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MEDIA MEET THE TIGERS The 2015-16 edition of the Tigers Men’s Basketball Media Guide is a comprehensive source of information with statistics and historical references for use by media covering Tigers basketball. For additional information about Tigers basketball, please call the A look at media policies and guidelines, as Rosters, bios, stats and inside information Athletics Communications Office at 901-678-2337. well as information about FedExForum, the on this year’s Tigers squad. University of Memphis and the American Athletic Conference. 2015-16 Roster...... 25 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS QUICK FACTS Seniors...... 26-40 Quick Facts...... 1 Juniors...... 41-44 General Information

Name of School: ...... University of Memphis Media Media Information...... 2 Sophomores...... 45-47 BILL City/Zip Code: ...... Memphis, Tenn./38152 FedExForum...... 3 Freshmen...... 48-54 SALYER Founded: ...... 1912 Directions to FedExForum...... 4 Enrollment: ...... 21,059 Tigers on the Air...... 5 Nickname: ...... Tigers 2014-15 REVIEW MBKB CONTACT Dr. M. David Rudd...... 6 O: 901-678-4780 Colors: ...... Royal Blue (PMS 280) Tom Bowen...... 7 C: 260-705-3963 & Gray (PMS 877 or 423) University of Memphis...... 8 Game-by-game statistics, final statistics, Arena: ...... FedExForum (18,400); City of Memphis...... 9 and box scores. E-MAIL: opened September 2004 Arena Record: ...... 189-27 (.875) Tigers Traditions...... 10 [email protected] Coaching Staff FedExForum Press Row:...... 901-205-2758 American Athletic Conference...... 11 2014-15 Team Statistics...... 56 Athletics Communications Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division I 2016 Postseason Tournaments...... 12 2014-15 Individual Statistics...... 57 203 Athletic Office Bldg. Conference: ....American Athletic (The American) 2014-15 Team Game-By-Game...... 58 570 Normal Street President: ...... M. David Rudd COACHES & STAFF 2014-15 Box Scores...... 59-64 Memphis, TN 38152 Director of Athletics:...... Tom Bowen Main Number: 901-678-2337 Faculty Representative:...... Dr. Stanley E. Stevens Athletics Department Phone:...... 901-678-2335 RECORDS Fax: 901-678-4134 Bios of Head Coach Josh Pastner, his Ticket Office Phone:...... 901-678-2331 assistants and the Tigers basketball support University Website: ...... www.memphis.edu staff. Individual and team records, along with RADIO/NEWSPAPER History career leaders, all-time double-doubles First Year of Basketball: ...... 1920-21 Josh Pastner...... 14-16 and more. Radio Network Flagship Station All-Time Record: ...... 1513-854-1 (.638)/93 years Robert Kirby...... 17 WREC-AM 600 (94th season in 2014-15) Damon Stoudamire...... 18-19 Team Single-Game Records...... 66 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ...... 26 (34-26; Players Keelon Lawson...... 19 Team Single-Season Records...... 67 .567 winning pct.) Network Coordinator/Phone Support Staff...... 20-23 Individual Scoring Records...... 68 NIT Appearances: ...17 (20-16; .556 winning pct.) Jeff Brightwell/901-486-9267 1,000-Point Scorers...... 69-72 Last Postseason: ...... NCAA Tournament 2014 (def. George Washington 71-66 in second round; All-Time Double-Doubles...... 73-76 Announce Team lost to Virginia 78-60 in third round) CREDITS Field Goal Records...... 77 Dave Woloshin (play-by-play) 3-Point Field Goal Records...... 78 Matt Dillon (analyst) Coaching Staff The 2015-16 University of Memphis Free Throw Records...... 79 Forrest Goodman (pregame/postgame host) Head Coach: ...... Josh Pastner (Arizona, 1998) Men’s Basketball Media Guide is Rebounding Records...... 80 Record at Memphis: ...... 148-58 (.718)/6 seasons

