MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES NOVEMBER 13, 2018 (WEEK No. 2) Contact: Mike Gambardella, Director of Communications [email protected] • (401) 486-9109 • @MikeGambardella 15 Park Row West • 3rd Floor • Providence, RI 02903 TheAmerican.org • @American_MBB • Facebook: fb.com/AmericanConf 2018-19 STANDINGS AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOLAP/USA TODAY W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK NOTABLE UConn 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 2-0 1.000 87.0 68.0 2-0 0-0 0-0 W2 Dan Hurley won his first two games with the Huskies by a combined 38 points USF 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 2-0 1.000 77.0 66.5 2-0 0-0 0-0 W2 Laquincy Rideau is first USF player with 10 assists in three years Temple 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 2-0 1.000 79.0 67.0 2-0 0-0 0-0 W2 Shizz Alston, Jr. put up Temple’s first 30-point game since January 2016 Tulsa 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 2-0 1.000 73.5 54.0 2-0 0-0 0-0 W2 Gave up just 54.0 ppg; tied for the top mark in the league Houston 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 101.0 54.0 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 Eclipsed the 100-point mark in its season-opening win Memphis 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 80.0 63.0 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 Kyvon Davenport posted a monster double-double with 30 points, 10 rebounds ECU 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 2-1 .667 79.0 69.0 2-1 0-0 0-0 W1 Joe Dooley won his first game back as the head caoch of the Pirates UCF -/rv 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 1-1 .500 81.5 75.0 1-1 0-0 0-0 L1 American Preseason Player of the Year B.J. Taylor averaged 35.5 points last week SMU 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 1-1 .500 66.5 66.0 1-1 0-0 0-0 L1 Ethan Chargois is one of two conference players in the top-12 in scoring and rebounding Wichita State 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 1-1 .500 70.5 75.5 0-1 0-0 1-0 W1 Played The American’s only non-home game thus far and won in Annapolis, Md. Cincinnati -/rv 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 0-1 .000 56.0 64.0 0-1 0-0 0-0 L1 Late comeback against Ohio State came up just short in Fifth Third Arena Re-Opener Tulane 0-0 ------0-0 0-0 0-1 .000 69.0 80.0 0-1 0-0 0-0 L1 Rookie Kevin Zhang scored 24 points against No. 17 Florida State

THIS WEEK (all times Eastern) WEEKLY HONORS POW6R POINTS Monday, Nov. 12 CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK RANKING UP Austin Peay at USF...... W, 74-70, OT Shizz Alston, Jr - Temple - Sr. - G - Philadelphia, Pa. The American got its first signature win of the season when Wichita State defeated Also scored a career-high 30 points in the Owls’ comeback win over Detroit Providence College in the opening game of the Veteran’s Classic in Annapolis, Md. Tuesday, Nov. 13 Behind 32 points from senior Markis McDuffie, the Shockers took down a Friars Mercy and is now just 11 points shy of 1,000. The senior averaged 21.5 points team that was receiving votes in both national polls. Memphis at No. 22 LSU (SECN+/ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. in 2-0 week as Temple defeated Big 5 foe La Salle in its season-opener, 75-67. Georgia at Temple (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. Alston netted eight 3-pointers on the week and shot 50-percent from long North Carolina Central at Cincinnati (FS Ohio/ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. The Conference now has three scheduled games against teams involved in the Coastal Carolina at Tulane ...... 8 p.m. range. He also was a perfect 11-of-11 from the free throw line and averaged national rankings with potentially three more on the docket in early-season six assists per game. tournaments later in the week. Wednesday, Nov. 14 Memphis heads to No. 22 LSU on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, Wichita State takes on Rice at Houston (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. Markis McDuffie - Wichita State - Sr. - F - Paterson, N.J. rv/- Davidson on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET in its first game of the Charleston Classic Western Carolina at SMU (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. McDuffie exploded for a career-high 32 points in win the Shockers win over and UConn squares off against No. 15 Syracuse at 7 p.m., also on Thursday, in the Providence College in the opening game of the Veteran’s classic in Annapolis, 2k Empire Classic. Thursday, Nov. 15 Md. The senior went 12-of-19 from the field and 6-of-9 from long distance 1 Cal State Fullerton vs. UCF (ESPN3)...... 1:30 p.m. to lead Wichita past PC, a team receiving votes in both national top-25 Wichita could also face No. 23 Purdue and No. 16 Virginia Tech while UConn could rv/- Davidson vs. Wichita State 2 (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. polls. McDuffie averaged 20 points, 3.5 3-pointers and 2.0 steals last week. match up against No. 13 Oregon. UCF could face a West Virginia Team that was ranked No. 15 Syracuse vs. UConn 3 (ESPN2)...... 7 p.m. 13th last week in the championship of the Myrtle Beach Invitational.

Friday, Nov. 16 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Tulane took on The American’s first ranked foe this season with a Sunday night Cal Baptist at Tulsa...... 1 p.m. Jayden Gardner - ECU - F - Wake Forest, N.C. matchup against then-No. 17/15 Florida State. The Green Wave played the Seminoles Ohio at USF 4 (CBSSN)...... 4:30 p.m. Gardner capped his first week as a collegiate player in strong fashion as tough behind 24 points seven rebounds from rookie Kevin Zhang. Loyola (Md.) at Temple ...... 7 p.m. he scored 30 points with 10 rebounds in an overtime win against Lamar, Milwaukee at Cincinnati (FS Ohio/ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 84-78. He went 9-of-10 from the field and 12-of-14 from the field throw line GET YOUR FIRST ECU at Georgia Tech (ACCN+/ESPN3)...... 7:30 p.m. in the come-from-behind win. Gardner started all three games in a 2-1 week Both UConn head coach Dan Hurley and Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway 1 earned victories in their first games with their new teams. Hurley followed it up Saint Joseph’s / Wake Forest vs. UCF (ESPN2/U)...... TBD for ECU and averaged 14.0 points, a team-high 7.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, Appalachian State / No. 23 Purdue vs. Wichita State 2 (ESPNU)...... TBD with a second win to go 2-0 in his first week on the job while Hardaway earned his Iowa / No. 13 Oregon vs. UConn 3 (ESPN2/U)...... TBD 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks. first collegiate win at any level.

Saturday, Nov. 17 HONOR ROLL ECU head coach Joe Dooley brought the Pirates a win in his return to the helm of the Lipscomb at SMU (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. Jalen Adams - UConn - Sr. - G program. It was his first win at ECU in nearly a decade. Yale at Memphis (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. Scored 20 points with three assists, two steals against UMKC; averaged In all nine American programs won their openers. 18.0 points in a 2-0 week Sunday, Nov. 18 4 30 PACK Georgetown vs. USF (CBSSN)...... 12 p.m. Armoni Brooks - Houston - Jr. - G Week one saw four different players reach the 30-point plateau. All three weekly TBD vs. UCF 1 (ESPN2/U/3)...... TBD Tied a career-high with 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting with six 3-pointers in award winners put up at least 30 and did so in strong fashion. TBD vs. Wichita State 2 (ESPN2/U/3)...... TBD a 101-54 win over Alabama A&M 1 - Myrtle Beach Invitational (Conway, S.C.) Wichita State’s Markis McDuffie used a league-high 32 points to down Providence 2 - Charleston Classic (Charleston, S.C.) Kyvon Davenport - Memphis - Sr. - F College at the U.S. Naval Academy. Temple’s Shizz Alston hit 30 with eight 3-pointers 3 - 2K Empire Classic (New York City) against Detroit while ECU’s Jayden Gardner posted 30 points and 10 rebounds in a 4 - Jamaica Classic (Montego Back, Jamaica) Double-doubled with 30 points and 10 rebounds; new career-high in points come-from-behind, overtime win for the Pirates. in 76-61 win over Tennessee Tech Not to outdone, Memphis Kyvon Davenport posted a 30-point, 10-rebound effort in B.J. Taylor - UCF - Sr. - G a season-opening win for Tigers. Averaged 25.5 points and shot .519 (14-of-27) from the field in a 1-1 week Tourney Time WIth the first week of the season in the books, teams will start play in nonconfer- Kevin Zhang - Tulane - Fr. - G/F ence tournaments. Scored 24 points with four 3-pointers and seven rebounds in his collegiate debut against No. 17 FSU UCF heads to Conway, S.C., on Thursday to play in the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Wichita State is also in South Carolina beginning Thursday at the Charleston Classic. UConn heads to Madison Square Garden for the 2K Empire Classic. USF heads south to Montego Bay for the Jamaica Classic. AMERICAN NOTEBOOK BIG EAST FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES

BEST OF THE BEST DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE win seasons in each of the past five years and postseason berths Two American Athletic Conference student-athletes secured spots With head coach Mick Cronin’s Cincinnati Bearcats in the in each campaign with trips to the NCAA Tournament twice. In 30 on the positional top-25 preseason lists. UCF senior Tacko Fall was fold, The American will always have a defensive stalwart years as an assistant and head coach, Dooley has helped lead six selected to the Kareem Abdul-Jabar Award preseason watch list as but several other teams have been just as impressive on D. different programs into the postseason, accumulated 657 victo- one the nation’s top centers for the second year in a row. Cincinnati ries with 14 NCAA Tournament appearances and seven NIT bids. junior Jarron Cumberland was tabbed to the Jerry West Award Watch The American has three teams ranked in KenPom’s top-45 List as one the best shooting guards in the country. Defensive Efficiency standings. Cincinnati tops the league’s HURLEY IN THE HOUSE list at No. 26 while Houston is just behind at No. 41. UCF checks In late March, UConn announced that Dan Hurley would take over WINS WATCH in at No. 44. The conference also has two more in the top-100 the program as its new head coach. Hurley, who comes from one Since its inception, The American has been home to outstanding with SMU at 83 and Temple at 90. of the most well-respected collegiate basketball families in the head coaches and several approach milestone victory marks this country, took URI to new heights, including back-to-back 25-win season. Houston’s Kelvin Sampson is 16 wins shy of the 600-victory AMONG THE NATION’S BEST seasons and NCAA Tournament berths. He led the Rams to the plateau and ranks 16th among active coaches with 584 wins. Under head coach Mick Cronin, Cincinnati is one of four programs 2017 Atlantic 10 Championship and helped Wagner to a 12-win in the nation to win 30 or more games each of the past two turnaround in just his second season which led him to URI. Hurley Wichita State’s Gregg Marshall is 19 wins away from 500 while UCF’s seasons. Its 61 wins since the start of 2016-17 rank behind only was the USBWA District I Coach of the Year in 2014-15 and the Johnny Dawkins won his 200th last week. Eight of The American’s Gonzaga (69), Villanova (68) and Kansas (62). The Bearcats are Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year and USBWA District I Coach of the head coaches boast at least 200 wins. one of six teams to appear in the NCAA Tournament each of the Year in 2017-18. A respected player in his own right, he played for past eight seasons along with Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan P.J. Carlesimo and George Blaney at Seton Hall with 1,070 career WELL DESERVED State and North Carolina. points and three trips to the NCAA Tournament. Temple head coach Fran Dunphy, who is recognized as much for his charity work and community service off the court as he is for his Wichita State has appeared in seven-straight NCAA tournaments COACH COULD PLAY, TOO success on the court, was named the recipient of the 2018 Dean and posted at least 25 wins in each of the last nine seasons. The Five American Athletic Conference head coaches (clockwise Smith Award by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. streak is one of the nation’s fourth-longest. Under head coach from top left) - Johnny Dawkins (Duke), Mike Dunleavy, Sr. (South Gregg Marshall (middle photo), the Shockers have been one of Carolina), Penny Hardaway (Memphis), Dan Hurley (Seton Hall) The Dean Smith Award honors an individual in college basketball who the decade’s top programs, winning exactly 82 percent of their and Tim Jankovich (Kansas State) - led their teams to the Sweet embodies the spirit and values of Coach Smith, the long-time Hall of games since the start of the 2010-11 campaign (233-51). Only 16 or further as a student-athlete. Fame coach at North Carolina. Coaches selected for the award are Gonzaga (.844) and Kansas (.822) have won at a higher clip. recognized for their principles of honesty and integrity, for treating THANK YOU FRAN all people with courtesy and respect, for accomplishments off the DRAFT DAY Longtime Temple head coach Fran Dunphy announced that court, and for the impact they have made on their community and For the first time in conference history The American boasted 2018-19 would be the final season of his long and storied career. the lives of their players. two NBA First Round picks and set a new league record with four Dunphy enters his 13th and final season as Temple’s head coach. selections in the 2018 NBA Draft. Wichita State guard Landry He is the winningest coach in Philadelphia Big 5 history with 557 Dunphy enters his 13th and final season as Temple’s head coach. Shamet (bottom photo) was taken by the Philadelphia 76ers wins over 29 seasons and ranks third on the Owls’ all-time wins He is the winningest coach in Philadelphia Big 5 history with 557 with the No. 26 overall pick. Cincinnati’s Jacob Evans III joined list with 247. The two-time American Athletic Conference Coach wins over 29 seasons and ranks third on the Owls’ all-time win Shamet as a fellow first rounder. He was taken No. 28 by the of the Year has guided the Owls to seven NCAA tournaments and list with 247. The two-time American Athletic Conference Coach reigning NBA Champion Golden State Warriors. Tulane’s Melvin two trips to the NIT. Associate head coach Aaron McKie will take of the Year has guided the Owls to seven NCAA tournaments and Fazier was selected No. 35 by the Orlando Magic, while SMU’s over as the program’s head coach for the 2019-20 campaign. two trips to the NIT. Shake Milton rounded out the quartet as the No. 54 overall pick by Philadelphia. The American currently boasts 12 active RENOVATE AND INNOVATE GOING GUARD players on NBA rosters. Two American Athletic Conference home venues got multi-million The American is home to some of the best guard play in the country. dollar renovations this past year and open their doors to col- The preseason all-conference first team was made up of all guards WELCOME HOME PENNY legiate action this season. Cincinnati re-opens Fifth Third Arena and boasts UCF’s B.J. Taylor, the preseason player of the year, in The American welcomes three new head coaches to the fold in to a new capacity of 12,012 while Houston returns to the newly- addition to UConn’s Jalen Adams, Cincinnati’s Jarron Cumberland, 2018 and one gets a chance to return home. Memphis welcomes named Fertitta Center which will hold 7,100. Both facilities boast Memphis’ Jeremiah Martin and Temple’s Quinton Rose. The second back one of its greatest ever to lace them up on its hardwood state-of-the-art upgrades across the board, which continue to team had Houston’s Corey Davis, Jr., SMU’s Jarrey Foster and Jahmal as Penny Hardaway returns home as the Tigers new head coach. add to two of the top home venues in region and the nation. McMurray and Tulsa’s Sterling Taplin. After helping Memphis (then Memphis State) to the Elite Eight in 1992 he was selected No. 3 overall in the 1993 NBA Draft. HIGH FIVE DEEPEST YET? Hardaway went on to become a 1996 Olympic gold medalist, In 2018-19, The American Athletic Conference celebrates its fifth The American boasts two teams in KenPom’s top-45 rankings 1995 NBA Finalist, four-time NBA All-Star (1995-98) and two-time anniversary. In just five seasons 15 teams have made the NCAA (Houston - 39, Cincinnati - 45), seven in the top-100 (SMU - 60, All-NBA First Teamer (1995, 1996) over his 14-year NBA career. Tournament and played 27 March Madness games. The League UCF - 77, Wichita - 78, Temple - 83, UConn - 97) and nine in the also boasts a National Championship (UConn, 2014), 11 NBA top-115 (Memphis - 110, Tulsa - 113). WELCOME BACK JOE Draft picks and numerous top-25 nonconference victories. The Joe Dooley returned to take over the ECU program for a second American has powered up in just half a decade and is primed to time in April after five seasons at Florida Gulf Coast. Dooley do even more in the next five years. served as the Pirates’ head coach from 1995-99 and compiled 57 wins in that time. Dooley has helped Florida Gulf Coast to 20-plus

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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS TheAmerican.org The official website of the American Athletic Conference features up-to-date information on all facets of the league. Basketball standings, results, sta- AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE tistics and notes are updated as games are played. In addition, in-game scores for all basketball contests involving American Athletic Conference teams Mike Gambardella, Director of Communications will be updated in-progress. Office...... (401) 453-0660 x 128 Mobile...... (401) 486-9109 Twitter, Instagram & Facebook e-mail...... [email protected] Fans and media members are invited to follow the latest American Athletic Conference basketball news through social media. The American Twitter feed may UCF be accessed @American_MBB; the official Instagram page is @American_Conf, and the conference’s official Facebook page is available at /AmericanConf. Dan Forcella, Director of Communications Office...... (407) 823-2142 Email Distribution Mobile...... (207) 650-6790 Media members may access PDF versions of the complete daily press release, including conference and team-by-team statistics, on TheAmerican.org. e-mail...... [email protected] Regular updates of the release will be distributed via e-mail from the conference office. To be included on the distribution list, send an e-mail request to Mike Gambardella at [email protected]. CINCINNATI Andre Foushee, Assistant AD/Sports Communications Office...... (513) 556-5182 Video Clips Mobile...... (859) 797-7871 The American Athletic Conference offers video highlights and clips of selected press conferences through The American’s media shuttle. Content is e-mail...... [email protected] available in full broadcast-quality resolution. Contact Mike Gambardella ([email protected]) for information on how to access the highlights.

