2006 2007 Game #7
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Memphis 2007 Tiger 2006 Basketball Tigers On TV and Radio Schedule/Results Television: WLMT/CW30 (Greg Gas- ton, play-by-play; Hank McDowell, color (5-1, 0-0 C-USA) analyst) N-2 LEMOYNE-OWEN%............... 113-63,.W Game Radio: WREC 600AM (Dave Woloshin, N-6. CHRISTIAN.BROTHERS%..... 78-47,.W play-by-play; Matt Dillon, color analyst; N-16. JACKSON.STATE.(WLMT).....111-69,.W Forrest Goodman, studio host) N-20 vs. Oklahoma# (ESPN2) .................77-65, W N-21 vs. 19/19 Georgia Tech# (ESPN) ....85-92, L TIGERS TO HOST MARSHALL IN CONFER- N-22 vs. 20/22 Kentucky# (ESPN2) .......80-63, W #7 ENCE USA OPENER MONDAY N-29. ARKANSAS.STATE.(WLMT)... 86-60,.W The University of Memphis Tiger squad (5-1, D-2. MANHATTAN.(WLMT)............. 77-59,.W Marshall (2-5, 0-0) D-4. MARSHALL*.(WLMT)..................... 7.pm 0-0 C-USA), ranked No. 14 in the Associated Press D-6 at Tennessee (ESPN2) ............................8 pm vs. poll and No. 17 in the ESPN/USA Today poll, hosts D-9. OLE.MISS.(CSS)...............................12.pm Marshall (2-5, 0-0 C-USA) in the Conference USA D-14. AUSTIN.PEAY.(WLMT)................... 8.pm #14/17 Memphis (5-1, 0-0) opener for both teams Monday, Dec. 4. The game, D-20 at Arizona (FSN) ............................... 7:30 pm Monday, Dec. 4 • 7 pm (CT) scheduled for a 7:06 p.m. (CT) tip, will be televised D-23. MIDDLE.TENNESSEE (CSS).......12.pm FedExForum • Memphis, Tenn. by WLMT/CW30. D-28. LAMAR.(WLMT)............................... 7.pm After suffering a 92-85 loss to No. 19/19 Geor- J-4. CINCINNATI.(ESPN)......................... 8.pm gia Tech in the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational semi- J-11 at Houston* (ESPN) ...............................8 pm By The Numbers... finals Nov. 21, the Tigers have won three straight J-13 at Southern Miss* (CSS) ........................7 pm J-16. UAB*.(CSTV)....................................... 8.pm with victories over No. 20/22 Kentucky 80-63, Ar- J-20 at East Carolina* (CSTV) ......................5 pm • Robert.Dozier scored a kansas State 86-60 and Manhattan 77-59. Prior to J-24. TULSA*.(CSS)..................................... 8.pm 19 career-high 19 points in the win the Georgia Tech setback, Memphis defeated Jack- J-27. SOUTHERN.MISS*.(CSS)..............12.pm son State 111-69 and Oklahoma 77-65. J-31 at UCF* (CSS) .................................. 6:30 pm over Manhattan Dec. 2 The Thundering Herd enter Monday’s C-USA F-3. SMU*.(ESPN)......................................11.am game having dropped four of their last five. Mar- F-8 at UAB* (ESPN) ....................................8 pm F-10. TULANE*.(CSS).................................. 7.pm • Tigers’ record when Joey. shall has suffered all five setbacks by six or fewer points. The Thundering Herd posted victories over F-14 at Tulsa* (CSTV) ....................................7 pm F-17 at Gonzaga (ESPN) ................................5 pm 17-1 Dorsey grabs double-digit UNC Greensboro 82-80 in overtime and Morehead F-22. RICE*.(ESPN)...................................... 6.pm boards in his career State 81-80. Marshall fell in its last outing to Ohio F-25. HOUSTON*.(CBS).............................. 1.pm 84-78 in overtime Dec. 2. M-1 at UTEP* (ESPN)...................................8 pm • Monday’s game (Dec. 4 or M-3 at SMU* (CSTV) ............................. 8:30 pm MEMPHIS-MARSHALL SERIES M-7-10 Conference USA Tournament................TBA 12-4 12-4) is the earliest Conference Monday’s game is the fourth meeting on the (Memphis, Tenn.) USA game in the league’s 12- hardwood between the two programs. Memphis * C-USA Game % Exhibition # EA SPORTS Maui Invitational year history took a 2-1 series lead with a 91-81 victory in Hun- Probable Starters/Top Reserves • Memphis’ assist-to-turnover (Starters based on previous game) . No.. Name. Pos. Yr. Ht/Wt. PPG. RPG. Hometown 1.20 ratio; leads Conference USA 2 Robert Dozier F So. 6-9/215 12.2 7.3 Lithonia, Ga. 32 Joey Dorsey F Jr. 6-9/260 9.0 8.3 Baltimore, Md. 1 Willie Kemp G Fr. 6-2/165 8.8 2.3apg Bolivar, Tenn. 12 Antonio Anderson G So. 6-6/200 11.3 4.2 Lynn, Mass. Media Relations Info Starters Memphis 14 Chris Douglas-Roberts G So. 6-6/190 14.8 4.7 Detroit, Mich. — Reserves — Contact.......................Lamar Chance 5 Jeremy Hunt G Sr. 6-5/210 13.2 3.7 Memphis, Tenn. 15 Andre Allen G Jr. 5-10/205 4.8 4.5apg Memphis, Tenn. Office...........................901-678-2349 20 Doneal Mack G Fr. 6-5/175 5.7 1.7 Charlotte, N.C. Cell...............................901-734-9949 . No.. Name. Pos. Yr. Ht/Wt. PPG. RPG. Hometown Home...........................901-465-4247 3 Travis Aikens F Sr. 6-4/190 16.1 6.3 Orlando, Fla. [email protected] 4 Markel Humphrey F So. 6-5/215 13.7 4.7 Ellenwood, Ga. 21 Jean Francios Bro Grebe C Jr. 6-9/230 6.4 5.3 Abidjan, Ivory Coast Mailing/Overnight.Address............. 