Memphis Basketball Game Notes vs Baylor - Nov. 27, 2014

No. Name Pos Yr Ht/Wt PPG RPG Hometown 4 AustinNichols F So. 6-8/228 8.5 2.5 Collierville,Tenn. 5 NickKing F So. 6-7/226 11.0 7.5 Memphis,Tenn. 11 ChrisHawkins F Jr. 6-6/230 3.5 2.5 SunPrairie,Wis. 3 MarkelCrawford G r-Fr. 6-4/197 6.0 2.0 Memphis,Tenn. 20 AveryWoodson G So. 6-2/196 9.0 1.5apg Waynesboro,Miss.

— Reserves — 0 TrahsonBurrell F Jr. 6-6/169 10.0 6.5 Albany,N.Y.

2 ShaqGoodwin F Jr. 6-9/228 10.0 6.0 Atlanta,Ga. 15 KedrenJohnson G Jr. 6-4/229 3.0 1.0 Lewisburg,Tenn.

No. Name Pos Yr Ht/Wt PPG RPG Hometown 1 KennyChery G Sr. 5-11/180 10.3 3.3 Montreal,Quebec 11 LesterMedford G Jr. 5-10/175 10.3 3.3apg Tucson,Ariz. 35 JohnathanMotley F r-Fr. 6-9/230 10.3 3.8 Houston,Texas 0 RoyceO’Neale F Sr. 6-6/215 8.8 9.5 Killeen,Texas 2 RicoGathers F Jr. 6-8/275 6.5 9.3 LaPlace,La.

— Reserves — 21 TaureanPrince F Jr. 6-7/215 11.7 4.0 SanAntonio,Texas 25 AlFreeman G r-Fr. 6-3/200 4.5 3.0 Charlotte,N.C.

45 DengDeng F Jr. 6-8/205 6.0 2.0 Melbourne,Australia

Tigers On TV/Radio/Web

Television:FoxSports1(JustinKutcher,play-

by-play;BillRaftery,analyst)

Radio:WREC600AM;WKBQ93.5FM(Dave

Woloshin, play-by-play; Matt Dillon, color

analyst;ForrestGoodman,studiohost)

Web:None

Schedule-Results(1-1, 0-0 American)

N o v e m b e r 12 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS& ................... (ot) 70-74, L 18 vs.#11WichitaState%(ESPN)................... 56-71,L 24 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M^ (ESPN3) ..............77-49, W 27 vs.Baylor#(FOXSports1).............................11pm 28 vs.Illinois/IndianaSt.#(FOXSports1)...7/9:30pmd e c e m b e r 2 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN^ (ESPNews) ................. 6 pm 6 BRADLEY (ESPNU)................................... 8:30 pm 13 OKLAHOMA STATE (ESPN2) ......................... 5 pm 15 N.C. CENTRAL (ESPN3) ................................. 7 pm 17 USC UPSTATE (ESPN3) .................................. 7 pm 20 ORAL ROBERTS (CBS SN) ............................. 2 pm 23 WESTERN ILLINOIS (ESPN3) ......................... 7 pm 31 HOUSTON* (ESPNU) .................................... 1 pmj a n u a r y 3 TULANE* (ESPNU) ................................ 3 or 5 pm 8 atSMU*(ESPN/2)...........................................8pm 11 atHouston*(CBSSN)......................................3pm 15 CINCINNATI* (ESPN/2) ................................ 6 pm 17 UCF* (ESPNews) .......................................... 1 pm 21 atTulsa*(ESPNU)............................................6pm 24 atTulane*(ESPNU).........................................7pm 28 EAST CAROLINA* (CBS SN) .......................... 8 pm 31 atGonzaga(ESPN2).........................................9pmf e b r u a r y 4 JACKSONVILLE STATE (ESPN3) ..................... 7 pm 7 TEMPLE* (ESPNews) .................................. 12 pm 10 atEastCarolina*(ESPNU)...............................6pm 14 atUSF*(ESPNU)............................................11am 19 CONNECTICUT* (ESPN/2) ............................ 8 pm 22 atUCF*(CBSSN).............................................1pm 26 SMU* (ESPN/2) ........................................... 8 pm 28 TULSA* (ESPNU) .......................................... 7 pmm a r c h 5 Connecticut*(ESPN/2)...................................8pm 8 Cincinnati*(CBS)...........................................11am12-15 AmericanAthleticConferenceTournament (Hartford,Conn./XLCenter)

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G A M E # 3 : B AY L O R ( 4 - 0 ) v s . M e m p h i s ( 1 - 1 )THURSDay, Nov. 27 • 11 pm (ct) • ORLEANS ARENA • LAS VEGAS, NEV.

By The Numbers...

•Memphiswonitslastregular-seasontournament/classiccrownlastseasonwhenitcapturedthe2013OldSpiceClassic

•Memphisentered2014-15with382wins,thethird-mostvictoriesinNCAADivisionIbasketballinthe21stcentury

•Tigers’winningpct.whenplayingonThanksgivingDay(2-1record);2014-15is3rd-straightseasonMemphisisplayingaThanksgivingDaygame

•Tigershavehad8playersmissatotalof64practicessincepreseasondrillsbeganOct.7;Nicholsmissedthemostwith14

•ThelasttimeMemphisandBaylorplayedwas27seasonsago(1988NCAATournament)

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SETTING THE SCENE • Memphis(1-1)returnstoactionThursday,Nov.

27inthebracketedportionofthe2014Conti-nentalTireLasVegasInvitationalinLasVegas,Nev.

• TheTigersmeetBaylor (4-0) in the semifinalroundattheOrleansArena.Thegame,toaironFoxSports1,isslatedforan11p.m.(CT)tip.

• TheTigerswerenotrankedinthesecondreg-ular-seasonpolls,butappearedintheAlsoRe-ceivingVotescategoryofbothpolls.MemphiswasNo.35intheAssociatedPresspollandNo.49 in theUSA Today coachespoll. TheBearsalsoappearedintheAlsoReceivingVotescat-egoryofbothpollsthisweek(No.37AP/No.34coaches).

• After dropping its season opener toWichitaStateNov.18,Memphisbouncedbackwitha77-49victoryoverPrairieViewA&MNov.24.ThegameversusPrairieViewA&MwastheTi-gers’homeopeneratFedExForum.

• MemphisfelltoNo.11WichitaState71-56initsseasonopenerNov.18inSiouxFalls,S.D.

• MemphisplayeditsloneexhibitiongameNov.12anddroppeda74-70overtimedecisiontoChristianBrothers.TheTigersalsoplayedSaintLouisinaclosedscrimmageNov.8.

• Memphis returns two starters and only fiveletterwinnersfromlastyear’ssquad.

• Bayloropened2014-15withfour-straightwinsoverMcNeeseState80-39,SouthCarolina69-65, Prairie View A&M 60-45 and Stephen F.Austin67-51.

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National PollsAssociated Press

(Nov. 24) 1. Kentucky(62).............................. 5-0 2. Wisconsin(3).............................. 4-0 3. Arizona....................................... 3-0 4. Duke........................................... 5-0 5. NorthCarolina............................ 3-0 6. Louisville..................................... 3-0 7. Texas........................................... 4-0 8. Virginia....................................... 4-0 9. Wichita State .............................. 3-0 10. Gonzaga ..................................... 4-0 11. Kansas......................................... 1-1 12. Villanova..................................... 3-0 13. IowaState................................... 2-0 14. VCU............................................. 3-0 15. SanDiegoState.......................... 3-0 16. OhioState................................... 3-0 17. Miami,Fla................................... 5-0 18. Florida........................................ 2-1 19. Michigan..................................... 3-0 20. MichiganState............................ 2-1 21. WestVirginia.............................. 5-0 22. UCLA........................................... 4-0 23. Creighton.................................... 4-0 24. Connecticut ................................. 3-1 25. Arkansas..................................... 3-0

ARV: #34 Oklahoma State, #35 Memphis,#37 Baylor, #41Illinois,#42Cincinnati

USA Today Coaches(Nov. 24)

1. Kentucky(29).............................. 5-0 2. Duke........................................... 5-0 3. Wisconsin(2).............................. 4-0 4. Arizona(1).................................. 3-0 5. Louisville..................................... 3-0 6. NorthCarolina............................ 3-0 7. Virginia....................................... 4-0 8. Gonzaga ..................................... 4-0 9. Texas........................................... 4-0 10. Wichita State .............................. 3-0 11. Villanova..................................... 3-0 12. Kansas......................................... 1-1 13. IowaState................................... 2-0 14. VCU............................................. 3-0 15. SanDiegoState.......................... 3-0 16. Florida........................................ 2-1 17. OhioState................................... 3-0 18. Michigan..................................... 3-0 19. MichiganState............................ 2-1 20. Miami,Fla................................... 5-0 21. Oklahoma................................... 2-1 22. Connecticut ................................. 3-1 23. UCLA........................................... 4-0 24. WestVirginia.............................. 5-0 25. Providence.................................. 5-0

ARV: #34 Baylor, #37 Oklahoma State, #49 Memphis, #51 Illinois, #51 SMU

*Tigers opponents/possible opponents in italics

Memphis/BAYLORStatistical Comparison

Statistic UofM BURecord 1-1 4-0RPI(asof11/25) 267 105Sagarin(asof11/25) 49 21ScoringOffense 66.5 69.0ScoringDefense 60.0 50.0ScoringMargin +6.5 +19.0FreeThrowPercentage .691 .649FieldGoalPercentage .454 .470FieldGoalPct.Defense .375 .3213-PointFieldGoalPct. .292 .3543-PointFGPct.Defense .206 .213ReboundingOffense 39.0 42.0ReboundingDefense 30.5 29.8ReboundingMargin +8.5 +12.2BlockedShots 10.0 4.3Assists 9.5 14.5Steals 3.0 7.5

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

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T i g e r s R e c o r d W i t h S ta r t e r sRecord Games Starters 0-1 WSU Goodwin,King,Johnson,Nichols,Woodson 1-0 PVAMU Crawford,Hawkins,King,Nichols,Woodson

• Baylorreturnsonlytwostartersandfiveletter-winnersfromlastyear’ssquad.

WHAT THE TIGERS DID A YEAR AGO • MemphisplayeditsfirstseasonintheAmeri-

canAthleticConferencein2013-14.TheTigerstransitionedtoTheAmericanfromConferenceUSAinthesummerof2013.

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

• The 20-win season was the program’s 14th-straight.

• The Tigers earned an NCAA Tournament at-largeberthandadvancedtothe“BigDance’s”thirdround.MemphisdefeatedGeorgeWash-ington in the second round, before falling toVirginiainthethirdround.

• The postseason appearance was the Tigers’14th-straight.

• Joe Jackson and Shaq Goodwin both werenamedtotheAll-AmericanAthleticConferencesecondteam.

• AustinNicholswasnamedtheleague’sRookieoftheYear,andMichaelDixonJr.wasselectedtheconference’sSixthManoftheYear.

• HeadcoachJosh Pastnerimprovedhisoverallrecordto130-44.The130winsarethemostbyaTigersheadcoachinthefirstfiveseasons.

• The130winsalsoplacePastner in theNo.7spotformostwinsbyaheadcoachinhisfirstfiveseasonsinNCAADivisionIhistory.

WHAT THE BEARS DID A YEAR AGO • Baylorposteda26-12overallrecordanda9-9

Big12Conferencemarkin2013-14. • TheBearsfinishedsixthinthe2013-14Big12

Conferenceregular-seasonstandings. • BayloradvancedtotheBig12ConferenceTour-

nament championship game, where it fell toIowaState.TheBearsdefeatedTCU,OklahomaandTexasontheirwaytothetitlegame.

• BaylorreceivedanNCAATournamentat-largebidandwastheWestRegion’sNo.6seed.

• TheBearsdefeatedNebraskaandCreightonontheirwaytoanNCAATournamentSweetSix-teenappearance.

• Baylor fell toWisconsin in theNCAA Tourna-mentSweetSixteen.

SCOUTING THE BEARS • Baylor brings a per-

fect 4-0 record intoThursday’s match-upwithMemphis.