UCONN Weekly Awards Phil Chardis, Assistant Director of Communications The American names a Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week each Monday morning during the season. Winners are chosen from nominations provided Office...... (860) 486-3531 by conference sports information directors. The information will be available from the conference office via release as well as on the league web site. Mobile...... (860) 771-3314 e-mail...... [email protected] Annual Awards ECU The American Athletic Conference will name all-conference teams and individual honors for the league’s Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Jody Jones, Associate Director/Media Relations Coach of the Year, Most Improved Player, Freshman of the Year, Sixth Man Award and Sportsmanship Award . The awards are chosen by a vote of the league’s Office...... (252) 737-4524 11 head coaches at the conclusion of the regular season and will be announced in conjunction with the conference tournament. Mobile...... (252) 414-2019 e-mail...... [email protected] The American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team is comprised of players who have an overall grade-point average of 3.00 or better over the previous academic year and completed at least two semesters of academic work. Basketball honorees are announced in the summer. HOUSTON Jeff Conrad, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications The American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year was established to recognize student-athletes who have achieved success Office...... (713) 743-9410 Mobile...... (713) 557-3841 in the classroom and on the field. The winner receives a scholarship which may be applied to graduate or professional studies. e-mail...... [email protected]

MEMPHIS Phil Stukenborg, Associate Director of Athletic Communications Office...... (901) 678-4780 Mobile...... (901) 490-4612 e-mail...... [email protected]

USF Jason D’Abramo, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Office...... (813) 974-7099 Mobile...... (813) 210-7333 e-mail...... [email protected]

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TULANE Adam Miller, Associate Director/Strategic Communications Bernie Cafarelli Greg Barlow Office...... (504) 314-7219 Associate Commissioner, Communications & External Relations Assistant Director of Digital Communications Mobile...... (504) 214-7249 email: [email protected] (MBB secondary) e-mail...... [email protected] email: [email protected] Chuck Sullivan TULSA Assistant Commissioner, Communications Nick Phillips Jordan Korphage, Assistant Media Relations Director email: [email protected] Assistant Director of Communications & Social Media Office...... (918) 631-2492 email: [email protected] Mobile...... (918) 402-7929 e-mail...... [email protected] Megan Erbes Director of Communications Cory Kamerschak Assistant Director of Video & Creative Services WICHITA STATE email: [email protected] Bryan Holmgren, Assistant Director/Media Relations email: [email protected] Office...... (316) 978-5535 Hali Oughton Mobile...... (316) 841-6206 Director of Digital Media & Reporter e-mail...... [email protected] email: [email protected]

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UCF CINCINNATI UCONN ECU 1-1, 0-0 American 0-1, 0-0 American 2-0, 0-0 American 2-1, 0-0 American

Last:...... L vs. Florida Atlantic, 80-79 Last:...... L vs. Ohio State, 64-56 Last:...... W vs. UMKC, 94-66 Last:...... W vs. Lamar, 84-78 (OT) Next:...... Thursday, Nov. 15 vs. Cal State Fullerton Next:...... Tuesday, Nov. 13 vs. North Carolina Central Next:...... Thursday, Nov. 15 vs. Syracuse Next:...... Friday, Nov. 16 at Georgia Tech Last Five:...... 1-1 Last Five:...... 0-1 Last Five:...... 2-0 Last Five:...... 2-1 @UCF_MBB @GoBearcatsMBB @UConnMBB @ECUbasketball

• UCF beat the preseason No. 1 out of the MAAC in its season- • Junior Jarron Cumberland came alive late against Ohio State • Senior Jalen Adams has 1,303 career points/ Adams starts • Coach Joe Dooley returned to take over the ECU program for a opener with an 84-70 win over Rider. and got the Bearcats back in the game with 22 points and the season ranked ninth on the all-time American Confer- second time in April after five seasons at Florida Gulf Coast. three triples. ence scoring list, and now needs 335 points to overtake Dooley served as the Pirates’ head coach from 1995-99 and • While Knights saw a buzzer-beater go against in their No. 1 Rob Gray of Houston. Adams also entered the season compiled a 57-52 ledger during his four-year tenure. last game it was not from lack of scoring from American • The meeting in between Cincinnati and Ohio State was the ranked third on The American’s all-time assist list with 423. Preseason Player of the Year B.J. Taylor who scored 29 first on-campus meeting in nearly a century. The Buckeyes • Dooley won his first game with Pirates in nearly a decade points in the game. are now receiving votes in the AP top-25 poll • The Huskies won Dan Hurley’s coaching debut against and after an overtime win against Lamar, ECU is 2-1 to Morehead state by 10 points and followed it up with a start the season • The Knights have gotten it done on defense in the first two • The Bearcats are one of six teams to appear in the NCAA 28-point victory over UMKC.. years with Dawkins at the helm. In 2016-17 UCF led the Tournament each of the past eight seasons along with • Rookie Jayden Gardner came up big for the Pirates with 30 nation in field goal percentage, holding opponents to just Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan State and North Carolina. • The duo of Adams and junior Christian Vital finished last points and 10 rebounds in the OT victory to grab the league’s 36.5 percent from the floor. Last season the Knights ranked season as the highest-scoring tandem in the American first Freshman of the Week honor. third in the nation in allowing just 61.7 points per game. • Cincinnati and Virginia are the only programs to rank in Athletic Conference with a combined average of 34.5 points the nation’s Top 25 for scoring defense each of the past per game in conference games. six seasons.

HOUSTON MEMPHIS USF SMU 1-0, 0-0 American 1-0, 0-0 American 2-0, 0-0 American 1-1, 0-0 American

Last:...... W vs. Alabama A&M, 101-54 Last:...... W vs. Tennessee Tech, 76-61 Last:...... W vs. Austin Peay, 74-70 (OTO Last:...... L vs. Southern Miss, 74-64 Next:...... Wednesday, Nov. 14 vs. Rice Next:...... Tuesday, November 13 at LSU Next:...... Friday, November 16 vs. Ohio Next:...... Sunday, Nov. 11 Last Five:...... 1-0 Last Five:...... 1-0 Last Five:...... 2-0 Last Five:...... 1-1 @UHCougarMBK @Memphis_MBB @USFMBB @SMUBasketball

• Houston posted the highest point total of any American • First-year coach Anfernee ‘Penny’ Hardaway became the • The Bulls rallied for a come-from-behind, overtime victory in • The Mustangs earned a double-digit win over Northwestern school with 101 point in its 2018 debut with 101 on Alabama school’s 19th head coach and third former player in the the on-campus game of the Jamaica Classic for a win over State in their season opener but were tripped up by South- A&M. modern era (since WWII) to lead the program following Austin Peay. USF now head to Montego Bay, Jamaica to take ern Miss in game two. Wayne Yates (1974-79) and Larry Finch (1986-97). Hardaway on Ohio and Georgetown. • Armoni Brooks, the conference’s reigning sixth man of the played under Finch in the early 1990s. • The Mustangs are 57-22 (.722) under Tim Jankovich which year, went off for a career-best tying 24 points in the victory * Sophomore David Collins posted 15 points and four assists is the best winning percentage in program history (with for a place on The American honor roll. • Hardawary his first collegiate with the win over Tennesse to help the Bulls to their second win of the year. 50-plus wins). Tech. He had previously never coach at any level higher than • Houston looks to compete in consecutive NCAA Tournaments high school * Laquincy Rideau became the first Bull in three years to dish • Senior Jarrey Foster has not played this year as he returns for the first time since 1983-84. out 10 assists in a game in USF’s opener from an leg injury but is listed as day-to-day. • Senior forward Kyvon Davenport exploded for a monster • With last season’s performance, 2018 American Athletic double-double in the victory as he scored a career-high * Head coach Brian Gregory has been a part of two champion- • SMU has won two of the past four American Athletic Confer- Conference Coach of the Year Kelvin Sampson became one 30 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the victory. For ship programs. He was an assistant for Michigan State’s ence Championships. of only 10 coaches in NCAA history to lead three-or-more his efforts, he earned a spot on The American Honor Roll. NCAA Championship run and Dayton’s NIT title. schools to NCAA Tournament wins. • The Mustangs have had three players selected in the last • Memphis started a freshman backcourt in Alex Lomax and * USF features 12 players that were either not on the team or two NBA Drafts (T-7th), and is one of only 14 programs with a • Robinson looks to become only the second player in Tyler Harris. did not see action last season. draft pick each of the past two years (Semi Ojeleye, Sterling Houston history to record 4+ 100-assist seasons during Brown 2017 & Shake Milton 2018). his Houston career. TEMPLE TULANE TULSA WICHITA STATE 2-0, 0-0 American 0-1, 0-0 American 2-0, 0-0 American 1-1, 0-0 American

Last:...... W vs. Detroit Mercy, 83-67 Last:...... L vs. No. 17/15 Florida State, 80-69 Last:...... W vs. South Carolina State, 74-52 Last:...... W vs. rv/rv Providence College, 83-80 Next:...... Tuesday, Nov. 13 vs. Georgia Next:...... Tuesday, Nov. 13 vs. Coastal Carolina Next:...... Friday, Nov. 16 vs. Cal Baptist Next:...... Thursday, Nov. 15 vs. rv/- Davidson Last Five:...... 2-0 Last Five:...... 0-1 Last Five:...... 2-0 Last Five:...... 1-1 @TUMBBHoops @GreenWaveMBB @TUMBasketball @GoShockersMBB

• Temple is 2-0 to start the year thanks to a 30-point • Tulane was the only American team to face a nationally- • Tulsa is atop the standings thanks to a perfect 2-0 start. • Wichita earned one of The American’s signature wins this outburst from senior Shizz Alston, The American Co-Player ranked team in week one and played the Seminoles tough DaQuan Jeffries has led way as he is averaging a team-high season as senior Markis McDuffie went off for 32 points in of the Week. thanks to 24 points and 7 rebounds from rookie Kevin Zhang. 13.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game a win over PC, a team receiving votes in both national polls. • Alston is now sitting on 989 career points and has a chance • During his 17 seasons as an NBA head coach and general • Fifth-year head coach Frank Haith has led the Hurricane to • Wichita State returned just 11.2 percent of its minutes to hit 1,000 against Georgia. manager, Mike Dunleavy has coached five Naismith Memo- 79 wins and a pair of postseason appearances. His 79 wins from last year. That figure is the second-fewest in Division rial Basketball Hall of Famers, including Magic Johnson, rank seventh in TU history and he has averaged 19.3 wins I behind Mount St. Mary’s. • TAlston and junior Quinton Rose give Temple one of the best Moses Malone, Scottie Pippen, Arvydas Sabonis and James per season on the Hurricane bench. Last season, Haith scoring backcourts in the nation Worthy, and drafted 2018 inductee Ray Allen. surpassed former coaches Bill Self and Tubby Smith (74 • The Shockers have appeared in seven-straight NCAA wins apiece) on the school’s all-time ledger. tournaments and posted at least 25-wins in each of the • Fran Dunphy enters his 13th and final season as Temple’s • An All-American Athletic Conference Second Teamer, Melvin last nine seasons. The latter streak is one of the nation’s head coach. He is the winningest coach in Philadelphia Frazier Jr., was selected by the Orlando Magic in the 2018 • Tulsa has finished better than its preseason prediction in all four-longest. Big 5 history with 557 wins over 29 seasons and ranks NBA Draft, 35th overall, becoming Tulane’s first draft pick four seasons as a member of the American Athletic Confer- third on the Owls’ all-time win list with 247. The two-time in 21 years. ence, all under head coach Frank Haith, and The Hurricane • Under Marshall, WSU has been one of the decade’s top American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year has guided are the only program in The American to finish better than programs, winning exactly 82 percent of its games since the the Owls to seven NCAA tournaments and two trips to the • The Green Wave’s roster comprises players from four differ- its preseason prediction four consecutive years. start of the 2010-11 campaign (233-51). Only Gonzaga (.844) NIT. Associate head coach Aaron McKie will take over as the ent continents, including 10 from North America, two from and Kansas (.822) have won at a higher clip. program’s head coach for the 2019-20 campaign. Africa, one from Asia and one from Europe.

4 • 2018-19 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Notes NATIONAL POLLS

Associated Press Poll USA Today Coaches Poll American Preseason Coaches’ Poll Nov. 12 Preseason School Pts School Record Points Previous SCHOOL 2017-18 RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS 1. UCF (6) 114 1 Duke (48) 2-0 1606 4 1 Kansas 31-8 771 3 2. Cincinnati (3) 107 2 Kansas (14) 1-0 1571 1 2 Kentucky 26-11 761 17 3. Houston (2) 103 3 Gonzaga 2-0 1478 3 3 Duke 29-8 743 4 4. Memphis (1) 85 4 Virginia (2) 2-0 1326 5 4 Gonzaga 32-5 699 10 5. UConn 75 5 Tennessee (1) 2-0 1306 6 5 Virginia 31-3 656 5 6. Temple 74 6 Nevada 2-0 1277 7 6 Tennessee 26-9 613 16 7. SMU 63 7 North Carolina 2-0 1260 8 7 North Carolina 26-11 610 14 8. Wichita State (5) 60 8 Villanova 2-0 1139 9 8 Villanova 36-4 543 1 9. Tulsa 48 9 Auburn 2-0 1132 11 9 Nevada 29-8 521 20 10. Tulane 23 10 Kentucky 1-1 1054 2 10 Michigan State 30-5 486 11 11. ECU 22 11 Michigan State 1-1 919 10 11 Kansas State 25-12 469 19 12. USF 18 12 Kansas State 1-0 892 12 12 Auburn 26-8 432 23 First-place votes in parentheses 13 Oregon 2-0 739 14 13 West Virginia 26-11 343 13 14 Florida State 2-0 731 17 14 Syracuse 23-14 297 NR Preseason Player of the Year 15 Syracuse 2-0 673 16 15 Florida State 23-12 287 18 B.J. Taylor, G, Sr., UCF 16 Virginia Tech 1-0 664 15 16 Oregon 23-13 280 NR 17 Mississippi State 2-0 549 18 17 Virginia Tech 21-12 272 NR Preseason Freshman of the Year 18 Michigan 2-0 486 19 18 Michigan 33-8 265 2 Nate Hinton, G, Houston 19 Clemson 2-0 350 22 19 Mississippi State 25-12 213 NR 20 UCLA 2-0 340 21 20 UCLA 21-12 202 NR Preseason All-Conference First Team 21 TCU 2-0 323 20 21 TCU 21-12 153 NR Jalen Adams, G - UConn * 22 LSU 2-0 248 23 22 Purdue 30-7 107 9 Jarron Cumberland, G - Cincinnati 23 Purdue 2-0 218 24 23 Clemson 25-10 106 15 Jeremiah Martin, G - Memphis 24 Marquette 2-0 155 NR 24 Washington 21-13 75 NR Quinton Rose, G - Temple 25 Buffalo 2-0 154 NR 25 Nebraska 22-11 67 NR B.J. Taylor, G - UCF

Others receiving votes: West Virginia 145, Indiana 131, Nebraska 41, Others receiving votes: LSU 65, Loyola Chicago 61, Florida 52, Indiana Preseason All-Conference Second Team ^ Wisconsin 32, Washington 29, Maryland 28, Notre Dame 24, Miami 16, 34, Marquette 34, North Carolina State 30, Cincinnati 30, Alabama 28, Corey Davis, Jr., G- Houston Ohio State 14, Alabama 11, Iowa State 9, Florida 9, Louisville 8, Texas 6, Maryland 26, Louisville 10, Providence 10, Buffalo 7, USC 6, Arizona 5, Butler Tacko Fall, C- UCF Texas Tech 5, Arizona State 4, Butler 4, Vanderbilt 4, Loyola Chicago 3, 5, UCF 5, Wisconsin 4, Notre Dame 4, Texas 4, Missouri 3, Baylor 2, Miami Jarrey Foster, G - SMU Arizona 2, St. John’s 2, Marshall 2, Xavier 2, Penn 1, Furman 1, Davidson 1, 2, St. John’s 1, Vanderbilt 1. Markis McDuffie, F - Wichita State Southern Illinois 1. Jahmal McMurray, G - SMU Sterling Taplin, G - Tulsa WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE NATIONAL POLL *unanimous selection ^extra member due to tie in voting

Rankings are listed as AP/USA Today

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PERFORMING AGAINST THE POLLS (1-1 overall; 0-1 vs. Top 25) TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES DATE TEAM OPPONENT RANK* RESULT Scoring Markis McDuffie, Wichita State vs. Providence College, 11/9/18 32 Nov. 9. 2018 Wichita State rv/rv Providence College rv/rv W, 83-80 Kyvon Davenport, Memphis vs. Tennessee Tech, 11/6/18 30 Shizz Alston, Temple vs. Detroit Mercy, 11/9/18 30 Nov. 11, 2018 Tulane Florida State 17/15 L, 80-69 B.J. Taylor, UCF vs. FAU, 11/12/18 22 Rebounds * Rank in Associated Press poll followed by rank in USA Today poll Collin Smith, UCF vs. Rider, 11/6/18 13 Nate Pierre-Louis, Temple vs. La Salle, 11/6/18 13 Assists 2018-19 HOME ATTENDANCE Laquincy Rideau, USF vs. Alabama A&M, 11/6/18 10 TEAM Dates Total Avg Sellouts High Sterling Taplin, Tulsa vs. South Carolina State, 11/10/18 10 UCF...... 2...... 9,174...... 4,587...... ---...... 4,870 Field Goals Markis McDuffie, Wichita State vs. Providence, 11/9/18 12 Cincinnati...... 1...... 12,012...... 12,012...... 1...... 12,012 Kyvon Davenport, Memphis vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/6/18 11 UConn...... 2...... 17,428...... 8,714...... 1...... 10,127 3-Point Field Goals ECU...... 3...... 10,795...... 3,598...... ---...... 3,773 Shizz Alston, Jr., Temple vs. Detroit Mercy, 11/9/18 7 Houston...... 1...... 3,725...... 3,725...... ---...... 3,725 Markis McDuffie, Wichita State vs. Providence, 11/9/18 6 Armoni Brooks, Houston vs. Alabama A&M, 11/10/18 Memphis...... 1...... 15,231...... 15,231...... 1...... 15,231 Steals USF...... 2...... 4,647...... 2,324...... ---...... 2,474 Kareem Brewton, Memphis vs. Tennessee Tech, 11/6/18 5 SMU...... 2...... 11,113...... 5,556...... ---...... 10,127 Isaac Fleming, ECU vs. James Madison, 11/9/18 5 Temple...... 2...... 10,660...... 5,330...... ---...... 6,011 Blocks Tulane...... 1...... 2,351...... 2,351...... ---...... 2,351 Tacko Fall, UCF vs. Rider, 11/6/18 5 K.J. Davis, ECU vs. Lamar, 11/11/18 3 Tulsa...... 1...... 3,128...... 3,128...... ---...... 3,128 Wichita State...... 1...... 10,267...... 10,267...... 1...... 10,267 Double-Doubles Season Career Totals...... 20...... 113,822...... 5,691...... 4...... 17,705 Tacko Fall, UCF 18 Kyvon Davenport, Memphi 1 9 Jalen Adams, UConn 5 Armoni Brooks, Houston 2 Chad Brown, UCF 2 Martins Igbanu, Tulsa 2 Mike Parks, Jr., Memphis 2 Samir Sehic, Tulane 2 Quinton Rose, Temple 2 Christian Vital, UConn 2 Jayden Gardner, ECU 1 1 Aubrey Dawkins, UCF 1 1 Nate Pierre-Louis 1 1 Collin Smith, UCF 1 1 Shizz Alston, Jr, Temple 1 Mamadou Diarra, UConn 1 Isaac Fleming, ECU 1 DaQuan Jeffries, Tulsa 1 Jeremiah Martin, Memphis 1 Damion Moore, Temple 1 J.P. Moorman II, Temple 1 Everett Ray, SMU 1 B.J. Taylor, UCF 1 Raynere Thornton, Memphis 1 Fabian White, Jr., Houston 1

