2016-17 PRESEASON ACCOLADES THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

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American Athletic Conference...... 2-3 Commissioner Mike Aresco...... 4-5 Conference Staff...... 6-10 15 Park Row West • Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Conference Headquarters...... 11 Switchboard - 401.244-3278 • Communications - 401.453.0660 American Digital Network...... 12 www.TheAmerican.org American Athletic Conference Notebook...... 13-14 The American On Television...... 15-16 American Athletic Conference Staff 2016-17 Composite Schedule...... 17-19 Commissioner...... Michael L. Aresco American Athletic Conference Championship...... 20 Senior Associate Commissioner (Administration)...... Donna DeMarco Seeding and Tie-Breaking Procedures...... 21 Senior Associate Commissioner (Broadcasting)...... Tom Odjakjian Chief Financial Officer...... TBA The Teams Associate Commissioner (Communications and External Relations)...... Bernadette Cafarelli UCF Knights...... 23-26 Associate Commissioner (Football)...... Scott Draper School Quick Facts...... 24 Associate Commissioner (Governance and Compliance)...... Ellen Ferris Schedule & Notes...... 24 Associate Commissioner (Men’s )...... Nate Pomeday Statistics, Roster & Newcomers...... 25 Associate Commissioner (Women’s Basketball)...... Barbara Jacobs 2015-16 Results & Head Coach...... 26 Associate Commissioner (Sport Administration and Championships)...... James Siedliski ...... 27-30 Assistant Commissioner (Communications)...... Chuck Sullivan UConn Huskies...... 31-34 Assistant Commissioner (Sport Administration and Championships)...... Robert Weygand East Carolina Pirates...... 35-38 Senior Director of Compliance...... Andrea Dahly Houston Cougars...... 39-42 Senior Director of Communications and Digital Media...... Bill Potter Memphis Tigers...... 43-46 Senior Director of Football Operations...... Michael Costa USF Bulls...... 47-50 Director of Branding and Sport Administration...... Catherine Carmignani SMU Mustangs...... 51-54 Director of Broadcast Scheduling...... Michael Coyne Temple Owls...... 55-58 Director of Business Affairs...... Karen Giblin Tulane Green Wave...... 59-62 Director of Communications...... Chevonne Mansfield Tulsa Hurricane...... 63-66 Director of Sport Administration and Championships...... Patrick Colbert Assistant to the Commissioner...... Lisa Zanecchia 2015-16 In Review Assistant Director of Digital Communications...... TBA 2015-16 In Review...... 68-78 Assistant Director of Digital Media and Reporter...... Hali Oughton Standings, Postseason Results...... 68 Executive Assistant for Administration...... Lois DeBlois All-Conference Honors/Annual Awards...... 69 Administrative Assistant...... Wanda Factor National Polls...... 70 Receptionist...... Kathy Kirkpatrick Against The Conferences...... 71 Administrative Fellow...... Kauri Black Attendances...... 71 Communications Intern...... Taylor Alward Weekly Award Winners...... 72 Communications Intern...... Christina Anderson Individual Statistics...... 73-75 Compliance Intern...... Lauren Doby Team Statistics...... 76-77 Video Production Intern...... Kyle Coulter Annual Leaders...... 78 Coordinator of Football Officiating...... Terry McAulay Men’s Basketball Officiating Consortium Coordinator...... Mark Whitehead American Athletic Conference Records Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officiating...... Debbie Williamson Individual Records...... 80-83 Team Records...... 84-85 Tournament Records...... 86 Credits Miscellaneous Records...... 87-88 All-Time Award Winners...... 88-89 Editors: Bill Potter, Taylor Alward All-Time Coaching Records...... 90 Editorial Assistance: Bernie Cafarelli, Chuck Sullivan & Taylor Alward NCAA Championship Teams...... 91-92 Printing: Charles Guillette - Colonial Lithograph, Inc. Postseason Histories...... 93 Attleboro, Mass. NBA Players...... 94 Photography: Ben Solomon, Associated Press and member school communications offices. Cover photo by Ben Solomon. Media Information Special Thanks: The American Athletic Conference would like to thank the athletics American Athletic Conference Media Services...... 95 communications departments of its member schools for their valuable 2017 Basketball Championships Bracket...... 96 assistance and cooperation in producing this publication. Media Relations Directory...... IBC

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The American Athletic The American had the best men’s basketball post- their mark in professional sports as well. UCF quarter- Conference consists of 12 season record of any league, when conference teams back Blake Bortles was selected by the Jacksonville prestigious institutions: the were a combined 13-4 in 2014, and sent four teams Jaguars with the No. 3 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. More University of Central Florida, to the 2016 NCAA Championship. Teams from The recently, a number of American Athletic Conference the University of Cincinnati, American have registered top-10 national rankings athletes have been selected in the first round of the East Carolina University, the in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, professional entry drafts in football, basketball, base- University of Connecticut, baseball, men’s soccer, men’s golf, and men’s track ball and soccer. The American has had two first-round the University of Houston, and field. picks in football in each of the last three seasons, the , Under The American’s banner, SMU advanced to while the conference produced four first-round picks, the U.S. Naval Academy (in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship for the first including the top three selections, in the 2016 WNBA football only), the University time since 1993. UCF and Houston have both achieved Draft. of South Florida Southern top-10 rankings in baseball in the past two years. USF The American Athletic Conference holds media Methodist University, Temple finished the 2014-15 season at No. 8 in the final men’s rights partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which University, Tulane University golf national ranking. The UConn women’s basketball provide the conference with outstanding national and the University of Tulsa. team won its NCAA-record ninth, 10th and 11th nation- exposure on the two industry leaders in sports tele- In the course of its first three seasons, the American al championships. vision. The football portion of the contract calls for Athletic Conference has taken its place at the fore- American Athletic Conference student-athletes nearly 90 percent of conference-controlled games front of intercollegiate athletics, with a collection have distinguished themselves in all facets of intercol- on national broadcast or national cable platforms. of national team and individual championships and legiate athletics. Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich The first American Athletic Conference Football football and men’s and women’s basketball postsea- won the Bednarik Award and the Nagurski Trophy as Championship, which was played in 2015, was carried son victories that place The American among the elite the nation’s top defensive player in 2015, while Navy ABC as part of Championship Saturday. Division I FBS conferences. quarterback Keenan Reynolds finished fifth in the In men’s basketball, the television deal calls for all The league has produced four NCAA championship Heisman Trophy voting. UConn basketball standout conference-controlled games to be televised, with teams – UConn men’s basketball in 2014 and UConn Breanna Stewart finished her career as the most more than 63 percent slotted for national broadcast women’s basketball in 2014, 2015 and 2016 – two New decorated player in history as she or national cable – a minimum of 107 games. The Year’s Six bowl champions, and two individuals who was chosen as the consensus national player of the entire postseason tournament is televised, including have won NCAA titles, most recently SMU’s Bryson year for the third time and became the first player be the championship game, which is on ABC or ESPN. Dechambeau, who was the 2015 national cham- named four times as the Most Outstanding Player at Sixty percent of the American’s women’s basketball pion in men’s golf. Additionally, American Athletic the Final Four. games are carried on national cable, regional sports Conference teams have advanced to the College Reynolds and Stewart were selected as the win- networks or ESPN3, while the conference has a World Series, reached the semifinal and final rounds ners of the 2016 AAU James E. Sullivan Award as multi-year agreement with CBS Sports Network for of the NIT, qualified for the match play round of the the nation’s top amateur athletes, marking only the coverage of select baseball games. NCAA Men’s Golf Championship and registered a second time in the 86-year history of the award that The American Athletic Conference serves its top-10 finish at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field multiple winners were chosen. membership from a state-of-the-art office located Championship. Additionally, SMU’s Avery Acker was chosen as the in Providence, R.I. The location of the conference In football, three American Athletic Conference Division I women’s volleyball Academic All-America headquarters – just steps from the city’s Amtrak teams were in the final College Football Playoff rank- of the Year in 2015, while Navy offensive guard station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green International ings of 2015, while two teams from The American were E.K. Binns was one of 12 finalists nationally for the Airport – gives the conference easy access to its ranked in the top 20 of the final national polls in both Campbell Trophy, which is presented by the National member schools. 2013 and 2015. Eight of The American’s 12 football Football Foundation to the top scholar-athlete in The conference headquarters is equipped with a teams played in bowl games to cap the 2015 season college football. Tulsa soccer standout Katy Riojas complete video production studio, which serves as as Houston defeated Florida State in the Chick-Fil-A was the winner of the 2016 NCAA Walter Byers the home of The American Digital Network, and small- Peach Bowl and Navy beat Pittsburgh in the Military Postgraduate Scholarship, while Golden Hurricane and large-scale meeting rooms to accommodate the Bowl. Houston’s finish at No. 8 nationally gave The rower Emalia Seto won the 2016 NCAA Jim McKay many coaches’ and administrators’ meetings held American a top-10 team in the final national polls for Scholarship. Two student-athletes from The American on-site each year. the second time in the league’s three seasons. UCF have earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships in the finished No. 10 in the 2013 rankings after the Knights’ conference’s first three years. Fiesta Bowl win against Baylor. American Athletic Conference alumni have made 2015-16 American Athletic Conference Champions National Honors

Sport...... Regular-Season...... Postseason NCAA Team Championships (4) UConn Men’s Basketball - 2014 Women’s Cross Country...... Tulsa UConn Women’s Basketball - 2014, 2015, 2016 Men’s Cross Country...... Tulsa Women’s Soccer...... UConn...... Cincinnati NCAA Individual Championships (3) Men’s Soccer...... SMU...... Tulsa Joao DeLucca, Louisville Men’s Swimming & Diving Football...... Houston, Navy (W); Temple (E)...... Houston 100-yard freestyle - 2014 Women’s Volleyball...... SMU 200-yard freestyle - 2014 Men’s Swimming & Diving...... East Carolina Bryson DeChambeau, SMU Men’s Golf- 2015 Women’s Swimming & Diving...... SMU Men’s Indoor Track & Field...... Houston NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships (2) Women’s Indoor Track & Field...... UConn Sam Bombaugh, Louisville Indoor Track & Field - 2014 Men’s Basketball...... Temple...... UConn Women’s Basketball...... UConn...... UConn Emily Juhl, Louisville Volleyball - 2014 Men’s Tennis...... USF AAU Sullivan Award (2) Women’s Tennis...... Tulsa Keenan Reynolds, Navy Football - 2016 Women’s Golf...... Houston Breanna Stewart, UConn Women’s Basketball- 2016 Men’s Golf...... USF Men’s Outdoor Track & Field...... Houston Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship Women’s Outdoor Track & Field...... Cincinnati Katy Riojas, Tulsa Women’s Soccer - 2016 Softball...... USF...... Tulsa Women’s Rowing...... UCF Jim McKay Scholarship Emalia Seto, Tulsa Rowing - 2016 Baseball...... Tulane...... UConn

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2016-17 American Athletic Conference Championship Schedule

Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Men’s Golf Oct. 29, 2016 Feb. 24-25, 2017 April 23-25, 2017 Voice of America Metropark Birmingham Crossplex Innisbrook Golf & Spa Resort Cincinnati, Ohio Birmingham, Ala. Palm Harbor, Fla.

Women’s Soccer Women’s Basketball Softball Quarterfinals, March 3-6, 2017 May 11-13, 2017 Semifinals & Final Mohegan Sun Arena ECU Softball Nov. 2-6, 2016 Uncasville, Conn. Greenville, N.C. No. 1 seed hosts Men’s Basketball Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Men’s Soccer March 9-12, 2017 May 10-14, 2017 Semifinals & Final XL Carl Lewis International Complex Nov. 11-13, 2016 Hartford, Conn. Houston, Texas No. 1 seed hosts Women’s Tennis Women’s Rowing Football April 19-22, 2017 May 14, 2017 Dec. 3, 2016 (campus site) USTA National Campus TBA Lake Nona, Fla. Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Baseball Feb. 15-18, 2017 Men’s Tennis May 23-28, 2017 Campus Recreation & Wellness Center (CRWC) April 20-23, 2017 Bright House Field Natatorium USTA National Campus Clearwater, Fla. Houston, Texas Lake Nona, Fla.

Women’s Golf April 16-18, 2017 Hammock Beach Golf & Spa Resort Palm Coast, Fla.

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Mike Aresco Commissioner Mike Aresco has established himself as one 2015, including Houston, which defeated Florida name that was immedi- of the leading figures in intercollegiate sports State in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl and finished ately accepted national- as commissioner of the American Athletic No. 8 in the final national rankings with a 13-1 ly – and he also oversaw Conference. record. Navy, in its first year as a member of the process that result- Aresco, who was named to his current posi- the conference, finished No. 18 nationally after ed in the conference’s tion Aug. 14, 2012, has overseen a strategic rein- a school-record 11 wins in 2015. UConn went on popular graphic identity. vention of the conference, which has quickly to win its fourth straight NCAA title in women’s He has also success- become one of the premier conferences in the basketball, while The American sent four teams fully worked with the nation. Conference teams have won four NCAA to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. conference schools to Championships and two New Year’s Six bowl Among the milestones reached in Aresco’s arrive at an equitable distribution of existing games since the 2012-13 academic year. tenure have been the announcement of a con- revenue for the current and new conference The American’s inaugural year produced a ference football championship game for the first institutions, bringing about a period of cohesive- remarkable string of accomplishments as UCF time in 2015 and the league’s successful staging ness that is unprecedented in the league’s his- won the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and finished the of its own postseason bowl game, the Miami tory. He has restructured the conference office season ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press Beach Bowl, in 2014. staff to maximize efficiency and better serve the poll. UConn won NCAA titles in both men’s In the wake of the changes created by college needs of the membership. and women’s basketball as American Athletic sports realignment, Aresco moved quickly to Among his other significant accomplishments Conference teams had the best postseason solidify the conference, leading negotiations on behalf of the American Athletic Conference winning percentage of any conference in men’s that resulted in the most favorable financial were the spearheading of expansion efforts, basketball. The league sent four teams to the terms for the conference’s football schools, which resulted in the addition of East Carolina, NCAA tournament and saw SMU advance to the after the withdrawal of the non-football-playing Tulane and Tulsa as of July 1, 2014, and Navy championship game of the NIT. schools, as well as the 2013-14 launch of the as a football member in 2015; launching The The American was the only conference to renamed and rebranded conference. American Digital Network; successful site have a Bowl Championship Series win and He simultaneously led the negotiations that negotiations for the conference’s men’s and teams in the Men’s Final Four, the Women’s resulted in television contracts with ESPN and women’s basketball championships; and the Final Four and the College World Series in 2013- CBS Sports, which have given the conference launching of a brand marketing campaign. 14. Teams from the conference finished in the unprecedented national exposure and branding Additionally, Aresco brokered a multi-year national top 10 in football, men’s basketball, with the two industry leaders in sports televi- marketing rights agreement with IMG College, women’s basketball, men’s soccer, baseball sion. the industry leader in collegiate sports mar- and men’s golf. Aresco then quickly and successfully orga- keting, and oversaw the development of The More recently, The American produced three nized the process whereby the conference was American’s new football bowl lineup, which teams in the final College Football Playoff poll of renamed the American Athletic Conference – a features numerous annual matchups against

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the nation’s other top conferences. Included Aresco has been a leader in the NCAA gov- in acquiring new NCAA corporate sponsors. He in that lineup is the Miami Beach Bowl – a ernance redesign efforts and a strong and also was a significant contributor in the devel- bowl game that is owned and operated by the articulate spokesman in various forums for the opment of new media platforms for the NCAA American Athletic Conference in a first-of-its- integrity of the collegiate model. Championship, including March Madness On kind venture. Aresco came to the conference from CBS Demand, a highly successful streaming plat- Aresco’s first months were marked by his suc- Sports where he was Executive Vice President, form. cessful efforts to ensure the conference’s place Programming. He was responsible for all col- In 2008, Aresco negotiated a historic 15-year within the College Football Playoff. Aresco was lege sports programming for CBS Sports and agreement with the instrumental in securing the arrangement that CBS Sports Network. Aresco oversaw the to televise the league’s football and basketball puts the American Athletic Conference champi- acquisition and management of CBS Sports games. The agreement also provided multiple on in a New Year’s Day system bowl if it is the college properties, including the NCAA Men’s new media rights for CBS, CBS Sports Network highest-ranked team among the champions of Basketball Championship, regular season col- and CBS Interactive. He forged numerous bas- five conferences. lege basketball and football, conference basket- ketball agreements with major conferences and Aresco has played an active role in the for- ball championship games, football bowl games negotiated 10-year extensions of the Army-Navy mation of the College Football Playoff, serving and other programming. His responsibilities and Notre Dame-Navy football rivalries. on the College Football Playoff Management included game selection and scheduling, day- Aresco was the creator and executive pro- Committee and helping to select the 13 mem- to-day operations, contract negotiations, iden- ducer of The Tony Barnhart Show and Courtside bers of the CFP Selection Committee. Aresco tification of future acquisitions, development with Seth Davis, both of which aired on the CBS also serves on the College Football Playoff of programming strategies and coordination of Sports Network. In 2004, he was appointed by Television and Site Selection committees. new media and marketing initiatives. the late NCAA President Myles Brand to the In basketball, Aresco recently helped shape Aresco played an integral role in the land- Basketball Partnership, a select panel whose the conference’s officiating consortium in part- mark deal that created the CBS Sports-Turner mission was to explore ways to improve and nership with the Southeastern Conference and Broadcasting partnership, which resulted in promote college basketball. Atlantic Sun Conference to ensure that the the acquisition of the NCAA Men’s Division I Aresco joined CBS Sports from ESPN where highest-quality game officials are assigned to Basketball Championship rights through 2024. he was responsible for overseeing the acquisi- American Athletic Conference contests. He managed the complex 14-year agreement tion, scheduling and development of long-term Aresco is a member of the Conference that provides expanded national broadcast and strategies for all ESPN college sports proper- Commissioners Association enforcement work- cable coverage of the NCAA basketball cham- ties. ing group and women’s basketball working pionship. Aresco also was instrumental in the Earlier in his tenure at ESPN, he was respon- group. He serves on the board of managers for CBS Television Network’s groundbreaking bun- sible for programming a wide variety of both College Football Officiating, LLC, and Men’s dled rights agreement with the NCAA, which sports properties, including College Football College Basketball, LLC. He is also a member of granted CBS exclusive rights to the NCAA Association, Big Ten, and Pac-10 college foot- the FBS commissioners’ media subcommittee. tournament from 2003 through 2010. The 2010 ball, NCAA events, including early rounds of He is a charter member of the steering commit- NCAA Championship won a Sports Emmy in the NCAA basketball tournament, the College tee of the Columbia University/New York City the Outstanding Playoff Coverage category. World Series and various professional sports Chapter of the National Football Foundation Aresco also played a key role in negotiating events, including thoroughbred racing, Top and serves on the board of the National Sports NCAA marketing agreements and in creating Rank Boxing, CFL football, Australian Rules Marketing Network. a partnership with IMG and the NCAA to Football, rodeo and yachting. He was the architect of ESPN’s signature Thursday night college football series and helped develop ESPN’s Bowl Week. He joined ESPN in 1984 as Counsel and was named Assistant General Counsel in 1988 before mov- ing to the programming department. Aresco is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, history), The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts (M.A., international relations), where he held a John Moors Cabot Scholarship, and the University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D.). He practiced law privately in Hartford, Connecticut, for several years. Aresco is a regular speaker and expert panel- ist at national symposiums and seminars on the topics of college athletics and sports television He was awarded the 2013 Distinguished Graduate Award by the UConn School of Law Alumni Association and was elected to the Middletown (Connecticut) Sports Hall of Fame in January of 2015. Aresco and his wife, Sharon, have two adult sons: Matthew, an Emmy-nominated television producer who lives in Connecticut with his wife, Elizabeth; and Brett, an actor who lives in New York City.

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Donna DeMarco Tom Odjakjian Senior Associate Commissioner Senior Associate Commissioner (Administration) (Broadcasting & Digital Content)

Donna DeMarco has been part of the con- Tom Odjakjian, who serves as the Senior ference staff since 1988 and has been Senior Associate Commissioner for Broadcasting and Associate Commissioner for Administration since Digital Content, is a longtime veteran of the con- 2009. ference’s senior staff, having joined the office DeMarco serves as The American’s chief from ESPN in 1995 as Associate Commissioner. operating officer, overseeing the organizational Odjakjian has oversight of all external confer- aspects of the conference, including management of the conference ence content, including its digital content, and is The American’s primary staff. As the conference’s primary administrator, she ensures that direct liaison with the league’s television partners, managing those relation- lines of communication exist between the conference office and the 12 ships on a daily basis. member institutions. Odjakjian has been the conference’s primary point person for a number Additionally, DeMarco assists with overall administration and man- of significant television agreements, including The American’s current agement of conference matters pertaining to service, governance and partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports that have given member insti- facilitation. tutions unprecedented exposure. Under the conference’s current agree- DeMarco has further oversight of the fiscal, legal and business affairs ment, all conference-controlled football and men’s basketball games will of The American and is the conference’s liaison with institutional per- be televised, with nearly 90 percent of the football games and more than sonnel in those areas. She supervises the approval of the conference’s 90 percent of the men’s basketball games available on either national annual operating budget, ensures appropriate legal contract review and broadcast or national cable platforms. manages the league’s human resource operation. Odjakjian also has direct involvement in the assembly of The American’s Before taking on her current role, DeMarco had been Associate annual schedules in football and men’s and women’s basketball, in order Commissioner for Women’s Basketball from 2006-09, during which time to fulfill the network’s contractual obligations and maximize exposure for she was the primary administrator for one of the conference’s most suc- the conference while balancing institutional schedules. cessful and high-profile sports. Odjakjian served in various executive roles at ESPN from 1981-94, DeMarco was the conference’s Associate Commissioner for Sport including as the director of college sports. He was responsible for nego- Administration from 1996-2006, overseeing all operational and gover- tiation, acquisition, scheduling and budget supervision for the network’s nance matters for 23 conference sports. She began her career as an collegiate sports programming. Odjakjian was the architect behind the administrative assistant for Public Relations & Championships in 1988 creation of ESPN’s basketball and football Bowl before being promoted to Director of Championship Operations and sub- Week and had a hand in the network’s NFL, NBA, NHL and Olympic sports sequently Assistant Commissioner for Championships. programming. DeMarco completed a term on the NCAA Division I Administration Prior to joining ESPN, Odjakjian also served as Associate Commissioner Cabinet — which is responsible for addressing governance issues, the of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and Assistant Sports Divsion I membership process and all committee selections — in July of Information Director at Princeton University. While at ESPN, in 1994, he 2015. She was a member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Committee was named as The Most Influential Person in College Sports by College from 1999-2003 and served as the committee chair from 2000-03. Sports Magazine and was tabbed as one of the four most influential peo- DeMarco is a 1987 graduate of the University of Connecticut with a ple in college basketball by Sporting News in 1990. bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism. Odjakjian is a 1976 graduate of Lafayette with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business. He played football and baseball as an undergraduate and was the recipient of George Wharton Pepper Prize, Lafayette’s most prestigious honor.

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Nate Pomeday Mark Whitehead Associate Commissioner Coordinator of (Men’s Basketball) Men’s Basketball Officiating

Nate Pomeday joined the American Athletic Mark Whitehead oversees men’s basketball Conference staff as Associate Commissioner for officiating for the American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball in August of 2016. as part of its consortium with the Southeastern Pomeday is The American’s primary men’s bas- Conference and the Atlantic Sun Conference. ketball administrator and contact for all basket- Whitehead is a a 31-year veteran of college ball initiatives and programs, including schedul- basketball officiating and five-time NCAA Final ing, officiating, operations and NCAA basketball relationships. Four official. As the commissioner’s liaison to the conference’s 11 men’s basketball A native of Denham Springs, La., Whitehead, has worked regularly as programs, he works closely with coaches and administrators from each an official in the American, SEC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, Mountain West, of The American’s institutions. He also supervises the annual men’s bas- Conference USA and Missouri Valley conferences and was selected ketball championship. to work the NCAA men’s basketball tournament 22 consecutive years, Pomeday most recently served as an assistant coach at the University including 18 times in the NCAA regional round. of Minnesota during the 2015-16 campaign and as director of basketball He was selected by the NCAA to officiate the Final Four on five occa- operations in 2014-15. Prior to his arrival at Minnesota, he served a sions, most recently in April at Houston. He also worked Final Four six-year stint as an assistant coach at Oregon State University (2008- assignments in 1999 at Tampa, 2011 at Houston, 2012 at New Orleans and 14) where he helped lead the Beavers to three postseason tournament 2013 at Atlanta. berths and coordinated the program’s recruiting efforts. A 1982 graduate of Southeastern Louisiana, Whitehead earned his Pomeday also served as assistant dean of admission (2006-08) and Master’s degree from SLU in 1984. Whitehead, 56, and his wife, the for- assistant boys basketball coach (2005-08) at Lake Forest (Illinois) mer Terri Skains, have one son, Matthew. Academy while earning a masters of science in sport administration from Northwestern University and graduating in June 2009. His first stint in the collegiate coaching ranks came in August 2000 when he was named head coach and admission counselor at Calumet College of St. Joseph (Indiana), a position he held until July 2004. At the time, he was the youngest head basketball coach in the nation. Pomeday was a standout guard at Northwestern University from 1995- 99 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies with a concentration in history. He and his wife, Heidi, have two daughters, Everley and Ailani.

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Bernadette Cafarelli Scott Draper Associate Commissioner Associate Commissioner (Football) (Communications & External Affairs) Scott Draper joined the American Athletic Bernadette Cafarelli joined the American Conference staff in April 2014 as Associate Athletic Conference as associate commissioner Commissioner for Football. Draper is the conference’s primary football for communications in January of 2016. administrator and contact for all football initia- Cafarelli came to The American after spending tives and programs, including scheduling, offici- the last 22 years at the University of Notre Dame, ating, operations and bowl relationships. most recently as assistant athletics director As the conference’s liaison with administra- media relations. tors and coaches from each member institution, Draper works with Cafarelli worked as the primary contact for Notre Dame’s men’s bas- the commissioner on football budgets and special projects and also ketball program, while she coordinated game management operations provides oversight of the Miami Beach Bowl, and The American Athletic for Irish football games, including press box management. Conference Football Championship, which begins in 2015. Before joining the staff at Notre Dame, Cafarelli served as assistant Draper joined The American after most recently serving as Associate director of marketing, promotions and media relations at Providence Director of Athletics and Director of Development for Athletics at Albion College for eight years. She began her career as assistant sports infor- College, a position he held since 2011. Prior to that, he was the Assistant mation director at the College of William & Mary. Athletic Director for Football Operations at the , Cafarelli has been a member of the College Sports Information where he was a key staff member of teams that won four Big Ten Football championships, four Rose Bowls, played in 12 bowl games and won the Directors of America’s Academic All-America committee for 25 years, 1997 National Championship. In his role, he supervised football sport including the last three years as the committee co-chair. Cafarelli earned administration, strength and conditioning, equipment operations, and a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Notre Dame and holds a athletic training operations. He also served as sport administrator and master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio University. She was liaison to admissions, academic services, compliance and eligibility, and the 2000 recipient of CoSIDA’s Lester Jordan Award, for outstanding con- dining and housing. tribution to the Academic All-America program, accepted the CoSIDA Previously, he was a Football Offensive Graduate Assistant (1995-97) Arch Ward Award for excellence in 2016, served on CoSIDA’s University and Assistant Video Coordinator (1992-95) at the University of Michigan. Division Management Advisory Council from 2010-12, and was inducted Draper holds a bachelor’s degree in general studies from Eastern into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 2013. Michigan University (1994). He earned a master’s degree in business administration from Madonna University in 2012.

Ellen Ferris Barbara Jacobs Associate Commissioner Associate Commissioner (Governance and Compliance) (Women’s Basketball)

Ellen Ferris joined the American Athletic Barbara Jacobs, who has worked with the con- Conference staff in October of 2013 as Associate ference since 1995, was promoted to her current Commissioner for Governance and Compliance. position of Associate Commissioner for Women’s Ferris’ responsibilities include coordination and Basketball in July of 2014. administration of the conference’s day-to-day Jacobs oversees all aspects of The American’s compliance services with member institutions, women’s basketball operations, including tele- including interpretative support and rules education. vision, scheduling, branding and messaging, and management of the Before joining the conference staff, Ferris served as Associate conference championship. Vice President for Athletic Compliance at the University of Southern Jacobs was the Secretary/Rules Editor for the NCAA Women’s California. She also served four years at the NCAA and was the Assistant Basketball Rules Committee from 1998-2006 and was the tournament Commissioner for Compliance Services at the Big Sky Conference for manager for the 2004 NCAA East Regional. She was named Vice three years. President of the CCA Coordinators of Officials from 1997-99 and was Ferris sits on the Board of Directors of the National Association of President from 1999-2001. Athletic Compliance and has been a member of the NAAC Reasonable Jacobs was head coach at Syracuse from 1978-93, helping the Orange Standards Committee, the NCAA Division I Legislative Review and to the 1985 Big East title. She was named Big East Coach of the Year in Interpretations Committee, the Division I Management Council and the 1988. Division I Men’s Tennis Committee Jacobs was the head coach at Hartwick prior to leading the Syracuse Ferris holds an undergraduate degree in education from Texas State program. During her eight-year tenure at Hartwick, she was also the University-San Marcos and a master’s degree in sport management from head field hockey coach, head men’s tennis coach, coordinator of wom- the United States Sports Academy. She holds a juris doctor degree from en’s athletics and a tenured professor of physical education. Southern Methodist University. Jacobs was inducted into the Syracuse Orange Plus Hall of Fame in 1990 and to the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. Jacobs holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse and a master’s degree in education from SUNY Cortland.

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James Siedliski Chuck Sullivan Associate Commissioner Assistant Commissioner (Sport Administration & Championships) (Communications)

James Siedliski was promoted to his current Chuck Sullivan joined the conference as position of Associate Commissioner for Sport Director of Communications in August 2007 and Administration & Championships in 2006. was promoted to Assistant Commissioner in Siedliski oversees management and operations 2014. of the conference’s 18 Olympic sport programs, Sullivan manages the day-to-day communica- including scheduling, officiating, policy-making tions operations for The American’s 21 Division I and oversight of postseason championships. He additionally serves as sports and serves as the primary external relations contact for football. tournament manager for The American’s annual men’s basketball cham- Sullivan has served on the media coordination staff for the College pionship and is the conference’s liaison with member institutions with all Football Playoff, the BCS National Championship and the NCAA Final matters pertaining to Olympic sport administration. Four. In addition to his duties with the conference, Siedliski was a member Before coming to the conference, Sullivan served as Director of of the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Committee for three years, and Athletic Communications at Harvard University from 2003-07, where chaired the committee in 2013. he managed the communications efforts for the nation’s largest inter- Siedliski came to the conference in 1998 as Director of Sport collegiate athletics program. He also served as Assistant Director of Administration and was promoted to Assistant Commissioner for Sport Athletics for Communications at Bryant University from 1999-2003. He Administration in 2000 before assuming his current role on the confer- was the Sports Information Director at UMass Boston from 1995-99. ence’s senior staff. Sullivan is a 1993 graduate of Boston University. Before joining the conference, Siedliski had been Executive Director of the New Jersey Association of USA Track & Field. Siedliski is a 1989 graduate of Rutgers University.

Robert Weygand Jr. Bill Potter Assistant Commissioner Senior Director of (Sport Administration & Championships) Communications & Digital Media Bill Potter has served as Senior Director of Robert Weygand joined the conference staff in Communications and Digital Media at the American 2004 and serves as Assistant Commissioner of Athletic Conference since August 2016. Sport Administration and Championships. In his role, Potter serves as the primary commu- Weygand serves as one of the primary admin- nications contact for men’s basketball and rowing istrators and contacts for several American and oversee The American Digital Network. Athletic Conference sports and is the lead office Potter comes to The American following six liaison for communication with member schools’ administrators, coach- years at the . He joined the League office as director of ing staffs and game officials. He provides on-site management of select communications in 2010 after four years at IUPUI. conference championships, oversees regular-season scheduling and is While at the Horizon League, Potter served on the conference’s lead- the conference’s liaison with the members’ sports medicine group. ership team, managed a three-person staff and had oversight over the Weygand served as Director of Sport Administration since 2007 after Horizon League television, marketing, ticketing and sports information directors committees. He directed the league’s messaging, communi- spending three years as Assistant Director of Sport Administration. cations and branding efforts and oversaw the Horizon League Network. Weygand is a 2002 graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a During the 2015-16 school year, the Conference delivered more than 600 degree in sports medicine. He earned a master’s degree in education live events to ESPN3. from Springfield College in 2004. Potter participated in the league’s media rights negotiations with ESPN and other media partners for distribution of Conference content and served as coordinating producer for Horizon League championships and men’s basketball games for ESPN3. He was part of the Conference’s men’s basketball leadership team and assisted with scheduling, strate- gic planning and officiating. A member of the 2016 Men’s Final Four media operations team, Potter was the local media coordinator for the 2015 NCAA Men’s Final Four and the 2013 and 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest regionals. Potter is a 2005 graduate of Boston College where he earned a bach- elor’s degree in communications and a minor in history.

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Andrea Dahly Chevonne Mansfield Michael Costa Senior Director of Compliance Director of Communications Senior Director of Football Administration Joined Conference Staff Joined Conference Staff 2014 2013 Joined Conference Staff 2010

Karen Giblin Patrick Colbert Michael Coyne Director of Business Affairs Director of Sport Administration & Director of Broadcast Scheduling Championships Joined Conference Staff Joined Conference Staff 2014 Joined Conference Staff 2006 2012

Catherine Carmignani Hali Oughton Kathy Kirkpatrick Director of Branding & Assistant Director of Receptionist Sport Administration Digital Media & Reporter Joined Conference Staff Joined Conference Staff Joined Conference Staff 1990 2012 2014

Lisa Zanecchia Lois DeBlois Taylor Alward Assistant to the Commissioner Executive Assistant Communications Intern for Administration Joined Conference Staff Joined Conference Staff 1982 Joined Conference Staff 2016 1991

Kauri Black Wanda Factor Lauren Doby Administrative Fellow Administrative Assistant Compliance Intern

Joined Conference Staff Joined Conference Staff Joined Conference Staff 2015 1999 2016

Christina Anderson Kyle Coulter Communications Intern Video Production Intern

Joined Conference Staff Joined Conference Staff 2016 2016

Debbie Williamson Terry McAulay Coordinator of Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officiating Football Officiating

Joined Conference Staff Joined Conference Staff 2013 2008

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American Athletic Conference Headquarters

The American Athletic Conference administers to its membership from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, Rhode Island. The location of the conference headquarters — situated just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green Airport — gives the conference easy access to its member schools and a direct connection to all of the major cities in the Northeast. The conference has been in its cur- rent location since 2010. The office is equipped with a complete video produc- tion studio, and small- and large-scale meeting rooms to easily accommodate the many coaches’ and administrators’ meetings held on-site each year.