• The Bears postedwins overMcNeeseState, South Caro-lina, Prairie ViewA&MandStephenF.Austin.

• Baylor was pickedsixthintheBig12preseasoncoachespoll.

2 0 1 4 - 1 5 • M e m p h i s • T i g e r s • B a s k e t b a l l

• The Bears feature a balanced scoring attackwith four players averaging double figures inTaureanPrince (11.7ppg), KennyChery (10.3ppg),LesterMedford(10.3ppg)andJohnathanMotley(10.3ppg).

• TheRoyceO’Neale-RicoGatherstandemleadsBaylor on the glass. O’Neale averages 9.5boards,andGatherspullsdown9.3reboundsagame.

• O’Nealealso istheBears’topplaymakerwith18assists(4.5apg).

• Baylor has three players that shoot over 35percentfromthethree-pointarc.Princeleadstheteamfromtheperimeterat66.7percent,followedbyMedford(46.2percent)andChery(36.8percent).

• TheBearsdefenseisholdingopponentsto50ppg,32.1percentfromthefieldand21.3per-centfromthearc.

• Baylor is out-rebounding its opponents by anaveragemarginof+12.2boardspergame(42.0-29.8).

• HeadcoachScottDrewisinhis12thseasonatBaylor.Hehasa208-150recordattheschool.

MEMPHIS VS. THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE • TheTigershaveanall-time37-18record(.673

winning percentage) against members of theBig12Conference.

• Under head coach Josh Pastner,Memphis is1-3versuscurrentmembersoftheBig12Con-ference.

• MemphishasplayedBaylor(6-1),Kansas(2-6),KansasState(2-1),Oklahoma(6-0),OklahomaState(3-4),TCU(10-1),Texas(2-4),TexasTech(5-0)andWestVirginia(1-1).

• The last timeMemphis played a Big 12 Con-ferenceopponentwas lastseason.TheTigersplayedOklahomaStatetwice inthe2013OldSpiceClassic.

Memphis/BAYLORSeries Information

Overall series......................... Memphisleads6-1Currentstreak...................... Memphiswonlast1Neutral-site series................. Memphisleads1-0Lastmeeting.................................... Mar.17,1988 UofM75,BU60 JoyceCenter•SouthBend,Ind. NCAATournament•FirstRoundLastUofMwin................................. Mar.17,1988 UofM75,BU60 JoyceCenter•SouthBend,Ind. NCAATournament•FirstRoundLast Baylor win.................................Dec.10,1977 BU106,UofM87 Waco,Texas



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,20Tigershaveearnedtheirbachelor’sdegrees

• Number of Tigers players thatearned their bachelor’s degreesinthe2013calendaryear

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

• Sevenofthe20graduatesunderJosh Pastner have earned theirbachelor’sdegreesin3.5yearsorearlier

• Memphis was one of 13 NCAADivisionIprogramstoreceiveanNCAAPublicRecognitionAwardandalsoplay inthe2014NCAATournament

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1/13Geron Johnson is one of themost-recent graduates toplay for Josh Pastner. He walked at the University’s May 2014 Commencement.

TIGERS GRADUATES UNDER PASTNER

• Memphis lost to the Cowboys 101-80 in theClassic’sopening-round(non-bracket)gameinStillwater,Okla.,onNov.19,2013.TheTigerswon the second encounter 73-68 in the OldSpice Classic championship game in Orlando,Fla.,onDec.1,2013.

LONG TIME, NO SEE • For the third-straight game,Memphis plays a

foethatithasn’tseeninsometime. • The lasttime theTigers playedBaylorwas in

1987-88,whichwas27seasonsago. • MemphisplayedBaylorinthe1988NCAATour-

namentfirstroundandposteda75-60winovertheBears.

• ThefollowingshowstheTigers’firstthreeop-ponents of the 2014-15 season, and the lasttimetheyplayedeachfoe:

Opponent PreviousMeeting No.ofYrs Between GmsBaylor 1987-88 27PrairieViewA&M 1990-91 24WichitaState 1982-83 32

TIGERS PLAYING ON TURKEY DAY • Thanksgiving Day is usually one for watching

theNFLplayers“work,”withtherestofusre-laxingandeatingturkeyanddressing.

• But,foronlythefourthtimeinschoolhistoryand the third-straight season, the Tigers bas-ketball program will “work” on ThanksgivingDaywhenMemphismeetsBaylorThursdayin

a2014ContinentalTireLasVegas Invitationalsemifinalcontest.

• ThepreviousthreetimesMemphisplayedonThanksgivingDaywasin2000-01,2012-13and2013-14. The Tigers have a 2-1 record whenplayingonThanksgiving.

• The following shows the Tigers’ ThanksgivingDayresultsintheprogram’shistory:

Season Opponent/Tour. Result2014-15 Baylor/LasVegasInvite —2013-14 Siena/OldSpiceClassic 87-60,W2012-13 VCU/Battle4Atlantis 65-78,L2000-01 Miami,Ohio/P.R.Shootout 60-59,W

MEMPHIS IN REGULAR-SEASON TOURNAMENTS/CLASSICS • Thursday’s encounter with Baylor begins the

bracketedportionofthe2014ContinentalTireLas Vegas Invitational. Game time is 11 p.m.(CT).

• OnFriday,MemphiscontinuesbracketedplayagainstIllinoisorIndianaState.

• TheTigersopenedplayinthe2014ContinentalTireLasVegasInvitationalwithanon-bracket-edcontestagainstPrairieViewA&MNov.24.MemphisdefeatedthePanthers77-49.

• Theothernon-bracketedcontest isMemphis’Dec.2homegameagainstStephenF.Austin.

• TheTigershavea101-66overall record (.605winningpercentage)inregular-seasontourna-ments/classicsintheprogram’shistory.



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/HighSchool/LastSchool 0 TrahsonBurrell G/F 6-6 169 Jr. Albany,N.Y./St.ThomasMore(Conn.)/ SummitChristianAcademy(Mich.)/ LeeCollege(Texas) 1 MarkelCrawford G 6-4 197 r-Fr. Memphis,Tenn./MelroseHS 2 ShaqGoodwin F 6-9 228 Jr. Atlanta,Ga./SouthwestDeKalbHS 3 PookiePowell G 6-1 180 So. Orlando,Fla./Dr.PhillipsHS 4 AustinNichols F 6-8 228 So. Collierville,Tenn./BriarcrestChristianSchool 5 NickKing F/G 6-7 226 So. Memphis,Tenn./EastHS10 DominicMagee G 6-3 177 Fr. Harvey,La./HelenCoxHS11 ChrisHawkins F 6-6 230 Jr. SunPrairieWis./SunPrairieHS/ MotlowStateCommunityCollege(Tenn.)/ SouthwestTennesseeCommunityCollege12 D’MarnierCunningham G 5-9 160 Jr. Chicago,Ill./RickardsHS(Fla.)/NewMexico MilitaryInstitute/KaskaskiaCollege(Ill.)14 JordanManse G 6-1 167 Fr. Austin,Texas/LakeTravisHS/ BrewsterAcademy(N.H.)15 KedrenJohnson G 6-4 229 Jr. Lewisburg,Tenn./MarshallCountyHS/ VanderbiltUniversity20 AveryWoodson G 6-2 196 So. Waynesboro,Miss./WayneCountyHS/ EastMississippiCommunityCollege23 KuranIverson F/G 6-9 205 So. Hartford,Conn./NorthwestCatholicHS/ FishburneMilitarySchool(Va.)40 CalvinGodfrey F 6-8 233 Sr. Milwaukee,Wis./CooperHS(Minn.)/ IowaStateUniversity/HowardCollege/ SouthernUniversity42 JakeMcDowell G/F 6-5 211 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 KURAN Iverson.....................................KUH-ronTRAHSONBurrell................................. TRAY-shon KEDREN Johnson...................................KEY-drinAKICollins.................................................AH-kee JordanMANSE.........................................MANCEMARKELCrawford..................................MAR-kell JoshPASTNER...................................... PASS-nerD’MARINERCunningham............. DEE-mon-YEA

JOSH PASTNERHead Coach131-45 Record6th Year in 2014-15

• A Kingwood, Texas, na-tive,Pastnerwashiredasthe University of Mem-phis’17thheadcoachonApr.7,2009.

• Pastner has a record of130-44atMemphis inhis four 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 1-1 ————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 164-49 7conf.titles/ 5 NCAA/ 1 Sweet 16/ 1 NIT ArizonaTotals 290-103 5conf.titles/ (Staff/Player) 12NCAA/ 6 Sweet 16/ 5 Elite Eight/ 2 Final Four/ 2NCAAtitle games/ 1NCAAtitle Total 454-152(R)—denotesconf.regularseasontitle(T)—denotesconf.tournamenttitle*alsoservedasrecruitingcoordinator#undergraduateassistantcoach

• Memphishasa1-2recordwhenplayinginLasVegas,withallthreegamesagainstUNLV.

• The lasttimeMemphis traveled to LasVegaswas the1997National InvitationTournament(NIT).TheTigerslosttoUNLV66-62intheNITfirstroundonMar.12,1997.

TIGERS LOVE NOVEMBER • Since1999-2000,Memphishasa57-21record

(.731winningpercentage)inNovember. • Ofthe21Novemberlosses,13weretonation-

ally-rankedteams • The Tigers are 40-10 (.800 winning percent-

age)inNovemberthelast10seasons(includes2014-15),withfiveofthe10setbackscomingtorankedopponents.

TIGERS’ NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS • Since1999-2000,theTigershaveanon-confer-

ence record (including postseason) of 202-69fora74.5winningpercentage.

• In2013-14,Memphishada12-3recordagainstnon-conferenceopponents(includingpostsea-son).

ONE STREAK CONTINUES ... • AgainstPrairieViewA&MNov.24,sophomore

AustinNicholsextendedhisconsecutivestartsstreakto36straight.

• Nicholsstartedall34gamesasafreshmanin2013-14andgotthestartingnodinthefirsttwogamesof2014-15.

• Lastseason,NicholsbecamethefirstfreshmansinceDariusWashingtonJr.in2004-05tostarteverygameofhisfirstcollegiateseason.

... WHILE ANOTHER COMES TO AN END • AgainstPrairieViewA&MNov.24,juniorShaq

Goodwin came off the bench and scored 16pointsandgrabbedsixboards.

• Itwasthefirsttimethe6-foot-9forwarddidnotstart sinceNov.22,2012,againstVCU (fresh-manseason).

• TheNov.24PrairieViewA&Mgameendedastringof68-straightstartsforGoodwin.

TIGERS’ M*A*S*H UNIT • Josh Pastnerandhisplayershavestatedover

andoverthatthishasbeenthemostphysicalpreseasoninhissixseasonsasheadcoach.

• Andthenumbersproveit. • Eight Tigers, including seven on scholarship,

have suffered injuries or illnesses that forcedthemtomisspractices.

• Thecumulativenumberofpracticesmissedhasbeen64todate(asofNov.26).

• Thefollowingliststheplayers,theirinjuries/ill-nessesandnumberofpracticesmissed:

Player Injury/Illness No.ofMissed Practices Nichols Shouldersprain/.................14 Pinkeye(botheyes) Johnson Shouldersprain/.................11 Anklesprain/Foodpoisoning Iverson Concussion.......................... 11 Woodson Concussion.......................... 10 Hawkins Bruisedknee........................ 5 Manse Strepthroat.......................... 5 Crawford Tendonitis(knee).................4 Goodwin Groinstrain...........................4 8 Players ...........................................64



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,twoNCAAMen’sSouthRegionals(2009,2014)andoneNCAAWomen’sSouthRegional(2010) At135feethigh,FedExForumprovidesanewbackdropforhistoricBealeStreet.The805,850square-feetarena,covering13.8acres,featuresfivelev-elsaswellasstate-of-the-artlockerroomsandfacilitiesforsportsteams,aswellasanexceptionaldiningandentertainmentexperiencesforitspatrons.