6 • 2018-19 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Notes THE 2018-19 SEASON

AWARD WINNERS CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Shizz Alston, Jr - Temple - Sr. - G - Philadelphia, Pa. AMERICAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK Alston scored a career-high 30 points in the Owls’ comeback win over Detroit Mercy and is now just 11 points shy of 1,000. The senior averaged 21.5 points Nov. 12 Shizz Alston, Jr., Temple, Sr., G in 2-0 week as Temple defeated Big 5 foe La Salle in its season-opener, 75-67. Alston netted eight 3-pointers on the week and shot 50-percent from long Markis McDuffie, Wichita State, Sr., F range. He also was a perfect 11-of-11 from the free throw line and averaged six assists per game. Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Markis McDuffie - Wichita State - Sr. - F - Paterson, N.J. Dec. 3 McDuffie exploded for a career-high 32 points as the Shockers beat Providence College in the opening game of the Veteran’s Classic in Annapolis, Md. The Dec. 10 senior went 12-of-19 from the field and 6-of-9 from long distance to lead Wichita past PC, a team receiving votes in both national top-25 polls. McDuffie Dec. 17 averaged 20 points, 3.5 3-pointers and 2.0 steals last week. Dec. 24 Dec. 31 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Jan. 7 Jayden Gardner - ECU - F - Wake Forest, N.C. Jan. 14 Gardner capped his first week as a collegiate player in strong fashion as he scored 30 points with 10 rebounds in an overtime win against Lamar, 84-78. Jan. 21 He went 9-of-10 from the field and 12-of-14 from the field throw line in the come-from-behind win. Gardner started all three games in a 2-1 week for ECU Jan. 28 and averaged 14.0 points, a team-high 7.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks. Feb. 4 Feb. 11 WEEKLY HONOR ROLL SELECTIONS Feb. 18 Nov. 12 Feb. 25 Jalen Adams - UConn - Sr. - G March 4 Scored 20 points with three assists, two steals against UMKC; averaged 18.0 points in a 2-0 week

AMERICAN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Armoni Brooks - Houston - Jr. - G Nov. 12 Jayden Gardner, ECU, F Tied a career-high with 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting with six 3-pointers in a 101-54 win over Alabama A&M Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Kyvon Davenport - Memphis - Sr. - F Dec. 3 Double-doubled with 30 points and 10 rebounds; new career-high in points in 76-61 win over Tennessee Tech Dec. 10 Dec. 17 B.J. Taylor - UCF - Sr. - G Dec. 24 Averaged 25.5 points and shot .519 (14-of-27) from the field in a 1-1 week Dec. 31 Jan. 7 Kevin Zhang - Tulane - Fr. - G/F Jan. 14 Scored 24 points with four 3-pointers and seven rebounds in his collegiate debut against No. 17 FSU Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Nov. 19 Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Nov. 26 Feb. 25 March 4 Dec. 5 ACTIVE CAREER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS Player of the Week 2 — Tacko Fall (C, UCF); Jarron Cumberland (G, Cincinnati); Jalen Adams Dec. 10 (G, UConn)

1 - Jeremiah Martin (G, Memphis), Armoni Brooks (G, Houston), Rynere Dec. 17 Thornton (G/F, Memphis), Markis McDuffie (F, Wichita State)

Freshman of the Week Dec. 24 4 — Quinton Rose (G, Temple) Shawn Williams (ECU, G)

3 - B.J. Taylor (G, UCF) Dec. 31

2 — Tacko Fall (C, UCF); Jahmal McMurray (G, SMU); Jarron Cumberland (G, Cincinnati); Ray Ona Embo (G, Tulane), Ethan Chargois (F, SMU), Fabian Jan. 7 White, Jr. (F, Houston)

1 — Jalen Adams (G, UConn); Galen Robinson, Jr. (G, Houston); Alani Moore Jan. 14 II (G, Temple); Christian Vital (G, UConn), Galen Robinson, Jr. (G, Houston), J.P. Moorman II (F, Temple), Caleb Daniels (G, Tulane), Nate Pierre-Louis (G, Temple), Jayden Gardener (F, ECU) Jan. 21

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7 • 2018-19 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Notes THE 2018-19 SEASON

IN COACHING CIRCLES (CAREER - AS OF 11/12/18) THE RECORD BOOK (CAREER - AS OF 11/12/18) Coach, Team Current School AAC AAC Champ. Season Overall Season Scoring Johnny Dawkins, UCF 44-26 (.628) 20-16 (.556) 2-2 3rd 200-141 (.587) 11th 1. Rob Gray, Houston...... 1,710 th th 2. B.J. Tyson, East Carolina...... 1,570 Mick Cronin, Cincinnati 268-141 (.655) 72-18 (.800) 6-4 13 337-165 (.671) 16 3. Nic Moore, SMU...... 1,462 st th Dan Hurley, UConn 2-0 (1.000) 0-0 (--) 0-0 1 153-105 (.593) 9 Gary Clark, Cincinnati...... 1,462 Joe Dooley, ECU 59-53 (.527) 0-0 (--) 0-0 5th 173-111 (.609) 10th 5. Quenton DeCosey, Temple...... 1,460 Kelvin Sampson, Houston 86-48 (.634) 42-30 (.583) 3-4 5th 584-318 (.648) 30th 6. Cameron Reynolds, Tulane...... 1,360 Penny Hardaway, Memphis 1-0 (1.000) 0-0 (--) 0-0 1st 1-0 (1.000) 1st 7. Troy Caupain, Cincinnati...... 1,302 8. Rodney Purvis, UConn...... 1,301 nd th Brian Gregory, USF 12-22 (.353) 3-15 (.167) 0-1 2 260-202 (.563) 15 9. Obi Enechionyia, Temple...... 1,296 Tim Jankovich, SMU 57-22 (.722) 23-13 (.639) 3-1 4th+ 214-143 (.600) 13th+ 10. Jalen Adams, UConn...... 1,269 Fran Dunphy, Temple 249-152 (.621) 46-44 (.511) 3-5 13th 559-315 (.640) 30th Jacob Evans, Cincinnati...... 1,233 Mike Dunleavy, Sr., Tulane 20-43 (.317) 8-28 (.222) 0-2 3rd 20-43 (.317) 3rd 11. Ben Moore, SMU...... 1,201 th th 12. Shaq Goodwin, Memphis...... 1,174 Frank Haith, Tulsa 79-52 (.603) 46-26 (.639) 2-3 5 266-181 (.595) 15 13. Shake Milton, SMU...... 1,116 Gregg Marshall, Wichita State 287-99 (.744) 14-4 (.778) 1-1 12th 481-182 (.726) 21st 14. Caleb White, East Carolina...... 1,139 + - Jankovich served as SMU head coach for 9 games in 2015-16 season 15. Dedric Lawson, Memphis...... 1,123

Rebounds 1. Gary Clark, Cincinnati...... 1,132 NUMBERS 2. Ben Moore, SMU...... 776 OFFENSE DEFENSE 3. Shaq Goodwin, Memphis...... 692 Team Scoring FG-Pct 3FG-Pct Rebound Scoring FG-Pct 3FG-Pct Rebounds 4. Sterling Brown, SMU...... 651 UCF 3 5 10 2 10 3 10 12 5. Tacko Fall, UCF...... 649 Cincinnati 12 12 12 4 5 9 11 6 Assists UConn 2 3 4 4 8 6 5 5 1. Troy Caupain, Cincinnati...... 515 ECU 5 6 8 3 9 4 1 8 2. Nic Moore, SMU...... 508 Houston 1 1 1 8 1 5 5 1 3. Jalen Adams, UConn...... 428 Memphis 7 10 11 9 3 2 2 11 4. Galen Robinson, Jr., Houston...... 404 5 Josh Brown, Temple...... 389 USF 4 2 2 11 4 8 9 2 SMU 11 11 9 7 6 10 12 7 Blocks Temple 5 9 5 1 7 7 8 3 1. Amida Brimah, UConn...... 361 Tulane 10 7 7 12 12 12 3 10 2. Tacko Fall, UCF...... 200 3. Gary Clark, Cincinnati...... 180 Tulsa 8 4 6 6 1 1 4 4 4. Shaq Goodwin, Memphis...... 157 Wichita State 9 8 3 10 11 11 5 9 5. Danrad Knowles, Houston...... 124

Scoring Rebound Turnover Asst/TO Steals Team FT-Pct 3FGs Blocks Steals Assists Margin Margin Margin Ratio 1. Gary Clark, Cincinnati...... 163 2. Melvin Frazier, Tulane...... 152 UCF 11 12 2 10 10 8 9 6 5 3. Troy Caupain, Cincinnati...... 151 Cincinnati 2 10 1 11 12 11 6 6 4 4. Nic Moore, SMU...... 136 UConn 6 3 2 8 7 3 4 2 3 5. Shaquille Harrison, Tulsa...... 127 ECU 7 9 8 2 3 7 7 5 10 Field Goal Percentage (Minimum 120 FG) Houston 1 1 4 5 1 1 1 3 1 1. Tacko Fall, UCF...... 0.736 Memphis 3 10 4 1 11 5 11 1 11 2. Amida Brimah, UConn...... 0.648 USF 10 5 8 3 2 4 5 6 7 3. Staphon Blair, UCF...... 0.583 SMU 8 2 6 5 3 9 8 4 2 4. Shonn Miller, UConn...... 0.572 Temple 4 6 12 4 3 6 2 11 7 3-Point Field Goals Tulane 9 6 8 11 3 12 12 12 12 1. Matt Williams, UCF...... 237 Tulsa 5 8 11 9 7 2 3 10 6 2. Nic Moore, SMU...... 225 Wichita State 12 3 6 5 7 10 10 9 9 2. Caleb White, East Carolina...... 205 4. Obi Enchionyia, Temple...... 200 5. Rodney Purvis, UConn...... 199 EFFICIENCIES Team AdjEM (Rank) AdjO (Rank) AdjD (Rank) AdjT (Rank) Winningest Active Coaches (entering 2018-19) UCF +8.87 (77) 103.7(123) 94.8 (44) 70.8 (256) 1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke...... 1,10 2. Jim Boeheim, Syracuse...... 926 Cincinnati +12.44 (45) 105.5 (88) 93.1 (26) 68.1 (345) 3. Bob Huggins, West Virginia...... 845 UConn +6.84 (97) 105.6 (86) 98.8 (109) 71.6 (220) 4. Roy Williams, North Carolina...... 842 ECU -7.76 (264) 95.5 (295) 103.3 (219) 74.5 (37) 5. Rick Byrd, Belmont...... 7786 Houston +13.96 (39) 108.7 (48) 94.7 (41) 71.7 (207) 6. Cliff Ellis, Coastal Carolina...... 747 7. John Beilein, Michigan...... 724 Memphis +5.22 (110) 104.6 (103) 99.4 (119) 72.4 (149) 8. John Calipari, Kentucky...... 678 USF -9.45 (285) 95.7 (292) 105.1 (267) 70.1 (295) 9. Rick Barnes, Tennessee...... 661 SMU +10.97 (60) 108.4 (50) 97.4 (83) 67.7 (349) 10. Bill Self, Kansas...... 654 Temple +7.67 (83) 105.4 (89) 97.8 (90) 71.9 (189) 11. Jim Larranaga, Miami (FL)...... 631 Tulane -1.45 (181) 101.2 (176) 102.6 (193) 72.7 (130) 12. Dana Altman, Oregon...... 620 13. Lon Kruger, Oklahoma...... 619 Tulsa +4.79 (113) 104.0 (117) 99.2 (115) 70.2 (287) 14. Greg Kampe, Oakland...... 600 Wichita State +8.39 (78) 107.1 (63) 98.7 (108) 72.4 (156) 15. Tubby Smith, High Point...... 597 16. Kelvin Sampson, Houston...... 583 Key: 17. Steve Alford, UCLA...... 580 AdjEM - adjusted efficiency margin: The difference between a team’s offensive and defensive efficiency, representing the number of points the team would be expected to outscore the average D-I team 18. Tom Izzo, Michigan State...... 574 over 100 possessions) 19. Tony Shaver, William & Mary...... 570 AdjO – adjusted offensive efficiency : An estimate of the offensive efficiency (points scored per 100 possessions) a team would have against the average D-I defense. 20. Fran Dunphy, Temple...... 557 AdjD – adjusted defensive efficiency: An estimate of the defensive efficiency (points allowed per 100 possessions) a team would have against the average D-I offense. 21. Bob McKillop, Davidson...... 554 AdjT – adjusted tempo: An estimate of the tempo (possessions per 40 minutes) a team would have against the team that wants to play at an average D-I tempo. 22. Jay Wright, Villanova...... 544 23. Danny Kaspar, Texas State...... 539 24. Mark Few, Gonzaga...... 535 25. Bruce Pearl, Auburn...... 532

8 • 2018-19 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Notes THE 2018-19 SEASON

NITTY GRITTY KENPOM NCAA RPI Team 1-25 26-50 51-100 101-200 200+ 1-50 51-100 101-200 vs. T100 UCF ------1-0 0-1 ------Cincinnati -- 0-1 ------UConn ------2-0 ------ECU ------0-1 2-0 ------Houston ------1-0 ------Memphis ------1-0 ------USF ------1-0 1-0 ------SMU ------0-1 1-0 ------Temple ------1-0 1-0 ------Tulane 0-1 ------2-0 ------Tulsa ------Wichita State -- -- 1-0 0-1 ------Total 0-1 0-1 1-0 3-3 11-1 ------RANKINGS ON RANKINGS Team RPI KenPom KPI Sagarin BPI Massey LMRC UCF -- 77 -- 22 56 77 -- Cincinnati -- 45 -- 14 38 20 -- UConn -- 97 -- 75 106 110 -- ECU -- 264 -- 215 299 265 -- Houston -- 39 -- 33 22 32 -- Memphis -- 110 -- 64 141 103 -- USF -- 285 -- 285 269 262 -- SMU -- 60 -- 80 57 70 -- Temple -- 83 -- 86 44 82 -- Tulane -- 181 -- 184 200 177 -- Tulsa -- 113 -- 136 89 98 -- Wichita State -- 78 -- 126 90 51 -- GAMES DECIDED BY ... 0-5 6-10 11-15 16+ Total UCF 0-1 --- 1-0 --- 1-1 Cincinnati --- 0-1 ------0-1 UConn --- 1-0 --- 1-0 2-0 ECU 0-1 1-0 --- 1-0 2-1 Houston ------1-0 1-0 Memphis ------1-0 --- 1-0 USF 1-0 ------1-0 2-0 SMU --- 0-1 1-0 --- 1-1 Temple --- 1-0 --- 1-0 2-0 Tulane ------0-1 --- 0-1 Tulsa ------2-0 2-0 Wichita State 1-0 --- 0-1 --- 1-1 Total 2-2 3-2 3-2 7-0 15-6

Overtime Records (2-0) UCF: Cincinnati: UConn: ECU: 1-0 (W vs. Lamar, 84-78, OT, 11/11/18) Houston: Memphis: USF: 1-0 (W vs. Austin Peay, 74-70, OT, 11/12/18) SMU: Temple: Tulane: Tulsa: Wichita State:

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THE AMERICAN VS. OTHERS Conference Record Pct Summit 0-0 --- America East 0-0 --- SWAC 3-0 1.000 Atlantic Coast 0-1 .000 Nov. 6 USF 80, Alabama A&M 63 Nov. 11 Tulane 69, No. 17/15 Florida State 80 Nov. 6 Tulsa 73, Alcorn State 56 Nov. 10 Houston 101, Alabama A&M 54 Atlantic Sun 0-0 --- Sun Belt 0-0 -- Atlantic 10 1-0 1.000 Nov. 6 Temple 75, La Salle 67 West Coast 0-0 ---

Big East 1-0 1.000 Western Athletic 1-0 1.000 Nov. 9 Wichita State 83, rv/rv Providence 80 Nov. 11 UConn 94, UMKC 66

Big Sky 0-0 --- Independents 0-0 --- Non-Division I 0-0 --- Big South 0-0 ---

Big Ten 0-1 .000 Overall: 15-6 .714 Nov. 7 rv/rv Cincinnati 56, Ohio State 64 Home: 14-6 .700 Away: 0-0 --- Big 12 0-0 --- Neutral: 1-0 1.000 Postseason: 0-0 --- Big West 0-0 ---

Colonial 0-1 .000 Nov. 9 ECU 72, James Madison 73

Conference USA 0-3 .000 Nov. 6 Wichita State 58, Louisiana Tech 71 Nov. 11 UCF 79, FAU 80 Nov. 11 SMU 64, Southern Miss 74

Horizon 1-0 1.000 Nov. 9 Temple 83, Detroit Mercy 67

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Metro Atlantic 1-0 1.000 Nov. 6 rv/rv UCF 84, Rider 70

Mid-American 0-0 ---

MEAC 2-0 1.000 Nov. 6 ECU 81, Delaware State 56 Nov. 10 Tulsa 74, South Carolina State 52

Missouri Valley 0-0 ---

Mountain West 0-0 ---

Northeast 0-0 ---

Ohio Valley 3-0 1.000 Nov. 6 Memphis 76, Tennessee Tech 61 Nov. 8 UConn 80, Morehead State 70 Nov. 12 USF 74, Austin Peay 70 (OT) P ac-12 0-0 ---

Patriot 0-0 ---

Southeastern 0-0 ---

Southern 0-0 ---

Southland 2-0 1.000 Nov. 8 SMU 69, Northwestern State 58 Nov. 11 ECU 84, Lamar 78 (OT)