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The most in-depth coverage of the 2016-17 American Athletic Additionally, The American Digital Conference season can be found on The American Digital Network, Network will provide coverage of 25 the over the-top streaming video platform of The American and its regular-season women’s basketball 12 member institutions. games as well as select regular-season contests in soccer, volleyball, softball The American has extended its partnership with L2 Productions to and baseball. provide video production services for more than 65 events annually on The American Digital Network through the 2018-19 academic The ADN will have full wraparound year. coverage of The American’s postsea- son championships in football and men’s and women’s basketball. The American and L2 Productions have collaborated on live video production of regular-season and championship events for the past In addition to its coverage of regular-season and championship two years. The American Digital Network produced 65 live events events, The American Digital Network is the home for on-demand in 2014-15 and plans to showcase at least 80 for the 2015-16 sea- previews and game highlights as well as “The Rise,” a weekly son. All events are carried by professional-grade, multiple-camera look at the conference that includes scores, highlights and fea- productions which include accomplished play-by-play announcers ture stories. and expert analysts. All of The American Digital Network productions are available on As a result of the partnership, The American Digital Network will desktop, tablet, mobile and Roku devices at no charge. The ADN provide complete live video coverage of The American’s postsea- includes DVR functionality and immediate access to archived son championships in cross country, swimming and diving, indoor replays as well. track and field,outdoor track and field, and rowing.

The ADN will also provide coverage of any games of the confer- ence’s women’s soccer, men’s soccer, softball and baseball championships that are not carried by one of the confer- ence’s television partners.

www.theamerican.org/dn

12 • 2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK

High Five The American Athletic Conference had five teams reach the 2016 postseason. UConn, Cincinnati, Temple and Tulsa were all NCAA Tournament participants, while Houston was selected for the NIT.

The four bids to the NCAA Tournament were the sixth-most among the 32 Division I conferences.

New Faces The American Athletic Conference wel- comes four new head coaches to its ranks this season, as Johnny Dawkins (UCF), Mike Dunleavy, Sr. (Tulane), (SMU) and (Memphis) were hired or elevated.

Are You Experienced? Entering the 2016-17 season, the 11 men’s basketball coaches of The American have a combined 61 NCAA Tournament appear- ances as head coaches. The newest coach in the conference, Memphis’ Tubby Smith, leads the way with 18.

American head coaches boast a combined five national championships (whether as head coach, assistant or player), 15 Final Fours, 23 Elite Eight appearances and 40 Sweet Sixteen appearances.

This One Goes to 11 UConn’s and Memphis’ Tubby Smith are among the 11 active Division I coaches who have won an NCAA title. The others are of Syracuse, of Kentucky, Steve Fisher of San Diego State, of Michigan State, of Duke, of Louisville, of Kansas, Roy Williams of North Carolina and Jay Wright of Villanova.

Pedigree The 11 teams in the American Athletic Con- ference have made a combined 22 NCAA Final Four appearances and won six national Great 8 championships. In addition to UConn’s four Cincinnati is one of eight schools that has Lawson, who went through the NBA Draft titles since 1999, Cincinnati won NCAA cham- made the NCAA tournament in each of the combine in the spring, set American Athletic pionships in 1961 and 1962. last six seasons. The others are Duke, Gon- Conference freshman records for scoring Team Final Fours zaga, Kansas, Michigan State, North Caro- (521 points, 15.9 points per game) and re- Cincinnati 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, lina, Virginia Commonwealth and Wisconsin. bounding (307 rebounds, 9.3 rebounds per 1963, 1992 game), while his 17 double-doubles set a new UConn 1999, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2014 I Am the Law American mark. Houston 1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, 1984 Following his record-setting freshman year, Memphis 1973, 1985, 2008 Memphis sophomore Dedric Lawson returns SMU 1956 to the Tigers lineup. Temple 1956, 1958

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The Sum Of Its Parts The 11 American Athletic Conference mem- bers have made a combined 67 appearances in the NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen. UConn has made 17 appearances, followed by Cincinnati (13), Memphis (11), Houston (10), Temple (7), SMU (6) and Tulsa (3).

Share The Madness Including the 2015-16 season, the 11 Ameri- can Athletic Conference teams have a com- bined 179 NCAA tournament appearances between them. UConn has a league-leading 33, followed by Temple (32), Cincinnati (30), Memphis (26), Houston (19), Tulsa (16), SMU (12), UCF (4), USF (3), Tulane (3) and East Carolina (2).

RollWave Tulane head coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr., is making his collegiate coaching debut at age 62, but he brings a wealth of experience from his 17 seasons coaching in the NBA, where he coached 1,329 games.

As a collegian, Dunleavy played under the legendary Frank McGuire at South Carolina, finishing his career with 1,586 points (sixth on the career list).

Coach Could Play, Too Five American Athletic Conference head coaches (clockwise from top left) - Johnny Dawkins (Duke), Mike Dunleavy, Sr. (South Carolina), Kevin Ollie (UConn), Jeff Lebo (North Carolina) and Tim Jankovich (Kansas State) - led their teams to the Sweet 16 or further as a student-athlete.

National Leadership Temple’s was part of the Na- tional Association of Basketball Coaches’ (NABC) ad hoc committee on NCAA men’s basketball tournament selection, seeding and bracketing. The Committee consisted of head coaches representing all levels of Division I, former NCAA men’s basketball committee members, NCAA and NABC staff. Sporting Behavior American History USF men’s basketball junior Ruben Guerrero In its brief history, the American Athletic Great Starts was named the recipient of the 2015-16 NCAA Conference has a combined 11-9 NCAA tour- With a 43-23 mark in his first two years at Division I Male Sportsmanship Award, as nament record and an 8-5 record in the NIT. Tulsa, head coach owns the fifth- selected by the NCAA Committee on Sports- most wins by a Golden Hurricane head coach manship and Ethical Conduct. Sliding Over a Seat through two years. Trailing SMU head coach Tim Jankovich stepped in (50-13), John Phillips (50-17), Steve Robinson Guerrero, a native of Marbella, Spain, has for then-head coach over the (46-18), and J.D. Barnett (45-17), Haith has distinguished himself through demonstrated Mustangs’ first nine games of the 2015-16 eclipsed two other familiar names: Bill Self acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior, season, leading SMU to a 9-0 start. SMU’s (42-22) and Tubby Smith (32-27). earning the American Athletic Conference 18-0 overall start to the year was the best Sportsmanship Award in 2016. The award in program history, as the Mustangs were was voted on by the men’s basketball coach- the last undefeated team in NCAA Division I. es in the conference. 14 • 2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball THE AMERICAN ON TELEVISION

The American Athletic Conference announced its 2016-17 men’s basketball schedule which includes a Thursday, Dec. 1 Saturday, Dec. 17 minimum of 136 national television broadcasts. Cincinnati at Iowa State...... 9 p.m. Memphis at Oklahoma...... 12:30 p.m. Ninety conference games will be nationally televised by industry leaders ESPN and CBS Sports. Thirteen Sunday, Feb. 12 Saturday, Feb. 25 conference games will be carried either on ESPN or Cincinnati at SMU *...... 4 p.m. SMU at UConn *...... 12 p.m. ESPN2, with ESPN’s Thursday Night Showcase series Sunday, Feb. 19 Sunday, March 5 highlighting The American throughout the season. UConn at Temple *...... 4 p.m. Cincinnati at UConn *...... 12 p.m. Twenty-five more games will be seen on ESPNU, with 23 scheduled for ESPNEWS. CBS Sports will tele- vise two conference games – SMU at UConn on Feb. or 25 and Cincinnati at UConn on March 5 – while CBS Thursday, Nov. 17 Thursday, Nov. 17 Sports Network will carry 26 conference games. UCF vs. Mississippi State...... 5 p.m. SMU vs. Pitt...... 7 p.m. Additionally, for the second consecutive year, The Tulane vs. Oklahoma...... 7 p.m. American will have 10 games on the American Sports Friday, Nov. 18 SMU vs. Marquette/Michigan...... 4:30/6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24 Network, including at least six conference games. Temple vs. Florida State...... 12:30 p.m. ASN games will also be carried on ESPN3. Monday, Dec. 5 Conference play begins Tuesday, Dec. 27 as Mem- UConn vs. Syracuse...... 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25 Temple vs. Illinois/West Virginia...... 12:30/3 p.m. phis welcomes SMU to FedExForum before a nation- Monday, Dec. 19 al audience on ESPNU. Four more American Athletic Stanford at SMU...... 9 p.m. Conference games will tip on Wednesday, Dec. 28, ADDITIONAL NETWORK GAMES Friday, Dec. 23 with the Houston at UConn and Cincinnati at Temple Sunday, Nov. 20 Auburn at UConn...... 2:30 p.m. UCF vs. TBD...... TBD (ESPN Nets) contests airing on ESPN2 and ESPNU, respectively. Harvard at Houston...... 8 p.m. The American’s national TV slate opens on Nov. 11 Sunday, Nov. 20 Wednesday, Dec. 28 Tulane vs. TBD...... TBD (ESPN Nets) with Tulane hosting 2016 national runner-up North Houston at UConn *...... 3/5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23 Carolina (ESPNU) and Temple taking on La Salle in a UConn vs. TBD...... TBD (ESPN Nets) BIG 5 matchup (ESPNews). Seven American teams Thursday, Jan. 26 Xavier at Cincinnati...... 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25 will take part in tournaments on ESPN networks, as SMU at USC...... 7 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) SMU appears in the Nov. 17-18 on Thursday, Feb. 9 SMU at Temple *...... 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 ESPN or ESPN2. Cincinnati could meet Duke in the Cincinnati at Butler...... 4:30 p.m. (FS1) Hall of Fame Tipoff on Nov. 20 (ESPN/ESPN2), while Saturday, Feb. 18 Saturday, Dec. 10 UConn will be featured in the Maui Invitational Nov. SMU at Houston *...... 6 p.m. UConn at Ohio State...... 6 p.m. (BTN) 21-23. Temple will head to Brooklyn, N.Y., as part of the Tuesday, Dec. 13 Preseason NIT Nov. 24-25 (ESPN/ESPN2), and Tulsa Temple at Villanova...... 7 p.m. (FS1) will head to Hawaii for the Dec. Friday, Dec. 23 22-25 with games on ESPN networks. Tulane (Puerto or Tulsa vs. San Diego St./Southern Miss.. 4:30/6:30 (ESPN Nets) Rico Tipoff) and UCF () will also be Sunday, Nov. 20 Sunday, Dec. 25 featured in November across the ESPN networks. On Cincinnati vs. Duke/Penn State...... 1/3:30 p.m. Tulsa vs. TBD...... TBD (ESPN Nets) CBS Sports Network, Memphis will compete in the Tuesday, Nov. 22 Saturday, Jan. 14 Nov. 25-26. UConn vs. North Carolina/Chaminade...... 3:30/10:30 p.m. UConn at Georgetown...... 12 p.m. (FOX) Key non-conference home games for American Thursday, Jan. 5 teams include Tulsa hosting Oregon State (Nov. 22, UConn at Memphis *...... 7 p.m. ESPNews) and Oklahoma State (Dec. 10, CBSSN), Thursday, Jan. 12 while UConn will be returning to Madison Square Gar- SMU at Cincinnati *...... 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 den for a Dec. 5 matchup with Syracuse (ESPN2). USF Thursday, Jan. 19 Temple at Massachusetts...... 7 p.m. will take on South Carolina on Dec. 17 (CBSSN), and UConn at SMU *...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 SMU will bring Stanford to Moody Coliseum on Dec. 19 Saturday, Feb. 4 Penn at Temple...... 4 p.m. UConn at Cincinnati *...... TBA (ESPN2). Cincinnati will host the Crosstown Shootout Thursday, Dec. 15 versus Xavier on Jan. 26 (ESPN2). Thursday, Feb. 16 College of Charleston at East Carolina...... 7 p.m. Memphis at UConn *...... 9 p.m. All of the games included in the ESPN package will Wednesday, Dec. 21 be available through WatchESPN, accessible on com- Thursday, Feb. 23 Liberty at Houston...... 8 p.m. Memphis at Cincinnati *...... 7 p.m. puters, smartphones, tablets and connected devices Wednesday, Dec. 28 to fans who receive their video subscription from an Thursday, March 2 UCF at Tulane *...... 8 p.m. Houston at Cincinnati *...... 7 p.m. affiliated provider. Each of the CBS Sports games will Saturday, Dec. 31 be available to stream live in more than 150 U.S. mar- Saturday, March 4 SMU at East Carolina *...... 12 p.m. Memphis at SMU *...... 4 p.m. kets via the CBS All Access subscription service, with Saturday, Jan. 7 additional coverage on CBSSports.com and the CBS East Carolina at Temple *...... 12 p.m. Sports app. Sunday, Jan. 8 Memphis at Tulane *...... 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 Tulane at East Carolina *...... 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 USF at Temple *...... 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 Tulane at SMU *...... 9 p.m. 2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball • 15 THE AMERICAN ON TELEVISION

Friday, Nov. 11 Friday, Nov. 11 Friday, Nov. 25 North Carolina at Tulane...... 9 p.m. LaSalle at Temple...... 7 p.m. Memphis vs. Providence...... 9 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 14 Tuesday, Nov. 22 Wednesday, Nov. 30 Albany at Cincinnati...... 7 p.m. Temple at Saint Joseph’s...... 7 p.m. Oregon State at Tulsa...... 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 Wednesday, Dec. 7 Tulane vs. Arizona State/Northern Illinois...... 5/7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 George Washington at Temple...... 7:30 p.m. UCF vs. Boise State/College of Charleston...... 7/9:30 p.m. St. John’s at Tulane...... 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 Monday, Nov. 21 Wednesday, Dec. 7 Oklahoma State at Tulsa...... 5 p.m. UConn vs. Oklahoma State...... 9 p.m. TCU at SMU...... 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 Sunday, Dec. 4 South Carolina at USF...... 1 p.m. Bowling Green at Cincinnati...... 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28 USF at East Carolina *...... 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22 Saturday, Dec. 10 Marshall at Cincinnati...... 7 p.m. Temple vs. DePaul...... 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3 Rhode Island at Houston...... 1:30 p.m. East Carolina at UCF *...... 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31 UConn at Tulsa *...... 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 Miami (Ohio) at UCF...... 12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7 Sunday, Jan. 1 USF at SMU *...... 5 p.m. Tulane at Cincinnati *...... 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22 Tulsa vs. Stephen F. Austin...... 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Yale at Temple...... 7 p.m. Houston at East Carolina *...... 6 p.m. Temple at SMU *...... 9 p.m. Memphis at Tulsa *...... 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27 Sunday, Jan. 8 SMU at Memphis *...... 9 p.m. UCF at UConn *...... 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 Wednesday, Dec. 28 Tulsa at Temple *...... 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11 Cincinnati at Temple *...... 9 p.m. Temple at UConn *...... 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 Friday, Dec. 30 USF at UCF *...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 South Carolina at Memphis...... 9 p.m. Houston at UCF *...... 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 USF at Memphis *...... 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31 Houston at USF *...... 12 p.m. Tulane at Tulsa *...... 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15 Temple at UCF *...... 4 p.m. Cincinnati at East Carolina *...... 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 SMU at Tulane *...... 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4 Tulsa at USF *...... 1 p.m. Tulsa at Houston *...... 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 Wednesday, Jan. 25 Temple at Cincinnati *...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7 SMU at UCF *...... 6 p.m. Cincinnati at Houston *...... 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19 Memphis at Houston *...... 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 Saturday, Jan. 28 Houston at SMU *...... 6 p.m. UCF at Tulsa *...... 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 East Carolina at Memphis *...... 3:30 p.m. Cincinnati at Tulane *...... 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25 UConn at USF *...... 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 Sunday, Jan. 22 Temple at Tulane *...... 8 p.m. UCF at Memphis *...... 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 East Carolina at UConn *...... 6 p.m. UCF at Houston *...... 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 Tuesday, Jan. 24 Tuesday, Feb. 7 East Carolina at SMU *...... 9:30 p.m. Tulane at Houston *...... 9 p.m. Tulsa at Memphis *...... 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 Wednesday, Jan. 25 Wednesday, Feb. 8 Memphis at USF *...... 7 p.m. Memphis at Temple *...... 6 p.m. UCF at Cincinnati *...... 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 Saturday, Feb. 11 Saturday, Feb. 4 Tulane at UConn *...... 8 p.m. Houston at Tulsa *...... 6 p.m. Memphis at UCF *...... 5 p.m. Temple at Houston *...... 10 p.m. East Carolina at USF *...... 8 p.m. SMU at Tulsa *...... 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 Wednesday, Feb. 15 Wednesday, Feb. 8 USF at Cincinnati *...... 4 p.m. Cincinnati at USF *...... 7 p.m. Houston at Tulane *...... 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 Saturday, Feb. 18 Cincinnati at Tulsa *...... 9 p.m. Tulsa at Cincinnati *...... 12 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 Tulsa at UCF *...... 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 Tuesday, Feb. 21 USF at UConn *...... 7 p.m. East Carolina at Tulane *...... 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 Temple at East Carolina *...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 Wednesday, Feb. 22 UConn at UCF *...... 6 p.m. UCF at Temple *...... 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 Sunday, Feb. 12 Saturday, Feb. 25 USF at Tulane *...... 2 p.m. Temple at Memphis *...... 2 p.m. Tulane at Temple *...... 12 p.m. UCF at East Carolina *...... 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 Sunday, Feb. 26 Thursday, Feb. 23 UConn at Houston *...... 9 p.m. East Carolina at Tulsa *...... 4 p.m. USF at Tulsa *...... 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 Wednesday, March 1 Sunday, March 5 Cincinnati at UCF *...... 3 p.m. UConn at East Carolina *...... 7 p.m. Houston at Memphis *...... 5 p.m. Tulsa at Tulane *...... 4 p.m. (or ESPNU) Thursday, March 2 Thursday, March 2 UCF at USF *...... 7 p.m. Tulsa at SMU *...... 8 p.m. Tulane at Memphis *...... 9 p.m. Sunday, March 5 Sunday, March 5 East Carolina at Houston *...... 4 p.m. Temple at USF *...... 2 p.m. Tulsa at Tulane *...... 4 p.m. (or ESPNEWS)

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DATE/GAME TIME (ET) TV DATE/GAME TIME (ET) TV Friday, Nov. 11 Saturday, Nov. 26 La Salle at Temple 7 p.m. ESPNews Tulane at Georgia Tech 12/7:30 p.m. ACCN+ Wagner at UConn 7 p.m. ESPN3 East Carolina vs. Air Force/Akron7 5/7 p.m. Florida A&M at USF 7 p.m. ESPN3 Memphis vs. Iowa/Virginia4 7/9:30 p.m. Gardner-Webb at SMU1 8 p.m. ESPN3 Seattle at UCF 7:30 p.m. ESPN3 Grambling at East Carolina 8 p.m. ESPN3 Lipscomb at Cincinnati TBA ESPN3 Morgan State at Houston 8 p.m. ESPN3 Cornell at Houston TBA ESPN3 Jacksonville State at Tulsa 8 p.m. ESPN3 North Carolina at Tulane 9 p.m. ESPNU Monday, Nov. 28 Brown at Cincinnati2 TBA ESPN3 Kennesaw State at UCF 7 p.m. ESPN3 Tulsa at Oral Roberts 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13 Eastern Michigan at SMU1 2 p.m. ESPN3 Tuesday, Nov. 29 Hampton at East Carolina 7 p.m. ESPN3 Monday, Nov. 14 Tulane at New Orleans 8 p.m. Albany at Cincinnati2 7 p.m. ESPNU Houston at LSU 9 p.m. SECN Nicholls State at UCF 7 p.m. ESPN3 Northeastern at UConn 7 p.m. ESPN3 Wednesday, Nov. 30 North Carolina A&T at East Carolina 7 p.m. ESPN3 Stetson at UCF 7 p.m. ESPN3 New Hampshire at Temple3 7 p.m. ESPN3 Boston University at UConn 7 p.m. ESPN3 SE Louisiana at Tulane 8 p.m. ESPN3 Temple at Saint Joseph’s 7 p.m. CBSSN UT-Rio Grande Valley at Memphis4 9 p.m. ESPN3 Jackson State at Memphis 9 p.m. ESPN3 SMU at Boise State 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16 Milwaukee at Memphis 8 p.m. ESPN3 Thursday, Dec. 1 Tulsa at Wichita State TBA TBA USF at Troy 8 p.m. Cincinnati at Iowa State 9 p.m. ESPN Thursday, Nov. 17 UCF vs. Mississippi State5 5 p.m. ESPN2 Friday, Dec. 2 SMU vs. Pitt1 7 p.m. ESPN2/ESPNU Cal State Bakersfield at SMU 8 p.m. ESPN3 Tulane vs. Oklahoma6 7 p.m. ESPN2/ESPNU St. John’s at Tulane 8 p.m. ESPNews Elon at USF 7 p.m. ESPN3 East Carolina at Charlotte 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 Temple at Massachusetts 7 p.m. ASN Memphis at Ole Miss 1 p.m. SECN+ UConn at Loyola Marymount 10 p.m. TBA UCF at Massachusetts 1 p.m. Tulsa at Little Rock 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 Penn at Temple 4 p.m. ASN/ESPN3 Tulane vs. Arizona St./Northern Ill.6 5/7 p.m. ESPNU North Carolina Central at East Carolina 5 p.m. ESPN3 SMU vs. Marquette/Michigan1 4:30/6:30 p.m. ESPN2 Prairie View A&M at Houston TBA ESPN3 UCF vs. Boise State/Coll. of Charleston5 7/9:30 p.m. ESPNU/ESPN3 USF at George Washington TBA Saturday, Nov. 19 Sunday, Dec. 4 Savannah State at Memphis4 12/1 p.m. ESPN3 Delaware State at SMU 3 p.m. ESPN3 Cincinnati vs. Rhode Island2 3 p.m. ESPN3 Bowling Green at Cincinnati 8 p.m. ESPNU New Orleans at Tulsa 4 p.m. ESPN3 Rider at USF 7 p.m. ESPN3 Monday, Dec. 5 UConn vs. Syracuse10 7 p.m. ESPN2 Sunday, Nov. 20 Cincinnati vs. Duke/Penn State2 1/3:30 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Tuesday, Dec. 6 Stetson at East Carolina7 1 p.m. ESPN3 Houston at Arkansas 7 p.m. SECN Manhattan at Temple3 2 p.m. ESPN3 East Carolina at Virginia 7 p.m. RSN UCF vs. TBD5 TBD TBD Tulane vs. TBD6 TBD TBD Wednesday, Dec. 7 George Washington at Temple 7:30 p.m. CBSSN Monday, Nov. 21 TCU at SMU 8 p.m. ESPNews Houston vs. George Mason8 7:30 p.m. Illinois State at Tulsa 8 p.m. ESPN3 UConn vs. Oklahoma State9 9 p.m. ESPNU Southern at Tulane 8 p.m. ESPN3 Tuesday, Nov. 22 Saturday, Dec. 10 Houston vs. Kent St./South Dakota8 1:30/7:30 p.m. Temple vs. DePaul11 11:30 a.m. ESPNU UConn vs. North Carolina/Chaminade9 3:30/10:30 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 UAB at Memphis 12/1 p.m. ESPN3 USF at Florida Atlantic 7 p.m. Rhode Island at Houston 1:30 p.m. ESPNU Florida A&M at East Carolina7 7 p.m. ESPN3 Cincinnati at Butler 4:30 p.m. FS1 McNeese State at Memphis 8 p.m. ESPN3 Oklahoma State at Tulsa 5 p.m. CBSSN UC-Santa Barbara at SMU 9 p.m. ESPN3 Maryland-Eastern Shore at UCF 5 p.m. ESPN3 Oregon State at Tulsa 9 p.m. ESPNews UConn at Ohio State 6 p.m. BTN Tulane at Southern Miss. TBA Wednesday, Nov. 23 Samford at Cincinnati TBA ESPN3 Monday, Dec. 12 Houston vs. TBD8 TBD TBD Penn at UCF 7 p.m. ESPN3 UConn vs. TBD9 TBD TBD Bethune-Cookman at USF 7 p.m. ESPN3 Thursday, Nov. 24 Tuesday, Dec. 13 Temple vs. Florida State3 12:30 p.m. ESPN2/ESPNU Temple at Villanova 7 p.m. FS1 Monmouth at Memphis 9 p.m. ESPN3 Friday, Nov. 25 Texas Southern at Cincinnati TBA ESPN3 Temple vs. Illinois/West Virginia3 12:30/3 p.m. ESPN2/ESPNU East Carolina vs. Mercer7 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 SMU at USC 7 p.m. Pac-12 McNeese State at SMU 8 p.m. ESPN3 Memphis vs. Providence4 9 p.m. CBSSN Thursday, Dec. 15 College of Charleston at East Carolina 7 p.m. ASN/ESPN3 UCF at George Washington 7 p.m.

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DATE/GAME TIME (ET) TV DATE/GAME TIME (ET) TV Saturday, Dec. 17 Wednesday, Jan. 11 Memphis at Oklahoma 12:30 p.m. CBS Houston at East Carolina* 6 p.m. ESPNews South Carolina at USF 1 p.m. CBSSN Tulane at USF* 7 p.m. ESPN3 NJIT at Temple 2 p.m. ESPN3 Memphis at Tulsa* 8 p.m. ESPNews Texas State at Tulsa 3 p.m. ESPN3 Temple at UConn* 9 p.m. CBSSN Fairleigh Dickinson at Cincinnati TBA ESPN3 UT-Rio Grande Valley at Houston TBA ESPN3 Thursday, Jan. 12 SMU at Cincinnati* 9 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Sunday, Dec. 18 Miami (Ohio) at UCF 12 p.m. ESPNU Saturday, Jan. 14 North Florida at UConn TBA ESPN3 UConn at Georgetown 12 p.m. FOX Houston at UCF* 4 p.m. CBSSN Monday, Dec. 19 Tulsa at Temple* 4 p.m. ESPNews McNeese State at Tulane 8 p.m. ESPN3 USF at Memphis* 6 p.m. CBSSN Stanford at SMU 9 p.m. ESPN2 Sunday, Jan. 15 Tuesday, Dec. 20 Cincinnati at East Carolina* 4 p.m. CBSSN East Carolina at UNC-Wilmington 6:30 p.m. SMU at Tulane* 6 p.m. CBSSN Northern Illinois at USF 7 p.m. ESPN3 Albany at SMU 8 p.m. ESPN3 Tuesday, Jan. 17 USF at UCF* 7 p.m. ESPNews Wednesday, Dec. 21 Bethune-Cookman at UCF 7 p.m. ESPN3 Wednesday, Jan. 18 Liberty at Houston 8 p.m. ASN/ESPN3 Temple at Cincinnati* 7 p.m. CBSSN Incarnate Word at Memphis 8 p.m. ESPN3 Tulane at Tulsa* 7:30 p.m. ESPNews Thursday, Dec. 22 Thursday, Jan. 19 Tulsa vs. Stephen F. Austin12 4:30 p.m. ESPNU UConn at SMU* 7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Yale at Temple 7 p.m. ESPNU Memphis at Houston* 9 p.m. CBSSN Marshall at Cincinnati 7 p.m. CBSSN Presbyterian at East Carolina 7 p.m. ESPN3 Saturday, Jan. 21 Delaware at USF 7 p.m. ESPN3 Tulsa at USF* 1 p.m. ESPNews Cincinnati at Tulane* 4 p.m. CBSSN Friday, Dec. 23 Houston at SMU* 6 p.m. ESPNU Texas State at Tulane 2 p.m. ESPN3 Auburn at UConn 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 Sunday, Jan. 22 Tulsa vs. San Diego St./Southern Miss.12 4:30/6:30 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN3 UCF at Memphis* 4 p.m. CBSSN Harvard at Houston 8 p.m. ESPN2 East Carolina at UConn* 6 p.m. CBSSN Sunday, Dec. 25 Tuesday, Jan. 24 Tulsa vs. TBD12 TBD TBD Tulane at Houston* 9 p.m. CBSSN Tuesday, Dec. 27 Wednesday, Jan. 25 SMU at Memphis* 9 p.m. ESPNU SMU at UCF* 6 p.m. ESPNews Memphis at Temple* 6 p.m. CBSSN Wednesday, Dec. 28 UConn at USF* 7 p.m. ESPNU Houston at UConn* 3/5 p.m. ESPN2 Tulsa at East Carolina* 7 p.m. ESPN3 USF at East Carolina* 7 p.m. ESPNews UCF at Tulane* 8 p.m. ASN/ESPN3 Thursday, Jan. 26 Cincinnati at Temple* 9 p.m. ESPNU Xavier at Cincinnati 7 p.m. ESPN2 Friday, Dec. 30 Saturday, Jan. 28 South Carolina at Memphis 9 p.m. ESPNU UCF at Tulsa* 1:30 p.m. ESPNews East Carolina at Memphis* 3:30 p.m. ESPNews Saturday, Dec. 31 Tulane at UConn* 8 p.m. ESPNU Houston at USF* 12 p.m. ESPNU Temple at Houston* 10 p.m. ESPNU SMU at East Carolina* 12 p.m. ASN/ESPN3 UConn at Tulsa* 2 p.m. CBSSN Sunday, Jan. 29 Temple at UCF* 4 p.m. ESPNU USF at Cincinnati* 4 p.m. CBSSN Sunday, Jan. 1 Tuesday, Jan. 31 Tulane at Cincinnati* 7 p.m. CBSSN Temple at Tulane* 8 p.m. ESPNews Tuesday, Jan. 3 Wednesday, Feb. 1 East Carolina at UCF* 7:15 p.m. ESPNews UCF at Houston* 7 p.m. ESPNU Cincinnati at Tulsa* 9 p.m. CBSSN Wednesday, Jan. 4 East Carolina at SMU* 9:30 p.m. ESPNews Temple at SMU* 9 p.m. CBSSN Tulsa at Houston* 9 p.m. ESPNU Thursday, Feb. 2 Memphis at USF* 7 p.m. ESPNews Thursday, Jan. 5 UConn at Memphis* 7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Saturday, Feb. 4 Tulane at East Carolina* 2 p.m. ASN/ESPN3 Saturday, Jan. 7 Memphis at UCF* 5 p.m. ESPNews East Carolina at Temple* 12 p.m. ASN/ESPN3 SMU at Tulsa* 7 p.m. ESPNews USF at SMU* 5 p.m. ESPNews UConn at Cincinnati* TBA ESPN/ESPN2 Cincinnati at Houston* 9 p.m. ESPNU Sunday, Feb. 5 Sunday, Jan. 8 USF at Temple* 1 p.m. ASN/ESPN3 UCF at UConn* 5 p.m. CBSSN Memphis at Tulane* 5 p.m. ASN/ESPN3 Tuesday, Feb. 7 Tulsa at Memphis* 7 p.m. ESPNU

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DATE/GAME TIME (ET) TV DATE/GAME TIME (ET) TV Wednesday, Feb. 8 Thursday, Feb. 23 USF at UConn* 7 p.m. CBSSN Memphis at Cincinnati* 7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Houston at Tulane* 8 p.m. ESPNews USF at Tulsa* 8 p.m. ESPNews UCF at Cincinnati* 9 p.m. ESPNU Saturday, Feb. 25 Thursday, Feb. 9 SMU at UConn* 12 p.m. CBS SMU at Temple* 9 p.m. ESPN2 Tulane at Temple* 12 p.m. ESPNU Saturday, Feb. 11 Sunday, Feb. 26 UConn at UCF* 6 p.m. CBSSN Cincinnati at UCF* 3 p.m. CBSSN Houston at Tulsa* 6 p.m. ESPNU East Carolina at Tulsa* 4 p.m. ESPNU East Carolina at USF* 8 p.m. ESPNU Houston at Memphis* 5 p.m. CBSSN Sunday, Feb. 12 Wednesday, March 1 Temple at Memphis* 2 p.m. CBSSN UConn at East Carolina* 7 p.m. ESPNU Cincinnati at SMU* 4 p.m. ESPN Thursday, March 2 Tuesday, Feb. 14 Houston at Cincinnati* 7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Tulsa at UCF* 7 p.m. ESPNews UCF at USF* 7 p.m. ESPNU Tulsa at SMU* 8 p.m. CBSSN Wednesday, Feb. 15 Tulane at Memphis* 9 p.m. ESPNU Cincinnati at USF* 7 p.m. ESPNU Temple at East Carolina* 7 p.m. ESPNews Saturday, March 4 Tulane at SMU* 9 p.m. ASN/ESPN3 Memphis at SMU* 4 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Thursday, Feb. 16 Sunday, March 5 Memphis at UConn* 9 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Cincinnati at UConn* 12 p.m. CBS Temple at USF* 2 p.m. ESPNU Saturday, Feb. 18 East Carolina at Houston* 4 p.m. CBSSN Tulsa at Cincinnati* 12 p.m. ESPNU Tulsa at Tulane* 4 p.m. ESPNU/ESPNews USF at Tulane* 2 p.m. ESPNews UCF at East Carolina* 4 p.m. ESPNews Note: some games carried on ESPN3 may also be carried locally/regionally SMU at Houston* 6 p.m. ESPN2 * - American Athletic Conference game Sunday, Feb. 19 1 – 2k Sports Classic (Campus sites & New York, N.Y.) UConn at Temple* 4 p.m. ESPN 2 – Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Tip-Off (Campus sites & Uncasville, Conn.) 3 – NIT Season Tip-Off (Campus sites & Brooklyn, N.Y.) Tuesday, Feb. 21 4 – Emerald Coast Classic (Campus sites & Destin, Fla.) East Carolina at Tulane* 9 p.m. ESPNU 5 – Charleston Classic (Charleston, S.C.) 6 – Tire Pros Invitational (Orlando, Fla.) Wednesday, Feb. 22 7 – Savannah Classic (Savannah, Ga.) UCF at Temple* 7 p.m. ESPNU 8 – Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) UConn at Houston* 9 p.m. CBSSN 9 – Maui Jim Maui Invitational (Maui, Hawaii) 10 – at Madison Square Garden 11 – Hall of Fame Classic (Miami, Fla.) 12 – Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii)

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American Athletic Conference Championship XL Center • Hartford, Conn. March 9-12, 2017

The 2017 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship will be played in the XL Center, located in downtown Hartford, Conn. The XL Center is Connecticut’s premier desti- nation for sports & entertainment. The 16,000+ seat downtown arena is home to the eleven-time National Champion UConn Women’s Basketball team and the four-time National Champion UCo- nn Men’s Basketball team. The XL Center entertains millions of visitors an- nually with a variety of concerts, family shows, ice-skating spectaculars, consumer events and trade shows throughout the season. The venue has played host to an extraordinary roster of world-renowned artists, including Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Pearl Jam, Black Eyed Peas, Britney Spears, CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES EASTERN) Drake, and many others. Thursday, March 9 • First Round The XL Center hosted the 2015 American Athlet- No. 9 seed vs. No. 8 seed 3:30 p.m. ESPNU ic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship, No. 10 seed vs. No. 7 seed 6 p.m. ESPNews which culminated in SMU capturing the tourna- No. 6 seed vs. No. 11 seed 8 p.m. ESPNews ment crown to go along with its regular-season title. Friday, March 10 • Quarterfinals All 11 American Athletic Conference schools 9/8 winner vs. No. 1 seed Noon ESPN2 will participate in the 2017 championship. The No. 5 seed vs. No. 4 seed 2 p.m. ESPN2 format calls for three first-round games on the 10/7 winner vs. No. 2 seed 7 p.m. ESPNU first day, followed by four quarterfinal games, No. 6 seed vs.No. 3 seed 9 p.m. ESPNU two semifinals and the championship game. The ESPN Networks will provide television and digi- Saturday, March 11 • Semifinals tal coverage of the tournament. Quarterfinal winners 3 p.m. ESPN2 Quarterfinal winners 5 p.m. ESPN2