Assist Records...... 81 Collegiate Record: ...... Same 2014-15 Review intended for the editorial use of Local Beat Writer/Phone Miscellaneous Records...... 81 Basketball Office Phone: ...... (901) 678-2346 media organizations covering the Jason Smith, The Commercial Appeal/ Steal Records...... 82 Assistant Coaches: Tigers. Any reprinting, reproduction 901-529-2360 Robert Kirby (Texas-Pan American, 1983) Blocked Shot Records...... 82 or other use of the contents for any Damon Stoudamire (Arizona, 2008) commercial use is prohibited. IMPORTANT BASKETBALL NUMBERS Keelon Lawson (Union Univ., 2010) HISTORY Director of Operations: ...... Eric Sebastian Director of Player Development: ..... Julian Swartz EDITORS: Basketball Office Athletic Trainer:...... Brad Anderson Lamar Chance and Bill Salyer Facts and figures of Memphis’ storied 901-678-2346 Strength/Conditioning: ...... Evarist Akujobi basketball history. Video Coordinator: ...... Tyler Benson Staff Assistant:...... Mike Ekanem COVER DESIGN/LAYOUT: FedExForum Press Row All-Americans...... 84 Hoops Website: ....insidememphisbasketball.com Tyler Birnbaum 901-205-2758 Twitter:...... twitter.com/Memphis_MBB Honored Tigers...... 85-87

Instagram:...... instagram.com/Memphis_MBB Records In-Season Tournament history...... 88 ASSISTANCE: Ticket Office Conference Tournament History...... 89 901-678-2331/888-867-UofM Team Information Ron Mears, Tammy DeGroff, Mark Postseason History...... 90 Starters R/L: ...... 4 / 1 Taylor. NCAA Tournament Records...... 91 American Athletic Conference (Returners: Goodwin, Burrell, Woodson, Johnson, Crawford; Lost: Nichols) NCAA Tournament Box Scores...... 92-98 401-244-3278 Letterwinners R/L: ...... 6 / 7 COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: Retired Jerseys...... 99-101 All-Time Letterwinners...... 102-103 Newcomers: ...... 10 Joe Murphy (Randall Broddie, Dedric Lawson, K.J. Lawson Tigers in the NBA and Draft...... 104-105 Nick Marshall, Jeremiah Martin, Raquan Year-By-Year Records...... 106 PHOTOGRAPHY: Mitchell, Craig Randall, Dante Scott, Coaching Records...... 107 Ricky Tarrant, Caleb Wallingford) Joe Murphy, Tim Cowie, Lindsey Tigers Scoreboard...... 108-118 2014-15 Record: ...... 18-14 Lissau, Lance Murphey, Julia All-Time Series Results...... 119-126 Home: ...... 12-6 History Weeks, Gerald Gallik, Troy Glasgow, All-Time Series vs Conferences...... 127 Away: ...... 5-5 Through the Years...... 128-139 Neutral: ...... 1-3 Charles Small, Richard T. Clifton, 2014-15 Conf. Record (Finish): ...... 10-8 (T5th) Gil Michaels, Rob Johnson, Kim Home: ...... 5-4 UOM067-FY1415/7C50 Kiihnl, David Gonzales, Kyle Terada, Away: ...... 5-4 Printing: EBSCO (Birmingham, Ala.) Brian Spurlock, NBA Photos-Getty Social Media Images, Brian Tirpak and Contrast BEC Facebook:...... @MemphisTigers Photgraphy, David C. Minkin, Jeff Provides copiers for the University of Twitter:...... @TigersAthletics Huehn, Jeff Jacobsen, John and YouTube:...... @SIDMemphis Memphis Athletics Communications Office Instagram:...... @MemphisAthletics Jennifer Park, Lazy J Photo, Jason FourSquare:...... @TigersMedia Wise and Stephen Franz. 2991 Directors Row Center Memphis, TN 38131 (901) 795-8400 1