Capacity:18,400Open House:Sept.6,2004First Event:Usherconcert,Sept.17,2004FirstMemphisTigerevent:MidnightMadness,Oct.15,2004FirstMemphisexhibitiongame:vs.ChristianBrothers,Nov.6,2004(81-70,W)FirstMemphisregularseasongame:vs.SavannahState,Coachesvs.Cancer,Nov.11,2004(102-40,W)MemphisrecordatFedExForum:178-21(.894winningpercentage)

• Under head coach Josh Pastner, the Tigershavea15-9record(.625winningpercentage)inregular-seasontournaments/classics.

• Lastseason,Memphiswas3-2 inregular-sea-sontournaments/classics.TheTigerswontheOldSpiceClassicchampionshipwitha3-1re-cord.

• Memphisalsoplayedinthe2013JimmyVClas-sic and dropped a narrow 77-75 decision toFlorida.

• Memphis haswon 21 regular-season tourna-menttitles/classics.

• ThelasttimetheTigerscarriedhomethetro-phyfromaregular-seasontournament (morethanonegame)waslastseason.MemphiswontheOldSpiceClassicwithwinsoverSiena,LSUandOklahomaState.

THERE’S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING ... • Forthefirsttimeintheprogram’shistory,Mem-

phis is playing a regular-season tournament/classicinLasVegaswhentheTigerscompeteinthe2014ContinentalTireLasVegasInvitationalNov.27-28.

• Initshistory,Memphishasplayedin39differ-entregular-seasontournaments/classics.

• The 2014 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invita-tionalistheTigers’40thall-timeregular-seasontournament/classic.

... BUT NOT THE TIGERS’ FIRST TRIP TO VEGAS • Thisweek’sholidaytripisthefourthtimeMem-

phishasplayedinLasVegas. • All three previous Tigers’ visits to Las Vegas

weresingle-gametripstoplayUNLV.

IT’S A BLOCK PARTY • ForsophomoreAustinNichols,theTigers’Nov.

18seasonopenerwashisownpersonalblockparty.

• The6-foot-8forwardblockedagame-highsixshotsversustheShockers.

• Thesixblockswereoneshyoftyinghiscareerhighof seven in last season’shomewinoverTemple(Feb.22,2014).

• NicholsfollowedthatperformancewiththreeblocksintheTigers’winoverPrairieViewA&MNov.24.

• Themulti-blockperformancesagainstWichitaStateandPrairieViewA&Mwerehis13thand14thmulti-blockgamesofhiscareer.

• TheCollierville,Tenn.,nativenowhas51careerblockedshots.

DOUBLE-FIGURE COLLEGIATE DEBUTS • ItwasonlytheirfirstNCAADivisionIgame,but

juniorcollegetransfersTrahson BurrellandAv-ery WoodsonputtogethersolidperformancesagainstWichitaStateNov.18.

• Burrellscored11pointson5-of-7FGand1-of-2FT.Healsopulleddownfourrebounds.

• Woodson netted 10 points on 4-of-8 FG and2-of-4 treys. He hit his first NCAA Division Ithree-pointeratthe17:10markofthesecondhalf.

TEN newbies most since freshmeneligibility IN 1972-73 • TheTigershave10newcomerswithtwofresh-

men,twotransfers,fourjuniorcollegetransfers

andtworeturneesthatdidnotseeaminuteofplayingtimein2013-14.

• The10newcomersarethemostforaMemphissquadsincefreshmeneligibilitywasrestoredin1972-73.

• ThefollowingisabreakdownoftheTigersnew-comersin2014-15:

Freshmen........................Magee,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

PASTNER AMONG NCAA DIVISION I WINNINGEST COACHES FOR FIRST FIVE YEARS ... • WiththeTigers’24-10recordlastseason,Josh

PastnerbecamethewinningestheadcoachforthefirstfiveseasonsinTigershistory.

• Pastnerhas130winsinhisfirstfiveseasonsastheTigersheadcoach.

• And,Pastner’s130winsalsohavewinonan-otherlist.

• HeisNo.7ontheNCAADivisionIlistformostwinsbyaheadcoachforthefirstfiveseasons,andthefollowingshowsthat:

HeadCoach/Team First5Years WinsTotalBradStevens/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 PastnerentersYearNo.6with130career

victories. • Heneedsonly16victoriesin2014-15tomove

intothetop-10formostwinsbyaheadcoachforthefirstsixseasonsinNCAADivisionIhis-tory.

• Thefollowingisthecurrenttop-10ofthewin-ningestcoachesforthefirstsixseasonsinNCAADivisionIhistory:

HeadCoach/Team First6Years WinsTotalBradStevens/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 159BruceStewart/MTSU, 1983-88 149 WestVa.Wesleyan



TIGERS AMONGWINNINGEST PROGRAMS

IN RECENT YEARS

Since 2005-06(through 2013-14 season)

1. Kansas............................................ 278 2. Memphis ..................................... 267 3. Duke............................................... 264 4. Florida............................................ 258 OhioState...................................... 255 6. NorthCarolina............................... 254 7. Gonzaga......................................... 246 8. Syracuse......................................... 245 9. Louisville........................................ 244 10. Pittsburgh...................................... 241

Since 2000-01(through 2013-14 season)

1. Kansas............................................ 414 Duke............................................... 414 3. Memphis ..................................... 382 4. Syracuse......................................... 373 Gonzaga......................................... 373 Pittsburgh...................................... 373 Florida............................................ 373 8. Kentucky........................................ 367 9. NorthCarolina............................... 359 10. OhioState...................................... 350

“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: PercentageofplayersthatwillseegameactionforfirsttimeatNCAADivisionIlevelin2014-15

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 theNCAADivision I level (Godfrey, Goodwin,Johnson,King,Nichols)

20.0: Percentage of players on rosterwho have had a double-digit reboundinggameattheNCAADivisionIlevel(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 fromSouthernUniversity)

ThadMatta/Butler,Xavier, 2001-06 148 OhioStateTomIzzo/MichiganState 1996-2001 148FredSchaus/WestVirginia 1955-60 146...JoshPastner/Memphis* 2010-14 131*Entering Year No. 6 in 2014-15

TIGERS LOOKING FOR 15TH 20-WIN SEASON • With the 2014-15 season officially underway,

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

• In2012-13,theTigerssettherecordforconsec-utive20-winseasonswith their13thstraight.Thepreviousrecordofconsecutive20-winsea-sonswas12from1982-93.

• The2014-15Tigerswillattempttoaddtotheprogram’scurrentschoolrecordof14-straightpostseasonbids(10NCAA,4NIT).Lastseason,MemphisadvancedtotheNCAATournamentthirdround.

• Prior to this current record runof 14-straightpostseasonberths,Memphishadtwosix-yearstretchesinwhichitreachedthepostseason.

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

• The following shows the top-five longeststreaksof20-winseasonsinTigershistory:

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

TIGERS STREAKING WITH 20-WIN SEASONS • Memphis enters 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.ofConsec. 20-Win Seasons Kansas..............................................25 Duke.................................................18 Syracuse...........................................17 Gonzaga...........................................17 Florida..............................................16 Memphis .......................................14 Pittsburgh........................................13 Louisville...........................................12 OhioState........................................10

tigers among nation’s elite • Memphisentersthe2014-15seasonasoneof

eightschoolsthathaswon20ormoregameseach of the last 12 campaigns (2002-03 to2013-14).

• MemphisistheonlyAmericanAthleticConfer-enceprogramonthatlist.



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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. NewsRadioWREC600alsobroadcastsJoshPastner’sweekly radio show,which isheldatthe Lynchburg Legends Bar&Grill located inthe East Memphis DoubleTree Inn. ForrestGoodman serves as host of the weekly call-in show.ThefirstPastner radioweeklycall-inshowisscheduledforDec.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 Pastner’s weekly televi-sion coach’s show is televised every Sundaynightat10p.m.(CT)duringtheseasonbyFOX13/WHBQ-TV in Memphis. The show beginsNov.30,2014.DaveWoloshinandMattStarkserveastheshow’sco-hosts.

• ThefollowingliststheeightNCAADivisionIpro-gramsthathave20ormorewinstheeachofthelast12years(2002-03to2012-13):

Duke Louisville Florida Memphis Gonzaga Pittsburgh Kansas Syracuse

TIGERS THIRD-WINNINGEST PROGRAM IN 21ST CENTURY • Memphis enters the 2014-15 season as the na-

tion’s third-winningest program in the21st cen-tury.

• TheTigershavewon383gamessincetheturnofthecentury(2000-01through2013-14seasons).

• TheTigersonlytrailKansas(414wins)andDuke(414)onthatlist.

• Since2005-06,MemphisistheNCAADivisionI’ssecond-winningest program with 267 victories,trailingonlyKansas(278).

GOODWIN, NICHOLS receive preseasonamerican athletic conference honors • Shaq GoodwinandAustinNicholsbothwere

namedtothe2014-15preseasonAll-AmericanAthleticConferencefirstteam.

• MemphisandSMUweretheonlytwoteamsintheleaguetohavetwofirstteampicks.

tigers picked third in preseason american athletic conference poll • Attheleague’sOct.29,2014,mediadayinNew

York City, the Tigerswere picked third in theAmericanAthleticConference’spreseasonpoll.

• Memphis was third behind Connecticut andSMU. Rounding out the preseason top-fivewere Cincinnati in fourth place and Tulsa infifth.

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

men’sbasketballteamreceivedanNCAAPublicRecognitionAward,giventoteamswithAPRsinthetop-10percentoftheirrespectivesports.

• Memphiswasoneof13schoolsinthenationtoreceiveanNCAAPublicRecognitionAwardandalsoparticipateinthe2014NCAATournament.

• Memphis and Louisville were the only twoAmericanAthleticConferenceprogramstore-ceiveanNCAAPublicRecognitionAward.

• TheNCAAPublicRecognitionAwardsarebasedon the sports’ most-recent multi-year Aca-demicProgressRate (APR).Thisyear, the topperformingAPR scores ranged from978 to aperfect1,000.Themost-recentAPRsaremulti-yearratesbasedonscoresfromthe2009-10,2010-11,2011-12and2012-13academicyears.

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

tanceofplayersearning theirdegrees, and it



showsinhisnumbers. • Sincetakingovertheprogramin2009,20play-

ershaveearnedtheirdegrees. • Ofthose20players,sevenearnedtheirdiplo-

masinunder3.5years. • ThelatesttograduateunderPastnerwereMi-

chael Dixon Jr. and Geron Johnson, both ofwhomgraduatedinMayof2014.

• ThenextuptograduateisjuniorShaq Good-win,whoisontracktograduateinthesummerof2014.

TIGERS among nation’s attendance leaders • Memphisranked10th inthenationinhomeat-

tendanceforthe2013-14season. • Memphis averaged16,121 fans for its 18home

dateslastseason. • Itwasthefifthtimeinthelastsevenseasonsthat

theTigersrankedinthetop-10. • Memphis also ranked in the top-10 in 2007-08

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

• Theothertwoseasons—2011-12and2012-13—theTigersjustmissedthetop-10,cominginatNo.11bothcampaigns.

• Since the turn of the 21st century, Memphis’homeattendanceranked inthetop-2013of14seasons.

new faces on tigers bench • Headcoach Josh Pastnermadetwohires tohis

staffintheoff-season,tappingKeelon LawsonasanassistantandEvaristAkujobi as the strengthandconditioningcoach.

• Lawsonmovesup to the collegiate level after ahighly-successful high school career in the BluffCity.

• Lawson coached 11 seasons at Hamilton HighSchoolandledtheWIldcatstoaperfect39-0re-cord and the Tennessee Class AAA state title in2005-06.

• ThatsquadisthelastonefromthecityofMem-phistopostanunbeatenseason.

• AkujobicomestoMemphisfromHoustonBaptist,wherehewasthedirectorofstrengthandcondi-tioningfortheentireHuskiesathleticsprogram.

• AkujobiprimarilyworkedwiththeHoustonBap-tistmen’sbasketballsquadfrom2011-14.

TIGERS TAKE CANADIAN TOUR LAST SUMMER • Inmid-August,Memphiswentonafour-game,

six-dayexhibitiontourtoCanada. • TheTigersplayedfourgamesinfournightsand

posteda2-2record. • BothofMemphis’lossesweretoCarletonUni-

versity,whichhadwon10nationalcrownsin12seasons.