10 • 2018-19 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Notes RECORDS INDIVIDUAL, GAME TEAM, GAME POINTS POINTS 1. Russ Smith, Louisville vs. Houston, 3/14/14 42 119 Cincinnati vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 12/17/16 36 East Carolina vs. NC Wesleyan, 11/14/14 2. Amida Brimah, UConn vs. Coppin State, 12/14/14 40 116 Rutgers vs. Stillman, 11/25/13 UCF vs. Bethune-Cookman, 12/22/15 3. Rob Gray, Houston vs. San Diego State, 3/15/18 39 113 Louisville vs. Louisiana, 12/7/13 34 Temple vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/17/14 4. Matt Williams, UCF vs. USF, 1/17/17 38 112 Wichita State vs. Savannah State, 11/28/17 5. Troy Caupain, Cincinnati vs. UConn, 3/11/16 (4ot) 37 110 Houston vs. Prairie View A&M, 11/18/15 FREE THROW ATTEMPTS, GAME 109 Wichita State vs. UMKC, 11/10/17 59 Cincinnati vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/22/15 FIELD GOALS Houston vs. ECU, 2/25/18 51 East Carolina vs. UNC Wilmington, 12/16/15 1. Dedric Lawson, Memphis vs. Iowa, 11/26/16 15 50 Memphis vs. Nicholls State, 11/23/13 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis at UCF, 1/26/16 15 POINTS, HALF 49 Temple vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/17/14 2. Devonta Pollard, Houston vs. Memphis, 2/10/16 14 46 Louisville at Rutgers, 1/4/14 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. Houston, 3/14/14 14 65 Cincinnati vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 12/17/16 (1st) ECU vs. NC Wesleyan, 11/14/14 4. Jalen Adam, UConn, vs. Monmounth, 12/2/17 13 64 UConn vs. Oklahoma State, 11/21/16 (2nd) Rob Gray, Houston vs. Drexel, 11/17/17 13 63 Temple vs. Long Island, 12/21/13 (2nd) Cincinnati vs. UConn, 3/11/17 Tacko Fall, UCF vs. Mississippi State, 11/17/16 13 62 Wichita State vs. UMKC, 11/10/17 (1st) Corey Allen Jr., USF at Tulsa, 1/31/15 13 Houston vs. ECU, 2/25/18 (1st) REBOUNDS, GAME Austin Nichols, Memphis vs. Tulane, 1/3/15 13 61 Memphis vs. McNeese State, 11/22/16 (2nd) 69 Cincinnati vs. Chicago State, 12/23/13 Amida Brimah, UConn vs. Coppin State, 12/14/14 13 67 Wichita State vs. Savannah State, 11/28/17 Isaiah Sykes, UCF vs. Temple, 3/12/14 13 SCORING MARGIN, GAME 65 Cincinnati vs. Savannah State, 11/10/17 62 Cincinnati (106) vs. Robert Morris (44), 11/15/15 63 East Carolina vs. Stetson, 11/20/16 3-POINT FIELD GOALS 61 Louisville (92) vs. Rutgers (31), 3/13/14 62 Houston vs. Morgan State, 11/22/14 1. Matt Williams, UCF vs. USF, 1/17/17 11 SMU vs. Nicholls State, 12/16/15 2. James Woodard, Tulsa at SMU, 3/8/15 10 54 SMU (98) vs. New Hampshire (44), 12/5/15 52 Wichita State (109) vs. UMKC (57), 11/10/17 3. Jahmal McMurray, SMU vs. Memphis 9 ASSISTS, GAME 4. Nic Moore, SMU vs. Houston, 1/24/15 8 51 Cincinnati (119) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (68), 12/17/16 35 Memphis vs. McNeese State, 11/22/16 Jherrod Stiggers, Houston vs. Miss. Valley St., 12/28/14 8 Cincinnati (102) vs. Western Carolina (51), 11/13/17 Dalton Pepper, Temple vs. Cincinnati, 1/26/14 8 Houston (102) vs. ECU (58), 2/25/18 32 Cincinnati vs. Robert Morris, 11/15/15 Corey Henderson, Jr., Tulsa vs. UConn, 1/3/18 8 Wichita State at ECU, 1/11/18 FIELD GOALS MADE, GAME 31 Houston vs. ECU, 2/25/18 FREE THROWS 44 Memphis vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 12/17/16 29 Memphis vs. LeMoyne-Owen, 1/18/14 1. Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati vs. Nebraska, 12/28/13 17 43 Cincinnati vs. McNeese State, 11/22/16 Cincinnati vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 12/17/16 2. Will Cummings, Temple vs. Towson, 12/10/14 15 42 Houston vs. ECU, 2/25/18 Gary Clark, Cincinnati vs. UConn, 3/11/17 15 41 Rutgers vs. Stillman, 12/25/13 BLOCKS, GAME Jeremiah Martin, Memphis, vs. Tulane, 1/9/18 15 Cincinnati vs. Savannah State, 11/28/17 15 Memphis vs. Oral Roberts, 12/20/14 3. Rob Gray, Houston vs. Rhode Island, 12/10/16 14 UConn vs. Maine, 11/13/15 Landry Shamet, Wichita State at Oklahoma State, 12/9/17 14 Wichita State vs. Savannah State, 11/28/17 14 Houston vs. Lehigh, 11/17/13 Quenton DeCosey, Temple at USF, 1/13/16 14 UConn vs. UCF, 1/11/14 Ricky Tarrant, Jr., Memphis vs. Ohio State, 11/27/15 14 FIELD-GOAL ATTEMPTS, GAME UCF vs. Temple, 3/12/14 Amida Brimah, UConn vs. Coppin State, 12/14/14 14 86 Cincinnati vs. Savannah State, 11/10/17 Russ Smith, Louisville at Rutgers, 1/4/14 14 85 Cincinnati vs. Chicago State, 12/23/13 Joe Jackson, Memphis vs. Nicholls State, 11/23/13 14 82 UConn vs. Cincinnati, 3/11/16 (4ot) STEALS, GAME Dedric Lawson, Memphis at UCF, 2/4/17 14 Cincinnati vs. UConn, 3/11/16 (4ot) 19 Louisville vs. Rutgers, 3/13/14 80 Tulane at UCF, 1/14/15 17 Louisville at SMU, 3/5/14 REBOUNDS 79 UConn at Tulsa, 1/3/18 (2ot) East Carolina vs. NC Wesleyan, 11/14/14 1. Shaq Goodwin, Memphis vs. Temple, 2/7/15 23 16 Louisville vs. Hartford, 11/19/13 Jordan Tolbert, SMU vs. Nicholls State, 12/17/15 23 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE, GAME Temple at USF, 3/5/17 3. Jordan Tolbert, SMU vs. Hampton, 12/17/15 19 .667 SMU vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/24/13 (32-48) Shaq Goodwin, Memphis vs. UT Arlington, 11/23/15 19 TURNOVERS, GAME K.J. Lawson, Memphis vs. East Carolina, 1/28/17 19 .667 Houston vs. ECU, 2/25/18 (42-63) .660 Tulane vs. USF, 2/18/17 (33-50) 27 UCF vs. West Virginia, 11/24/17 26 Rutgers vs. Louisville, 3/13/14 ASSISTS .647 Cincinnati vs. UCF, 2/25/15 (33-51) Houston vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 12/17/14 1. Brandon Goodwin, UCF at Tulane, 2/19/15 13 .640 Houston vs. Murray State, 12/2/15 (32-50) Russ Smith, Louisville vs. UConn, 3/8/14 13 UConn vs. UMass-Lowell, 12/20/15 (36-57) 24 Memphis vs. Wichita State, 11/18/14 3. Nic Moore, SMU at East Carolina, 1/13/16 12 USF at UAB, 11/20/14 Jonathan Stark, Tulane vs. Temple, 1/7/15 12 3-POINT FIELD GOALS, GAME USF at Cincinnati, 1/29/17 Anthony Collins, USF vs. Hofstra, 11/25/14 12 18 Houston vs. Tulsa, 1/11/18 Jalen Adams, UConn vs Temple, 1/11/17 12 Houston vs. ECU, 2/25/18 FEWEST TURNOVERS, GAME Jalen Adams, UConn at USF, 1/25/17 12 17 Tulsa vs. UConn, 1/3/18 (2ot) 1 Houston vs. UConn, 2/1/15 Malik Morgan, Tulane at ECU, 2/4/17 12 16 Louisville vs. Rutgers, 2/16/14 3 Louisville vs. Charleston, 11/9/13 Temple at Delaware, 12/18/14 Rutgers at Alabama-Birmingham, 11/11/13 BLOCKS UConn vs. Boston College, 11/21/13 1. Amida Brimah, UConn vs. Maine, 11/13/15 9 Tulane at UCF, 1/14/15 ECU vs. South Carolina State, 12/22/15 Cincinnati vs. Memphis, 3/6/14 Yanick Moreira, SMU vs. Midwestern State, 12/29/14 9 Memphis vs. Jacksonville State, 2/4/15 3. Dedric Lawson, Memphis vs. UAB, 12/10/16 8 UConn vs. USF, 2/8/16 UConn vs. Cincinnati, 3/13/15 Amida Brimah, UConn vs. Northeastern, 11/14/16 8 Amida Brimah, UConn at Tulane, 2/7/15 8 3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS, GAME Cincinnati vs. Texas Southern, 12/13/16 Austin Nichols, Memphis vs. Oral Roberts, 12/20/14 8 41 Tulsa vs. UConn, 1/3/18 (2ot) Cincinnati vs. Memphis, 3/10/18 Blake Paul, Tulane, vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 11/13/17 8 39 Cincinnati vs. Savannah State, 11/10/17 38 Houston vs. Morgan State, 11/22/14 FEWEST POINTS, GAME STEALS ECU vs. Houston, 1/30/16 31 Rutgers vs. Louisvile, 3/13/14 1. Josh Brown, Temple vs. DePaul, 12/10/16 7 37 ECU at James Madison, 12/20/15 35 East Carolina vs. College of Charleston, 12/15/16 Will Cummings, Temple at SMU, 2/19/15 7 UCF vs. USF, 1/17/17 37 Tulane at Temple, 1/31/15 Nic Moore, SMU vs. Texas Southern, 11/26/14 7 SMU at UCF, 2/17/18 Chris Crawford, Memphis vs. Jackson State, 12/28/13 7 38 UCF vs. Cincinnati, 1/16/18 Kentrell Barkley, ECU vs. USF, 1/17/18 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, GAME .750 Cincinnati vs. UCF, 2/25/15 (6-8) 39 Temple at Tulsa, 2/22/15 .714 SMU vs. McNeese State, 12/2/13 (10-14) East Carolina at USF, 3/2/16 .692 UConn at UCF, 2/11/17 (9-13) .667 Houston vs. Murray State, 12/2/15 (10-15) FEWEST POINTS, HALF SMU at Tulsa, 12/29/15 (10-15) 8 Northwestern State at SMU, 11/15/17 (st) Memphis vs. Louisville, 3/1/14 (6-9) 11 Temple at UCF, 12/31/16 (1st) UConn vs. USF, 2/8/17 (16-24) 12 UConn vs. Houston, 12/28/16 (1st) 13 East Carolina vs. College of Charleston, 12/15/16 (1st) FREE THROWS MADE, GAME 14 USF vs. UConn, 2/12/14 (1st) 41 Louisville at Rutgers, 1/4/14 15 Rutgers vs. Louisville, 3/13/14 (2nd) Cincinnati vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/22/15 38 Cincinnati vs. UConn, 3/11/17 CONSECUTIVE WINS 18 SMU, 11/14/15-1/19/16 16 SMU, 1/15/17-3/17/17 Cincinnati, 12/12/17-2/15/18

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UCF (1-1, 0-0 American) UCONN (2-0, 0-0 American) Home: 1-1 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 Home: 2-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 Time/Final Att High Scorer/Rebounder Time/Final Att...... High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 6 Rider W, 84-70 4,870...... Taylor, 22/Smith 13 8 Morehead State (SNY/ESPN3) W, 80-70 10,167...... Carlton 17/Carlton, Vital 8 11 Florida Atlantic L, 80-79 4,304...... Taylor 29/Fall 7 11 Missouri-Kansas City (SNY/ESPN3) W, 94-66 7.261...... T. Smith 22/Vital 10 Myrtle Beach Invitational (Conway, S.C.) 2k Empire Classic (New York, N.Y.) 15 vs Cal State Fullerton (ESPN3) 1:30 p.m. 15 vs. Syracuse (ESPN2) 7 p.m. 16 vs TBD (ESPN2/ESPNU) TBD 16 vs. Oregon/Iowa (ESPN2/ESPNU) TBD 18 vs TBD (ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN3) TBD 20 Cornell (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 24 Northern Kentucky 6 p.m. 24 New Hampshire (SNY/ESPN3) Noon 29 Alabama (ESPNU) 7 p.m. 27 UMass-Lowell (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m.

DECEMBER DECEMBER 2 at Missouri (ESPNU) 3 p.m. 2 Arizona (ESPN2) 1 p.m. 8 Grambling State 1 p.m. 5 Lafayette (ESPNU) 7 p.m. 11 Georgia Southern 7 p.m. Never Forget Tribute Classic (Newark, N.J.) 16 Stetson 3 p.m. 8 vs. Florida State (ESPN2) 6:30 p.m. 21 Illinois State 7 p.m. 15 Manhattan (SNY/ESPN3) TBD 18 Drexel (SNY/ESPN3) 7 p.m. JANUARY 22 Villanova (CBS) 12:30 p.m. 2 Temple* (ESPNEWS) 7 p.m. 5 at UConn* (ESPNEWS) 12 p.m. JANUARY 13 ECU* (ESPNU) 4 p.m. 2 at USF* (CBSSN) 8:30 p.m. 16 at Wichita State* (CBSSN) 10 p.m. 5 UCF* (ESPNEWS) Noon 19 Tulsa* (ESPNU) 12 p.m. 10 SMU* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. 23 at Tulane* (ESPN3) 8 p.m. 12 at Cincinnati* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 8 p.m. 27 at Memphis* (CBSSN) 4 p.m. 16 at Tulsa* (ESPNEWS) 7 p.m. 31 UConn* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 9 p.m. 19 Tulane* (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. 26 Wichita State* (CBSSN) 6 p.m. FEBRUARY 31 at UCF* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 9 p.m. 7 Houston* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. 10 at SMU* (ESPNEWS) 2 p.m. FEBRUARY 13 USF* (ESPNEWS) 7 p.m. 3 ECU* (ESPNEWS) 2 p.m. 16 Memphis* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 6 p.m. 6 at Temple* (CBS) 6 p.m. 21 at Cincinnati* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. 10 at Memphis* (CBS) 2 p.m. 24 SMU* (CBSSN) 12 p.m 14 Houston* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. 27 at USF* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 21 at SMU* (ESPN/ESPN2) 9 p.m. 24 Cincinnati* (ESPN) 2 p.m. MARCH 28 at Wichita State* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. 2 at Houston* (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) 4 p.m. 7 Cincinnati* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. MARCH 9 at Temple* (ESPN2/ESPNEWS) 4 p.m. 3 USF* (CBSSN) Noon 7 Temple* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. 10 at ECU* (ESPNU) 2 p.m.

CINCINNATIrv/rv (0-1, 0-0 American) ECU (2-1, 0-0 American) Home: 0-1 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 Home: 2-1 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 Time/Final Att High Scorer/Rebounder Time/Final Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 6 Delaware State W, 81-56 3,773...... Fleming, Leday 12/Gardner, Leday 8 7 Ohio State (ESPN2) L, 64-56 12,012. Cumberland 22/Scott, Brooks, Nsosme 6 9 James Madison (ESPN3) L, 73-72 3,918...... Leday 21/Gardner 5 13 North Carolina Central (FS OHIO/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 11 Lamar (ESPN3) W, 84-78 (OT) 3,104...... Gardner 30/Gardner 10 16 Milwaukee (FS OHIO/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 16 at Georgia Tech (ACCN) 7:30 p.m. 19 Western Michigan (FS OHIO/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 19 Texas-Rio Valley 7 p.m. Emarld Coast Classic (Niceville Fla.) 21 Prairie View A&M (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 23 vs. George Mason (CBSSN) 7 p.m. 24 High Point (ESPN3) 5 p.m. 24 vs. Baylor/Ole Miss TBD 27 at UNC-Wilmington 7 p.m. 27 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (FS OHIO/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 30 Appalachian State (ESPN3) 7 p.m.