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If you’re a basketball player and want to court; Blue Note Lounge, where fans can get a TIGERS YEARLY RECORD AT FEDEXFORUM show your talents on the largest stage, then cocktail or enjoy Rendezvous barbecue before the University of Memphis is for you. The Tigers or during the game; the Horseshoe Club, locat- Year Overall PCT Conf. Pct. 2004-05 16-7 .696 5-3 .625 play all of their home games in the nation’s top ed on the event level; and the Bud Light Bar, a 2005-06 19-1 .950 7-0 1.000 arena at FedExForum, which is located just off fun pregame meeting place located just off the 2006-07 19-0 1.000 8-0 1.000 historic Beale Street. Memphis is one of three Grand Lobby. 2007-08 20-1* .952 8-0* 1.000 2008-09 19-1 .950 8-0 1.000 schools to play its home games in an NBA are- Once in their seats, the first thing fans no- 2009-10 17-3 .850 7-1 .875

na, but the Tigers are the only basketball pro- tice is the massive video board. Designed by 2010-11 17-2 .895 7-1 .875 Media gram to share the facility with their NBA part- Daktronics, the center-hung scoreboard is the 2011-12 18-2 .900 7-1 .875 2012-13 17-1 .944 8-0 1.000 ner. The U of M has its own locker room/lounge focal point of the system, providing fans with 2013-14 15-3 .833 7-2 .778 area in FedExForum. live video, instant replays and information on 2014-15 12-6 .667 5-4 .556 The 2014-15 college basketball season is 10 large digital full-color displays, including TOTAL 189-21 .894 72-8 .900 the team’s 11th season in FedExForum, and four dedicated scoring sections. The score- on the walls. Concessions and restaurants are the Tigers have made the arena one of the na- board is one of the biggest in the country, mea- named with uniquely Memphis music themes Coaching Staff tion’s best homecourt advantages. In its first suring approximately 22 feet high by 38 feet in and areas of the arena concourses are divid- 10 seasons, Memphis posted a 178-21 record diameter. The unique design of the main cen- ed into sponsored zones highlighting musical (18 home wins per season) for an amazing 89.4 ter-hung scoreboard includes two 36-degree genres like Rock ‘n’ Roll, the Blues, Gospel, winning percentage. The Tigers put together a full-color rings of LED on the top and bottom of Memphis Music Today and more. FedExForum school-record 47-game homecourt win streak the scoreboard. Four additional video displays, is also home to the Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum on at FedExForum from 2006-08. in vertical configuration, flank the main video the ground floor of the administration building. Although it celebrated its 10th birthday in screens and dedicated scoring sections. The Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum traces the roots of September 2014, FedExForum is a $250 mil- To complement the center-hung video and rock and roll and soul music in Memphis, of- lion, state-of-the-art arena that has the na- scoring displays, additional LED displays are fering visitors a self-guided tour of Memphis tion still talking. When fans come to a game prominently featured around the seating bowl. music from the early 20th century in the ‘70s. at FedExForum, the excitement begins even These ProAd® digital displays are used for a va- The Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum is one of only two Players before they enter the front doors. FedExForum riety of purposes, including presenting exciting Smithsonian Institution exhibits not located in features a 35,000-square-foot outdoor plaza animations and graphics, statistics, scores and Washington, D.C. where all fans enter the building. The plaza stats from other games, and interactive promo- Along with the Grizzlies’ locker room on serves as Memphis’ front porch, a gathering tional messages from the team and its spon- the Event Level, the Tigers also have a state-of- area for fans of all ages. sors. One 360-degree ring of light encircles the the-art locker room facility just off the playing Once in FedExForum, fans are treated to an entire seating bowl, mounted on the Terrace floor. The area has players and coaches locker experience that is unparalleled in the college Level fascia. A second large display curves 270 rooms, a training room, video room and play- 2014-15 Review basketball game. In the arena, there are five degrees around the Club Level fascia. ers lounge. The locker room is one of the best levels with wide concourses, making navigating A unique feature of FedExForum is the mu- facilities in the nation.

the building easy. There are over 100 points of sic theme that is prevalent throughout. Luxury * 2007-08 season vacated by NCAA sale for concession stands, meaning shorter suite holders have their names engraved on a lines. There are four full-service restaurants — record outside their suite, and lyric sheets from Opus, a fine dining restaurant overlooking the famous Memphis songs appear prominently Records History 3

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- Media Parking Directions toFedExForum C The University ofMemphis MLK Jr.Avenue B Club Level C -MediaSeating/ under stands Locker rooms B -MediaArea/ A- Media Entrance A 2015-16 Memphis men’s Basketball MediaGuide Listen to Tigers Basketball Action on Newsradio 600 WREC