1 Chris Ross G Sr. 6-1/180 6.7 3.4 San Antonio, Texas Starters 203 Athletic Office Building Marshall 34 Mark Dorris G Jr. 6-2/180 12.9 4.6 Cincinnati, Ohio — Reserves — 570 Normal St. 0 Darryl Merthie G So. 6-0/190 5.7 3.1apg Sanford, Fla. Memphis, TN 38152 14 Tre Whitted G Sr. 6-4/200 9.1 2.6 Wilmington, N.C. 15 Robbie Jackson C Fr. 7-0/265 2.8 2.7 Aberdeen, Md. Game #7 • Memphis vs. Marshall • Page 2 tington, W. Va., last season (see game recap and box- National Polls score on page 8). Memphis/Marshall Prior to last year’s meeting, the Tigers and Statistical Comparison Associated Press Thundering Herd played twice in the early 1950s. (Nov. 27) Each team won on its homecourt, with Marshall Statistic. U.of.M. MU 1. UCLA ..........................................4-0 winning 102-76 in Huntington in the 1952-53 sea- Record 5-1 2-5 2. Pittsburgh ....................................6-0 son and Memphis winning 104-85 in the Bluff City RPI (as of 12/3) 27 233 3. Ohio State ...................................6-0 in the 1953-54 campaign. 4. Florida .........................................6-2 Sagarin (as of 12/3) 24 212 5. Kansas .........................................5-1 SCOUTING THE THUNDERING HERD Scoring Offense 86.0 75.0 6. Alabama ......................................5-0 Marshall enters Scoring Defense 68.0 77.3 7. North Carolina ............................4-1 Monday’s Confer- Scoring Margin +18.0 -2.3 8. Marquette ....................................6-0 ence USA game having Free Throw Percentage .582 .687 9. Texas A&M .................................5-0 dropped four of their last 10. LSU .............................................2-1 Field Goal Percentage .467 .431 five. The Thundering Field Goal Pct. Defense .388 .415 11. Duke ............................................5-1 Herd have suffered all 12. Wisconsin ....................................5-1 3-Point Field Goal Pct. .325 .308 five setbacks by six or fewer points (average of 3.8 13. Washington .................................5-0 3-Point FG Pct. Defense .293 .356 points per loss). Marshall posted victories over UNC . 14.. Memphis.....................................3-1 Greensboro 82-80 in overtime and Morehead State Rebounding Offense 41.3 36.4 15. Syracuse ......................................6-0 81-80. Marshall fell in its last outing to Ohio 84-78 Rebounding Defense 37.3 36.1 16. Arizona ........................................3-1 in overtime Dec. 2. Rebounding Margin +4.0 +0.3 17. Wichita State ...............................4-0 Travis Aikens leads three Marshall players av- Blocked Shots 6.2 5.0 18. Georgetown .................................3-1 eraging in double figures at 16.1 ppg. Markel Hum- 19. Butler ..........................................7-0 Assists 18.2 14.7 phrey (13.7 ppg) and Mark Dorris (12.9 ppg) are also 20. Connecticut .................................5-0 Steals 12.0 6.9 averaging double figures. Aiken leads the Thunder- 21. Georgia Tech ...............................5-1 ing Herd on the glass with a 6.3 rebounding average. collegiate coaching record of 346-131 (.725 winning 22. Gonzaga ......................................6-1 Darryl Merthie is tops on the team with 22 assists 23. Maryland .....................................7-0 percentage). While at Memphis, Calipari has led the (3.1 apg), and Dorris is the squad’s top three-point 24. Nevada ........................................5-0 Tigers to six-straight 20-win seasons and six-con- 25. Virginia .......................................4-0 threat at 38.2 percent from the arc. secutive postseason berths. ARV: #31 Kentucky, #37 Tennessee The Thundering Herd are shooting 43.1 percent from the field, 30.8 percent from the arc and 68.7 HISTORY IN THE MAKING ESPN/USA Today Coaches percent from the foul line. Marshall is out-rebound- When Memphis and Marshall take the floor (Nov. 27) ing its foes by an average of +0.3 boards per contest Monday, it will be the earliest Conference USA 1. Ohio State ...................................6-0 (36.4-36.1). The Thundering Herd are turning over opener in the league’s 12-year history. Prior to this 2. UCLA ..........................................4-0 the ball an average of 17.4 times a game. season, the Tigers’ earliest C-USA opener was Dec. 3. Pittsburgh ....................................6-0 27 on two occasions. In 2000-01 (John.Calipari’s 4. Florida .........................................6-2 CALIPARI IN SEVENTH YEAR AT HELM OF first year at Memphis), the Tigers fell to Southern 5. Kansas .........................................5-1 TIGER PROGRAM Miss 75-67 on Dec. 27, 2000. Three years earlier 6. North Carolina ............................4-1 John. Calipari (Clarion State, 1982) is in his (1997-98), the Tigers defeated Tulane 64-59 in their 7. Alabama ......................................5-0 seventh season at the helm of the Memphis Tiger league opener on Dec. 27, 1997. 8. Texas A&M .................................5-0 basketball program. He has a 153-60 record (.718 9.