DECEMBER DECEMBER 1 at UNLV (CBSSN) 6 p.m. 2 Maryland-Eastern Shore 4 p.m. 4 Northern Kentucky (FS OHIO/ESPN3) 7 p.m. 18 at Charlotte (BEIN) TBD 8 Xavier (ESPN2) 2 p.m. 28 North Carolina A&T (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 15 at Mississippi State (ESPN2) 8:30 p.m. 19 UCLA (ESPN2) 9 p.m. JANUARY 22 South Carolina State (FS OHIO/ESPN3) 2 p.m. 2 at SMU* (ESPN3) 8 p.m. 5 Cincinnati* (CBSSN) 1 p.m. JANUARY 10 at Memphis* (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) 9 p.m. 2 Tulane* (CBSSN) 6:30 p.m. 13 at UCF* (ESPNU) 4 p.m. 5 ECU* (CBSSN) 1 p.m. 16 Temple* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 10 at Tulsa* (ESPN/ESPNU) 8 p.m. 23 at Houston* (ESPN3) 8 p.m. 12 UConn* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 8 p.m. 26 USF* (ESPNU) 4 p.m. 15 USF* (ESPNEWS) 7 p.m. 31 Tulane* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 7 p.m. 19 at Wichita State* (CBS) 2 p.m. 24 Tulsa* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. FEBRUARY 27 at Temple* (CBSSN) 12 p.m. 3 at UConn* (ESPNEWS) 2 p.m. 6 Wichita State* (ESPNEWS) 7 p.m. FEBRUARY 10 at USF* (ESPN3) 5:30 p.m. 2 SMU* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. 13 Memphis* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 7 at Memphis* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. 17 Tulsa* (ESPN3) 2 p.m. 10 at Houston* (ESPN) 4 p.m. 23 at Tulane* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 8 p.m. 17 Wichita State* (ESPN) 1 p.m. 27 Houston* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 21 UCF* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. 24 at UConn* (ESPN) 2 p.m. MARCH 27 at SMU* (CBSSN) 9 p.m. 3 at Tulsa* (ESPNU) 4 p.m. 5 at Wichita State (CBSSN) 9 p.m. MARCH 10 UConn* (ESPNU) 2 p.m. 2 Memphis* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 8 p.m. 7 at UCF* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. 10 Houston* (CBS) Noon

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HOUSTON (1-0, 0-0 American) USF (2-0, 0-0 American) Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 Home: 2-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 Time/Final Att High Scorer/Rebounder Time/Final Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 10 Alabama A&M (ESPN3) W, 101-54 3,725...... Brooks 24/Hinton 7 6 Alabama A&M W, 80-63 2,213...... Collins 17/Yetna 9 14 Rice (ESPN3) 8 p.m. 12 Austin Peay W, 74-70 (OT) 2,474...... Rideau 17/Durr 11 19 Northwestern State 8 p.m. Jamaica Classic (Montego Bay, Jamaica) 24 at BYU TBD 16 vs Ohio (CBSSN) 4:30 p.m. 28 Texas-Rio Grande Valley 8 p.m. 18 vs Georgetown (CBSSN) 12 p.m. 21 Florida A&M (ESPN3) 7 p.m. DECEMBER 24 The Citadel (ESPN3) 2 p.m. 1 Oregon (ESPN2) 8 p.m. 28 Stetson (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 4 Lamar (ESPN3) 8 p.m. 30 Colgate (ESPN3) 8:30 p.m. 8 at Oklahoma State (FS Oklahoma) 4 p.m. 12 LSU (ESPN2) 9 p.m. DECEMBER 16 Saint Louis (ESPNU) 3 p.m. 9 at Charlotte TBD 20 Utah State (ESPN3) 8 p.m. 15 Appalachian State (ESPN3) 1 p.m. 23 Coppin State TBD 18 at FIU (CUSA tv) TBD 29 NJIT (ESPN3) TBD 21 Alcorn State (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 29 Fairleigh Dickinson (ESPN3) 1 p.m. JANUARY 2 Tulsa* (ESPN3) 8 p.m. JANUARY 6 Memphis* (ESPNEWS) 6 p.m. 2 UConn* (CBSSN) 8:30 p.m. 9 at Temple* (ESPNEWS) 7 p.m. 5 at Tulsa* (ESPNU) 6 p.m. 12 Wichita State* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. 9 Tulane* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 16 at SMU* (ESPNEWS) 9 p.m. 12 at Temple* (ESPNU) 2 p.m. 19 at USF* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. 15 at Cincinnati* (ESPNEWS) 7 p.m. 23 ECU* (ESPN3) 9 p.m. 19 Houston* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. 27 at Tulsa* (ESPNEWS) 2 p.m. 22 Wichita State* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. 31 Temple*(ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) 7 p.m. 26 at ECU* (ESPNU) 4 p.m.

FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 7 at UCF* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. 2 Memphis* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 12 p.m. 10 Cincinnati* (ESPN) 4 p.m. 7 at SMU* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 9 p.m. 14 at UConn* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. 10 ECU* (ESPN3) 5:30 p.m. 17 at Tulane* (CBSSN) 3 p.m. 13 at UCF* (ESPNEWS) 7 p.m. 23 USF*((ESPN2/ESPNU) 6 p.m. 16 Temple* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 6 p.m. 27 at ECU* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 23 at Houston* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 6 p.m. 27 UCF* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. MARCH 2 UCF*(ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) 4 p.m. MARCH 3 at UConn* (CBSSN) 12 p.m. 7 SMU* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 9 p.m. 6 at Tulane* (ESPN3) 8 p.m. 10 at Cincinnati* (CBS) Noon 10 SMU* (ESPNU) 4 p.m.

MEMPHIS (1-0, 0-0 American) SMU (1-1, 0-0 American) Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 Home: 1-1 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 Time/Final Att High Scorer/Rebounder Time/Final Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 6 Tennessee Tech (ESPN3) W, 76-61 15,231...... Davenport 30/Davenport 10 8 Northwestern State W, 69-58 5,605...... Whitt Jr. 19/Chargois 9 13 at LSU (SECN+) 9 p.m. 11 Southern Mississippi (ESPN3) L, 74-64 5,508...... Chargois 25/Chargois, White 8 17 Yale (ESPN3) TBD 14 Western Carolina (ESPN3) 8 p.m. AdvoCare Invitational (Orlando, Fla.) 18 Lipscomb (ESPN3) TBD 22 vs Oklahoma State (ESPN/ESPN2) 4 p.m. 2018 Cancun Challenge (Cancun, Mexico) 23 vs Villanova/Canisius (ESPN/ESPN2) TBD 20 vs Bradley (CBSSN) 7 p.m. 25 vs TBD (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) TBD 21 vs Penn State/Wright State (CBSSN) TBD 27 Lamar (ESPN3) 8 p.m. DECEMBER 29 McNeese State (ESPN3) 8 p.m. Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational (Miami, Fla.) 1 vs Texas Tech (ESPNU) 2:30 p.m. DECEMBER 4 South Dakota State (CW30/ESPN3) 8 p.m. 2 Oral Roberts (ESPN3) 3 p.m. 8 UAB (ESPN3) 1 p.m. 5 TCU (ESPNU) 10 p.m. 15 Tennessee (ESPN2) Noon 15 at Georgetown (FS1) Noon 19 Little Rock (CW30/ESPN3) 8 p.m. 22 Cornell (ESPN3) TBD 22 Tennessee State (ESPN3) TBD 29 Florida A&M (ESPN3) 2 p.m. JANUARY 2 ECU* (ESPN3) 8 p.m. JANUARY 4 at Tulane* (ESPN2) 7 p.m. 3 Wichita State* (CBSSN) 9:30 p.m. 10 at UConn* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. 6 at Houston* (ESPNNEWS) 6 p.m. 12 Tulsa* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 6 p.m. 10 ECU* (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) 9 p.m. 16 Houston* (ESPNEWS) 9 p.m. 13 at Tulane* (ESPNU) 6 p.m. 19 at Memphis* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 4 p.m. 19 SMU* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 4 p.m. 26 Tulane* (ESPNU) 6 p.m. 24 at Temple* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. 30 at Wichita State* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 9 p.m. 27 UCF* (CBSSN) 4 p.m. 30 at Tulsa* (ESPNEWS) 8 p.m. FEBRUARY 2 at Cincinnati* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. FEBRUARY 7 USF* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 9 p.m. 2 at USF* (ESPN2/ESPNU) Noon 10 UCF* (ESPNEWS) 2 p.m. 7 Cincinnati* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. 13 at Temple* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 10 UConn* (CBSSN) 2 p.m. 21 UConn* (ESPN/ESPN2) 9 p.m. 13 at ECU* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 24 at UCF* (CBSSN) Noon 16 at UCF* (ESPN2/ESPNU 6 p.m. 27 Cincinnati* (CBSSN) 9 p.m. 20 Tulane* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 7 p.m. 23 at Wichita State* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 8 p.m. MARCH 26 Temple* (ESPNU) 9 p.m. 3 Wichita State* (CBSSN) 2 p.m. 7 at Houston* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 9 p.m. MARCH 10 at USF* (ESPNU) 4 p.m. 2 at Cincinnati* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 8 p.m. 9 Tulsa* (ESPNU) 9:30 p.m.

13 • 2018-19 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Notes SCHEDULES & RESULTS

TEMPLE (2-0, 0-0 American) TULSA (2-0, 0-0 American) Home: 2-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 Home: 2-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 Time/Final Att High Scorer/Rebounder Time/Final Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 6 La Salle (ESPN3) W, 75-67 6,011...... Rose 15/Pierre-Louis 13 6 Alcorn State W, 73-56 3,128...... Taplin 16/Scott 7 9 Detroit Mercy (ESPN3) W, 83-67 4,649...... Alston 30/Aflakpui 8 10 South Carolina State W, 74-52 3,251...... Jeffries 18/Jeffries 9 13 Georgia (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 16 Cal Baptist 1 p.m. 16 Loyola (Md.) 7 p.m. 19 Little Rock 8 p.m. Legends Classic (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Continental Tire Las Vegas Holiday Invitational (Las Vegas, Nev.) 19 vs VCU (ESPN3) 9:30 p.m. 22 vs. Nevada (FS1) 4 p.m. 20 vs St. John’s/CAL (ESPN2) 5/7:30 p.m. 23 vs. Southern Illinois /UMass TBD 27 at Missouri (SECN) 9 p.m. 27 UT Arlington (ESPN3) 8 p.m.

DECEMBER DECEMBER 1 at Saint Joseph’s (NBCSN) 5:30 p.m. 1 at Utah (Pac12N) 5 p.m. 5 at Villanova (FS1) 8:30 p.m. 5 Oklahoma State (CBSSN) 8 p.m. 12 UMass (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 8 Kansas State (CBSSN) 4:30 p.m. Battle at the Boardwalk (Atlantic City, N.J) 13 New Orleans (ESPN3) 8 p.m. 15 vs. Davidson (ESPN3) 4:30 p.m. Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase (Uncasville, Conn.) 22 at Drexel 1 p.m. 16 vs. Dayton (CBSSN) 3:30 p.m. 22 at Oral Roberts 8 p.m. JANUARY 2 at UCF* (ESPNEWS) 7 p.m. JANUARY 6 at Wichita State* (ESPNEWS) 4 p.m. 2 at Houston* (ESPN3) 8 p.m. 9 Houston* (ESPNEWS) 7 p.m. 5 USF* (ESPNU) 6 p.m. 12 USF* (ESPNU) 2 p.m. 10 Cincinnati* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. 16 at ECU* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 12 at SMU* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 6 p.m. 19 Penn (CBSSN) 5 p.m. 16 UConn* (ESPNEWS) 7 p.m. 24 Memphis* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. 19 at UCF* (ESPNU) Noon 27 Cincinnati* (CBSSN) 12 p.m. 24 at Cincinnati* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. 31 at Houston* (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) 7 p.m. 27 Houston* (ESPNEWS) 2 p.m. 30 Memphis* (ESPNEWS) 8 p.m. FEBRUARY 2 at Tulane* (ESPN3) 6 p.m. FEBRUARY 6 UConn* (CBSSN) 6 p.m. 2 at Wichita State* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 2 p.m. 9 at Tulsa* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 12 p.m. 9 Temple* (ESPN2/ESPNU) Noon 13 SMU* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 14 at Tulane* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 9 p.m. 16 at USF* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 6 p.m. 17 at ECU* (ESPN3) 9 p.m. 23 Tulsa* (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) 12 p.m. 20 Wichita State* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 9 p.m. 26 at Memphis* (ESPNU) 9 p.m. 23 at Temple* (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) Noon 28 Tulane* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 9 p.m. MARCH 3 Tulane* (ESPNU) 2 p.m. MARCH 7 at UConn* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. 3 ECU* (ESPNU) 4 p.m. 9 UCF* (ESPN2/ESPNEWS) 4 p.m. 9 Memphis* (ESPNU) 9:30 p.m.

TULANE (0-1, 0-0 American) WICHITA STATE (1-1, 0-0 American) Home: 0-1 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 Home: 0-1 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 1-0 Time/Final Att High Scorer/Rebounder Time/Final Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 11 Florida State (ESPN3) L, 80-69 2,351...... Zhang 24/Zhang 7 6 Louisiana Tech (COX YURVIEW/ESPN3) L, 71-58 10,267...... Stevenson 16/Echenique 7 13 Coastal Carolina 8 p.m. Veterans Classic (Annapolis, Md.) Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) 9 vs Providence (CBSSN) W, 83-80 5,710...... McDuffie 32/Echenique 7 19 vs South Dakota State 11 a.m. Charleston Classic (Charleston, S.C.) 20 UTSA/UC Irvine TBD 15 vs Davidson (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 21 TBD TBD 16 vs Appalachian State/Purdue (ESPNU) TBD 28 Georgia State 1 p.m. 18 TBD (ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN3) TBD 25 Rice (COX YURVIEW/ESPN3) 3 p.m. DECEMBER 1 Southeastern Louisiana (COX/ESPN3) 4:30 p.m. DECEMBER 5 UT Martin 8 p.m. 1 Baylor (CBSSN) 8 p.m. 8 at South Alabama 4 p.m. 8 at Oklahoma (ESPNU) TBD 17 Texas Southern (ESPN3) 8 p.m. 12 Jacksonville State (COX YURVIEW/ESPN3) 8 p.m. Battle at the Boardwalk (Atlantic City, N.J.) 15 Southern Miss (CBSSN) 5:30 p.m. 21 vs. Towson (FloHoops) 5 p.m. 19 Oral Roberts 8 p.m. 22 vs. La Salle/Alabama A&M (FloHoops) TBD 22 at VCU (ESPN2) 4 p.m.

JANUARY JANUARY 2 at Cincinnati* (CBSSN) 6:30 p.m. 3 at Memphis* (CBSSN) 9:30 p.m. 4 SMU* (ESPN2) 7 p.m. 6 Temple* (ESPNEWS) 4 p.m. 9 at USF* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 12 at Houston* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. 13 Memphis* (ESPNU) 6 p.m. 16 UCF* (CBSSN) 10 p.m. 19 at UConn* (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. 19 Cincinnati* (CBS) 2 p.m. 23 UCF* (ESPN3) 8 p.m. 22 at USF* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. 26 at SMU* (ESPNU) 6 p.m. 26 at UConn* (CBSSN) 6 p.m. 31 at ECU* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 7 p.m. 30 SMU* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 9 p.m.

FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 2 Temple* (ESPN3) 6 p.m. 2 Tulsa* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 2 p.m. 9 at Wichita State* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 8 p.m. 6 at ECU* (ESPNEWS) 7 p.m. 14 Tulsa* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 9 p.m. 9 Tulane* (ESPN2/EESPNU) 8 p.m. 17 Houston* (CBS) 2 p.m. 17 at Cincinnati* (ESPN) 1 p.m. 20 at Memphis* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 7 p.m. 20 at Tulsa* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 9 p.m. 23 ECU* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 8 p.m. 23 Memphis* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 8 p.m. 28 at Tulsa* (ESPN2/ESPNU) 9 p.m. 28 UConn* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m.

MARCH MARCH 3 at Temple* (ESPNU) 2 p.m. 3 at SMU* (CBSSN) 2 p.m. 6 USF* (ESPN3) 8 p.m. 5 ECU* (CBSSN) 9 p.m. 9 Wichita State* (CBSSN) 8:30 p.m. 9 at Tulane* (CBSSN) 8:30 p.m.

14 • 2018-19 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Notes THE AMERICAN ON TELEVISION

The American Athletic Conference 2018-19 men’s basketball conference schedule tips off after New Year’s Day with 10 teams in action on January 2. All Sunday, Feb. 10 Saturday, Dec. 22 108 conference games will be carried on ESPN and CBS networks this season. Cincinnati at Houston *...... 4 p.m. Villanova vs. UConn...... 12:30 p.m...... at Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) In total, 81 league games are set to air on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews or Sunday, Feb. 17 Wichita State at Cincinnati *...... TBD Saturday, Jan. 19 ESPN3 with 27 contests on CBS or CBS Sports Network. Cincinnati at Wichita State *...... 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 Further highlighting a competitive slate for The American are 27 other non- Cincinnati at UConn *...... 2 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 10 Houston at Cincinnati *...... Noon conference television matchups that already have been announced with more to be released in the coming weeks. Nonleague TV matchups already feature 15 games against NCAA Tournament participants, four against Elite 8 teams and two contests against 2018 national champion. Wednesday, Nov. 7 or Ohio Sate at Cincinnati...... 6 p.m. The American is coming off a record-breaking season. The league secured Saturday, Dec. 1 Saturday, Jan. 12 its highest seeds in the NCAA Tournament as Cincinnati and Wichita State Oregon at Houston...... 9 p.m. Tulsa at SMU *...... 6 p.m. secured No. 2 and No. 4 seeds, respectively, along with Houston as No. 6 seed. UConn at Cincinnati *...... 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2 All three teams were ranked in the final USA Today’s Coaches Poll (Cincinnati Arizona at UConn...... 1 p.m. - 12, Houston - 22, Wichita State - 25). Saturday, Jan. 19 Saturday, Dec. 8 SMU at Memphis *...... 4 p.m. Xavier at Cincinnati...... 2 p.m. Cincinnati and head coach Mick Cronin aim for their ninth-consecutive ap- Florida State vs. UConn...... 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30 SMU at Wichita State *...... 9 p.m. pearance in the NCAA tournament as they boast the fifth-longest streak in ...... Never Forget Tribute Classic (Newark, N.J.) the nation. Just behind is head coach Gregg Marshall and Wichita State, which Wednesday, Dec. 12 Thursday, Jan. 31 LSU at Houston...... 9 p.m. have made the tournament in seven-straight seasons. Tulane at ECU *...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 UConn at UCF *...... 9 p.m. Tennessee at Memphis...... Noon American play tips with five different games to start the New Year. Tulane Saturday, Feb. 2 at Cincinnati and UConn at USF air on CBS Sports Network, while Temple at Wednesday, Dec. 19 Memphis at USF *...... Noon UCLA at Cincinnati...... 9 p.m. Tulsa at Wichita State *...... 2 p.m. UCF, Tulsa at Houston and ECU at SMU play on the ESPN family of networks. Friday, Jan. 4 Thursday, Feb. 7 SMU at Tulane *...... 7 p.m. In a rematch of the 2018 American Athletic Conference championship USF at SMU *...... 9 p.m. game, Houston hosts Cincinnati on Sunday, February 10 at 4 p.m. ET, on ESPN. Saturday, Feb. 9 The two teams will square off again in the final regular-season contest for Temple at Tulsa * ...... Noon both squads on Sunday, March 10 at noon ET on CBS. Both teams open newly- Tulane at Wichita State *...... 8 p.m. renovated facilities for the 2018-19 season in Cincinnati’s Fifth Third Arena or Thursday, Feb. 14 and Houston’s Fertitta Center. Friday, Nov. 23 Tulsa at Tulane *...... 9 p.m. Memphis vs. Canisius/Villanova...... TBD Saturday, Feb. 16 Wichita State welcomes Cincinnati on Saturday, January 19 at 2 p.m. ET, for Sunday, Nov. 25 Memphis at UCF*...... 6 p.m. a matchup on CBS. The Shockers and the Bearcats will show down again in Memphis vs. TBD...... TBD Temple at USF *...... 6 p.m. Cincinnati on Sunday, February 17 on ESPN at 1 p.m. ET. Thursday, Jan. 10 Wednesday, Feb. 20 Cincinnati at Tulsa *...... 7 p.m. ECU at Memphis *...... 9 p.m. Tulane at Memphis *...... 7 p.m. Three new head coaches will make their debuts in The American in 2019. Wichita State at Tulsa *...... 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 UConn’s Dan Hurley leads the Huskies to USF on the first day of league com- Tulsa at Cincinnati *...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 petition (1/2/19) on CBSSN as will ECU’s returning Joe Dooley, when the Pirates USF at Houston *...... 6 p.m. face SMU on ESPN3. Memphis’ Penny Hardaway coaches his first American Thursday, Jan. 31 ECU at Tulane *...... 8 p.m. Temple at Houston *...... 7 p.m. Memphis at Wichita State *...... 8 p.m. game the next night on January 3 as the Tigers host Wichita State on CBSSN. Thursday, Feb. 7 Cincinnati at Memphis *...... 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 Temple’s Fran Dunphy, the all-time winningest coach in Philadelphia Big Tulane at Tulsa *...... 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14 5 history, returns for his 13th and final season as head coach of the Owls Houston at UConn *...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 2 and tips league play on ESPNews against UCF on January 2 against Johnny Memphis at Cincinnati *...... 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 Dawkins and UCF. UCF at Cincinnati *...... 7 p.m. UConn at SMU *...... 9 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 7 SMU at Houston *...... 9 p.m. The American Athletic Conference Championship returns to FedExForum in Saturday, Feb. 23 Memphis, Tenn., on March 14-17. FedExForum Forum was site of the inaugural Tulsa at Temple *...... Noon American championship tournament in 2014. Thursday, Feb. 28 UConn at Wichita State *...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 2 UCF at Houston *...... 4 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 7 Cincinnati at UCF *...... 7 p.m.