In 2006, the University of Memphis began a new broadcasting agreement with Clear Channel Radio, making NewsRadio 600 WREC the flagship station for all Tigers foot- Dave ball and men’s basketball games through the 2010-11 sea- son. The contract was renewed in the summer of 2011 and Woloshin runs through the 2015-16 season. NewsRadio 6000 WREC is in its 91st year covering the .Dillon and his wife, Marni, reside in Germantown. PLAY-BY-PLAY Mid-South region as the station Memphis turns to for news. .Native Memphian Forrest Goodman is in his 17th sea- The flagship allows Tigers games to be broadcast in HD son as the pregame/postgame host for Memphis football Digital. The 600 WREC signal allows broadcast to be heard and basketball. Goodman also serves as the host of both the Media as far as Jonesboro to the north, Little Rock to the west, and Josh Pastner and Justin Fuente weekly radio call-in shows. Oxford to the south. .Prior to joining the Tigers broadcast team in 1999, Dave Woloshin returns as play-by-play commentator Goodman was the Delta State University play-by-play voice Matt for his 18th season. Woloshin, a well-known sports figure for all sports and also spent 10 years handling high school in Memphis, is in his 30th year of being associated with football play-by-play. Dillon the Tigers broadcast team. He began with Tigers television .Goodman and his wife, Michelle, have a daughter, broadcasts in 1986, and for the last 18 years, has handled Abigail, and reside in Bartlett. ANAYLST/PRE-POST GAME HOST

the radio broadcast for Memphis football and basket- .Jeff Brightwell, the “Voice of Tigers Baseball and Coaching Staff ball. Woloshin came to Memphis as the sports anchor for Women’s Basketball,” serves as the broadcast team captain WHBQ-TV 13 in 1981. He handled play-by-play duties for the handling the majority of the production and engineering Memphis RiverKings and the Memphis Americans, Storm duties. and Rogues soccer teams. Woloshin also worked with broad- .A 1996 University of Memphis graduate, Brightwell cast teams for ESPN and SportsChannel America and numer- returned to the Bluff City in 2003 after spending six years ous high school football games of the week. in Missouri. Prior to his return to Memphis, Brightwell per- Forrest Woloshin is married to the former Gayle Stein of formed play-by-play duties for Southeast Missouri, Central Memphis. The couple has four children: Nathan, Jacob, Brett Methodist College, Truman State and Moberly Community Goodman and Brendan. College. Before taking over play-by-play for Memphis wom- .Matt Dillon returns as the color analyst for the 14th- en’s basketball and baseball, Brightwell did play-by-play for STUDIO GAME HOST straight season (since 2002-03). Although he is in only his the Memphis RiverKings. 13th season on the radio, Dillon has been around Tigers ath- .For the last 12 years, the native Memphian has broad-

letics since the early 1970s. Dillon, who is in his 41st year cast both home and away contests for Tigers baseball and Players working in the sports industry, also serves as the co-host of women’s basketball on WUMR 91.7 FM. He also hosts a the Memphis pregame and postgame shows for football and weekly Tigers Update webcast that is streamed through All- basketball games on WREC. Access at www.gotigersgo.com, the athletics department .The 1973 University of Memphis graduate began his website. Jeff long broadcast association with Tigers sports when he did .Brightwell was named the College Baseball Foundation’s Brightwell play-by-play for WKNO-TV from 1973-2001. In the 1980s, National Broadcaster of the Month in April 2005 and was Dillon also served as analyst on WMC and handled play-by- honored as the Sportscaster of the Year in 2002 by the BROADCAST CAPTAIN play duties on WPTY-TV for road contests. From 1995-2000, Missouri Broadcasters Association. He also has served as

Dillon served in several capacities in broadcasting Tigers the public address announcer for the Triple-A Memphis 2014-15 Review football and basketball, including hosting coaches shows in Redbirds. the late 1990s.

THE JOSH PASTNER TV AND RADIO SHOW INFORMATION

.The Josh Pastner Television Show has changed locations for 2015-16 and will now be seen on CW30. CW30 airs the show each Sunday night at 10 p.m. (CT), with the first regular-season Records broadcast slated for December 6. The weekly update on Tigers hoops continues throughout the season.

.Dave Woloshin, the Tigers’ radio play-by-play announcer, is the host for the show.