Sunday, March 12 • Final Semifinal winners 3:15 p.m. ESPN

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Seeding & Tie-Breaking Procedures more teams gain an advantage. If two teams have the exact same advantage (i.e., Overall Conference record, at the conclusion of the regular season, is used to seed having the same and better record against a compared team relative to their mini- teams numbering 1 through 11. If an institution is ineligible for tournament competition, conference), they are separated at that point by the two-way tiebreaker procedure. all tiebreaking procedures will be followed, then the ineligible team will be removed The next step would take you back to Step 1 (e) (Multiple-Team Tie). When comparing from the tournament field and seeds will be adjusted accordingly in an upward manner. records against a single team or collective tied teams (before ties are broken), the following may apply: The following procedures are in place to establish seeding for the championship and to a. The games played against the team or group are equal, winning percentage break ties. Follow the appropriate steps in order. prevails. Two-Team Tie b. If the games played against the team or group are unequal, the following 1. Regular season head-to-head results (one or two games). If the tied teams split scenarios apply: their two games, then proceed to Step 2. i. Most wins do prevail only if the team(s) with fewer wins could not equal 2. Each team’s record vs. the team or tied teams occupying the highest position in the that win total if they played the same number of games. Two examples of standings. Continue down through the standings until one team gains an advantage. many scenarios that do provide an advantage: When comparing records against a single team or collective tied teams (before ties 1) Team A 2-0 2) Team A 3-1 are broken), the following may apply: Team B 1-1 Team B 1-2 a. If the games played against the team or group are equal, winning percentage Team C 0-1 Team C 1-2 prevails. ii. Most wins do not prevail if the team(s) with fewer wins could equal or b. If the games played against the team or group are unequal, the following surpass the win total of the other team. Two examples of many scenarios scenarios apply: that do not provide an advantage: i. Most wins do prevail only if the team with fewer wins could not equal that 1) Team A 2-1 2) Team A 1-2 win total if they played the same number of games. Two examples of many Team B 1-1 Team B 0-2 scenarios that do provide an advantage: Team C 1-1 Team C 0-2 1) Team A 2-0 2) Team A 3-0 iii. Fewer losses do not prevail if the team(s) have the same number of wins, but Team B 0-1 Team B 1-1 the team with fewer games could equal or surpass the loss total of the other ii. Most wins do not prevail if the team with fewer wins could equal or surpass tied teams. Two examples of many scenarios that do not provide an the win total of the other team. Two examples of many scenarios that do not advantage: provide an advantage: 1) Team A 2-0 2) Team A 0-2 1) Team A 1-1 2) Team A 2-0 Team B 2-1 Team B 0-3 Team B 0-1 Team B 1-0 Team C 2-1 Team C 0-3 iii. Fewer losses do not prevail if the teams have the same number of wins and if c. If an advantage is not determined, proceed to the next team or group in the the team with fewer games could equal or surpass the loss total of the other standings for comparison. team. Two examples of many scenarios that do not provide an advantage: d. If the tie cannot be broken after continuing down through the last team or teams 1) Team A 1-0 2) Team A 0-1 in the standings, revert back to comparing records against the top teams in order Team B 1-1 Team B 0-2 and allow winning percentage to prevail even if there is a comparison of unequal c. If an advantage is not determined, proceed to the next team or group in the games. Only then, if the percentages are both 1.000, is 2-0 better than 1-0. However, standings for comparison. the reverse is not true – no team gains advantage when all have a .000 winning d. If the tie cannot be broken after continuing down through the last team or percentage (0-1 is never better than 0-2). teams in the standings, revert back to comparing records against the top teams in order and allow winning percentage to prevail even if there is a comparison of Coin Flip unequal games. Only then, if the percentages are both 1.000, is 2-0 better than If any ties still exist after implementing all of the above tie-breaking procedures, a 1-0. However, the reverse is not true – no team gains advantage when all have a coin flip is required. The procedure takes place at the Conference office or onsite -im .000 winning percentage (0-1 is never better than 0-2). mediately following the conclusion of the last regular season conference game. The Commissioner or his designee will administer this procedure. This session is open Multpile-Team Tie (3 or more teams) to the media and to athletic department representatives of the tied teams. 1. Teams are viewed as a “mini-conference” when comparing head-to-head results. The team with the best record (as determined by winning percentage, even if un- equal games) vs. the other teams in the mini-conference gains the advantage. The team with the worst record (as determined by winning percentage, even if unequal games) vs. the other teams in the mini-conference is seeded the lowest. a. If only two teams have the same best winning percentage in the miniconference, the higher seed goes to the team winning the head-to-head series. b. If the two teams split their two games, then proceed to Step 2 under Two-Way ties. To seed the remaining team(s) in this mini-conference, proceed to (e) below. c. If three or more (but not all) teams have the same best winning percentage in the original mini-conference, then those tied teams create a new miniconference and follow this same procedure beginning of Step 1 (Multiple Team Tie). d. If all teams in the mini-conference have the same mini-conference record, proceed to Step 2 below. e. After the top or bottom teams in a mini-conference are determined, the remaining teams are ranked by their record in the original mini-conference. i. If there are any remaining teams tied by their record in the mini-conference, then head-to-head results will determine the higher seed. ii. If the teams split two games, then proceed back to the two-way tie breaking procedure. iii. If there are at least three teams remaining tied by their record in the minicon- ference, they would then form a new mini-conference and follow the procedure again at the beginning of Step 1 (Multiple-Team Tie). 2. Compare each team’s record vs. the team or group of tied teams occupying the highest position in the standings. Continue down through the standings until one or

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22 • 2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball THE TEAMS UCF

UCF KNIGHTS

Danny White Johnny Dawkins Vice President/Director Head Coach of Athletics

2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball • 23 UCF

2016-17 Schedule NOVEMBER 14 Nicholls State (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. Charleston Classic (Charleston, S.C.) 17 vs. Mississippi State (ESPN2)...... 5 p.m. 18 vs. Boise State/Charleston (ESPNU/ESPN3)...... TBD 20 vs. TBD (ESPN Networks)...... TBD 26 Seattle (ESPN3)...... 7:30 p.m. 30 Stetson (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m.

DECEMBER 3 at Massachusetts...... 1 p.m. 10 Maryland Eastern Shore (ESPN3)...... 5 p.m. 12 Penn (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 15 at George Washington...... 7 p.m. 18 Miami (Ohio) (ESPNU)...... 12 p.m. 21 Bethune-Cookman...... 7 p.m. 28 at Tulane* (ASN/ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. 31 Temple* (ESPNU)...... 4 p.m.

JANUARY 3 East Carolina* (ESPNEWS)...... 7:15 p.m. 8 at UConn* XL (CBSSN)...... 5 p.m. 14 Houston* (CBSSN)...... 4 p.m. 17 USF* (ESPNEWS)...... 7 p.m. 22 at Memphis* (CBSSN)...... 4 p.m. 25 SMU* (ESPNEWS)...... 6 p.m. 28 at Tulsa* (ESPNEWS)...... 1:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY 1 at Houston* (ESPNU)...... 7 p.m. 4 Memphis* (ESPNEWS)...... 5 p.m. 8 at Cincinnati* (ESPNU)...... 9 p.m. 11 UConn* (CBSSN)...... 6 p.m. 14 Tulsa* (ESPNEWS)...... 7 p.m. 18 at East Carolina* (ESPNEWS)...... 4 p.m. 22 at Temple* (ESPNU)...... 7 p.m. 26 Cincinnati* (CBSSN)...... 3 p.m. A.J. Davis MARCH 2 at USF* (ESPNU)...... 7 p.m.

* American Athletic Conference game XL Game played at XL Center in Hartford, Conn. All times Eastern UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA Location:...... Orlando, Fla. Enrollment:...... 60,810 The More You Know: @UCF_MBasketball Founded:...... 1963 Nickname:...... Knights • Matt Williams enters his redshirt senior season 10th in UCF his- Colors:...... Black and Gold tory with 148 3-point field goals. Website:...... UCFAthletics.com Arena:...... CFE Arena (10,000) • B.J. Taylor returns for the Knights after missing his sophomore President:...... Dr. John C. Hitt season due to injury. In his freshman season, Taylor led UCF with Vice President/Director of Athletics:...... Danny White 12.8 points per game, ranking 10th overall in The American. Head Coach:...... Johnny Dawkins (Duke ’86) • A.J. Davis was one of three players in The American to rank in MEDIA RELATIONS the top 20 in points, rebounds and assists. Associate Director of Communications:...... Dan Forcella Office Phone:...... (407) 823-2142 Mobile:...... (207) 650-6790 • In his freshman season, Tacko Fall shot an astonishing .750 from E-mail:...... [email protected] the field to set a UCF single-season record. In addition, the 7-foot- Press Row Phone:...... (407) 823-2477 6 center blocked 70 shots on the season, which is the second most in UCF single-season history (74, John Friday - 1986-87). KNIGHTS TEAM FACTS 2015-16 Record/Finish:...... 12-18/6-12 American (8th) • UCF welcomes five transfers into the program, including John- All-Time Record:...... 696-588 (.542) ny Dawkins’ son, Aubrey. Among the five, Nick Banyard will be NCAA Appearances:...... 4 immediately eligible as a graduate transfer. Last NCAA Appearance:...... 2005 Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 6/6 Starters Returning/Lost:...... 3/2

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2015-16 Statistics

AL TOT 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 3 DAVIS, A.J. 30 30 943 31.4 107 281 .381 25 86 .291 122 155 .787 36 144 180 6.0 73 3 88 85 15 28 361 12.0 10 HENRIQUEZ, Adonys 26 26 824 31.7 86 219 .393 49 137 .358 41 60 .683 20 60 80 3.1 24 0 51 28 3 15 262 10.1 4 WALKER, Daiquan 30 23 846 28.2 80 212 .377 33 89 .371 52 64 .813 17 85 102 3.4 45 1 115 62 4 33 245 8.2 12 WILLIAMS, Matt 30 18 778 25.9 81 222 .365 55 167 .329 25 34 .735 12 67 79 2.6 46 0 26 25 1 13 242 8.1 24 FALL, Tacko 30 26 529 17.6 96 128 .750 0 0 .000 29 52 .558 54 122 176 5.9 75 1 10 49 70 3 221 7.4 34 MCBRIDE, Justin 28 3 344 12.3 72 121 .595 0 0 .000 39 71 .549 35 74 109 3.9 61 1 7 43 18 5 183 6.5 33 DAVIS, Shaheed 30 12 581 19.4 64 175 .366 21 78 .269 29 53 .547 37 95 132 4.4 33 0 20 47 6 5 178 5.9 22 MCSPADDEN, Chance 30 7 484 16.1 56 123 .455 15 46 .326 42 51 .824 9 41 50 1.7 31 0 46 50 3 16 169 5.6 13 EFIANAYI, Tanksley 28 4 381 13.6 33 100 .330 9 44 .205 31 43 .721 16 29 45 1.6 28 0 15 13 3 14 106 3.8 52 BLAIR, Staphon 28 1 263 9.4 36 65 .554 0 0 .000 13 31 .419 26 48 74 2.6 36 0 1 18 15 5 85 3.0 5 MUMIN, Djordjije 7 0 15 2.1 2 7 .286 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.6 21 BROWN, Chad 15 0 62 4.1 2 11 .182 0 0 .000 2 5 .400 10 5 15 1.0 14 1 0 1 3 0 6 0.4 Team 57 64 121 18 Total 30 6050 715 1664 .430 207 651 .318 425 619 .687 329 836 1165 38.8 468 7 379 440 141 137 2062 68.7 Opponents 30 6050 799 1925 .415 217 671 .323 332 483 .687 367 722 1089 36.3 554 6 440 278 92 224 2147 71.6

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2016-17 Roster New Kids on the : (8) Terrell Allen, G, So., 6-2, 180 No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last) Upper Marlboro, Md./DeMatha Catholic (Drexel) 0 Tanksley Efianayi G/F 6-6 210 Sr. Orlando, Fla./University (Daytona State College) • Transferred to UCF after one season at Drexel. Will sit out 1 B.J. Taylor G 6-2 200 R-So. Orlando, Fla./Boone the 2016-17 season. 2 Terrell Allen G 6-2 180 So. Upper Marlboro, Md. / DeMatha Catholic (Drexel) • Started 29-of-31 games, averaging 9.8 points, 3.5 assists and 3 A.J. Davis G/F 6-9 215 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Buford (Tennessee) three rebounds per game. 4 Ceasar DeJesus G 6-3 190 Fr. Baltimore, Md./Mt. Zion Prep • Led the Dragons in assists (107) and steals (48). 5 Djordjije Mumin G 6-5 205 Jr. Podgorica, Montenegro/American Heritage (Fla.) • Four-time letterwinner at DeMatha Catholic. 10 Dayon Griffin G 6-5 200 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg (Louisiana Tech) Nick Banyard, F, R-Sr., 6-8, 225 11 Rokas Ulvydas F 6-11 235 So. Kaunas, Lithuania/Mt. Zion Prep (Md.) (Texas Tech) Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus (Illinois State) 12 Matt Williams G 6-5 220 R-Sr. Orlando, Fla./Jones • Graduate transfer from Illinois State and is immediately 14 Nick Banyard F 6-8 225 R-Sr. Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus (Illinois State) eligible for UCF. 15 Aubrey Dawkins G/F 6-6 2005 Jr. Palo Alto, Calif./New Hampton Prep (N.H.) (Michigan) • Averaged 5.2 points and 4.3 rebounds while appearing in all 20 Brock Stephenson G 6-2 175 Fr. Miami, Fla./Dade Christian 32 games. 21 Chad Brown F 6-9 230 So. Deltona, Fla./Deltona • Posted a career-high 18 points against Evansville on Feb. 11. 22 Chance McSpadden G 6-4 180 So. Winter Haven, Fla./Winter Haven • Played two years at New Mexico before transferring to 24 Tacko Fall C 7-6 300 So. Dakar, Senegal/Liberty Christian Prep (Fla.) Illinois State prior to the 2014-15 season. 51 Nathan Laing G 6-0 165 R-Jr. Lillington, N.C./Harnett Central (Jacksonville State) Aubrey Dawkins, G/F, Jr., 6-6, 205 Palo Alto, Calif./New Hampton (N.H.) Prep (Michigan) Head Coach: Johnny Dawkins (Duke ’86) • Transferred to UCF after two seasons at the University of Assistant Coach: Jamill Jones (Arkansas Tech ’08) Michigan. Will sit out the 2016-17 season. Assistant Coach: Robbie Laing (Troy ’82) • Appeared in all 36 games with Michigan, averaging 6.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. Assistant Coach: Kevin Norris (Miami ‘98) • Named Michigan’s “Sixth Man of the Year” in his sophomore Director of Operations: Jimmy Drew (DePaul ‘11) season after coming off the bench to reach double figures in five contests. • Will be playing for his father, Johnny. Caesar DeJesus, G, Fr., 6-3, 190 Baltimore, Md./Mt. Zion Prep • Played three seasons at Teaneck High School before playing at Impact Academy and then Mt. Zion Prep in Baltimore. Dayon Griffin, G, Jr., 6-5, 200 St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg (Louisiana Tech) • Transferred to UCF after two seasons at Louisiana Tech. Will sit out the 2016-17 season. • Started 29-of-33 games in his sophomore year, averaging 11.3 points per game. • Led Louisiana Tech with 56 3-pointers. Nathan Laing, G, R-Jr., 6-0, 165 Lillington, N.C./Harnett Central (Jacksonville State) • Appeared in seven games for Jacksonville State in 2015-16. • After sitting out the 2013-14 season as a redshirt, missed the 2014-15 campaign due to injury. Brock Stephenson, G, Fr., 6-2, 175 Miami, Fla./Dade Christian • Will join UCF as a walk-on. Rokas Ulvydas, F, So., 6-11, 235 Kaunas, Lithuania/Mt. Zion (Md.) Prep (Texas Tech) • Transferred to UCF after spending one season at Texas Tech. Will sit out the 2016-17 season. • Appeared in nine games for the Red Raiders last season, logging 2.6 minutes per game. Tacko Fall • His father, Arturas, was a professional boxer in Lithuania.

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2015-16 Results (12-18, 6-12 American) Home: 8-8 | Away: 4-9 | Neutral: 0-1 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 14 at Davidson L, 90-85 4,676 Henriquez 18/S. Davis, Henriquez 7 18 rv/-- UC Irvine L, 61-60 (ot) 5,629 A.J. Davis 19/S. Davis 12 21 UNCG W, 65-54 3,607 S. Davis 23/Walker 11 28 at Miami (Ohio) L, 64-63 1,254 Fall 10/S. Davis 8

DECEMBER 2 at Stetson W, 94-85 2,150 Fall 23/Fall 11 5 UIC W, 88-58 4,208 Walker 21/McBride 8 8 Massachusetts W, 67-63 4,395 A.J. Daivs 14/Henriquez 8 12 FAU W, 75-61 4,130 A.J. Davis 21/A.J. Davis 15 19 at Detroit Mercy L, 95-89 2,055 A.J. Davis 23/A.J. Davis 8 22 Bethune-Cookman W, 101-96 (ot) 3,734 Walker 21/Williams 8 29 rv/rv George Washingston L, 67-50 3,889 Efianayi 12/A.J. Davis 4

JANUARY 2 at East Carolina* W, 71-68 4,605 A.J. Davis 23/McBride 13 6 USF* W, 75-64 3,603 Henriquez 20/Fall, Henriquez 6 10 at #15/-- SMU* L, 88-73 6,952 McBride 20/McBride 9 16 East Carolina* W, 89-69 5,411 Walker, Henriquez, A.J. Davis 13/McBride 11 20 at USF* W, 64-54 3,491 A.J. Davis 22/A.J. Davis 10 24 at Tulsa* L, 75-60 4,270 McBride 15/Fall 10 26 Memphis* L, 97-86 4,577 McBride 20/A.J. Davis 8 31 rv/rv UConn* L, 67-41 6,414 Williams 10/A.J. Davis 7

FEBRUARY 4 at Tulane* W, 70-62 1,174 Walker 33/S. Davis 9 6 Temple* L, 62-60 3,654 Efianayi, Williams 11/S. Davis 9 9 Cincinnati* L, 69-51 4,143 Williams 24/Fall 8 13 at Houston* L, 82-58 4,126 Williams 13/A.J. Davis, Walker, S. Davis, Fall 4 17 at Memphis* L, 73-56 12,492 Williams 12/Fall 9 21 Tulsa* L, 75-67 6,437 Williams 16/A.J. Davis 8 24 Houston* L, 88-61 4,664 McSpadden 15/McSpadden, AJ. Davis 5 27 at Temple* L, 63-61 7,569 Walker 21/Fall 14

MARCH 2 Tulane* W, 73-65 3,720 Walker 20/Fall 13 6 at UConn* L, 67-46 10,167 Fall 13/Fall 5 American Athletic Conference Championship (Orlando, Fla.) 10 vs. Tulane L, 65-63 8,723 A.J. Davis 20/Fall 12

* American Athletic Conference game Matt Williams

Head Coach Dawkins’ Record Career Record (eight years)...... 156-115 (.576) Johnny Dawkins UCF Record (first year)...... 0-0 (---) @Coach_Dawkins Stanford Record (eight years)...... 156-115 (.576) Hired at UCF — March 23, 2016 NCAA Record (one appearance)...... 2-1 (.667) Coaching File — Stanford, head coach, NIT Record (three appearance)...... 11-1 (.917) 2008-16; Duke, associate head coach, CBI Record (one appearance)...... 2-1 (.667) 2000-08; Duke, assistant coach, 1998-99.

Highlights — Led Stanford to five postseason appearances, including the Year-By-Year Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason 2014 Sweet Sixteen ... Second coach th in Stanford history to record four 20- 2008–09 Stanford 20–14 6–12/9 1-1 2-1 (CBI) 2009–10 Stanford 14–18 7–11/t8th 1-1 win seasons ... Four Cardinal players th were taken in the NBA Draft during his 2010–11 Stanford 15–16 7–11/t7 0-1 2011–12 Stanford 26–11 10–8/7th 1-1 5-0 (NIT) tenure ... Coached for 10 years under th Mike Krzyzewski at Duke, helping the 2012–13 Stanford 19–15 9–9/t6 0-1 1-1 (NIT) rd Blue Devils to the 2001 national cham- 2013–14 Stanford 23–13 10–8/t3 2-1 2-1 (NCAA S16) pionship ... During Dawkins’ decade as 2014–15 Stanford 24–13 9–9/t5th 1-1 5-0 (NIT) a coach at Duke, the Blue Devils won 2015–16 Stanford 15–15 8–10/9th 0-1 a national championship (2001), tallied Overall 156–115 (.576) 66–78 (.458) 6-8 (.429) 15-3 (.833) six ACC regular season championships, recorded seven ACC Tournament titles * UCF vacated 21 wins from the 2010-11 season and posted a 330-60 record ... Served as Player Personnel Director for USA Basketball Senior National Team from 2006-08.

Collegiate File — Played for Duke from 1983-86, earning Consensus All-America honors twice (1985, 1986) ... Voted as the 1986 Naismith National Player of the Year and named a Freshman All-American in 1983 ... Helped lead Duke to three NCAA Tournament berths, including an NCAA National Championship Game appearance in 1986 ... Played nine years in the NBA and was drafted 10th overall in the 1986 NBA Draft by the ... B.A., Duke, Major: Political Science, 1986.

Personal — Native of Washington, D.C. ... Birthdate: Sept. 28, 1963 ... Married to wife, Tracy and has four children: Blair, Sean, Jillian, Aubrey. 26 • 2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball UCF CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI BEARCATS

Mike Bohn Director of Athletics Head Coach ®

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2016-17 Schedule NOVEMBER Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Tip-Off (Campus sites/Uncasville, Conn.) 11 Brown (ESPN3)...... TBA 14 Albany (ESPNU)...... 7 p.m. 19 Rhode Island (ESPN3)...... 3 p.m. 20 vs. Duke or Penn State (ESPN/ESPN2)...... 1/3:30 p.m. 23 Samford (ESPN3)...... TBA 26 Lipscomb (ESPN3)...... TBA

DECEMBER 1 at Iowa State (ESPN)...... 9 p.m. 4 Bowling Green (ESPNU)...... 8 p.m. 10 at Butler (FS1)...... 4:30 p.m. 13 Texas Southern (ESPN3)...... TBA 17 Fairleigh Dickinson (ESPN3)...... TBA 22 Marshall (CBSSN)...... 7 p.m. 28 at Temple* (ESPNU)...... 9 p.m.

JANUARY 1 Tulane* (CBSSN)...... 7 p.m. 7 at Houston* (ESPNU)...... 9 p.m. 12 SMU* (ESPN/ESPN2)...... 9 p.m. 15 at East Carolina* (CBSSN)...... 4 p.m. 18 Temple* (CBSSN)...... 7 p.m. 21 at Tulane* (CBSSN)...... 4 p.m. 26 Xavier (ESPN2)...... 7 p.m. 29 USF* (CBSSN)...... 4 p.m.

FEBRUARY 1 at Tulsa* (CBSSN)...... 9 p.m. 4 UConn* (ESPN/ESPN2)...... TBA 8 UCF* (ESPNU)...... 9 p.m. 12 at SMU* (ESPN)...... 4 p.m. 15 at USF* (ESPNU)...... 7 p.m. 18 Tulsa* (ESPNU)...... Noon 23 Memphis* (ESPN/ESPN2)...... 7 p.m. Troy Caupain 26 at UCF* (CBSSN)...... 3 p.m.

MARCH 2 Houston* (ESPN/ESPN2)...... 7 p.m. 5 at UConn* (CBS)...... Noon

* American Athletic Conference game All times Eastern UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI Location:...... Cincinnati, Ohio Enrollment:...... 44,338 The More You Know: @GoBearcatsMBB Founded:...... 1819 Nickname: ...... Bearcats • Cincinnati is one of eight schools that has made the NCAA tour- Colors: ...... Red and Black nament in each of the last six seasons, joining Duke, Gonzaga, Website: ...... GoBearcats.com Kansas, Michigan State, North Carolina, VCU and Wisconsin. Arena: ...... Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Interim President: ...... Beverly Davenport • Senior guard Troy Caupain is the lone postseason First Team Director of Athletics: ...... Mike Bohn All-American Athletic Conference player returning this season. Head Coach: ...... Mick Cronin (Cincinnati ’97) Caupain finished with 160 assists last season, the most by a Bear- cat since Cashmere Wright dished out a Mick Cronin-era record MEDIA RELATIONS 169 during the 2011-12 campaign. Assistant AD/Sports Communications: ...... Andre Foushee Office Phone: ...... (513) 556-5182 Mobile: ...... (859) 797-7871 • Head coach Mick Cronin earned his 200th win at Cincinnati E-mail: ...... [email protected] in a 97-75 home win over Tulane on Jan. 24. Press Row Phone: ...... (513) 556-3800 • The Bearcats were once again among the elite defensive teams BEARCATS TEAM FACTS in the country. Cincinnati’s scoring defense of 63.3 points per th 2015-16 Record/Finish: ...... 22-11/12-6 American (t3rd) game ranked 12 nationally, while UC led the nation in holding All-Time Record: ...... 1,727-997 (.634) opponents to a 41.3 2-point percentage. NCAA Appearances: ...... 30 Last NCAA Appearance: ...... 2016 (1st Round) • Cane Broome will sit out the 2016-17 season but was the 2016 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 7/4 NEC Player of the Year in his sophomore season at Sacred Heart. Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 3/2

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2015-16 Statistics AL TOT 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 10 CAUPAIN, Troy 33 33 1104 33.5 142 379 .375 55 170 .324 89 113 .788 16 108 124 3.8 48 0 160 60 13 37 428 13.0 21 COBB, Farad 31 31 831 26.8 119 295 .403 74 188 .394 21 25 .840 14 42 56 1.8 34 0 48 28 1 42 333 10.7 11 CLARK, Gary 33 32 1002 30.4 126 243 .519 13 25 .520 79 115 .687 113 177 290 8.8 76 0 70 42 49 41 344 10.4 2 ELLIS, Octavius 33 32 835 25.3 117 214 .547 0 0 .000 89 139 .640 94 154 248 7.5 96 3 38 72 50 26 323 9.8 1 EVANS, Jacob 33 8 806 24.4 94 253 .372 45 135 .333 45 56 .804 36 99 135 4.1 61 2 54 25 27 27 278 8.4 22 DeBERRY, Coreontae 33 2 485 14.7 75 133 .564 0 0 .000 56 82 .683 41 81 122 3.7 63 1 7 18 33 12 206 6.2 24 THOMAS, Shaq 28 25 573 20.5 66 150 .440 11 35 .314 29 49 .592 40 65 105 3.8 42 0 39 34 15 20 172 6.1 25 JOHNSON, Kevin 33 2 700 21.2 68 196 .347 40 130 .308 24 32 .750 24 34 58 1.8 51 0 55 38 2 30 200 6.1 3 JENIFER, Justin 27 0 232 8.6 21 58 .362 10 30 .333 14 20 .700 2 16 18 0.7 18 0 34 17 0 14 66 2.4 00 MOORE, Quadri 26 0 190 7.3 21 54 .389 4 12 .333 13 19 .684 13 21 34 1.3 21 0 2 18 2 8 59 2.3 45 TOBLER, Zack 6 0 17 2.8 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 5 8 .625 3 0 3 0.5 3 0 1 1 0 0 9 1.5 Team 45 52 97 2 10 Total 33 6775 851 1980 .430 252 725 .348 464 658 .705 441 849 1290 39.1 515 6 508 363 192 257 2418 73.3 Opponents 33 6775 750 1907 .393 240 672 .357 350 515 .680 375 761 1136 34.4 577 - 380 450 109 169 2090 63.3

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2016-17 Roster New Kids on the Block (6): Jackson Bart, F, R-Fr., 6-5, 210 No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last) Bartlesville, Okla./Bartlesville (Oral Roberts) 0 Quadri Moore F Jr. 6-8 230 Linden, N.J./Linden • Will walk-on at Cincinnati. 1 Jacob Evans III G/F So. 6-6 210 Baton Rouge, La./St. Michael the Archangel • Did not see action in 2014-15 at Oral Roberts. 3 Justin Jenifer G So. 5-10 175 Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill Academy Nysier Brooks, C, Fr., 6-11, 240 10 Troy Caupain G Sr. 6-4 210 Midlothian, Va./Cosby Philadelphia, Pa./Advanced Prep International (Texas) 11 Gary Clark F Jr. 6-8 225 Clayton, N.C./Clayton • Averaged 14 points, eight rebounds and three assists in 13 Tre Scott F R-Fr. 6-8 225 Darien, Ga./McIntosh County Academy 2015-16 with Advanced Prep International. • Posted double-double numbers at Life Center Academy 14 Jackson Bart F R-Fr. 6-5 210 Bartlesville, Okla./Bartlesville (Oral Roberts) (N.J.) during the 2014-15 season, averaging 14 points and 12 15 Cane Broome G Jr. 6-0 160 East Hartford, Conn./East Hartford (Sacred Heart) rebounds to go along with four blocks 24 Kyle Washington F Jr. 6-9 230 Champlin, Minn./Brewster Academy (N.H.) (NC State) • Tabbed a three-star prospect according to all recruiting 25 Kevin Johnson G Sr. 6-3 185 Cincinnati, Ohio/Summit Country Day School sites. 33 Nysier Brooks C Fr. 6-11 240 Philadelphia, Pa./Advanced Prep International (Texas) Cane Broome, G, Jr., 6-0, 160 34 Jarron Cumberland G Fr. 6-5 218 Wilmington, Ohio/Wilmington East Hartford, Conn./East Hartford (Sacred Heart) 45 Zack Tobler F Sr. 6-5 225 Fort Mitchell, Ky./Covington Catholic • Will sit out the 2016-17 season due to NCAA transfer rules. • Named the 2015-16 Northeast Conference Player of the Year after ranking seventh in the nation in scoring at 23.1 points Head Coach: Mick Cronin (Cincinnati ‘97) per game to go with 4.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.7 steals Associate Head Coach: (Asbury College ‘78) in 37.5 minutes for Sacred Heart. Assistant Coach: Darren Savino (Jersey City ‘94) • Earned numerous regional and national honors during the Assistant Coach: Antwon Jackson (Pikeville College ‘93) 2015-16 season, including Associated Press Honorable Director of Basketball Operations: Mark Berger (Cincinnati ‘01) Mention All-America, United States Basketball Writers’ Association (USBWA) All-District I, First Team All-ECAC, Na- tional Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 18 accolades and First Team All-MET Basketball Writers’ Association accolades. Jarron Cumberland, G, Fr., 6-5, 218 Wilmington, Ohio/Wilmington • Averaged 29.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 steals and 3.2 assists while shooting 57.4 percent (303-of-528) from the field as a senior at Wilmington High School. • Named a finalist for the Ohio Mr. Basketball Award and a McDonald’s All-American nominee. • Ranked No. 55 on ESPN’s Top 100 prospects list and listed as a four-star prospect by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247 Sports. Tre Scott, F, R-Fr., 6-8, 230 Darien, Ga./McIntosh County Academy • Redshirted in the 2015-16 season. • Named the Georgia Region 2A Player of the Year as a junior and senior. • Set the school scoring mark with 1,824 points while aver- aging 13.3 rebounds during his career at McIntosh County Academy, averaging 21.6 points, 14.1 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 3.5 blocks as a senior. • Tabbed a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals.com and Scout.com and 247 Sports. Kyle Washington, F, Jr., 6-9, 225 Champlin, Minn./Brewster (N.H.) Academy (NC State) • Sat out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Jacob Evans III • Started 18 of 34 games as a sophomore at NC State in 2014- 15, averaging 6.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. • Ranked in the top 100 nationally by Rivals.com (93) and ESPN.com (97).