15 • 2018-19 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Notes THE AMERICAN ON TELEVISION

Wednesday, Jan. 2 Temple at UCF *...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5 Friday, Nov. 9 Sunday, Mar. 3 UCF at UConn *...... Noon Wichita State vs. Providence...... 6 p.m. USF at UConn *...... Noon ...... Veterans Classic (Annapolis, Md.) Wichita State at SMU *...... 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 Temple at Wichita State *...... 4 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 5 Memphis at Houston *...... 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20 SMU vs. Bradley...... 6 p.m. ECU at Wichita State *...... 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9 ...... Cancun Challenge (Cancun, Mexico) Houston at Temple *...... 7 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 7 Friday, Nov. 23 Temple at UConn *...... 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 Cincinnati vs. George Mason...... 7 p.m. USF at Cincinnati *...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 9 ...... Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, Fla.) Wichita State at Tulane *...... 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 UConn at Tulsa *...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 Houston at SMU *...... 9 p.m. Cincinnati at UNLV...... 6 p.m. Baylor at Wichita State...... 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27 Houston at Tulsa *...... 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 Wednesday, Jan. 30 Oklahoma State at Tulsa...... 8 p.m. Memphis at Tulsa *...... 8 p.m. ADDITIONAL NETWORK GAMES Saturday, Dec. 8 Sunday, Feb. 3 Kansas State at Tulsa...... 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 22 ECU at UConn *...... 2 p.m. Tulsa vs. Nevada...... 3 p.m. (FS1) Saturday, Dec. 15 ...... Continental Tire Las Vegas Holiday Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) Wednesday, Feb. 6 Southern Miss at Wichita State...... 5:30 p.m. Wichita State at ECU *...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 Temple at Saint Joseph’s...... 5:30 p.m. ( NBCSN) Sunday, Feb. 10 Wednesday, Jan. 2 UCF at SMU *...... 2 p.m. Tulane at Cincinnati *...... 6:30 p.m. UConn at USF *...... 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 Wednesday, Feb. 13 Temple at Villanova...... 8:30 p.m. (FS1) USF at UCF *...... 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3 Wichita State at Memphis *...... 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 Saturday, Mar. 9 SMU at Georgetown...... Noon (FS1) UCF at Temple *...... 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5 Cincinnati at ECU *...... 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10 SMU at UConn *...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 Tuesday, Nov. 13 Wichita State at Houston*...... 8 p.m. Memphis at LSU...... TBD Thursday, Nov. 29 Wednesday, Jan. 16 Alabama at UCF ...... 7 p.m. UCF at Wichita State *...... 10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 Saturday, Jan. 19 TCU at SMU ...... 10 p.m. Penn at Temple...... 5 p.m. Tulane at UConn *...... 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 Cincinnati at Mississippi State...... 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 Sunday, Dec. 16 Wichita State at USF *...... 8 p.m. Saint Louis at Houston...... 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 Saturday, Jan. 5 Memphis at Temple *...... 7 p.m. USF at Tulsa *...... 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 Saturday, Jan. 12 USF at Temple *...... 2 p.m. Wichita State at UConn *...... 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13 Sunday, Jan. 27 ECU at UCF *...... 4 p.m. Cincinnati at Temple *...... Noon Memphis at Tulane *...... 6 p.m. UCF at Memphis *...... 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 Saturday, Feb. 2 Tulsa at UCF *...... Noon Houston at USF *...... 8 p.m. SMU at Cincinnati *...... 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 Wednesday, Feb. 6 USF at ECU *...... 4 p.m. UConn at Temple *...... 6 p.m. Tulane at SMU *...... 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7 Tuesday, Feb. 26 Houston at UCF *...... 7 p.m. Temple at Memphis *...... 9 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 3 Sunday, Feb. 10 Tulane at Temple *...... 2 p.m. UConn at Memphis *...... 2 p.m. ECU at Tulsa *...... 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 Saturday, Mar. 9 Houston at Tulane *...... 2 p.m. Tulsa at Memphis *...... 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 10 Sunday, Feb. 24 UConn at ECU *...... 2 p.m. SMU at UCF *...... Noon SMU at USF *...... 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27 Cincinnati at SMU *...... 9 p.m.

16 • 2018-19 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Notes NBA PLAYERS

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYERS CHOSEN IN THE NBA DRAFT 2018 Round Overall Player Pos School NBA Team 1 26 Landry Shamet G Wichita State Philadelphia 1 28 Jacob Evans G/F Cincinnati Golden State 2 35 Melvin Fazier G/F Tulane Orlando 2 54 Shake Milton G SMU Philadelphia

2017 Round Overall Player Pos School NBA Team 2 37 Semi Ojeleye F SMU Boston 2 44 Damyean Dotson G Houston New York 2 46 Sterling Brown G/F SMU Philadelphia (traded to Milwaukee) 2016 Round Overall Player Pos School NBA Team 2 56 Daniel Hamilton G/F UConn Denver (traded to Oklahoma City)

2015 Round Overall Player Pos School NBA Team 2 32 Montrezl Harrell F Louisville Houston (traded to Los Angeles Clippers)

2014 Round Overall Player Pos School NBA Team 1 24 Shabazz Napier G UConn Charlotte (traded to Miami) 2 37 DeAndre Daniels F UConn Toronto 2 47 Russ Smith G Louisville Philadelphia (traded to New Orleans)

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYERS IN THE NBA Player School Current Team Sterling Brown SMU Milwaukee Bucks Troy Caupain Cincinnati Orlando Magic Gary Clark Cincinnati Houston Rockets Damyean Dotson Houston New York Knicks Jacob Evans III Cincinnati Golden State Warriors Melvin Frazier Tulane Orlando Magic Montrez Harrell Louisville Los Angeles Clippers Shaquille Harrison Tulsa Chicago Bulls Shake Milton SMU Philadelphia 76ers Shabazz Napier UConn Brooklyn Nets Semi Ojeleye SMU Boston Celtics Landry Shamet Wichita State Philadelphia 76ers

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYERS IN THE NBA G LEAGUE Player School Current Team Kentrell Barkley ECU Rio Grande Valley Vipers Amida Brimah UConn Austin Spurs Ryan Boatright UConn Agua Caliente Clippers Corey Henderson Tulsa Austin Spurs Markel Crawford Memphis Memphis Hustle Jaleel Cousins USF Santa Cruz Warriors Devin Davis Houston Lakeland Magic Coreontae DeBerry Cincinnati Windy City Bulls Rob Gray Houston Fort Wayne Mad Ants Daniel Hamilton UConn Erie Bayhawks Justin Jackson Cincinnati Texas Legends Sean Kilpatrick Cincinnati Wisconsin Heard JACOB EVANS III Shonn Miller UConn Salt Lake City Stars Ben Moore SMU Fort Wayne Mad Ants Cameron Reynolds Tulane Stockton Kings Rodney Purvis UConn Sioux Falls Skyforce Shaquille Thomas Cincinnati Austin Spurs Prince Williams ECU Iowa Wolves

17 • 2018-19 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Notes 2019 MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

18 • 2018-19 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Notes 2018-19 The American Athletic Conference CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Nov 12, 2018 (All games)

SCORING OFFENSE G W-L Pts Avg/G SCORING DEFENSE G Pts Avg/G 1. Houston 1 1-0 101 101.0 1. Houston 1 54 54.0 2. UConn 2 2-0 174 87.0 Tulsa 2 108 54.0 3. UCF 2 1-1 163 81.5 3. Memphis 1 61 61.0 4. ECU 3 2-1 237 79.0 4. Cincinnati 1 64 64.0 Temple 2 2-0 158 79.0 5. SMU 2 132 66.0 6. USF 2 2-0 154 77.0 6. USF 2 133 66.5 7. Memphis 1 1-0 76 76.0 7. Temple 2 134 67.0 8. Tulsa 2 2-0 147 73.5 8. UConn 2 136 68.0 9. Wichita State 2 1-1 141 70.5 9. ECU 3 207 69.0 10. Tulane 1 0-1 69 69.0 10. UCF 2 150 75.0 11. SMU 2 1-1 133 66.5 11. Wichita State 2 151 75.5 12. Cincinnati 1 0-1 56 56.0 12. Tulane 1 80 80.0

SCORING MARGIN G Offense Defense Margin FREE THROW PCT G FTM FTA Pct. 1. Houston 1 101.0 54.0 +47.0 1. Houston 1 12 15 . 8 0 0 2. Tulsa 2 73.5 54.0 +19.5 2. Cincinnati 1 16 21 . 7 6 2 3. UConn 2 87.0 68.0 +19.0 3. Memphis 1 8 11 . 7 2 7 4. Memphis 1 76.0 61.0 +15.0 4. Temple 2 40 56 . 7 1 4 5. Temple 2 79.0 67.0 +12.0 5. Tulsa 2 34 51 . 6 6 7 6. USF 2 77.0 66.5 +10.5 6. UConn 2 23 35 . 6 5 7 7. ECU 3 79.0 69.0 +10.0 7. ECU 3 58 89 . 6 5 2 8. UCF 2 81.5 75.0 +6.5 8. SMU 2 16 25 . 6 4 0 9. SMU 2 66.5 66.0 +0.5 9. Tulane 1 15 24 . 6 2 5 10. Wichita State 2 70.5 75.5 -5.0 10. UCF 2 42 71 . 5 9 2 11. Cincinnati 1 56.0 64.0 -8.0 11. USF 2 32 59 . 5 4 2 12. Tulane 1 69.0 80.0 -11.0 12. Wichita State 2 22 45 . 4 8 9

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES G FGM FGA Pct. FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE G FGM FGA Pct. 1. Houston 1 37 61 . 6 0 7 1. Tulsa 2 37 107 . 3 4 6 2. UConn 2 66 129 . 5 1 2 2. Memphis 1 19 52 . 3 6 5 3. Tulsa 2 50 99 . 5 0 5 3. USF 2 40 107 . 3 7 4 4. USF 2 54 111 . 4 8 6 4. UCF 2 55 136 . 4 0 4 5. UCF 2 55 115 . 4 7 8 5. ECU 3 70 173 . 4 0 5 6. ECU 3 80 174 . 4 6 0 6. Houston 1 22 54 . 4 0 7 7. Tulane 1 23 52 . 4 4 2 7. UConn 2 46 112 . 4 1 1 8. Wichita State 2 50 114 . 4 3 9 8. Temple 2 47 114 . 4 1 2 9. Temple 2 51 119 . 4 2 9 9. Cincinnati 1 20 47 . 4 2 6 10. Memphis 1 31 74 . 4 1 9 10. SMU 2 45 101 . 4 4 6 11. SMU 2 48 123 . 3 9 0 11. Wichita State 2 50 110 . 4 5 5 12. Cincinnati 1 17 62 . 2 7 4 12. Tulane 1 29 60 . 4 8 3

3-POINT FG PCT G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 3-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 1. Houston 1 15 30 . 5 0 0 1. ECU 3 17 67 . 2 5 4 2. Wichita State 2 19 47 . 4 0 4 2. Memphis 1 4 14 . 2 8 6 3. UConn 2 19 48 . 3 9 6 3. Tulane 1 6 19 . 3 1 6 4. Temple 2 16 43 . 3 7 2 4. Tulsa 2 16 49 . 3 2 7 5. Tulsa 2 13 35 . 3 7 1 5. UConn 2 15 45 . 3 3 3 6. Tulane 1 8 23 . 3 4 8 Wichita State 2 15 45 . 3 3 3 7. ECU 3 19 55 . 3 4 5 Houston 1 7 21 . 3 3 3 8. USF 2 14 42 . 3 3 3 8. Temple 2 17 49 . 3 4 7 9. SMU 2 21 66 . 3 1 8 9. UCF 2 19 51 . 3 7 3 10. UCF 2 11 42 . 2 6 2 10. USF 2 16 41 . 3 9 0 11. Memphis 1 6 24 . 2 5 0 11. Cincinnati 1 8 20 . 4 0 0 12. Cincinnati 1 6 26 . 2 3 1 12. SMU 2 19 45 . 4 2 2 2018-19 The American Athletic Conference CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Nov 12, 2018 (All games)

REBOUNDING OFFENSE G Rebounds Avg/G REBOUNDING DEFENSE G Rebounds Avg/G 1. Temple 2 88 44.0 1. Houston 1 20 20.0 2. UCF 2 85 42.5 2. Temple 2 55 27.5 3. USF 2 79 39.5 3. Tulsa 2 59 29.5 4. ECU 3 118 39.3 4. UConn 2 65 32.5 5. Cincinnati 1 39 39.0 5. Cincinnati 1 33 33.0 UConn 2 78 39.0 USF 2 66 33.0 7. Tulsa 2 77 38.5 7. SMU 2 69 34.5 8. SMU 2 75 37.5 8. ECU 3 105 35.0 9. Houston 1 37 37.0 9. Wichita State 2 72 36.0 10. Memphis 1 35 35.0 10. Tulane 1 37 37.0 11. Wichita State 2 65 32.5 11. Memphis 1 42 42.0 12. Tulane 1 29 29.0 12. UCF 2 87 43.5

REBOUNDING MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Avg/G 1. Houston 1 37 37.0 20 20.0 +17.0 1. Cincinnati 1 7 7.0 2. Temple 2 88 44.0 55 27.5 +16.5 2. UConn 2 12 6.0 3. Tulsa 2 77 38.5 59 29.5 +9.0 UCF 2 12 6.0 4. USF 2 79 39.5 66 33.0 +6.5 4. Houston 1 5 5.0 UConn 2 78 39.0 65 32.5 +6.5 Memphis 1 5 5.0 6. Cincinnati 1 39 39.0 33 33.0 +6.0 USF 2 10 5.0 7. ECU 3 118 39.3 105 35.0 +4.3 7. SMU 2 9 4.5 8. SMU 2 75 37.5 69 34.5 +3.0 Wichita State 2 9 4.5 9. UCF 2 85 42.5 87 43.5 -1.0 9. Tulane 1 4 4.0 10. Wichita State 2 65 32.5 72 36.0 -3.5 ECU 3 12 4.0 11. Memphis 1 35 35.0 42 42.0 -7.0 11. Tulsa 2 6 3.0 12. Tulane 1 29 29.0 37 37.0 -8.0 12. Temple 2 5 2.5

ASSISTS G No. Avg/G STEALS G No. Avg/G 1. Houston 1 23 23.0 1. Memphis 1 14 14.0 2. ECU 3 48 16.0 2. ECU 3 36 12.0 Tulane 1 16 16.0 3. USF 2 22 11.0 SMU 2 32 16.0 4. Temple 2 17 8.5 Temple 2 32 16.0 5. SMU 2 16 8.0 6. UConn 2 31 15.5 Wichita State 2 16 8.0 Tulsa 2 31 15.5 Houston 1 8 8.0 Wichita State 2 31 15.5 8. UConn 2 13 6.5 USF 2 31 15.5 9. Tulsa 2 12 6.0 10. UCF 2 28 14.0 10. UCF 2 10 5.0 11. Memphis 1 13 13.0 11. Tulane 1 4 4.0 12. Cincinnati 1 12 12.0 Cincinnati 1 4 4.0

TURNOVER MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO G Ast. Avg. T/O Avg. Ratio 1. Memphis 1 14 14.0 26 26.0 +12.0 1. Houston 1 23 23.0 11 11.0 2.1 2. UConn 2 25 12.5 35 17.5 +5.0 2. SMU 2 32 16.0 23 11.5 1.4 3. Houston 1 11 11.0 15 15.0 +4.0 3. UConn 2 31 15.5 25 12.5 1.2 4. SMU 2 23 11.5 30 15.0 +3.5 4. Cincinnati 1 12 12.0 10 10.0 1.2 5. ECU 3 50 16.7 60 20.0 +3.3 5. UCF 2 28 14.0 24 12.0 1.2 6. UCF 2 24 12.0 30 15.0 +3.0 6. Tulsa 2 31 15.5 27 13.5 1.1 Cincinnati 1 10 10.0 13 13.0 +3.0 7. Temple 2 32 16.0 32 16.0 1.0 8. USF 2 38 19.0 41 20.5 +1.5 8. Wichita State 2 31 15.5 32 16.0 1.0 Wichita State 2 32 16.0 35 17.5 +1.5 9. ECU 3 48 16.0 50 16.7 1.0 10. Tulsa 2 27 13.5 29 14.5 +1.0 10. Memphis 1 13 13.0 14 14.0 0.9 11. Temple 2 32 16.0 30 15.0 -1.0 11. Tulane 1 16 16.0 18 18.0 0.9 12. Tulane 1 18 18.0 14 14.0 -4.0 12. USF 2 31 15.5 38 19.0 0.8 2018-19 The American Athletic Conference CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Nov 12, 2018 (All games)