• TheTigers’twowinscameagainsttheUniver-sityofOttawaandMcGillUniversity.

MEMPHIS OPENS 11TH SEASON AT FEDEXFORUM • The2014-15seasonisthe11thfortheTigersat

FedExForum. • Memphisopenedplayatitscurrenthomecourt

inthe2004-05campaign. • TheTigershavea178-21record(.894winning

percentage)atFedExForum.

Randall BroddieGuard6-3/180OxonHill,Md./PotomacHighSchool Reclassified to the 2015 class andwill enroll attheUniversityofMemphisforthe2015-16academicyear ...PlayinghisfinalseasonofprepbasketballatPotomacHighSchool inMaryland in2014-15 ...HisPotomacsquadisreclassifyingtoClass3Afor2014-15... Scout.comratedhimtheNo.7shootingguardinthenation...Scout.comalsorankedhimthecountry’sNo.45overallplayer... Averaged20.2points,4.3assistsand2.2reboundsin2013-14...HelpedleadPotomactotheMarylandClass 2A state championship ... Defeated Oakdale64-51toclaimtheschool’sfirststatetitlesince2005...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.

DedricLawsonForward/Guard6-8/195Memphis,Tenn./HamiltonHighSchool Reclassified to the 2015 class andwill enroll attheUniversityofMemphisforthe2015-16academicyear...Willjoinhisbrother,K.J.,onthe2015-16Tigerssquad... A consensus top-30 recruit ... Rated among thenation’stopplayersbyESPN.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 for2014The Commercial Appeal’sBestofthePrepsPlay-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./HamiltonHighSchool A consensus top-50 recruit ... Rated amongthe nation’s 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...Oneoffivefinalistsfor2014The Commercial Appeal’s 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.

2 0 1 5 T i g e r s H o o p s S i g n e e S

BEST HOMECOURT ADVANTAGE • Since2004-05,Memphishaswon178gamesat

FedExForum,themosthomewinsinthecoun-tryoverthatspanoftime.

• The following are the top-fiveprogramswiththemosthomewins since2004-05 (credit to former Memphis Athletics CommunicationsAssistant Bryan McEldowney for compiling this list):

MostHomecourtWinsSince2004-05(asofNov.26,2014)

1. Memphis........................ 178 2. OhioState....................... 173 3. Louisville......................... 169 4. Syracuse......................... 168 5. Kansas............................. 162

A HAPPY 200 FOR TIGERS APPROACHING • WhenMemphistakesthecourtDec.2, itwill

betheprogram’s200thgameplayedatFedEx-Forum.

• The Tigers’ current record at FedExForum is178-21.

2014-15 Memphis Basketball

Memphis Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 24, 2014)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

ALL GAMES 1-1 1-0 0-0 0-1

CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

NON-CONFERENCE 1-1 1-0 0-0 0-1

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

05 KING, Nick 2-2 49 24.5 8-19 . 4 2 1 0-1 . 0 0 0 6-9 . 6 6 7 3 12 15 7.5 1 0 2 4 1 0 22 11.0

00 BURRELL, Trahson 2-0 52 26.0 8-15 . 5 3 3 1-4 . 2 5 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 4 9 13 6.5 3 0 2 3 0 0 20 10.0

02 GOODWIN, Shaq 2-1 45 22.5 8-8 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-6 . 6 6 7 4 8 12 6.0 3 0 2 8 3 0 20 10.0

20 WOODSON, Avery 2-2 41 20.5 7-16 . 4 3 8 4-10 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 6 1 3 3 0 1 18 9.0

04 NICHOLS, Austin 2-2 48 24.0 4-9 . 4 4 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 9-13 . 6 9 2 2 3 5 2.5 1 0 0 0 9 0 17 8.5

01 CRAWFORD, Markel 2-1 37 18.5 4-9 . 4 4 4 2-4 . 5 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 2 2 4 2.0 2 0 2 3 1 0 12 6.0

11 HAWKINS, Chris 2-1 37 18.5 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-8 . 6 2 5 1 4 5 2.5 2 0 1 2 2 0 7 3.5

40 GODFREY, Calvin 2-0 27 13.5 2-7 . 2 8 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 4 5 9 4.5 5 0 1 1 2 2 7 3.5

15 JOHNSON, Kedren 2-1 25 12.5 1-5 . 2 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 2 2 1.0 3 0 1 7 1 0 6 3.0

03 POWELL, Pookie 2-0 36 18.0 1-7 . 1 4 3 0-3 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 3 4 2.0 3 0 4 7 1 3 4 2.0

42 MCDOWELL, Jake 1-0 3 3.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 3 5 8 1 2

Total.......... 2 400 44-97 . 4 5 4 7-24 . 2 9 2 38-55 . 6 9 1 24 54 78 39.0 31 1 19 40 20 6 133 66.5

Opponents...... 2 400 45-120 . 3 7 5 7-34 . 2 0 6 23-33 . 6 9 7 24 37 61 30.5 46 - 19 24 5 17 120 60.0

TEAM STATISTICS MEM OPP

SCORING 133 120

Points per game 66.5 60.0

Scoring margin +6.5 -

FIELD GOALS-ATT 44-97 45-120

Field goal pct . 4 5 4 . 3 7 5

3 POINT FG-ATT 7-24 7-34

3-point FG pct . 2 9 2 . 2 0 6

3-pt FG made per game 3.5 3.5

FREE THROWS-ATT 38-55 23-33

Free throw pct . 6 9 1 . 6 9 7

F-Throws made per game 19.0 11.5

REBOUNDS 78 61

Rebounds per game 39.0 30.5

Rebounding margin +8.5 -

ASSISTS 19 19

Assists per game 9.5 9.5

TURNOVERS 40 24

Turnovers per game 20.0 12.0

Turnover margin -8.0 -

Assist/turnover ratio 0.5 0.8

STEALS 6 17

Steals per game 3.0 8.5

BLOCKS 20 5

Blocks per game 10.0 2.5

ATTENDANCE 14412 3250

Home games-Avg/Game 1-14412 0-0

Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-3250

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals

Memphis 60 73 133

Opponents 52 68 120

Date Opponent Score Att.

11\18\14 vs Wichita State L 56-71 3250

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

* - Conference game

2014-15 Memphis Basketball

Memphis Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Nov 24, 2014)

All games

00 01 02 03 04 05 11 15 20 40 42

Opponent Date Score BURRELL,TR CRAWFORD, GOODWIN,S POWELL,PO NICHOLS,AU KING,NICK HAWKINS,CH JOHNSON,K WOODSON,A GODFREY,C MCDOWELL,

vs WSU 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 0 - 1 - 0 1 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 2 - 0 DNP

PVAMUM 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 6 - 1 - 1 8 - 0 - 2 7 - 7 - 1 0 - 0 - 1

20-Point GamesPlayer Season CareerGoodwin 2 3King 1 1Nichols 1 1Godfrey - 4Johnson - 3

30-Point GamesPlayer Season CareerNone

Double-DoublesPlayer Season CareerGoodwin 1 2Godfrey - 12

Triple-DoublesPlayer Season Career None

Double-Figure Scoring GamesPlayer Season CareerGoodwin 1 34Nichols 1 15King 1 6Woodson 1 1Burrell 1 1

Double-Figure Rebounding GamesPlayer Season CareerGodfrey - 15Goodwin - 7Nichols - 1 Consecutive Games ScoredGoodwin ................................. 36Nichols .................................... 36King .......................................... 6Burrell ...................................... 2Crawford ................................... 2Hawkins .................................... 2Woodson ................................... 2

Consecutive Games Scoring In Double Figures— ........................................... —

Consecutive Games With A Free Throw MadeNichols ...................................... 5King .......................................... 3Burrell ...................................... 2Crawford ................................... 2Hawkins .................................... 2

Consecutive Games With A Three-Pointer MadeWoodson ................................... 2

Consecutive Games With A ReboundGoodwin ................................. 46Nichols .................................... 12King .......................................... 9Burrell ...................................... 2Crawford ................................... 2Godfrey ..................................... 2Hawkins .................................... 2Johnson .................................... 2Powell ....................................... 2

Consecutive Games WithAn AssistKing .......................................... 4Goodwin ................................... 3Powell ....................................... 2Woodson ................................... 2

Consecutive Games With A Steal— ........................................... —

Consecutive Games With A Blocked ShotGoodwin ................................... 6Nichols ...................................... 3

DunksNichols ...................................... 2Burrell ...................................... 1Godfrey ..................................... 1Goodwin ................................... 1Memphis ................................ 5 Opponent ............................... 8

Opening Tip Controlled By...Memphis ...........................1 (0-1)Opponent ..........................1 (0-1)

First Points For MemphisCrawford ................................... 1Goodwin ................................... 1

How Memphis Scored Its First PointsJumper ...................................... 1Three-pointer ............................1Dunk ......................................... 0 Layup ........................................ 0Free Throw ................................0

Memphis’ First SubGodfrey ..................................... 2Powell ....................................... 1

Three-Point PlaysKing ...................................... 1/1Crawford ............................... 1/1Memphis ............................. 2/2Opponents ........................... 1/2

Four-Point PlaysNone ..................................... 0/0Memphis ............................. 0/0Opponents ........................... 0/0

Times Led Memphis In ScoringGoodwin ................................... 1King .......................................... 1

Times Led Memphis InRebounding Burrell ...................................... 1King .......................................... 1

Times Led Memphis In AssistsPowell ....................................... 2Goodwin ................................... 1King .......................................... 1Woodson ................................... 1

Times Led Memphis In StealsPowell ....................................... 1

Times Led Memphis In BlocksNichols ...................................... 2

Memphis Record When...

Leading at half ..............................1-0Behind at half ...............................0-1Tied at half ....................................0-0

Scores 80 points or more .............0-0Scores 70-79 points ......................1-0Scores 60-69 points ......................0-0Scores under 60 points ................0-1

Has 5+ dbl-figure scorers .............0-0Has 3-4 dbl-figure scorers ............0-1Has 1-2 dbl-figure scorers ............1-0

Has 20+ points off bench .............1-0Has 15-19 points off bench..........0-1Has less than 15 points off bench ...0-0

Shoots FG 50 pct. or better..........1-0Shoots FG 45-49 pct. ....................0-0Shoots FG 40-44 pct. ....................0-1Shoots under 40 pct. ....................0-0

Shoots FT 70 pct. or better ..........1-0Shoots FT 65-69 pct. ....................0-0Shoots FT under 65 pct. ...............0-1

Shoots treys 50 pct. or better ......0-0Shoots treys 45-49 pct. ................0-0Shoots treys 40-44 pct. ................0-0Shoots treys under 40 pct. ...........1-1

Hits 10+ treys ................................0-0Hits 6-9 treys .................................0-0Hits fewer than 6 treys .................1-1

Out-rebounds opponents ............1-0Opponent out-rebounds Tigers ...0-1Tied in rebounding .......................0-0

Has 20 or more assists .................0-0Has 15-19 assists ..........................1-0Has 14 or fewer assists .................0-1

Commits 15+ turnovers ...............1-1Commits 11-14 turnovers ............0-0Commits 10 or fewer turnovers ..0-0

Forces 15+ turnovers ...................0-0Forces 11-14 turnovers ................1-1Forces 10 or fewer turnovers ......0-0

Opp. shoots FG 50 pct. or better .....0-0Opp. shoots FG 45-49 pct. ...........0-0Opp. shoots FG 40-44 pct. ...........0-1Opp. shoots under 40 pct. ...........1-0

Opp. shoots treys 50 pct. or better .......0-0Opp. shoots treys 45-49 pct. .......0-0Opp. shoots treys 40-44 pct. .......0-0Opp. shoots treys under 40 pct. ..1-1