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2015-16 Results (22-11, 12-6 American) Home: 14-3 | Away: 6-6 | Neutral: 2-2 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 13 Western Carolina W, 97-72 7,213 Clark 21/Ellis 10 15 Robert Morris W, 106-44 6,292 Cobb 15/DeBerry 8 Bill Frack Challenge 18 at Bowling Green W, 83-50 3,411 Cobb 20/DeBerry 12 Barclays Center Classic (Campus Sites/Brooklyn, N.Y.) 22 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 99-50 6,083 Cobb 20/Moore 9 24 SE Louisiana W, 64-49 6,824 Evans, Caupain 15/Ellis 9 27 vs. Nebraska W, 65-61 4,127 Caupain 17/Ellis 9 28 vs. rv/rv George Washington W, 61-56 4,203 Caupain 16/Clark 11

DECEMBER 2 #rv/25 Butler L, 78-76 11,125 Ellis, Evans 16/Ellis 12 6 Morgan State W, 87-66 6,126 Thomas 15/Clark 14 Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout 12 at #12/13 Xavier L, 65-55 10,617 Ellis 13/Clark 7 15 Norfolk State W, 75-59 6,215 Cobb 20/Ellis 11 19 at VCU W, 69-63 7,637 Cobb, Caupain 15/Clark 9 22 #11/9 Iowa State L, 81-79 13,176 Caupain 18/Clark 9 29 Temple* L, 77-70 10,029 Caupain 19/Ellis7

JANUARY 2 Tulsa* W, 76-57 10,102 Cobb 21/Clark 14 7 at #15/-- SMU* L, 59- 57 6,971 Cobb 18/Clark 11 10 at USF* W, 54-51 3,062 Caupain 14/Clark 11 13 --/rv Houston* W, 70-59 9,345 Johnson 15/Ellis 13 16 at Temple* L, 67-65 (2ot) 7,481 Caupain, Ellis 14/Clark 14 21 Memphis* W, 76-72 10,320 Caupain 25/Thomas 6 24 Tulane* W, 97-75 9,224 Clark, Thomas 17/Evans 7 28 at rv/rv UConn* W, 58-57 13,242 Cobb, Clark 13/Ellis 7

FEBRUARY 4 USF* W, 88-57 9,116 Caupain 18/Clark 13 6 at Memphis* L, 63-59 12,920 Caupain 17/Clark 14 9 at UCF* W, 69-51 4,143 Johnson 13/Ellis 14 13 East Carolina* W, 75-60 12,513 Ellis 16/Clark 12 18 at Tulsa* L, 70-68 (ot) 4,402 Clark 18/Clark, Caupain, Ellis 9 20 UConn* W, 65-60 13,176 Evans, Clark 13/Clark 11 27 at East Carolina* W, 65-56 4,841 Caupain 27/Ellis 14

MARCH 3 at Houston* L, 69-56 4,171 Caupain 19/Clark 13 Gary Clark 6 #24/-- SMU* W, 61-54 13,176 Caupain 14/Ellis, Clark 11 American Athletic Conference Championship (Orlando, Fla.) 11 vs. UConn L, 104-97 (4ot) 7,475 Caupain 37/Clark 12 NCAA Tournament (Spokane, Wash.) 18 vs. rv/-- Saint Joseph’s L, 78-76 11,274 Evans 26/Evans 9

* American Athletic Conference game

Head Coach Cronin’s Record Career Record (13 years)...... 276-153 (.643) Mick Cronin Cincinnati Record (10 years)...... 207-129 (.616) @CoachCroninUC Murray State Record (three years) ...... 69-24 (.742)

Hired at Cincinnati – March 24, 2006 NCAA Record (eight appearances) ...... 4-8 (.333) NIT Record (one appearance)...... 1-1 (.500) Coaching File – Murray State, head CBI Record (one appearance)...... 0-1 (.000) coach, 2004-06; Louisville, associate head coach, 2002-03; Cincinnati, assistant coach, 1998-01; Cincinnati, Year-By-Year video coordinator, 1997; Woodward Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason H.S. in Cincinnati, assistant coach, 2003-04 Murray State 28-6 14-2/2nd 3-0 0-1 (NCAA) 1992-96. 2004-05 Murray State 17-11 11-5/t2nd 0-1 2005-06 Murray State 24-7 17-3/1st 3-0 0-1 (NCAA) th Highlights – Has led Cincinnati 2006-07 Cincinnati 11-19 2-14/16 --- 2007-08 Cincinnati 13-19 8-10/10th 0-1 0-1 (CBI) to six consecutive NCAA Tourna- 2008-09 Cincinnati 18-14 8-10/t9th 0-1 ment appearances, including 2012 2009-10 Cincinnati 19-16 7-11/t10th 2-1 1-1 (NIT) Sweet Sixteen ... 2015 Cincinnati 2010-11 Cincinnati 26-9 11-7/t6th 1-1 1-1 (NCAA) squad reached the 2nd Round of the 2011-12 Cincinnati 26-11 12-6/t4th 2-1 0-1 (NCAA) NCAA Tournament ... Tabbed 2014 2012-13 Cincinnati 22-12 9-9/t9th 1-1 2-1 (NCAA) st American Athletic Conference Coach 2013-14 Cincinnati 27-7 15-3/t1 1-1 0-1 (NCAA) rd of the Year ... Prior to arriving at Cincinnati, guided Murray State to two NCAA 2014-15 Cincinnati 23-11 13-5/t3 0-1 1-1 (NCAA) 2015-16 Cincinnati 22-11 12-6/t3rd 0-1 0-1 (NCAA) Tournament appearances in 2004 and 2006 ... Named 2006 Ohio Valley Coach of the Overall 276-153 (.643) 140-91 (.606) 13-10 (.565) 5-10 (.333) Year ... Led Murray State to a school-record 28 wins in his first season as a head coach (2003-04).

Collegiate File – B.A., Cincinnati, Major: History, 1997

Personal — Native of Cincinnati, Ohio ... Birthdate is July 7, 1971 ... Cronin’s father, Harold “Hep” Cronin was a highly-successful high school coach in the Cincinnati area, amassing over 400 victories.

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UCONN HUSKIES

David Benedict Kevin Ollie Director of Athletics Head Coach

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2016-17 Schedule NOVEMBER 11 Wagner (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 14 Northeastern (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 17 at Loyola Marymount (ESPN3)...... 10 p.m. Maui Jim Maui Invitational (Maui, Hawai’i) 21 vs. Oklahoma State (ESPNU)...... 9 p.m. 22 vs. North Carolina/Chaminade (TBA)...... TBA 23 vs. TBD (TBA)...... TBA 30 Boston UniversityXL (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m.

DECEMBER 5 vs. SyracuseMSG (ESPN2)...... 7 p.m. 10 at Ohio State (BTN)...... 6 p.m. 18 North Florida (ESPN3)...... TBA 23 AuburnXL (ESPN2)...... 2:30 p.m. 28 Houston* XL (ESPN2)...... 3/5 p.m. 31 at Tulsa* (CBSSN)...... 2 p.m.

JANUARY 5 at Memphis* (ESPN/ESPN2)...... 7 p.m. 8 UCF* XL (CBSSN)...... 5 p.m. 11 Temple* (CBSSN)...... 9 p.m. 14 at Georgetown (FOX)...... Noon 19 at SMU* (ESPN/ESPN2)...... 7 p.m. 22 East Carolina* XL (CBSSN)...... 6 p.m. 25 at USF * (ESPNU)...... 7 p.m. 28 Tulane* (ESPNU)...... 8 p.m.

FEBRUARY 4 at Cincinnati* (ESPN/ESPN2)...... TBA 8 USF* (CBSSN)...... 7 p.m. 11 at UCF* (CBSSN)...... 6 p.m. 16 Memphis* XL (ESPN/ESPN2)...... 9 p.m. 19 at Temple* (ESPN)...... 4 p.m. 22 at Houston* (CBSSN)...... 9 p.m. 25 SMU* XL (CBS)...... Noon Rodney Purvis MARCH 1 at East Carolina* (ESPNU)...... 7 p.m. 5 Cincinnati* (CBS)...... Noon

* American Athletic Conference game XL Game played at XL Center in Hartford, Conn. MSG Game played at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. All times Eastern UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT Location:...... Storrs, Conn. Enrollment:...... 30,474 The More You Know: @UConnMBB Founded:...... 1881 • UConn’s incoming recruiting class is ranked among the nation’s best. Nickname:...... Huskies The five-man freshman class in ranked ninth by ESPN and 14th by Scout. Colors:...... National Flag Blue (Navy) and White Website:...... UConnHuskies.com com. Arenas:...... Gampel Pavilion (10,167); XL Center (15,564) President:...... Dr. Susan Herbst • The Huskies are returning to the Maui Invitational for the fourth time Director of Athletics:...... David Benedict in program history (2000, 2005, 2010). UConn won the 2005 and 2010 Head Coach:...... Kevin Ollie (UConn ’95) championships and are 8-1 all-time in Maui.

MEDIA RELATIONS • , the 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Defensive Assistant Director of Athletic Communications:...... Phil Chardis Player of the Year, matched the conference single-game blocks record Office Phone:...... (860) 486-3531 with nine against Maine on Nov. 13, 2015. Mobile:...... (860) 771-3314 E-mail:...... [email protected] • Under Kevin Ollie, the Huskies have been among the stingiest defen- Press Row Phone:...... (860) 486-1888 - GP; (860) 244-0334 - XL sive teams in the country. In Ollie’s four years, UConn has ranked no worse than 41st in effective field-goal percentage defense. Last year, the HUSKIES TEAM FACTS Huskies were sixth nationally, holding teams to a 44.5-percent eFG. 2015-16 Record/Finish:...... 25-11/11-7 American (6th) All-Time Record:...... 1,664-921 (.643) • Former UConn swingman Daniel Hamilton became the 21st UConn play- NCAA Appearances:...... 33 er to be drafted by the NBA since 1999 when he was selected by the Last NCAA Appearance:...... 2016 (2nd Round) Denver Nuggets (56th overall). Overall, Hamilton is the 42nd UConn player Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 5/6 drafted since 1965. Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 1/4

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2015-16 Statistics

AL TOT 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 44 PURVIS, Rodney 36 21 1038 28.8 163 376 .434 70 182 .385 65 99 .657 16 91 107 3.0 71 2 74 55 4 32 461 12.8 5 HAMILTON, Daniel 36 36 1147 31.9 159 411 .387 47 142 .331 86 100 .860 33 288 321 8.9 66 0 170 85 15 38 451 12.5 32 MILLER, Shonn 36 36 924 25.7 170 297 .572 9 24 .375 93 116 .802 44 142 186 5.2 108 3 20 22 31 34 442 12.3 4 GIBBS, Sterling 36 36 1185 32.9 125 323 .387 79 204 .387 112 131 .855 11 67 78 2.2 57 0 83 57 1 33 441 12.3 2 ADAMS, Jalen 36 11 839 23.3 104 244 .426 12 44 .273 44 51 .863 28 64 92 2.6 64 0 87 61 15 39 264 7.3 35 BRIMAH, Amida 25 17 526 21.0 67 101 .663 0 0 .000 28 34 .824 46 69 115 4.6 64 1 3 20 67 6 162 6.5 21 CALHOUN, Omar 36 5 514 14.3 50 121 .413 28 72 .389 25 31 .806 15 47 62 1.7 34 0 31 20 8 12 153 4.3 12 FACEY, Kentan 35 5 444 12.7 47 82 .573 0 0 .000 15 23 .652 60 67 127 3.6 74 1 10 27 30 8 109 3.1 10 CASSELL JR., Sam 18 0 118 6.6 13 37 .351 10 28 .357 3 3 1.000 2 5 7 0.4 7 0 5 3 1 2 39 2.2 00 NOLAN, Phillip 32 13 338 10.6 22 41 .537 0 0 .000 9 11 .818 18 31 49 1.5 70 0 6 14 8 4 53 1.7 13 ENOCH, Steven 27 0 187 6.9 19 35 .543 0 0 .000 6 14 .429 13 27 40 1.5 34 1 1 6 3 1 44 1.6 24 FOXEN, Christian 10 0 13 1.3 2 5 .400 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.4 23 AMILO, Nnamdi 10 0 14 1.4 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 5 5 0.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.4 31 NOYES, Mike 10 0 13 1.3 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.4 Team 52 59 111 23 Total 36 7300 944 2079 .454 255 699 .365 488 615 .793 338 964 1302 36.2 657 8 490 394 183 209 2631 73.1 Opponents 36 7300 785 2033 .386 240 736 .326 475 719 .661 396 845 1241 34.5 592 - 410 440 129 183 2285 63.5

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2016-17 Roster New Kids on the Block (6): Mamadou Diarra, Fr., F, 6-8, 215 No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last) Queens, N.Y./Putnam Science Academy 1 Christian Vital G Fr. 6-2 178 Queens Village, N.Y./St. Thomas More • Rated No. 93 national recruit by ESPN. 2 Jalen Adams G So. 6-3 195 Roxbury, Mass./Brewster Academy (N.H.) • Played last 2 1/2 years at Putnam Science Academy, averaging 10.0 points and 7.5 rebounds last season. Helped PSA to a 27-8 record 3 Alterique Gilbert G Fr. 6-0 175 Richmond, Va./Miller Grove (Ga.) and the national semifinals, where it lost to St. Thomas More. 5 Vance Jackson F Fr. 6-8 229 Los Angeles, Calif./Prolific Prep • Left Putnam Science as the school’s second all-time rebounder, 12 Kentan Facey F Sr. 6-10 227 Trelawny, Jamaica /Long Island (N.Y.) Lutheran second in blocked shots, and in the top five in scoring. • Selected to play in Regional Game, scoring 19 13 Steven Enoch F So. 6-11 258 Norwalk, Conn./St. Thomas More points on 9-of-10 shooting, and grabbing 3 rebounds to help Team 15 Rodney Purvis G R-Sr. 6-4 205 Raleigh, N.C./Upper Room Christian Academy (NC State) New York to a 148-128 win. 21 Mamadou Diarra F Fr. 6-8 215 Queens, N.Y./Putnam Science Academy Juwan Durham, Fr., F, 6-11, 207 22 Terry Larrier G/F R-So. 6-8 192 Bronx, N.Y./The Phelps School (Pa.) (VCU) Tampa, Fla./Tampa Prep 23 Juwan Durham F Fr. 6-11 207 Tampa, Fla./Tampa Prep • Consensus Top 75 recruit as well as a McDonald’s All-American nominee. 24 Christian Foxen F Jr. 6-8 227 Rocky Hill, Conn./South Kent Prep • Florida 3A Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior. 31 Michael Noyes G Sr. 6-0 186 Granby, Conn./Granby • Suffered a torn ACL in his left knee last fall and missed entire senior 35 Amida Brimah C Sr. 7-0 230 Accra, Ghana/Archbishop Coleman Carroll (Fla.) season. Has not played competitively since February 2015. • Averaged 22.9 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 4.7 blocks during his junior season before tearing the ACL in his right knee. Alterique Gilbert, Fr., G, 6-0, 175 Head Coach: Kevin Ollie (UConn ‘95) Richmond, Va./Miller Grove (Ga.) Associate Head Coach: (UConn ‘88) • The 12th McDonald’s All-American to join the UConn program. Assistant Coach: (UConn ‘99) • Consensus Top 30 recruit, named Mr. Georgia Basketball and Gato- Assistant Coach: Dwayne Killings (Hampton ‘03) rade Georgia State Player of the Year in 2015-16. • Averaged 20.1 points, 5.8 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 4.3 steals at Miller Director of Administration: Kevin Freeman (UConn ‘06) Grove High School as a senior, leading Miller Grove to a 31-3 record, the Georgia 5A State Championship and the semifinals of the Dick’s Sporting Goods High School Nationals before bowing to Oak Hill Academy by one point. • Played for the winning Boys West Team in the 2016 McDonald’s All-American Game. Also took part in the Jordan Brand Classic. Vance Jackson, Fr., F 6-8, 229 Los Angeles, Calif./Prolific Prep • Rated as No. 15 small forward recruit and No. 78 overall by ESPN, No. 16 and No. 79 by Scout.com. • Averaged 21.7 points, 6.8 rebounds to help Prolific Prep post a 25-7 record and reach the semifinals of the Grind Session National Cham- pionships in Lawrence, Kan. • Attended St. John Bosco (Calif.) the previous two years, averaging 19.4 points, 7.1 rebounds as a junior and as a sophomore, teaming with former UConn Husky Daniel Hamilton to capture the Division II State Championship. Terry Larrier, R-So., G/F, 6-8, 185 Bronx, N.Y. /The Phelps School (Pa.) (Virginia Commonwealth) • Eligible at UConn after sitting out the 2015-16 season following a transfer from VCU. • Named to the 2014-15 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Rookie Team. • One of just three players in the country invited to attend the Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and Chris Paul Academies in the summer following his senior year. Christian Vital, Fr., G, 6-2, 178 Queens Village, N.Y./St. Thomas More • Comes to UConn as a combination guard. • Averaged 16.8 ppg, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.2 assists as a senior. • Selected to play in the Jordan Brand Classic regional game and recorded 13 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals to help Team New York to a Jalen Adams 148-128 win.

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2015-16 Results (25-11, 11-7 American) Home: 14-3 | Away: 6-4 | Neutral: 5-4 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 13 Maine W, 100-56 10,167 Gibbs 20/Miller 10 17 New Hampshire W, 85-66 9,047 Gibbs 21/Hamilton 11 21 Furman W, 83-58 8,190 Miller 18/Miller 7 (Nassau, Bahamas) 25 vs. rv/-- Michigan W, 74-60 2,491 Hamilton 16/Hamilton 9 26 vs. Syracuse L, 79-76 3,009 Hamilton 18/Hamilton 12 27 vs. #10/11 Gonzaga L, 73-70 2,122 Miller 19/Hamilton 7

DECEMBER 2 Sacred HeartXL W, 82-49 8,563 Purvis 19/Hamilton 13 Jimmy V Classic (Madison Square Garden) 8 vs. #6/9 Maryland L, 76-66 19,812 Hamilton 23/Brimah 7 12 Ohio State W, 75-55 10,167 Calhoun 14/Miller 9 20 UMass-LowellXL W, 88-79 9,848 Purvis 28/Hamilton 11 23 Central ConnecticutXL W, 99-52 7,123 Miller 25/Facey 12 29 at rv/rv Texas W, 71-66 13,931 Purvis 16/Facey 8

JANUARY 2 at Tulane* W, 75-67 2,243 Purvis 20/Hamilton 9 5 Temple* XL L, 55-53 11,319 Miller 18/Hamilton 9 9 Memphis* W, 81-78 9,409 Gibbs 26/Hamilton 8 14 at Tulsa* L, 60-51 5,192 Gibbs 20/Hamilton 14 17 at --/rv Houston* W, 69-57 4,672 Gibbs 20/Hamilton 9 19 Tulane* XL W, 60-42 9,516 Miller 18/Miller, Facey 7 23 Georgetown XL W, 68-62 15,564 Purvis 17/Hamilton 8 28 Cincinnati XL L, 58-57 13,242 Gibbs 14/Miller, Hamilton 8 31 at UCF* W, 67-41 6,414 Miller 11/Miller 8

FEBRUARY 4 at Memphis* W, 77-57 13,323 Hamilton 16/Hamilton 13 7 East Carolina* W, 85-67 9,307 Miller, Purvis 16/Hamilton 16 11 at Temple* L, 63-58 8,316 Miller 15/Hamilton 10 13 Tulsa* W, 75-73 10,167 Calhoun, Gibbs 14/Hamilton 10 18 #21/-- SMU XL W, 68-62 15,564 Brimah 16/Brimah 8 20 at rv/-- Cincinnati* L, 65-60 13,176 Adams 19/Hamilton 8 25 at USF* W, 81-51 4,668 Purvis 18/Hamilton 8 28 Houston* L, 75-68 9,667 Hamilton 20/Brimah, Hamilton 7

MARCH 3 at #24/-- SMU* L, 80-54 7,303 Gibbs 20/Hamilton 5 6 UCF* W, 67-46 10,167 Hamilton 12/Hamilton, Purvis 7 American Athletic Conference Championship (Orlando, Fla.) 11 vs. rv/rv Cincinnati W, 104-97 (4ot) 7,475 Hamilton 32/Hamilton 12 12 vs. rv/-- Temple W, 77-62 7,465 Hamilton, Miller 19/Hamilton 11 13 vs. Memphis W, 72-58 2,990 Miller, Gibbs 13/Hamilton 11 NCAA Tournament (Des Moines, Iowa) 17 vs. Colorado W, 74-67 16,628 Purvis 19/Hamilton 10 19 vs. #1/1 Kansas L, 73-61 16,824 Gibbs 20/Hamilton 8 Amida Brimah * American Athletic Conference game XL XL Center, Hartford, Conn.

Head Coach Ollie’s Record Career Record (four years)...... 97-44 (.688) Kevin Ollie UConn Record (four years)...... 97-44 (.688) @CoachKO_UConn NCAA Record (two appearances)...... 7-1 Hired at UConn – Sept. 13, 2012 NIT Record (one appearance)...... 0-1 Coaching File - UConn, assistant coach, 2010-12 Year-By-Year Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason Highlights - Took seventh-seeded 2012-13 UConn 20-10 10-8/t7th — UConn team to an NCAA champi- 2013-14 UConn 32-8 12-6/t3rd 2-1 6-0 (NCAA Champion) onship in 2014 — his first year of 2014-15 UConn 20-15 10-8/t5th 3-1 0-1 (NIT) postseason eligibility as a head 2015-16 UConn 25-11 11-7/6th 3-0 1-1 (NCAA) coach ... One of 11 active Division Overall 97-44 (.688) 43-29 (.597) 8-2 (.800) 7-2 (.778) I head coaches with a national title on his resume ... 15-4 record in postseason play.

Collegiate File – Two-time team captain at UConn during his career (1991-95) ... Helped team to Big East regular-season crown in 1993-94 and 1994-95 ... All-Big East Third Team selection in his senior season when the team advanced to NCAA Elite Eight ... Named to the UConn Basketball All-Century Team in 2001 ... Ranks third all-time at the school in assists and first in assists in Big East games ... B.A. in Communi- cations (1995), UConn ... Played 13 seasons in the NBA (1997-10), appearing in the 2001 NBA Finals with the .

Personal - Native of Los Angeles, Calif. ... Birthdate is Dec. 27, 1972 ... Attended Crenshaw High School ... He has a son, Jalen, and a daughter, Cheyanne.

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EAST CAROLINA PIRATES

Jeff Compher Jeff Lebo Director of Athletics Head Coach

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2016-17 Schedule NOVEMBER 11 Grambling (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. 14 North Carolina A&T (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 17 at Charlotte...... 7 p.m. Savannah Invitational (Campus sites/Savannah, Ga.) 20 Stetson (ESPN3)...... 1 p.m. 22 Florida A&M (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 25 vs. Mercer...... 5 p.m. 26 vs. Air Force/Akron...... 5/7:30 p.m. 29 Hampton (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m.

DECEMBER 3 North Carolina Central (ESPN3)...... 5 p.m. 6 at Virginia (RSN)...... 7 p.m. 15 College of Charleston (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 20 at UNC Wilmington...... 6:30 p.m. 22 Presbyterian (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 28 USF* (ESPNEWS)...... 7 p.m. 31 SMU* (ASN/ESPN3)...... Noon

JANUARY 3 at UCF* (ESPNEWS)...... 7:15 p.m. 7 at Temple* (ASN/ESPN3)...... Noon 11 Houston* (ESPNEWS)...... 6 p.m. 15 Cincinnati* (CBSSN)...... 4 p.m. 22 at UConn* XL (CBSSN)...... 6 p.m. 25 Tulsa* (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 28 at Memphis* (ESPNEWS)...... 3:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY 1 at SMU* (ESPNEWS)...... 9:30 p.m. 4 Tulane* (ASN/ESPN3)...... 2 p.m. 11 at USF* (ESPNU)...... 8 p.m. 15 Temple* (ESPNEWS)...... 7 p.m. 18 UCF* (ESPNEWS)...... 4 p.m. 21 at Tulane* (ESPNU)...... 9 p.m. 26 at Tulsa* (ESPNU)...... 4 p.m.

MARCH 1 UConn* (ESPNU)...... 7 p.m. B.J. Tyson 5 at Houston* (CBSSN)...... 4 p.m.

* American Athletic Conference Game XL Game played at XL Center in Hartford, Conn. EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY All times Eastern Location:...... Greenville, N.C. Enrollment:...... 28,962 The More You Know: @ECUPirateHoops Founded:...... 1907 Nickname:...... Pirates • In B.J. Tyson, Caleb White and Kentrell Barkley, East Carolina Colors:...... Purple and Gold returns three of its top four scorers from last season. The trio Website:...... ECUPirates.com combined for over 54 percent of ECU’s scoring in 2015-16. Arena:...... Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (7,100) Chancellor:...... Dr. Cecil Stanton • With 881 career points, Tyson is one of three players in school Director of Athletics:...... Jeff Compher history to score more than 800 points prior to his junior season. Head Coach:...... Jeff Lebo (North Carolina ‘89) • Kentrell Barkley was named to the American Athletic Confer- MEDIA RELATIONS ence All-Rookie Team after averaging 10.1 points per game in his Associate Director of Media Relations:...... Jody Jones freshman season. Office Phone:...... (252) 737-4524 Mobile:...... (252) 414-2019 E-mail:...... [email protected] • The Pirates added seven newcomers to the roster for the 2016- Press Row Phone:...... (252) 215-9203 17 season. Three of those newcomers will bolster the ECU front line, as Andre Washington (7-1), Jabari Craig (6-10) and Elijah PIRATES TEAM FACTS Hughes (6-6) join Deng Riak (6-10), Michel Nzege (6-8), Clarence 2015-16 Record/Finish:...... 12-20/4-14 American (t9th) Williams (6-8) and Caleb White (6-7). All-Time Record:...... 1,054-1,079 (.494) NCAA Appearances: ...... 2 Last NCAA Appearance: ...... 1993 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 6/8 Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 2/3

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2015-16 Statistics

AL TOT 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 21 TYSON, B.J. 32 31 1071 33.5 173 412 .420 44 150 .293 78 106 .736 25 116 141 4.4 55 0 82 73 5 31 468 14.6 2 WHITE, Caleb 30 22 962 32.1 128 302 .424 70 184 .380 48 60 .800 13 81 94 3.1 57 0 75 53 3 23 374 12.5 4 WILLIAMS, Prince 32 31 903 28.2 113 265 .426 39 97 .402 63 84 .750 20 80 100 3.1 53 0 123 67 6 37 328 10.3 15 BARKLEY, Kentrell 31 11 872 28.1 98 211 .464 24 68 .353 93 137 .679 53 142 195 6.3 50 0 93 48 11 38 313 10.1 34 ZANGARI, Michael 31 17 662 21.4 59 147 .401 13 51 .255 50 68 .735 47 72 119 3.8 85 3 23 28 6 10 181 5.8 13 NZEGE, Michel 29 15 521 18.0 48 93 .516 0 0 .000 33 41 .805 48 58 106 3.7 52 1 17 30 12 10 129 4.4 5 TEJADA, Lance 31 2 463 14.9 35 120 .292 27 82 .329 38 60 .633 3 28 31 1.0 50 2 38 30 1 16 135 4.4 10 WILLIAMS, Clarence 31 13 401 12.9 42 94 .447 4 15 .267 7 10 .700 23 62 85 2.7 48 0 13 34 10 13 95 3.1 44 AJA, Kanu 30 16 397 13.2 36 77 .468 0 0 .000 15 41 .366 29 58 87 2.9 52 2 9 16 7 1 87 2.9 3 FOSTER, Charles 21 0 116 5.5 17 39 .436 9 27 .333 3 6 .500 1 7 8 0.4 12 0 6 13 0 1 46 2.2 1 BRYANT, Grant 13 0 91 7.0 10 17 .588 0 0 .000 4 7 .571 5 8 13 1.0 15 0 2 4 1 2 24 1.8 24 BOST, Drew 7 1 14 2.0 1 5 .200 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.4 00 RIAK, Deng 8 0 45 5.6 1 8 .125 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 2 6 8 1.0 7 0 2 3 2 1 3 0.4 32 OBASOHAN, Justice 4 0 3 0.8 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 31 ROBBINS, Peyton 5 1 4 0.8 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 51 56 107 24 Total 32 6525 761 1790 .425 232 684 .339 432 620 .697 320 777 1097 34.3 536 8 486 424 64 183 2186 68.3 Opponents 32 6525 854 1911 .447 249 752 .331 344 511 .673 370 792 1162 36.3 523 4 540 403 116 204 2301 71.9

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2016-17 Roster New Kids on the Block (7): Jabari Craig, Jr., F, 6-10, 235 No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last) Toronto, Ontario/Tucker (Ga.) (Pearl River CC) 0 Deng Riak F R-Fr. 6-10 225 Melbourne, Australia/Victory Rock Prep (Fla.) • Originally signed with USC out of high school before enrolling at 1 Jeremy Sheppard G Fr. 6-1 160 Richmond, Va./John Marshall Hutchinson Community College for the 2014-15 campaign. 2 Caleb White G Sr. 6-7 210 Buckingham, Va./Virginia Episcopal • Played basketball at Pearl River Community College during the 2015- 4 Elijah Hughes G Fr. 6-6 220 Beacon, N.Y./South Kent (Conn.) School 16 season, averaging 14.4 points per 40 minutes, while shooting 63.6 5 Isaac Fleming G Jr. 6-3 210 Wilmington, Del./National Christian Academy (Md.) (Hawai’i) percent from the field. 13 Michel Nzege F Sr. 6-8 225 Geneva, Switzerland/Mount Zion Christian Academy (Winston-Salem State) Isaac Fleming, Jr., G, 6-3, 210 15 Kentrell Barkley G/F So. 6-5 215 Durham, N.C./Northern Durham Wilmington, Del./National Christian Academy (Md.) (Hawai’i) • Will sit out the 2016-17 season after transferring from Hawai’i. Aver- 21 B.J. Tyson G Jr. 6-3 180 Wadesboro, N.C./Anson aged 9.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in 54 contests 22 Raquan Wilkins G Fr. 6-5 180 Atlanta, Ga./Westlake at Hawai’i. 23 Clarence Williams F Sr. 6-8 210 Tallahassee, Fla./Druid Hills (Ga.) (Trinity Valley CC) • Will have two years of eligibility to play with the Pirates beginning in 25 Jabari Craig F Jr. 6-10 235 Toronto, Ontario/Tucker (Ga.) (Pearl River CC) 2017-18. 31 Andre Washington C Gr. 7-1 235 Rocky Mount, Va./Hargrave Military Academy (Wake Forest) Elijah Hughes, Fr., F, 6-6, 220 52 Justice Obasohan G So. 6-5 200 Wallace, N.C./N.C. School of Science and Math Beacon, N.Y./South Kent (Conn.) School 55 Shawn Williams G Fr. 6-0 175 Little Rock, Ark./Maumelle • Averaged 16 points per game and helped the Cardinals earn an invitation to the National Prep Championship Head Coach: Jeff Lebo (North Carolina ‘89) • Received All-NEPSAC (New England Preparatory School Athletic Council) AAA honorable mention accolades. Assistant Coach: Mike Netti (Syracuse ‘02) • As a junior at Kennedy Catholic (N.Y.) Highs School in 2014-15, he Assistant Coach: Michael Perry (Richmond ‘81) was named first-team Class A All-State by the New York State Assistant Coach: Ken Potosnak (Randolph-Macon ‘90) Sportswriters Association. Director of Operations: Kyle Robinson (Gardner-Webb ‘03) Jeremy Sheppard, Fr., G, 6-1, 160 Richmond, Va./John Marshall • Four-year letterman at John Marshall High School, scoring nearly 1,500 points (1,488) while connecting on 260 3-point field goal attempts. • Named the state’s 2013-14 Division 3A Player-of-the-Year after help- ing the Justices capture the Virginia 3A state championship during his sophomore season. • Named second-team All-State by the Virginia High School League (VHSL) as a senior averaging 17.3 points and 3.5 assists per game with 61 3-pointers. Andre Washington, Gr., C, 7-1, 235 Rocky Mount, Va./Hargrave Military Academy (Wake Forest) • Transferred to East Carolina during the summer of 2016 after graduating from Wake Forest with a degree in communications. Redshirted the 2015-16 season. • Scored 116 points (1.7 ppg), grabbed 81 rebounds (1.2 rpg) and tallied 57 blocks during his three season with the Demon Deacons • Led the team with 39 blocks during the 2013-14 season and ranked 10th in the ACC with 1.3 blocks per game. Raquan Wilkins, Fr., F/G, 6-5, 180 Atlanta, Ga./Westlake • Led Westlake to the 2016 Georgia 6A state championship with a 27-4 overall record. • Named honorable mention All-State and All-Atlanta/South Fulton Metro Region by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Shawn Williams, Fr., G, 6-0, 175 Little Rock, Ark./Maumelle • Will sit out the 2016-17 season in accordance with an NCAA ruling. • Averaged 23.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game at Maumelle High School, leading his team to a runner-up finish in the state 5A tournament. Kentrell Barkley • Named to the 2016 Arkansas High School Athletic Association 5A Boy’s All-State Team.

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2015-16 Results (12-20, 4-14 American) Home: 8-8 | Away: 3-10 | Neutral: 1-2 Att. High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 13 Grambling State W, 61-53 5,083 White 21/Barkley 11 16 UNC Charlotte W, 88-74 4,276 Nzege 21/C. Williams 11 Las Vegas Invitational (Campus Sites/Las Vegas, Nev.) 20 at #15/14 California L, 70-62 8,658 Zangari 17/Zangari, Williams, Barkley 4 23 at San Diego State L, 79-54 12,414 Tejada 11/Tyson 8 26 vs. Little Rock L, 54-46 3,125 Tyson 12/Tyson 8 27 vs. Stetson W, 93-73 -- Tyson 22/Barkley 8

DECEMBER 1 Florida Atlantic W, 74-48 3,763 Tyson 15/Tyson 9 4 USC Upstate W, 82-71 4,464 Tyson 26/Barkley 9 7 at College of Charleston L, 77-73 2,357 Barkley 22/Barkley 10 13 North Carolina A&T W, 71-60 4,151 Tyson 21/Barkley 7 16 UNC Wilmington W, 78-73 2,038 Tyson 21/Barkley 7 20 at James Madison L, 67-61 2,510 White 20/Aja 9 22 South Carolina State W, 98-71 4,145 White 21/Barkley 6

JANUARY 2 UCF* L, 71-68 4,605 Tyson 17/Williams, Barkley 6 5 at Tulsa* L, 55-43 4,244 Barkley 10/Aja 11 9 at Temple* L, 78-60 2,524 White 14/Zangari 5 13 #10/-- SMU* L, 79-55 6,022 Tyson, White 15/Williams 5 16 at UCF* L, 89-69 5,411 White 20/Tyson 8 19 Tulsa* L, 84-69 3,878 Tyson 16/Barkley 9 24 at Memphis* W, 84-83 11,165 Tyson 26/Tyson 6 27 Temple* W, 64-61 4,196 Williams 18/Barkley 10 30 Houston* L, 97-93 (2ot) 5,212 Tyson 20/Zangari 8

FEBRUARY 7 at UConn* L, 85-67 9,307 Williams 21/Nzege 6 10 Tulane* L, 100-92 (3ot) 3,656 Williiams, Tyson 25/Barkley 14 13 at Cincinnati* L, 75-60 12,513 Williams 15/Zangari 6 16 USF* L, 69-52 4,299 White 13/Barkley 7 21 at #21/-- SMU* L, 74-63 6,852 Williams 20/Barkley 8 24 at Tulane* W, 79-73 1,638 Tyson 22/Williams, Barkley 7 27 rv/-- Cincinnati* L, 65-56 4,841 Williams 18/Barkley 13

MARCH 2 at USF* W, 52-39 2,957 White 12/White 9 6 Memphis* L, 83-53 4,487 Tyson 12/Tyson, Zangari 6 American Athletic Conference Championship (Orlando, Fla.) 10 vs. USF L, 71-66 8,723 Tyson 19/Nzege, Zangari 10 * American Athletic Conference game Caleb White

Head Coach Lebo’s Record Career record (18 years)...... 310-256 (.548) Jeff Lebo East Carolina (six years)...... 99-100 (.497) Hired at East Carolina - March 22, Auburn (six years)...... 96-93 (.508) 2010 Chattanooga (two years)...... 40-20 (.667) Tennessee Tech (four years)...... 75-43 (.636) Coaching File - Auburn, head coach, 2004-10; Chattanooga, head coach, NCAA record...... 0-0 (.000) 2002-04; Tennessee Tech, 1998-02; NIT record (two appearances)...... 5-2 (.714) South Carolina, assistant coach, 1993- CIT record (three appearances)...... 5-2 (.714) 98; Vanderbilt, assistant coach, 1992- 93; ETSU, assistant coach, 1990-92. Year-By-Year Highlights - Led East Carolina to its Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason 1998-99 Tennessee Tech 12-15 8-10/6th 0-1 first 20-win season at the Division I 1999-00 Tennessee Tech 16-12 11-7/5th 1-1 level in 2012-13, taking the Pirates to a 2000-01 Tennessee Tech 20-9 13-3/1st 1-1 CIT Championship ... Owns five 20-win 2001-02 Tennessee Tech 27-7 15-1/1st 1-1 3-1 (NIT) seasons to his name as a head coach, 2002-03 Chattanooga 21-9 11-5/2nd 2-1 including a 27-victory campaign at 2003-04 Chattanooga 19-11 10-6/2nd 2-1 Tennessee Tech in 2001-02. 2004-05 Auburn 14-17 4-12/t5th-W 1-1 2005-06 Auburn 12-16 4-12/t5th-W 0-1 2006-07 Auburn 17-15 7-9/t3rd-W 0-1 Collegiate/Playing File - Made four 2007-08 Auburn 14-16 4-12/6th-W 0-1 Sweet 16 appearances and two Elite Eight trips under coach at UNC 2008-09 Auburn 24-12 10-6/2nd-W 1-1 2-1 (NIT) from 1985-89 ... Graduated from UNC in 1989 ... Played one year with the San 2009-10 Auburn 15-17 6-10/t4th-W 0-1 Antonio Spurs in 1989-90. 2010-11 East Carolina 18-16 8-8/t7th 2-1 0-1 (CIT) 2011-12 East Carolina 15-16 5-11/10th 1-1 Personal - Native of Carlisle, Pa ... Born Oct. 5, 1966 ... Married to the former Melis- 2012-13 East Carolina 23-12 9-7/t4th 0-1 5-0 (CIT Champion) th sa Mills ... Parent to two daughters, Addison and Mills, and one son, Creighton. 2013-14 East Carolina 17-17 5-11/11 1-1 0-1 (CIT) 2014-15 East Carolina 14-19 6-12/t7th 1-1 2015-16 East Carolina 12-20 4-14/t9th 0-1 Overall 310-256 (.548) 140-156 (.473) 14-18 (.438) 10-4 (.714)

38 • 2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball EAST CAROLINA HOUSTON

HOUSTON COUGARS

Hunter Yurachek VP for Athletics Head Coach

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2016-17 Schedule NOVEMBER 11 Morgan State (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. 16 Angelo State (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) 21 vs. George Mason...... 7:30 p.m. 22 vs. Kent State/South Dakota...... TBD 23 vs. TBD...... TBD 26 Cornell (ESPN3)...... TBA 29 at LSU (SECN)...... 9 p.m.