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G 1. Cincinnati 1 19 19.0 1. UCF 2 61 30.5 2. SMU 2 32 16.0 2. Tulsa 2 58 29.0 3. Temple 2 31 15.5 ECU 3 87 29.0 4. UConn 2 27 13.5 Houston 1 29 29.0 5. USF 2 25 12.5 5. Temple 2 57 28.5 6. Memphis 1 12 12.0 6. USF 2 54 27.0 UCF 2 24 12.0 7. UConn 2 51 25.5 Wichita State 2 24 12.0 8. Memphis 1 23 23.0 9. ECU 3 31 10.3 9. SMU 2 43 21.5 10. Tulsa 2 19 9.5 10. Tulane 1 21 21.0 11. Tulane 1 8 8.0 11. Wichita State 2 41 20.5 Houston 1 8 8.0 12. Cincinnati 1 20 20.0

DEFENSIVE REB PCT. G D-Reb Opp. OR D-Reb% OFFENSIVE REB PCT. G O-Reb Opp. DR O-Reb% 1. Houston 1 29 4 .879 1. Cincinnati 1 19 25 .432 2. Temple 2 57 12 .826 2. Temple 2 31 43 .419 3. Tulsa 2 58 18 .763 3. SMU 2 32 50 .390 ECU 3 87 27 .763 4. UConn 2 27 43 .386 5. USF 2 54 20 .730 5. USF 2 25 46 .352 6. Cincinnati 1 20 8 .714 6. Wichita State 2 24 45 .348 7. UConn 2 51 22 .699 7. Houston 1 8 16 .333 8. SMU 2 43 19 .694 8. Tulsa 2 19 41 .317 9. UCF 2 61 33 .649 9. UCF 2 24 54 .308 10. Memphis 1 23 13 .639 10. Memphis 1 12 29 .293 11. Tulane 1 21 13 .618 11. ECU 3 31 78 .284 12. Wichita State 2 41 27 .603 12. Tulane 1 8 24 .250

3-POINT FG MADE G No. Avg/G 1. Houston 1 15 15.0 2. SMU 2 21 10.5 3. UConn 2 19 9.5 Wichita State 2 19 9.5 5. Temple 2 16 8.0 Tulane 1 8 8.0 7. USF 2 14 7.0 8. Tulsa 2 13 6.5 9. ECU 3 19 6.3 10. Cincinnati 1 6 6.0 Memphis 1 6 6.0 12. UCF 2 11 5.5 2018-19 The American Athletic Conference CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Nov 12, 2018 (All games)

Team Conference Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Current unbeaten streak UConn 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2-0 1.000 87.0 68.0 Tulsa -- 2 Temple 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2-0 1.000 79.0 67.0 UConn -- 2 USF 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2-0 1.000 77.0 66.5 USF -- 2 Tulsa 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2-0 1.000 73.5 54.0 Temple -- 2 Houston 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1-0 1.000 101.0 54.0 Wichita State -- 1 Memphis 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1-0 1.000 76.0 61.0 Memphis -- 1 ECU 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2-1 . 6 6 7 79.0 69.0 Houston -- 1 UCF 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1-1 . 5 0 0 81.5 75.0 ECU -- 1 Wichita State 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1-1 . 5 0 0 70.5 75.5 SMU 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1-1 . 5 0 0 66.5 66.0 Tulane 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 69.0 80.0 Cincinnati 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 56.0 64.0

TEAM SUMMARIES G PF-PA Avg score Margin FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. RebF RebA Margin Cincinnati 1 56-64 56.0-64.0 -8.0 17-62 . 2 7 4 6-26 . 2 3 1 16-21 . 7 6 2 39 33 +6.0 ECU 3 237-207 79.0-69.0 +10.0 80-174 . 4 6 0 19-55 . 3 4 5 58-89 . 6 5 2 118 105 +4.3 Houston 1 101-54 101.0-54.0 +47.0 37-61 . 6 0 7 15-30 . 5 0 0 12-15 . 8 0 0 37 20 +17.0 Memphis 1 76-61 76.0-61.0 +15.0 31-74 . 4 1 9 6-24 . 2 5 0 8-11 . 7 2 7 35 42 -7.0 SMU 2 133-132 66.5-66.0 +0.5 48-123 . 3 9 0 21-66 . 3 1 8 16-25 . 6 4 0 75 69 +3.0 Temple 2 158-134 79.0-67.0 +12.0 51-119 . 4 2 9 16-43 . 3 7 2 40-56 . 7 1 4 88 55 +16.5 Tulane 1 69-80 69.0-80.0 -11.0 23-52 . 4 4 2 8-23 . 3 4 8 15-24 . 6 2 5 29 37 -8.0 Tulsa 2 147-108 73.5-54.0 +19.5 50-99 . 5 0 5 13-35 . 3 7 1 34-51 . 6 6 7 77 59 +9.0 UCF 2 163-150 81.5-75.0 +6.5 55-115 . 4 7 8 11-42 . 2 6 2 42-71 . 5 9 2 85 87 -1.0 UConn 2 174-136 87.0-68.0 +19.0 66-129 . 5 1 2 19-48 . 3 9 6 23-35 . 6 5 7 78 65 +6.5 USF 2 154-133 77.0-66.5 +10.5 54-111 . 4 8 6 14-42 . 3 3 3 32-59 . 5 4 2 79 66 +6.5 Wichita State 2 141-151 70.5-75.5 -5.0 50-114 . 4 3 9 19-47 . 4 0 4 22-45 . 4 8 9 65 72 -3.5

ATTENDANCE Home Average Away Average Neutral Average Total Average Cincinnati 1-12012 12012 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-12012 12012 ECU 3-10795 3598 0-0 0 0-0 0 3-10795 3598 Houston 1-3725 3725 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-3725 3725 Memphis 1-15231 15231 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-15231 15231 SMU 2-11113 5556 0-0 0 0-0 0 2-11113 5556 Temple 2-10660 5330 0-0 0 0-0 0 2-10660 5330 Tulane 1-2351 2351 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-2351 2351 Tulsa 2-6379 3190 0-0 0 0-0 0 2-6379 3190 UCF 2-9174 4587 0-0 0 0-0 0 2-9174 4587 UConn 2-17428 8714 0-0 0 0-0 0 2-17428 8714 USF 2-4687 2344 0-0 0 0-0 0 2-4687 2344 Wichita State 1-10267 10267 0-0 0 1-5710 5710 2-15977 7988 Totals 20-113822 5691 0-0 0 1-5710 5710 21-119532 5692 2018-19 The American Athletic Conference Conference Statistical Ranking Comparison Through games of Nov 12, 2018 (All games)

Offense Defense Team Scoring FG Pct. 3FG Pct. Rebounds Scoring FG Pct. 3FG Pct. Rebounds Cincinnati 12 12 12 4 5 9 11 6 ECU 5 6 8 3 9 4 1 8 Houston 1 1 1 8 1 5 5 1 Memphis 7 10 11 9 3 2 2 11 SMU 11 11 9 7 6 10 12 7 Temple 5 9 5 1 7 7 8 3 Tulane 10 7 7 12 12 12 3 10 Tulsa 8 4 6 6 1 1 4 4 UCF 3 5 10 2 10 3 10 12 UConn 2 3 4 4 8 6 5 5 USF 4 2 2 11 4 8 9 2 Wichita State 9 8 3 10 11 11 5 9

Scoring Rebound Turnover Ast/TO Team FT Pct. 3FGs Blocks Steals Assists Margin Margin Margin Ratio Cincinnati 2 10 1 11 12 11 6 6 4 ECU 7 9 8 2 3 7 7 5 10 Houston 1 1 4 5 1 1 1 3 1 Memphis 3 10 4 1 11 5 11 1 11 SMU 8 2 6 5 3 9 8 4 2 Temple 4 6 12 4 3 6 2 11 7 Tulane 9 6 8 11 3 12 12 12 12 Tulsa 5 8 11 9 7 2 3 10 6 UCF 11 12 2 10 10 8 9 6 5 UConn 6 3 2 8 7 3 4 2 3 USF 10 5 8 3 2 4 5 6 7 Wichita State 12 3 6 5 7 10 10 9 9 2018-19 The American Athletic Conference INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Nov 12, 2018 (All games)

To be ranked, a player must appear in at least 75.0% of their team's games.

SCORING Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G REBOUNDING Cl G Off Def Total Avg/G 1. Kyvon Davenport-MEM 1 11 2 6 30 30.0 1. Kyvon Davenport-MEM 1 4 6 10 10.0 2. B.J. Taylor-UCF 2 14 3 20 51 25.5 2. Christian Vital-Uconn 2 4 14 18 9.0 3. ZHANG, Kevin-TLN 1 9 4 2 24 24.0 3. Nate Pierre-Louis-TEM 2 2 15 17 8.5 Armoni Brooks-HOU 1 9 6 0 24 24.0 Ethan Chargois-SMU 2 7 10 17 8.5 5. Jarron Cumberland-CIN 1 7 3 5 22 22.0 5. Ernest Aflakpui-TEM 2 9 7 16 8.0 Corey Davis Jr.-HOU 1 8 5 1 22 22.0 6. GARDNER, Jayden-ECU 3 10 13 23 7.7 7. Shizz Alston, Jr.-TEM 2 12 8 11 43 21.5 7. Collin Smith-UCF 2 7 8 15 7.5 8. Markis McDuffie-WSU 2 15 7 3 40 20.0 Aubrey Dawkins-UCF 2 3 12 15 7.5 9. SEHIC, Samir-TLN 1 5 2 7 19 19.0 9. DURR, Michael-USF 2 3 11 14 7.0 10. Jalen Adams-Uconn 2 14 4 4 36 18.0 Jaime Echenique-WSU 2 5 9 14 7.0 Jeremiah Martin-MEM 1 8 2 0 18 18.0 ZHANG, Kevin-TLN 1 1 6 7 7.0 12. Tarin Smith-Uconn 2 14 3 3 34 17.0 Nate Hinton-HOU 1 0 7 7 7.0 Ethan Chargois-SMU 2 11 5 7 34 17.0 13. JEFFRIES, DaQuan-TLS 2 4 9 13 6.5 14. LEDAY, Seth-ECU 3 17 0 15 49 16.3 YETNA, Alexis-USF 2 2 11 13 6.5 15. Quinton Rose-TEM 2 10 3 9 32 16.0 Tacko Fall-UCF 2 1 12 13 6.5 Aubrey Dawkins-UCF 2 11 2 8 32 16.0 16. LEDAY, Seth-ECU 3 5 14 19 6.3 COLLINS, David-USF 2 11 2 8 32 16.0 17. Jimmy Whitt Jr.-SMU 2 5 7 12 6.0 18. GARDNER, Jayden-ECU 3 10 0 22 42 14.0 Josh Carlton-Uconn 2 6 6 12 6.0 19. Alterique Gilbert-Uconn 2 8 5 6 27 13.5 De'Vondre Perry-TEM 2 4 8 12 6.0 20. Josh Carlton-Uconn 2 11 0 4 26 13.0 Damion Moore-TEM 2 9 3 12 6.0 Jahmal McMurray-SMU 2 10 6 0 26 13.0 Tre Scott-CIN 1 2 4 6 6.0 JEFFRIES, DaQuan-TLS 2 11 3 1 26 13.0 Nysier Brooks-CIN 1 4 2 6 6.0 23. RIDEAU, Laquincy-USF 2 9 1 6 25 12.5 Eliel Nsoseme-CIN 1 2 4 6 6.0 LANG, T.J.-USF 2 7 6 5 25 12.5 BROWN, Justin-USF 2 7 3 8 25 12.5 26. Nate Pierre-Louis-TEM 2 8 2 6 24 12.0 Breaon Brady-HOU 1 6 0 0 12 12.0 28. DAVIS, K.J,-ECU 3 13 8 0 34 11.3 29. Samajae Haynes-Jones-WSU 2 8 3 3 22 11.0 TAPLIN, Sterling-TLS 2 8 3 3 22 11.0 Erik Stevenson-WSU 2 8 5 1 22 11.0 Cedrick Alley Jr.-HOU 1 3 2 3 11 11.0

FIELD GOAL PCT Cl G FGM FGA Pct. ASSISTS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. Tacko Fall-UCF 2 6 6 1.000 1. Galen Robinson, Jr.-HOU 1 9 9.0 Breaon Brady-HOU 1 6 6 1.000 2. TAPLIN, Sterling-TLS 2 15 7.5 3. Ernest Aflakpui-TEM 2 7 9 . 7 7 8 RIDEAU, Laquincy-USF 2 15 7.5 4. Brison Gresham-HOU 1 3 4 . 7 5 0 4. DeJon Jarreau-HOU 1 7 7.0 5. LEDAY, Seth-ECU 3 17 24 . 7 0 8 5. Shizz Alston, Jr.-TEM 2 12 6.0 6. Armoni Brooks-HOU 1 9 13 . 6 9 2 Samajae Haynes-Jones-WSU 2 12 6.0 ZHANG, Kevin-TLN 1 9 13 . 6 9 2 7. Justin Jenifer-CIN 1 5 5.0 8. JEFFRIES, DaQuan-TLS 2 11 16 . 6 8 8 8. Terrell Allen-UCF 2 9 4.5 9. Corey Davis Jr.-HOU 1 8 12 . 6 6 7 Jamarius Burton-WSU 2 9 4.5 KIIR, Mayan-USF 2 6 9 . 6 6 7 10. FLEMING, Isaac-ECU 3 13 4.3 11. Josh Carlton-Uconn 2 11 17 . 6 4 7 11. Jimmy Whitt Jr.-SMU 2 8 4.0 Kyvon Davenport-MEM 1 11 17 . 6 4 7 De'Vondre Perry-TEM 2 8 4.0 13. Tarin Smith-Uconn 2 14 22 . 6 3 6 Alterique Gilbert-Uconn 2 8 4.0 Jalen Adams-Uconn 2 14 22 . 6 3 6 Alex Lomax-MEM 1 4 4.0 IGBANU, Martins-TLS 2 7 11 . 6 3 6 DANIELS, Caleb-TLN 1 4 4.0 CORNISH, Jordan-TLN 1 4 4.0 2018-19 The American Athletic Conference INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Nov 12, 2018 (All games)

FREE THROW PCT Cl G FTM FTA Pct. STEALS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. Shizz Alston, Jr.-TEM 2 11 11 1.000 1. Kareem Brewton-MEM 1 5 5.0 HORNE, Jeriah-TLS 2 4 4 1.000 2. FLEMING, Isaac-ECU 3 10 3.3 Cedrick Alley Jr.-HOU 1 3 3 1.000 3. RIDEAU, Laquincy-USF 2 6 3.0 Logan Johnson-CIN 1 2 2 1.000 4. Jahmal McMurray-SMU 2 5 2.5 Alex Lomax-MEM 1 2 2 1.000 COLLINS, David-USF 2 5 2.5 Brison Gresham-HOU 1 2 2 1.000 Samajae Haynes-Jones-WSU 2 5 2.5 Keith Williams-CIN 1 2 2 1.000 7. LEDAY, Seth-ECU 3 7 2.3 Cane Broome-CIN 1 2 2 1.000 8. FOSTER, Tyler-ECU 3 6 2.0 9. Kyvon Davenport-MEM 1 6 7 . 8 5 7 Christian Vital-Uconn 2 4 2.0 10. LANG, T.J.-USF 2 5 6 . 8 3 3 De'Vondre Perry-TEM 2 4 2.0 11. JOINER, Elijah-TLS 2 9 11 . 8 1 8 Quinton Rose-TEM 2 4 2.0 12. BROWN, Justin-USF 2 8 10 . 8 0 0 Markis McDuffie-WSU 2 4 2.0 Aubrey Dawkins-UCF 2 8 10 . 8 0 0 Kyvon Davenport-MEM 1 2 2.0 Jalen Adams-Uconn 2 4 5 . 8 0 0 Nate Hinton-HOU 1 2 2.0 Terrell Allen-UCF 2 4 5 . 8 0 0 David Wingett-MEM 1 2 2.0 Jimmy Whitt Jr.-SMU 2 4 5 . 8 0 0 Antwann Jones-MEM 1 2 2.0 DeJon Jarreau-HOU 1 4 5 . 8 0 0 Corey Davis Jr.-HOU 1 2 2.0 Alex Lomax-MEM 1 2 2.0 SEHIC, Samir-TLN 1 2 2.0 Armoni Brooks-HOU 1 2 2.0 DeJon Jarreau-HOU 1 2 2.0

3-POINT FG PCT Cl G 3FG FGA Pct. 3-POINT FG MADE Cl G 3FG Avg/G 1. ZHANG, Kevin-TLN 1 4 5 . 8 0 0 1. Armoni Brooks-HOU 1 6 6.0 2. JOINER, Elijah-TLS 2 3 4 . 7 5 0 2. Corey Davis Jr.-HOU 1 5 5.0 3. Dexter Dennis-WSU 2 4 6 . 6 6 7 3. Shizz Alston, Jr.-TEM 2 8 4.0 Jeremiah Martin-MEM 1 2 3 . 6 6 7 ZHANG, Kevin-TLN 1 4 4.0 5. Alterique Gilbert-Uconn 2 5 8 . 6 2 5 5. Markis McDuffie-WSU 2 7 3.5 6. Armoni Brooks-HOU 1 6 10 . 6 0 0 6. Jahmal McMurray-SMU 2 6 3.0 7. Corey Davis Jr.-HOU 1 5 9 . 5 5 6 LANG, T.J.-USF 2 6 3.0 8. Shizz Alston, Jr.-TEM 2 8 16 . 5 0 0 Jarron Cumberland-CIN 1 3 3.0 LANG, T.J.-USF 2 6 12 . 5 0 0 9. DAVIS, K.J,-ECU 3 8 2.7 Erik Stevenson-WSU 2 5 10 . 5 0 0 10. Ethan Chargois-SMU 2 5 2.5 Jalen Adams-Uconn 2 4 8 . 5 0 0 Alterique Gilbert-Uconn 2 5 2.5 JEFFRIES, DaQuan-TLS 2 3 6 . 5 0 0 Erik Stevenson-WSU 2 5 2.5 Terrell Allen-UCF 2 3 6 . 5 0 0 13. Nat Dixon-SMU 2 4 2.0 TAPLIN, Sterling-TLS 2 3 6 . 5 0 0 Dexter Dennis-WSU 2 4 2.0 Tarin Smith-Uconn 2 3 6 . 5 0 0 Jalen Adams-Uconn 2 4 2.0 SEHIC, Samir-TLN 1 2 4 . 5 0 0 SEHIC, Samir-TLN 1 2 2.0 Cedrick Alley Jr.-HOU 1 2 2.0 Jeremiah Martin-MEM 1 2 2.0 Kyvon Davenport-MEM 1 2 2.0 2018-19 The American Athletic Conference INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Nov 12, 2018 (All games)

