Memphis Basketball Game Notes vs #21 SMU - Feb. 26, 2015

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University of Memphis Men's Basketball Game Notes vs #21 SMU - Feb. 26, 2015

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  • No. Name Pos Yr Ht/Wt PPG RPG Hometown 2 Shaq Goodwin F Jr. 6-9/231 8.5 7.0 Atlanta, Ga. 4 AustinNichols F So. 6-9/228 13.7 6.2 Collierville,Tenn. 1 MarkelCrawford G r-Fr. 6-4/200 6.2 2.4 Memphis,Tenn. 15 KedrenJohnson G Jr. 6-4/218 6.2 2.3apg Lewisburg,Tenn. 20 AveryWoodson G So. 6-2/196 8.7 2.6 Waynesboro,Miss.

    Reserves 0 TrahsonBurrell F Jr. 6-7/182 8.4 5.3 Albany,N.Y.

    5 NickKing F SO. 6-7/225 7.3 5.0 Memphis,Tenn. 40 CalvinGodfrey F Sr. 6-8/233 3.6 3.4 Milwaukee,Wis.

    No. Name Pos Yr Ht/Wt PPG RPG Hometown 0 BenMoore F So. 6-8/205 7.4 5.0 Bolingbrook,Ill. 2 YanickMoreira C Sr. 6-11/220 11.5 6.8 Luanda,Angola 1 RyanManuel G Sr. 6-4/185 6.3 3.3 Houston,Texas 3 SterlingBrown G So. 6-6/200 4.8 4.0 Maywood,Ill. 11 NicMoore G r-Jr. 5-9/170 14.5 5.4apg WinonaLake,Ind.

    Reserves 5 MarkusKennedy F r-Jr. 6-9/245 10.9 5.9 Philadelphia,Pa.

    15 CannenCunningham C Sr. 6-10/225 6.3 3.4 Arlington,Texas 21 BenEmelogu G So. 6-6/205 2.9 1.8 GrandPrairie,Texas

    Tigers On TV/Radio/WebTelevision:ESPN2(MikePatrick,play-by-play;Len Elmore, analyst); WKNO Replay (Greg

    Gaston,play-by-play;JonAlbright,analyst)

    Radio:WREC600AM;WKBQ93.5FM(DaveWoloshin, play-by-play; Matt Dillon, color

    analyst;ForrestGoodman,studiohost)

    Web:WatchESPN/ESPN3.com

    Schedule-Results(17-10, 9-5 American)

    N o v e m b e r 18 vs.#11WichitaState%(ESPN) ...................56-71,L 24 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M^ (ESPN3) ..............77-49, W 27 vs.Baylor#(FOXSports1) ..........................47-71,L 28 vs.IndianaState#(FOXSports1) .............72-62,Wd e c e m b e r 2 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN^ (ESPNews) .............52-64, L 6 BRADLEY (ESPNU)..................................73-45, W 13 OKLAHOMA STATE (ESPN2) .....................55-73, L 15 N.C. CENTRAL (ESPN3) ...........................81-47, W 17 USC UPSTATE (ESPN3) ............................83-73, W 20 ORAL ROBERTS (CBS SN) .......................78-63, W 23 WESTERN ILLINOIS (ESPN3) ...................78-51, W 31 HOUSTON* (ESPNU) ..............................73-54, Wj a n u a r y 3 TULANE* (ESPNU) ...................................66-74, L 8 atSMU*(ESPN2) ........................................59-73,L 11 atHouston*(CBSSN) ...............................62-44,W 15 CINCINNATI* (ESPN/2) ..........................63-50, W 17 UCF* (ESPNews) ....................................99-79, W 21 atTulsa*(ESPNU) .......................................55-73,L 24 atTulane*(ESPNU) ..................................57-55,W 28 EAST CAROLINA* (CBS SN) ....................70-58, W 31 at#3/3Gonzaga(ESPN2) ...........................64-82,Lf e b r u a r y 4 JACKSONVILLE STATE (ESPN3) ...............74-48, W 7 TEMPLE* (ESPNews) ................................60-61, L 10 atEastCarolina*(ESPNU) ..........................53-64,L 14 atUSF*(ESPNU) .......................................75-48,W 19 CONNECTICUT* (ESPN) ..........................75-72, W 22 atUCF*(CBSSN) ............................... (ot)75-65,W 26 #21/21 SMU* (ESPN2) ................................. 8 pm 28 TULSA* (ESPNU) .......................................... 7 pmm a r c h 5 atConnecticut*(ESPN/2) ...............................8pm 8 atCincinnati*(CBS) .......................................11am12-15 AmericanAthleticConferenceTournament (Hartford,Conn./XLCenter)

    Homegamesinbold blue CAPS*AmericanAthleticConferenceGame%GameplayedatSanfordPentagoninSiouxFalls,S.D.^ContinentalTireLasVegasInvitational(non-bracket)#ContinentalTireLasVegasInvitational(bracket)

    GAME #28: SMU (22-5, 13-2) VS. MEMPHIS (17-10, 9-5)THURSDay, FEB. 26 8 Pm (ct ) FEDEXFORUM MEMPHIS, TENN.

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    SETTING THE SCENE Memphis (17-10, 9-5 The American) returns

    totheBluffCitytocloseoutitsregular-seasonhomeslatewithtwogamesatFedExForum.

    The Tigers open the two-game homestandagainstSMU(22-5,13-2TheAmerican)Thurs-day,Feb.26.MemphishostsTulsaSaturdaytofinishthehomestand.

    Thursdaysgame,toaironESPN2,isslatedforan8p.m.(CT)tipfromFedExForum.

    TheTigerswerenotrankedintheFeb.23pollsandalsodidnotappearintheAlsoReceivingVotescategoryofeitherpoll.SMUwasrankedNo.21inbothnationalpolls.

    MemphishaswonthreestraightandfourofitslastsixenteringThursdaysAmericanAthleticConferencecontestversusSMU.

    Inthatstretch,theTigersfourvictoriescameoverJacksonvilleState74-48Feb.4,USF75-48Feb.14,Connecticut75-72Feb.19andUCF75-65inovertimeFeb.22.

    Thetwolossesinthatsix-gamespanweretoTemple61-60Feb.7andEastCarolina64-53Feb.10.

    Memphis returns two starters and only fourletterwinnersfromlastyearssquad.

    SMUis22-5overallandhaswonfourstraightand12ofitslast13outings.

    The Mustangs most recent four-game winstreak includes victories over Tulsa,Houston,ConnecticutandTemple.

    TheMustangsreturnthreestartersandeightletterwinnersfromlastyearssquad.

    athletics communications contact/info:LamarChance Cell: 901-734-9949 Office: 901-678-2349 Email:[email protected]

    By The Numbers...

    Numberofhomecourtwinsby

    Memphissince2004-05;most

    in NCAA Division I basketball

    overthatspanoftime

    Memphis win pct. in home

    league games (reg. season +

    tourney) since 2005-06; 3rd-

    bestwinpct. inNCAADivision

    Ioverthatspanoftime

    Josh Pastnerswinpct.vs.theNorth Carolina coaching tree

    (15-7 record); Larry Brown

    playedatUNCfrom1960-63

    Tigers 3-pt. FG pct. defense,

    whichleadsleagueandis15th

    innation;SMUleadsleaguein

    3-pt.FGpct.(36.6)

    Austin Nichols blocks/gameavg,whichis2ndinnation;87

    blocksleadsTheAmerican

    189

    92.6

    68.2

    29.2

    3.43

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    National PollsAssociated Press

    (Feb. 23) 1. Kentucky(65)............................ 27-0 2. Virginia ..................................... 25-1 3. Gonzaga ................................... 28-1 4. Duke ......................................... 24-3 5. Wisconsin ................................. 25-2 6. Villanova ................................... 25-2 7. Arizona ..................................... 24-3 8. Kansas ....................................... 22-5 9. NotreDame .............................. 24-4 10. NorthernIowa .......................... 26-2 11. Wichita State ............................ 25-3 12. IowaState ................................. 20-6 13. Utah .......................................... 21-5 14. Maryland .................................. 22-5 15. NorthCarolina .......................... 19-8 16. Oklahoma ................................. 19-8 17. Louisville ................................... 21-6 18. Arkansas ................................... 22-5 19. Baylor ....................................... 20-7 20. WestVirginia ............................ 21-6 21. SMU .......................................... 22-5 22. VCU ........................................... 21-6 23. Butler ........................................ 19-8 24. SanDiegoState ........................ 22-6 25. Providence ................................ 19-8

    ARV: #29 Oklahoma State, #34StephenF.Austin

    USA Today Coaches(Feb. 23)

    1. Kentucky(32)............................ 27-0 2. Gonzaga ................................... 28-1 3. Virginia ..................................... 25-1 4. Wisconsin ................................. 25-2 5. Duke ......................................... 24-3 6. Villanova ................................... 25-2 7. Arizona ..................................... 24-3 8. NotreDame .............................. 24-4 9. Kansas ....................................... 22-5 10. NorthernIowa .......................... 26-2 11. Wichita State ............................ 25-3 12. Utah .......................................... 21-5 12. IowaState ................................. 20-6 14. Maryland .................................. 22-5 15. Louisville ................................... 21-6 16. Arkansas ................................... 22-5 17. Oklahoma ................................. 19-8 18. NorthCarolina .......................... 19-8 19. WestVirginia ............................ 21-6 20. Baylor ....................................... 20-7 21. SMU .......................................... 22-5 22. SanDiegoState ........................ 22-6 23. Butler ........................................ 19-8 24. VCU ........................................... 21-6 25. MichiganState .......................... 19-8

    ARV: #31 Oklahoma State, #32StephenF.Austin

    *Tigers opponents/possible opponents in italics

    Memphis/SMUStatistical Comparison

    Statistic UofM SMURecord 17-10 22-5RPI(asof2/25) 75 20Sagarin(asof2/25) 82 30ScoringOffense 67.9 69.6ScoringDefense 61.8 59.0ScoringMargin +6.1 +10.6FreeThrowPercentage .672 .7-5FieldGoalPercentage .441 .487FieldGoalPct.Defense .390 .3783-PointFieldGoalPct. .333 .3663-PointFGPct.Defense .292 .315ReboundingOffense 37.9 36.6ReboundingDefense 33.0 29.7ReboundingMargin +4.9 +6.9BlockedShots 6.9 4.3Assists 14.3 15.9Steals 7.4 6.9

    P o l l T r a c k i n g T h e T i g e r sF o l l o w i n g M e m p h i s I n T h e P o l l s

    PS N-17 N-24 D-1 D-8 D-15 D-22 D-29 J-5 J-12 J-19AP RV/35 RV/33 RV/35 Coaches RV/31 RV/35 RV/49 RV/44

    J-26 F-2 F-9 F-16 F-23 M-2 M-9 M-16 PTAP 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 0-1 WSU Goodwin,King,Johnson,Nichols,Woodson 1-0 PVAMU Crawford,Hawkins,King,Nichols,Woodson 0-1 BU Burrell,Crawford,King,Nichols,Woodson 1-1 ISU,SFA Crawford,Goodwin,King,Nichols,Woodson 3-3 BU,OSU,ECU,GU,TEM,CONN Crawford,Goodwin,Johnson,Nichols,Woodson 4-1 NCCU,USCU,ORU,UH,TLN Burrell,Goodwin,Nichols,Powell,Woodson 1-0 WIU Burrell,King,Nichols,Powell,Woodson 0-1 SMU Crawford,Goodwin,Hawkins,Nichols,Powell 3-1 UH,CIN,UCF,TLS Crawford,Godfrey,Nichols,Powell,Woodson 1-0 TLN Crawford,Godfrey,Johnson,Nichols,Woodson 1-0 JSU Burrell,Goodwin,Johnson,Nichols,Woodson 0-1 ECU Crawford,Godfrey,Goodwin,Johnson,Woodson 1-0 USF Crawford,Goodwin,Johnson,McDowell,Woodson 1-0 UCF Crawford,Goodwin,Johnson,King,Woodson

    WHAT THE TIGERS DID A YEAR AGO MemphisplayeditsfirstseasonintheAmeri-

    canAthleticConferencein2013-14.TheTigerstransitionedtoTheAmericanfromConferenceUSAinthesummerof2013.

    InitsinauguralseasoninTheAmerican,Mem-phisposteda24-10overallrecordanda12-6leaguemark.

    The 20-win season was the programs 14th-straight.

    TheTigersearnedanNCAATournamentberthandadvancedtotheBigDancesthirdround.MemphisdefeatedGeorgeWashingtoninthesecondround,before fallingtoVirginia inthethird round.

    The postseason appearance was the Tigers14th-straight.

    Joe Jackson and Shaq Goodwin both werenamedtotheAll-AmericanAthleticConferencesecondteam.

    Austin NicholswasnamedtheleaguesRookieoftheYear,andMichael Dixon Jr.wasselectedtheconferencesSixthManoftheYear.

    HeadcoachJosh Pastnerimprovedhisoverallrecordto130-44.The130winsarethemostbyaTigersheadcoachinthefirstfiveseasons.

    The130winsalsoplacePastner in theNo.7spotformostwinsbyaheadcoachinhisfirstfiveseasonsinNCAADivisionIhistory.

    WHAT THE MUSTANGS DID A YEAR AGO SMUposteda27-10overallrecordanda12-6

    AmericanAthleticConferencemarkin2013-14. The Mustangs tied for third in the 2013-14

    American Athletic Conference regular-seasonstandings.

    SMUdroppeditsAmericanAthleticConferenceTournamentquarterfinalgametoHouston68-64.

    The Mustangs received a National InvitationTournament (NIT) bid and advanced to thechampionship game atMadison Square Gar-den.

    SMUlosttoMinnesota65-63inthetitlegame.

    SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS SMU enters

    ThursdaysAmer-icanAthleticCon-ference contestwitha22-5over-all record and a13-2leaguemark.

