Game #35/NCAA 2nd Rd: • Memphis vs. MTSU/SMC • Page 10 MEMPHIS AMONG C-USA LEADERS Team (as of Mar. 18) Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Free Throw Pct. Field Goal Pct. Field Goal Pct. Defense 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct. 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct. Defense Rebounding Margin Blocked Shots Assists Steals Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio 3-Pt. Field Goals Made
Stat Rank 75.9 3rd 65.1 5th +10.8 2nd .667 10th .479 2nd .405 2nd .379 2nd .335 5th +4.9 2nd 6.3 1st 17.2 2nd 9.0 2nd +0.9 5th 1.2 2nd 6.2 8th
Individual (as of Mar. 18) Scoring 16. Joe Jackson, MEM.....................................13.6 Rebounding 12. D.J. Stephens, MEM...................................6.7 FG Percentage 1. D.J. Stephens, MEM..................................66.2 FT Percentage 13. Adonis Thomas, MEM..............................76.6 3P Percentage 4. Joe Jackson, MEM.....................................45.6 Assists 5. Joe Jackson, MEM.......................................4.8 Steals 2. Geron Johnson, MEM..................................1.8 Blocks 1. D.J. Stephens, MEM....................................2.4 Asst/TO Ratio 2. Chris Crawford, MEM.................................2.0 • The following shows the head coaches’ win totals for their first four seasons since 1949: Head Coach Josh Pastner** John Calipari Larry Finch Gene Bartow Wayne Yates Bob Vanatta Dana Kirk Eugene Lambert Dean Ehlers Moe Iba
First 3 Years 2010-13 2001-04 1987-90 1971-74 1975-78 1957-60 1980-83 1952-55 1963-66 1967-70
**Pastner’s fourth season still in progress
Wins Total 105 93 85 82 80 74 73 67 53 37
AND THEN THERE WERE TWO • When Josh Pastner hit the 20-win plateau in 2011-12, he became the fourth head coach in Tigers hoops history to post 20-win campaigns in each of his first three years at the helm, joining
Wayne Yates (1975-77), Larry Finch (1987-89) and John Calipari (2001-03) in that group. • Well, that list is now trimmed to only two head coaches to have 20-win seasons in each of his first four years, and Pastner became one of those two after the Tigers’ 89-76 victory at Southern Miss Feb. 9. • Pastner and Calipari are the only two head coaches in Memphis basketball history to record 20 wins in each of his first four seasons: Head Coach/1st 4 Years Josh Pastner/2010-13 John Calipari/2001-04
Records 24-10, 25-10, 26-9, 30-4 21-15, 27-9, 23-7, 22-8
ALL GOOD STREAKS MUST COME TO AN END • Memphis had its 18-game win streak come to an end at Xavier Feb. 26. • The 18-game win streak was the fifth-longest in school history. It was also the longest win streak since the 2008-09 season. • The following lists the longest win streaks in Tigers basketball history: Streak Year 27^ 2008-09 26 2007-08 25 2006-07 20 1985-86 18 2012-13 16 1954-55 15 2005-06 14 1972-73 12 2007-08 12 2002-03 12 1983-84 11 3 teams
Ended By vs. Missouri, 102-91* Tennessee, 66-62 vs. Ohio State, 92-76* at Va. Tech 76-72 at Xavier 64-62 at Centenary 70-68 at UAB 80-74 at Louisville 83-69 vs. Kansas 75-68 (ot)* at Louisville 78-75 Louisville 85-78 2003-04, 1982-83, 1975-76
*streak ended in NCAA Tournament ^Pastner was an assistant coach on Tigers staff
MARCH IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT • The month of March is what all college basketball teams play for, so squads want to be playing their best at that time. • The Tigers have had a long history of success in March, and they hope to continue that this year. • Since 1999-2000, Memphis has an impressive 76-26 record (.745 winning percentage) when playing in March. The Tigers’ record is even better in March since 2004-05, as they are 57-15 (.792 winning percentage). • The Tigers are 18-5 (.783 winning percentage) in March under Josh Pastner. JACKSON JOINS TIGERS ELITE GROUP • In the Jan. 30 win over East Carolina, Joe Jackson went over 1,000 points for his career with a career-high 26 points. • In the Feb. 13 victory over UCF, the 6-foot-1 guard dished out a career-best 10 assists, and in doing so, went over 350 dimes for his career. • Jackson now has 1,183 points and 403 assists for his career. He is in the No. 28 spot on the Tigers all-time scoring list and No. 8 position on the career assists chart. • The Memphis, Tenn., native is the ninth player in Memphis hoops history to have 1,000 points and 350 assists: Player/Years Points Assists Joe Jackson/2010-pres. 1,183 403 Antonio Anderson/2005-09 1,277 538 Antonio Burks/2001-04 1,028 487 Anfernee Hardaway/1991-93 1,319 392 Elliot Perry/1987-91 2,209 546 Vincent Askew/1984-87 1,171 398 Andre Turner/1982-86 1,442 763 Otis Jackson/1978-82 1,154 498 Alvin Wright/1974-78 1,319 615 JACKSON PUTS TIGERS IN ANOTHER ELITE GROUP • When Joe Jackson reached the 1,000-point milestone Jan. 30, he not only achieved a per-
Memphis Seeds In NCAA Tournament Year Seed Record/Round 2013 6 ————— 2012 8 0-1/2nd Rd. 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
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