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Memphis’ Biggest Halftime Lead ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................15 vs. Prairie View A&M (Nov. 24)Memphis’ Biggest Halftime Lead Blown ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... —Memphis’ Biggest Halftime Deficit ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................7 vs. Wichita State (29-22; Nov. 18)Memphis’ Biggest Halftime Deficit Erased .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. —Memphis’ Biggest Overall Lead ....................................................................................................................................................................................33 vs. Prairie View A&M (65-32/2nd - 8:42; Nov. 24)Memphis’ Biggest Margin of Victory .........................................................................................................................................................................................................28 vs. Prairie View A&M (Nov. 24)Memphis’ Biggest Margin of Defeat ......................................................................................................................................................................................................15 vs. Wichita State (71-56; Nov. 18)Memphis’ Biggest Lead Blown (at any point in a game) ..............................................................................................................................................................................2 vs. Wichita State (2-0; Nov. 18)Memphis’ Biggest Overall Deficit (at any point in a game) .................................................................................................................................................. 23 vs. Wichita State (66-43/2nd - 6:14; Nov. 18)Memphis’ Biggest Overall Deficit Overcome (at any point in a game) .............................................................................................................................. 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (0-2/1st - 19:19; Nov. 24)

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Points In The PaintMemphis Opp. MarginMEM ................ 32 vs. Wichita State..... 40 -8MEM .................34 Prairie View A&M ... 30 +4MEM ................. — vs. Baylor ................— —MEM ................. — vs. Ill./Indiana St. ....— —MEM ................. — Stephen F. Austin .....— —MEM ................. — Bradley ...................— —MEM ................. — Oklahoma State .......— —MEM ................. — N.C. Central .............— —MEM ................. — USC Upstate ............— —MEM ................. — Oral Roberts ............— —MEM ................. — Western Illinois .......— —MEM ................. — Houston ..................— —MEM ................. — Tulane .....................— —MEM ................. — @SMU ....................— —MEM ................. — @Houston ...............— —MEM ................. — Cincinnati ................— —MEM ................. — UCF .........................— —MEM ................. — @Tulsa ....................— —MEM ................. — @Tulane..................— —MEM ................. — East Carolina ...........— —MEM ................. — @Gonzaga ...............— —MEM ................. — Jacksonville State ....— —MEM ................. — Temple ....................— —MEM ................. — @East Carolina ........— —MEM ................. — @USF ......................— —MEM ................. — Connecticut .............— —MEM ................. — @UCF .....................— —MEM ................. — SMU ........................— —MEM ................. — Tulsa .......................— —MEM ................. — @Connecticut .........— —MEM ................. — @Cincinnati ............— —Totals .............. 66 ............................ 70 -4

Points Off TurnoversMemphis Opp. MarginMEM .................13 vs. Wichita State..... 27 -14MEM .................12 Prairie View A&M ... 13 -1MEM ................. — vs. Baylor ................— —MEM ................. — vs. Ill./Indiana St. ....— —MEM ................. — Stephen F. Austin .....— —MEM ................. — Bradley ...................— —MEM ................. — Oklahoma State .......— —MEM ................. — N.C. Central .............— —MEM ................. — USC Upstate ............— —MEM ................. — Oral Roberts ............— —MEM ................. — Western Illinois .......— —MEM ................. — Houston ..................— —MEM ................. — Tulane .....................— —MEM ................. — @SMU ....................— —MEM ................. — @Houston ...............— —MEM ................. — Cincinnati ................— —MEM ................. — UCF .........................— —MEM ................. — @Tulsa ....................— —MEM ................. — @Tulane..................— —MEM ................. — East Carolina ...........— —MEM ................. — @Gonzaga ...............— —MEM ................. — Jacksonville State ....— —MEM ................. — Temple ....................— —MEM ................. — @East Carolina ........— —MEM ................. — @USF ......................— —MEM ................. — Connecticut .............— —MEM ................. — @UCF .....................— —MEM ................. — SMU ........................— —MEM ................. — Tulsa .......................— —MEM ................. — @Connecticut .........— —MEM ................. — @Cincinnati ............— —Totals .............. 25 ............................ 40 -15

Second Chance PointsMemphis Opp. MarginMEM .................12 vs. Wichita State..... 11 +1MEM .................16 Prairie View A&M ..... 6 +10MEM ................. — vs. Baylor ................— —MEM ................. — vs. Ill./Indiana St. ....— —MEM ................. — Stephen F. Austin .....— —MEM ................. — Bradley ...................— —MEM ................. — Oklahoma State .......— —MEM ................. — N.C. Central .............— —MEM ................. — USC Upstate ............— —MEM ................. — Oral Roberts ............— —MEM ................. — Western Illinois .......— —MEM ................. — Houston ..................— —MEM ................. — Tulane .....................— —MEM ................. — @SMU ....................— —MEM ................. — @Houston ...............— —MEM ................. — Cincinnati ................— —MEM ................. — UCF .........................— —MEM ................. — @Tulsa ....................— —MEM ................. — @Tulane..................— —MEM ................. — East Carolina ...........— —MEM ................. — @Gonzaga ...............— —MEM ................. — Jacksonville State ....— —MEM ................. — Temple ....................— —MEM ................. — @East Carolina ........— —MEM ................. — @USF ......................— —MEM ................. — Connecticut .............— —MEM ................. — @UCF .....................— —MEM ................. — SMU ........................— —MEM ................. — Tulsa .......................— —MEM ................. — @Connecticut .........— —MEM ................. — @Cincinnati ............— —Totals .............. 28 ............................ 17 +11

Fast Break PointsMemphis Opp. MarginMEM .................. 2 vs. Wichita State....... 8 -6MEM .................15 Prairie View A&M ... 17 -2MEM ................. — vs. Baylor ................— —MEM ................. — vs. Ill./Indiana St. ....— —MEM ................. — Stephen F. Austin .....— —MEM ................. — Bradley ...................— —MEM ................. — Oklahoma State .......— —MEM ................. — N.C. Central .............— —MEM ................. — USC Upstate ............— —MEM ................. — Oral Roberts ............— —MEM ................. — Western Illinois .......— —MEM ................. — Houston ..................— —MEM ................. — Tulane .....................— —MEM ................. — @SMU ....................— —MEM ................. — @Houston ...............— —MEM ................. — Cincinnati ................— —MEM ................. — UCF .........................— —MEM ................. — @Tulsa ....................— —MEM ................. — @Tulane..................— —MEM ................. — East Carolina ...........— —MEM ................. — @Gonzaga ...............— —MEM ................. — Jacksonville State ....— —MEM ................. — Temple ....................— —MEM ................. — @East Carolina ........— —MEM ................. — @USF ......................— —MEM ................. — Connecticut .............— —MEM ................. — @UCF .....................— —MEM ................. — SMU ........................— —MEM ................. — Tulsa .......................— —MEM ................. — @Connecticut .........— —MEM ................. — @Cincinnati ............— —Totals .............. 17 ............................ 25 -8

Bench PointsMemphis Opp. MarginMEM .................16 vs. Wichita State..... 13 +3MEM .................42 Prairie View A&M ... 13 +29MEM ................. — vs. Baylor ................— —MEM ................. — vs. Ill./Indiana St. ....— —MEM ................. — Stephen F. Austin .....— —MEM ................. — Bradley ...................— —MEM ................. — Oklahoma State .......— —MEM ................. — N.C. Central .............— —MEM ................. — USC Upstate ............— —MEM ................. — Oral Roberts ............— —MEM ................. — Western Illinois .......— —MEM ................. — Houston ..................— —MEM ................. — Tulane .....................— —MEM ................. — @SMU ....................— —MEM ................. — @Houston ...............— —MEM ................. — Cincinnati ................— —MEM ................. — UCF .........................— —MEM ................. — @Tulsa ....................— —MEM ................. — @Tulane..................— —MEM ................. — East Carolina ...........— —MEM ................. — @Gonzaga ...............— —MEM ................. — Jacksonville State ....— —MEM ................. — Temple ....................— —MEM ................. — @East Carolina ........— —MEM ................. — @USF ......................— —MEM ................. — Connecticut .............— —MEM ................. — @UCF .....................— —MEM ................. — SMU ........................— —MEM ................. — Tulsa .......................— —MEM ................. — @Connecticut .........— —MEM ................. — @Cincinnati ............— —Totals .............. 58 ............................ 26 +32

Total ReboundsMemphis Opp. MarginMEM .................36 vs. Wichita State..... 38 -2MEM .................42 Prairie View A&M ... 23 +19MEM ................. — vs. Baylor ................— —MEM ................. — vs. Ill./Indiana St. ....— —MEM ................. — Stephen F. Austin .....— —MEM ................. — Bradley ...................— —MEM ................. — Oklahoma State .......— —MEM ................. — N.C. Central .............— —MEM ................. — USC Upstate ............— —MEM ................. — Oral Roberts ............— —MEM ................. — Western Illinois .......— —MEM ................. — Houston ..................— —MEM ................. — Tulane .....................— —MEM ................. — @SMU ....................— —MEM ................. — @Houston ...............— —MEM ................. — Cincinnati ................— —MEM ................. — UCF .........................— —MEM ................. — @Tulsa ....................— —MEM ................. — @Tulane..................— —MEM ................. — East Carolina ...........— —MEM ................. — @Gonzaga ...............— —MEM ................. — Jacksonville State ....— —MEM ................. — Temple ....................— —MEM ................. — @East Carolina ........— —MEM ................. — @USF ......................— —MEM ................. — Connecticut .............— —MEM ................. — @UCF .....................— —MEM ................. — SMU ........................— —MEM ................. — Tulsa .......................— —MEM ................. — @Connecticut .........— —MEM ................. — @Cincinnati ............— —Totals .............. 78 ............................ 61 +17

G a m e - B y - G a m e T e a m S tat i s t i c a l C o m p a r i s o nGame 1st-2nd-F FG-A Pct. 3P-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D-Tot PF-FO A TO BK STWichita State 29-42-71 25-62 .403 4-16 .250 17-23 .739 16-22-38 23-0 13 13 3 8Memphis (Sioux Falls) 22-34-56 20-49 .408 2-9 .222 14-23 .609 12-24-36 20-1 4 24 9 0Prairie View A&M 23-26-49 20-58 .345 3-18 .167 6-10 .600 8-15-23 23-1 6 11 2 9Memphis (LV Invite) 38-39-77 24-48 .500 5-15 .333 24-32 .750 12-30-42 11-0 15 16 11 6Memphis Baylor (LV Invite) Memphis Ill./ISU (LV Invite) Stephen F. Austin Memphis (LV Invite) Bradley Memphis Oklahoma State Memphis N.C. Central Memphis USC Upstate Memphis Oral Roberts Memphis Western Illinois Memphis Houston Memphis Tulane Memphis MemphisSMUMemphisHoustonCincinnatiMemphisUCFMemphisMemphisTulsaMemphisTulaneEast CarolinaMemphisMemphisGonzagaJacksonville StateMemphisTempleMemphisMemphisEast CarolinaMemphisUSFConnecticutMemphisMemphisUCFSMUMemphisTulsaMemphisMemphisConnecticutMemphisCincinnati



GAME #1: #11/11 WICHITA STATE 71 • MEMPHIS 56

November 18, 2014 • Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sanford Pentagon)Wichita St. FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PTS A TO B S MINWessell* 0-2 0-1 0-0 4 0 0 1 0 0 18Carter* 6-13 0-0 0-0 4 12 0 1 0 0 23Vanvleet* 5-14 1-4 4-6 4 15 3 0 0 4 31Baker* 6-15 2-6 7-8 5 21 6 2 1 2 31Cotton* 4-7 0-1 2-4 4 10 2 1 0 2 28Kelly 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 13Brown 0-3 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6Henderson 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7Holland 1-3 1-2 2-2 3 5 1 1 0 0 12Nurger 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7Wamukota 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5Morris 2-2 0-0 2-3 3 6 1 1 2 0 16Glass 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 6 2Totals 25-62 4-16 17-23 38 71 13 13 3 8 200

Memphis FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PTS A TO B S MINGoodwin* 2-2 0-0 0-0 6 4 1 4 1 0 22Nichols* 2-7 0-0 6-9 2 10 0 0 6 0 32King* 6-13 0-1 4-7 7 16 1 1 0 0 29Johnson* 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 5 1 0 12Woodson* 4-8 2-4 0-0 1 10 1 3 0 0 23Burrell 5-7 0-2 1-2 4 11 0 2 0 0 24Crawford 1-4 0-0 1-1 3 3 0 2 0 0 17Powell 0-4 0-2 0-0 3 0 1 4 1 0 17Hawkins 0-1 0-0 2-4 3 2 0 1 0 0 15Godfrey 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 TEAM 4 1Totals 20-49 2-9 14-23 36 56 4 24 9 0 200