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  • TheMustangshavewonfourstraightand12oftheirlast13.

    SMUsrecentfour-gamewinstreakincludesvic-toriesoverTulsa,Houston,UConnandTemple.

    TheMustangslonetwoleaguesetbacksbothweretoCincinnati.

    SMU is 6-1 on the road in American AthleticConferenceplay.

    RedshirtjuniorNicMooreleadsthreeMustangsaveragingdoublefiguresat14.5ppg(fourthinTheAmerican).

    YanickMoreira(12.1ppg)andMarkusKennedy(10.9ppg)alsoaveragedoubledigitsforSMU.

    Moreira (6.8 rpg) andKennedy (5.9 rpg) leadtheMustangsontheglass.

    NicMooreleadsthesquadwith145assists(5.4apg)and39steals(1.4spg).Heisrankedinthetop-10inTheAmericaninbothstatisticalcat-egories(firstinassists;eighthinsteals).

    NicMoore(44.5percent),SterlingBrown(42.9percent) andRyanManuel (42.9percent) aretheMustangstopthree-pointthreats.

    SMU is shooting 48.7 percent from the field,36.6percentfromthethree-pointlineand70.5percentfromthefreethrowline.

    Memphis/SMUSeries Information

    Overall series .......................Memphisleads12-5Current streak ..............................SMU won last 1As conference foes ..............Memphisleads11-4Pastner vs. SMU ................................................4-4Brown vs. Memphis .........................................4-3 (2-1atKansas,2-2atSMU)

    Gms played in Memphis .......Memphisleads8-1This years earlier meeting ............... Jan. 8, 2015 SMU73,UofM59

    MoodyColiseumDallas

    Last years meetings ..........................Feb.1,2014 SMU87,UofM72

    MoodyColiseumDallas

    ............................................................ Mar. 8, 2014 UofM67,SMU58

    FedExForumMemphis

    Last Memphis win ............................Mar. 8, 2014 UofM67,SMU58

    FedExForumMemphis

    Last UofM win in Memphis .............Mar. 8, 2014 UofM67,SMU58

    FedExForum

    Last SMU win ..................................... Jan. 8, 2015 SMU73,UofM59

    MoodyColiseumDallas

    Last SMU win in Memphis .............Dec.14,1953 SMU66,UofM63

    MemorialFieldhouse

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    TIGERS ACADEMIC SUCCESS INTHE PASTNER ERA

    By The Numbers...

    Memphis has had a perfect1.000APRscoretwoofthepastfour seasons under head coachJosh Pastner

    SinceJosh Pastner tookoverasheadcoachforthe2009-10sea-son,20Tigershaveearnedtheirbachelorsdegrees

    Number of Tigers players thatearned their bachelors degreesinthe2013calendaryear

    Under Josh Pastner, the TigershavereceivedNCAAPublicRec-ognition Awards for their highAPRscoresthepastfouryears

    Sevenofthe20graduatesunderJosh Pastner have earned theirbachelorsdegreesin3.5yearsorearlier

    Memphis was one of 13 NCAADivisionIprogramstoreceiveanNCAAPublicRecognitionAwardandalsoplay inthe2014NCAATournament

    1.000

    20

    10

    4

    3.5

    2014MichaelDixonJr.GeronJohnson

    2013AntonioBarton*TarikBlack*

    ChrisCrawford*TreyDraper*FerrakohnHallCharlesHoltJoeJackson*StanSimpsonD.J.Stephens

    HippolyteTsafack*

    2012DrewBarham*

    CharlesCarmouchePrestonLaird

    WesleyWitherspoon

    2011WillColeman

    2010PierreHenderson-Niles

    WillieKempDonealMack

    *graduated in under 3.5 years

    1/13Geron Johnson is one of the most-recent graduates to play for Josh Pastner. He walked at the Universitys May 2014 Commencement.

    TIGERS GRADUATES UNDER PASTNER

  • TheMustangsleadTheAmericaninfieldgoal,three-pointfieldgoalandfreethrowpercent-ages.

    SMU is out-rebounding its opponents by anaveragemarginof+6.9boardspergame(36.6-29.7).

    HeadcoachLarryBrownisinhisthirdseasonatSMUandhasa64-32recordattheschool.

    ITS AN NCAA RING THING! Both head coaches in Thursdays Memphis-

    SMUmatch-uphaveNCAAtitlerings. Memphis head coach Josh Pastner won his

    NCAAtitleasaplayeronthe1996-97Arizonasquad.ArizonadefeatedRickPitinosKentuckyteamforthechampionship.

    Inthe1987-88season,SMUheadcoachLarryBrown guided Kansas to the NCAA title withDannyManningleadingtheway.

    PASTNER VS. HALL OF FAMERS Forthe10thtimeinhisyoungheadcoaching

    career, Josh Pastner is facing a Hall of FamecoachinSMUsLarryBrown.

    Pastneris4-5inhispreviousninematch-ups. Lastseason,Pastnerwas3-1againsttheHallof

    Famers,going2-0versusLouisvillesRickPitinoand1-1versusBrown.

    ThefirsttimePastnerfacedaHallofFameheadcoachcameinhisfirstseasonin2009-10.

    Thatseason,PastnersTigersdroppeda74-57decisiontoHallofFamerJimBoeheimandSyra-cuse.

    BROWN NOT NEW TO FACING TIGERS Prior to his arrival at SMU in 2012-13, Larry

    BrownwasafamiliarfacetoTigersfans. Before the 2012-13 encounter thatMemphis

    won60-52, Brown coached againstMemphisthreetimesinthe1980sandwas2-1versustheTigers.

    FiveoftheprevioussevenBrown-versus-Mem-phis encounters were single-digit outcomes,andthefollowingshowsthat:

    Year/Date Site Result2014-15/Jan.8 Dallas,Texas 73-59,SMU2013-14/Mar.8 Memphis,Tenn. 67-58,UM2013-14/Feb.1 Dallas,Texas 87-72,SMU2012-13/Feb.6 Dallas,Texas 60-52,UM1987-88/Dec.28 NewYork,N.Y. 64-62,KU^1985-86/Jan.4 Memphis,Tenn. 83-80,UM*1984-85/Feb.9 Lawrence,Kan. 75-71,KU#*overtime^Kansas1988NCAAtitleseason#Memphis 1985 NCAA Final Four season

    PASTNER VERSUS CAROLINA COACHING TREE Although he hasnt faced North Carolina on

    thecourt,TigersheadcoachJosh Pastner has facedfiveheadcoachescurrentandformerwithNorthCarolinatiesinhistenure.

    On Thursday, Pastner faces Mustangs men-torLarryBrown,whoplayedatNorthCarolinafrom1960-63.

    Pastner has a 15-7 record (.682winning per-centage)inthesematch-ups,andthefollowingbreaksitdown:

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    2 0 1 4 - 1 5 M e m p h i s N u m e r i c a l R o s t e rNo. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown/High School/Last School 0 TrahsonBurrell G/F 6-7 182 Jr. Albany,N.Y./St.ThomasMore(Conn.)/ SummitChristianAcademy(Mich.)/ LeeCollege(Texas) 1 MarkelCrawford G 6-4 200 r-Fr. Memphis,Tenn./MelroseHS 2 ShaqGoodwin F 6-9 231 Jr. Atlanta,Ga./SouthwestDeKalbHS 3 PookiePowell G 6-1 187 So. Orlando,Fla./Dr.PhillipsHS 4 AustinNichols F 6-9 228 So. Collierville,Tenn./BriarcrestChristianSchool 5 NickKing F/G 6-7 225 So. Memphis,Tenn./EastHS11 ChrisHawkins F 6-6 230 Jr. SunPrairieWis./SunPrairieHS/ MotlowStateCommunityCollege(Tenn.)/ SouthwestTennesseeCommunityCollege12 DMarnierCunningham G 5-9 163 Jr. Chicago,Ill./RickardsHS(Fla.)/NewMexico MilitaryInstitute/KaskaskiaCollege(Ill.)14 JordanManse G 6-1 171 Fr. Austin,Texas/LakeTravisHS/ BrewsterAcademy(N.H.)15 KedrenJohnson G 6-4 218 Jr. Lewisburg,Tenn./MarshallCountyHS/ VanderbiltUniversity20 AveryWoodson G 6-2 196 So. Waynesboro,Miss./WayneCountyHS/ EastMississippiCommunityCollege40 CalvinGodfrey F 6-8 233 Sr. Milwaukee,Wis./CooperHS(Minn.)/ IowaStateUniversity/HowardCollege/ SouthernUniversity42 JakeMcDowell G/F 6-5 202 So. Memphis,Tenn./ChristianBrothersHS

    P r o n u n c i at i o n G u i d eEVARIST AKUJOBI ........ EverestA-koo-JOE-bee DMARINERCunningham ...........DEE-mon-YEATRAHSONBurrell ................................. trah-SAHN KEDREN Johnson ...................................KEY-drinAKICollins .................................................AH-kee Jordan MANSE .........................................MANCEMARKELCrawford ................................. mar-KELL JoshPASTNER ...................................... PASS-ner

    JOSH PASTNERHead Coach147-54 Record6th Year in 2014-15

    A Kingwood, Texas, na-tive,Pastnerwashiredasthe University of Mem-phis17thheadcoachonApr.7,2009.

    Pastner had a record of130-44 atMemphis in his five seasons, themostvictoriesbyaTigersheadcoachinthatspanoftime.

    His130winsaretheseventh-mostbyaheadcoachinthefirstfiveseasonsinNCAADivisionIhistory.

    Lastyear,PastnerguidedMemphistoa24-10over-allrecordanda12-6AmericanAthleticConferencemark.

    Ineachofhisfiveseasons,PastnerledtheTigerstoa20-wincampaignandapostseasonberth (2010NIT;2011,2012,2013,2014NCAA)

    PastnerservedasanassistantcoachfortheTigersinthe2008-09season.

    Prior to joining the Memphis basketball family,Pastnerspent12yearsofhiscollegebasketballlifeatArizonaasaplayer,staffmemberandassistantcoach.

    WhileinTucson,PastnerwasamemberofWildcatssquads that made 12-straight NCAA Tournamentappearances andposteda290-103 record (1997-2008).

    Pastnerwasaplayeronthe1996-97ArizonateamthatwontheNCAAtitle.

    Pastner Year-By-Year RecordSeason Team/Position W-L Notes2014-15 Memphis/HC 17-10 2013-14 Memphis/HC 24-10 NCAA3rd2012-13 Memphis/HC 31-5 (R/T)/NCAA3rd2011-12 Memphis/HC 26-9 (R/T)/NCAA2nd2010-11 Memphis/HC 25-10 (T)/NCAA2nd2009-10 Memphis/HC 24-10 NIT2nd2008-09 Memphis/Asst. 33-4 (R/T)/Sweet162007-08 Arizona/Asst. 19-15 NCAA1st2006-07 Arizona/Asst. 20-11 NCAA1st2005-06 Arizona/Asst. 20-13 NCAA2nd2004-05 Arizona/Asst. 30-7 (R)/EliteEight2003-04 Arizona/Asst. 20-10 NCAA1st2002-03 Arizona/Asst. 28-4 (R)/EliteEight2001-02 Arizona/Video* 24-10 (T)/Sweet162000-01 Arizona/Asst.# 25-6 NCAATitleGm1999-2000 Arizona/Player 27-7 (R)/NCAA2nd1998-99 Arizona/Player 22-6 NCAA1st1997-98 Arizona/Player 30-5 (R)/EliteEight1996-97 Arizona/Player 25-9 NCAAChamp MemphisTotals 180-58 7conf.titles/ 5NCAA/ 1 Sweet 16/ 1NIT ArizonaTotals 290-103 5conf.titles/ (Staff/Player) 12NCAA/ 6 Sweet 16/ 5EliteEight/ 2 Final Four/ 2NCAAtitle games/ 1NCAAtitle Total 470-161(R)denotesconf.regularseasontitle(T)denotesconf.tournamenttitle*alsoservedasrecruitingcoordinator# undergraduate assistant coach

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    FedExForumT h e H o m e o f T h e T i g e r s

    The2014-15seasonmarksthe11thfortheTigersintheirhomearena,FedExForum,whichofficiallyopenedinSeptember,2004.LocatedjustafewfeetoffBealeStreetonhistoricHighway61,FedExForumrisestoextendtheheartoftheMemphisentertainmentdistrict. Memphisplaysallofits2014-15homecontestsinthe18,400-seatarena,whichservedasthehostsitefortheinaugualAmericanAthleticConferenceChampionshiplastMarch.FedExForumalsohostedthe2014NCAATourna-mentSouthRegionallastMarch.Sinceitopenedin2004,FedExForumhashostedoneAmericanAthleticConferenceTournament,sixConferenceUSATournaments,twoNCAAMensSouthRegionals(2009,2014)andoneNCAAWomensSouthRegional(2010) At135feethigh,FedExForumprovidesanewbackdropforhistoricBealeStreet.The805,850square-feetarena,covering13.8acres,featuresfivelev-elsaswellasstate-of-the-artlockerroomsandfacilitiesforsportsteams,aswellasanexceptionaldiningandentertainmentexperiencesforitspatrons.

    Capacity: 18,400Open House:Sept.6,2004First Event:Usherconcert,Sept.17,2004First Memphis Tiger event:MidnightMadness,Oct.15,2004First Memphis exhibition game:vs.ChristianBrothers,Nov.6,2004(81-70,W)First Memphis regular season game:vs.SavannahState,Coachesvs.Cancer,Nov.11,2004(102-40,W)Memphis record at FedExForum: 189-25(.883winningpercentage)

    Coach/Team UNC Tie Pastner RecordLarryBrown/SMU Player/1960-63 2-2MattDoherty/SMU Player/1981-84 2-2 Coach/2000-03DougWojcik/Tulsa Asst./2000-03 3-1JeffLebo/ECU Player/1986-89 6-2JarodHaase/UAB Asst./2003-12 2-0

    MEMPHIS IN ITS 11TH SEASON AT FEDEXFORUM The2014-15seasonisthe11thfortheTigersat

    FedExForum. Memphisopenedplayatitscurrenthomecourt

    inthe2004-05campaign. TheTigershavea189-25record(.883winning

    percentage)atFedExForum. AgainstconferencefoesatFedExForum(regu-

    lar-seasononly),Memphishasa78-10record(.886winningpercentage).

