Jan. 28, 2011 Memphis Basketball Notes

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Schedule-Results (16-4, 5-1 C-USA)

2010

Tigers On TV/Radio/Web

Television: None Radio: WREC 600 AM (Dave Woloshin, play-by-play; Matt Dillon, color analyst; Forrest Goodman, studio host) Web: Game to be streamed live on Memphis athletics web site at gotigersgo.com via All-Access (must register to view game)

Game #21 C-USA Game #7

By The Numbers...

150

• Number of miles Josh Pastner’s birthplace is from Huntington; was born in Glendale, W. Va.

17.4

• Memphis’ 3-pt. field goal percentage defense last 4 games; foes are 12-of-69 from arc in last 4 games vs. the Tigers

7th

• Saturday’s game is part of the 7th annual Coaches vs. Cancer sneakers awareness weekend; Memphis staff will wear sneakers

5th

• Memphis’ 16-4 start this season is 5th-best, 20-game start in last 20 years

Media Relations Info Contact.......................Lamar Chance Office...........................901-678-2349 Cell...............................901-734-9949 Home...........................901-465-4247 Email..........lchance1@memphis.edu Mailing/Overnight Address............. 203 Athletic Office Building 570 Normal St. Memphis, TN 38152

Memphis Starters

Saturday, Jan. 29 • 6 pm CT Henderson Center • Huntington, W.Va.

MEMPHIS TO TRAVEL TO HUNTINGTON ON SATURDAY FOR C-USA GAME WITH MARSHALL The University of Memphis squad (16-4, 5-1 C-USA) closes out January with a road trip to Huntington, W.Va., for a Conference USA encounter versus Marshall (13-7, 1-4 C-USA). Game time is 6 p.m. (CT). Memphis is still ranked in the Also Receiving Votes category of both national polls — No. 33 in Associated Press and No. 38 in ESPN/USA Today coaches. Memphis started C-USA play with a 5-1 record. The Tigers posted home wins over East Carolina 61-58 Jan. 8 and Marshall 77-61 Jan. 15, but dropped a 64-58 decision in their league road opener at SMU Jan. 12. Last week, Memphis won backto-back road games with thrilling victories over rivals Southern Miss 76-75 in Hattiesburg, Miss., and UAB 76-73 in overtime in Birmingham, Ala. In their last outing Jan. 26, Memphis defeated UCF 77-61 at FedExForum. After closing a five-game homestand over the holidays, Memphis played its first road game of the season Jan. 5 at Tennessee. The Tigers fell to the Volunteers 104-84. In the five-game homestand,

Marshall Starters

Memphis (16-4, 5-1) vs. Marshall (13-7, 1-4)

No. 10 1 4 5 12

N ovem ber

12 Centenary&^........................................ 104-40, W 15 Miami, Fla. (ESPN).................................72-68, W 17 Northwestern State^.............................94-79, W 21 vs. LSU^ (CBS C).....................................70-61, W (Bancorpsouth Arena, Tupelo, Miss.) 23 Tennessee Martin^ (SportSouth)..... 102-80, W

D ec em ber

1 Arkansas St. (SportSouth-TD)....(ot) 78-71, W 4 Western Kentucky (CSS)......................77-61, W 7 vs. #4/4 Kansas% (ESPN)......................... 68-81, L (Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.) 16 Austin Peay (CSS)...........................(ot) 70-68, W 20 Texas A&M-CC (SportSouth).............68-63, W 23 #10/9 Georgetown (ESPN2)................... 69-86, L 30 Lipscomb (CSS)........................................88-70, W

J anuar y

2 Tennessee State (SportSouth)........ 91-86, W 5 at Tennessee (ESPN2)........................ 84-104, L 8 East Carolina* (CSS)...................... 61-58, W 12 at SMU* (TWC Sports)........................ 58-64, L 15 Marshall* (CSS).............................. 77-61, W 19 at Southern Miss* (CSS).....................76-75, W 22 at UAB* (ESPN2)........................(ot) 76-73, W 26 UCF* (CBS C)................................... 77-61, W 29 at Marshall*................................................6 pm

2 Tulsa* (CBS C)................................................6 pm 5 at Gonzaga (ESPN/ESPN2).............................3 pm 9 at UCF* (CBS C).............................................6 pm 12 Southern Miss* (ESPN/ESPN2)...................5 pm 16 UAB* (CBS C).................................................6 pm 19 at Rice* (CSS)..................................................7 pm 22 Houston* (CBS C)..........................................8 pm 26 at UTEP* (ESPN2)..........................................2 pm

Febr uar y

M ar c h

2 at East Carolina*............................................... TBA 5 Tulane* (CBS C).............................................3 pm 9-12 C-USA Tournament (El Paso, Texas) Home games in bold small caps *C-USA Game ^Global Sports Challenge %Jimmy V Classic

Probable Starters/Top Reserves vs. Marshall (based on previous game starters)

Name Tarik Black Joe Jackson Charles Carmouche Will Barton Drew Barham

2 Antonio Barton 0 Will Coleman 30 D.J. Stephens

No. 30 11 3 23 24

2011

Memphis Tiger Basketball

Name Tirrell Baines Nigel Spikes Damier Pitts Shaquille Johnson DeAndre Kane

4 Johnny Higgins 10 Dago Pena 25 Aundra Williams

Pos F G G G G

Yr Ht/Wt Fr. 6-8/252 Fr. 6-0/175 Jr. 6-3/185 Fr. 6-6/175 So. 6-7/194 — Reserves — Fr. 6-2/165 Sr. 6-9/245 So. 6-5/185

PPG RPG 8.3 4.7 10.0 4.2apg 7.5 2.7 12.9 4.9 2.5 2.0

Pos Yr Ht/Wt F Sr. 6-6/220 C r-So. 6-10/220 G Jr. 5-10/165 G Jr. 6-3/205 G r-Fr. 6-4/200 — Reserves — G Jr. 6-2/185 G/F Jr. 6-6/220 C Jr. 6-10/250

PPG RPG 12.6 7.4 5.2 5.6 15.1 3.7apg 9.9 2.9 15.1 4.9

G F F/G

8.0 8.2 3.7

3.2 9.2 2.2

2.5 4.6 3.0

1.3 3.3 2.1

Hometown Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. New Orleans, La. Baltimore, Md. Cordova, Tenn. Baltimore, Md. Columbus, Ga. Killeen, Texas Hometown Laurens, S.C. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Charlotte, N.C. Jacksonville, Fla. Pittsburgh, Pa. Baltimore, Md. Santo Domingo, D.R. Clewiston, Fla.


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