Each Sunday, Coach Pastner joins Woloshin to break down the previous week’s highlights and

look ahead to future opponents on the Tigers’ History schedule. The show also contains feature seg- ments on Tigers players throughout the year.

This season on News Radio 600 WREC will host the Josh Pastner Radio Show. The show, hosted by Forrest Goodman, will be at Lynchburg Leg- ends at 7 p.m. (CT) every Monday evening. 5

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Just two and half years after assuming the po- sition of Director of Athletics at the University of Memphis, Tom Bowen stood on a riser at midfield of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium and hoisted a confer- ence championship trophy. Celebrating the Tigers’ first American Athletic Conference title on a late November evening in 2014 was another benchmark for Bowen who began lead- ing the University of Memphis athletic department Media in June of 2012. In his short time leading the depart- ment, he has the Tigers roaring in a new and exciting direction. Bowen began his tenure with an athletics pro- gram poised to make a league move from Conference USA to the Big East. Despite the conference realign-

ment carousel continuing to rotate nearly half- Coaching Staff way into his first year, Bowen’s steady leadership helped Memphis become a charter member of The American Athletic Conference, which began its inau- gural year July 1, 2013. The Memphis athletics leader played an inte- gral role in the formation of The American Athletic Conference and was instrumental in bringing the Playoff organization’s Athletic Directors Advisory (ITA) rankings after freshman Andrew Watson cap- league’s first men’s basketball tournament to the Council in early 2014. Previously, he served on the tured an ITA Regional Singles Championship. Bluff City in March of 2014. Athletic Directors Advisory Board of the BCS in 2013. Women’s golf had freshman Michaela Fletcher In addition to guiding Memphis through the con- Bowen was voted to represent the American win her way from the NCAA South Bend Regional to

ference move, Bowen has placed his stamp on Tigers Athletic Conference on the NCAA Division I Leadership the 2015 NCAA Finals, a first in school history. The Players athletics. One of his first missions was to evaluate Council by his fellow athletic directors from the con- men’s golf squad earned an NCAA Regional berth for and restructure the athletics department. ference in July, 2014. The NCAA Leadership Council a fourth-straight year in 2014. During Bowen’s three- Bowen developed a strategic plan to increase is comprised of athletics directors, faculty represen- year tenure, the Memphis track and field squads the athletic department’s fundraising efforts. Under tatives and conference commissioners from every have sent 21 student-athletes to the NCAA Outdoor his direction, the -- home to Division I conference, and serves as an advisory body Championships, with 15 earning All-America honors. Memphis women’s basketball and volleyball -- im- to the NCAA Division I Board of Directors. In the classroom, Memphis had had strong per- provements were completed with a state-of-the-art Headlined by the Tiger football team’s American formances in Bowen’s three years.

weight room, a four-lane training track, an elevated Athletic Conference championship in 2014, Bowen’s In 2015, the NCAA announced its latest NCAA 2014-15 Review cardio platform, players’ lounge and an enlarged first three years have been successful. Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR) data and the training room with Grimm Tubs-hydroponic pools for In addition to capturing an American title, foot- numbers continued to reflect the success University injury rehabilitation. ball went on to win the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. of Memphis student-athletes are accomplishing. In November of 2012, Bowen secured a The Memphis men’s basketball team advanced All of Memphis’ teams earned scores of 950 or multi-million dollar gift from the Helen and Jabie to the NCAA Tournament third round in each of better for the last four-year data, which encompass- Hardin Charitable Trust to support women’s athlet- Bowen’s first two years. The 2012-13 season saw the es through the 2013-14 academic year. Memphis’ ics. The first phase of the generous gift was the -de Tigers post the sixth, 30-win season in school history institutional average of scores for sports from the sign and construction of a new track and field com- as well as sweep the Conference USA regular season 2013-14 academic year was 984. plex on the University’s Park Avenue campus. As and tournament titles. The 2013-14 squad finished Memphis had four of its athletic programs - re part of the Hardin Charitable Trust gift, the second in a three-way tie for third place in the ultra-com- ceive NCAA Public Recognition Awards. Men’s Cross petitive new American Athletic Conference, includ- Country, Mixed Rifle, Women’s Golf and Women’s phase includes a clubhouse for the Tigers’ softball Records program. The new softball clubhouse plans include ing two wins over defending national champion Volleyball all earned perfect scores of 1,000 for their coaches’ offices, meeting and recruiting rooms, in- Louisville. The 2013-14 season also saw the basket- multiyear APRs in the latest public report. door pitching and batting areas, an athletic training ball program rank in the top-10 in home attendance In May 2015, Memphis had 54 student-athletes room, equipment room and laundry room. in NCAA Division I basketball for the fifth time in the graduate from the university and since August 2013, In December of 2013, Interim President Brad last eight years. Memphis posted a road win over a Memphis has now graduated 159 student-athletes Martin and Tom Bowen announced that alumni Bill defending national champion for a second straight with their bachelor’s degree. and Nancy Laurie had made a gift of $10 million to year in 2015, winning at UConn on Senior Day. Of the school’s 375 student-athletes, 57 percent the capital campaign for athletic facilities. This is the Other athletic programs have enjoyed unprece- earned a grade point average of 3.0 or higher for the single largest philanthropic gift in the history of the dented success during Bowen’s tenure heading the 2015 Spring semester.

