Memphis Basketball Game Notes at East Carolina- Feb. 10, 2015

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athletics communications contact/info: Lamar Chance

Cell: 901-734-9949

Office: 901-678-2349

GAME #24: MEMPHIS (14-9, 6-4) VS. EAST CAROLINA (10-13, 3-7) TUESDay, FEB. 10 • 6 pm (ct) • WILLIAMS ARENA • GREENVILLE, N.C.

By The Numbers...

71.4

• Josh Pastner’s win pct. against members of the North Carolina coaching tree (15-6 record); has faced 5 coaches with UNC ties

30.1

• Memphis’ 3-pt. FG pct. defense, which is 3rd in The American; ECU is 1st in league at 29.2 3-pt. FG pct. defense

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• Shaq Goodwin’s career-high 23 boards vs. Temple Feb. 7 is a league record; 3rd-best board game in NCAA Division I this yr. • Number of three-pointers ECU hit in the Jan. 28 game; tied for 4th-most treys allowed in a game by UofM in history

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• Austin Nichols’ position on UofM season blocks chart; also number of healthy scholarship players UofM has for Tuesday

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SETTING THE SCENE • Memphis (14-9, 6-4 The American) opens a two-game American Athletic Conference road trip Tuesday, Feb. 10 when it travels to Greenville, N.C., to face East Carolina (10-13, 3-7 The American). • Tuesday’s game, to air on ESPNU, is slated for a 6 p.m. (CT) tip from Williams Arena, the Pirates’ on-campus facility. • The Tigers were not ranked in the Feb. 2 polls and also did not appear in the Also Receiving Votes category of either poll (the Feb. 9 polls were not released as of press time). East Carolina was not ranked in either poll. • Memphis has won 12 of its last 18 entering Tuesday’s American Athletic Conference match-up at East Carolina. • In that stretch, the Tigers’ 12 wins came over Bradley 73-45 Dec. 6, N.C. Central 81-47 Dec. 15, USC Upstate 83-73 Dec. 17, Oral Roberts 78-63 Dec. 20, Western Illinois 78-51 Dec. 23, Houston 73-54 Dec. 31 and 62-44 Jan. 11, Cincinnati 63-50 Jan. 15, UCF 99-79 Jan. 17, Tulane 57-55 Jan. 21, East Carolina 70-58 Jan. 28 and Jacksonville State 74-48 Feb. 4. • The six losses in that 18-game span were to Oklahoma State 73-55 Dec. 13, Tulane 74-66 Jan. 3, SMU 73-59 Jan. 8, Tulsa 73-55 Jan. 21, No. 3/3 Gonzaga 82-64 Jan. 31 and Temple 6160 Feb. 7. • Memphis returns two starters and only five letterwinners from last year’s squad.

Memphis Starters

Probable Starters/Top Reserves vs. EAST CAROLINA

ECU Starters

No. Name 0 Trahson Burrell 2 Shaq Goodwin 1 Markel Crawford 15 Kedren Johnson 20 Avery Woodson

3 Pookie Powell 5 Nick King 40 Calvin Godfrey

No. 2 13 41 0 11

Pos F F G G G G F F

Name Caleb White Michel-Ofik Nzege Marshall Guilmette Terry Whisnant Antonio Robinson

Pos F F F G G

5 Lance Tejada 21 B.J. Tyson 22 Paris Roberts-Campbell

G G G

Yr Ht/Wt Jr. 6-7/182 Jr. 6-9/231 r-Fr. 6-4/200 Jr. 6-4/218 So. 6-2/196 — Reserves — So. 6-1/187 So. 6-7/225 Sr. 6-8/233

PPG RPG 9.1 5.6 7.9 6.7 5.9 2.0 5.2 1.8apg 8.3 2.5

Hometown Albany, N.Y. Atlanta, Ga. Memphis, Tenn. Lewisburg, Tenn. Waynesboro, Miss.

4.6 7.4 3.5

Orlando, Fla. Memphis, Tenn. Milwaukee, Wis.

Yr Ht/Wt So. 6-7/190 So. 6-7/215 r-So. 6-10/250 Jr. 6-3/180 Sr. 6-4/175 — Reserves — Fr. 6-2/190 Fr. 6-3/190 Sr. 6-3/185

PPG RPG 12.3 3.9 6.3 5.3 4.8 3.0 13.1 2.2 3.3 3.3apg

Hometown Buckingham, Va. Geneva, Switzerland Kennesaw, Ga. Cherryville, N.C. Winston-Salem, N.C.

4.8 1.7apg 12.3 4.3 5.8 2.5

Pompano Beach, Fla. Wadesboro, N.C. Charlotte, N.C.

3.0apg 4.9 3.5

Email: Lchance1@memphis.edu

Tigers On TV/Radio/Web Television: ESPNU (Chris Cotter, play-by-play; Jon Crispin, analyst) Radio: WREC 600 AM; WKBQ 93.5FM (Dave Woloshin, play-by-play; Matt Dillon, color analyst; Forrest Goodman, studio host) Web: WatchESPN/ESPN3.com

Schedule-Results (14-9, 6-4 American) November

18 24 27 28

vs. #11 Wichita State% (ESPN).................... 56-71, L PRAIRIE VIEW A&M^ (ESPN3)...............77-49, W vs. Baylor# (FOX Sports 1)........................... 47-71, L vs. Indiana State# (FOX Sports 1).............. 72-62, W

december

2 6 13 15 17 20 23 31

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN^ (ESPNews)..............52-64, L BRADLEY (ESPNU)..................................73-45, W OKLAHOMA STATE (ESPN2)...................... 55-73, L N.C. CENTRAL (ESPN3)............................81-47, W USC UPSTATE (ESPN3).............................83-73, W ORAL ROBERTS (CBS SN)........................78-63, W WESTERN ILLINOIS (ESPN3)....................78-51, W HOUSTON* (ESPNU)...............................73-54, W

january

3 8 11 15 17 21 24 28 31

TULANE* (ESPNU)....................................66-74, L at SMU* (ESPN2)......................................... 59-73, L at Houston* (CBS SN)................................ 62-44, W CINCINNATI* (ESPN/2)...........................63-50, W UCF* (ESPNews).....................................99-79, W at Tulsa* (ESPNU)........................................ 55-73, L at Tulane* (ESPNU)................................... 57-55, W EAST CAROLINA* (CBS SN).....................70-58, W at #3/3 Gonzaga (ESPN2)............................ 64-82, L

february

4 7 10 14 19 22 26 28

JACKSONVILLE STATE (ESPN3)................74-48, W TEMPLE* (ESPNews).................................60-61, L 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 % 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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