Memphis Basketball Game Notes at UCF - Feb. 22, 2015

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athletics communications contact/info: Lamar Chance

Cell: 901-734-9949

Office: 901-678-2349

GAME #27: MEMPHIS (16-10, 8-5) VS. UCF (12-13, 5-9) SUN Day, F EB. 22 • 1 P m (c t ) • C F E A R E NA • O R LA ND O, F LA .

By The Numbers...

100

• Josh Pastner won his 100th game as a collegiate head coach at UCF in March of 2013; 76-67 win on Mar. 2, 2013

88.2

• Memphis win pct. vs. NCAA Division I schools from the state of Florida since 2000-01 (30-4 record); 14-1 vs. UCF • Austin Nichols’ blocked shots total so far this season; No. 7 on UofM season blocks chart; 3.50 bpg leads league, 3rd in nation

84 9.8 6-8

• Tigers’ avg. margin of victory in their five wins over UCF in Orlando; 4 of 5 wins were by 10 or fewer points • Orlando native Pookie Powell had six points and eight assists vs. his hometown school in the Jan. 17 game in Memphis

SETTING THE SCENE • Memphis (16-10, 8-5 The American) takes to the road again Sunday, Feb. 22 and travels to Orlando, Fla., to face UCF (12-13, 5-9 The American) in a conference showdown. • Sunday’s game, to air on the CBS Sports Network, is slated for a 1 p.m. (CT) tip from CFE Arena on the UCF campus. • The Tigers were not ranked in the Feb. 16 polls and also did not appear in the Also Receiving Votes category of either poll. UCF was not ranked in either poll. • Memphis has won 14 of its last 21 entering Sunday’s American Athletic Conference contest versus UCF. • In that stretch, the Tigers’ 14 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, Jacksonville State 74-48 Feb. 4, USF 75-48 Feb. 14 and Connecticut 75-72 Feb. 19. • The seven losses in that 21-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, Temple 61-60 Feb. 7 and East Carolina 64-53 Feb. 10. • Memphis returns two starters and only four letterwinners from last year’s squad. • UCF is 12-13 overall and is on a three-game win streak.

Memphis Starters

Probable Starters/Top Reserves vs. UCF

UCF Starters

No. Name 2 Shaq Goodwin 4 Austin Nichols 1 Markel Crawford 15 Kedren Johnson 20 Avery Woodson

0 Trahson Burrell 3 Pookie Powell 40 Calvin Godfrey

No. 32 52 1 10 11

Name Kasey Wilson Staphon Blair B.J. Taylor Adonys Henriquez Brandon Goodwin

4 Daiquan Walker 15 Dylan Karell 34 Justin McBride

Pos F F G G G F G F Pos F F G G G G F C

Yr Ht/Wt Jr. 6-9/231 So. 6-9/228 r-Fr. 6-4/200 Jr. 6-4/218 So. 6-2/196 — Reserves — Jr. 6-7/182 So. 6-1/187 Sr. 6-8/233

PPG RPG 8.5 6.9 13.5 6.2 6.2 2.2 5.9 2.2apg 8.6 2.5

Hometown Atlanta, Ga. Collierville, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Lewisburg, Tenn. Waynesboro, Miss.

8.4 4.6 3.6

Albany, N.Y. Orlando, Fla. Milwaukee, Wis.

Yr Ht/Wt Sr. 6-7/235 Jr. 6-9/255 Fr. 6-2/200 Fr. 6-6/210 So. 6-1/180 — Reserves — Jr. 6-2/185 Jr. 6-11/240 So. 6-10/325

PPG RPG 7.8 5.0 7.7 4.9 13.6 3.0 11.0 3.5 10.2 4.1apg

Hometown North Port, Fla. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Orlando, Fla. Orlando, Fla. Norcross, Ga.

7.8 1.2 6.1

Philadelphia, Pa. N. Miami Beach, Fla. Starke, Fla.

5.3 2.8apg 3.5

1.9apg 1.6 4.3

Email: Lchance1@memphis.edu

Tigers On TV/Radio/Web Television: CBS Sports Network (Kris Atteberry, play-by-play; Marc Jackson, analyst) Radio: WREC 600 AM; WKBQ 93.5FM (Dave Woloshin, play-by-play; Matt Dillon, color analyst; Forrest Goodman, studio host) Web: None

Schedule-Results (16-10, 8-5 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)........................... 53-64, L at USF* (ESPNU)........................................ 75-48, W CONNECTICUT* (ESPN)...........................75-72, W at UCF* (CBS SN)..............................................1 pm SMU* (ESPN2).............................................. 8 pm TULSA* (ESPNU)........................................... 7 pm

march 5 8 12-15

at Connecticut* (ESPN/2)................................8 pm at 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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