will see game action for first time at NCAA Division I level in 2014-15
40.4: Percentage of rebounds returning from 2013-14 (512-of-1268)
35.3:
Percentage of points returning from 2013-14 (923-of-2614)
27.6: Percentage of steals returning from 2013-14 (81-of-294)
33.3:
Percentage of players on roster who have had a 20-point game at the NCAA Division I level (Godfrey, Goodwin, Johnson, King, Nichols)
20.0:
Percentage of players on roster who have had a double-digit rebounding game at the NCAA Division I level (Godfrey, Goodwin, Nichols)
16.4:
Percentage of assists returning from 2013-14 (97-of-591)
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Number of seniors on the 2014-15 roster (Godfrey is a senior transfer from Southern University)
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2013-14 Statistics Overall Games 24-10 (15-3 Home • 5-5 Away • 4-2 Neutral) — Total — — 3-Point — — Rebounds — Player GP-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct FG-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-Avg Joe Jackson 34-34 1129-33.2 154-348 .443 23-84 .274 147-190 .774 36-86 122 3.6 68-0 154 73 2 52 478-14.1 Michael Dixon Jr. 34-4 772-22.7 135-288 .469 51-132 .386 81-96 .844 17-57 74 2.2 99-2 81 55 4 43 402-11.8 Shaq Goodwin 34-34 981-28.9 149-255 .584 1-1 1.000 92-156 .590 87-135 222 6.5 101-3 60 76 61 44 391-11.5 Austin Nichols 34-34 774-22.8 139-236 .589 0-1 .000 37-69 .536 43-102 145 4.3 48-1 17 34 42 12 315-9.3 Geron Johnson 34-33 948-27.9 112-274 .409 24-93 .258 54-89 .607 53-113 166 4.9 91-3 120 81 15 45 302-8.9 Chris Crawford 34-31 1012-29.8 101-274 .369 76-204 .373 19-29 .655 13-122 135 4.0 69-1 101 53 10 51 297-8.7 Nick King 34-0 377-11.1 59-114 .518 5-16 .313 44-85 .518 47-65 112 3.3 35-0 12 18 10 18 167-4.9 David Pellom 30-0 406-13.5 55-81 .679 0-0 .000 16-31 .516 38-49 87 2.9 42-0 18 18 6 11 126-4.2 Kuran Iverson 19-0 172-9.1 19-45 .422 1-9 .111 8-21 .381 10-21 31 1.6 12-0 14 17 4 6 47-2.5 Dominic Woodson 20-0 136-6.8 22-52 .423 0-0 .000 5-13 .385 16-22 38 1.9 34-3 8 11 5 6 49-2.5 Damien Wilson 15-0 105-7.0 11-25 .440 1-7 .143 5-11 .455 5-10 15 1.0 12-0 6 8 0 5 28-1.9 Anthony Cole 5-0 10-2.0 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 1-1 2 0.4 0-0 0 0 0 0 6-1.2 Trey Draper 11-0 17-1.5 0-10 .000 0-4 .000 3-5 .600 5-0 5 0.5 0-0 0 2 0 0 3-0.3 Jake McDowell 10-0 11-1.1 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0-2 2 0.2 1-0 0 0 0 1 3-0.3 TEAM 56-56 112 3.3 3 Total 34- 6850 958-2009 .477 182-552 .330 516-801 .644 427-841 1268 37.3 612-13 591 449 159 294 2614-76.9 Opponents 34- 6850 888-2029 .438 180-585 .308 441-681 .648 421-771 1192 35.1 679- 453 490 135 269 2397-70.5 Score By Periods Memphis Opponents
1st 2nd OT Total Deadball Rebounds 1254 1340 20 — 2681 Memphis 1103 1272 22 — 2337 Opponents
Off Def Total 127 18 — 145 100 12 — 112