DECEMBER 3 Prairie View A&M (ESPN3)...... TBA 6 at Arkansas (SECN)...... 7 p.m. 10 Rhode Island (ESPNU)...... 1:30 p.m. 17 UT Rio Grande Valley (ESPN3)...... TBA 21 Liberty (ASN/ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. 23 Harvard (ESPN2)...... 8 p.m. 28 at UConn* XL (ESPN2)...... 3/5 p.m. 31 at USF* (ESPNU)...... Noon

JANUARY 4 Tulsa* (ESPNU)...... 9 p.m. 7 Cincinnati* (ESPNU)...... 9 p.m. 11 at East Carolina* (ESPNEWS)...... 6 p.m. 14 at UCF* (CBSSN)...... 4 p.m. 19 Memphis* (CBSSN)...... 9 p.m. 21 at SMU* (ESPNU)...... 6 p.m. 24 Tulane* (CBSSN)...... 9 p.m. 28 Temple* (ESPNU)...... 10 p.m.

FEBRUARY 1 UCF* (ESPNU)...... 7 p.m. 8 at Tulane* (ESPNEWS)...... 8 p.m. 11 at Tulsa* (ESPNU)...... 6 p.m. 18 SMU* (ESPN2)...... 6 p.m. 22 UConn* (CBSSN)...... 9 p.m. 26 at Memphis* (CBSSN)...... 5 p.m.

Damyean Dotson MARCH 2 at Cincinnati* (ESPN/ESPN2)...... 7 p.m. 5 East Carolina* (CBSSN)...... 4 p.m.

* American Athletic Conference game XL Game played at XL Center in Hartford, Conn. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON All times Eastern Location:...... Houston, Texas Enrollment:...... 40,750 The More You Know: @UHCougarMBK Founded:...... 1927 Nickname:...... Cougars • Houston’s nine-win improvement from 2014-15 (13) to 2015-16 th Colors:...... Scarlet and White (22) tied for the 12 -best nationally. Website:...... UHCougars.com Arena:...... Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479) • Senior Damyean Dotson earned All-American Athletic Confer- Chancellor:...... Dr. Renu Khator ence Honorable Mention honors last year, averaging 13.9 points Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics:.....Hunter Yurachek per game. Head Coach:...... Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke ‘78) • Sophomore Galen Robinson, Jr. collected All-Rookie Team MEDIA RELATIONS accolades after handing out 110 assists, becoming only the sixth Director for Athletics Communications:...... Jeff Conrad freshman in school history to record 100-plus assists in a season. Office Phone:...... (713) 743-9410 Mobile:...... (713) 557-3841 E-mail:...... [email protected] • Following the 2016-17 season, Hofheinz Pavilion will undergo a Press Row Phone:...... (713) 743-9414 $60 million renovation, and the Cougars will return to play in the Fertitta Center for the 2018-19 season. COUGARS TEAM FACTS 2015-16 Record/Finish:...... 22-10/12-6 The American (t3rd) • In April 2016, Houston moved into the Guy V. Lewis Develop- All-Time Record:...... 1,206-832 (.592) ment Facility, which houses practice courts, locker rooms, player NCAA Appearances:...... 19 academic rooms, lounges and office space for both the men’s Last NCAA Appearance:...... 2010 and women’s basketball programs. Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 8/4 Starters Returning/Lost:...... 3/2

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2015-16 Statistics

AL TOT 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2 GRAY, Jr., Rob 26 9 690 26.5 150 345 .435 48 140 .343 69 98 .704 11 46 57 2.2 54 1 38 36 5 30 417 16.0 24 POLLARD, Devonta 32 25 951 29.7 156 326 .479 1 2 .500 136 182 .747 59 122 181 5.7 76 2 51 50 20 29 449 14.0 21 DOTSON, Damyean 32 32 991 31.0 164 324 .506 62 169 .367 55 66 .833 62 155 217 6.8 61 1 40 33 6 22 445 13.9 3 JOHNSON, Ronnie 31 13 691 22.3 97 240 .404 25 70 .357 72 90 .800 19 63 82 2.6 51 1 89 51 1 22 291 9.4 25 ROBINSON, Jr., Galen 32 22 777 24.3 97 212 .458 18 59 .305 41 59 .695 9 68 77 2.4 65 2 110 50 3 32 253 7.9 4 BARNES, LeRon 29 20 718 24.8 67 133 .504 32 76 .421 10 19 .526 46 106 152 5.2 64 0 29 18 15 19 176 6.1 0 KNOWLES, Danrad 32 12 566 17.7 77 136 .566 4 17 .235 34 68 .500 63 55 118 3.7 79 2 7 31 28 9 192 6.0 5 ROSE, L.J. 2 0 27 13.5 2 6 .333 2 5 .400 1 2 .500 0 2 2 1.0 2 0 4 0 0 0 7 3.5 12 VANBECK, Wes 21 0 158 7.5 22 47 .468 10 26 .385 18 24 .750 8 18 26 1.2 16 0 9 9 2 6 72 3.4 33 MEYER, Kyle 32 22 446 13.9 29 66 .439 1 1 .091 18 26 .692 33 53 86 2.7 60 0 14 23 20 12 77 2.4 23 WEARY, Jr., Eric 19 1 129 6.8 14 41 .341 4 23 .174 1 3 .333 10 10 20 1.1 18 1 10 5 0 1 33 1.7 1 DUPREE, Xavier 21 0 164 7.8 11 31 .355 8 20 .400 0 0 .000 10 26 36 1.7 21 0 9 11 4 5 30 1.4 13 NKALI, Bertrand 24 4 217 9.0 11 19 .579 0 0 .000 12 24 .500 31 22 53 2.2 41 2 2 7 18 4 34 1.4 Team 49 46 95 9 Total 32 6525 897 1926 .466 215 618 .348 467 661 .707 410 792 1202 37.6 608 12 412 333 122 191 2476 77.4 Opponents 32 6525 776 1845 .421 195 643 .303 469 665 .705 395 735 1130 35.3 598 - 380 396 112 162 2216 69.2

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2016-17 Roster New Kids on the Block (5): Armoni Brooks, Fr., G, 6-4, 180 No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last) Round Rock, Texas/McNeil 0 Danrad Knowles F R-Sr. 6-10 200 Nassau, Bahamas/HCYA • Was the District 13-6A Most Valuable Player and a member 1 Xavier Dupree F Sr. 6-9 210 Houston, Texas/Trent Internationale (Paris JC) of the All-District 13-6A First Team 3 Armoni Brooks G Fr. 6-4 180 Round Rock, Texas/McNeil • Scored 30 points to lead all players in Central Texas All-Star 5 Morris Dunnigan G Jr. 6-3 195 Joliet, Ill./West (Blinn JC) Game. 12 Wes VanBeck G Jr. 6-2 190 Houston, Texas/Westside 13 Bertrand Nkali F R-Sr. 6-9 235 Bertoua, Cameroon/Arlington Country Day (Lee JC) Devin Davis, Jr., F, 6-7, 230 15 Devin Davis F Jr. 6-7 230 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central (Odessa JC) Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central (Odessa JC) 20 Valentine Sangoyomi C Jr. 6-9 250 Lagos, Nigeria/Erie First Christian Academy (Northern Okla. JC) • 2016 National Junior College Athletic Association All-Ameri- 21 Damyean Dotson G R-Sr. 6-5 210 Houston, Texas/Yates (Oregon) ca First Team honoree at Odessa JC. 25 Galen Robinson, Jr. G So. 6-1 190 Houston, Texas/Westbury Christian • Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC)Most 30 Mateen Hirbod G Fr. 6-2 185 Danville, Calif./The Bentley School Valuable Player and was an All-WJCAC First-Team honoree 32 Rob Gray, Jr. G Jr. 6-2 185 Forest City, N.C./Christ School (Howard JC) after averaging 16.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game while 33 Kyle Meyer C Sr. 6-10 230 Atlanta, Ga./Northview (Eastern Florida State College) hitting more than 50 percent of his shots from the field. • Competed at Indiana for his first two seasons (2013-15). Head Coach: Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke ‘78) Assistant Coach: Alvin Brooks (Lamar ’82) Morris Dunnigan, Jr., G, 6-3, 195 Assistant Coach: Talvin Hester (Texas Wesleyan ‘03) Joliet, Ill./West (Blinn JC) Assistant Coach: Kellen Sampson (Oklahoma ‘06) • Member of the 2016 All-Region XIV Team after averaging Director of Operations: Louis Reynaud (San Francisco State ‘82) 22.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game at Blinn JC. • Posted 24 20-point games and four 30-point contests, including season-high 35 points at Coastal Bend College. • Member of All-State Third Team and All-District First Teams at Joliet West High.

Mateen Hirbod, Fr., G, 6-2, 185 Danville, Calif./The Bentley School • Was an All-Bay Counties League First-Team selection after overcoming a knee injury at The Bentley School. • Led Phoenix to 20-8 overall record and 10-0 league mark in his senior year.

Valentine Sangoyomi, Jr., C, 6-9, 250 Lagos, Nigeria/Erie First Christian Academy (Northern Oklahoma JC) • Was a rebounding force at Northern Oklahoma JC for his first two seasons (2014-16), averaging 7.7 rebounds per game. Posted a season-high 22 rebounds against Bethel College. • Competed at Erie First Christian Academy in Erie, Pa., as a prep star. Was honored as team’s Most Valuable Player as a junior in 2012-13.

Rob Gray, Jr.

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2015-16 Results (22-10, 12-6 American) Home: 15-4 | Away: 6-5 | Neutral: 1-1 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 18 Prairie View A&M W, 110-69 1,223 Pollard 25/Pollard 9 21 Florida A&M W, 97-52 3,163 Johnson 20/Knowles 6 28 Louisiana-Monroe W, 76-64 2,332 Gray, Jr. 22/Barnes 11 30 UT Rio Grande Valley W, 78-65 1,974 Pollard 24/Pollard 12

DECEMBER 2 Murray State W, 93-78 2,089 Gray, Jr. 26/Barnes 11 8 at Rhode Island L, 67-57 3,633 Dotson 19/Dotson 12 13 --/rv LSU W, 105-98 (ot) 7,918 Gray, Jr. 31/Dotson 10 Global Basketball Classic (Campus Sites/Las Vegas, Nev.) 16 North Carolina Central W, 73-65 3,342 Pollard 16/Pollard 8 19 Eastern Illinois W, 81-65 3,428 Johnson 25/Pollard 9 21 vs. Grand Canyon L, 78-69 -- Robinson, Jr. 18/Barnes 8 22 vs. Wyoming W, 94-89 (2ot) -- Gray, Jr., Dotson 21/Dotson 14 28 Nicholls State W, 76-49 3,403 Pollard 18/Knowles, Dotson, Pollard 8 30 at USF* W, 73-67 2,754 Pollard 20/Dotson 6

JANUARY 2 at Temple* W, 77-50 5,374 Gray, Jr. 23/Barnes 13 5 Tulane* W, 63-45 3,235 Gray, Jr. 15/Barnes 14 13 at rv/-- Cincinnati* L, 70-59 9,345 Barnes 17/Dotson 11 17 rv/-- UConn* L, 69-57 4672 Gray, Jr. 15/Dotson 7 19 at No. 8/-- SMU* L, 77-73 7,059 Dotson 16/Knowles 8 23 USF* L, 71-62 3,724 Knowles, VanBeck 15/Knowles 7 27 Tulsa* W, 81-66 3,185 Robinson, Jr. 19/Pollard 10 30 at East Carolina* W, 97-93 (2ot) 5,212 Gray, Jr. 31/Dotson 13

FEBRUARY 1 #12/-- SMU* W, 71-68 6,195 Pollard 23/Pollard 7 7 at Tulsa* L, 77-63 4,321 Dotson 23/Vanbeck 4 10 Memphis* W, 98-90 4,060 Pollard 34/Barnes, Nkali 7 13 UCF* W, 82-58 4,126 Pollard 16/Barnes, Nkali 7 17 at Tulane* W, 82-69 1,593 Dotson 19/Barnes 7 21 Temple* L, 69-66 4,466 Gray, Jr., Dotson 20/Pollard 14 24 at UCF* W, 88-61 4,664 Dotson 17/Pollard 7 28 at rv/-- UConn* W, 75-68 9,667 Dotson 22/Dotson 14

MARCH 3 rv/-- Cincinnati* W, 69-56 4,171 Dotson, Gray, Jr. 13/Dotson 7 American Athletic Conference Championship (Orlando, Fla.) 11 vs. Tulane L, 72-69 7,218 Gray, Jr. 17/Barnes 9 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Galen Robinson, Jr. 16 at Georgia Tech L, 81-62 2,932 Pollard 21/Dotson 6

* American Athletic Conference Game

Head Coach Sampson’s Record Career Record (27 years)...... 535-299 (.641) Kelvin Sampson Houston (two years)...... 35-29 (.547) Indiana (two years)...... 43-15 (.741) Hired at Houston - April 3, 2014 Oklahoma (12 years)...... 281-107 (.724) Washington State (seven years)...... 103-103 (.500) Coaching File - Houston Rock- Montana Tech (four years)...... 73-45 (.619) ets, assistant coach, 2011-14; , assistant coach, NCAA Record (13 appearances)...... 12-13 (.480) NIT Record (three appearances) ...... 2-3 (.400) 2008-11; Indiana, head coach, 2006-08; Oklahoma, head coach, Year-By-Year 1994-06; Washington State, head Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason 1981-82 Montana Tech 7-20 0-15 coach, 1987-94; Washington State, 1982-83 Montana Tech 22-9 10-5 assistant coach, 1985-87; Montana 1983-84 Montana Tech 22-9 11-4 Tech, head coach, 1981-85; Michi- 1984-85 Montana Tech 22-7 12-3 1987-88 Washington State 13-16 7-11/6th 1-1 gan State, assistant coach, 1980-81; 1988-89 Washington State 10-19 4-14/8th 1-1 Michigan State, graduate assistant, 1989-90 Washington State 7-22 1-17/10th 0-1 1990-91 Washington State 16-12 8-10/6th 1979-80. 1991-92 Washington State 22-11 9-9/t5th 1-1 (NIT) 1992-93 Washington State 15-12 9-9/t5th Highlights - Brought Oklahoma to a 1993-94 Washington State 20-11 10-8/t4th 0-1 (NCAA) 1994-95 Oklahoma 23-9 9-5/3rd 1-1 0-1 (NCAA) Final Four in 2002 and an Elite Eight 1995-96 Oklahoma 17-13 8-6/3rd 0-1 0-1 (NCAA) in 2003 ... Has 20 or more wins in 12 1996-97 Oklahoma 19-11 9-7/5th 2-1 0-1 (NCAA) nd of his last 13 seasons as a Division 1997-98 Oklahoma 22-11 11-5/t2 2-1 0-1 (NCAA) 1998-99 Oklahoma 22-11 11-5/t2nd 0-1 2-1 (NCAA S16) I head coach ... Looking to take his fourth program to the NCAA Tournament ... Led 1999-00 Oklahoma 27-7 12-4/t3rd 2-1 1-1 (NCAA) the of the NBA for 13 games as acting head coach in 2012-13. 2000-01 Oklahoma 26-7 12-4/t2nd 3-0 0-1 (NCAA) 2001-02 Oklahoma 31-5 13-3/2nd 3-0 4-1 (NCAA Final Four) 2002-03 Oklahoma 27-7 12-4/3rd 3-0 3-1 (NCAA E8) Collegiate File - Graduated from UNC Pembroke in 1978 after playing four years of 2003-04 Oklahoma 20-11 8-8/7th 1-1 1-1 (NIT) basketball and three years of baseball ... Earned a master’s degree from Michigan 2004-05 Oklahoma 25-8 12-4/t1st 1-1 1-1 (NCAA) 2005-06 Oklahoma 20-9 11-5/3rd 0-1 0-1 (NCAA) State in 1980. 2006-07 Indiana 21-11 10-6/3rd 0-1 1-1 (NCAA) 2007-08 Indiana 22-4 11-2 Personal - Native of Laurinburg, N.C. ... Born October 5, 1955 ... Sampson and his 2014-15 Houston 13-19 4-14/10th 1-1 2015-16 Houston 22-10 12-6/t3rd 0-1 0-1 (NIT) wife Karen have a daughter, Lauren, and a son, Kellen. Overall 535-299 (.641) 246-193 (.560) 21-15 (.583) 14-16 (.467)

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MEMPHIS TIGERS

Tom Bowen Tubby Smith Director of Athletics Head Coach

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2016-17 Schedule NOVEMBER Emerald Coast Classic (Campus Sites) 14 UT Rio Grand Valley (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. 16 Milwaukee (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. Emerald Coast Classic (Campus Sites) 19 Savannah State (ESPN3)...... Noon/1 p.m. 22 McNeese State (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. Emerald Coast Classic (Destin, Fla.) 25 vs. Providence (CBSSN)...... 9:30 p.m. 26 vs. Iowa/Virginia (TBA)...... 6/8:30 p.m. 30 Jackson State (ESPN3)...... 9 p.m. DECEMBER 3 at Ole Miss (SECN+)...... 1 p.m. 10 UAB (ESPN3)...... Noon/1 p.m. 13 Monmouth (ESPN3)...... 9 p.m. 17 at Oklahoma (CBS)...... 12:30 p.m. 21 Incarnate Word (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. 27 SMU* (ESPNU)...... 9 p.m. 30 South Carolina (ESPNU)...... 9 p.m. JANUARY 5 UConn* (ESPN/ESPN2)...... 7 p.m. 8 at Tulane* (ESPN3)...... 5 p.m. 11 at Tulsa* (ESPNEWS)...... 8 p.m. 14 USF* (CBSSN)...... 6 p.m. 19 at Houston* (CBSSN)...... 9 p.m. 22 UCF* (CBSSN)...... 4 p.m. 25 at Temple* (CBSSN)...... 6 p.m. 28 East Carolina (ESPNEWS)...... 3:30 p.m. FEBRUARY 2 at USF* (ESPNEWS)...... 7 p.m. 4 at UCF* (ESPNEWS)...... 5 p.m. 7 Tulsa* (ESPNU)...... 7 p.m. 12 Temple* (CBSSN)...... 2 p.m. 16 at UConn* XL (ESPN/ESPN2)...... 9 p.m. 23 at Cincinnati* (ESPN/ESPN2)...... 7 p.m. 26 Houston* (CBSSN)...... 5 p.m. Dedric Lawson MARCH 2 Tulane* (ESPNU)...... 9 p.m. 4 at SMU* (ESPN/ESPN2)...... 4 p.m.

* American Athletic Conference game XL Game played at XL Center in Hartford, Conn. UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS All times Eastern Location:...... Memphis, Tenn. Enrollment:...... 21,059 The More You Know: @UofMTigersHoops Founded:...... 1912 Nickname:...... Tigers • Sophomore Dedric Lawson returns to the Tigers after a fresh- Colors:...... Royal Blue and Gray man campaign that saw him chosen the unanimous American Website:...... GoTigersGo.com Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year. Lawson tallied 17 dou- Arena:...... FedEx Forum (18,400) ble-doubles in 2015-16, which tied Keith Lee for the most in President:...... Dr. M. David Rudd a single season by a true freshman in Memphis history. Director of Athletics:...... Tom Bowen Head Coach:...... Tubby Smith (High Point ’73) • Lawson tested the NBA Draft waters this spring before return- ing to Memphis for his second season. MEDIA RELATIONS Associate Director of Athletic Communications:...... Bill Salyer • Head Coach Tubby Smith is one of two coaches to have taken Office Phone:...... (901) 678-4780 five teams to the NCAA Tournament, matching Oklahoma’s Lon Mobile:...... (260) 705-3963 Kruger. Smith has taken Tulsa, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota E-mail:...... [email protected] and Texas Tech to the NCAA Tournament. Press Row Phone:...... (901) 734-9949 • Tubby Smith was honored as the Basketball Hall of Fame’s TIGERS TEAM FACTS - Basketball Human Spirit Award Winner, join- 2015-16 Record/Finish:...... 19-15/8-10 American (6th) ing Chris Paul and Jalen Rose. The award honors individuals who All-Time Record:...... 1,513-854-1 (.638) have found the game of basketball to be a contributing aspect of NCAA Appearances:...... 26 their personal growth and accomplishment, a place to develop an Last NCAA Appearance:...... 2014 understanding of others and an avenue that has helped shape his Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 7/7 or her growth into a recognized visionary leader. Starters Returning/Lost:...... 2/3

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2015-16 Statistics

TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 1 LAWSON, Dedric 33 32 1068 32.4 182 445 .409 28 80 .350 129 182 .709 104 203 307 9.3 86 2 84 104 55 39 521 15.8 2 GOODWIN, Shaq 33 32 974 29.5 162 338 .479 3 12 .250 157 216 .727 77 172 249 7.5 105 5 49 65 61 33 484 14.7 20 TARRANT JR., Ricky 34 34 1006 29.6 104 291 .357 45 144 .313 146 184 .793 13 78 91 2.7 84 3 110 51 1 46 399 11.7 00 BURRELL, Trahson 32 9 758 23.7 114 268 .425 29 91 .319 63 78 .808 72 125 197 6.2 79 1 87 42 22 35 320 10.0 3 WOODSON, Avery 32 15 840 26.3 101 238 .424 77 179 .430 28 40 .700 10 72 82 2.6 80 2 46 22 9 26 307 9.6 14 LAWSON, K.J. 10 2 197 19.7 26 71 .366 2 9 .222 34 51 .667 10 25 35 3.5 26 2 11 19 6 6 88 8.8 5 CRAWFORD, Markel 33 25 665 20.2 67 143 .469 3 23 .130 37 58 .638 19 88 107 3.2 70 2 46 30 7 28 174 5.3 30 MARSHALL, Nick 32 1 274 8.6 43 79 .544 0 0 .000 11 20 .550 35 49 84 2.6 36 0 7 13 13 7 97 3.0 10 MARTIN, Jeremiah 29 5 401 13.8 26 78 .333 6 20 .300 21 33 .636 11 20 31 1.1 37 0 34 18 7 24 79 2.7 12 RANDALL II, Craig 24 5 190 7.9 20 72 .278 8 43 .186 4 8 .500 6 25 31 1.3 16 0 11 18 3 6 52 2.3 15 JOHNSON, Kedren 10 2 91 9.1 9 21 .429 1 8 .125 3 4 .750 2 11 13 1.3 13 0 1 9 0 1 22 2.2 23 CRAFT, Sam 18 7 228 12.7 14 44 .318 4 15 .267 5 6 .833 4 17 21 1.2 23 0 17 9 1 6 37 2.1 42 McDOWELL, Jake 24 1 130 5.4 6 12 .500 0 0 .000 2 5 .400 3 6 9 0.4 21 0 4 5 0 3 14 0.6 32 WALLINGFORD, Caleb 11 0 22 2.0 2 9 .222 0 5 .000 1 2 .500 2 2 4 0.4 3 0 3 2 0 0 5 0.5 4 SCOTT, Dante 10 0 27 2.7 1 15 .067 0 6 .000 2 3 .667 1 5 6 0.6 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.4 Team 67 41 108 1 6 Total 34 6850 877 2124 .413 206 635 .324 643 890 .722 436 939 1375 40.4 681 510 15.0 413 185 261 2603 76.6 Opponents 34 6850 825 2062 .400 203 666 .305 537 791 .679 396 908 1304 38.4 722 431 12.7 477 163 229 2390 70.3

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2016-17 Roster New Kids on the Block (4): Keon Clergeot, G, Fr., 6-1, 170 No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last) Winter Haven, Fla./Auburndale 0 K.J. Lawson G/F So. 6-7 204 Memphis, Tenn./Hamilton • Named Florida Association of Basketball Coaches (FABC) 1 Dedric Lawson G/F So. 6-9 228 Memphis, Tenn./Hamilton Class 6A First Team All-State after averaging 26.5 points per 2 Jimario Rivers G/F Jr. 6-8 195 Clarksville, Tenn./Kentwood (Southwest Tenn. CC) game, leading the Polk County in the process. 3 Jeremiah Martin G So. 6-2 179 Memphis, Tenn./Mitchell • Finished fourth in the Class 6A Player of the Year voting. 4 Keon Clergeot G Fr. 6-1 170 Winter Haven, Fla./Auburndale • As a junior he averaged 26.8 points, 7.9 assists, and 6.5 5 Markel Crawford G Jr. 6-5 205 Memphis, Tenn./Melrose rebounds per game. 10 Christian Kessee Sr. G 6-2 180 Las Vegas, Nev./Valley (Coppin State) 12 Craig Randall II So. G 6-4 173 Youngstown, Ohio/Shadow Mountain (Ariz.) Christian Kesse, G, Sr., 6-2, 180 15 Chad Rykhoek Sr. F 6-11 230 Fort Worth, Texas/Fort Worth Christian (Baylor) Las Vegas, Nev./Valley (Coppin State) 42 Jake McDowell Sr. G/F 6-5 210 Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers • Graduate transfer to Memphis after spending three seasons at Coppin State. Will be immediately eligible for the Tigers. • In 2015-16, led the team in scoring, averaging 14.6 points Head Coach: Tubby Smith (High Point ’73) per game, while making 88 three-pointers and making 39.5 Assistant Coach: Alvin “Pooh” Williamson (Tulsa ’95) percent of his three-point field goals. Assistant Coach: Joe Esposito (Marist ‘88) • Reached double figures 25 times during his junior year, Assistant Coach: Saul Smith (Kentucky ‘01) setting a career-high with 27 points on two occasions. Director of Operations: Steven “Zo” Goodson (Kentucky ‘05) Jimario Rivers, F, Jr., 6-8, 195 Clarksville, Tenn./Kentwood (Southwest Tennessee CC) • Played in 28 games during the season for Southwest Ten- nessee, averaging 10.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists. • Was named to the All-Tennessee Community College Athlet- ic Association Team. • Was named First Team Tennessee Sports Writers Associa- tion Class AAA All-State as senior in high school. Chad Rykhoek, F, Sr., 6-11, 230 Fort Worth, Texas/Fort Worth Christian (Baylor) • Graduate transfer to Memphis after previously sitting out due to injuries. Will be immediately eligible for the Tigers. • Initially signed with Baylor prior to the 2012-13 season, but never played due to injury. • Ranked nation’s No. 145 recruit by Rivals.com prior to the 2012-13 season.

Jeremiah Martin

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2015-16 Results (19-15, 8-10 American) Home: 12-6 | Away: 5-5 | Neutral: 1-3 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 14 Southern Miss W, 67-49 11,786 Goodwin 15/Goodwin 9 17 #8/8 Oklahoma L, 84-78 12,688 D. Lawson 22/D. Lawson 15 19 Grambling State W, 83-65 11,286 D. Lawson 16/Marshall, Burrell, D. Lawson 6 23 UT Arlington L, 68-64 11,184 Tarrant 21/Goodwin 19 ARS/Rescue Rooter Hoophall Miami Invitational (Miami, Fla.) 27 vs. Ohio State W, 81-76 (ot) 10,023 Goodwin 23/D. Lawson 10

DECEMBER 1 rv/-- Louisiana Tech W, 94-68 11,114 Tarrant 19/Goodwin 12 5 Southeast Missouri State W, 80-65 11,453 D. Lawson 28/D. Lawson 14 12 Manhattan W, 89-57 11,458 D. Lawson 21/D. Lawson, Goodwin, Burrell 8 15 Southern W, 72-67 10,752 K. Lawson 16/D. Lawson 10 18 Ole Miss L, 85-79 14,529 Tarrant 29/Goodwin 15 22 IUPUI W, 84-48 10,655 Woodson 16/D. Lawson, Marshall 9 29 Tulane* W, 77-65 10,721 Burrell 21/Burrell 13

JANUARY 2 at #24/20 South Carolina L, 86-76 13,035 Tarrant 20/Goodwin 9 5 Nicholls State W, 82-46 10,290 Woodson 15/D. Lawson 8 9 at #23/24 UConn* L, 81-78 9,409 Goodwin 23/Tarrant 6 13 Temple* W, 67-65 12,247 Goodwin 22/D. Lawson 12 16 USF* W, 71-56 11,681 D. Lawson 18/D. Lawson 12 21 at Cincinnati* L, 76-72 10,320 Burrell 24/Burrell 11 24 East Carolina* L, 84-83 11,165 D. Lawson 27/Goodwin 12 26 at UCF* W, 97-86 4,577 Goodwin 35/D. Lawson 12 30 at #13/-- SMU* L, 80-68 7,205 Goodwin 18/D. Lawson 13

FEBRUARY 4 UConn* L, 77-57 13,323 Tarrant 16/Goodwin 6 6 Cincinnati* W, 63-59 12,920 Goodwin, D. Lawson 20/Goodwin, D. Lawson 11 10 at Houston* L, 98-90 4,060 Goodwin 24/D. Lawson 10 13 at Tulane* L, 94-87 (ot) 1,793 D. Lawson 25/D. Lawson 16 17 UCF* W, 73-56 12,492 Burrell, D. Lawson 13/D. Lawson 11 20 at USF* L, 80-71 3,840 D. Lawson, Woodson 17/D. Lawson 10 25 #24/-- SMU* L, 69-62 13,546 D. Lawson 18/Marshall 7 28 Tulsa* W, 92-82 15,289 Goodwin 28/D. Lawson 12

MARCH 3 at Temple* L, 72-62 6,390 Tarrant 18/D. Lawson 11 6 at East Carolina* W, 83-53 4,487 Woodson 20/Goodwin 8 American Athletic Conference Championship (Orlando, Fla.) 11 vs. Tulsa W, 89-67 7,218 D. Lawson 22/D. Lawson 12 12 vs. Tulane W, 74-54 7,465 D. Lawson 17/Crawford 10 13 vs. UConn L, 72-58 7,990 D. Lawson 21/D. Lawson 11 * American Athletic Conference game Markel Crawford

Head Coach Smith’s Record Career Record (25 years)...... 557-276 (.669) Tubby Smith Memphis Record (first year)...... 0-0 (---) @CoachTubbySmith Texas Tech Record (three years)...... 46-50 (.474) Minnesota Record (six years)...... 124-81 (.605) Hired at Memphis - April 14, 2016 Kentucky Record (10 years)...... 263-83 (.760) Georgia Record (two years)...... 45-19 (.703) Coaching File - Texas Tech, head coach, Tulsa Record (four years)...... 79-43 (.648) 2013-16; Minnesota, head coach, 2007-13; Kentucky, head coach, 1997-07; Georgia, NCAA Record (18 appearances)...... 30-17 (.638) head coach, 1995-97; Tulsa, head coach, NIT Record (two appearances)...... 4-2 (.667) 1991-95; Kentucky, assistant coach, 1989-91; South Carolina, assistant coach, 1986-89; Year-By-Year VCU, assistant coach, 1979-86. Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason 1991-92 Tulsa 17-13 12-6/t4th 2-1 Highlights - 557 career wins ranks 61 in 1992-93 Tulsa 15-14 10-8/4th NCAA history and 17th-best among active st coaches ... Led Kentucky to the 1998 NCAA 1993-94 Tulsa 23-8 15-3/1 1-1 2-1 (NCAA S16) 1994-95 Tulsa 24-8 15-3/1st 2-1 2-1 (NCAA S16) Championship ... One of seven active head rd coaches with 500 or more wins and an 1995-96 Georgia 21-10 9-7/t3 1-1 2-1 (NCAA S16) th NCAA title ... One of two coaches in NCAA 1996-97 Georgia 24-9 10-6/4 3-1 0-1 (NCAA) history to lead five different teams to the 1997-98 Kentucky 35-4 14-2/1st 3-0 6-0 (NCAA Champions) NCAA Tournament ... Is 31-17 all-time in 1998-99 Kentucky 28-9 11-5/3rd 3-0 3-1 (NCAA E8) 18 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, 1999-00 Kentucky 23-10 12-4/t1st 0-1 1-1 (NCAA) accumulating four Elite Eight appearances, 2000-01 Kentucky 24-10 12-4/t1st 3-0 2-1 (NCAA S16) nine Sweet 16 berths ... Three-time National 2001-02 Kentucky 22-10 10-6/t2nd 0-1 2-1 (NCAA S16) Coach of the Year (2003, 2005, 2016) ... 2002-03 Kentucky 32-4 16-0/1st 3-0 3-1 (NCAA E8) Five-time NABC District Coach of the Year 2003-04 Kentucky 27-5 13-3/2nd 3-0 1-1 (NCAA) (1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2016) ... 2016 Big 12 2004-05 Kentucky 28-6 14-2/1st 2-1 3-1 (NCAA E8) Conference Coach of the Year ... 1998, 2003, and 2005 Southeastern Conference Coach of the 2005-06 Kentucky 22-13 9-7/6th 2-1 1-1 (NCAA) Year ... 1994 and 1995 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year ... Part of coaching staff 2006-07 Kentucky 22-12 9-7/4th 1-1 1-1 (NCAA) for gold-medal winning USA Basketball team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. 2007-08 Minnesota 20-14 8-10/6th 2-1 0-1 (NIT) 2008-09 Minnesota 22-11 9-9/t7th 1-1 0-1 (NCAA) Collegiate File - Four-year letterwinner at High Point (N.C.) College, earning all-conference 2009-10 Minnesota 21-14 9-9/6th 3-1 0-1 (NCAA) honors as a senior ... Finished his career as the seventh all-time leading scorer in program his- 2010-11 Minnesota 17-14 6-12/9th 0-1 tory ... 1973 graduate of High Point ... Honored in May 2016, named to the High Point University th Athletics Hall of Fame. 2011-12 Minnesota 23-15 6-12/t9 1-1 4-1 (NIT Runner-up) 2012-13 Minnesota 21-13 8-10/t7th 0-1 1-1 (NCAA) 2013-14 Texas Tech 14-18 6-12/9th 0-1 Personal - A native of Scotland, Maryland ... Born June 30, 1951 ... The sixth of 17 children of th Guffrie and Parthenia Smith ... Married to his wife Donna ... Has three sons and a daughter: 2014-15 Texas Tech 13-19 3-15/10 0-1 th G.G., Saul, Brian and Trisch. 2015-16 Texas Tech 19-13 9-9/7 0-1 0-1 (NCAA) Overall 557–276 (.669) 255-171 (.599) 36-19 (.655) 34-19 (.642) 46 • 2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball MEMPHIS USF

USF BULLS

Mark Harlan Director of Athletics Head Coach

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2016-17 Schedule NOVEMBER 11 Florida A&M (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 17 Elon (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 19 Rider (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 22 at Florida Atlantic...... 7 p.m. 28 Kennesaw State (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m.