Wichita State 29 42 — 71Memphis 22 34 — 56Attendance: 3,250 (sellout); Officials: Higgins, Eades, Kissinger

GAME #2: MEMPHIS 77 • PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 49

November 24, 2014 • Memphis, Tenn. (FedExForum)2014 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational • Non-Bracket

Prairie View FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PTS A TO B S MINDobbs* 0-6 0-0 0-0 6 0 0 1 1 0 19Onwukamuche* 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 0 16Green* 3-7 1-4 0-0 1 7 3 3 0 0 23Hagood* 7-15 1-4 1-2 3 16 0 4 0 3 33Brisco 4-11 1-5 2-4 3 11 2 0 0 0 27Johnson 2-12 0-4 3-4 1 7 1 1 0 3 35Hamilton 2-4 0-1 0-0 5 4 0 1 0 3 27Wilson 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 18Walker 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 3 1Totals 20-58 3-18 6-10 23 49 6 11 2 9 200

Memphis FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PTS A TO B S MINNichols* 2-2 0-0 3-4 3 7 0 0 3 0 16King* 2-6 0-0 2-2 8 6 1 3 1 0 20Hawkins* 1-1 0-0 3-4 2 5 1 1 2 0 22Crawford* 3-5 2-4 1-2 1 9 2 1 1 0 20Woodson* 3-8 2-6 0-0 0 8 2 0 0 1 18Burrell 3-8 1-2 2-3 9 9 2 1 0 0 28Goodwin 6-6 0-0 4-6 6 16 1 4 2 0 23Powell 1-3 0-1 2-2 1 4 3 3 0 3 19Johnson 1-4 0-2 4-4 1 6 1 2 0 0 13Godfrey 2-5 0-0 3-5 7 7 1 0 2 2 18McDowell 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 TEAM 4 1Totals 24-48 5-15 24-32 42 77 15 16 11 6 200

Prairie View A&M 23 26 — 49Memphis 38 39 — 77Attendance: 14,412; Officials: Stuart, Sirmons, Gattis

GAME #3: BAYLOR VS. MEMPHIS

November 27, 2014 • Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena)2014 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational • Semifinal

Baylor FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PTS A TO B S MIN

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GAME #4: ILLINOIS/INDIANA STATE VS. MEMPHIS

November 28, 2014 • Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena)2014 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational • 3rd Place/Final

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GAME #5: STEPHEN F. AUSTIN AT MEMPHIS

December 2, 2014 • Memphis, Tenn. (FedExForum)2014 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational • Non-Bracket

SFA FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PTS A TO B S MIN

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GAME #6: BRADLEY AT MEMPHIS

December 6, 2014 • Memphis, Tenn. (FedExForum)Bradley FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB PTS A TO B S MIN

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Tigers Tidbit(s): Today marked the first game in the state of South Dakota, the 43rd state the Tigers have competed in ... In their collegiate debut, Avery Wood-son (10) and Trahson Burrell (11) netted double figures ... Seven of the 10 Tigers that played in the game saw action for the first time in the Blue and Gray.

Tigers Tidbit(s): Memphis improved its all-time, home-opening record to 73-21 ... The Tigers have won their last 12 home openers and are 6-0 under head coach Josh Pastner ... Junior Trahson Burrell grabbed a sea-son-high nine rebounds ... Nick King tied a career high with eight boards vs. Prairie View A&M ... He also had eight boards at Oklahoma State last season.

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FORWARD • JUNIOR6-6 • 169ALBANY, N.Y.LEE COLLEGE (TEXAS)

trahsonburrell

U p d a t e d • P l a y e r • B i o s2014-15 Memphis Basketball

Memphis Individual Game-by-Game (as of Nov 25, 2014)All games

#00 BURRELL, Trahson

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgvs Wichita State 11\18\14 24 5-7 . 7 1 4 0-2 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 3 4 4.0 2 0 2 0 0 11 11.0PRAIRIE VIEW 11/24/14 28 3-8 . 3 7 5 1-2 . 5 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 3 6 9 6.5 1 2 1 0 0 9 10.0Totals 0 52 8-15 . 5 3 3 1-4 . 2 5 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 4 9 13 6.5 3 2 3 0 0 20 10.0

Games played: 2Minutes/game: 26.0Points/game: 10.0FG Pct: 53.33FG Pct: 25.0FT Pct: 60.0

Rebounds/game: 6.5Assists/game: 1.0Turnovers/game: 1.5Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7

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Burrell’s Career statistiCs

FG 3P FG FT REBOUNDSYEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT/AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS/AVG2014-15 2-0 52/26.0 8-15 .533 1-4 .250 3-5 .600 4 9 13/6.5 3 0 2 3 0 0 20/10.0

Career HigHs

Points 11 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)Rebounds 9 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Made 5 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FG Attempts 8 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Made 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Attempts 2, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FT Made 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FT Attempts 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Assists 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Blocks NoneSteals NoneMinutes Played 28 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)

season HigHs

Points 11 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)Rebounds 9 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Made 5 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FG Attempts 8 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Made 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Attempts 2, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FT Made 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FT Attempts 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Assists 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Blocks NoneSteals NoneMinutes Played 28 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)

• Nearly posted a double-double (9 points-9 rebounds) in only his second NCAA Division I game vs. Prairie View A&M Nov. 24

• Played 28 minutes vs. the Panthers

• Saw first NCAA Division I action in the season opener vs. Wichita State

• Played 24 minutes vs. the Shockers, the most minutes played among the newcomers

• Scored 11 points and pulled down four rebounds vs. Wichita State

• Junior college transfer from Lee College in Baytown, Texas

• Rated the No. 7 junior college player by 247sports.com following the 2013-14 season

• Third-leading scorer nationally in junior college last season (25.2 ppg)

• Named to the 2013-14 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Region XIV Team

• Averaged 20.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists in his two seasons at Lee College (48 games)



GUARD • R-FRESHMAN6-4 • 197MEMPHIS, TENN.MELROSE HS

markelcrawford

2014-15 Memphis BasketballMemphis Individual Game-by-Game (as of Nov 25, 2014)

All games

#01 CRAWFORD, Markel

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgvs Wichita State 11\18\14 17 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-1 1.000 2 1 3 3.0 2 0 2 0 0 3 3.0PRAIRIE VIEW 11/24/14 * 20 3-5 . 6 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 2.0 0 2 1 1 0 9 6.0Totals 1 37 4-9 . 4 4 4 2-4 . 5 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 2 2 4 2.0 2 2 3 1 0 12 6.0


Rebounds/game: 2.0Assists/game: 1.0Turnovers/game: 1.5Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7Blocks/game: 0.5

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Career HigHs

Points 9 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Rebounds 3 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FG Made 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Attempts 5 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Made 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Attempts 4 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FT Made 1, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FT Attempts 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Assists 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Blocks 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Steals NoneMinutes Played 20 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)

season HigHs

Points 9 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Rebounds 3 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FG Made 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Attempts 5 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Made 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Attempts 4 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FT Made 1, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FT Attempts 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Assists 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Blocks 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Steals NoneMinutes Played 20 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)

• Saw his first NCAA Division I ac-tion in the season opener vs. Wichita State Nov. 18

• Played 17 minutes and had three points and three re-bounds vs. the Shockers

• Returns to the court after being away from action the past two seasons rehabbing an ACL injury

• Suffered the ACL injury the summer prior to his senior season of high school

• Did not play his senior season at Melrose High School and redshirted his freshman season at Memphis in 2013-14

• A consensus top-35 shooting guard out of Melrose High School

• Averaged 15.2 points and shot 52.5 percent from the field as a junior in 2011-12

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FORWARD • JUNIOR6-9 • 228ATLANTA, GA.SOUTHWEST DEKALB HS

shaqgoodwin


All games

#02 GOODWIN, Shaq

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgvs Wichita State 11\18\14 * 22 2-2 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 4 6 6.0 3 1 4 1 0 4 4.0PRAIRIE VIEW 11/24/14 23 6-6 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-6 . 6 6 7 2 4 6 6.0 0 1 4 2 0 16 10.0Totals 1 45 8-8 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-6 . 6 6 7 4 8 12 6.0 3 2 8 3 0 20 10.0

Games played: 2Minutes/game: 22.5Points/game: 10.0FG Pct: 100.0FT Pct: 66.7


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goodwin’s Career statistiCs

FG 3P FG FT REBOUNDSYEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT/AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS/AVG2012-13 36-33 744/20.7 95-204 .466 0-5 .000 76-121 .628 76 84 160/4.4 115 6 48 64 40 38 266/7.42013-14 34-34 981/28.9 149-255 .584 1-1 1.000 92-156 .590 87 135 222/6.5 101 3 60 76 61 44 391/11.52014-15 2-1 45/22.5 8-8 1.000 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 4 8 12/6.0 3 0 2 8 3 0 20/10.0Totals 72-68 1770/24.6 252-467 .540 1-6 .167 172-283 .608 1667 227 394/5.5 219 9 110 148 104 82 677/9.4

Career HigHs

Points 23 vs. Temple (1/11/14)Rebounds 12 vs. UT Martin (11/29/12)FG Made 10, 2x, last vs. Temple (2/22/14)FG Attempted 15, 2x, last vs. Houston (2/27/14)3-P FG Made 1 vs. USF (12/31/13)3-P FG Attempts 1, 6x, last vs. USF (12/31/13)FT Made 9 vs. Temple (1/11/14)FT Attempted 12, 2x, last vs. Connecticut (3/13/14)Assists 5, 3x, last vs. Florida (12/17/13)Blocks 5 vs. Connecticut (2/15/14)Steals 4, 5x, last vs. SMU (3/8/14)Minutes Played 44 vs. Connecticut (2/15/14)

season HigHs

Points 16 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Rebounds 6, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Made 6 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Attempts 6 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Made None3-P FG Attempts NoneFT Made 4 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14FT Attempts 6 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14Assists 1, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Blocks 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Steals NoneMinutes Played 23 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)

• Came off bench vs. Prairie View A&M Nov. 24 and netted a team-high 16 points

• Grabbed six boards vs. the Panthers for his 44th game with five or more rebounds

• The reserve role vs. Prairie View A&M ended a streak of 68-straight starts for him

• Prior to last game, the last time he did not start was Nov. 22, 2012, vs. VCU (Battle 4 Atlantis)

• Played 22 minutes vs. Wichita State in the season opener

• Got into early foul trouble and played only four min-utes in the first half vs. the Shockers

• Scored four points and grabbed six boards vs. Wichita State

• 2014-15 preseason All-American Athletic Conference first team pick

• 2013-14 All-American Athletic Conference second team selection

• Has 661 career points and needs only 339 to reach the 1,000-point milestone

• If reached, would become the 50th player in Tigers his-tory to do so

• Team’s returning leader in scoring (11.5 ppg), rebound-ing (6.5 rpg) and blocked shots (61)




GUARD • SOPHOMORE6-1 • 180ORLANDO, FLA.DR. PHILLIPS HS

pookiepowell


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#03 POWELL, Pookie

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgvs Wichita State 11\18\14 17 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 3.0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0.0PRAIRIE VIEW 11/24/14 19 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 0 1 2.0 2 3 3 0 3 4 2.0Totals 0 36 1-7 . 1 4 3 0-3 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 3 4 2.0 3 4 7 1 3 4 2.0


Rebounds/game: 2.0Assists/game: 2.0Turnovers/game: 3.5Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6Steals/game: 1.5Blocks/game: 0.5

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Powell’s Career statistiCs

FG 3P FG FT REBOUNDSYEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT/AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS/AVG2014-15 2-0 36/18.0 1-7 .143 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000 1 3 4/2.0 3 0 4 7 1 3 4/2.0