    BEST HOMECOURT ADVANTAGE Since2004-05,Memphishaswon189gamesat

    FedExForum,themosthomewinsinthecoun-tryoverthatspanoftime.

    The following are the top-fiveprogramswiththemosthomewins since2004-05 (credit to former Athletics Communications AssistantBryan McEldowney for compiling this list):

    Most Homecourt Wins Since 2004-05 (as of Feb. 25, 2015)

    1. Memphis ........................ 189 2. OhioState....................... 185 3. Louisville ......................... 180 4. Syracuse ......................... 178 5. Kansas ............................. 173

    MEMPHIS TO HONOR TIGERS 1984-85 NCAA FINAL FOUR TEAM SATURDAY

    The1984-85TigerswillbehonoredathalftimeofSaturdaysMemphis-Tulsagame,whichisscheduledfora7p.m.(CT)startatFedExForum.

    The1984-85Tigers,undertheguidanceofheadcoachDanaKirk,posteda31-4overallrecordanda13-1MetroConferencemark.

    MemphisswepttheMetroConferenceregular-seasonandtournamenttitles.TheTigersadvancedtotheprogramssecondNCAAFinalFour.

    The31winswere,atthetime,aschoolrecord,andthe1984-85squads31-4recordwasthefirst30-winseasonintheprogramshistory.

    Inaddition,Memphiswasrankedinthetop-fiveofthenationalpollsallbuttwoweeksofthatseasonandclimbedashighasNo.3inthenation.

    MemphiswontheMetroConferenceTournamentchampionshipwithathrilling90-86overtimevic-toryoverFloridaStateandrodethatmomentumintotheNCAATournament.

    Aftera12-pointvictoryoverPenninthefirstround,theTigerswonnarrowsingle-digitdecisionsoverUAB67-66inovertime,BostonCollege59-57andOklahoma63-61toadvancetotheNCAAFinalFour.

    KeithLee,a1985consensusAll-Americapick,wasthe1985MetroConferencePlayeroftheYearandanall-leaguefirstteamselection.

    WilliamBedfordandAndreTurner,whohittheclutchbuzzer-beaterjumpertodefeatBostonCollegeintheNCAASweetSixteen,wereAll-Metrosecondteampicks.

    VincentAskewwasnamedtotheMetroAll-FreshmanTeam. Lee,TurnerandBaskervilleHolmesallwereselectedtotheMetroConferenceAll-TournamentTeam.

  • TIGERS TOUGH AT HOME IN LEAGUE PLAY Since moving to FedExForum in 2004-05,

    Memphishasturneditshomecourtintooneoftoughestarenasforopponentstoplay,andthatisseenintheTigers189-25overallrecord.

    But,itiseventougherforconferencefoessince2005-06.

    Memphishasan incredible87-7 record (.926winning percentage) at FedExForum versusconference opponents (regular season andconferencetournament)since2005-06.

    Thefollowingshowsthenationstop-10confer-encehomecourtrecordssince2005-06(regularseasonandconference tournament;credit to Bryan McEldowney for compiling this list):

    Best Homecourt Records InConference Play Only (Reg. Season & Tourney)

    Since 2005-06 1. Gonzaga ....................................75-2(.974) 2. Kansas ....................................... 78-4(.951) 3. Memphis ................................ 87-7(.926) 4. Belmont ....................................83-7(.922) 5. BYU ..........................................72-10(.878) 6. Xavier ......................................71-10(.877) 7. Duke ........................................70-11(.864) 8. Wisconsin ................................74-13(.851) 9. OhioState ...............................72-13(.847) 10. Kentucky .................................68-13(.840)

    TIGERS REACH 200 AT FEDEXFORUM WhenMemphistookthecourtagainstStephen

    F. Austin Dec. 2, it was the programs 200thgameplayedatFedExForum.

    The Tigers current record at FedExForum is189-25(.883winningpercentage).

    TIGERS among nations attendance leaders Memphisranked10thinthenationinhomeat-

    tendanceforthe2013-14season. Memphisaveraged16,121fansforits18home

    dateslastseason. Itwasthefifthtimeinthelastsevenseasons

    thattheTigersrankedinthetop-10. Memphisalsorankedinthetop-10in2007-08

    (10th),2008-09(8th),2009-10(8th)and2010-11(8th).

    Since the turnof the21st century,Memphishomeattendancerankedinthetop-2013of14seasons.

    BATTLE OF SHOOTING WILLS THURSDAY WhenMemphisandSMUmeetThursday,the

    gamewill featureabattleofshootingwills intermsofpercentages.

    TheMustangsleadtheAmericanAthleticCon-ferenceinfieldgoalpercentage(48.7percent)andthree-pointfieldgoalpercentage(36.6per-cent).

    However,theTigersarethird intheleagueinfieldgoalpercentagedefense(39percent)andleads theconference in three-pointfieldgoalpercentagedefense(29.2percent).

    BOUNDIN AND DISHIN ThursdayscontestfeaturestwooftheAmeri-

    canAthleticConferencestopteamsinreboundmarginandassists.

    SMU leads the league in reboundmargin at+6.9,whileMemphisissecondat+4.9.

    TheMustangsareNo.1inTheAmericanwitha15.9assistsaverage.TheTigersaresecondwitha14.3assistsaverage.

    MOST WINS IN FIRST SIX YEARS Of course,head coach Josh Pastnerwill pass

    oncredittothecurrentplayers,formerplayers,currentassistantcoaches,formerheadcoachesand,yes,evenTigerNation.

    But,thefactisPastnerisclosinginonbecomingthewinningestheadcoachinTigershistoryforthefirstsixyears.

    Thefollowingshowstheheadcoacheswinto-talsfortheirfirstsixseasonssince1949:

    Head Coach First 6 Years Wins TotalJohnCalipari 2001-06 148JoshPastner* 2010-15 147DanaKirk 1980-85 130LarryFinch 1987-92 125BobVanatta 1957-62 109*Pastnerssixthseasonstillinprogress

    BRING BACK THAT DECEMBER D Decemberissupposedtobethemonthofgiv-

    ing,buttheTigersdefensewasinastingymoodthatmonth.

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    TIGERS AMONGWINNINGEST PROGRAMS

    IN RECENT YEARS

    Since 2005-06(through FEB. 25, 2015)

    1. Kansas ............................................ 299 2. Duke ............................................... 287 3. Memphis ..................................... 283 4. OhioState ...................................... 274 5. NorthCarolina ............................... 273 6. Gonzaga ......................................... 272 7. Florida ............................................ 271 8. Louisville ........................................ 266 9. Syracuse ......................................... 263 10. Kentucky ........................................ 262

    Since 2000-01(through FEB. 25, 2015)

    1. Duke ............................................... 437 2. Kansas ............................................ 434 3. Gonzaga ......................................... 399 4. Memphis ..................................... 398 5. Kentucky ........................................ 393 6. Syracuse ......................................... 391 Pittsburgh ...................................... 391 8. Florida ............................................ 386 9. NorthCarolina ............................... 378 10. OhioState ...................................... 369

    Just How Young Are They?(Entering 2014-15)

    By The Numbers

    325: Total number of games played atNCAADivisionIlevel(196atMemphis)

    168: Total number of games started atNCAADivisionIlevel(101atMemphis)

    73.6: Percentage of blocked shots re-turningfrom2013-14(117-of-159)

    66.7: PercentageofnewcomersthatwillsuituptoplayfortheTigersin2014-15

    53.3: PercentageofplayersthatwillseegameactionforfirsttimeatNCAADivision

    Ilevelin2014-15

    40.4: Percentageof rebounds returningfrom2013-14(512-of-1268)

    35.3: Percentage of points returningfrom2013-14(923-of-2614)

    27.6: Percentageofstealsreturningfrom2013-14(81-of-294)

    33.3: Percentage of players on rosterwho have had a 20-point game at the

    NCAADivision I level (Godfrey, Goodwin,

    Johnson,King,Nichols)

    20.0: Percentage of players on rosterwho have had a double-digit rebounding

    gameattheNCAADivisionIlevel(Godfrey,

    Goodwin,Nichols)

    16.4: Percentage of assists returningfrom2013-14(97-of-591)

    1: Number of seniors on the 2014-15roster (Godfrey is a senior transfer from

    SouthernUniversity)

  • And,theMemphisdefensehasreturnedtoitsstingywaysinitslastthreegames.

    But,fromJan.1untiltheFeb.14USFgame,theTigersdefensehadntbeenassolidasitshowedinDecember.

    ThatTigersdefense,though,hasmadeacome-backinrecentgames,andthefollowingbreaksitdown:

    Tigers D Dec. Jan. 1-Feb. 10 Feb. 14-22Record 6-2 6-6 3-0ScoreDef. 58.8 63.4 61.7FGPct.Def. 35.6 41.8 38.73PFGPct.Def. 25.7 34.3 21.8Reb.Margin +9.7 +3.0 -0.3Blocks/Gm 7.6 6.1 7.7Steals/Gm 8.0 7.5 8.7

    TIGERS M*A*S*H UNIT UPDATE IsitdejavufortheTigers?Well,itseemsso. Memphishadtoughpreseasonpractices,and

    theinjurybughittheteambigtime. Eight Tigers, including seven scholarship, suf-

    fered injuriesor illnesses that forced themtomissatotalof65practicesfromOct.7-Dec.1.

    In fact, from Oct. 7 until the regular-seasonopenerNov.18,theTigershadonlyfourprac-ticeswiththefullcomplementofplayers.

    The injury bug reared its head again in earlyFebruary,andthefollowingshowsthis:

    Player Injury/Date Missed GmsNichols Moderateanklesprain/ ECU,USF Feb.7King Anklesprain/Feb.7 None (re-injuredfromfirstsprain sufferedinDec.30practice)Hawkins Tornmeniscus/Feb.2 Outfor season

    BLOCKING HIS WAY TO THE TOP SophomoreAustin Nicholshasbecomeahu-

    manswatmachinein2014-15. The6-foot-9forwardhas87blockedshotsthis

    season,andis intheNo.6spotontheTigerssingle-seasonblockschart.

    Single-Season Blocks ChartPlayer/Season BlocksDavidVaughn/1993-94 ............................107KeithLee/1981-82 ....................................102KeithLee/1982-83 .....................................96D.J.Stephens/2012-13 ..............................95WilliamBedford/1984-85 .........................91AustinNichols/2014-15 ..........................87WilliamBedford/1985-86 .........................86JoeyDorsey/2006-07 ................................81KeithLee/1983-84 .....................................76JoeyDorsey/2007-08 ................................74

    ITS A NICHOLS BLOCK PARTY For sophomore Austin Nichols, the 2014-15

    campaignhasbecomehisownpersonalblockparty.

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    M E M P H I S AT H L E T I C SC O M M U N I C AT I O N S

    Office Address 203AthleticOfficeBldg. 570NormalSt. Memphis,TN38152Office Phone 901-678-2337Fax 901-678-4134

    StaffRonMears,Asst.AD/MRD ............................... [email protected],Asst.MRD/MBBContact ....... [email protected],Asst.MRD/WBBContact ....... [email protected],Asst.MRD ............................. [email protected],Multi-media ............................ [email protected],Asst.MRD ................................................ TBAMarthaWoods,Secretary................................ [email protected],Assistant .................................... [email protected],Assistant ................................. [email protected],Assistant ..................................... [email protected]

    T I G E R S O N T H E W E B Forgamenotes,rosters,statisticsandoth-er informationonMemphisTigersbasketball,gototheUniversityofMemphisathleticsweb-siteat:

    www.GoTigersGo.com

    T I G E R S O N T H E R A D I O AllMemphisbasketballgamesarebroad-cast on the Tigers network flagship station,NewsRadioWREC600.DaveWoloshincallstheplay-by-play, while Matt Dillon serves as thecoloranalyst.DillonandForrestGoodman(instudio)hostthepre-andpostgameshows. NewsRadioWREC600alsobroadcastsJoshPastnersweekly radio show,which isheldatthe Lynchburg Legends Bar&Grill located inthe East Memphis DoubleTree Inn. ForrestGoodmanservesashostof theweeklycall-inshow. The Pastner radio weekly call-in showbeganDec.1.

    J O S H P A S T N E RT E L E V I S I O N S H O W

    Head coach Josh Pastners weekly televi-sion coachs show is televised every Sundaynightat10p.m.(CT)duringtheseasonbyFOX13/WHBQ-TV in Memphis. The show beganNov.30.DaveWoloshinandMattStarkserveastheshowsco-hosts.

    Afteratwo-gamehiatusduetoanankleinjury,NicholsblockpartypickedupwhereitleftoffintheTigersvictoryoverConnecticut.

    Comingoffarightanklesprain,Nicholsblockedsevenshotsin38minutesofactionversustheHuskies.

    HefollowedthatwiththreeblocksintheTigersovertimevictoryatUCFFeb.22.

    Inthe25gamesinwhichheplayed,the6-foot-9 forward has 87 blocked shots,whichmorethandoubleshisblockstotalfromaseasonago(42).

    Nicholsrankssecond inthenation inblockedshotsat3.48swatspergame.

    Hiscareerblockedshotstotalis129. Nichols has recorded 21 multi-block perfor-

    mancesinhis25appearances. Withhis21multi-blockgamesthisseason,the

    Collierville, Tenn., native now has 33 careermulti-blockcontests.

    In the Tigers Dec. 20win overOral Roberts,Nicholsblockedacareer-besteightshots.

