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on the floor in a season opener was 1987-88. In that year’s season opener versus Jackson State, the all-Memphis starting five were Rodney Douglas, Sylvester Gray, Marvin Alexander, Dwight Boyd and Elliot Perry. In overall games, the last time an all-Memphis starting five played for the Tigers was on “Senior Day” in 1994-95 season. That game’s (versus Dayton) starting five were Justin Wimmer, Marcus Nolan, Lorenzen Wright, Leon Mitchell and Jason Fox. The Tigers’ all-time record in which an allMemphis lineup started is 134-42 (.761 winning percentage; includes 2012-13). The most-successful, all-Memphis starting lineup was the one consisting of Baskerville Holmes-Keith Lee-William Bedford-Vincent Askew-Andre Turner. That all-Memphis starting five went 28-3 in the 1984-85 season. For a complete historical list of all-Memphis starting fives in the program’s history, look at the box on page 6. (Credit to Memphis Tigers basketball historian and radio color analyst Matt Dillon)
PASTNER11TH-YOUNGESTHEADCOACHIN NCAA DIVISION 1 HOOPS • Although younger head coaches are hired around the country year after year, Memphis’ Josh Pastner remains among the youngest head coaches (11th) in NCAA Division I hoops, and the following shows that: Youngest NCAA Division I Head Coaches For 2012-13 Season Coach, School Age Birthdate Bashir Mason, Wagner 28 Feb. 11, 1984 Wes Miller, UNC Greensboro 29 Jan. 28, 1983 Jamion Christian, Mount St. Mary’s 30 Apr. 18, 1982 Andy Toole, Robert Morris 32 Sept. 11, 1980 Jason Capel, Appalachian State 32 Jan. 15, 1980 Brian Wardle, UW-Green Bay 33 Oct. 10, 1979 Archie Miller, Dayton 34 Oct. 30, 1978 Tony Jasick, IPFW 34 Apr. 17, 1978 Matt Langel, Colgate 34 Nov. 21, 1977 Jason James, UT Martin 35 Oct. 10, 1977 Josh Pastner, Memphis 35 Sept. 26, 1977 Steve Masiello, Manhattan 35 Sept. 2, 1977 John Gallagher, Hartford 35 May 27, 1977 Shaka Smart, VCU 35 Apr. 8, 1977 CRAWFORD, STEPHENS SET CAREER HIGHS IN BAHAMAS • Despite going 1-2 in The Bahamas, Chris Crawford and D.J. Stephens posted career highs. • In the Nov. 23 game versus Minnesota, Stephens netted a career-high 15 points (5-of-7 FG, 3-of-3 treys, 2-of-4 FT). • The 6-foot-5 forward also hit a career-best three treys and tied career highs for FG made (5) and three-point attempts (3). • Crawford pulled down a career-high 12 boards in the Tigers’ win over Northern Iowa Nov. 24.
HISTORY OF ALL-MEMPHIS STARTING FIVES
(*Note: In this research, the Memphis area suburbs are included.) Research by Matt Dillon, Tigers hoops color analyst and historian
All-Memphis Starting Lineup All-Time Record: 133-41 1983-84 Season Willie Becton-Keith Lee-Baskerville Holmes-Doom Haynes-Andre Turner 2-13-84 South Carolina 2-15-84 Florida State 2-18-84 Louisville Willie Becton-Keith Lee-William BedfordDoom Haynes-Andre Turner 2-20-84 Southern Miss 2-22-84 Virginia Tech 2-27-84 Cincinnati Baskerville Holmes-Keith Lee-William Bedford-Doom Haynes-Andre Turner 3-5-84 Louisville 3-8-84 Southern Miss 3-9-84 Florida State 3-10-84 Virginia Tech 3-15-84 Oral Roberts 3-17-84 Purdue 3-21-84 Houston 1984-85 Season Baskerville Holmes-Keith Lee-William Bedford-John Wilfong-Andre Turner 11-30-84 Arkansas State Baskerville Holmes-Keith Lee-William Bedford-Vincent Askew-Andre Turner## 12-1-84 Southern California 12-5-84 Middle Tennessee 12-8-84 UCLA 12-11-84 Ole Miss 12-15-84 Mississippi State 12-17-84 Kent State 12-22-84 Iona 1-2-85 Delta State 1-5-85 South Carolina 1-12-85 Southern Miss 1-14-85 Tulane 1-19-85 Louisville 1-23-85 Florida State 1-26-85 Virginia Tech 1-28-85 Cincinnati 2-2-85 Virginia Tech 2-13-85 Cincinnati 2-16-85 Florida State 2-18-85 South Carolina 2-20-85 Tulane 2-23-85 VCU 2-25-85 Southern Miss 2-28-85 Detroit 3-7-85 Southern Miss 3-8-85 Louisville 3-9-85 Florida State 3-15-85 Penn 3-17-85 UAB 3-21-85 Boston College 3-23-85 Oklahoma 3-30-85 Villanova Baskerville Holmes-Keith Lee-William Bedford-Dwight Boyd-Andre Turner 1-9-85 Tennessee State Baskerville Holmes-Keith Lee-William Bedford-Dwight Boyd-Vincent Askew 2-9-85 Kansas Willie Becton-Keith Lee-William BedfordRicky McCoy-Andre Turner 3-2-85 Louisville 1985-86 Season Baskerville Holmes-William Bedford-Vincent Askew-Dwight Boyd-Andre Turner 11-29-85 Tennessee State 11-30-85 Middle Tennessee 12-3-85 Kent State 12-6-85 Hawaii-Loa 12-7-85 Fresno State 12-9-85 Texas Tech 12-14-85 South Carolina State 12-17-85 Ole Miss 12-23-85 Murray State 12-27-85 Fresno State 12-28-85 Charlotte 1-4-86 Kansas