athletic department, and the second-largest gift in department. Prior to taking his current post, Bowen served History the history of the University of Memphis. The rifle team posted a third-place finish in small as the athletics director at San Jose State University By securing the $10 million lead gift, the ath- bore at the NCAA National Championship in 2014, from 2004-12. Bowen previously worked with the letic department leadership reached a significant the best finish in program history. San Francisco 49ers Foundation and in intercollegiate benchmark in a capital campaign goal of $40 mil- The men’s tennis squad won the Conference athletics at the University of California and Saint lion, less than 120 days after the plan was unveiled USA championship in 2013. In 2014, men’s tennis ad- Mary’s College. by President Martin. The capital campaign calls for vanced to the NCAA Championships for a third-con- .The 1983 graduate of the University of Notre a new men’s basketball practice and training facility secutive year. In 2013, the Tigers won their first NCAA Dame majored in theology/sociology and spent and an indoor football practice complex. It will ad- Regional with an upset over Ole Miss and advanced time studying for the priesthood with the Holy Cross ditionally fund comprehensive upgrades and renova- to the program’s first NCAA Championships Round of Fathers. Bowen went on to earn a master’s degree in tions to existing facilities including FedExPark and the 16. In 2015, Memphis’ women’s tennis team sent a administration/education from the University of San Hardin Family Sports Complex. doubles entry to the NCAA Championships in Hayden Francisco in 1990. Bowen’s respect from his colleagues along with Perez’s first season as head coach. On the men’s side, He and his wife, Mia, are the parents of three his experience and knowledge of football were piv- Memphis had both a doubles team and a singles play- children: sons Andrew and Peter, and daughter, otal in landing him a position on the College Football er entry in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association McKenna. 7

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Considered the “Home of the Blues” and the “Birthplace of Rock ‘n Roll,” the city of Memphis’ musical roots run deep. However, music is just a chapter in the history as well as the future of the city located in the heart of Mid-America. Memphis, named after the capital of ancient Egypt, has big city amenities with a small-town

feel. Whether you are a hardcore sports enthu- Media siast, a history buff, a music aficionado, or you just like to relax and watch as boats travel the Mississippi River, Memphis has something for everyone. Downtown Memphis has continued to grow and thrive, and two of the most visible projects

have been the construction of AutoZone Park and Coaching Staff FedExForum. AutoZone Park is the home of the Memphis Redbirds, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Triple-A club. The 14,320-seat stadium includes 1,500 club seats, 48 luxury suites and is located at the cor- ner of Third Street and Union Avenue across from the world-famous Peabody Hotel. The team also plays some of its more high-profile opponents in the top-notch facility. The city’s newest downtown project is FedExForum, an entertainment arena that hous- Players es both the Memphis Grizzlies of the National and the MGs, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam MEMPHIS IS ... Basketball Association and the University of and Dave and Isaac Hayes. The Stax Museum re- Memphis men’s basketball team. The $250 million opened on its original location at McLemore and • Named for its Egyptian sister city on the state-of-the-art arena features a 35,000-square- Crump in the summer of 2003 and offers visitors a Nile foot outdoor plaza where fans of all ages can gath- complete history of “Soulsville USA.” • The largest city in Tennessee & the 20th er before an event. The arena has over 100 points One of Hi-Records’ premier artists was Al largest city in the United States