    Nicholseightblocksaretiedforthethird-best,single-gameperformanceinschoolhistory.

    ThefollowingtracksNicholsmulti-blockgamesthisseason:

    Nichols Multi-Block Games 2014-15Opponent No. of BlksatUCF ........................................................3Connecticut ...............................................7Temple .......................................................6JacksonvilleState .......................................7EastCarolina ..............................................2atTulane ....................................................2atTulsa .......................................................3Cincinnati ...................................................3atHouston .................................................4at SMU .......................................................3Tulane ........................................................4Houston .....................................................4OralRoberts ...............................................8^USCUpstate ...............................................4N.C.Central ................................................3OklahomaState .........................................3Bradley .......................................................4StephenF.Austin .......................................3vs.IndianaState ........................................2PrairieViewA&M ......................................3vs.WichitaState ........................................6^ career high

    TIGERS TREY STREAK CONTINUES Forthe482ndgame,Memphishitatleastone

    three-pointer in a contest when the TigersdroppedinfivetreysagainstUCFFeb.22.

    ThelasttimeMemphisfailedtohitatleastonethree-pointer inagamewasnearthestartofthe2001-02campaign.

    TheTigerswere0-of-13 from the three-pointarc in an 81-70 loss to Alabama on Nov. 21,2001.

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    AVERY FOR THREEEEEEE!!!! Sophomore Avery Woodson entered the

    Memphis program with the reputation of asolidthree-pointshooter.Andhesbackeditupthisseason.

    The 6-foot-2 guard leads the Tigers and isfourth in the American Athletic Conferencewith a 40.7 shooting percentage (57-of-140)fromlongdistance.

    His2.1 treysmadepergame is eighth in theconference.

    In18gamesthisseason,Woodsonhashittwoormorethree-pointers.

    TheWaynesboro, Miss., native hit a season-highsix three-pointers intheTigerswinoverHoustonDec.31(6-of-10).

    Woodsonalsonettedaseason-best23pointsversustheCougars.

    PICKING UP THE PACE Itwasgoingtotaketimeforhimtoshakethe

    rustoff,andMarkel Crawfordhasdonesoinabigwaywithhisrecentperformances.

    The6-foot-4guardenteredthe2014-15seasonaftermissingtheprevioustwoyearsofbasket-ballastheresultofanACLinjuryandrehab.

    Hesuffered theACL injuryprior tohis seniorcampaignandsatouthisfinalprepseason.

    TheMemphis,Tenn.,nativethentookamedi-calredshirtseasonin2013-14withtheTigers.

    ThefollowingshowshowCrawfordhasfoundhisgrooveinrecentgames:

    First 13 Games Stat Last 14 Games 3.7 PPG 8.1 0 Dbl-FigureGms 4 1.7 RPG 2.9 1.1 APG 2.5 0.6 SPG 1.5 37.5 FGPct. 44.8 33.3 3PFGPct. 32.0 80.0 FTPct. 70.6 15.6 MPG 28.7

    CRASHING THE BOARDS TheTigersfocusintheoff-seasonwasonthe

    defensive end, and one area of defense theteam worked on was the glass especiallyendingopponentspossessionsafteroneshot.

    Memphis has shown what it learned in theearlyportionof2014-15.

    TheTigersaresecondintheAmericanAthleticConferenceinreboundmarginat+4.9.

    The Tigers are second in the conference inoffensive rebounds (12.7) and fourth in theleagueindefensiverebounds(25.2).

    IntheirwinoverUCFJan.17,theTigersout-re-boundedtheKnights53-24fora+29reboundmargin.

    The+29 reboundmargin is the largest in theJosh Pastnerera.

    Randall BroddieGuard6-3/180Oxon Hill, Md./Potomac High School Reclassified to the 2015 class andwill enroll attheUniversityofMemphisforthe2015-16academicyear ...PlayinghisfinalseasonofprepbasketballatPotomacHighSchool inMaryland in2014-15 ...HisPotomacsquadisreclassifyingtoClass3Afor2014-15... Scout.comratedhimtheNo.7shootingguardinthenation...Scout.comalsorankedhimthecountrysNo.45overallplayer... Averaged20.2points,4.3assistsand2.2reboundsin2013-14...HelpedleadPotomactotheMarylandClass 2A state championship ... Defeated Oakdale64-51toclaimtheschoolsfirststatetitlesince2005...Netted18points inthechampionshipgame... Inthe70-65statesemifinalwinoverPatterson,scored30 points, including seven in the final fourminutes...Wolverinesfinishedtheseasonwitha23-5record...Namedtothe2013-14All-GazetteBoysBasketballfirstteam... In 2012-13, helped lead Potomac to theMary-landClass3Astatetitlegame...Scored22pointsandgrabbedfiveboards in the state semifinalwin overReservoir...Earned2012-13All-GazetteBoysBasket-ballsecondteamhonors.

    Dedric LawsonForward/Guard6-8/195Memphis, Tenn./Hamilton High School Reclassified to the 2015 class andwill enroll attheUniversityofMemphisforthe2015-16academicyear...Willjoinhisbrother,K.J.,onthe2015-16Tigerssquad ... A consensus top-30 recruit ... Rated among thenationstopplayersbyESPN.com(No.28),247sports.com(No.7),Rivals.com(No.26)andScout.com(No.20)...

    HelpedleadHamiltonHighSchooltoa27-7recordin2013-14 ... TheWildcatswon theRegion8AAAtitleandadvancedtotheTennesseeClassAAAstatetour-namentquarterfinal round ... Averaged18.6points,12.7reboundsand2.5blockedshots...Namedtothe2014 Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA)ClassAAAAll-State Team ...Oneof five finalists for2014 The Commercial AppealsBestofthePrepsPlay-erof theYear ...Received2014Commercial Appeal ClassAAAAll-MetroTeamhonors... Earned 2013 Tennessee SportsWriters Associa-tion(TSWA)ClassAAAAll-StateTeamandCommercial Appeal ClassAAAAll-MetroTeamasafreshman.

    K.J. LawsonForward/Guard6-7/200Memphis, Tenn./Hamilton High School A consensus top-50 recruit ... Rated amongthe nations top players by ESPN.com (No. 40),247sports.com (No. 45), Rivals.com (No. 55) andScout.com(No.42)... Helped lead Hamilton High School to a 27-7recordin2013-14...TheWildcatswontheRegion8AAA title and advanced to the Tennessee ClassAAAstatetournamentquarterfinalround...Aver-aged19.4points,11.6rebounds...Namedtothe2014TennesseeSportsWritersAssociation(TSWA)ClassAAAAll-StateTeam...Oneoffivefinalistsfor2014 The Commercial Appeals Best of the PrepsPlayeroftheYear...Earned2014Commercial Ap-pealClassAAAAll-MetroTeamrecognition... Named to the2013TennesseeSportsWritersAssociation (TSWA)ClassAAAAll-StateTeamandCommercial Appeal ClassAAAAll-MetroTeam... Memberofthe2011-12EastHighSchoolteamthatwontheTennesseeSecondarySchoolAthleticAssociation(TSSAA)ClassAAAstatechampionship...Playedon theEastHighSchool teamwithcur-rentTigerNickKing.

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    GOING GLASS WITH GOODWIN Shaq Goodwin cleaned the glass well in the

    Feb.7gamevs.Temple. The6-foot-9forwardgrabbedacareer-high23

    rebounds. The23boardsareanAmericanAthleticConfer-

    encerecord. Goodwins 23-rebound performance was the

    third-best by a player inNCAADivision I thisseason.

    The23boardsarethemostbyaTigersplayersince JohnWashington grabbed 24 reboundsagainstSamfordDec.12,1973.

    TRACKING TIGERS DOUBLE-DOUBLES Junior Shaq Goodwin(13points-12rebounds)

    recorded the Tigers latest double-doubleagainstEastCarolinaFeb.10.

    ForGoodwin,thedouble-doublewashisthirdoftheseasonandeighthofhiscareer.

    ThefollowingtracksMemphisdouble-doublesthisseason:

    Player/Opponent Dbl-DblGoodwin/EastCarolina ......................13-12Burrell/UCF .........................................11-12#Goodwin/UCF ..................................... 16-10Nichols/Houston ................................ 15-11King/WesternIllinois ..........................12-10^Burrell/USCUpstate ........................... 17^-12^Nichols/OklahomaState ....................11-13^Goodwin/Bradley ...............................15-12#^careerhigh;#tiedcareerhigh

    LEARNING TO SHARE With theTigershavingninefirst-yearplayers,

    the team is beginning to learnwhat has be-come a signature of Josh Pastner squadssharingtheball.

    AndMemphishasseentheresultsof lessonslearnedfromsharingtheballinrecentgames.

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    Inthelast22contestsfromDec.6-Feb.22,theTigersaveraged15.3assistspergame.Initsfirstfivegames,Memphisaveragedonly10.0assistspercontest.

    TheTigersalsohavemovedupnearly250spotsintheNCAArankingsforassistspergamethepast22games.

    Entering the Dec. 6 Bradley game, Memphisranked No. 298 in the nation in assists pergame.Now,theTigersarerankedNo.66inas-sistspercontest.

    In recent seasons,Memphis hasbeenoneofthetopteamsinassistspergame,andthefol-lowing shows that (alongwith thisyears cur-rentrank):

    Season Asst/Game NCAA Rank2014-15 14.3 *662013-14 17.4 42012-13 16.8 52011-12 14.5 552010-11 14.6 542009-10 13.8 112* through 27 games

    HIGH DISHIN EQUALS MADE SHOTS OneofthemainreasonsMemphisheadcoach

    Josh Pastnerloveshighassistsnumbers:itleadstoeasiershotsandmorefieldgoalsmade.

    Ineachofhispreviousfiveseasons,Pastnerssquads have assisted on over 50 percent oftheteamsfieldgoalsmade,andthefollowingshows that (also lists this seasons numbers af-ter 27 games):

    Season FGM Assts Pct.2014-15 673 387 57.5*2013-14 958 591 61.72012-13 976 605 62.02011-12 933 506 54.22010-11 891 512 57.52009-10 854 468 54.8*moved above 50 percent vs. Bradley Dec. 6 (15 assists on 21 FGM)

    TIGERS BLOCK PARTY MemphisthrewablockpartyinitsDec.20win

    overOralRobertsasinablockedshotsparty. TheTigerstiedaschoolrecordwith15blocked

    shotsinthe78-63victoryovertheGoldenEa-gles.

    Initshistory,Memphisblocked15shotsontwopreviousoccasions.

    ThelasttimetheTigersblocked15shotswasina97-70winoverJacksonStateNov.30,2005.

    ThefirsttimeMemphishad15blocksinagamewasinan86-42victoryoverArkansas-PineBluffNov.30,1998.

    For the season, the Tigers have 180 blockedshotsfora6.9average.

    Memphis is fourth in the nation in blockedshots.

    PASTNER AMONG NCAA DIVISION I WINNINGEST COACHES FOR FIRST FIVE YEARS ... WiththeTigers24-10recordlastseason,Josh

    PastnerbecamethewinningestheadcoachforthefirstfiveseasonsinTigershistory.

    Pastnerhad130winsinhisfirstfiveseasonsastheTigersheadcoach.

    And,Pastners130winsalsohavehimonan-otherlist.

    HeisNo.7ontheNCAADivisionIlistformostwinsbyaheadcoachforthefirstfiveseasons,andthefollowingshowsthat:

    Head Coach/Team First 5 Years Wins TotalBradStevens/Butler 2008-12 139ShakaSmart/VCU 2010-14 137EverettCase/N.C.State 1947-51 137MarkFew/Gonzaga 2000-04 133RoyWilliams/Kansas 1989-93 132JamieDixon/Pittsburgh 2004-08 132JoshPastner/Memphis 2010-14 130DaveRose/BYU 2006-10 127BruceStewart/MTSU, 1983-87 126 WestVa.WesleyanForddyAnderson/Drake, 1947-51 123 BradleyMarkFox/Nevada 2005-09 123

    ... AND CLOSING IN ON LIST FOR YEAR 6 Josh PastnerenteredYearNo.6with130ca-

    reervictories. Henowneedstwovictoriestomoveintothe

    top-10formostwinsbyaheadcoachforthefirstsixseasonsinNCAADivisionIhistory.

    Thefollowingisthecurrenttop-10ofthewin-ningestcoachesforthefirstsixseasonsinNCAADivisionIhistory:

    Head Coach/Team First 6 Years Wins TotalBradStevens/Butler 2008-13 166JamieDixon/Pittsburgh 2004-09 163EverettCase/N.C.State 1947-52 161MarkFew/Gonzaga 2000-05 159DaveRose/BYU 2006-11 159RoyWilliams/Kansas 1989-94 159ShakaSmart/VCU 2010-pres. 158BruceStewart/MTSU, 1983-88 149 WestVa.WesleyanThadMatta/Butler,Xavier, 2001-06 148 OhioStateTomIzzo/MichiganState 1996-2001 148...JoshPastner/Memphis* 2010-pres. 147*In in Year No. 6 in 2014-15

    PASTNER AMONG TOP COACHES FOR WINNINGPERCENTAGE TOO Josh PastnerenteredYearNo.6in2014-15. Forhisfirstfiveseasons,hiswinningpercent-

    agewas.747andranksamongthetop-15win-ningactivecoachesattheNCAADivisionIlevel.