1-6-86 South Carolina 1-9-86 Louisville 1-11-86 Arkansas State 1-15-86 Cincinnati 1-18-86 New Orleans 1-20-86 Southern Miss 1-25-86 Missouri 1-27-86 Virginia Tech 2-1-86 Virginia Tech 2-3-86 Cincinnati 2-15-86 Southern Miss 2-22-86 Florida State 2-24-86 South Carolina 2-27-86 New Orleans 3-2-86 Louisville 3-7-86 South Carolina 3-8-86 Florida State 3-9-86 Louisville 3-13-86 Ball State 3-15-86 LSU Away Baskerville Holmes-Vincent Askew-Dewayne Bailey-Dwight Boyd-Andre Turner 2-8-86 UNLV 2-10-86 Florida State 1986-87 Season Marvin Alexander-Vincent Askew-Ken Moody-Dwight Boyd-John Wilfong 11-22-86 Cleveland State 11-24-86 Michigan 11-28-86 Western Kentucky Marvin Alexander-Sylvester Gray-Vincent Askew-Dwight Boyd-John Wilfong 11-29-86 Temple 12-5-86 UNLV 12-9-86 Murray State 12-13-86 Georgia State 12-14-86 Georgia 12-18-86 Tennessee State 12-20-86 Arkansas State 12-22-86 San Diego State 12-27-86 Alcorn State 12-30-86 Oklahoma State 1-3-87 Missouri 1-5-87 Austin Peay 1-10-87 Cincinnati 1-12-87 Saint Louis 1-14-87 Oral Roberts 1-17-87 South Carolina 1-19-87 Florida State 1-24-87 Virginia Tech 1-28-87 Louisville 1-31-87 New Orleans 2-2-87 Southern Miss 2-11-87 Florida State 2-14-87 Southern Miss 2-16-87 Cincinnati 2-19-87 South Carolina 2-22-87 Louisville 2-28-87 Virginia Tech 3-6-87 Cincinnati 3-7-87 South Carolina 3-8-87 Louisville Marvin Alexander-Sylvester Gray-Ken Moody-Dwight Boyd-John Wilfong 2-7-87 Bradley 1987-88 Season Rodney Douglas-Sylvester Gray-Marvin Alexander-Dwight Boyd-Elliot Perry 11-27-87 Jackson State 11-29-87 Washington Rodney Douglas-Sylvester Gray-Marvin Alexander-Cheyenne Gibson-Elliot Perry 12-5-87 Arkansas State 12-7-87 Saint Louis 12-12-87 Missouri Steve Ballard-Dewayne Bailey-Rodney Douglas-Cheyenne Gibson-Elliot Perry 11-17-87 Bradley 11-23-87 Alcorn State Steve Ballard-Dewayne Bailey-Rodney Douglas-Dwight Boyd-Elliot Perry 12-28-87 Kansas 12-30-87 Marist 1-5-88 Murray State
1-9-88 Virginia Tech 1-13-88 Florida State 1-18-88 South Carolina 1-21-88 Southern Miss 1-25-88 Cincinnati 1-26-88 San Jose State 1-30-88 Louisville 2-1-88 Tennessee State 2-6-88 Arkansas State 2-10-88 Southern Miss 2-13-88 South Carolina 2-20-88 Florida State 2-23-88 Cincinnati 2-27-88 Oral Roberts 2-29-88 Louisville 3-5-88 Virginia Tech 3-11-88 Southern Miss 3-12-88 Florida State 3-13-88 Louisville 3-17-88 Baylor 3-19-88 Purdue 1988-89 Season Rodney Douglas-Steve Ballard-Ernest Smith-Tony Madlock-Elliot Perry 12-20-88 Dartmouth 12-23-88 Oral Roberts 12-28-88 Illinois State 12-29-88 Tennessee Rodney Douglas-Ernest Smith-Steve Ballard-Cheyenne Gibson-Elliot Perry 1-9-89 Saint Louis 1-14-89 Virginia Tech 1-18-89 South Carolina 1-21-89 New Orleans 1-25-89 Tulsa Home 1-28-89 VCU Home 2-1-89 Florida State 2-4-89 Louisville 2-6-89 Tennessee State 2-8-89 Murray State 2-11-89 South Carolina 2-15-89 Cincinnati 2-18-89 Florida State 2-20-89 Louisville 2-25-89 Southern Miss 3-4-89 Virginia Tech 3-11-89 Louisville 3-16-89 DePaul 1989-90 Season Ernest Smith-Ronald McClain-Ben SpivaCheyenne Gibson-Elliot Perry 12-5-89 Oklahoma State 12-8-89 Oregon State 12-20-89 New Orleans 1993-94 Season Rodney Newsome-Cedric HendersonJerrell Horne-Chris Garner-Deuce Ford 3-5-94 DePaul 1994-95 Season Justin Wimmer-Marcus Nolan-Lorenzen Wright-Leon Mitchell-Jason Fox 2-28-95 Dayton 2012-13 Season Tarik Black-Chris Crawford-Ferrakohn Hall-Joe Jackson-Adonis Thomas 11-12-12 North Florida** 11-17-12 Samford 11-22-12 VCU ** Last time an all-Memphis starting five was in a season opener (first time since 1987-88 season opener) ## Winningest all-Memphis starting five for a single season in school history (28-3 record)