of sale for concession stands and four full-service Green. Sun Records’ most famous recording artist 2014-15 Review restaurants. FedExForum is located one block was Elvis Presley and also boasted Jerry Lee Lewis, • Centered in the middle of the nation’s south of Beale Street. Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash among its recording population Memphis’ musical roots can be traced to band artists. leader W.C. Handy, who wrote the first blues song Elvis Presley’s Graceland is one of the five • The Pork BBQ Capital of the world here in 1909, a campaign theme for Memphis most-visited home tours in America and is the mayor “Boss” Crump called “Boss Crump Blues” most famous home in the United States after the • Beale Street is a national historical land- and later published as the “The Memphis Blues.” White House. In 1991, Graceland was placed on mark The sound soon caught on and blues bands filled the National Register of Historical Places. Over the clubs along Beale. Young musicians who have 600,000 visitors tour Graceland each year. Also • The home of The Pyramid, the third-largest performed along Beale include Muddy Waters, located downtown is the beautiful Orpheum pyramid in the world Furry Lewis, Albert King, Bobby “Blue” Bland and Theater, which serves as a venue for performanc- Records • Ranked by the travel industry as one of the B.B. King. es by Ballet Memphis, the Memphis Symphony top-20 destinations for an athletics event Beale Street has rapidly become the enter- Orchestra and traveling Broadway shows, as well tainment center of Memphis, and visitors and lo- as the Orpheum Classic Movies series and other • The nation’s largest spot cotton-trading cals alike enjoy the food and music offered in the concerts. market various nightclubs. The city’s location makes Memphis a major Where Beale Street meets the Mississippi distribution hub with two interstate highways • The hardwood capital of the world River is Tom Lee Park, site of the annual Beale intersecting the city. Memphis is also home Street Music Festival. The weekend-long event of FedEx, the nation’s largest package carrier • The home of the world’s largest cargo is just a part of the month-long Memphis in May which makes Memphis International Airport the airport History International Festival, which also includes the world’s busiest cargo airport. Over 500 commer- • The third-largest rail center in the United World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest cial passenger flights originate from Memphis States and the Sunset Symphony. International each day. Located within a block of Beale is Gibson Ranked by The Sporting News as one of the • The fourth-largest inland port in the United Guitar Memphis, which includes factory tours “Top 50 Sports Cities In the Country,” the city States and cultural exhibits. Across the street is the of Memphis is a large metropolitan city with a Smithsonian’s Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum located at hometown feel. From its big-city industry such as • Home to the Memphis Zoo, one of only four the FedExForum, which includes artifacts docu- FedEx and the Memphis International Airport to zoos in the United States to exhibit giant menting music’s past. its family recreation areas such as Shelby Farms pandas Memphis’ musical roots also include Stax and and the Memphis Zoo, the city boasts all the Hi-Records as well as Sun Records recording stu- amenities one would expect in a city with over 1 • Top 35 Best Sports City according to The dio. Stax became known for “sweet soul music” million residents, while retaining the charm and Sporting News. 9 through such artists as the MarKeys, Booker T. down-to-earth feel of a small town.

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Not entirely unlike the nation that provides its The success of The American structure. An American represen-