    Thefollowingarethetop-15winningestactiveheadcoachesattheNCAADivisionIlevelenter-ingthe2014-15season(minimumfiveyears):

    MEMPHIS AMONGTHE american LEADERS

    Team (as of Feb. 24) Stat RankScoringOffense 67.9 2ndScoringDefense 61.8 6thScoringMargin +6.1 3rdFreeThrowPct. .672 6thFieldGoalPct. .441 4thFieldGoalPct.Defense .390 3rd3-Pt.FieldGoalPct. .333 5th3-Pt.FieldGoalPct.Defense .292 1stReboundingMargin +4.9 2ndBlockedShots 6.9 1stAssists 14.3 2ndSteals 7.4 1stTurnoverMargin -0.6 8thAssist/TurnoverRatio 1.0 4th3-Pt.FieldGoalsMade 5.1 8th

    Individual (as of Feb. 24)Scoring 7. AustinNichols,MEM ................................13.7 .28. AveryWoodson,MEM................................8.7 .30. ShaqGoodwin,MEM ..................................8.5

    Rebounding 3. ShaqGoodwin,MEM ..................................7.0 . 9. AustinNichols,MEM ..................................6.2 .13. TrahsonBurrell,MEM .................................5.3 .20. NickKing,MEM ...........................................5.0

    Field Goal Pct. 5. ShaqGoodwin,MEM ................................54.2 . 7. AustinNichols,MEM ................................50.3 .14. TrahsonBurrell,MEM ...............................45.5

    3P Field Goal Pct. 4. AveryWoodson,MEM..............................40.7

    3P Made Per Game 8. AveryWoodson,MEM................................2.1

    Assists12. PookiePowell,MEM ...................................2.8

    Steals14. AveryWoodson,MEM................................1.1

    Blocks 1. AustinNichols,MEM ..................................3.5 .11. ShaqGoodwin,MEM ..................................1.1

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    Head Coach/Team # of Yrs Win Pct.MarkFew/Gonzaga 15 .801RoyWilliams/N.Carolina 26 .792ThadMatta/OhioState 14 .768MikeKrzyzewski/Duke 39 .763BrucePearl/Auburn 19 .761JohnCalipari/Kentucky 22 .760BoRyan/Wisconsin 30 .759BillSelf/Kansas 21 .754JamieDixon/Pittsburgh 11 .750ShakaSmart/VCU 5 .749DaveRose/BYU 9 .748JimBoeheim/Syracuse 38 .748JoshPastner/Memphis 5 .747RickPitino/Louisville 29 .739SeanMiller/Arizona 10 .724

    NINE NEWBIES TIES FOR MOST SINCE FRESHMENELIGIBILITY IN 1972-73 The Tigers have nine newcomers with one

    freshmen, two transfers, four junior collegetransfersandtworeturneesthatdidnotseeaminuteofplayingtimein2013-14.

    TheninenewcomersaretiedforthemostonaMemphissquadsincefreshmeneligibilitywasrestoredin1972-73.

    ThefollowingisabreakdownoftheTigersnew-comersin2014-15:

    Freshmen ........................Manse Transfers* ........................Godfrey,Johnson JUCOTransfers ................Burrell,Cunningham, ...................................Hawkins,Woodson Playersthatsawno playingtimelastyr. ...Crawford^,Powell% * transferred from other NCAA Division I schools ^ redshirted in 2013-14 %couldnotpracticeorplaywithteamin2013-14

    TIGERS STREAKING WITH 20-WIN SEASONS Memphis entered 2014-15 with a string of

    14-straight,20-winseasons. The Tigers are part of an elite group at the

    NCAA Division I level for consecutive 20-winseasons(current)andthefollowingshowsthat:

    Team No. of Consec. 20-Win Seasons Kansas ..............................................26 Duke .................................................19 Gonzaga ...........................................18 Syracuse ...........................................17 Florida ..............................................16 Memphis .......................................14 Pittsburgh ........................................13 Louisville...........................................13 OhioState ........................................10

    TIGERS LOOKING FOR 15TH 20-WIN SEASON With the 2014-15 seasonofficially underway,

    the Tigers are looking for a 15th-straight, 20-winseasonanda15th-consecutivepostseasonberth.

    In2012-13,theTigerssettherecordforconsec-utive20-win seasonswith their 13th straight.Thepreviousrecordwas12from1982-93.

    The2014-15Tigerswillattempttoaddtotheprogramscurrentschoolrecordof14-straightpostseasonbids(10NCAA,4NIT).Lastseason,Memphisadvanced to theNCAATournamentthird round.

    Prior to this current record run of 14-straightpostseasonberths,Memphishadtwosix-yearstretchesinwhichitreachedthepostseason.

    The previous two six-year postseason spanswere1972-77(2NCAA,4NIT)and1988-93(4NCAA,2NIT).

    Thefollowingshowsthetop-fivelongeststreaksof20-winseasonsinTigershistory:

    Consec. 20-Win Seasons Yrs. 14 2001-14 12 1982-93 11 1954-64 8 1971-78 7 1946-52

    tigers success in the classroomUNDER PASTNER Head coach Josh Pastner stresses the impor-

    tance of players earning their degrees, and itshowsinhisnumbers.

    Sincetakingovertheprogramin2009,20play-ershaveearnedtheirdegrees.

    Ofthose20players,sevenearnedtheirdiplo-masinunder3.5years.

    ThelatesttograduateunderPastnerwereMi-chael Dixon Jr. and Geron Johnson, both ofwhomgraduatedinMayof2014.

    Thenextuptograduate is juniorShaq Good-win,whoisontracktograduateinthesummerof2014.

    MEMPHIS RECEIVES NCAA PUBLICRECOGNITION AWARD FOR fourth YEAR For the fourth-straight year, the Memphis

    mensbasketballteamreceivedanNCAAPublicRecognitionAward,giventoteamswithAPRsinthetop-10percentoftheirrespectivesports.

    Memphiswasoneof13schoolsinthenationtoreceiveanNCAAPublicRecognitionAwardandalsoparticipateinthe2014NCAATournament.

    Memphis and Louisville were the only twoAmericanAthleticConferenceprogramstore-ceiveanNCAAPublicRecognitionAward.

    TheNCAAPublicRecognitionAwardsarebasedonthesportsmost-recentmulti-yearAcademicProgressRate(APR).Thisyear,thetopperform-ing APR scores ranged from 978 to a perfect1,000. The most-recent APRs are multi-yearratesbasedonscoresfromthe2009-10,2010-11,2011-12and2012-13academicyears.

  • 2014-15 Memphis Basketball

    Memphis Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 22, 2015)

    All games

    RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

    ALL GAMES 17-10 12-4 4-4 1-2

    CONFERENCE 9-5 5-2 4-3 0-0

    NON-CONFERENCE 8-5 7-2 0-1 1-2

    Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

    ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg

    04 NICHOLS, Austin 25-24 750 30.0 145-288 . 5 0 3 2-9 . 2 2 2 51-85 . 6 0 0 50 105 155 6.2 48 0 23 36 87 20 343 13.7

    20 WOODSON, Avery 27-26 733 27.1 78-196 . 3 9 8 57-140 . 4 0 7 21-26 . 8 0 8 7 62 69 2.6 80 2 27 31 7 31 234 8.7

    02 GOODWIN, Shaq 26-19 616 23.7 78-144 . 5 4 2 1-7 . 1 4 3 63-92 . 6 8 5 66 117 183 7.0 60 2 35 47 29 14 220 8.5

    00 BURRELL, Trahson 26-8 602 23.2 80-176 . 4 5 5 13-50 . 2 6 0 45-69 . 6 5 2 60 77 137 5.3 43 0 50 33 15 23 218 8.4

    05 KING, Nick 23-7 433 18.8 60-153 . 3 9 2 4-18 . 2 2 2 45-72 . 6 2 5 40 74 114 5.0 29 0 25 21 7 15 169 7.3

    01 CRAWFORD, Markel 25-19 574 23.0 58-136 . 4 2 6 23-71 . 3 2 4 16-22 . 7 2 7 12 47 59 2.4 43 0 47 34 2 28 155 6.2

    15 JOHNSON, Kedren 22-12 467 21.2 43-105 . 4 1 0 16-49 . 3 2 7 34-42 . 8 1 0 4 27 31 1.4 44 0 51 44 5 9 136 6.2

    03 POWELL, Pookie 26-11 415 16.0 43-113 . 3 8 1 15-52 . 2 8 8 16-24 . 6 6 7 4 32 36 1.4 30 0 72 54 4 20 117 4.5

    40 GODFREY, Calvin 26-6 314 12.1 31-82 . 3 7 8 0-0 . 0 0 0 31-47 . 6 6 0 35 53 88 3.4 52 2 9 18 20 14 93 3.6

    12 CUNNINGHAM, D'Mar 19-0 198 10.4 22-57 . 3 8 6 3-10 . 3 0 0 8-11 . 7 2 7 2 12 14 0.7 19 0 29 19 4 15 55 2.9

    11 HAWKINS, Chris 18-2 205 11.4 20-41 . 4 8 8 2-4 . 5 0 0 8-14 . 5 7 1 21 27 48 2.7 21 0 10 10 2 7 50 2.8

    23 IVERSON, Kuran 8-0 94 11.8 13-26 . 5 0 0 2-5 . 4 0 0 9-12 . 7 5 0 6 9 15 1.9 15 1 8 13 4 3 37 4.6

    42 MCDOWELL, Jake 10-1 24 2.4 2-8 . 2 5 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.4 5 0 1 2 0 2 5 0.5

    Team 36 35 71 1 12

    Total.......... 27 5425 673-1525 . 4 4 1 139-417 . 3 3 3 347-516 . 6 7 2 343 681 1024 37.9 490 7 387 374 186 201 1832 67.9

    Opponents...... 27 5425 580-1489 . 3 9 0 132-452 . 2 9 2 377-553 . 6 8 2 313 579 892 33.0 452 - 309 358 85 211 1669 61.8

    TEAM STATISTICS MEM OPP

    SCORING 1832 1669

    Points per game 67.9 61.8

    Scoring margin +6.0 -

    FIELD GOALS-ATT 673-1525 580-1489

    Field goal pct . 4 4 1 . 3 9 0

    3 POINT FG-ATT 139-417 132-452

    3-point FG pct . 3 3 3 . 2 9 2

    3-pt FG made per game 5.1 4.9

    FREE THROWS-ATT 347-516 377-553

    Free throw pct . 6 7 2 . 6 8 2

    F-Throws made per game 12.9 14.0

    REBOUNDS 1024 892

    Rebounds per game 37.9 33.0

    Rebounding margin +4.9 -

    ASSISTS 387 309

    Assists per game 14.3 11.4

    TURNOVERS 374 358

    Turnovers per game 13.9 13.3

    Turnover margin -0.6 -

    Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 0.9

    STEALS 201 211

    Steals per game 7.4 7.8

    BLOCKS 186 85

    Blocks per game 6.9 3.1

    ATTENDANCE 220171 50516

    Home games-Avg/Game 16-13761 8-4533

    Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-4750

    Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals

    Memphis 880 936 16 1832

    Opponents 723 940 6 1669

    Date Opponent Score Att.

    % 11/18/14 vs Wichita State L 56-71 3250

    ^ 11/24/14 PRAIRIE VIEW W 77-49 14412

    # 11/27/14 vs Baylor L 47-71 5500

    # 11/28/14 vs Indiana State W 72-62 5500

    ^ 12/02/14 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN L 52-64 13201

    12/06/14 BRADLEY W 73-45 13807

    12/13/14 OKLAHOMA STATE L 55-73 14501

    12/15/14 N.C. CENTRAL W 81-47 13126

    12/17/14 USC UPSTATE W 83-73 13020

    12/20/14 ORAL ROBERTS W 78-63 13084

    12/23/14 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 78-51 12995

    * 12/31/14 HOUSTON W 73-54 13415

    * 1/3/15 TULANE L 66-74 13914

    * 01/08/15 at SMU L 59-73 6807

    * 1/11/15 at Houston W 62-44 2697

    * 1/15/15 CINCINNATI W 63-50 14916

    * 1/17/15 UCF W 99-79 14027

    * 01/21/15 at Tulsa L 55-73 5303

    * 1/24/15 at Tulane W 57-55 3109

    * 1/28/15 EAST CAROLINA W 70-58 13335

    01/31/15 at GONZAGA BULLDOGS L 64-82 6000

    2/4/15 JACKSONVILLE STATE W 74-48 13385

    * 2/7/15 TEMPLE L 60-61 14381

    * 02/10/15 at East Carolina L 53-64 4519

    * 2/14/15 at USF W 75-48 3288

    * 2/19/15 UCONN W 75-72 14652

    * 02/22/15 at UCF Wot 75-65 4543

    * = American Athletic Conference game

    % = Game played at Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, S.D.)