BLOCKED SHOTS Cl G No. Avg/G ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Cl G Ast. T/O Ratio 1. Tacko Fall-UCF 2 5 2.5 1. Corey Davis Jr.-HOU 1 3 0 999.0 2. KIIR, Mayan-USF 2 4 2.0 CRABTREE, Connor-TLN 1 3 0 999.0 Jaime Echenique-WSU 2 4 2.0 3. Galen Robinson, Jr.-HOU 1 9 1 9.0 Chad Brown-UCF 2 4 2.0 4. De'Vondre Perry-TEM 2 8 1 8.0 Nysier Brooks-CIN 1 2 2.0 5. TAPLIN, Sterling-TLS 2 15 2 7.5 Tre Scott-CIN 1 2 2.0 6. Justin Jenifer-CIN 1 5 1 5.0 Jeremiah Martin-MEM 1 2 2.0 7. Terrell Allen-UCF 2 9 2 4.5 Logan Johnson-CIN 1 2 2.0 8. Jimmy Whitt Jr.-SMU 2 8 2 4.0 SEHIC, Samir-TLN 1 2 2.0 9. Samajae Haynes-Jones-WSU 2 12 4 3.0 10. Jimmy Whitt Jr.-SMU 2 3 1.5 Isiaha Mike-SMU 2 6 2 3.0 Ethan Chargois-SMU 2 3 1.5 Tyler Harris-MEM 1 3 1 3.0 MARICEVIC, Antun-USF 2 3 1.5 12. Alterique Gilbert-Uconn 2 8 3 2.7 Josh Carlton-Uconn 2 3 1.5 13. Shizz Alston, Jr.-TEM 2 12 5 2.4 14. DAVIS, K.J,-ECU 3 3 1.0 14. Tarin Smith-Uconn 2 6 3 2.0 Jalen Adams-Uconn 2 2 1.0 Alex Lomax-MEM 1 4 2 2.0 IGBANU, Martins-TLS 2 2 1.0 Erik Stevenson-WSU 2 2 1.0 JEFFRIES, DaQuan-TLS 2 2 1.0 De'Vondre Perry-TEM 2 2 1.0 Aubrey Dawkins-UCF 2 2 1.0 Raynere Thornton-MEM 1 1 1.0 Alex Lomax-MEM 1 1 1.0 DeJon Jarreau-HOU 1 1 1.0 Cedrick Alley Jr.-HOU 1 1 1.0 DANIELS, Caleb-TLN 1 1 1.0 Keith Williams-CIN 1 1 1.0 Chris Harris Jr.-HOU 1 1 1.0 Brison Gresham-HOU 1 1 1.0 Victor Enoh-MEM 1 1 1.0 Armoni Brooks-HOU 1 1 1.0 WOOD, Moses-TLN 1 1 1.0

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Cl G No. Avg/G DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. Damion Moore-TEM 2 9 4.5 1. Nate Pierre-Louis-TEM 2 15 7.5 Ernest Aflakpui-TEM 2 9 4.5 2. Christian Vital-Uconn 2 14 7.0 3. Kyvon Davenport-MEM 1 4 4.0 Nate Hinton-HOU 1 7 7.0 Cedrick Alley Jr.-HOU 1 4 4.0 4. Aubrey Dawkins-UCF 2 12 6.0 Brison Gresham-HOU 1 4 4.0 Tacko Fall-UCF 2 12 6.0 Nysier Brooks-CIN 1 4 4.0 Kyvon Davenport-MEM 1 6 6.0 7. Collin Smith-UCF 2 7 3.5 ZHANG, Kevin-TLN 1 6 6.0 Ethan Chargois-SMU 2 7 3.5 8. DURR, Michael-USF 2 11 5.5 BROWN, Justin-USF 2 7 3.5 YETNA, Alexis-USF 2 11 5.5 10. GARDNER, Jayden-ECU 3 10 3.3 10. Ethan Chargois-SMU 2 10 5.0 11. Josh Carlton-Uconn 2 6 3.0 Breaon Brady-HOU 1 5 5.0 12. Isiaha Mike-SMU 2 5 2.5 12. LEDAY, Seth-ECU 3 14 4.7 Jimmy Whitt Jr.-SMU 2 5 2.5 13. Jaime Echenique-WSU 2 9 4.5 Feron Hunt-SMU 2 5 2.5 JEFFRIES, DaQuan-TLS 2 9 4.5 Jaime Echenique-WSU 2 5 2.5 15. GARDNER, Jayden-ECU 3 13 4.3 Jamarius Burton-WSU 2 5 2.5 2018-19 The American Athletic Conference INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Nov 12, 2018 (All games)

MINUTES PLAYED Cl G No. Avg/G 1. RIDEAU, Laquincy-USF 2 74 37.0 2. Jimmy Whitt Jr.-SMU 2 73 36.5 3. Nate Pierre-Louis-TEM 2 70 35.0 Samajae Haynes-Jones-WSU 2 70 35.0 Shizz Alston, Jr.-TEM 2 70 35.0 ZHANG, Kevin-TLN 1 35 35.0 SEHIC, Samir-TLN 1 35 35.0 8. Jahmal McMurray-SMU 2 69 34.5 B.J. Taylor-UCF 2 69 34.5 10. COLLINS, David-USF 2 68 34.0 11. Quinton Rose-TEM 2 66 33.0 12. Aubrey Dawkins-UCF 2 62 31.0 13. Nat Dixon-SMU 2 60 30.0 14. De'Vondre Perry-TEM 2 59 29.5 Ethan Chargois-SMU 2 59 29.5 Markis McDuffie-WSU 2 59 29.5 17. Terrell Allen-UCF 2 58 29.0 Tre Scott-CIN 1 29 29.0 19. DAVIS, K.J,-ECU 3 85 28.3 20. Christian Vital-Uconn 2 56 28.0 Corey Davis Jr.-HOU 1 28 28.0 Cane Broome-CIN 1 28 28.0 Jeremiah Martin-MEM 1 28 28.0 DANIELS, Caleb-TLN 1 28 28.0 Galen Robinson, Jr.-HOU 1 28 28.0 26. Alterique Gilbert-Uconn 2 54 27.0 Kyvon Davenport-MEM 1 27 27.0 Justin Jenifer-CIN 1 27 27.0 CORNISH, Jordan-TLN 1 27 27.0 30. IGBANU, Martins-TLS 2 53 26.5 2018-19 The American Athletic Conference INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Nov 12, 2018 (All games)

TEAM IDENTIFICATION Team ID Cincinnati CIN ECU ECU Houston HOU Memphis MEM SMU SMU Temple TEM Tulane TLN Tulsa TLS UCF UCF UConn UCONN USF USF Wichita State WSU 2018-19 The American Athletic Conference Conference Team Highs Through games of Nov 12, 2018 (All games)

TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by)

Points 101 Houston vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) 94 UConn vs Missouri-Kansas City (11/11/18) Margin 47 (101-54) Houston vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) 28 (94-66) UConn vs Missouri-Kansas City (11/11/18) Field goals made 37 Houston vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) 35 UConn vs Missouri-Kansas City (11/11/18) Field goal attempts 74 Memphis vs Tennessee Tech (11/06/18) 65 SMU vs Northwestern State (11/08/18) 65 UConn vs Missouri-Kansas City (11/11/18) Field goal percentage .607 (37-61) Houston vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) .566 (30-53) USF vs Alabama A&M (11/06/18) 3-Pt FG made 15 Houston vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) 12 Wichita State vs Providence College (11/09/18) 12 UConn vs Missouri-Kansas City (11/11/18) 12 SMU vs Southern Miss (11/11/18) 3-Pt FG attempts 36 SMU vs Northwestern State (11/08/18) 30 Houston vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) 30 SMU vs Southern Miss (11/11/18) 3-Pt percentage .545 (12-22) Wichita State vs Providence College (11/09/18) .533 (8-15) ECU vs Delaware State (11/06/18) Free throws made 26 Temple vs La Salle (11/06/18) 25 UCF vs Rider (11/06/18) Free throw attempts 45 UCF vs Rider (11/06/18) 41 USF vs Austin Peay (11/12/18) Free throw percentage .800 (12-15) Houston vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) .778 (21-27) ECU vs Delaware State (11/06/18) Rebounds 50 Temple vs La Salle (11/06/18) 49 ECU vs Delaware State (11/06/18) Assists 23 Houston vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) 20 USF vs Alabama A&M (11/06/18) Steals 15 ECU vs James Madison (11/9/18) 14 Memphis vs Tennessee Tech (11/06/18) Blocked shots 10 UCF vs Rider (11/06/18) 8 UConn vs Morehead State (11/08/18) Turnovers 23 ECU vs James Madison (11/9/18) 20 USF vs Alabama A&M (11/06/18) Fouls 28 ECU vs James Madison (11/9/18) 28 USF vs Austin Peay (11/12/18) 2018-19 The American Athletic Conference Conference Opponent Lows Through games of Nov 12, 2018 (All games)

OPPONENT LOWS (lowest totals allowed by)

Points 52 Tulsa vs South Carolina State (11/10/18) 54 Houston vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) Field goals made 18 SMU vs Northwestern State (11/08/18) 18 Tulsa vs South Carolina State (11/10/18) 18 USF vs Austin Peay (11/12/18) Field goal attempts 46 SMU vs Northwestern State (11/08/18) 47 Cincinnati vs Ohio State (11/07/18) 47 ECU vs James Madison (11/9/18) Field goal percentage .310 (18-58) Tulsa vs South Carolina State (11/10/18) .327 (18-55) USF vs Austin Peay (11/12/18) 3-Pt FG made 3 ECU vs Lamar (11/11/18) 4 Wichita State vs Louisiana Tech (11/06/18) 4 Memphis vs Tennessee Tech (11/06/18) 3-Pt FG attempts 14 Memphis vs Tennessee Tech (11/06/18) 16 Wichita State vs Louisiana Tech (11/06/18) 16 ECU vs Lamar (11/11/18) 16 USF vs Austin Peay (11/12/18) 3-Pt percentage .188 (3-16) ECU vs Lamar (11/11/18) .250 (4-16) Wichita State vs Louisiana Tech (11/06/18) Free throws made 3 Houston vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) 7 SMU vs Southern Miss (11/11/18) Free throw attempts 6 Houston vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) 9 SMU vs Southern Miss (11/11/18) Free throw percentage .375 (9-24) UCF vs Rider (11/06/18) .500 (3-6) Houston vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) .500 (13-26) Wichita State vs Providence College (11/09/18) .500 (9-18) ECU vs Delaware State (11/06/18) Rebounds 20 Houston vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) 26 USF vs Alabama A&M (11/06/18) Assists 7 Cincinnati vs Ohio State (11/07/18) 8 Temple vs La Salle (11/06/18) 8 Tulsa vs Alcron State (11/06/18) Steals 2 ECU vs Delaware State (11/06/18) 2 Cincinnati vs Ohio State (11/07/18) Blocked shots 0 Several Turnovers 10 Tulsa vs South Carolina State (11/10/18) 11 Temple vs La Salle (11/06/18) Fouls 12 SMU vs Southern Miss (11/11/18) 14 Houston vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) 2018-19 The American Athletic Conference Conference Team Lows Through games of Nov 12, 2018 (All games)

TEAM LOWS (lowest totals made by)

Points 56 Cincinnati vs Ohio State (11/07/18) 58 Wichita State vs Louisiana Tech (11/06/18) Field goals made 17 Cincinnati vs Ohio State (11/07/18) 20 Wichita State vs Louisiana Tech (11/06/18) Field goal attempts 49 Tulsa vs Alcron State (11/06/18) 50 Tulsa vs South Carolina State (11/10/18) Field goal percentage .274 (17-62) Cincinnati vs Ohio State (11/07/18) .370 (20-54) Wichita State vs Louisiana Tech (11/06/18) 3-Pt FG made 5 Temple vs La Salle (11/06/18) 5 Tulsa vs Alcron State (11/06/18) 5 UCF vs Rider (11/06/18) 5 ECU vs James Madison (11/9/18) 5 USF vs Austin Peay (11/12/18) 3-Pt FG attempts 15 ECU vs Delaware State (11/06/18) 16 Temple vs La Salle (11/06/18) 16 ECU vs James Madison (11/9/18) 16 Tulsa vs South Carolina State (11/10/18) 3-Pt percentage .227 (5-22) UCF vs Rider (11/06/18) .231 (6-26) Cincinnati vs Ohio State (11/07/18) Free throws made 6 SMU vs Southern Miss (11/11/18) 8 Memphis vs Tennessee Tech (11/06/18) Free throw attempts 9 SMU vs Southern Miss (11/11/18) 11 Memphis vs Tennessee Tech (11/06/18) Free throw percentage .423 (11-26) Wichita State vs Louisiana Tech (11/06/18) .512 (21-41) USF vs Austin Peay (11/12/18) Rebounds 26 Wichita State vs Louisiana Tech (11/06/18) 28 ECU vs James Madison (11/9/18) Assists 11 USF vs Austin Peay (11/12/18) 12 Wichita State vs Louisiana Tech (11/06/18) 12 Tulsa vs Alcron State (11/06/18) 12 Cincinnati vs Ohio State (11/07/18) Steals 2 Tulsa vs South Carolina State (11/10/18) 4 Cincinnati vs Ohio State (11/07/18) 4 Tulane vs Florida State (11/11/18) Blocked shots 2 ECU vs Delaware State (11/06/18) 2 Temple vs Detroit Mercy (11/09/18) 2 Tulsa vs South Carolina State (11/10/18) 2 UCF vs Florida Atlantic (11/11/18) Turnovers 10 Cincinnati vs Ohio State (11/07/18) 10 SMU vs Southern Miss (11/11/18) Fouls 11 Houston vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) 13 SMU vs Southern Miss (11/11/18) 2018-19 The American Athletic Conference Conference Individual Highs Through games of Nov 12, 2018 (All games)

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS

Points 32 Markis McDuffie (Wichita State) vs Providence College (11/09/18) 30 Kyvon Davenport (Memphis) vs Tennessee Tech (11/06/18) 30 Shizz Alston, Jr. (Temple) vs Detroit Mercy (11/09/18) 30 GARDNER, Jayden (ECU) vs Lamar (11/11/18) Field goals made 12 Markis McDuffie (Wichita State) vs Providence College (11/09/18) 11 Kyvon Davenport (Memphis) vs Tennessee Tech (11/06/18) Field goal attempts 19 Markis McDuffie (Wichita State) vs Providence College (11/09/18) 17 Kyvon Davenport (Memphis) vs Tennessee Tech (11/06/18) 17 Jarron Cumberland (Cincinnati) vs Ohio State (11/07/18) 17 Quinton Rose (Temple) vs Detroit Mercy (11/09/18) 17 Shizz Alston, Jr. (Temple) vs Detroit Mercy (11/09/18) 17 Ethan Chargois (SMU) vs Southern Miss (11/11/18) Field goal percentage .900 (9-10) GARDNER, Jayden (ECU) vs Lamar (11/11/18) .833 (10-12) Tarin Smith (UConn) vs Missouri-Kansas City (11/11/18) 3-Pt FG made 7 Shizz Alston, Jr. (Temple) vs Detroit Mercy (11/09/18) 6 Markis McDuffie (Wichita State) vs Providence College (11/09/18) 6 Armoni Brooks (Houston) vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) 3-Pt FG attempts 12 Shizz Alston, Jr. (Temple) vs Detroit Mercy (11/09/18) 10 Armoni Brooks (Houston) vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) 3-Pt percentage .667 (6-9) Markis McDuffie (Wichita State) vs Providence College (11/09/18) .600 (6-10) Armoni Brooks (Houston) vs Alabama A&M (11/10/18) Free throws made 12 GARDNER, Jayden (ECU) vs Lamar (11/11/18) 10 B.J. Taylor (UCF) vs Rider (11/06/18) 10 B.J. Taylor (UCF) vs Florida Atlantic (11/11/18) Free throw attempts 15 Collin Smith (UCF) vs Rider (11/06/18) 14 B.J. Taylor (UCF) vs Rider (11/06/18) 14 GARDNER, Jayden (ECU) vs Lamar (11/11/18) Free throw percentage .889 (8-9) JOINER, Elijah (Tulsa) vs Alcron State (11/06/18) .857 (12-14) GARDNER, Jayden (ECU) vs Lamar (11/11/18) Rebounds 13 Nate Pierre-Louis (Temple) vs La Salle (11/06/18) 13 Collin Smith (UCF) vs Rider (11/06/18) Assists 10 RIDEAU, Laquincy (USF) vs Alabama A&M (11/06/18) 10 TAPLIN, Sterling (Tulsa) vs South Carolina State (11/10/18) Steals 5 Kareem Brewton (Memphis) vs Tennessee Tech (11/06/18) 5 FLEMING, Isaac (ECU) vs James Madison (11/9/18) Blocked shots 5 Tacko Fall (UCF) vs Rider (11/06/18) 3 DAVIS, K.J, (ECU) vs Lamar (11/11/18) 3 KIIR, Mayan (USF) vs Austin Peay (11/12/18) Turnovers 7 DANIELS, Caleb (Tulane) vs Florida State (11/11/18) 6 RIDEAU, Laquincy (USF) vs Alabama A&M (11/06/18) 6 FLEMING, Isaac (ECU) vs Lamar (11/11/18)