Career HigHs

Points 4 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Rebounds 3 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FG Made 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Attempts 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Made None3-P FG Attempts 2 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FT Made 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FT Attempts 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14Assists 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Blocks 1 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)Steals 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Minutes Played 19 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)

season HigHs

Points 4 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Rebounds 3 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FG Made 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Attempts 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Made None3-P FG Attempts 2 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FT Made 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FT Attempts 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14Assists 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Blocks 1 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)Steals 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Minutes Played 19 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)

• Played a season-high 18 minutes vs. Prairie View A&M Nov. 24

• Had four points, three assists and three steals vs. the Panthers

• Saw his first NCAA Division I action vs. Wichita State Nov. 18

• Played 17 minutes and had three boards, one assist and one blocked shot vs. the Shockers

• First-year player for the Tigers

• Enrolled at the University of Memphis in 2013-14, but was unable to practice with the team or play in games

• In his senior season (2012-13) at Dr. Phillips High School, averaged 27.8 points, 5.2 assists and 4.2 rebounds

• Named the Florida Class 8A Player of the Year

• A consensus top-100 recruit




FORWARD • SOPHOMORE6-8 • 228COLLIERVILLE, TENN.BRIARCREST CHRISTIANSCHOOL

austin nichols


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#04 NICHOLS, Austin

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgvs Wichita State 11\18\14 * 32 2-7 . 2 8 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-9 . 6 6 7 1 1 2 2.0 1 0 0 6 0 10 10.0PRAIRIE VIEW 11/24/14 * 16 2-2 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 1 2 3 2.5 0 0 0 3 0 7 8.5Totals 2 48 4-9 . 4 4 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 9-13 . 6 9 2 2 3 5 2.5 1 0 0 9 0 17 8.5


Rebounds/game: 2.5Blocks/game: 4.5

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niCHols’ Career statistiCs

FG 3P FG FT REBOUNDSYEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT/AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS/AVG2013-14 34-34 774/22.8 139-236 .589 0-1 .000 37-69 .536 43 102 145/4.3 48 1 17 34 42 12 315/9.32014-15 2-2 48/24.0 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 9-13 .692 2 3 5/2.5 1 0 0 0 9 0 17/8.5Totals 36-36 822/22.8 143-245 .584 0-1 .000 46-82 .561 45 105 150/4.2 49 1 17 34 51 12 332/9.2

Career HigHs

Points 20 vs. Nicholls (11/23/13)Rebounds 12 vs. Temple (2/22/14)FG Made 9, 2x, last vs. LSU (11/29/13)FG Attempted 16 vs. LSU (11/29/13)3-P FG Made None3-P FG Attempts 1 vs. Temple (2/22/14)FT Made 6 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FT Attempted 9 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)Assists 3 vs. Louisville (3/1/14)Blocks 7 vs. Temple (2/22/14)Steals 2 vs. Connecticut (2/15/14)Minutes Played 38 vs. LSU (11/29/13)

season HigHs

Points 10 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)Rebounds 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Made 2, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Attempts 7 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)3-P FG Made None3-P FG Attempts NoneFT Made 6 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FT Attempts 9 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)Assists NoneBlocks 6 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)Steals NoneMinutes Played 32 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)

• Started his 36th-straight game as a Tiger vs. Prairie View A&M Nov. 24

• Had three blocked shots vs. the Panthers

• The three-block performance was the 14th multi-block game of his career

• Had 10 points, two rebounds and six blocked shots vs. the Shockers Nov. 18

• The six blocks were one shy of tying his career high (7)

• Recorded career bests for FTM (6) and FTA (9) vs. the Shockers

• 2014-15 preseason All-American Athletic Conference first team pick

• 2013-14 American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year

• 2013-14 American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team selection

• Set the Tigers’ freshman season field goal percentage record in 2013-14 (58.9)




FORWARD • SOPHOMORE6-7 • 226MEMPHIS, TENN.EAST HS

nickking


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#05 KING, Nick

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgvs Wichita State 11\18\14 * 29 6-13 . 4 6 2 0-1 . 0 0 0 4-7 . 5 7 1 1 6 7 7.0 1 1 1 0 0 16 16.0PRAIRIE VIEW 11/24/14 * 20 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 6 8 7.5 0 1 3 1 0 6 11.0Totals 2 49 8-19 . 4 2 1 0-1 . 0 0 0 6-9 . 6 6 7 3 12 15 7.5 1 2 4 1 0 22 11.0



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King’s Career statistiCs


Career HigHs

Points 23 vs. Oklahoma State (11/19/13)Rebounds 8, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Made 8 vs. Oklahoma State (11/19/13)FG Attempted 13 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)3-P FG Made 2 vs. Northwestern State (12/7/13)3-P FG Attempts 3 vs. Northwestern State (12/7/13)FT Made 6, 2x, last vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)FT Attempted 12 vs. Nicholls (11/23/13)Assists 3 vs. Northwestern State (12/7/13)Blocks 3 vs. Siena (11/28/13)Steals 3, 3x, last vs. Virginia (3/23/14)Minutes Played 29 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)

season HigHs

Points 16 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)Rebounds 8 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Made 6 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FG Attempts 13 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)3-P FG Made None3-P FG Attempts 1 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FT Made 4 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FT Attempts 7 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)Assists 1, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Blocks 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Steals NoneMinutes Played 29 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)

• Pulled down a career-high tying eight rebounds vs. Prairie View A&M Nov. 24

• Also had six points vs. the Panthers

• Played a career-high 29 minutes in the season opener vs. Wichita State Nov. 18

• Had 16 points and seven rebounds vs. the Shockers

• The 16-point performance was the third-highest offen-sive total of his career

• The seven rebounds were one shy of tying his career best (8)

• One of three returning Tigers that played substantial minutes last season

• Played in all 34 games a season ago

• Averaged 4.9 points and 3.3 rebounds

• Named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week for Nov. 18-24, 2013

• Named to the Tiger 3.0 Club (academic honor) both se-mesters in 2013-14




GUARD • FRESHMAN6-3 • 177NEW ORLEANS, LA.HELEN COX HS

dominicmagee10

Magee’s Career statistiCs


Career HigHs

Points —Rebounds —FG Made —FG Attempts —3-P FG Made —3-P FG Attempts —FT Made —FT Attempts —Assists —Blocks —Steals —Minutes Played —

season HigHs


• Plans to transfer after the fall se-mester ends Dec. 12

• Will continue to practice and travel with team

• Has not seen any action in the Tigers’ first two contests

• Consensus top-75 player out of Helen Cox High School in Louisiana

• Averaged 22.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a senior in 2013-14

• Finished 2013-14 as the second-leading scorer among the New Orleans Metro Area Large Schools (Classes 5A/4A)

• A Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Class 5A All-State selection

• Named the Louisiana District 8-5A Player of the Year




FORWARD • JUNIOR6-6 • 230SUN PRAIRIE, WIS.SW TENNESSEE C.C.

chrishawkins


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#11 HAWKINS, Chris

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgvs Wichita State 11\18\14 15 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 1 2 3 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2.0PRAIRIE VIEW 11/24/14 * 22 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 0 2 2 2.5 1 1 1 2 0 5 3.5Totals 1 37 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-8 . 6 2 5 1 4 5 2.5 2 1 2 2 0 7 3.5



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Career HigHs

Points 5 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Rebounds 3 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FG Made 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Attempts 1, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Made None3-P FG Attempts NoneFT Made 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FT Attempts 4, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Assists 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Blocks 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Steals NoneMinutes Played 22 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)

season HigHs

Points 5 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Rebounds 3 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FG Made 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Attempts 1, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Made None3-P FG Attempts NoneFT Made 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FT Attempts 4, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Assists 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Blocks 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Steals NoneMinutes Played 22 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)

• Received first NCAA Division I start vs. Prairie View A&M Nov. 24

• Had five points, two boards and two blocks vs. the Panthers

• Saw first NCAA Division I playing time in the season opener vs. Wichita State

• Played 15 minutes and had two points and three boards vs. the Shockers

• Junior college transfer from Southwest Tennessee Community College

• Also played a season of junior college basketball at Motlow State Community College (2012-13)

• Missed 26 games as a result of injuries in his two junior college seasons

• Following the 2013-14 season, rated the nation’s No. 16 junior college player by 247sports.com

• Averaged 15.2 points and 6.8 rebounds at Southwest Tennessee Community College

• In 2012-13 at Motlow State, named to the All-Tennes-see Community College Athletic Association/Region VII Conference first team

• Helped lead Motlow State to its first regional title and a trip to the national tournament in 30 seasons

HawKins’ Career statistiCs

FG 3-P FG FT REBOUNDSYEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT/AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS/AVG2014-15 2-1 37/18.5 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 5-8 .625 1 4 5/2.5 2 0 1 2 2 0 7/3.5




GUARD • JUNIOR5-9• 160CHICAGO, ILL.KASKASKIA COLLEGE (ILL.)

d’marniercunningham12

CunningHaM’s Career statistiCs


Career HigHs


season HigHs


• Ineligible to play until the end of the first semester (Dec. 12)

• Can practice with the team

• Junior college transfer from Kaskaskia College in Illinois

• Also played a season of junior college basketball at the New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) in 2011-12

• At Kaskaskia College, averaged 14.8 points and 5.5 as-sists in 2013-14

• In his junior college career, played in 59 games and av-eraged 12.8 points and 4.4 assists




GUARD• JUNIOR6-4 • 229LEWISBURG, TENN.VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

kedrenjohnson


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#15 JOHNSON, Kedren

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgvs Wichita State 11\18\14 * 12 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 5 1 0 0 0.0PRAIRIE VIEW 11/24/14 13 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 1 1 2 0 0 6 3.0Totals 1 25 1-5 . 2 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 2 2 1.0 3 1 7 1 0 6 3.0



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JoHnson’s Career statistiCs

FG 3P FG FT REBOUNDSYEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT/AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS/AVG2011-12 36-0 521/14.5 37-108 .343 10-42 .238 27-34 .794 2 42 44/1.2 32 0 66 42 5 18 111/3.12012-13 33-33 1047/31.7 145-355 .408 55-157 .350 99-137 .723 15 102 117/3.5 64 0 119 94 17 34 444/13.52014-15 2-1 25/12.5 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 0 2 2/1.0 3 0 1 7 1 0 6/3.0Totals 71-34 1593/22.4 183-468 .391 65-201 .323 130-175 .743 17 146 163/2.3 99 0 186 143 23 52 561/7.9

Career HigHs

Points 28 vs. Davidson (11/22/12)Rebounds 8, 2x, last vs. South Carolina (1/19/13)FG Made 11 vs. Davidson (11/22/12)FG Attempts 19, 2x, last vs. Kentucky (1/10/13)3-P FG Made 5 vs. Ole Miss (1/15/13)3-P FG Attempts 11 vs. Ole Miss (1/15/13)FT Made 10, 2x, last vs. South Carolina (3/9/13)FT Attempts 15 vs. Auburn (3/2/13)Assists 8, 2x, last vs. Auburn (3/2/13)Blocks 4 vs. Alabama (2/2/13)Steals 4, 3x, last vs. Kentucky (1/10/13)Minutes Played 41, 2x, last vs. Ole Miss (1/15/13)

season HigHs

Points 6 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Rebounds 1, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Made 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Attempts 4 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Made None3-P FG Attempts 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FT Made 4 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FT Attempts 4 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Assists 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Blocks 1 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)Steals NoneMinutes Played 13 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)

• Has seen action in both contests this season

• Came off the bench vs. Prairie View A&M Nov. 24

• Scored six points vs. the Panthers (1-of-4 FG; 4-of-4 FT)

• Made his first start in a Tigers uniform vs. Wichita State Nov. 18

• Played 12 minutes vs. the Shockers

• Transfer from Vanderbilt University

• Last played for the Commodores in 2012-13

• In his two seasons in Nashville, averaged 8.0 points, 2.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds

• As a sophomore in 2012-13, led the Commodores in scoring (13.5 ppg), assists (119; 3.6 apg), steals (34) and free throw percentage (72.3)

• Member of the 2011-12 Vanderbilt squad that won the SEC Tournament title; Vanderbilt’s first SEC Tournament crown since 1951