DECEMBER 1 at Troy...... 7 p.m. 3 at George Washington 12 Bethune-Cookman (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 17 South Carolina (CBSSN)...... 1 p.m. 20 Northern Illinois (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 22 Delaware (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 28 at East Carolina* (ESPNEWS)...... 7 p.m. 31 Houston* (ESPNU)...... Noon

JANUARY 7 SMU* (ESPNEWS)...... 5 p.m. 11 Tulane* (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 14 at Memphis* (CBSSN)...... 6 p.m. 17 at UCF* (ESPNEWS)...... 7 p.m. 21 Tulsa* (ESPNEWS)...... 1 p.m. 25 UConn* (ESPNU)...... 7 p.m. 29 at Cincinnati* (CBSSN)...... 4 p.m.

FEBRUARY 2 Memphis* (ESPNEWS) 5 at Temple* (ASN/ESPN3)...... 1 p.m. 8 at UConn* (CBSSN)...... 7 p.m. 11 East Carolina* (ESPNU)...... 8 p.m. 15 Cincinnati* (ESPNU)...... 7 p.m. 18 at Tulane* (ESPNEWS)...... 2 p.m. 23 at Tulsa* (ESPNEWS)...... 8 p.m.

MARCH 2 UCF* (ESPNU)...... 7 p.m. 5 Temple* (ESPNU)...... 2 p.m.

* American Athletic Conference game All times Eastern Jahmal McMurray

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Location:...... Tampa, Fla. Enrollment:...... 48,893 The More You Know: @USFMBB Founded:...... 1956 Nickname:...... Bulls • USF is looking forward to the pairing of Jahmal McMurray and Colors:...... Green and Gold Troy Holston in the backcourt. McMurray debuted on the Amer- Website:...... GoUSFBulls.com ican All-Rookie Team as a freshman, while Holston returns after Arena:...... USF Sun Dome (10,411) sitting out 2015-16 due to a torn ACL. President:...... Dr. Judy Genshaft Director of Athletics:...... Mark Harlan Head Coach:...... Orlando Antigua (Pittsburgh, 1995) • Junior Ruben Guerrero was named the recipient of the 2015- 16 NCAA Division I Male Sportsmanship Award, as selected by MEDIA RELATIONS the NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct. Assistant Director of Athletic Communications: .Steven Schoon Guerrero, previously earned the American Athletic Conference Office Phone:...... (813) 974-4087 Sportsmanship Award in 2016, as voted on by the men’s basket- Mobile:...... (620) 218-1693 ball coaches in the conference. E-mail:...... [email protected] Press Row Phone:...... (813) 974-8236 • For the second straight year, USF will take on South Carolina (Dec. 17). Orlando Antigua and South Carolina’s Frank Martin are BULLS TEAM FACTS the only two Hispanic head coaches in NCAA Division I. 2015-16 Record/Finish:...... 8-25/4-14 American (10th) All-Time Record:...... 604-709 (.460) NCAA Appearances:...... 3 • The Bulls will be breaking in six newcomers this season, includ- Last NCAA Appearance:...... 2012 ing four-star forward Tulio Da Silva and Penn State transfer Geno Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 6/6 Thorpe. Starters Returning/Lost:...... 3/2

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2015-16 Statistics

TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 0 MCMURRAY, Jahmal 33 26 1161 35.2 184 471 .391 73 211 .346 59 74 .797 11 80 91 2.8 61 0 82 81 4 13 500 15.2 1 PERRY, Chris 27 19 651 24.1 105 230 .457 0 5 .000 62 93 .667 61 116 177 6.6 72 1 31 48 13 11 272 10.1 3 PETERS, Roddy 10 8 266 26.6 37 90 .411 2 14 .143 22 35 .629 6 27 33 3.3 26 1 35 39 1 10 98 9.8 22 NUNEZ, Angel 33 29 958 29.0 119 303 .393 23 97 .237 56 84 .667 42 159 201 6.1 62 0 33 71 22 24 317 9.6 5 MORILLO, Nehemias 33 21 906 27.5 98 281 .349 34 115 .296 57 74 .770 14 59 73 2.2 64 4 68 68 9 25 287 8.7 15 COUSINS, Jaleel 33 24 825 25.0 95 210 .452 0 1 .000 90 155 .581 101 161 262 7.9 105 2 15 68 54 23 280 8.5 33 GUERRERO, Ruben 32 19 761 23.8 70 117 .598 0 0 .000 23 36 .639 70 109 179 5.6 73 1 11 27 41 12 163 5.1 35 ZEIGLER, Bo 32 17 711 22.2 54 97 .557 1 10 .100 17 37 .459 30 61 91 2.8 75 0 45 51 29 23 126 3.9 42 SANTOS, Luis 15 0 105 7.0 3 15 .200 0 0 .000 11 15 .733 14 19 33 2.2 17 0 1 6 3 3 17 1.1 13 BODWAY, Jake 26 1 236 9.1 9 34 .265 0 10 .000 7 9 .778 11 8 19 0.7 30 0 10 12 0 6 25 1.0 14 DAVID, Justin 5 0 3 0.6 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10 BRYANT, Tre’ 10 1 17 1.7 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 Team 52 59 111 12 Total 33 6600 774 1852 .418 133 465 .286 404 612 .660 413 858 1271 38.5 588 9 331 485 176 150 2085 63.2 Opponents 33 6600 817 1978 .413 235 736 .319 483 704 .686 413 779 1192 36.1 560 8 495 316 106 255 2352 71.3

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2016-17 Roster New Kids on the Block (6): Yito Alvarado, F, R-Fr., 6-7, 205 No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last) San Juan, Puerto Rico/ University School of NSU 0 Jahmal McMurray G So. 6-0 164 Topeka, Kan./Sunrise Christian Academy • Will walk-on to the USF team. 1 Isaiah Manderson F Jr. 6-10 247 Bronx, N.Y./Oldsmar (Fla.) Christian (Texas Tech) • Averaged 14 points and six rebounds as a senior at Univer- 5 Malik Martin F Jr. 6-11 210 Miami, Fla./Faith Baptist (USC) sity School of Nova Southeastern University. 10 Michael Bibby G Fr. 6-3 175 Phoenix, Ariz./Shadow Mountain 11 Jake Bodway G Jr. 6-3 200 Bloomington, Minn./Bloomington Jefferson Michael Bibby, G, Fr., 6-3, 175 Phoenix, Ariz./Shadow Mountain 13 Geno Thorpe G Jr. 6-4 182 Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler (Penn State) • Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN. 15 Yito Alvarado F R-Fr. 6-7 205 San Juan, Puerto Rico/University School of NSU • Led Shadow Mountain to two state titles, averaging 19.3 21 Tulio Da Silva F R-Fr. 6-7 206 Formiga, Brazil/Arlington (Fla.) Country Day ppg, 5.0 apg and 4.0 rpg as a senior. 24 Malik Fitts F Fr. 6-8 222 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Brewster Academy (N.H.) Prep • Honored as the Arizona Player of the Year as a senior. 25 Troy Holston G So. 6-4 207 Queens, N.Y./Oldsmar (Fla.) Christian • Son of Mike Bibby, who played 17 years in the NBA and led 33 Ruben Guerrero C Jr. 7-0 241 Marbella, Spain/Sunrise Christian (Kan.) Academy Arizona to the 1997 NCAA Championship. 35 Bo Zeigler F Jr. 6-6 206 Detroit, Mich./Community HS 42 Luis Santos F So. 6-9 256 Bronx, N.Y./Sunrise Christian (Kan.) Academy Tulio Da Silva, F, R-Fr., 6-7, 206 Formiga Brazil/Arlington (Fla.) Country Day Head Coach: Orlando Antigua (Pittsburgh ‘95) • Sat out the 2015-16 season. Assistant Coach: Sergio Rouco (Nova Southeastern ‘87) • Rated a four-star recruit by ESPN.com. Assistant Coach: Rod Strickland (Northeastern Illinois ‘13) • Played one season at Arlington Country Day High School in Assistant Coach: Murray Bartow (UAB ‘85) Jacksonville, Fla., earning third team all-state honors from Director of Operations: Jerry McCullough (Pittsburgh ‘95) the Jacksonville Times-Union in 2015. • Competed for the Brazilian national team at the FIBA U18 Americas Championships and the Nike Global Challenge in Chicago. Malik Fitts, F, Fr., 6-8, 222 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Brewster Academy (N.H.) Prep • Rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports.com, ranking No. 55 among small forwards. • Shot 50 percent (101-for-203) from the field, averaging 8.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in his one season at Brewster Academy. • Averaged 15.8 points and 6.3 rpg as a senior at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. Isaiah Manderson, F, Jr., 6-10, 247 Bronx, N.Y./Oldsmar (Fla.) Christian (Texas Tech) • Will be eligible following the 2016 fall semester after trans- ferring to USF during the spring semester of 2016. • Appeared in four games as a sophomore at Texas Tech during the 2015 fall semester and averaged 3.0 points and 1.6 rebounds. • Was a three-star recruit out of Oldsmar Christian in Olds- mar, Fla., where he played for one season. Geno Thorpe, G, Jr., 6-4, 182 Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler (Penn State) • Sat out the 2015-16 season in accordance with NCAA trans- fer rules. Will be eligible this season. • Averaged 8.7 points as a sophomore at Penn State, the Bo Zeigler fourth-best on the team, while playing in all 34 games. • Known as the Lions’ best on-ball defender, as his 38 steals ranked second on the team.

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2015-16 Results (8-25, 4-14 American) Home: 8-9 | Away: 1-13 | Neutral: 0-1 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 13 Troy L, 82-77 4,859 McMurray 21/Perry 17 Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational (Campus Sites) 16 NJIT L, 60-57 2,672 McMurray 14/Peters 8 19 George Washington L, 73-67 2,790 McMurray 17/Cousins 11 Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational (Campus Sites) 21 Boston University L, 78-66 2,903 Peters 16/Cousins 12 24 Albany W, 63-61 2,712 Nunez 16/Cousins 12 ARS/Rescue Rooter Hoophall Miami Invitational (Miami, Fla.) 27 vs. #1/1 Kentucky L, 84-63 10,023 McMurray 13/Perry 8 29 Savannah State W, 67-57 2,429 Peters 17/Cousins 11

DECEMBER 3 at Delaware L, 67-58 1,817 Peters 14/Nunez 9 5 at rv/rv South Carolina L, 81-63 10,721 Morillo, Cousins 13/Cousins 13 13 North Carolina State L, 65-46 2,945 McMurray 13/Cousins 12 16 Jacksonville W, 88-75 2,628 McMurray 22/Cousins 14 19 UAB L, 79-68 2,671 Nunez 18/Guererro 10 22 at Seton Hall L, 66-49 5,700 Nunez 19/Nunez, Santos 8 30 Houston* L, 73-67 2,754 Perry 19/Cousins, Perry 10

JANUARY 2 at #17/-- SMU* L, 72-58 6,852 McMurray 17/Cousins 8 6 at UCF* L, 75-64 3,603 Cousins 19/Cousins 13 10 rv/rv Cincinnati* L, 54-51 3,062 McMurray 16/Cousins 9 12 Tulane* L, 81-70 2,657 Morillo 20/Guerrero 9 16 at Memphis* L, 71-56 11,681 Nunez 16/Cousins 16 20 UCF* L, 64-54 3,491 Perry 18/Perry 8 23 at Houston* W, 71-62 3,724 McMurray 30/Guerrero 8 27 at Tulane* W, 73-60 2,429 McMurray 23/Nunez 10 31 Temple* L, 70-63 2,875 Nunez 16/Guererro 10

FEBRUARY 4 at Cincinnati* L, 88-57 9,116 McMurray 17/Cousins 10 7 #12/-- SMU* L, 92-58 2,857 McMurray 18/Nunez 9 14 at Temple* L, 77-65 7,560 McMurray 24/Cousins, Guererro, McMurray 5 16 at East Carolina* W, 69-52 4,299 McMurray 21/Cousins 11 20 Memphis* W, 80-71 3,840 Morillo 19/Guererro 11 25 rv/-- UConn* L, 81-51 4,668 Cousins 11/Perry 6

MARCH 2 East Carolina* L, 52-39 2,957 Cousins 13/Perry, Nunez 9 5 at Tulsa* L, 84-74 6,524 McMurray 20/Nunez, Cousins 9 American Athletic Conference Championship (Orlando, Fla.) 10 vs. East Carolina W, 71-66 8,723 Nunez 19/Nunez 11 Ruben Guerrero 11 vs. rv/-- Temple L, 79-62 7,475 Perry 19/Cousins 9

* American Athletic Conference game

Head Coach Antigua’s Record Career Record (two years)...... 17-48 (.262) Orlando Antigua USF Record (two years)...... 17-48 (.262) @USFCoachO NCAA Record...... 0-0 (.000) Hired at USF - March 31, 2014 Coaching File - Kentucky, assistant Year-By-Year coach, 2009-14; Memphis, assistant Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason coach, 2008-09; Pittsburgh, assistant 2014-15 USF 9-23 3-15/11th 0-1 coach, 2005-08; Pittsburgh, director of 2015-16 USF 8-25 4-14/10th 1-1 operations, 2003-05. Overall 17-48 (.262) 7-29 (.194) 1-2 (.333)

Highlights - Made three Final Four appearances, two national champi- onship games, and won a national title as an assistant at Kentucky ... Has coached nine players picked in the top-10 of the NBA draft ... Record of 266-67 as an assistant coach, including a 24-7 mark in the NCAA Championship.

Collegiate/Playing File - Played four years at Pittsburgh, where he graduated in 2005 with a degree in social science ... Played for the (1995- 02) before joining the Pittsburgh staff in 2003.

Personal - Born Feb. 20, 1973 in the Dominican Republic ... He and his wife, Dana, have two children: a daughter, Olivia, and a son, Orlando, Jr.

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SMU MUSTANGS

Rick Hart Tim Jankovich Director of Athletics Head Coach

2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball • 51 SMU

2016-17 Schedule NOVEMBER 2K Classic Benefitting Wounded Warrior Project (Campus Sites) 11 Gardner-Webb (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. 13 Eastern Michigan (ESPN3)...... 2 p.m. 2K Classic Benefitting Wounded Warrior Project (Madison Square Garden) 17 vs. Pittsburgh (ESPN2/ESPNU)...... 7 p.m. 18 vs. Marquette/Michigan (ESPN2)...... 4:30/6:30 p.m. 22 UC Santa Barbara (ESPN3)...... 9 p.m. 25 at USC (P12)...... 7 p.m. 30 at Boise State...... TBA

DECEMBER 2 CSU Bakersfield (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. 4 Delaware State (ESPN3)...... 3 p.m. 7 TCU (ESPNEWS)...... 8 p.m. 14 McNeese State (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. 19 Stanford (ESPN2)...... 9 p.m. 20 Albany (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. 27 at Memphis* (ESPNU)...... 9 p.m. 31 at East Carolina* (ASN/ESPN3)...... Noon

JANUARY 4 Temple* (CBSSN)...... 9 p.m. 7 USF* (ESPNEWS)...... 5 p.m. 12 at Cincinnati* (ESPN/ESPN2)...... 9 p.m. 15 at Tulane* (CBSSN)...... 6 p.m. 19 UConn* (ESPN/ESPN2)...... 7 p.m. 21 Houston* (ESPNU)...... 6 p.m. 25 at UCF* (ESPNEWS)...... 6 p.m.

FEBRUARY 1 East Carolina* (ESPNEWS)...... 9:30 p.m. 4 at Tulsa* (ESPNEWS)...... 7 p.m. 9 at Temple* (ESPN2)...... 9 p.m. 12 Cincinnati* (ESPN)...... 4 p.m. 15 Tulane* (ASN/ESPN3)...... 9 p.m. 18 at Houston* (ESPN2)...... 6 p.m. 25 at UConn* XL (CBS)...... Noon Sterling Brown MARCH 2 Tulsa* (CBSSN)...... 8 p.m. 4 Memphis* (ESPN/ESPN2)...... 4 p.m.

* American Athletic Conference game SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY XL Game played at XL Center in Hartford, Conn. All times Eastern Location:...... Dallas, Texas Enrollment:...... 10,981 The More You Know: @SMUBasketball Founded:...... 1911 Nickname:...... Mustangs • Tim Jankovich slides down the bench for SMU, replacing Larry Brown. Colors:...... Red and Blue Jankovich was 9-0 at the helm of the Mustangs last season, helping lead Website:...... SMUMustangs.com SMU to a school-record 18-0 start. Arena:...... Moody Coliseum (7,000) President:...... Dr. R. Gerald Turner • Jankovich is one of five American Athletic Conference head coaches to Director of Athletics:...... Rick Hart have led his team to at least the Sweet Sixteen as a player. Head Coach:...... Tim Jankovich (Kansas State ’82) • American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team honoree Shake Milton MEDIA RELATIONS is one of three returning starters for SMU, joining Sterling Brown and Director of Public Relations:...... Herman Hudson Ben Moore. Milton played on a Global Sports Academy U.S. team for the Office Phone:...... (214) 768-1304 2016 Men’s Basketball Goodwill Tour in Croatia with teammate Jarrey Mobile:...... (214) 924-0358 Foster. E-mail:...... [email protected] Press Row Phone:...... (214) 768-7742 • Among the five newcomers to the Mustangs roster are the Australian duo of Harry Froling and Tom Wislon. Both starred on Australia’s 2014 MUSTANGS TEAM FACTS U17 World Championship silver medalist team. 2015-16 Record/Finish:...... 25-5/13-5 American (2nd) All-Time Record:...... 1,269-1,188 (.516) • SMU will attempt to replicate one of the nation’s most efficient of- NCAA Appearances:...... 11 fenses from 2015-16. The Mustangs’ 55.3 effective field-goal percentage Last NCAA Appearance:...... 2015 was 12th nationally, per KenPom.com. With an offensive rebounding Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 8/5 Starters Returning/Lost:...... 3/2 percentage of 41.2, SMU was second in the country.

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2015-16 Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 11 MOORE, Nic 29 29 997 34.4 153 364 .420 76 184 .413 84 105 .800 9 61 70 2.4 64 0 152 66 3 39 466 16.1 00 MOORE, Ben 29 27 864 29.8 134 244 .549 0 0 .000 77 107 .720 84 131 215 7.4 77 2 64 46 41 21 345 11.9 4 FRAZIER, Keith 10 7 288 28.8 44 98 .449 15 41 .366 16 20 .800 7 37 44 4.4 20 0 19 16 5 9 119 11.9 23 TOLBERT, Jordan 30 24 798 26.6 133 239 .556 2 4 .500 80 122 .656 106 150 256 8.5 54 0 25 39 23 25 348 11.6 1 MILTON, Shake 30 23 979 32.6 113 237 .477 52 122 .426 37 51 .725 9 80 89 3.0 43 0 82 46 8 24 315 10.5 3 BROWN, Sterling 30 29 817 27.2 109 181 .602 30 56 .536 54 63 .857 39 93 132 4.4 90 5 79 67 13 33 302 10.1 5 KENNEDY, Markus 28 9 647 23.1 110 216 .509 2 4 .500 37 66 .561 59 118 177 6.3 66 3 61 48 33 20 259 9.3 10 FOSTER, Jarrey 30 1 522 17.4 55 127 .433 13 40 .325 24 48 .500 42 59 101 3.4 48 0 40 28 11 10 147 4.9 2 SUTTON, Courtland 3 0 4 1.3 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0.7 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1.0 20 NELSON, David 4 0 6 1.5 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1.0 24 BRUDISH, Jake 3 0 3 1.0 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1.0 22 WILFONG, Jonathan 17 1 59 3.5 3 11 .273 2 6 .333 0 1 .000 1 4 5 0.3 8 0 2 3 0 1 8 0.5 2 BAREFIELD, Sedrick 5 0 16 3.2 0 4 .000 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 4 4 0.8 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 40 47 87 11 Total 30 6000 858 1727 .497 194 462 .420 409 584 .700 396 787 1183 39.4 472 10 528 372 137 182 2319 77.3 Opponents 30 6000 676 1690 .400 224 676 .331 327 513 .637 313 565 878 29.3 536 - 378 363 118 220 1903 63.4

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2016-17 Roster New Kids on the Block (6): Harry Froling, F, Fr., 6-11, 260 No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last) Townsville, Australia/Australian Institute of Sport 00 Ben Moore F Sr. 6-8 220 Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook • A four-star signee by Rivals and Scout, played the 2015-16 1 Shake Milton G So. 6-6 205 Owasso, Okla./Owasso season with the Townsville Crocodiles in the National Basketball 2 Tom Wilson G Fr. 6-5 180 Melbourne, Australia/Australian Institute of Sport League. 3 Sterling Brown G Sr. 6-6 230 Maywood, Ill./Proviso East • Played for the World Team as one of the top 12 international players at the 2016 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Ore. 5 Dashawn McDowell G Fr. 6-5 185 Oklahoma City, Okla./Southeast • Sisters Alicia and Keely both played for the SMU women’s bas- 10 Jarrey Foster G So. 6-6 220 Houston, Texas/North Shore ketball team. Alicia is a current member while Keely played two 13 Harry Froling F Fr. 6-11 260 Townsville, Australia/Australian Institute of Sport seasons. 14 Courtland Sutton F R-So. 6-4 215 Brenham, Texas/Brenham 15 Leo Kontopoulos F Fr. 6-9 210 Frankfurt, Germany/German School of Thessaoloniki Leo Kontopoulos, F, Fr., 6-9, 210 Frankfurt, Germany/German School of Thessaoloniki 21 Ben Emelogu II G R-Jr. 6-5 215 Grand Prairie, Texas/South Grand Prairie () • Spent the season with the Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. in Thessaloni- 22 Jonathan Wilfong G Sr. 6-3 185 Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University School ki, Greece, appearing in eight games. 31 Jimmy Whitt G So. 6-3 175 Columbia, Mo./Hickman (Arkansas) • In 2013, helped his team to the gold medal at the TURK Telekom 33 Semi Ojeleye F R-Jr. 6-7 235 Ottawa, Kan./Ottawa (Duke) U16 Tournament in Sakarya, Turkey.

Head Coach: Tim Jankovich (Kansas State ‘82) Dashawn McDowell, G, Fr., 6-5, 185 Associate Head Coach: K.T. Turner (Oklahoma City ‘03) Oklahoma City, Okla./Southeast • Named First-Team All-State by the Oklahoma Coaches Associa- Assistant Coach: Shawn Forrest (Arkansas-Pine Bluff ‘98) tion as a senior. Assistant Coach: Jay Duncan (Villanova ‘12) • As a junior, McDowell averaged 29.0 points as a junior and was Director of Operations: Sean Stout (North Carolina ‘10) named the 2015 All-City Conference Player of the Year.

Semi Ojeleye, F, R-Jr., 6-7, 235 Ottawa, Kan./Ottawa (Duke) • After becoming eligible to play following the fall 2015 semester, sat out the rest of the season as a redshirt. • Nominated For Allstate NABC Good Works Team. • Appearead in 23 games for Duke across his freshman and sopho- more years before transferring. • Set Kansas high school career (2,763) and senior-year (952) scor- ing records. Named the 2013 Parade Magazine National Player of the Year and 2013 Gatorade Kansas Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

Jimmy Whitt, G, So., 6-3, 175 Columbia, Mo./Hickman (Arkansas) • Will sit out the 2016-17 season in accordance with NCAA transfer rules. • In first year at Arkansas, played in all 32 games, starting 10 and averaging 6.1 points per game. • Concensus Top 100 recruit and No. 1 player in Missouri, earning All-State honors his final three seasons.

Tom Wilson, G, Fr., 6-5, 180 Melbourne, Australia/Australian Institute of Sport • Captain of the U17 and U19 Australian National teams. In 2014, led Australia to the silver medal at the U17 World Championship, averaging 12.3 points and 6.6 rebounds. • In a 99-92 loss in the gold medal game against the USA, Wilson Ben Moore had 23 points, six rebounds and seven assists. • Spent the 2015-16 season with the Melbourne United in Austra- lia’s National Basketball League.

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2015-16 Results (25-5, 13-5 American) Home: 16-1 | Away: 7-4 | Neutral: 2-0) Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 14 Sam Houston State W, 85-50 6,852 Milton 17/B. Moore 8 19 at Stanford W, 85-70 3,687 N. Moore, B. Moore 17/B. Moore 7 22 rv/-- Yale W, 71-69 6,852 Tolbert 17/Kennedy 13 29 Brown W, 77-69 6,852 Frazier 23/Tolbert 10

DECEMBER 2 at TCU W, 75-70 4,672 N. Moore 26/Tolbert 9 5 New Hampshire W, 98-44 6,754 Frazier 23/Tolbert 13 8 Michigan W, 82-58 7,245 Tolbert 23/B. Moore, Brown 10 Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic (Campus Sites/Las Vegas, Nev.) 16 Nicholls State W, 86-42 6,460 B. Moore 22/Tolbert 23 17 Hampton W, 105-72 6,329 Brown 23/Tolbert 19 22 vs. Kent State W, 90-74 2,120 N. Moore 25/Frazier, Tolbert 10 23 vs. rv/rv Colorado W, 70-66 2,154 N. Moore 16/B. Moore 9 29 at Tulsa* W, 81-69 5,364 Milton 24/B. Moore 10

JANUARY 2 USF* W, 72-58 6,852 N. Moore, Kennedy, Brown 13/B. Moore, Tolbert 10 7 rv/rv Cincinnati* W, 59-57 6,971 B. Moore 15/Tolbert 7 10 UCF* W, 88-73 6,952 B. Moore 23/Foster 10 13 at East Carolina* W, 79-55 6,022 B. Moore 17/Kennedy 10 17 at Tulane* W, 60-45 3,217 Kennedy 13/Tolbert 8 19 Houston* W, 77-73 7,059 N. Moore 23/Kennedy 10 24 at Temple* L, 89-80 6,096 Brown 19/Brown 9 30 Memphis* W, 80-68 7,205 N. Moore 22/Tolbert 14

FEBRUARY 1 at Houston* L, 71-68 6,195 N. Moore 16/Kennedy 9 7 at USF* W, 92-58 2,857 Milton 22/Kennedy 9 10 Tulsa* L, 82-77 6,852 N. Moore 27/B. Moore 11 13 rv/rv Gonzaga W, 69-60 7,249 N. Moore 25/Tolbert 8 18 at UConn* XL L, 68-62 15,564 N. Moore 14/B. Moore 12 21 East Carolina* W, 74-63 6,852 N. Moore 22/Tolbert 12 25 at Memphis* W, 69-62 13,546 Brown 14/Kennedy 8 28 Tulane* W, 74-53 6,781 B. Moore 16/B. Moore 12

MARCH 3 UConn* W, 80-54 7,303 Brown 20/Tolbert, Kennedy 7 6 at rv/-- Cincinnati* L, 61-54 13,176 N. Moore 14/Tolbert 13

* American Athletic Conference game

Shake Milton

Head Coach Jankovich’s Record Career Record (nine-plus years)...... 166-121 (.578) Tim Jankovich SMU (nine games)...... 9-0 (1.000) @CoachJankSMU Illinois State (five years)...... 104-64 (.619) North Texas (four years)...... 53-57 (.619) Named Head Coach at SMU – July 8, 2016

Coaching File – SMU, associate head NCAA Record (zero appearances)...... 0-0 (---) coach, 2012-16; Illinois State, head coach, NIT Record (four appearances)...... 2-4 (.333) 2007-12; Kansas, assistant coach, 2003-07; Illinois, assistant coach, 2002-03; Vander- bilt, assistant coach, 1999-02; Hutchinson Year-By-Year CC, head coach, 1997-99; North Texas, head Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason coach, 1993-97; Oklahoma State, assistant 1993-94 North Texas 14-15 9-9/t4th 2-1 coach, 1992-93; Baylor, assistant coach, 1994-95 North Texas 14-13 9-9/5th 0-1 1991-92; Colorado State, associate head 1995-96 North Texas 15-13 12-6/2nd 1-1 coach, 1987-91; Texas, assistant coach, 1996-97 North Texas 10-16 5-11/5th 1986-87; Kansas State, assistant coach, 2007-08 Illinois State 25-10 13-5/2nd 2-1 1-1 (NIT) 1984-86; UT-Pan American, graduate 2008-09 Illinois State 24-10 11-7/3rd 2-1 0-1 (NIT) assistant, 1983-84. 2009-10 Illinois State 22-11 11-7/3rd 1-1 0-1 (NIT) 2010-11 Illinois State 12-19 4-14/t9th 0-1 Collegiate File – Played for three seasons 2011-12 Illinois State 21-14 9-9/t3rd 2-1 1-1 (NIT) at Kansas State after transferring from 2015-16 SMU 9–0 Washington State ... Helped lead the Wild- Overall 166-121 (.578) 83-77 (.517) 10-8 (.556) 2-4 (.333) cats to the NCAA Tournament in each of his three years, including the 1981 Elite Eight and 1982 Sweet Sixteen ... Three-time Academic All-America ... Graduated cum laude from Kansas State in 1982 with a degree in business finance ... Owns Master’s degree in radio/television from Kansas State (1985).

Personal - Born June 4, 1959 ... He and his wife, Cindy, have a son, Michael.

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TEMPLE OWLS

Dr. Patrick Kraft Fran Dunphy Director of Athletics Head Coach

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2016-17 Schedule NOVEMBER 11 La Salle (ESPNEWS)...... 7 p.m. Preseason NIT (Campus Sites) 14 New Hampshire (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 17 at Massachusetts (ASN)...... 7 p.m. Preseason NIT (Campus Sites) 20 Manhattan (ESPN3)...... 2 p.m. Preseason NIT (Barclays Center; Brooklyn, N.Y.) 24 vs. Florida State (ESPN2/ESPNU)...... 12:30 p.m. 25 vs. West Virginia/Illinois (ESPN2/ESPNU)...... 12:30/3 p.m. 30 at Saint Joseph’s (CBSSN)...... 7 p.m. DECEMBER 3 Penn (ASN/ESPN3)...... 4 p.m. 7 George Washington (CBSSN)...... 7:30 p.m. Hoophall Miami Invitational (Miami, Fla.) 10 vs. DePaul (ESPNU)...... 11:30 a.m. 13 at Villanova (FS1)...... 7 p.m. 17 NJIT (ESPN3)...... 2 p.m. 22 Yale (ESPNU)...... 7 p.m. 28 Cincinnati* (ESPNU)...... 9 p.m. 31 at UCF* (ESPNU)...... 4 p.m. JANUARY 4 at SMU* (CBSSN)...... 9 p.m. 7 East Carolina* (ASN/ESPN3)...... Noon 11 at UConn* (CBSSN)...... 9 p.m. 14 Tulsa* (ESPNEWS)...... 4 p.m. 18 at Cincinnati* (CBSSN)...... 7 p.m. 25 Memphis* (CBSSN)...... 6 p.m. 28 at Houston* (ESPNU)...... 10 p.m. 31 at Tulane* (ESPNEWS)...... 8 p.m. FEBRUARY 5 USF* (ASN/ESPN3)...... 1 p.m. 9 SMU* (ESPN2)...... 9 p.m. 12 at Memphis* (CBSSN)...... 2 p.m. 15 at East Carolina* (ESPNEWS)...... 7 p.m. 19 UConn* (ESPN)...... 4 p.m. 22 UCF* (ESPNU)...... 7 p.m. Obi Enechionyia 25 Tulane* (ESPNU)...... Noon MARCH 5 at USF* (ESPNU)...... 2 p.m.

* American Athletic Conference game All times Eastern Location:...... Philadelphia, Pa. Enrollment:...... 39,000 The More You Know: @TUMBBHoops Founded:...... 1884 Nickname:...... Owls • Temple’s 1,870 program wins ranks fifth in NCAA history, trailing only Colors:...... Cherry and White Kentucky (2,202), Kansas (2,183), North Carolina (2,168) and Duke (2,085). Website:...... OwlSports.com Arena:...... Liacouras Center (10,200) • In each of the last two years, Temple has defied the preseason poll. In President:...... Richard Englert 2014, Temple was picked sixth in the preseason, only to finish in a tie Director of Athletics:...... Dr. Patrick Kraft for third. Last year, the Owls were tabbed sixth and collected their first Head Coach:...... Fran Dunphy (La Salle ’70) American Athletic Conference men’s basketball regular-season title.

