Game #35/NCAA Tour. • Memphis vs. Saint Louis • Page 3 2011-12 Memphis Numerical Roster No. 0
Name
Pos
Ht
Wt
Yr
Hometown/High School/Last School
Ferrakohn Hall*** F 6-8 224 Jr. Memphis, Tenn./White Station HS/ Seton Hall University 1 Joe Jackson G 6-1 164 So. Memphis, Tenn./White Station HS 2 Antonio Barton G 6-2 170 So. Baltimore, Md./Lake Clifton HS/ Notre Dame Prep 3 Chris Crawford G 6-4 212 So. Memphis, Tenn./Sheffield HS 4 Charles Carmouche G 6-3 183 Sr. New Orleans, La./McMain HS/ University of New Orleans 5 Will Barton G 6-6 175 So. Baltimore, Md./Lake Clifton HS/ Brewster Academy 10 Tarik Black F 6-8 243 So. Memphis, Tenn./Ridgeway HS 11 Wesley Witherspoon F/G 6-9 207 Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Berkmar HS 12 Drew Barham^ G/F 6-7 195 Jr. Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS 14 Hippolyte Tsafack F 6-8 240 r-Fr. Yaoundé, Cameroon/The Miller School (Va.) 15 Trey Draper G 5-10 175 So. Memphis, Tenn./Mitchell HS 23 Charles Holt G 5-10 165 Jr. Jackson, Tenn./Liberty Tech 30 D.J. Stephens F/G 6-5 187 Jr. Killeen, Texas/Herker Heights HS 31 Preston Laird G 6-3 183 Sr. Memphis, Tenn./Germantown HS 32 Stan Simpson F 6-10 232 Jr. Chicago, Ill./ Simeon Career Academy/ Univ. of Illinois/John A. Logan College 35 Adonis Thomas F/G 6-6 222 Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Melrose HS
***Eligible to play Dec. 15, 2011; mid-season transfer in 2010-11; ^plans to redshirt in 2011-12
Pronunciation Guide Drew BARHAM................................BAR - um Josh PASTNER...............................PASS - ner D.J. STEPHENS........................... STEF - fens TARIK Black......................................TAR - ick Damon STOUDAMIRE..STAH - duh - MIRE Charles CARMOUCHE............. car - MOOCH FERRAKOHN Hall................FAIR - uh - CON HIPPOLYTE TSAFACK.....HIP - po - LEET ......................................................... CHA - fick • The Tigers won the 2011 Conference USA Tournament title with a thrilling 67-66 win over UTEP on the Miners’ homecourt. • Joe Jackson was named the C-USA Tournament MVP. • With the C-USA Tournament title, Memphis earned the league’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, where the Tigers dropped a 77-75 decision to Arizona in the second round.
Memphis vs. Saint Louis Notes WHAT THE BILLIKENS DID LAST YEAR • Saint Louis posted a 12-19 overall record and a 6-10 A-10 Conference mark (T10th place).
• The Billikens lost to Rhode Island 70-61 in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. • Saint Louis did not participate in any of the 2011 postseason tournaments. SCOUTING THE BILLIKENS • Saint Louis, the West Region No. 9 seed, enters the NCAA Tournament with a 25-7 record. • The Billikens finished second in the Atlantic 10 regular season with a 12-4 league record.
Memphis Seeds In NCAA Tournament Year Seed Record/Round 2012 8 ————— 2011 12 0-1/2nd Rd. 2009 2 2-1/Sweet 16 2008 1 5-1/Title Game 2007 2 3-1/Elite Eight 2006 1 3-1/Elite Eight 2004 7 1-1/2nd Rd. 2003 7 0-1/1st Rd. 1996 5 0-1/1st Rd. 1995 6 2-1/Sweet 16 1993 10 0-1/1st Rd. 1992 6 3-1/Elite Eight
1989 5 0-1/1st Rd. 1988 9 1-1/2nd Rd. 1986 3 1-1/2nd Rd. 1985 2 4-1/Final Four 1984 6 2-1/Sweet 16 1983 4 1-1/Sweet 16 1982 2 1-1/Sweet 16 1976* — 0-1/1st Rd. 1973* — 3-1/Final 1962* — 0-1/1st Rd. 1956* — 0-1/1st Rd. 1955* — 0-1/1st Rd. * NCAA began seeding teams in 1979
MEMPHIS MEDIA RELATIONS
Office Address 203 Athletic Office Bldg. 570 Normal St. Memphis, TN 38152 Office Phone 901-678-2337 Fax 901-678-4134
Staff Jennifer Rodrigues, Asst. AD/MRD................. jmpowers@memphis.edu Lamar Chance, Asst. MRD/MBB Contact...... lchance1@memphis.edu Tammy DeGroff, Asst. MRD/WBB Contact.... tdegroff@memphis.edu Brandon Kolditz, Asst. MRD............................ wkolditz@memphis.edu Allison Schatell, Asst. MRD............................. allison.schatell@memphis.edu Mark Taylor, Asst. MRD................................... mark.taylor@memphis.edu Martha Woods, Secretary.................................. mwoods@memphis.edu Preston McClellan, Intern................................. pmcclln@memphis.edu Bryan McEldowney, Intern............................... b.mceldowney@memphis.edu Brad Pope, Intern.............................................. sbpope@memphis.edu Adam K. Moussa, Student Assistant................. akmoussa@memphis.edu
TIGERS ON THE WEB For game notes, rosters, statistics and other information on Memphis Tigers basketball, go to the University of Memphis athletics website at:
www.GoTigersGo.com
TIGERS ON THE RADIO All Memphis basketball games are broadcast on the Tigers’ network flagship station, WREC 600AM. Dave Woloshin calls the playby-play, while Matt Dillon serves as the color analyst. Dillon and Forrest Goodman (in studio) host the pre- and postgame shows. WREC 600AM also broadcasts Josh Pastner’s weekly radio show, which is held at the Lynchburg Legends Bar & Grill located in the East Memphis DoubleTree Inn. Forrest Goodman serves as host of the weekly call-in show. The first Pastner radio weekly call-in show is scheduled for Nov. 29.
JOSH PASTNER TELEVISION SHOW
Head coach Josh Pastner’s weekly television coach’s show is televised every Sunday night at 10 p.m. (CT) during the season by FOX 13/WHBQ-TV in Memphis. The show begins in early December. Dave Woloshin and Matt Stark serve as the show’s co-hosts.
2011-12 • Memphis • Tigers • Basketball