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Games 12-6 (7-2 Home • 5-4 Away)/T-3RD place — Total — — 3-Point — — Rebounds — Player GP-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct FG-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-Avg Joe Jackson 18-18 616-34.2 90-196 .459 14-45 .311 74-104 .712 18-52 70 3.9 39-0 91 43 0 29 268-14.9 Michael Dixon Jr. 18-0 434-24.1 79-158 .500 32-76 .421 50-56 .893 8-32 40 2.2 55-2 47 31 4 22 240-13.3 Shaq Goodwin 18-18 545-30.3 79-148 .534 1-1 1.000 40-69 .580 44-74 118 6.6 58-3 32 51 28 24 199-11.1 Geron Johnson 18-18 512-28.4 65-145 .448 18-55 .327 32-49 .653 23-62 85 4.7 50-3 66 38 4 23 180-10.0 Austin Nichols 18-18 409-22.7 76-119 .639 0-1 .000 19-32 .594 19-56 75 4.2 30-1 10 17 25 7 171-9.5 Chris Crawford 18-18 544-30.2 52-146 .356 41-108 .380 7-13 .538 10-65 75 4.2 40-1 60 34 4 22 152-8.4 David Pellom 17-0 250-14.7 29-42 .690 0-0 .000 6-15 .400 18-30 48 2.8 25-0 10 12 4 1 64-3.8 Nick King 18-0 176-9.8 19-33 .576 0-3 .000 11-21 .524 19-29 48 2.7 21-0 3 10 3 6 49-2.7 Dominic Woodson 10-0 62-6.2 8-23 .348 0-0 .000 3-8 .375 9-13 22 2.2 14-1 4 4 2 4 19-1.9 Kuran Iverson 9-0 68-7.6 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 3-6 9 1.0 3-0 0 6 1 2 17-1.9 Damien Wilson 6-0 23-3.8 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-2 3 0.5 3-0 0 2 0 1 3-0.5 Trey Draper 5-0 7-1.4 0-8 .000 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000 5-0 5 1.0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2-0.4 Jake McDowell 5-0 3-0.6 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 1 0-0.0 Anthony Cole 1-0 1-1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0 TEAM 28-26 54 3.0 3 Total 18- 3650 506-1036 .488 107-295 .363 245-372 .659 205-447 652 36.2 339-11 323 252 75 142 1364-75.8 Opponents...... 18- 3650 464-1078 .430 99-320 .309 258-386 .668 223-387 610 33.9 330- 249 230 65 151 1285-71.4 Score By Periods Memphis Opponents
1st 2nd OT Total Deadball Rebounds 658 686 20 — 1364 Memphis 565 698 22 — 1285 Opponents
Off Def Total 58 14 — 72 58 7 — 65
Bold indicates players returning in 2014-15
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2 0 1 3 - 1 4 R e s u lt s RECORD SUMMARY
All Games American Athletic Conference Games Non-Conference Games
DATE
OPPONENT
OVERALL
HOME
24-10 12-6 12-4
SCORE
15-3 6-2 9-1
HIGH SCORER
11/14/13 Austin Peay W, 95-69 (16) Joe Jackson 11/19/13 %at Oklahoma State 80-101, L (23) Nick King 11/23/13 Nicholls W, 98-59 (20) Austin Nichols 11/28/13 #vs. Siena W, 87-60 (18) Joe Jackson 11/29/13 #vs. LSU W, 76-69 (19) Austin Nichols 12/1/13 #vs. Oklahoma State W, 73-68 (17) Shaq Goodwin 12/7/13 Northwestern State W, 96-76 (21) Shaq Goodwin 12/13/13 UALR W, 73-59 (17) Joe Jackson (17) Shaq Goodwin 12/17/13 ^vs. Florida 75-77, L (17) Joe Jackson 12/21/13 Southeast Missouri W, 77-65 (20) Shaq Goodwin 12/28/13 Jackson State W, 75-61 (14) Michael