MEDIA RELATIONS • Two-time American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Fran Dun- Senior Associate AD/Communications:...... Larry Dougherty phy was part of the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ (NABC) Office Phone:...... (215) 204-2588 ad hoc committee on NCAA men’s basketball tournament selection, Mobile:...... (215) 651-1822 seeding and bracketing this summer. E-mail:...... [email protected] Press Row Phone:...... (215) 204-7445 • A key to Dunphy’s success at Temple (seven NCAA Tournaments berths in 10 years) has been limiting turnovers. Over the last four seasons, the Owls’ turnover percentage on offense has ranked in the top 20 of the OWLS TEAM FACTS st country, including a 13.8-percent rate that was second-best nationally 2015-16 Record/Finish:...... 21-12/14-4 American (1 ) in 2015-16. All-Time Record:...... 1,870-1,040 (.645) NCAA Appearances:...... 32 Last NCAA Appearance:...... 2016 • With 32 NCAA Tournament appearances, Temple owns the sec- Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 8/4 ond-most among teams in The American, trailing only UConn (33). Starters Returning/Lost:...... 2/3

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2015-16 Statistics

TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 25 DECOSEY, Quenton 33 33 1140 34.5 164 407 .403 49 137 .358 149 191 .780 42 157 199 6.0 65 0 85 73 13 41 526 15.9 0 ENECHIONYIA, Obi 32 25 814 25.4 126 297 .424 56 145 .386 44 64 .688 31 90 121 3.8 85 1 18 28 30 11 352 11.0 15 BOND, Jaylen 31 30 903 29.1 149 316 .472 3 24 .125 19 49 .388 102 162 264 8.5 91 2 42 43 13 31 320 10.3 34 COLEMAN, Devin 33 14 850 25.8 106 288 .368 64 163 .393 28 39 .718 32 66 98 3.0 46 1 33 27 4 14 304 9.2 1 BROWN, Josh 33 32 1194 36.2 99 240 .413 27 78 .346 50 68 .735 13 146 159 4.8 68 0 161 46 15 41 275 8.3 11 LOWE, Trey 28 5 343 12.3 51 129 .395 17 66 .258 15 19 .789 16 27 43 1.5 16 0 16 11 1 14 134 4.8 4 DINGLE, Daniel 33 13 685 20.8 48 146 .329 15 62 .242 33 61 .541 32 61 93 2.8 64 1 50 27 14 13 144 4.4 10 WILLIAMS, Mark 31 1 293 9.5 42 96 .438 11 34 .324 17 25 .680 24 30 54 1.7 43 0 18 19 4 1 112 3.6 3 ALSTON, JR., Levan S 31 3 313 10.1 23 75 .307 13 48 .271 4 8 .500 4 25 29 0.9 29 0 19 10 1 3 63 2.0 24 AFLAKPUI, Ernest 18 6 135 7.5 12 23 .522 0 0 .000 7 11 .636 16 20 36 2.0 20 0 2 5 6 3 31 1.7 23 WATSON, Devontae 10 3 48 4.8 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 7 9 0.9 10 0 0 3 1 1 4 0.4 22 ROBBINS, Mike 6 0 7 1.2 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0.3 Team 57 63 120 12 Total 33 6725 822 2023 .406 255 757 .337 368 538 .684 371 854 1225 37.1 537 5 445 305 103 173 2267 68.7 Opponents 33 6725 809 1953 .414 196 629 .312 416 561 .742 360 902 1262 38.2 521 8 408 358 121 143 2230 67.6

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2016-17 Roster New Kids on the Block (5):

No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last) Isaiah Lewis, G, Jr., 6-4, 175 0 Obi Enechionyia F Jr. 6-10 220 Springfield, a./St.V James (Md.) School Brooklyn, N.Y./Arlington County (Fla.) Day [Casper (Wyo.) College] 1 Josh Brown G Sr. 6-3 195 Newark, N.J./St. Anthony’s • Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN in the class of 2013. 2 Alani Moore G Fr. 5-10 170 Washington, D.C./Friendship Collegiate Academy • Averaged 5.5 points and 2.2 assists per game at Casper 3 Shizz Alston, Jr. G So. 6-4 180 Philadelphia, Pa./The Haverford School College last season. 4 Daniel Dingle G/F R-Sr. 6-7 225 Bronx, N.Y./St. Raymond’s 10 Mark Williams F Sr. 6-8 225 Cleveland, Ohio/Montrose Christian Alani Moore, G, Fr., 5-10, 170 11 Trey Lowe G So. 6-7 165 Ewing, N.J./Ewing Washington, D.C./Friendship Collegiate Academy 13 Quinton Rose G Fr. 6-8 185 Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney • Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN and the No. 38 point 15 Isaiah Lewis G Jr. 6-4 175 Brooklyn, N.Y./Arlington County (Fla.) Day [Casper (Wyo.) College] guard nationally. 22 Mike Robbins G Sr. 6-4 190 Wynnewood, Pa./Lower Merion • Played at Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, D.C.) 23 Damion Moore C Fr. 6-11 225 Jackson, Miss./Callaway last season after starring at Montrose Christian in 2014-15. 24 Ernest Aflakpui C So. 6-10 240 Accra, Ghana/Archbishop Carroll (Pa.) • The Hyattsville, Md., native averaged 17.4 points per game 32 Ayan Nunez de Carvalho . G R-Fr 6-5 200 Parana, Argentina/Escuela Normal Superior for Montrose as junior to earn first team All-Met honors. Head Coach: Fran Dunphy (La Salle ‘70) Assistant Coach: Chris Clark (Temple ‘08) Damion Moore, C, Fr., 6-11, 225 Assistant Coach: Aaron McKie (Temple ‘94) Jackson, Miss./Callaway Assistant Coach: Shawn Trice (Penn ‘95) • Rated as the No. 4 player in the state of Mississippi by Director of Operations: Raheem Mapp (Temple ‘09) ESPN. • A three-star prospect, Moore averaged 3.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game on Callaway’s state championship squad as a junior.

Ayan Nunez de Carvalho, G, R-Fr., 6-5, 200 Parana, Argentina/Escuela Normal Superior • Redshirted during the 2015-16 season. • Continues Temple’s line of guards from Argentina that includes Pepe Sanchez and Juan Fernandez. • Averaged 10 points over seven games in the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championships held in Dubai.

Quinton Rose, G, Fr., 6-8, 185 Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney • Averaged 15.4 points, seven rebounds and seven assists during the 2014-15 season. • The four-year varsity performer earned a spot on the 15-player Democrat and Chronicle All-Greater Rochester Team in both 2015 and 2016. • A four-star recruit and No. 7 player in the state of New York, according to ESPN.

Josh Brown

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2015-16 Results (21-12, 14-4 American) Home: 11-3 | Away: 8-4 | Neutral: 2-5 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER Veterans Classic at the Naval Academy (Annapolis, Md.) 13 vs. #1/1 North Carolina L, 91-67 5,710 Coleman 19/Bond 8 Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan, Puerto Rico) 19 vs. Minnesota W, 75-70 1,947 Bond 19/Bond 7 20 vs. #22/20 Butler L, 74-69 1,814 DeCosey 24/Bond 13 22 vs. #16/16 Utah L, 74-68 -- DeCosey 14/Bond, DeCosey, Coleman 5 29 Delaware W, 69-50 4,706 Enechionyia 16/DeCosey 8

DECEMBER 2 Fairleigh Dickinson W, 79-70 4,034 DeCosey 22/DeCosey 8 5 at Wisconsin L, 76-60 17,287 Bond 12/Bond 12 9 vs. Penn^ W, 77-73 4,378 DeCosey 22/Bond 10 13 vs. Saint Joseph’s^ L, 66-65 (ot) 6,194 Enechionyia 25/Enechionyia 13 19 Delaware State W, 78-63 4,578 DeCosey 20/DeCosey 12 29 at #22/23 Cincinnati* W, 77-70 10,029 DeCosey 19/Bond 6

JANUARY 2 Houston* L, 77-50 5,374 Enechionyia, DeCosey 9/DeCosey, Bond 6 5 at #23/24 UConn* XL W, 55-53 11,319 DeCosey 15/Bond 10 9 East Carolina* W, 78-60 4,524 DeCosey 24/Bond 12 13 at Memphis* L, 67-65 12,247 Brown 15/Bond 14 16 --/rv Cincinnati* W, 67-65 (2ot) 7,481 DeCosey 22/Bond 12 20 vs. LaSalle^ W, 62-49 8,030 Brown, DeCosey 12/Coleman 6 24 #8/-- SMU* W, 89-80 6,096 Coleman 23/DeCosey, Lowe 5 27 at East Carolina* L, 64-61 4,196 Enechionyia 18/DeCosey 11 31 at USF* W, 70-63 2,875 DeCosey 30/DeCosey 7

FEBRUARY 4 Tulsa* W, 83-79 (ot) 5,929 DeCosey 21/Bond 13 6 at UCF* W, 62-60 3,654 Williams 16/Brown 7 11 rv/-- UConn* W, 63-58 8,316 DeCosey 23/Bond 13 14 USF* W, 77-65 7,560 Bond, DeCosey 18/Bond 14 17 #1/1 Villanova^ L, 83-67 10,472 Lowe 21/DeCosey, Enechionyia 9 21 at Houston* W, 69-66 4,466 Enechionyia 26/Brown 10 23 at Tulsa* L, 74-55 4,827 Enechionyia 17/DeCosey 9 27 UCF* W, 63-61 7,569 Enechionyia 18/Enechionyia, Brown 8

MARCH 3 Memphis* W, 72-62 6,390 Bond 15/Bond 10 6 at Tulane* W, 64-56 1,847 Enechionyia 18/Bond 16 American Athletic Conference Championship (Orlando, Fla.) 11 vs. USF W, 72-62 7,475 Bond 17/DeCosey, Bond 8 12 vs. UConn L, 77-62 7,465 Bond 17/Bond 10 NCAA Tournament (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 18 vs. #25/24 Iowa L, 72-70 (ot) 17,333 DeCosey 26/Bond 15

* American Athletic Conference Game 2 The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pa. Daniel Dingle 3 Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. XL XL Center, Hartford, Conn.

Head Coach Dunphy’s Record Career Record (27 years)...... 524-283 (.649) Fran Dunphy Temple (10 years)...... 214-120 (.660) Penn (17 years)...... 310-163 (.655) Hired at Temple - April 10, 2006 NCAA Record (16 appearances)...... 3-16 (.158) Coaching File - Penn, head coach, 1989- NIT Record (one appearance)...... 3-1 (.750) 06, Penn, assistant coach, 1988-89; La Salle, assistant coach, 1985-88 and 1979- 80; American, assistant coach, 1980-84; Year-By-Year Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason Malvern Prep, head coach, 1977-79; Army, 1989-90 Penn 12-14 7-7/3rd assistant coach, 1971-75. 1990-91 Penn 9-17 6-8/t3rd 1991-92 Penn 16-10 9-5/2nd Highlights - Led Temple to its first Amer- 1992-93 Penn 22-5 14-0/1st 0-1 (NCAA) st ican Athletic Conference regular-season 1993-94 Penn 25-3 14-0/1 1-1 (NCAA) 1994-95 Penn 22-6 14-0/1st 0-1 (NCAA) title in 2016 ... Reached the NCAA Tour- 1995-96 Penn 17-10 12-3/t1st nament in seven of his 10 seasons with 1996-97 Penn 12-14 8-6/4th the Owls ... Passed John Chaney (516 Big 1997-98 Penn 17-12 10-4/2nd 5 wins) as the all-time winningest coach 1998-99 Penn 21-6 13-1/1st 0-1 (NCAA) st in Philadelphia Big 5 history ... Guided 1999-2000 Penn 21-8 14-0/1 0-1 (NCAA) 2000-01 Penn 12-17 9-5/t2nd Temple to Atlantic-10 regular-season titles 2001-02 Penn 25-7 12-3/t1st 0-1 (NCAA) in 2010 and 2012 and tournament champi- 2002-03 Penn 22-6 14-0/1st 0-1 (NCAA) onships in 2008, 2009 and 2010 ... Led Penn 2003-04 Penn 17-10 10-4/2nd to 10 Ivy League championships and 310 2004-05 Penn 20-9 13-1/1st 0-1 (NCAA) st wins, ranking second in Ivy League history ... Enjoyed a 48-game Ivy League winning streak 2005-06 Penn 20-9 12-2/1 0-1 (NCAA) 2006-07 Temple 12-18 6-10/10th 0-1 from 1992-96. 2007-08 Temple 21-13 11-5/t2nd 3-0 0-1 (NCAA) 2008-09 Temple 22-12 11-5/t2nd 3-0 0-1 (NCAA) Collegiate File - Played for coach at La Salle ... Earned a bachelor’s degree in 2009-10 Temple 29-6 14-2/1st 3-0 0-1 (NCAA) marketing from La Salle in 1970 and added a master’s degree in counseling and human 2010-11 Temple 26-8 14-2/2nd 1-1 1-1 (NCAA) st relations from Villanova in 1979. 2011-12 Temple 24-8 13-3/1 0-1 0-1 (NCAA) 2012-13 Temple 24-10 11-5/t3rd 0-1 1-1 (NCAA) 2013-14 Temple 9-22 4-14/9th 0-1 Personal - Born October 5, 1948 ... Native of Drexel Hill, Pa. ... Dunphy and his wife, Ree, 2014-15 Temple 26-11 13-5/t3rd 1-1 3-1 (NIT) have a son, J.P. 2015-16 Temple 21-12 14-4/1st 1-1 0-1 (NCAA) Overall 524-283 (.649) 298-106 (.738) 12-7 (.632) 6-17 (.261)

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TULANE GREEN WAVE

Troy Dannen Mike Dunleavy, Sr. Director of Athletics Head Coach

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2016-17 Schedule NOVEMBER 11 North CarolinaSKC (ESPNU)...... 9 p.m. 14 Southeastern Louisiana (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. Tire Pros Invitational (Orlando, Fla.) 17 vs. Oklahoma (ESPN2/ESPNU)...... 7 p.m. 18 vs. Arizona State/Northern Illinois (ESPNU)...... 5/7 p.m. 20 vs. TBD (ESPN Nets)...... TBA 26 at Georgia Tech (ACCN+)...... Noon/7:30 p.m. 29 at New Orleans...... 8 p.m.

DECEMBER 2 St. John’s (ESPNEWS)...... 8 p.m. 7 Southern (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. 10 at Southern Miss...... TBA 19 McNeese State (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. 23 Texas State (ESPN3)...... 2 p.m. 28 UCF* (ASN/ESPN3)...... 8 p.m.

JANUARY 1 at Cincinnati* (CBSSN)...... 7 p.m. 8 Memphis* (ESPN3)...... 5 p.m. 11 at USF* (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 15 SMU* (CBSSN)...... 6 p.m. 18 at Tulsa* (ESPNEWS)...... 7:30 p.m. 21 Cincinnati* (CBSSN)...... 4 p.m. 24 at Houston* (CBSSN)...... 9 p.m. 28 at UConn* (ESPNU)...... 8 p.m. 31 Temple* (ESPNEWS)...... 8 p.m.

FEBRUARY 4 at East Carolina* (ASN/ESPN3)...... 2 p.m. 8 Houston* (ESPNEWS)...... 8 p.m. 15 at SMU* (ASN/ESPN3)...... 9 p.m. 18 USF* (ESPNEWS)...... 2 p.m. 21 East Carolina* (ESPNU)...... 9 p.m. 25 at Temple* (ESPNU)...... Noon

MARCH Malik Morgan 2 at Memphis* (ESPNU)...... 9 p.m. 5 Tulsa* (ESPNU/ESPNEWS)...... 4 p.m.

* American Athletic Conference game SKC game played at the Smoothie King Center All times Eastern TULANE UNIVERSITY Location:...... New Orleans, La. Enrollment:...... 13,449 The More You Know: @GreenWaveMBB Founded:...... 1834 Nickname:...... Green Wave • Tulane’s run to the American Athletic Conference tournament Colors:...... Olive Green and Sky Blue semifinals marked the first time since 1982 that the Green Wave Website:...... TulaneGreenWave.com won consecutive games in a conference tournament. Arena:...... Devlin Fieldhouse (3,600) President: ...... Michael A. Fitts • The Green Wave will introduce eight newcomers to its roster Director of Athletics:...... Troy Dannen Head Coach:...... Mike Dunleavy, Sr. (South Carolina ‘76) this season, the second-most in the American Athletic Confer- ence (Tulsa, nine). MEDIA RELATIONS Associate A.D., Strategic Communications:...... Scottie Rodgers • After spending 31 years in the NBA as a player, coach and exec- Office Phone:...... (504) 862-8249 utive, Mike Dunleavy, Sr., makes his debut as a collegiate head Mobile:...... (504) 491-7610 coach. E-mail:...... [email protected] Press Row Phone:...... (504) 862-8122 • As a college player, Dunleavy, Sr., starred for Frank McGuire at South Carolina, leaving the university as its sixth-leading scorer GREEN WAVE TEAM FACTS with 1,586 career points. 2015-16 Record/Finish:...... 12-21/3-15 American (11th) All-Time Record:...... 1,198-1,229 (.494) NCAA Appearances:...... 3 • Dunleavy, Sr., inherits eight returning letterwinners, including Last NCAA Appearance:...... 1995 Malik Morgan, who was second on the Green Wave in scoring at Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 8/4 12.4 points per game. Starters Returning/Lost:...... 2/3

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2015-16 Statistics

TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 00 DABNEY, Louis 32 31 1060 33.1 151 403 .375 53 169 .314 111 140 .793 25 72 97 3.0 84 2 71 64 4 33 466 14.6 13 MORGAN, Malik 33 33 1046 31.7 152 356 .427 63 176 .358 42 66 .636 36 130 166 5.0 80 1 79 80 13 46 409 12.4 21 OSETKOWSKI, Dylan 33 33 1072 32.5 139 316 .440 12 44 .273 87 129 .674 88 190 278 8.4 75 0 52 71 18 40 377 11.4 22 JARREAU, Jernard 18 11 402 22.3 51 113 .451 6 18 .333 29 52 .558 26 74 100 5.6 39 3 28 36 31 10 137 7.6 5 REYNOLDS, Cameron 29 8 597 20.6 71 203 .350 23 87 .264 27 32 .844 28 72 100 3.4 64 2 17 37 7 18 192 6.6 35 FRAZIER, Melvin 33 10 638 19.3 60 151 .397 16 60 .267 32 62 .516 41 62 103 3.1 48 0 23 36 9 31 168 5.1 11 HARRIS, Kain 32 2 512 16.0 51 159 .321 24 82 .293 32 41 .780 7 40 47 1.5 53 2 12 21 4 4 158 4.9 10 JULIEN, Von 30 15 561 18.7 34 98 .347 12 45 .267 9 13 .692 5 35 40 1.3 46 0 65 33 0 15 89 3.0 15 SMITH, Ryan 32 22 353 11.0 30 61 .492 0 0 .000 20 33 .606 43 31 74 2.3 53 0 7 12 13 8 80 2.5 23 PAUL, Blake 32 0 356 11.1 27 50 .540 0 0 .000 17 30 .567 35 42 77 2.4 68 2 2 20 29 4 71 2.2 2 OLIVER, Taron 16 0 88 5.5 14 36 .389 2 8 .250 1 3 .333 13 17 30 1.9 12 0 2 8 1 0 31 1.9 3 MACK, Kajon 5 0 51 10.2 4 15 .267 0 3 .000 0 3 .000 0 9 9 1.8 4 0 7 3 0 3 8 1.6 4 CONROY, Riley 7 0 14 2.0 0 5 .000 0 5 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 58 52 110 12 Total 33 6750 784 1966 .399 211 697 .303 407 604 .674 405 826 1231 37.3 627 12 365 433 129 212 2186 66.2 Opponents 33 6750 820 1888 .434 209 588 .355 475 693 .685 355 869 1224 37.1 582 - 392 432 115 228 2324 70.4

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2016-17 Roster New Kids on the Block (8): Jordan Cornish, G, Jr., 6-6, 220 No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last) New Orleans, La./Brother Martin (UNLV) 0 Jordan Cornish G Jr. 6-6 220 New Orleans, La./Brother Martin (UNLV) • Will sit out the 2016-17 season per NCAA transfer rules. • Played two seasons at UNLV, appearing in 65 games for the 2 Jackson Johnson G So. 5-10 170 Ponte Verda Beach, Fla./Ponte Verda Runnin’ Rebels and starting nine. 3 Ray Ona Embo G Fr. 6-3 185 Lognes, France/Quality Education Academy (N.C.) • Was a four-year letterwinner at Brother Martin, ranking as the No. 4 Riley Conroy G R-So. 5-11 175 New Orleans, La./Jesuit 1 player in the state of Louisiana per The Times-Picayune. 5 Cameron Reynolds G R-Jr. 6-7 215 Pearland, Texas/Pearland Jackson Johnson, G, So., 5-10, 170 10 Von Julien G So. 6-1 160 Reserve, La./Riverside Academy Ponte Verda Beach, Fla./Ponte Verda 11 Kain Harris G So. 6-4 210 Chicago, Ill./St. Rita of Cascia • Will walk-on at Tulane. • Four-year letterwinner at Ponte Verda High School. 12 Sammis Reyes F So. 6-7 240 Santiago, Chile/North Broward (Fla.) Prep (Palm Beach St.) • Is the all-time leader in assists and steals at Ponte Verda, ranking 13 Malik Morgan G R-Sr. 6-4 205 River Ridge, La./John Curtis second in school history in scoring (1,400). 14 Colin Slater G Fr. 6-0 185 New Orleans, La./Immanuel (Calif.) Darian Jones, F, Fr., 6-8, 185 15 Ryan Smith C Sr. 6-11 250 Wildomar, Calif./Lutheran Brusly, La./Brusly 21 Samir Sehic F So. 6-9 240 Cypress, Texas/Cy Woods (Vanderbilt) • Averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks as a senior at 22 Darian Jones F Fr. 6-8 185 Brusly, La./Brusly Brusly. • Helped his team to a playoff appearance in 2016, also earning first 23 Blake Paul F So. 6-9 230 New Orleans, La./Landry-Walker team All-District honors following his final season. 30 Bernard Woodside G So. 6-0 185 Tampa, Fla./Tampa Prep (ASA College) 35 Melvin Frazier G So. 6-5 200 Avondale, La./L. W. Higgins Ray Ona Embo, G, Fr., 6-3, 185 Longes, France/Quality Education Academy (N.C.) • Played one season for Quality Education Academy in North Caroli- Head Coach: Mike Dunleavy, Sr. (South Carolina ‘76) na after spending time at Balboa City School in California. Associate Head Coach: Doug Stewart (Brown ‘94) • Helped his Quality Education Academy team to a 29-5 record in his Assistant Coach: Anthony Wilkins (Kent State ‘13) final season. • Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals and 247Sports. Assistant Coach: Raman Sposato (Oregon ‘02) Director of Operations: Donald Reyes (LSU ‘09) Sammis Reyes, F, So., 6-7, 240 Santiago, Chile/North Broward (Fla.) Prep (Palm Beach State JC) • Played one season at Palm Beach State and helped his team to a 24-8 record. • Attended Hawaii for one semester before transferring to Palm Beach State Junior College. • A member of the U17 and U15 Chilean National Team.

Samir Sehic, F, So., 6-9, 240 Cypress, Texas/Cy Woods (Vanderbilt) • Will sit out the 2016-17 season per NCAA transfer rules. • Played in 22 games as a freshman at Vanderbilt, averaging 1.2 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. • Holds Cy Woods record for points, rebounds, and games played and was a two-time All-State and academic All-State selection.

Colin Slater, G, Fr., 6-0, 185 New Orleans, La./Immanuel (Calif.) • Was a four-year letterwinner at Immanuel High School. • Helped his team to two league championships, as well as two section championships, advancing to the Elite Eight of the state playoffs in 2014-15. • Earned CIF and Cal Hi Sports First Team All-State honors as a ju- nior, setting a school record for points in a season (688) and points in a game after scoring 52.

Bernard Woodside, G, So., 6-0, 185 Tampa, Fla./Tampa Prep (ASA College) • Helped ASA College to an 18-8 record in his one season. • Redshirted the 2014-15 at Georgia Tech before matriculating to Cameron Reynolds ASA College. • Four-year letterwinner at Tampa Prep, helping the team to the 2012 Florida state championship.

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2015-16 Results (12-22, 3-15 American) Home: 6-10 | Away: 3-11 | Neutral: 3-1 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 13 Alabama A&M L, 68-67 (ot) 1,126 Jarreau 16/Osetkowski 12 16 Drake W, 79-74 (ot) 1,411 Dabney, Morgan 18/ Osetkowski 7 19 at Southern L, 90-82 2,356 Morgan 18/Osetkowski 10 22 Appalachian State W, 76-48 962 Dabney 13/Osetkowski 16 Music City Challenge (Nashville, Tenn.) 26 vs. Mercer L, 71-61 350 Dabney 16/Osetkowski 5 27 vs. Stephen F. Austin W, 60-59 -- Harris, Dabney 14/Jarreau 10 29 vs. Liberty W, 72-51 -- Jarreau 15/Osetkowski 9

DECEMBER 2 New Orleans W, 64-62 1,581 Morgan 12/Jarreau 13 5 Georgia Tech L, 76-68 2,005 Dabney 15/Osetkowski 11 14 Prairie View A&M W, 63-49 1,999 Dabney 24/Osetkowski 11 16 at #11/11 North Carolina L, 96-72 16,199 Dabney 18/Jarreau 8 19 at Mississippi State L, 69-59 4,804 Osetkowski 20/Morgan 10 22 Southern Miss W, 59-40 1,541 Morgan 15/Osetkowski 9 29 at Memphis* L, 77-65 10,721 Morgan 18/Osetkowski 11

JANUARY 2 rv/rv UConn* L, 75-67 2,243 Dabney 14/Osetkowski 9 5 at --/rv Houston* L, 63-45 3,235 Morgan 11/Morgan 7 10 Tulsa* L, 81-67 2,234 Osetkowski 18/Osetkowski 14 12 at USF* W, 81-70 2,657 Osetkowski, Dabney 19/Osetkowski 14 17 #10/-- SMU* L, 60-45 3,217 Frazier 11/Blake 7 19 at --/rv UConn* XL L, 60-42 9,516 Dabney 15/Morgan, Paul, Smith 6 24 at Cincinnati* L, 97-75 9,224 Morgan 23/Osetkowski 10 27 USF* L, 73-60 2,429 Osetkowski 16/Reynolds 6 30 at Tulsa* L, 62-48 4,926 Dabney 17/Osetkowski 8

FEBRUARY 4 UCF* L, 70-62 1,174 Dabney 18/Paul 8 10 at East Carolina* W, 100-92 (3ot) 3,656 Dabney 32/Reynolds 12 13 Memphis* W, 94-87 1,793 Osetkowski, Morgan 23/Osetkowski 13 17 Houston* L, 82-69 1,592 Dabney 23/Osetkowski 12 24 East Carolina* L, 79-73 1,638 Osetkowski, Dabney 18/Osetkowski 12 28 at #24/-- SMU* L, 74-53 6,781 Morgan 15/Reynolds 5

MARCH 2 at UCF* L, 73-65 3,720 Morgan 17/Osetkowski, Morgan 5 6 Temple* L, 64-56 1,847 Dabney, Morgan 16/Morgan 9 American Athletic Conference Championship (Orlando, Fla.) 10 vs. UCF W, 65-63 8,723 Dabney 13/Morgan 9 11 vs. Houston W, 72-69 7,218 Osetkowski 18/Osetkowski 8 12 vs. Memphis L, 74-54 7,465 Dabney, Frazier 8/Morgan 8

* American Athletic Conference Game Melvin Frazier

Head Coach Dunleavy, Sr.’s Record Career Record (first season)...... 0-0 (---) Mike Dunleavy, Sr. Tulane Record (first season)...... 0-0 (---) @MikeDunleavySr NCAA Record...... 0-0 (---) Hired at Tulane – March 28, 2016

Coaching File - , head caoch, 2003-10; Portland TrailBlazers, head coach, 1997-01; Milwaukee Bucks, head coach, 1993-96; , head coach, 1990-92; Milwaukee Bucks, assistant coach, 1987-90

Highlights - Coached the Los Angeles Lakers to the 1991 Western Conference Championship and berth in the NBA Finals ... Named NBA Coach of the Year in 1999 while with the Portland TrailBlaz- ers ... Coached five Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame players (Earvin “Magic” Johnson, , , , ) ..Coached in the NBA for 17 seasons, recording 613 wins.

Collegiate File - A four-year starter at South Carolina ... With 1,586 career points, ranks sixth in South Carolina history ... Led the Gamecocks to the 1973 Sweet 16 ... Drafted by the Phila- delphia 76ers in the 1976 NBA Draft (99th overall) .. Played parts of 10 seasons in the NBA/ABA, including appearances in the 1977 and 1981 NBA Finals.

Personal - Born March 21, 1954 ... Dunleavy and his wife, Emily, have three sons: Mike Dun- leavy, Jr., who plays for the , Baker Dunleavy, the associate coach at Villanova, and James Dunleavy, an NBA player agent.

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TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE

Dr. Derrick Gragg Frank Haith Director of Athletics Head Coach

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2016-17 Schedule NOVEMBER 11 Jacksonville State (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. 16 at Wichita State...... TBA 19 New Orleans (ESPN3)...... 4 p.m. 22 Oregon State (ESPNEWS)...... 9 p.m. 28 at Oral Roberts...... 8 p.m.

DECEMBER 3 at Little Rock...... 4 p.m. 7 Illinois State (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. 10 Oklahoma State (CBSSN)...... 5 p.m. 17 Texas State (ESPN3)...... 8 p.m. Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu, Hawai’i) 22 vs. Stephen F. Austin (ESPNU)...... 4:30 p.m. 23 vs. San Diego State/Southern Miss. (TBA)...... 4:30/6:30 p.m. 25 vs. TBA (TBA)...... TBA 31 UConn* (CBSSN)...... 2 p.m.

JANUARY 4 at Houston* (ESPNU)...... 9 p.m. 11 Memphis* (ESPNEWS)...... 8 p.m. 14 at Temple* (ESPNEWS)...... 4 p.m. 18 Tulane* (ESPNEWS)...... 7:30 p.m. 21 at USF* (ESPNEWS)...... 1 p.m. 25 at East Carolina* (ESPN3)...... 7 p.m. 28 UCF* (ESPNEWS)...... 1:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY 1 Cincinnati* (CBSSN)...... 9 p.m. 4 SMU* (ESPNEWS)...... 7 p.m. 7 at Memphis* (ESPNU)...... 7 p.m. 11 Houston* (ESPNEWS)...... 6 p.m. 14 at UCF* (ESPNEWS)...... 7 p.m. 18 at Cincinnati* (ESPNU)...... Noon 23 USF* (ESPNEWS)...... 8 p.m. 26 East Carolina* (ESPNU)...... 4 p.m. Pat Birt MARCH 2 at SMU* (CBSSN)...... 8 p.m. 5 at Tulane* (ESPNU/ESPNEWS)...... 4 p.m.

* American Athletic Conference game All times Eastern

UNIVERSITY OF TULSA Location:...... Tulsa, Okla. Enrollment:...... 4,682 The More You Know: @TUMBasketball Founded:...... 1894 Nickname:...... Golden Hurricane • Tulsa will be breaking in an American Athletic Conference-high Colors:...... Old Gold, Royal Blue and Crimson nine newcomers this season. In addition, Junior Etou is eligible Website:...... TulsaHurricane.com after sitting out 2015-16 as a transfer, while Curran Scott will sit Arena:...... Reynolds Center (8,355) out this season after transferring from Charlotte. President:...... Dr. Steadman Upham Director of Athletics:...... Dr. Derrick Gragg • Pat Birt is the team’s lone returning starter a year after the Gold- Head Coach:...... Frank Haith (Elon, ‘88) en Hurricane brought back all five starters. Birt was the team’s third-leading scorer at 12.1 points per game in 2015-16. MEDIA RELATIONS Director of Athletic Communications:...... Eric Hollier • The Golden Hurricane has reached the postseason in four con- Office Phone:...... (918) 631-2492 secutive years, including the 2016 NCAA Tournament in which Mobile:...... (225) 978-4590 Tulsa received an at-large bid. E-mail:...... [email protected] Press Row Phone:...... (918) 631-5400 • With a 43-23 mark in his first two seasons, head coach Frank Haith owns the fifth-most wins by a Tulsa head coach through two years. Trailing Nolan Richardson (50-13), John Phillips (50- GOLDEN HURRICANE TEAM FACTS rd 17), Steve Robinson (46-18) and J.D. Barnett (45-17), Haith ranks 2015-16 Record/Finish:...... 20-12/12-6 American (t3 ) ahead of two familiar names: Bill Self (42-22) and Tubby Smith All-Time Record:...... 1,403-1,116 (.557) (32-27). NCAA Appearances:...... 16 Last NCAA Appearance:...... 2016 Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 2/9 • Three players who redshirted in 2015-16 will return to the Tulsa Starters Returning/Lost:...... 1/4 lineup: TK Edogi, Corey Haith and Etou.

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2015-16 Statistics

AL TOT 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 10 WOODARD, James 31 31 1057 34.1 145 349 .415 77 215 .358 110 140 .786 20 143 163 5.3 49 0 74 56 12 31 477 15.4 3 HARRISON, Shaquille 32 32 1033 32.3 174 367 .474 8 41 .195 127 201 .632 33 144 177 5.5 69 0 132 67 7 60 483 15.1 11 BIRT, Pat 32 18 870 27.2 120 321 .374 78 213 .366 65 88 .739 18 88 106 3.3 70 1 25 32 4 20 383 12.0 1 SMITH, Rashad 30 29 634 21.1 93 177 .525 5 17 .294 27 49 .551 50 75 125 4.2 64 0 35 40 19 22 218 7.3 15 CURTIS, Marquel 31 5 775 25.0 72 167 .431 15 52 .288 47 70 .671 45 86 131 4.2 55 1 67 43 6 25 206 6.6 44 SWANNEGAN, Brandon 32 12 628 19.6 79 136 .581 0 0 .000 54 89 .607 55 70 125 3.9 78 2 8 24 30 14 212 6.6 40 WRIGHT, D’Andre 32 20 567 17.7 65 132 .492 0 9 .000 37 53 .698 36 70 106 3.3 97 6 10 35 10 6 167 5.2 5 RAY, Rashad 32 7 563 17.6 45 131 .344 24 78 .308 17 27 .630 9 37 46 1.4 51 0 61 21 0 31 131 4.1 4 TAPLIN, Sterling 29 4 283 9.8 26 64 .406 12 44 .273 11 14 .786 1 31 32 1.1 24 0 21 16 1 6 75 2.6 22 WOOD, Nick 5 1 8 1.6 2 4 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.8 55 EZECHINONSO, Emmanuel 6 0 14 2.3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 4 4 0.7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 13 BROWN, Kajon 6 1 18 3.0 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.2 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0.0 Team 54 51 105 1 12 Total 32 6450 821 1849 .444 219 671 .326 495 732 .676 323 799 1122 35.1 564 10 435 346 89 216 2356 73.6 Opponents 32 6450 757 1819 .416 241 672 .359 472 629 .750 350 834 1184 37.0 651 - 385 453 108 169 2227 69.6

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2016-17 Roster New Kids on the Block (11): Geno Artison, F, So., 6-9, 202 No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last) Seattle, Wash./Franklin (College of Southern Idaho) • Averaged 14.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game last season at 0 Junior Etou F R-Jr. 6-7 240 Republic of Congo/Bishop O’Connell (Va.) (Rutgers) the College of Southern Idaho 1 Martins Igbanu F Fr. 6-8 240 Lagos, Nigeria/Covenant Christian (Ga.) Ministries Academy • Spent one year at Fresno State in 2014-15, where he redshirted. 2 Corey Haith G Sr. 5-11 175 Miami, Fla./Rock Bridge (Mo.) (Missouri) • Rated as a three-star prospect out of high school by Scout.com. 3 Travis Atson F Fr. 6-5 204 Brooklyn, N.Y./Notre Dame (Mass.) Prep Travis Atson, F, Fr., 6-5, 204 4 Sterling Taplin G So. 6-1 189 East Amherst, N.Y./Williamsville North Brooklyn, N.Y./Notre Dame (Mass.) Prep • Spent his first three years of high school at Christ the King High School in 5 Lawson Korita G Fr. 6-5 207 Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski Academy Brooklyn, leading the Royals to two state championships and was named 10 Curran Scott G So. 6-4 205 Edmond, Okla./Memorial (Charlotte) Most Valuable Player of the state playoffs as a junior. 11 Pat Birt G Sr. 6-5 182 Plano, Texas/East (South Plains College) • Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN. 12 Will Magnay F Fr. 6-10 234 Brisbane, Australia/Australian Institute of Sports Joseph Battle, G, Fr., 6-3, 181 13 Jaleel Wheeler G Jr. 6-4 195 Newark, N.J./ St. George’s (R.I.) School [Kilgore College (Texas)] Abbeville, S.C./Abbeville • 2015-16 Gatorade Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, as well as Mr. 14 TK Edogi F R-Jr. 6-8 227 Phoenix, Ariz./Westwind Prep Basketball for the state of South Carolina. 15 Joseph Battle G Fr. 6-3 181 Abbeville, S.C./Abbeville • Averaged 31 points, seven rebounds and three steals as a senior, earning Class 2A Player of the Year honors, and leading the Panthers to the Class 32 Corey Henderson Jr. G Jr. 6-4 173 Dallas, Texas/Episcopal School (Blinn College) 2A state championship. 34 Alex Foree F So. 6-5 202 Fort Smith, Ark./Southside Junior Etou, F, R-Jr., 6-7, 240 35 Geno Artison F So. 6-9 202 Seattle, Wash./Franklin (College of Southern Idaho) Republic of Congo/Bishop O’Connell (Va.) (Rutgers) • Sat out the 2015-16 season per NCAA transfer rules. Head Coach: Frank Haith (Elon ‘88) • Averaged 6.4 points and 5.7 rebounds as a two-year starter at Rutgers. Assistant Head Coach: Dennis Felton (Howard ‘85) Akex Foree, F, So., 6-5, 202 Assistant Coach: Shea Seals (Tulsa ’97) Fort Smith, Ark./Southside • Will walk-on at Tulsa after spending the 2015-16 season as a team manag- Assistant Coach: Kim English (Missouri ‘12) er. Director of Operations: Dave Reiter (Kansas State ‘01) Corey Henderson, Jr., G, Jr., 6-4, 173 Dallas, Texas/Episcopal School (Blinn College) • Averaged 14.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game last season at Blinn College. • Played one season at Wichita State before transferring to Blinn College, appearing in 28 games, totaling 52 points and 11 rebounds. Martins Igbanu, F, Fr., 6-8, 240 Lagos, Nigeria/Covenant Christian (Ga.) Ministries Academy • Rated the No. 18 prospect in the state of Georgia and a three-star recruit per ESPN. • Averaged 19.5 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.0 block per game, and shot 52 percent from the field as a senior. Lawson Korita, G, Fr., 6-5, 207 Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski Academy • Averaged 18.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists as a junior. • Earned 2014 and 2015 Arkansas All-State honors from the Arkansas High School Activities Association. Will Magnay, F, Fr., 6-10, 234 Brisbane, Australia/Australian Institute of Sport • At the U20 Australian Junior Championships in February, he was named the top defensive player and a first-team all-tournament selection. • Led all rebounders in the tournament, and averaged 9.3 points, 9.4 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game. Curran Scott, So., G, 6-4, 205 Edmond, Okla./Memorial (Charlotte) • Will sit out the 2016-17 season per NCAA transfer rules. • Scored in double figures in 17 games, averaging 10.5 ppg as a freshman at Charlotte. Jaleel Wheeler, Jr., G, 6-4, 195 Sterling Taplin Newark, N.J./St. George’s (R.I.) School [Kilgore College (Texas)] • Earned 2016 NJCAA All-America honorable mention and All-Region XIV first-team honors. • Averaged 22.3 points and 2.5 assists per game in 2015-16.