    ^ = Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational (non-bracket)

    # = Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational (bracket)

  • 2014-15 Memphis Basketball

    Memphis Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 22, 2015)

    Conference games

    RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

    ALL GAMES 9-5 5-2 4-3 0-0

    CONFERENCE 9-5 5-2 4-3 0-0

    NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

    Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

    ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg

    04 NICHOLS, Austin 12-11 393 32.8 86-161 . 5 3 4 2-9 . 2 2 2 20-35 . 5 7 1 26 57 83 6.9 29 0 18 15 42 6 194 16.2

    20 WOODSON, Avery 14-13 390 27.9 45-107 . 4 2 1 34-82 . 4 1 5 12-14 . 8 5 7 5 38 43 3.1 39 0 17 19 5 18 136 9.7

    02 GOODWIN, Shaq 14-9 328 23.4 43-75 . 5 7 3 0-4 . 0 0 0 27-41 . 6 5 9 40 66 106 7.6 32 2 20 19 17 6 113 8.1

    01 CRAWFORD, Markel 14-12 368 26.3 40-92 . 4 3 5 16-50 . 3 2 0 12-17 . 7 0 6 6 29 35 2.5 24 0 28 18 1 20 108 7.7

    15 JOHNSON, Kedren 12-7 306 25.5 31-69 . 4 4 9 11-32 . 3 4 4 24-30 . 8 0 0 1 15 16 1.3 26 0 38 28 3 7 97 8.1

    00 BURRELL, Trahson 13-2 269 20.7 29-77 . 3 7 7 3-20 . 1 5 0 16-22 . 7 2 7 25 33 58 4.5 19 0 24 13 7 13 77 5.9

    40 GODFREY, Calvin 14-6 213 15.2 21-56 . 3 7 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 18-27 . 6 6 7 20 29 49 3.5 38 2 4 14 14 10 60 4.3

    05 KING, Nick 10-1 146 14.6 19-51 . 3 7 3 3-8 . 3 7 5 17-30 . 5 6 7 16 20 36 3.6 10 0 8 6 2 2 58 5.8

    03 POWELL, Pookie 13-7 173 13.3 15-44 . 3 4 1 5-22 . 2 2 7 4-9 . 4 4 4 1 12 13 1.0 13 0 36 26 1 10 39 3.0

    12 CUNNINGHAM, D'Mar 12-0 121 10.1 15-38 . 3 9 5 3-6 . 5 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 1 9 10 0.8 11 0 14 11 2 9 35 2.9

    11 HAWKINS, Chris 9-1 89 9.9 9-18 . 5 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-4 . 2 5 0 12 11 23 2.6 7 0 4 4 0 3 20 2.2

    23 IVERSON, Kuran 2-0 20 10.0 2-6 . 3 3 3 1-1 1.000 0-1 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 1.0 2 0 2 2 1 2 5 2.5

    42 MCDOWELL, Jake 4-1 9 2.3 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

    Team 14 15 29 9

    Total.......... 14 2825 355-796 . 4 4 6 79-237 . 3 3 3 153-234 . 6 5 4 168 338 506 36.1 251 4 213 184 95 106 942 67.3

    Opponents...... 14 2825 311-778 . 4 0 0 62-219 . 2 8 3 186-289 . 6 4 4 179 301 480 34.3 218 - 170 180 43 110 870 62.1

    TEAM STATISTICS MEM OPP

    SCORING 942 870

    Points per game 67.3 62.1

    Scoring margin +5.1 -

    FIELD GOALS-ATT 355-796 311-778

    Field goal pct . 4 4 6 . 4 0 0

    3 POINT FG-ATT 79-237 62-219

    3-point FG pct . 3 3 3 . 2 8 3

    3-pt FG made per game 5.6 4.4

    FREE THROWS-ATT 153-234 186-289

    Free throw pct . 6 5 4 . 6 4 4

    F-Throws made per game 10.9 13.3

    REBOUNDS 506 480

    Rebounds per game 36.1 34.3

    Rebounding margin +1.9 -

    ASSISTS 213 170

    Assists per game 15.2 12.1

    TURNOVERS 184 180

    Turnovers per game 13.1 12.9

    Turnover margin -0.3 -

    Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.9

    STEALS 106 110

    Steals per game 7.6 7.9

    BLOCKS 95 43

    Blocks per game 6.8 3.1

    ATTENDANCE 98640 30266

    Home games-Avg/Game 7-14091 7-4324

    Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

    Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals

    Memphis 443 483 16 942

    Opponents 381 483 6 870

    Date Opponent Score Att.

    * 12/31/14 HOUSTON W 73-54 13415

    * 1/3/15 TULANE L 66-74 13914

    * 01/08/15 at SMU L 59-73 6807

    * 1/11/15 at Houston W 62-44 2697

    * 1/15/15 CINCINNATI W 63-50 14916

    * 1/17/15 UCF W 99-79 14027

    * 01/21/15 at Tulsa L 55-73 5303

    * 1/24/15 at Tulane W 57-55 3109

    * 1/28/15 EAST CAROLINA W 70-58 13335

    * 2/7/15 TEMPLE L 60-61 14381

    * 02/10/15 at East Carolina L 53-64 4519

    * 2/14/15 at USF W 75-48 3288

    * 2/19/15 UCONN W 75-72 14652

    * 02/22/15 at UCF Wot 75-65 4543

    * = American Athletic Conference game

    % = Game played at Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, S.D.)

    ^ = Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational (non-bracket)

    # = Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational (bracket)

  • 2014-15 Memphis Basketball

    Memphis Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Feb 22, 2015)

    All games

    00 01 02 03 04 05 11

    Opponent Date Score BURRELL,TR CRAWFORD,M GOODWIN,SH POWELL,POO NICHOLS,AU KING,NICK HAWKINS,CH

    vs Wichita State 11/18/14 56-71 L 1 1 - 4 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 4 - 6 - 1 0 - 3 - 1 1 0 - 2 - 0 1 6 - 7 - 1 2 - 3 - 0

    PRAIRIE VIEW 11/24/14 77-49 W 9 - 9 - 2 9 - 1 - 2 1 6 - 6 - 1 4 - 1 - 3 7 - 3 - 0 6 - 8 - 1 5 - 2 - 1

    vs Baylor 11/27/14 47-71 L 2 - 1 - 2 6 - 4 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 1 3 - 2 - 2 9 - 6 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 2 - 0 - 1

    vs Indiana State 11/28/14 72-62 W 1 5 - 5 - 1 2 - 4 - 3 1 9 - 8 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 1 0 - 3 - 0 1 1 - 5 - 2 0 - 0 - 0

    STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 12/02/14 52-64 L 1 0 - 6 - 1 6 - 4 - 2 1 5 - 6 - 2 0 - 1 - 1 1 6 - 5 - 0 0 - 6 - 3 0 - 1 - 0

    BRADLEY 12/06/14 73-45 W 5 - 1 - 2 7 - 1 - 1 1 5 - 1 2 - 2 2 - 1 - 1 9 - 2 - 2 1 1 - 2 - 1 DNP

    OKLAHOMA STATE 12/13/14 55-73 L 1 3 - 9 - 3 2 - 0 - 2 4 - 4 - 0 7 - 0 - 2 1 1 - 1 3 - 0 5 - 4 - 2 DNP

    N.C. CENTRAL 12/15/14 81-47 W 1 5 - 4 - 2 DNP 1 1 - 8 - 3 5 - 4 - 5 1 4 - 7 - 0 6 - 9 - 2 6 - 6 - 0

    USC UPSTATE 12/17/14 83-73 W 1 7 - 1 2 - 3 0 - 0 - 0 5 - 5 - 2 1 8 - 2 - 8 1 2 - 7 - 0 8 - 4 - 2 7 - 1 - 2

    ORAL ROBERTS 12/20/14 78-63 W 1 2 - 7 - 2 DNP 0 - 3 - 0 1 4 - 6 - 7 1 5 - 9 - 0 8 - 6 - 0 6 - 7 - 1

    WESTERN ILLINOIS 12/23/14 78-51 W 1 0 - 9 - 3 3 - 0 - 1 DNP 1 0 - 2 - 4 1 2 - 3 - 0 1 2 - 1 0 - 0 2 - 5 - 1

    HOUSTON 12/31/14 73-54 W 1 2 - 5 - 2 3 - 0 - 0 4 - 9 - 1 2 - 1 - 6 1 5 - 1 1 - 2 DNP 0 - 2 - 0

    TULANE 1/3/15 66-74 L 6 - 4 - 4 0 - 2 - 1 1 4 - 9 - 0 6 - 3 - 9 2 8 - 9 - 1 DNP 0 - 0 - 0

    at SMU 01/08/15 59-73 L DNP 9 - 3 - 4 5 - 3 - 0 2 - 0 - 2 1 1 - 3 - 2 DNP 9 - 7 - 1

    at Houston 1/11/15 62-44 W 4 - 6 - 3 1 2 - 4 - 3 8 - 5 - 3 4 - 3 - 3 1 6 - 7 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 0 - 0 - 1

    CINCINNATI 1/15/15 63-50 W 5 - 3 - 2 3 - 0 - 1 3 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 1 7 - 8 - 3 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 1

    UCF 1/17/15 99-79 W 1 1 - 1 2 - 5 1 3 - 5 - 2 1 6 - 1 0 - 0 6 - 2 - 8 4 - 2 - 0 1 6 - 5 - 1 6 - 5 - 1

    at Tulsa 01/21/15 55-73 L 3 - 4 - 1 5 - 1 - 2 6 - 4 - 1 2 - 2 - 2 1 2 - 6 - 0 1 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 - 0

    at Tulane 1/24/15 57-55 W 2 - 2 - 0 1 5 - 2 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 1 7 - 9 - 2 DNP 2 - 3 - 0

    EAST CAROLINA 1/28/15 70-58 W 1 1 - 5 - 3 7 - 2 - 3 0 - 0 - 0 5 - 0 - 1 2 1 - 5 - 1 1 1 - 7 - 2 1 - 1 - 0

    at GONZAGA BULLDOGS 01/31/15 64-82 L 9 - 8 - 1 7 - 3 - 5 0 - 8 - 0 5 - 1 - 1 1 2 - 5 - 0 1 3 - 6 - 0 DNP

    JACKSONVILLE STATE 2/4/15 74-48 W 1 3 - 4 - 4 2 - 4 - 3 1 6 - 7 - 2 0 - 0 - 1 1 2 - 7 - 2 1 0 - 6 - 2 DNP

    TEMPLE 2/7/15 60-61 L 6 - 3 - 1 9 - 0 - 2 8 - 2 3 - 3 0 - 1 - 0 1 7 - 8 - 3 0 - 1 - 0 DNP

    at East Carolina 02/10/15 53-64 L 0 - 1 - 0 5 - 5 - 4 1 3 - 1 2 - 1 3 - 0 - 0 DNP 1 3 - 8 - 1 DNP

    at USF 2/14/15 75-48 W 7 - 3 - 3 7 - 4 - 1 1 8 - 9 - 1 7 - 0 - 2 DNP 9 - 4 - 1 DNP

    UCONN 2/19/15 75-72 W 3 - 5 - 0 1 4 - 1 - 1 8 - 5 - 5 DNP 1 6 - 8 - 3 0 - 0 - 0 DNP

    at UCF 02/22/15 75-65 W 7 - 5 - 0 6 - 6 - 3 8 - 1 0 - 3 2 - 1 - 1 2 0 - 7 - 1 6 - 8 - 1 DNP

    12 15 20 23 40 42

    Opponent Date Score CUNNINGHAM JOHNSON,KE WOODSON,AV IVERSON,KU GODFREY,CA MCDOWELL,J

    vs Wichita State 11/18/14 56-71 L DNP 0 - 1 - 0 1 0 - 1 - 1 DNP 0 - 2 - 0 DNP

    PRAIRIE VIEW 11/24/14 77-49 W DNP 6 - 1 - 1 8 - 0 - 2 DNP 7 - 7 - 1 0 - 0 - 1

    vs Baylor 11/27/14 47-71 L DNP DNP 8 - 4 - 1 DNP 0 - 1 - 0 DNP

    vs Indiana State 11/28/14 72-62 W DNP 1 - 2 - 1 1 2 - 4 - 0 DNP 2 - 6 - 2 DNP

    STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 12/02/14 52-64 L DNP 0 - 1 - 3 5 - 1 - 0 DNP 0 - 0 - 0 DNP

    BRADLEY 12/06/14 73-45 W DNP 8 - 2 - 1 1 1 - 6 - 1 2 - 1 - 2 3 - 5 - 2 0 - 0 - 0

    OKLAHOMA STATE 12/13/14 55-73 L 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 3 - 4 - 1 0 - 1 - 0 DNP

    N.C. CENTRAL 12/15/14 81-47 W 5 - 2 - 4 6 - 1 - 2 0 - 2 - 1 8 - 1 - 0 DNP 5 - 0 - 0

    USC UPSTATE 12/17/14 83-73 W 0 - 0 - 2 DNP 1 6 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 DNP

    ORAL ROBERTS 12/20/14 78-63 W 6 - 0 - 2 DNP 1 0 - 0 - 0 5 - 3 - 1 2 - 3 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

    WESTERN ILLINOIS 12/23/14 78-51 W 7 - 0 - 4 2 - 2 - 0 4 - 2 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 1 2 - 9 - 0 0 - 1 - 0

    HOUSTON 12/31/14 73-54 W 6 - 3 - 4 DNP 2 3 - 3 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 8 - 3 - 1 0 - 0 - 0

    TULANE 1/3/15 66-74 L 3 - 1 - 0 DNP 3 - 4 - 2 5 - 0 - 1 1 - 5 - 0 DNP

    at SMU 01/08/15 59-73 L 1 0 - 1 - 2 0 - 1 - 0 6 - 1 - 0 DNP 7 - 3 - 0 DNP

    at Houston 1/11/15 62-44 W 2 - 0 - 0 1 0 - 2 - 4 2 - 2 - 0 DNP 2 - 2 - 0 DNP

    CINCINNATI 1/15/15 63-50 W DNP 1 3 - 2 - 5 1 4 - 3 - 0 DNP 8 - 8 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

    UCF 1/17/15 99-79 W 2 - 1 - 1 5 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 2 DNP 1 2 - 7 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

    at Tulsa 01/21/15 55-73 L 2 - 0 - 1 5 - 1 - 3 1 5 - 8 - 1 DNP 2 - 1 - 0 DNP

    at Tulane 1/24/15 57-55 W 5 - 0 - 1 3 - 1 - 2 9 - 5 - 1 DNP 2 - 3 - 0 DNP

    EAST CAROLINA 1/28/15 70-58 W 0 - 1 - 2 7 - 0 - 2 7 - 2 - 5 DNP 0 - 2 - 0 DNP

    at GONZAGA BULLDOGS 01/31/15 64-82 L 2 - 1 - 0 6 - 3 - 2 9 - 0 - 1 DNP 1 - 1 - 0 DNP

    JACKSONVILLE STATE 2/4/15 74-48 W 0 - 0 - 2 1 0 - 1 - 3 5 - 4 - 1 DNP 6 - 4 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