Dixon Jr. 12/31/13 *at USF W, 88-73 (19) Geron Johnson 1/4/14 *Cincinnati 53-69, L (13) Joe Jackson 1/9/14 *at Louisville W, 73-67 (15) Shaq Goodwin (15) Joe Jackson 1/11/14 *at Temple W, 79-69 (23) Shaq Goodwin 1/16/14 *Connecticut 73-83, L (16) Michael Dixon Jr. 1/18/14 LeMoyne-Owen W, 101-78 (18) Nick King 1/23/14 *Houston W, 82-59 (20) Shaq Goodwin 1/26/14 *USF W, 80-58 (15) Chris Crawford 1/29/14 *at UCF W, 69-59 (17) Joe Jackson 2/1/14 *at SMU 72-87, L (22) Joe Jackson 2/4/14 *Rutgers W, 101-69 (18) Austin Nichols 2/8/14 Gonzaga W, 60-54 (11) Chris Crawford (11) Michael Dixon Jr. 2/12/14 *UCF W, 76-70 (18) Joe Jackson 2/15/14 *at Connecticut 81-86, L (ot) (24) Joe Jackson 2/20/14 *at Rutgers W, 64-59 (15) Michael Dixon Jr. 2/22/14 *Temple W, 82-79 (ot) (20) Shaq Goodwin 2/27/14 *at Houston 68-77, L (19) Michael Dixon Jr. 3/1/14 *Louisville W, 72-66 (18) Michael Dixon Jr. 3/6/14 *at Cincinnati 84-97, L (21) Joe Jackson 3/8/14 *SMU W, 67-58 (18) Joe Jackson 3/13/14 @Connecticut 53-72, L (10) Chris Crawford (10) Joe Jackson 3/21/14 $vs. George Washington W, 71-66 (19) Michael Dixon Jr. 3/23/14 $vs. Virginia 60-78, L (15) Austin Nichols
AWAY 5-5 6-4 0-1
NETURAL
HIGH REBOUNDER
4-2 0-0 4-2
AT T.
RECORD
15605
6-1
15821
7-1
(5) Shaq Goodwin (8) Shaq Goodwin (9) Geron Johnson (10) Shaq Goodwin (7) David Pellom (11) Geron Johnson
8062 15021 15797 4063 17191 21988
7-2 8-2 9-2 10-2, 1-0 10-3, 1-1 11-3, 2-1
(11) Shaq Goodwin (6) Geron Johnson (9) Geron Johnson (6) Nick King (6) Shaq Goodwin (10) Shaq Goodwin (6) Geron Johnson (11) Dominic Woodson (11) Chris Crawford (8) Shaq Goodwin
5718 18039 14021 15702
12-3, 3-1 12-4, 3-2 13-4 14-4, 4-2
15627 5161 7058 14967 18248
15-4, 5-2 16-4, 6-2 16-5, 6-3 17-5, 7-3 18-5
(6) Shaq Goodwin (8) Geron Johnson (6) Nick King (12) Austin Nichols (10) Shaq Goodwin (10) Shaq Goodwin (9) Shaq Goodwin (9) Austin Nichols (5) Nick King (5) Chris Crawford (5) Shaq Goodwin (6) Austin Nichols (6) Shaq Goodwin
15021 16294 5558 18172 3628 18375 13176 18182 13081
19-5, 8-3 19-6, 8-4 20-6, 9-4 21-6, 10-4 21-7, 10-5 22-7, 11-5 22-8, 11-6 23-8, 12-6 23-9
17472 18712
24-9 24-10
(10) Geron Johnson (8) Nick King (8) Shaq Goodwin (10) Shaq Goodwin (8) Austin Nichols (8) Joe Jackson (8) Shaq Goodwin (6) Austin Nichols (6) Geron Johnson (6) Shaq Goodwin (9) Shaq Goodwin
15785 13611 15528 2351 2612 3633
1-0 1-1 2-1 3-1 4-1 5-1
* = American Athletic Conference Game % = Old Spice Classic Opening Game (Stillwater, Okla.) # = Old Spice Classic (Lake Buena Vista, Fla.) ^ = Jimmy V Classic (New York, N.Y.) @ = American Athletic Conference Championship (Memphis, Tenn.) $ = NCAA Tournament (Raleigh, N.C.) Home games in bold small caps
ATTENDANCE SUMMARY
Home Away Neutral Total
GAMES
TOTALS
AVG/GAME
19 307655 16192 10 96255 9626 5 35370 7074 34 439280 12920
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