• Converted the game’s key three-point play with 1:32 left to give Vanderbilt a 65-62 lead; the Commodores won the game 71-64




GUARD • SOPHOMORE6-2 • 196WAYNESBORO, MISS.EAST MISSISSIPPI C.C.

averywoodson


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#20 WOODSON, Avery

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgvs Wichita State 11\18\14 * 23 4-8 . 5 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 5 1 3 0 0 10 10.0PRAIRIE VIEW 11/24/14 * 18 3-8 . 3 7 5 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 1 2 0 0 1 8 9.0Totals 2 41 7-16 . 4 3 8 4-10 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 6 3 3 0 1 18 9.0

Games played: 2Minutes/game: 20.5Points/game: 9.0FG Pct: 43.83FG Pct: 40.0

Rebounds/game: 0.5Assists/game: 1.5Turnovers/game: 1.5Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0Steals/game: 0.5

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woodson’s Career statistiCs


Career HigHs

Points 10 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)Rebounds 1 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FG Made 4 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FG Attempts 8, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Made 2, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Attempts 6 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FT Made NoneFT Attempts NoneAssists 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Blocks NoneSteals 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Minutes Played 23 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)

season HigHs

Points 10 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)Rebounds 1 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FG Made 4 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)FG Attempts 8, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Made 2, 2x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Attempts 6 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FT Made NoneFT Attempts NoneAssists 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Blocks NoneSteals 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Minutes Played 23 vs. Wichita State (11/18/14)

• Made his second start in as many games vs. Prairie View A&M Nov. 24

• Had eight points and two assists vs. the Panthers

• Started the first NCAA Division I game of his career vs. Wichita State Nov. 18

• Played 23 minutes and scored 10 points in the season opener vs. Wichita State

• Hit first NCAA Division I three-pointer at the 17:10 mark of the second half vs. the Shockers

• Junior college transfer from East Mississippi Commu-nity College

• Following the 2013-14 season, rated the nation’s No. 34 junior college player by 247sports.com

• Named the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Region XXIII Team

• East Mississippi’s second-leading scorer (15.7 ppg) and rebounder (5.8 rpg)

• Shot 37.6 percent from the arc last season

• Made three or more treys in 15 games in 2013-14




FORWARD • SOPHOMORE6-9 • 205HARTFORD, CONN.FISHBURNE MILITARYSCHOOL (VA.)

kuraniverson23

iverson’s Career statistiCs


Career HigHs

Points 11 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)Rebounds 5 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)FG Made 4 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)FG Attempts 10 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)3-P FG Made 1 vs. Rutgers (2/4/14)3-P FG Attempts 3 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)FT Made 3 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)FT Attempts 8 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)Assists 4 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)Blocks 1, 4x, last vs. Virginia (3/23/14)Steals 2, 2x, last vs. USF (1/26/14)Minutes Played 22 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (1/18/14)

season HigHs


• Missed the first two games of the season as a result of a concussion suf-

fered Nov. 14

• Will travel with team to Las Vegas, but expected to miss both games over the Thanksgiving holiday

• Has missed nine practices as a result of the concussion

• One of five returning players for the Tigers

• Saw action in 19 games as a freshman a season ago


• Named to the Tiger 3.0 Club (academic honor) for the 2014 spring semester

• Earned Tiger Academic 30 distinction for the 2014 spring semester; list recognizes the top grade-point aver-age from each team for a semester






FORWARD • SENIOR6-8 • 233MILWAUKEE, WIS.SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

calvingodfrey


All games

#40 GODFREY, Calvin

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgvs Wichita State 11\18\14 9 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 2.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.0PRAIRIE VIEW 11/24/14 18 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 3 4 7 4.5 3 1 0 2 2 7 3.5Totals 0 27 2-7 . 2 8 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 4 5 9 4.5 5 1 1 2 2 7 3.5


Rebounds/game: 4.5Assists/game: 0.5Turnovers/game: 0.5Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0Steals/game: 1.0Blocks/game: 1.0

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godfrey’s Career statistiCs

FG 3P FG FT REBOUNDSYEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT/AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS/AVG2010-11 29-5 584/20.1 62-112 .554 0-1 .000 40-61 .656 63 94 157/5.4 72 4 16 27 27 29 164/5.72013-14 31-29 834/26.9 155-279 .556 0-0 .000 96-147 .653 85 188 273/8.8 92 3 26 49 49 14 406/13.12014-15 2-0 27/13.5 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 4 5 9/4.5 5 0 1 1 2 2 7/3.5Totals 62-34 1445/23.3 219-398 .550 0-1 .000 139-213 .653 152 287 439/7.1 169 7 43 77 78 45 577/9.3

Career HigHs

Points 27 vs. Texas Southern (1/6/14)Rebounds 15, 2x, last vs. Alcorn State (2/1/14)FG Made 13 vs. Texas Southern (1/6/14)FG Attempts 19 vs. Texas Southern (1/6/14)3-P FG Made None3-P FG Attempts 1 vs. Chicago State (12/19/10)FT Made 9 vs. Jackson State (2/10/14)FT Attempts 11 vs. Jackson State (2/10/14)Assists 3, 3x, last vs. Prairie View A&M (3/12/14)Blocks 4, 2x, last vs. North Florida (11/16/13)Steals 3, 2x, last vs. Colorado (3/9/11)Minutes Played 36, 4x, last vs. Alabama A&M (2/22/14)

season HigHs

Points 7 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Rebounds 7 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Made 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FG Attempts 5 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)3-P FG Made None3-P FG Attempts NoneFT Made 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)FT Attempts 5 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Assists 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Blocks 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Steals 2 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Minutes Played 18 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)

• Has seen action in both games this season

• Played a season-high 18 minutes vs. Prairie View A&M Nov. 24; had seven points and sevne rebounds vs. the Panthers

• Saw his first action as a Tiger in the season opener vs. Wichita State

• Played nine minutes and pulled down two boards vs. the Shockers

• Transfer from Southern University

• Lone senior on this season’s Memphis squad

• Named to the 2013-14 All-SWAC first team

• Selected the 2013-14 SWAC Newcomer of the Year

• Started his NCAA Division I career at Iowa State in 2010-11

• Averaged 13.1 points and 8.8 rebounds at Southern University in 2013-14

• Shot 55.6 percent from the field last season

• Also played a season of junior college basketball at Howard College in Big Spring, Texas (2011-12)

• In 2011-12, named to the All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC) Team

GUARD • FRESHMAN6-1 • 167AUSTIN, TEXASBREWSTER ACADEMY (N.H.)

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Career HigHs


season HigHs


• Reclassified from the class of 2013 to the class of 2014

• Played an additional year of prep basketball at Brews-ter Academy in New Hampshire

• Prior to Brewster Academy, played two seasons at Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas

• Two-time district Offensive Player of the Year

MCdowell’s Career statistiCs


Manse’s Career statistiCs


GUARD • SOPHOMORE6-5 • 211MEMPHIS, TENN.CHRISTIAN BROTHERS HS

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Career HigHs

Points 2 vs. Siena (11/28/13)Rebounds 1, 2x, last vs. LeMoyne Owen (1/18/14)FG Made 1 vs. Siena (11/28/13)FG Attempts 1, 4x, last vs. Rutgers (2/4/14)3-P FG Made None3-P FG Attempts 1 vs. Rutgers (2/4/14)FT Made 1 vs. LeMoyne Owen (1/18/14)FT Attempts 2 vs. LeMoyne Owen (1/18/14)Assists 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Blocks NoneSteals 1 vs. Rutgers (2/4/14)Minutes Played 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)

season HigHs

Points NoneRebounds NoneFG Made NoneFG Attempts None3-P FG Made None3-P FG Attempts NoneFT Made NoneFT Attempts NoneAssists 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)Blocks NoneSteals NoneMinutes Played 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/14)

• Played in first game of 2014-15 vs. Prairie View A&M Nov. 24

• Set career bests for assists (1) and minutes played (3) vs. the Panthers

• One of five returning players for the Tigers

• Saw action in 10 games last season


• Named to the Tiger 3.0 Club (academic honor) both semesters in 2013-14



# g o T i g e r s g o2 0 1 4 - 1 5 M e m p h i s m e n ’ s B a s k e t b a l l G a m e N o t e s

F • Jr. • 6-6 • 169Albany, N.Y.

Lee College (Texas)

0

Trahson Burrell

F/G • So. • 6-7 • 226Memphis, Tenn.

East HS

5

nick king

G • Jr. • 6-4 • 229Lewisburg, Tenn.

Vanderbilt

15

kedren Johnson

G • r-Fr. • 6-4 • 197Memphis, Tenn.

Melrose HS

1

Markel crawford

G • Fr. • 6-3 • 177New Orleans, La.

Helen Cox

10

doMinic Magee

G • So. • 6-2 • 196Waynesboro, Miss.East Mississippi CC

20

avery woodson

Head CoachSixth Season

Josh PasTner

F • Jr. • 6-9 • 228Atlanta, Ga.

Southwest DeKalb HS

2

shaq goodwin

F • Jr. • 6-6 • 230Sun Prairie, Wis.

Southwest Tennessee CC

11

chris hawkins

F/G • So. • 6-9 • 205Hartford, Conn.

Fishburne Military School (Va.)

23

kuran iverson

Assistant CoachThird Season

aki collins

G • So. • 6-1 • 180Orlando, Fla.

Dr. Phillips HS

3

Pookie Powell

G • Jr. • 5-9 • 160Chicago, Ill.

Kaskaski College (Ill.)

12

d'Marnier cunninghaM

F • Sr. • 6-8 • 233Milwaukee, Wis.

Southern University

40

calvin godfrey

Assistant CoachSecond Season

roBerT kirBy

F • So. • 6-8 • 228Collierville, Tenn.

Briarcrest Christian School

4

ausTin nichols

G • Fr. • 6-1 • 167Austin, Texas

Brewster Academy (N.H.)

14

Jordan Manse

G/F • So. • 6-5 • 211Memphis, Tenn.

Christian Brothers HS

42

Jake Mcdowell

Assistant CoachFirst Season

keelon lawson

NOVEMBER18 vs #11 Wichita State^ (ESPN) .....L, 71-5624 Prairie View A&M~ (ESPN3) ... W, 77-4927 vs Baylor~ (Fox Sports 1) ...............11 pm28 vs Illinois or Indiana State~ ....7/9:30 pm

DECEMBER2 Stephen F. Austin (ESPNews) ..6 pm6 Bradley (ESPNU) ............... 8:30 pm13 Oklahoma State (ESPN2) ........5 pm15 NC Central (ESPN3) ................7 pm

17 USC Upstate (ESPN3)..............7 pm20 Oral Roberts (CBS SN) ............2 pm23 Western Illinois (ESPN3) .........7 pm31 Houston* (ESPNU) .................1 pm

JANUARY3 Tulane* (ESPNU) ................. 3/5 pm8 at SMU* (ESPN/ESPN2) ....................8 pm11 at Houston* (CBS SN) .......................3 pm15 Cincinnati* (ESPN/ESPN2) ......6 pm17 UCF* (ESPNews) ....................1 pm

21 at Tulsa* (ESPNU)..............................6 pm24 at Tulane* (ESPNU) ...........................7 pm28 East Carolina* (CBS SN) ..........8 pm31 at Gonzaga (ESPN2) .........................9 pm

FEBRUARY4 Jacksonville State (ESPN3) .....7 pm7 Temple* (ESPNews).............. 12 pm10 at East Carolina* (ESPNU) ...............6 pm14 at USF* (ESPNU) ..............................11 am19 Connecticut* (ESPN/ESPN2) ...8 pm

22 at UCF* (CBS SN) ...............................1 pm26 SMU* (ESPN/ESPN2) ...............8 pm28 Tulsa* (ESPNU) ......................7 pm

MARCH5 at Connecticut* (ESPN/ESPN2)......8 pm8 at Cincinnati* (CBS Sports) ...........11 am12- The American Championship15 (Hartford, Conn.)

BLACK Gray - Home (FedExForum)^ Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sanford Pentagon)~ Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational

* American Athletic Conference gameAll times Central and subject to change

Documents

Memphis Basketball Game Notes vs Baylor - Nov. 27, 2014