    TEMPLE 2/7/15 60-61 L 0 - 0 - 0 1 1 - 2 - 3 7 - 2 - 0 DNP 2 - 3 - 0 DNP

    at East Carolina 02/10/15 53-64 L DNP 5 - 1 - 5 9 - 1 - 1 DNP 5 - 7 - 1 DNP

    at USF 2/14/15 75-48 W 5 - 3 - 3 4 - 1 - 3 1 1 - 2 - 2 DNP 7 - 4 - 2 0 - 3 - 0

    UCONN 2/19/15 75-72 W 0 - 0 - 0 2 1 - 2 - 6 1 1 - 4 - 1 DNP 2 - 0 - 0 DNP

    at UCF 02/22/15 75-65 W 0 - 0 - 0 1 3 - 2 - 4 1 1 - 5 - 1 DNP 2 - 1 - 0 DNP

  • 2014-15 Memphis Basketball

    Memphis Game-by-Game Highs (as of Feb 22, 2015)

    All games

    Opponent Date Score Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked shots

    vs Wichita State 11/18/14 56-71 16-KING, Nick 7-KING, Nick 1-POWELL, Pookie None 6-NICHOLS, Austin

    KING, Nick

    WOODSON, Avery

    GOODWIN, Shaq

    PRAIRIE VIEW 11/24/14 77-49 16-GOODWIN, Shaq 9-BURRELL, Trahson 3-POWELL, Pookie 3-POWELL, Pookie 3-NICHOLS, Austin

    vs Baylor 11/27/14 47-71 13-POWELL, Pookie 6-NICHOLS, Austin 2-BURRELL, Trahson 2-HAWKINS, Chris 2-GOODWIN, Shaq

    POWELL, Pookie

    vs Indiana State 11/28/14 72-62 19-GOODWIN, Shaq 8-GOODWIN, Shaq 3-CRAWFORD, Mark 3-CRAWFORD, Mark 2-NICHOLS, Austin

    KING, Nick

    STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 12/02/14 52-64 16-NICHOLS, Austin 6-KING, Nick 3-KING, Nick 2-WOODSON, Avery 3-NICHOLS, Austin

    BURRELL, Trahson JOHNSON, Kedren CRAWFORD, Marke

    GOODWIN, Shaq

    BRADLEY 12/06/14 73-45 15-GOODWIN, Shaq 12-GOODWIN, Shaq 2-BURRELL, Trahson 2-GOODWIN, Shaq 4-NICHOLS, Austin

    NICHOLS, Austin POWELL, Pookie

    IVERSON, Kuran NICHOLS, Austin

    GODFREY, Calvin

    GOODWIN, Shaq

    OKLAHOMA STATE 12/13/14 55-73 13-IVERSON, Kuran 13-NICHOLS, Austin 3-BURRELL, Trahson 4-KING, Nick 3-NICHOLS, Austin

    BURRELL, Trahson

    N.C. CENTRAL 12/15/14 81-47 15-BURRELL, Trahso 9-KING, Nick 5-POWELL, Pookie 1-KING, Nick 3-NICHOLS, Austin

    IVERSON, Kuran

    HAWKINS, Chris

    BURRELL, Trahson

    MCDOWELL, Jake

    USC UPSTATE 12/17/14 83-73 18-POWELL, Pookie 12-BURRELL, Trahso 8-POWELL, Pookie 3-NICHOLS, Austin 4-NICHOLS, Austin

    ORAL ROBERTS 12/20/14 78-63 15-NICHOLS, Austin 9-NICHOLS, Austin 7-POWELL, Pookie 3-WOODSON, Avery 8-NICHOLS, Austin

    WESTERN ILLINOIS 12/23/14 78-51 12-KING, Nick 10-KING, Nick 4-CUNNINGHAM, D' 2-WOODSON, Avery 2-GODFREY, Calvin

    GODFREY, Calvin POWELL, Pookie

    NICHOLS, Austin

    HOUSTON 12/31/14 73-54 23-WOODSON, Avery 11-NICHOLS, Austin 6-POWELL, Pookie 3-BURRELL, Trahson 4-NICHOLS, Austin

    TULANE 1/3/15 66-74 28-NICHOLS, Austin 9-NICHOLS, Austin 9-POWELL, Pookie 2-WOODSON, Avery 4-NICHOLS, Austin

    GOODWIN, Shaq

    at SMU 01/08/15 59-73 11-NICHOLS, Austin 7-HAWKINS, Chris 4-CRAWFORD, Mark 4-POWELL, Pookie 3-NICHOLS, Austin

    at Houston 1/11/15 62-44 16-NICHOLS, Austin 7-NICHOLS, Austin 4-JOHNSON, Kedren 3-BURRELL, Trahson 4-NICHOLS, Austin

    CINCINNATI 1/15/15 63-50 17-NICHOLS, Austin 8-GODFREY, Calvin 5-JOHNSON, Kedren 1-BURRELL, Trahson 3-NICHOLS, Austin

    NICHOLS, Austin GOODWIN, Shaq

    WOODSON, Avery

    GODFREY, Calvin

    JOHNSON, Kedren

    UCF 1/17/15 99-79 16-GOODWIN, Shaq 12-BURRELL, Trahso 8-POWELL, Pookie 2-CRAWFORD, Mark 3-GODFREY, Calvin

    KING, Nick

    at Tulsa 01/21/15 55-73 15-WOODSON, Avery 8-WOODSON, Avery 3-JOHNSON, Kedren 2-WOODSON, Avery 3-GOODWIN, Shaq

    NICHOLS, Austin

    at Tulane 1/24/15 57-55 17-NICHOLS, Austin 9-NICHOLS, Austin 2-JOHNSON, Kedren 5-CRAWFORD, Mark 2-NICHOLS, Austin

    NICHOLS, Austin BURRELL, Trahson

    EAST CAROLINA 1/28/15 70-58 21-NICHOLS, Austin 7-KING, Nick 5-WOODSON, Avery 1-CRAWFORD, Mark 3-BURRELL, Trahson

    NICHOLS, Austin

    BURRELL, Trahson

    HAWKINS, Chris

    GODFREY, Calvin

    WOODSON, Avery

    at GONZAGA BULLDOGS 01/31/15 64-82 13-KING, Nick 8-GOODWIN, Shaq 5-CRAWFORD, Mark 4-KING, Nick 1-GOODWIN, Shaq

    BURRELL, Trahson

  • 2014-15 Memphis Basketball

    Memphis Game-by-Game Highs (as of Feb 22, 2015)

    All games

    Opponent Date Score Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked shots

    JACKSONVILLE STATE 2/4/15 74-48 16-GOODWIN, Shaq 7-GOODWIN, Shaq 4-BURRELL, Trahson 2-WOODSON, Avery 7-NICHOLS, Austin

    NICHOLS, Austin CUNNINGHAM, D'M

    TEMPLE 2/7/15 60-61 17-NICHOLS, Austin 23-GOODWIN, Shaq 3-GOODWIN, Shaq 2-CRAWFORD, Mark 6-NICHOLS, Austin

    JOHNSON, Kedren

    NICHOLS, Austin

    at East Carolina 02/10/15 53-64 13-KING, Nick 12-GOODWIN, Shaq 5-JOHNSON, Kedren 2-GODFREY, Calvin 3-GOODWIN, Shaq

    GOODWIN, Shaq CRAWFORD, Marke

    at USF 2/14/15 75-48 18-GOODWIN, Shaq 9-GOODWIN, Shaq 3-JOHNSON, Kedren 3-CUNNINGHAM, D' 2-GODFREY, Calvin

    BURRELL, Trahson

    CUNNINGHAM, D'M

    UCONN 2/19/15 75-72 21-JOHNSON, Kedre 8-NICHOLS, Austin 6-JOHNSON, Kedren 2-WOODSON, Avery 7-NICHOLS, Austin

    CRAWFORD, Marke

    at UCF 02/22/15 75-65 20-NICHOLS, Austin 10-GOODWIN, Shaq 4-JOHNSON, Kedren 3-POWELL, Pookie 3-NICHOLS, Austin

    CRAWFORD, Marke

  • 2014-15 Memphis Basketball

    Memphis Team High/Low Analysis (as of Feb 22, 2015)

    All games

    Memphis - TEAM GAME HIGHS

    POINTS 99 UCF (1/17/15)

    83 USC UPSTATE (12/17/14)

    81 N.C. CENTRAL (12/15/14)

    78 WESTERN ILLINOIS (12/23/14)

    78 ORAL ROBERTS (12/20/14)

    FIELD GOALS MADE 38 UCF (1/17/15)

    31 HOUSTON (12/31/14)

    31 WESTERN ILLINOIS (12/23/14)

    FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 74 at GONZAGA BULLDOGS (01/31/15)

    74 UCF (1/17/15)

    FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .538 (28-52) EAST CAROLINA (1/28/15)

    .517 (30-58) N.C. CENTRAL (12/15/14)

    3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 11 USC UPSTATE (12/17/14)

    8 UCONN (2/19/15)

    3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 26 at UCF (02/22/15)

    21 USC UPSTATE (12/17/14)

    3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .524 (11-21) USC UPSTATE (12/17/14)

    .462 (6-13) CINCINNATI (1/15/15)

    FREE THROWS MADE 25 BRADLEY (12/06/14)

    24 PRAIRIE VIEW (11/24/14)

    FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 40 BRADLEY (12/06/14)

    32 PRAIRIE VIEW (11/24/14)

    FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .840 (21-25) ORAL ROBERTS (12/20/14)

    .792 (19-24) vs Indiana State (11/28/14)

    REBOUNDS 53 UCF (1/17/15)

    50 at UCF (02/22/15)

    ASSISTS 21 UCF (1/17/15)

    20 JACKSONVILLE STATE (2/4/15)

    STEALS 13 at GONZAGA BULLDOGS (01/31/15)

    11 at USF (2/14/15)

    11 at Houston (1/11/15)

    11 vs Indiana State (11/28/14)

    BLOCKED SHOTS 15 ORAL ROBERTS (12/20/14)

    12 UCONN (2/19/15)

    TURNOVERS 24 vs Wichita State (11/18/14)

    23 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/13/14)

    FOULS 25 at Tulsa (01/21/15)

    25 N.C. CENTRAL (12/15/14)

    25 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/13/14)

  • 2014-15 Memphis Basketball

    Memphis High/Low Analysis (as of Feb 22, 2015)

    All games

    Opponent - GAME HIGHS

    POINTS 82 at GONZAGA BULLDOGS (01/31/15)

    79 UCF (1/17/15)

    74 TULANE (1/3/15)

    73 at Tulsa (01/21/15)

    73 at SMU (01/08/15)

    73 USC UPSTATE (12/17/14)

    73 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/13/14)

    FIELD GOALS MADE 29 USC UPSTATE (12/17/14)

    28 TULANE (1/3/15)

    FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 67 USC UPSTATE (12/17/14)

    66 at UCF (02/22/15)

    FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .553 (26-47) at GONZAGA BULLDOGS (01/31/15)

    .519 (27-52) at SMU (01/08/15)

    3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 13 EAST CAROLINA (1/28/15)

    11 vs Baylor (11/27/14)

    3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 28 at UCF (02/22/15)

    27 EAST CAROLINA (1/28/15)

    3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .545 (6-11) JACKSONVILLE STATE (2/4/15)

    .500 (8-16) at GONZAGA BULLDOGS (01/31/15)

    FREE THROWS MADE 28 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/13/14)

    24 vs Indiana State (11/28/14)

    FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 36 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/13/14)

    34 at Tulsa (01/21/15)

    FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1.000 (3-3) EAST CAROLINA (1/28/15)

    .800 (24-30) vs Indiana State (11/28/14)

    REBOUNDS 43 vs Baylor (11/27/14)

    41 at UCF (02/22/15)

    41 UCONN (2/19/15)

    ASSISTS 17 at UCF (02/22/15)

    17 EAST CAROLINA (1/28/15)

    17 at SMU (01/08/15)

    17 USC UPSTATE (12/17/14)

    STEALS 15 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/13/14)

    14 USC UPSTATE (12/17/14)

    BLOCKED SHOTS 9 at USF (2/14/15)

    6 at SMU (01/08/15)

    6 ORAL ROBERTS (12/20/14)

    6 N.C. CENTRAL (12/15/14)

    TURNOVERS 20 CINCINNATI (1/15/15)

    20 BRADLEY (12/06/14)

    FOULS 27 BRADLEY (12/06/14)

    23 PRAIRIE VIEW (11/24/14)

    23 vs Wichita State (11/18/14)

  • 2014-15 Memphis Basketball

    Memphis High/Low Analysis (as of Feb 22, 2015)

    All games

    Memphis - GAME LOWS

    POINTS 47 vs Baylor (11/27/14)

    52 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (12/02/14)

    53 at East Carolina (02/10/15)

    55 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/13/14)

    55 at Tulsa (01/21/15)

    FIELD GOALS MADE 16 vs Baylor (11/27/14)

    19 at East Carolina (02/10/15)

    FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 47 vs Baylor (11/27/14)

    48 PRAIRIE VIEW (11/24/14)

    48 at Tulsa (01/21/15)

    FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .340 (16-47) vs Baylor (11/27/14)

    .351 (20-57) OKLAHOMA STATE (12/13/14)

    3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 1 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (12/02/14)

    2 vs Wichita State (11/18/14)

    2 WESTERN ILLINOIS (12/23/14)

    3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 9 vs Wichita State (11/18/14)

    9 WESTERN ILLINOIS (12/23/14)

    3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .077 (1-13) STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (12/02/14)

    .192 (5-26) at UCF (02/22/15)

    FREE THROWS MADE 4 HOUSTON (12/31/14)

    6 at Tulane (1/24/15)

    FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 7 HOUSTON (12/31/14)

    10 at Tulane (1/24/15)

    FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .563 (9-16) STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (12/02/14)

    .571 (4-7) HOUSTON (12/31/14)

    .571 (8-14) EAST CAROLINA (1/28/15)

    .571 (8-14) at GONZAGA BULLDOGS (01/31/15)

    .571 (12-21) OKLAHOMA STATE (12/13/14)

    .571 (16-28) UCF (1/17/15)

    REBOUNDS 22 at SMU (01/08/15)

    26 CINCINNATI (1/15/15)

    ASSISTS 4 vs Wichita State (11/18/14)