namesake, the American Athletic Conference was in Year 1 was not limited to the tative would be chosen for the 2014-15 Review born from an ideal in which members with ambitious gridiron. UConn won NCAA ti- College Football Playoff semifinals goals are provided with the means to succeed in tles in both men’s and women’s if it is among the top four teams their quests for excellence. basketball. The conference had following the regular season. With roots that extend to three conferences, the best postseason winning per- Otherwise, the league would the American Athletic Conference membership in centage of any league in men’s place its champion in either the 2015-16 consists of 11 institutions: the University basketball, while The American Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl or Peach of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, East produced top-10 teams in base- Bowl if it is ranked higher than the Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, the ball, men’s soccer and men’s golf champions of Conference USA, University of Houston, the University of Memphis, and sent half of its participat- the Mid-American Conference, the University of South Florida Southern Methodist ing teams to the NCAA Softball the Mountain West Conference University, Temple University, Tulane University and Championship. and the Sun Belt Conference. Records the University of Tulsa. The American Athletic Additionally, The American The 2015-16 season sees the U.S. Naval Academy Conference holds television has announced primary or second- join the ranks in football only. partnerships with ESPN and CBS ary partnerships with 12 bowls for Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Sports which will give the con- the next six-year cycle, ensuring Aresco, The American, which operated as the Big East ference unprecedented national multiple annual matchups against Conference from 1979 to 2013, has immediately tak- exposure. The football portion of the nation’s top conferences and en a place at the forefront of Division I athletics, with the contract, which begins in the 2014 season, calls providing desirable postseason destinations to mem- schools that have played in four Bowl Championship for nearly 90 percent of conference-controlled games ber institutions and their fans. Series games, won four NCAA men’s basketball titles on national broadcast or national cable platforms. The American Athletic Conference administers to

since 1999, and won nine NCAA women’s basketball The first American Athletic Conference Football its membership from a state-of-the-art office locat- History championships since 1995. Championship, which will be played in 2015, will ed in Providence, R.I. The location of the conference Two American Athletic Conference football be carried either on ABC or ESPN on Championship headquarters — just steps from the city’s Amtrak teams were ranked in the top 15 of the final 2013 Saturday. station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green International Associated Press poll. Five were selected for bowl In men’s basketball, the television deal calls for Airport — gives the conference easy access to its games, including UCF, which won the Tostitos Fiesta all conference-controlled games to be televised, with member schools. Bowl and finished the season ranked No. 10 national- more than 63 percent slotted for national broadcast The conference headquarters is equipped with ly. The conference produced 14 players who received or national cable — a minimum of 107 games. The a complete video production studio, serving as the All-America recognition by a major outlet. entire postseason tournament will be televised, in- home of the American Digital Network, and small- The American had four players chosen in the first cluding the championship game, which will be either and large-scale meeting rooms to accommodate the round of the 2014 NFL Draft, trailing only the SEC and on ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of the American’s many coaches’ and administrators’ meetings held the ACC among FBS conferences. UCF quarterback women’s basketball games will be carried on either on-site each year Blake Bortles highlighted a group of 12 American national cable, regional sports networks or ESPN3. Athletic Conference players chosen when he was tak- American Athletic Conference teams will have ac- 11 en No. 3 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars. cess to the pinnacle of college football’s postseason

The University of Memphis 2015-16 Memphis men’s Basketball Media Guide # g o Tigersg o 12 History Records 2014-15 Review Players Coaching Staff Media o g Mountain West Conference, host Tigers Iowa State University, host University ofDayton, host Providence College, host Dunkin DonutsCenter 2ND/3RD ROUNDS Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines,Iowa Providence, R.I. N.C. State, host Mar. 17and19 Mar. 17and19 Mar. 17and19 Mar. 15and16 Mar. 17and19 FIRST FOUR Denver, Colo. Dayton, Ohio Pepsi Center Raleigh, N.C. PNC Arena UD Arena o g . m o c 2016 SitesandDates Spokane Veterans MemorialArena REGIONAL SEMISANDFINALS Missouri Valley Conference, host West Regional (Anaheim,Calif.) Midwest Regional (Chicago, Ill.) Atlantic 10Conference, host Chesapeake Energy Arena Big West Conference, host Big Ten Conference, hosts University ofIdaho, host Big 12Conference, host Oklahoma City, Okla. Scottrade Center 2016 PostseasonTournaments Saint Louis,Mo. Spokane, Wash. Barclays Center Mar. 18and20 Mar. 18and20 Mar. 18and20 Mar. 24and26 Mar. 24and26 Mar. 18and20 United Center Honda Center Brooklyn, N.Y. East Regional (Philadelphia,Pa.) Rice Univ., Texas SouthernUniv., South Regional (Louisville, Ky.) The University ofMemphis University ofLouisville, hosts NATIONAL SEMIFINALS AND CHAMPIONSHIP LaSalle University, host Univ. ofHouston, host Wells Fargo Center KFC Yum! Center Houston, Texas Mar. 25and27 Mar. 25and27 NRG Stadium Apr. 2and4

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