    8 vs Baylor (11/27/14)

    STEALS 0 vs Wichita State (11/18/14)

    4 vs Baylor (11/27/14)

    4 at Tulsa (01/21/15)

    BLOCKED SHOTS 1 at GONZAGA BULLDOGS (01/31/15)

    3 at SMU (01/08/15)

    TURNOVERS 3 JACKSONVILLE STATE (2/4/15)

    6 EAST CAROLINA (1/28/15)

    FOULS 11 PRAIRIE VIEW (11/24/14)

    12 EAST CAROLINA (1/28/15)

  • 2014-15 Memphis Basketball

    Memphis High/Low Analysis (as of Feb 22, 2015)

    All games

    Opponent - GAME LOWS

    POINTS 44 at Houston (1/11/15)

    45 BRADLEY (12/06/14)

    47 N.C. CENTRAL (12/15/14)

    48 JACKSONVILLE STATE (2/4/15)

    48 at USF (2/14/15)

    FIELD GOALS MADE 13 BRADLEY (12/06/14)

    14 N.C. CENTRAL (12/15/14)

    FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 42 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/13/14)

    46 CINCINNATI (1/15/15)

    FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .271 (13-48) BRADLEY (12/06/14)

    .298 (14-47) N.C. CENTRAL (12/15/14)

    3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 0 at USF (2/14/15)

    1 N.C. CENTRAL (12/15/14)

    1 at SMU (01/08/15)

    3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 6 at SMU (01/08/15)

    7 at USF (2/14/15)

    3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .000 (0-7) at USF (2/14/15)

    .067 (1-15) N.C. CENTRAL (12/15/14)

    FREE THROWS MADE 3 EAST CAROLINA (1/28/15)

    6 PRAIRIE VIEW (11/24/14)

    6 vs Baylor (11/27/14)

    FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 3 EAST CAROLINA (1/28/15)

    10 PRAIRIE VIEW (11/24/14)

    10 vs Baylor (11/27/14)

    FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .421 (8-19) at UCF (02/22/15)

    .526 (10-19) at USF (2/14/15)

    REBOUNDS 23 PRAIRIE VIEW (11/24/14)

    23 N.C. CENTRAL (12/15/14)

    ASSISTS 5 N.C. CENTRAL (12/15/14)

    6 PRAIRIE VIEW (11/24/14)

    6 BRADLEY (12/06/14)

    STEALS 2 EAST CAROLINA (1/28/15)

    2 JACKSONVILLE STATE (2/4/15)

    BLOCKED SHOTS 0 WESTERN ILLINOIS (12/23/14)

    0 HOUSTON (12/31/14)

    TURNOVERS 6 at Tulsa (01/21/15)

    7 TEMPLE (2/7/15)

    FOULS 11 HOUSTON (12/31/14)

    12 at SMU (01/08/15)

    12 at Tulane (1/24/15)

    12 EAST CAROLINA (1/28/15)

    12 JACKSONVILLE STATE (2/4/15)

  • 2014-15 Memphis Basketball

    Memphis Player High/Low Analysis (as of Feb 22, 2015)

    All games

    Memphis - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

    Points 28 NICHOLS, Austin vs Tulane (1/3/15)

    23 WOODSON, Avery vs Houston (12/31/14)

    21 JOHNSON, Kedren vs UConn (2/19/15)

    21 NICHOLS, Austin vs East Carolina (1/28/15)

    20 NICHOLS, Austin at UCF (02/22/15)

    Field Goals Made 13 NICHOLS, Austin vs Tulane (1/3/15)

    9 NICHOLS, Austin at UCF (02/22/15)

    9 NICHOLS, Austin vs East Carolina (1/28/15)

    Field Goal Att. 20 NICHOLS, Austin vs UConn (2/19/15)

    19 NICHOLS, Austin vs Tulane (1/3/15)

    FG Pct (min 5 made) 1.000 (6-6) GOODWIN, Shaq vs Prairie View (11/24/14)

    .833 (5-6) POWELL, Pookie vs Western Illinois (12/23/14)

    3-Point FG Made 6 WOODSON, Avery vs Houston (12/31/14)

    4 JOHNSON, Kedren vs UConn (2/19/15)

    4 WOODSON, Avery vs Cincinnati (1/15/15)

    4 WOODSON, Avery vs USC Upstate (12/17/14)

    4 POWELL, Pookie vs USC Upstate (12/17/14)

    4 WOODSON, Avery vs Indiana State (11/28/14)

    3-Point FG Att. 12 WOODSON, Avery at UCF (02/22/15)

    10 WOODSON, Avery vs Houston (12/31/14)

    3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) 1.000 (4-4) WOODSON, Avery vs Indiana State (11/28/14)

    .800 (4-5) JOHNSON, Kedren vs UConn (2/19/15)

    .800 (4-5) WOODSON, Avery vs USC Upstate (12/17/14)

    Free Throws Made 9 GOODWIN, Shaq vs Indiana State (11/28/14)

    7 NICHOLS, Austin vs Oral Roberts (12/20/14)

    7 GOODWIN, Shaq vs Bradley (12/06/14)

    Free Throw Att. 12 GOODWIN, Shaq vs Bradley (12/06/14)

    12 GOODWIN, Shaq vs Indiana State (11/28/14)

    FT Pct (min 3 made) 1.000 (5-5) GOODWIN, Shaq vs N.C. Central (12/15/14)

    1.000 (4-4) JOHNSON, Kedren at UCF (02/22/15)

    1.000 (4-4) BURRELL, Trahson vs Indiana State (11/28/14)

    1.000 (4-4) JOHNSON, Kedren vs Prairie View (11/24/14)

    1.000 (3-3) BURRELL, Trahson at UCF (02/22/15)

    1.000 (3-3) GODFREY, Calvin at USF (2/14/15)

    1.000 (3-3) JOHNSON, Kedren vs Temple (2/7/15)

    1.000 (3-3) CRAWFORD, Markel vs UCF (1/17/15)

    1.000 (3-3) IVERSON, Kuran vs Oral Roberts (12/20/14)

    1.000 (3-3) GOODWIN, Shaq vs USC Upstate (12/17/14)

    Rebounds 23 GOODWIN, Shaq vs Temple (2/7/15)

    13 NICHOLS, Austin vs Oklahoma State (12/13/14)

    Assists 9 POWELL, Pookie vs Tulane (1/3/15)

    8 POWELL, Pookie vs UCF (1/17/15)

    8 POWELL, Pookie vs USC Upstate (12/17/14)

    Steals 5 CRAWFORD, Markel at Tulane (1/24/15)

    4 KING, Nick at GONZAGA BULLDOGS (01/31/15)

    4 POWELL, Pookie at SMU (01/08/15)

    4 KING, Nick vs Oklahoma State (12/13/14)

    Blocked Shots 8 NICHOLS, Austin vs Oral Roberts (12/20/14)

    7 NICHOLS, Austin vs UConn (2/19/15)

    7 NICHOLS, Austin vs Jacksonville State (2/4/15)

    Turnovers 7 POWELL, Pookie vs Tulane (1/3/15)

    6 GOODWIN, Shaq vs USC Upstate (12/17/14)

    6 NICHOLS, Austin vs Indiana State (11/28/14)

  • Fouls 5 GOODWIN, Shaq vs UConn (2/19/15)

    5 GODFREY, Calvin at East Carolina (02/10/15)

    5 GODFREY, Calvin at Tulsa (01/21/15)

    5 GOODWIN, Shaq vs Tulane (1/3/15)

    5 IVERSON, Kuran vs N.C. Central (12/15/14)

    5 WOODSON, Avery vs Indiana State (11/28/14)

    5 WOODSON, Avery vs Wichita State (11/18/14)

    Minutes 39 GOODWIN, Shaq vs Temple (2/7/15)

    39 NICHOLS, Austin vs Cincinnati (1/15/15)

  • 2014-15 Memphis Basketball

    Memphis Opponent High/Low Analysis (as of Feb 22, 2015)

    All games

    OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

    Points 25 HAMILTON, Daniel vs UConn (2/19/15)

    25 GREENE, Ty vs USC Upstate (12/17/14)

    24 STARK, Jonathan vs Tulane (1/3/15)

    23 TYSON, B.J. at East Carolina (02/10/15)

    21 KENNEDY, Markus at SMU (01/08/15)

    21 BILLBURY, Korey vs Oral Roberts (12/20/14)

    21 BAKER, Ron vs Wichita State (11/18/14)

    Field Goals Made 10 HAMILTON, Daniel vs UConn (2/19/15)

    10 TYSON, B.J. at East Carolina (02/10/15)

    10 KENNEDY, Markus at SMU (01/08/15)

    Field Goal Att. 22 HAMILTON, Daniel vs UConn (2/19/15)

    20 HARRISON, Shaquille at Tulsa (01/21/15)

    FG Pct (min 5 made) .833 (5-6) BRIMAH, Amida vs UConn (2/19/15)

    .800 (8-10) GUERRERO, Ruben at USF (2/14/15)

    3-Point FG Made 5 WHISNANT, Terry vs East Carolina (1/28/15)

    4 O'Neale, Royce vs Baylor (11/27/14)

    4 Prince, Taurean vs Baylor (11/27/14)

    3-Point FG Att. 10 TAYLOR, B.J. at UCF (02/22/15)

    8 STIGGERS, Jherrod vs Houston (12/31/14)

    3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) 1.000 (2-2) WATSON, Jeremy vs Jacksonville State (2/4/15)

    1.000 (2-2) BELL JR., Gary at GONZAGA BULLDOGS (01/31/15)

    1.000 (2-2) MORMAN, Deshaun vs Cincinnati (1/15/15)

    Free Throws Made 13 TAYLOR, B.J. vs UCF (1/17/15)

    12 NASH, Le'Bryan vs Oklahoma State (12/13/14)

    Free Throw Att. 15 TAYLOR, B.J. vs UCF (1/17/15)

    14 NASH, Le'Bryan vs Oklahoma State (12/13/14)

    FT Pct (min 3 made) 1.000 (10-10) MORGAN, Jesse vs Temple (2/7/15)

    1.000 (6-6) Grier, Omari vs Bradley (12/06/14)

    1.000 (6-6) PARKER, Jacob vs Stephen F. Austin (12/02/14)

    1.000 (6-6) Smith, Khristian vs Indiana State (11/28/14)

    1.000 (5-5) RAY, Rashad at Tulsa (01/21/15)

    1.000 (5-5) CAUPAIN, Troy vs Cincinnati (1/15/15)

    1.000 (4-4) BELL JR., Gary at GONZAGA BULLDOGS (01/31/15)

    1.000 (4-4) HOOK, Jay at Tulane (1/24/15)

    1.000 (4-4) MOORE, Nic at SMU (01/08/15)

    1.000 (4-4) EMEGANO, Obi vs Oral Roberts (12/20/14)

    Rebounds 13 HAMILTON, Daniel vs UConn (2/19/15)

    12 BRIMAH, Amida vs UConn (2/19/15)

    Assists 8 MOORE, Nic at SMU (01/08/15)

    7 HAMILTON, Daniel vs UConn (2/19/15)

    7 ROBINSON, Antonio vs East Carolina (1/28/15)

    Steals 6 GREENE, Ty vs USC Upstate (12/17/14)

    5 HICKEY, Anthony vs Oklahoma State (12/13/14)

    Blocked Shots 6 ZEIGLER, Bo at USF (2/14/15)

    4 OWENS, Albert vs Oral Roberts (12/20/14)

    4 MAXEY, Nate vs N.C. Central (12/15/14)

    Turnovers 5 STIGGERS, Jherrod at Houston (1/11/15)

    5 STIGGERS, Jherrod vs Houston (12/31/14)

    5 Barnes, Auston vs Bradley (12/06/14)

    Fouls 5 WILSON, Kasey vs UCF (1/17/15)

    5 ELLIS, Octavius vs Cincinnati (1/15/15)

    5 HENDERSON, Denell vs Oral Roberts (12/20/14)

    5 Bell, Ka'Darryl vs Bradley (12/06/14)

  • 5 Kitchell, Jake vs Indiana State (11/28/14)

    5 ONWUKAMUCHE, Reggis vs Prairie View (11/24/14)

  • 20-Point GamesPlayer Season CareerNichols 3 4Woodson 1 1Johnson 1 4Godfrey - 4Goodwin - 3King - 1

    30-Point GamesPlayer Season CareerNone

    Double-DoublesPlayer Season CareerGoodwin 3 8Nichols 2 3Burrell 2 2King 1 1Godfrey - 12

    Triple-DoublesPlayer Season Career None

    Double-Figure Scoring GamesPlayer Season CareerNichols 21 35Burrell 12 12Goodwin 10 43Woodson 11 11King 8 13Johnson 6 32Powell 4 4Crawford 4 4Godfrey 2 32 Iverson 1 1Cunningham 1 1

    Double-Figure Rebounding GamesPlayer Season CareerGoodwin 5 12Nichols 2 3Burrell 2 2King 1 1Godfrey - 15 Consecutive Games ScoredNichols .................................... 59Woodson ................................. 19Crawford ................................. 14Johnson .................................. 13Godfrey ..................................... 7Goodwin ................................... 6Burrell ...................................... 3Powell ....................................... 3

    Consecutive Games Scoring In Double FiguresNichols ...................................... 7Woodson ................................... 3Johnson .................................... 2

    Consecutive Games With A Free Throw MadeNichols ...................................... 3Burrell ...................................... 3Crawford ................................... 2Johnson .................................... 2

    Consecutive Games With A Three-Pointer Made Woodson ................................. 12Crawford ................................... 5Johnson .................................... 2

    Consecutive Games With A ReboundNichols .................................... 35Burrell .................................... 13Goodwin ................................... 7Johnson .................................... 7Woodson ................................... 6Crawford ................................... 4

    Consecutive Games WithAn Assist Crawford ................................. 17Johnson .................................. 13Goodwin ................................... 6Nichols ...........................