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2015-16 Results (20-12, 12-5 American) Home: 12-3 | Away: 6-6 | Neutral: 2-3 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 14 Central Arkansas W, 98-81 3,839 Woodard 23/Harrison 7 17 #9/11 W, 77-67 5,670 Harrison 20/Birt 6 Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) 20 vs. Ohio W, 90-88 -- Harrison 31/Harrison 9 22 vs. Indiana State W, 67-59 -- Harrison 24/Smith, Woodard 10 23 vs. South Carolina L, 83-75 2,002 Harrison 20/Wright 7 28 Little Rock L, 64-60 3,821 Woodard 16/Woodard, Curtis, Wright 6

DECEMBER 2 at Oklahoma State W, 66-56 5,422 Woodard 15/Smith, Curtis 7 5 Oral Roberts L, 70-68 5,225 Harrison 18/Harrison 8 8 Iona W, 90-81 3,800 Harrison 24/Harrison, Woodard 6 13 at Missouri State W, 70-61 4,052 Woodward 20/Smith 7 Far West Classic Invitational (Portland, Ore.) 19 vs. Oregon State L, 76-71 8,555 Smith 20/Harrison 8 22 Northern Arizona W, 90-55 4,752 Harrison 15/Wright 8 29 #17/-- SMU* L, 81-69 5,364 Woodard 22/Harrison 8

JANUARY 2 at #22/23 Cincinnati* L, 76-57 10,102 Harrison 21/Birt 6 5 East Carolina* W, 55-43 4,244 Smith 20/Smith 9 10 at Tulane* W, 81-67 2,234 Birt 27/Swannegan, Woodard, Birt 4 14 --/rv UConn* W, 60-51 5,192 Woodard 20/Woodard 9 19 at East Carolina* W, 84-69 3,878 Woodard 22/Harrison 8 24 UCF* W, 75-60 4,270 Woodard 18/Woodard 10 27 at Houston* L, 81-66 3,185 Birt 16/Smith 8 30 Tulane* W, 62-48 4,926 Swannegan 19/Swannegan 11

FEBRUARY 4 at Temple* L, 83-79 (ot) 5,929 Birt 22/Harrison 11 7 Houston* W, 77-63 4,321 Birt 27/Swannegan 8 10 at #16/-- SMU* W, 82-77 6,852 Harrison 21/Birt, Harrison, Smith 5 13 at rv/-- UConn* L, 75-73 10,167 Birt 24/Harrison 7 18 rv/-- Cincinnati* W, 70-68 (ot) 4,402 Woodard 19/Woodard 9 21 at UCF* W, 75-67 6,437 Birt 26/Curtis 11 23 Temple* W, 74-55 4,827 Birt 23/Harrison 9 28 at Memphis* L, 92-82 15,289 Harrison 20/Curtis 6

MARCH 5 USF* W, 84-74 6,524 Swannegan 21/Curtis 8 American Athletic Conference Championship (Orlando, Fla.) 11 vs. Memphis L, 89-67 7,218 Harrison 15/Swannegan 7 NCAA Tournament (Dayton, Ohio) 16 vs. rv/-- Michigan L, 67-62 12,582 Harrison 23/Woodard 8 TK Edogi

* American Athletic Conference Game

Head Coach Haith’s Record Career Record (12 years)...... 230-152* (.602) Frank Haith Tulsa Record (two years)...... 43-23 (.652) @FrankHaithTulsa Missouri Record (three years)...... 76-28 (.731) Miami (Fla.) Record (seven years)...... 129-101 (.561) Hired at Tulsa – April 18, 2014

Coaching File – Missouri, head coach, NCAA Record (four appearances)...... 1-4 (.200) 2011-14; Miami (Fla.), head coach, NIT Record (six appearances)...... 6-6 (.500) 2004-11; Texas, associate head coach, 2003-04, assistant coach, 2001-03; Wake Forest, assistant coach, 1997- 2001, graduate assistant, 1989-90; Year-By-Year Texas A&M, associate head coach, Overall Conference Conf. Tourn. Postseason 1996-97, asssistant coach, 1992-95; Pen 2004-05 Miami (Fla.) 16-13 7-9/t6th 0-1 0-1 (NIT) State, assistant coach, 1995-96; UNC 2005-06 Miami (Fla.) 18-16 7-9/t7th 1-1 2-1 (NIT) Wilmington, assistant coach, 1990-92; 2006-07 Miami (Fla.) 12-20 4-12/12th 1-1 Elon, assistant coach, 1986-89. 2007-08 Miami (Fla.) 23-11 8-8/t5th 1-1 1-1 (NCAA) 2008-09 Miami (Fla.) 19-13 7-9/t7th 0-1 1-1 (NIT) Highlights – Has guided three different 2009-10 Miami (Fla.) 20-13 4-12/12th 2-1 programs to the NCAA Tournament - 2010-11 Miami (Fla.) 21-15 6-10/9th 1-1 1-1 (NIT) Miami, Missouri and Tulsa ... Named 2011-12 Missouri 30-5 14-4/5th 3-0 0-1 (NCAA) AP National Coach of the Year in 2012 2012-13 Missouri 23-11 11-7/t5th 1-1 0-1 (NCAA) after leading Missouri to a 30-5 season 2013-14 Missouri 23-12 9-9/t6th 1-1 1-1 (NIT) ... Guided Missouri to two NCAA ap- 2014-15 Tulsa 23-11 14-4/2nd 1-1 1-1 (NIT) pearances and one NIT appearance ... 2015-16 Tulsa 20-12 12-6/t3rd 0-1 0-1 (NCAA) Went 129-101 and reached the postseason five times as head coach at Miami ... Led 248-152 (.620) 103-99 (.501) 13-11 (.542) 7-10 (.412) Miami to the NCAA Second Round in 2008 and made four NIT appearances with the Hurricanes ... As an assistant, helped Texas reach the 2003 Final Four and make two * - Reflects 18 wins vacated by Missouri from the 2013-14 season other Sweet 16 appearances.

Collegiate File – A 1988 graduate of Elon ... Paid his own way through college and served as a student assistant with the basketball team.

Personal - Born in Queens, New York, and grew up in Burlington, North Carolina ... Haith and his wife, Pam, have a son, Corey (a member of Tulsa’s basketball team), and a daughter, Brianna.

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STANDINGS

AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK NOTABLE Temple# 14-4 .778 67.8 65.6 8-1 6-3 21-12 .636 68.7 67.6 11-3 8-4 2-5 Lost 2 Dunphy named NABC District 25 Coach of the Year SMU24/NR 13-5 .722 73.7 64.4 8-1 5-4 25-5 .833 77.3 63.4 16-1 7-4 2-0 Lost 1 40-14 in three years in American Athletic Conference play Houston 12-6 .667 74.2 68.0 6-3 6-3 22-10 .688 77.4 69.2 15-4 6-5 1-1 Lost 2 Had 9-game improvement from 2013-14, tying for 12th nationally Tulsa 12-6 .667 72.5 68.3 8-1 4-5 20-12 .625 73.6 69.6 12-4 6-6 2-2 Lost 2 Reached 20 wins for the 23rd time in program history CincinnatiRV/RV 12-6 .667 68.3 61.9 8-1 4-5 22-11 .667 73.3 63.3 14-3 6-6 2-2 Lost 2 One of 8 schools to reach 6 consecutive NCAA Tournaments UConnRV/RV ^ 11-7 .611 67.0 60.9 6-3 5-4 25-11 .694 73.1 63.5 14-3 6-4 5-4 Lost 1 Owns 18-2 mark in NCAA first round action since 1990 Memphis 8-10 .444 75.2 74.1 6-3 2-7 19-15 .559 76.6 70.3 15-6 3-8 1-1 Lost 1 Dedric Lawson unanimously chosen American Rookie of the Year UCF 6-12 .333 64.6 71.6 3-6 3-6 12-18 .400 68.7 71.6 8-8 4-9 0-1 Lost 2 Tacko Fall led American in blocks as freshman with 70 East Carolina 4-14 .222 65.5 75.6 1-8 3-6 12-19 .387 68.4 71.9 8-8 3-10 1-1 Lost 1 Kentrell Barkley named to the American All-Rookie Team USF 4-14 .222 62.2 71.1 1-8 3-6 8-25 .242 63.2 71.3 4-14 3-9 1-2 Lost 1 Jahmal McMurray a unanimous pick to the American All-Rookie Team Tulane 3-15 .167 64.8 74.4 1-8 2-7 12-22 .353 65.9 70.5 6-10 3-11 3-1 Lost 1 Won back-to-back conference tourney games for the fi rst time since 1983

[#] Regular sesaon champion [^] Tournament champion Standings sorted by conference tiebreaking procedures

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS POSTSEASON RESULTS

First Round: Thursday, March 10 NCAA TOURNAMENT NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT (NIT) (9) USF 71, (8) East Carolina 66 Wednesday, March 16 Wednesday, March 16 (10) Tulane 65, (7) UCF 63 NCAA First Four (Dayton, Ohio) (4) Georgia Tech 81, (5) Houston 62 (11) Michigan, (11) Tulsa 62 Quarterfinals: Friday, March 11 (1) Temple 79, (9) USF 62 Thursday, March 17 (5) UConn 104, (4) Cincinnati 97 (4ot) NCAA First Round (South Region: Des Moines, Iowa) (10) Tulane 72, (2) Houston 69 (9) UConn 74, (8) Colorado 67 (6) Memphis 89, (3) Tulsa 67 Friday, March 18 Semifinals: Saturday, March 12 NCAA First Round (South Region: Brooklyn, N.Y.) (5) UConn 77, (1) Temple 62 (7) Iowa 72, (10) Temple 70 (ot) (6) Memphis 74, (10) Tulane 54 NCAA First Round (West Region: Spokane, Wash.) Championship: Sunday, March 13 (8) Saint Joseph’s 78, (9) Cincinnati 76 UConn 72, Memphis 58 Saturday, March 19 NCAA Second Round (South Region: Des Moines, Iowa) (1) Kansas 73, (9) UConn 61

Tulsa, UConn, Cincinnati and Temple are earned bids to the 2016 NCAA Tournament. The four bids were the sixth-most in Division I.

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Defensive Player Of The Year Player Of The Year Coach Of The Year Rookie Of The Year

Nic Moore Gary Clark Fran Dunphy Dedric Lawson Guard • SMU Forward • Cincinnati Temple Forward • Memphis

Scholar-Athlete Sportsmanship Of The Year Sixth Man Of The Year Most Improved Player Award

Shaquille Harrison Markus Kennedy Prince Williams Ruben Guerrero Guard • Tulsa Forward • SMU Guard • East Carolina Center • USF

ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

All-Conference First Team All-Conference Second Team All-Conference Honorable Mention All-Rookie Team Troy Caupain, G, Cincinnati Daniel Hamilton, G/F, UConn Shonn Miller, F, UConn Kentrell Barkley, G/F, East Carolina Shaq Goodwin, F, Memphis Gary Clark, F, Cincinnati Damyean Dotson, G, Houston Dedric Lawson, F, Memphis* Nic Moore, G, SMU* Devonta Pollard, F, Houston Galen Robinson, Jr., G, Houston Quenton DeCosey, G, Temple* Dedric Lawson, F, Memphis Jahmal McMurray, G, USF* James Woodard, G, Tulsa Shaquille Harrison, G, Tulsa Shake Milton, G, SMU*

* unanimous selection

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Associated Press Poll USA Today Coaches Poll American Preseason Coaches’ Poll Final Poll (March 14) Final Poll (April 4) School Record Pts School Record Pts School Pts 1. Kansas (63) 30-4 1,623 1. Villanova (30) 35-5 750 1. SMU (8) 98 2. Michigan State (2) 29-5 1,552 2. North Carolina 33-7 720 2. UConn (2) 87 3. North Carolina 28-6 1,488 3. Kansas 33-5 657 3. Cincinnati (1) 84 4. Virginia 26-7 1,384 4. Oklahoma 29-8 643 4. Tulsa 76 5. Oregon 28-6 1,371 5. Virginia 29-8 631 5. Memphis 59 6. Villanova 29-5 1,283 6. Oregon 31-7 596 6. Temple 54 7. Oklahoma 25-7 1,215 7. Michigan State 29-6 488 7. Houston 48 8. West Virginia 26-8 1,193 8. Miami 27-8 480 8. East Carolina 31 9. Xavier 27-5 1,127 9. Indiana 27-8 456 9. UCF 30 10. Miami 25-7 920 10. Syracuse 23-14 446 10. USF 20 10. Kentucky 26-8 920 11. Xavier 28-6 361 11. Tulane 11 12. Purdue 26-8 873 12. Texas A&M 28-9 358 13. Utah 26-8 870 12. Maryland 27-9 358 First-place votes in parentheses 14. Indiana 25-7 828 14. West Virginia 26-9 331 15. Texas A&M 26-8 682 15. Iowa State 23-12 315 Preseason Player of the Year 16. Louisville 23-8 585 16. Kentucky 27-9 297 Nic Moore, R-Sr., G, SMU 17. Arizona 25-8 559 17. Notre Dame 24-12 285 18. Maryland 25-8 489 18. Duke 25-11 263 Preseason Rookie of the Year 19. Duke 23-10 383 19. Purdue 26-9 184 Jalen Adams, Fr., G, UConn 20. Seton Hall 25-8 374 20. Utah 27-9 170 Preseason All-Conference First Team 21. Baylor 22-11 347 21. Gonzaga 28-8 157 Octavius Ellis, Sr., F, Cincinnati 22. Iowa State 21-11 317 22. Arizona 25-9 154 Daniel Hamilton, So., G/F, UConn 23. California 23-10 270 23. Wisconsin 22-13 149 Markus Kennedy, R-Sr., F, SMU* 24. SMU 25-5 84 24. Baylor 22-12 105 Nic Moore, R-Sr., G, SMU* 25. Iowa 21-10 82 25. Iowa 22-11 82 James Woodard, Sr., G, Tulsa

Receiving votes: Texas 69, Notre Dame 61, Saint Receiving votes: Wichita St 67, Saint Joseph’s 48, Preseason All-Conference Second Team Joseph’s 60, UConn 34, Stephen F. Austin 12, Dayton 11, California 40, Seton Hall 36, Providence 33, Texas 27, Troy Caupain, Jr., G, Cincinnati Wisconsin 9, Wichita St. 9, Gonzaga 8, Arkansas-Little Northern Iowa 18, UConn 14, George Washington Amida Brimah, Jr., C, UConn Rock 5, Providence 4, Valparaiso 3, Butler 3, Cincinnati 6, Butler 6, Stephen F. Austin 6, VCU 4, Cincinnati 3, Sterling Gibbs, GS, G, UConn 3, Yale 3, Monmouth 3, Saint Mary’s 3, Stony Brook 2, Valparaiso 2, Saint Mary’s 1, Arkansas-Little Rock 1, Shaq Goodwin, Sr., F, Memphis Michigan 2, Akron 1, Northern Iowa 1 Hawaii 1, Yale 1 Shaquille Harrison, Sr., G, Tulsa

[*] denotes unanimous selection

WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE NATIONAL POLLS

Rankings are listed as AP/USA Today

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VERSUS THE CONFERENCES: 2015-16 HOME ATTENDANCE TEAM Dates Total Avg Sellouts High Conference Record Pct UCF...... 16...... 72,215...... 4,513...... 0...... 6,437 America East 5-0 1.000 Cincinnati...... 17...... 160,055...... 9,415...... 3...... 13,176 Atlantic Coast 0-6 .000 UConn...... 17...... 177,027...... 10,413...... 6...... 15,564 Atlantic Sun 4-1 .800 East Carolina...... 16...... 71,116...... 4,445...... 0...... 6,022 Atlantic 10 4-6 .400 Houston...... 18...... 66,706...... 3,706...... 0...... 7,918 Big East 1-5 .167 Memphis...... 20...... 240,579...... 12,029...... 0...... 15,289 Big Sky 1-0 1.000 USF...... 18...... 55,770...... 3,098...... 0...... 4,859 Big South 1-0 1.000 SMU...... 17...... 117,420...... 6,907...... 6...... 7,303 Big Ten 6-4 .600 Temple...... 14...... 89,223...... 6,373...... 1...... 10,472 Big 12 3-3 .500 Tulane...... 16...... 28,793...... 1,800...... 0...... 3,217 Big West 0-1 .000 Tulsa...... 15...... 71,177...... 4,745...... 0...... 6,524 Colonial 2-3 .400 Total...... 184...... 1,138,956...... 6,190...... 16...... 15,564 Conference USA 6-1 .857 Horizon League 1-1 .500 Ivy League 3-0 1.000 • Memphis, UConn and Cincinnati all ranked among the top 50 average Metro Atlantic Athletic 2-0 1.000 attendance leaders in the country in 2015-16. Memphis was 30th national- Mid-American 3-1 .750 ly, while UConn was 40th and Cincinnati 47th. MEAC 10-0 1.000 th Missouri Valley 4-0 1.000 • Houston’s increase in average attendance by 1,071 was the 20 -largest Mountain West 1-1 .500 in the country. Northeast 4-0 1.000 • The American was one of nine conference nationally to have 1 mil- Ohio Valley 3-0 1.000 lion-plus fans in attendance in 2015-16. Pac-12 3-3 .500 Patriot 0-1 .000 Southeastern 1-6 .143 Southern 3-1 .750 2015-16 GAMES DECIDED BY ... OT or Southland 8-0 1.000 0-5 6-10 11-15 16+ Total Summit 1-1 .500 UCF 3-6 4-2 3-3 2-7 12-18 SWAC 6-2 .750 Cincinnati 6-7 3-3 3-1 10-0 22-11 Sun Belt 2-4 .333 UConn 3-6 6-3 4-1 12-1 25-11 West Coast 1-1 .500 East Carolina 3-5 2-4 4-4 3-7 12-20 Western Athletic 1-1 .500 Houston 4-3 4-3 6-3 8-1 22-10 DI Independents 0-0 .000 Memphis 4-4 1-8 4-2 10-1 19-15 Non-Division I 0-0 .000 USF 2-3 3-8 2-6 1-8 8-25 Total 90-53 .629 SMU 5-2 3-3 7-0 10-0 25-5 Home 66-19 .776 Temple 9-5 6-1 3-1 3-5 21-12 Away 9-19 .321 Tulane 5-1 2-9 2-6 3-6 12-22 Neutral 15-15 .500 Tulsa 3-6 8-2 6-2 3-2 20-12 Postseason 1-5 .167 Total 45-48 42-46 44-29 65-37 194-161

Overtime Records – UCF (1-1), Cincinnati (0-3), UConn (1-0), East Carolina (0-2), Houston (3-0), Memphis (1-1), USF (0-0), SMU (0-0), Temple (2-2), Tulane (3-1), Tulsa (1-1).

2015-16 NON-CONFERENCE GAMES AGAINST TOP 25 DATE TEAM OPPONENT RANK* RESULT Nov. 13 Temple at North Carolina 1/1 L, 91-67 Nov. 17 Memphis Oklahoma 8/8 L, 84-78 Nov. 17 Tulsa at Wichita State 9/11 W, 77-67 Nov. 20 East Carolina at California 15/14 L, 70-62 Nov. 20 Temple vs. Butler 22/20 L, 74-69 Nov. 22 Temple vs. Utah 16/16 L, 74-68 Nov. 27 USF vs. Kentucky 1/1 L, 84-63 Nov. 27 #18/21 UConn vs. Gonzaga 10/11 L, 73-70 Dec. 2 #17/17 Cincinnati Butler rv/25 L, 78-76 Dec. 8 rv/rv UConn vs. Maryland 6/9 L, 76-66 Dec. 12 #23/22 Cincinnati at Xavier 12/13 L, 65-55 Dec. 16 Tulane at North Carolina 11/11 L, 96-72 Dec. 22 #22/21 Cincinnati Iowa State 11/9 L, 81-79 Jan. 2 Memphis at South Carolina 24/20 L, 86-76 Feb. 17 Temple vs. Villanova 1/1 L, 83-67 March 18 Temple vs. Iowa 25/24 L, 72-70 (ot) March 19 rv/rv UConn Kansas 1/1 L, 73-61

* Rank in Associated Press poll followed by rank in ESPN/USA Today poll

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WEEKLY HONORS 2015-16 STATISTICAL RANKINGS

AMERICAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK OFFENSE DEFENSE Nov. 16 James Woodard, G, Tulsa Team Scoring FG-Pct 3FG-Pct Scoring FG-Pct 3FG-Pct Rebound Nov. 23 Shaquille Harrison, G, Tulsa UCF 7 6 9 4 10 7 5 6 Cincinnati 5 5 4 3 1 2 10 2 Nov. 30 Troy Caupain, G, Cincinnati UConn 6 3 2 9 3 1 6 3 Dec. 7 Devonta Pollard, F, Houston East Carolina 9 7 5 11 11 11 7 7 Dec. 14 Jordan Tolbert, F, SMU Houston 1 2 3 6 5 9 1 4 Dec. 21 Jordan Tolbert, F, SMU Memphis 3 9 8 1 7 4 2 11 Dec. 28 Daniel Hamilton, G/F, UConn USF 11 8 11 5 9 5 4 5 SMU 2 1 1 2 2 3 8 1 Jan. 4 Rodney Purvis, G, UConn Temple 8 10 6 8 4 6 3 10 Jan. 11 Quenton DeCosey, G, Temple Tulane 10 11 10 7 8 10 9 9 Jan. 18 Shaq Goodwin, F, Memphis Tulsa 4 4 7 10 6 8 11 8 Jan. 25 Devin Coleman, G, Temple Feb. 1 Rob Gray, Jr., G, Houston Scoring Rebound Turnover Asst/TO Team FT-Pct 3FGs Blocks Steals Assists Margin Margin Margin Ratio Feb. 8 Daniel Hamilton, G/F, UConn UCF 7 5 5 10 9 8 3 11 9 Feb. 15 Devonta Pollard, F, Houston Cincinnati 4 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 Feb. 22 Pat Birt, G, Tulsa UConn 1 4 4 7 5 3 7 6 5 Feb. 29 Damyean Dotson, G, Houston East Carolina 6 3 11 8 3 9 11 9 8 March 7 Troy Caupain, G, Cincinnati Houston 3 7 8 6 8 4 5 3 6 Memphis 2 10 2 2 4 5 6 4 7 USF 11 11 3 11 11 11 4 10 11 AMERICAN ROOKIE OF THE WEEK SMU 5 8 6 5 1 1 1 8 2 Nov. 16 Shake Milton, G, SMU Temple 8 1 9 9 7 7 9 5 1 Nov. 23 Dedric Lawson, F, Memphis Tulane 9 9 7 4 10 10 8 7 10 Nov. 30 Dedric Lawson, F, Memphis Tulsa 10 6 10 3 6 6 10 1 4 Dec. 7 Tacko Fall, C, UCF Dec. 14 Kentrell Barkley, G/F, East Carolina WEEKLY HONOR ROLL SELECTIONS Dec. 21 Dedric Lawson, F, Memphis Dec. 28 Jacob Evans, G/F, Cincinnati Nov. 16 Octavius Ellis (F, Cincinnati); Amida Brimah (C, UConn); Shaq Goodwin (F, Memphis); Chris Jan. 4 Shake Milton, G, SMU Perry (F/C, USF); Devin Coleman (G, Temple) Jan. 11 Dedric Lawson, F, Memphis Nov. 23 Shaheed Davis (F, UCF); Farad Cobb (G, Cincinnati); Rodney Purvis (G, UConn); Caleb White (F, Jan. 18 Dedric Lawson, F, Memphis East Carolina), Devonta Pollard (F, Houston) Jan. 25 Jahmal McMurray, G, USF Feb. 1 Galen Robinson, Jr., G, Houston Nov. 30 Daniel Hamilton (G/F, UConn); Rob Gray, Jr. (G, Houston); Shaq Goodwin (F, Memphis); Jaleel Feb. 8 Jalen Adams, G, UConn Cousins (C, USF); Louis Dabney (G, Tulane) Feb. 15 Dedric Lawson, F, Memphis Dec. 7 Octavius Ellis (F, Cincinnati); B.J. Tyson (G, East Carolina); Shaq Goodwin (F, Memphis); Dedric Feb. 22 Jahmal McMurray, G, USF Lawson (G/F, Memphis); Nic Moore (G, SMU) Feb. 29 Jacob Evans, G, Cincinnati March 7 Tacko Fall, C, UCF Dec. 14 A.J. Davis (G/F, UCF); Rob Gray, Jr. (G, Houston); Dedric Lawson (G/F, Memphis); Josh Brown (G, Temple); James Woodard (G, Tulsa) ACTIVE CAREER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS Player of the Week Dec. 21 Farad Cobb (G, Cincinnati); Rodney Purvis (G, UConn); Caleb White (F, East Carolina); Ricky Tarrant, Jr. (G, Memphis); Shake Milton (G, SMU) 3 — Devonta Pollard (F, Houston); Shaq Goodwin (F, Memphis); James Woodard (G, Tulsa) Dec. 28 Caleb White (F, East Carolina); Damyean Dotson (G, Houston); Avery Woodson (G, Memphis); Angel Nunez (F, USF); Nic Moore (G, SMU) 2 — Troy Caupain (G, Cincinnati)*; Daniel Hamilton (G/F, UConn); Rodney Purvis (G, UConn)*; Jordan Tolbert (F, Jan. 4 A.J. Davis (G/F, UCF); Farad Cobb (G, Cincinnati); Rob Gray, Jr. (G, Houston); Jahmal McMurray SMU); Shaquille Harrison (G, Tulsa) (G, USF); Ben Moore (F, SMU)

1 — Farad Cobb (G, Cincinnati); Amida Brimah (C, Jan. 11 Justin McBride (C, UCF); Sterling Gibbs (G, UConn); Shaq Goodwin (F, Memphis); Jaleel Cousins (C, USF); Ben Moore (F, SMU) UConn)*; Rob Gray, Jr., (G, Houston)*; Damyean Dotson (G, Houston)*; Markus Kennedy (F, SMU); Nic Moore (G, Jan. 18 Octavius Ellis (F, Cincinnati); Sterling Gibbs (G, UConn); Jordan Tolbert (F, SMU); Quenton SMU); Devin Coleman (G, Temple); Quenton DeCosey (G, DeCosey (G, Temple); James Woodard (G, Tulsa) Temple); Pat Birt (G, Tulsa)* * Returning in 2016-17 Jan. 25 Shaq Thomas (F, Cincinnati); Shonn Miller (F, UConn); B.J. Tyson (G, East Carolina); Trahson Burrell (G, Memphis); James Woodard (G, Tulsa) Rookie of the Week 6 — Dedric Lawson (F, Memphis)* Feb. 1 Gary Clark (F, Cincinnati); Prince Williams (G, East Carolina); Shaq Goodwin (F, Memphis); Nic Moore (G, SMU); Quenton DeCosey (G, Temple) 4 — Daniel Hamilton (G, UConn); B.J. Tyson (G, East Feb. 8 Daiquan Walker (G, UCF); Gary Clark (F, Cincinnati); Devonta Pollard (F, Houston); Quenton Carolina)* DeCosey (G, Temple); Pat Birt (G, Tulsa)

3 — Adonys Henriquez (G, UCF); B.J. Taylor (G, UCF)* Feb. 15 Octavius Ellis (F, Cincinnati); Nic Moore (G, SMU); Quenton DeCosey (G, Temple); Louis Dabney (G, Tulane); Pat Birt (G, Tulsa) 2 — Tacko Fall (C, UCF)*; Jacob Evans (G, Cincinnati)*; Jahmal McMurray (G, USF)*; Shake Milton (G, SMU)* Feb. 22 Gary Clark (F, Cincinnati); Devonta Pollard (F, Houston); Dedric Lawson (F, Memphis); Nic Moore (G, SMU); Obi Enechionyia (F, Temple) 1 — Gary Clark (F, Cincinnati)*; Jalen Adams (G, UConn)*; Feb. 29 Tacko Fall (C, UCF); Kentrell Barkley (G/F, East Carolina); Dedric Lawson (F, Memphis); Ben Kentrell Barkley (G/F, East Carolina)*; Galen Robinson, Jr. Moore (F, SMU); Obi Enechionyia (F, Temple) (G, Houston)*; Troy Holston Jr. (G, USF); Obi Enechinoyia (F, Temple) March 7 Sterling Gibbs (G, UConn); Shaq Goodwin (F, Memphis); Jahmal McMurray (G, USF); Jaylen Bond (F, Temple); Brandon Swannegan (F, Tulsa) * Returning in 2016-17

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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SCORING Player-Team Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G 1. MOORE, Nic-SMU Sr 29 153 76 84 466 16.1 2. GRAY, Jr., Rob-Houston So 26 150 48 69 417 16.0 3. DeCOSEY, Quenton-Temple Sr 33 164 49 149 526 15.9 4. LAWSON, Dedric-Memphis Fr 33 182 28 129 521 15.8 5. WOODARD, James-Tulsa Sr 31 145 77 110 477 15.4 6. McMURRAY, Jahmal-USF Fr 33 184 73 59 500 15.2 7. HARRISON, Shaquille-Tulsa Sr 32 174 8 127 483 15.1 8. GOODWIN, Shaq-Memphis Sr 33 162 3 157 484 14.7 9. TYSON, B.J.-East Carolina So 32 173 44 78 468 14.6 10. Dabney, Louis-Tulane Sr 33 153 54 114 474 14.4 11. POLLARD, Devonta-Houston Sr 32 156 1 136 449 14.0 12. DOTSON, Damyean-Houston Jr 32 164 62 55 445 13.9 13. CAUPAIN, Troy-Cincinnati Jr 33 142 55 89 428 13.0 14. PURVIS, Rodney-UConn Jr 36 163 70 65 461 12.8 15. HAMILTON, Daniel-UConn So 36 159 47 86 451 12.5 16. WHITE, Caleb-East Carolina Jr 30 128 70 48 374 12.5 17. MILLER, Shonn-UConn Gr 36 170 9 93 442 12.3 18. GIBBS, Sterling-UConn Gr 36 125 79 112 441 12.3 19. MORGAN, Malik-Tulane Jr 34 154 63 44 415 12.2 20. DAVIS, A.J.-UCF So 30 107 25 122 361 12.0 21. BIRT, Pat-Tulsa Jr 32 120 78 65 383 12.0

REBOUNDING Player-Team Cl G OFF DEF Total Avg/G 1. LAWSON, Dedric-Memphis Fr 33 104 203 307 9.3 2. HAMILTON, Daniel-UConn So 36 33 288 321 8.9 3. CLARK, Gary-Cincinnati So 33 113 177 290 8.8 4. TOLBERT, Jordan-SMU Sr 30 106 150 256 8.5 5. BOND, Jaylen-Temple Sr 31 102 162 264 8.5 6. Osetkowski, Dylan-Tulane So 34 90 192 282 8.3 7. COUSINS, Jaleel-USF Sr 33 101 161 262 7.9 8. GOODWIN, Shaq-Memphis Sr 33 77 172 249 7.5 9. ELLIS, Octavius-Cincinnati Sr 33 94 154 248 7.5 10. MOORE, Ben-SMU Jr 29 84 131 215 7.4 11. DOTSON, Damyean-Houston Jr 32 62 155 217 6.8 12. PERRY, Chris-USF Jr 27 61 116 177 6.6 13. KENNEDY, Markus-SMU Sr 28 59 118 177 6.3 14. BARKLEY, Kentrell-East Carolina Fr 31 53 142 195 6.3 15. BURRELL, Trahson-Memphis Sr 32 72 125 197 6.2 16. NUNEZ, Angel-USF Sr 33 42 159 201 6.1 17. DeCOSEY, Quenton-Temple Sr 33 42 157 199 6.0 18. DAVIS, A.J.-UCF So 30 36 144 180 6.0 19. FALL, Tacko-UCF Fr 30 54 122 176 5.9 20. POLLARD, Devonta-Houston Sr 32 59 122 181 5.7

FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct 1. FALL, Tacko-UCF Fr 30 96 128 .750 2. BROWN, Sterling-SMU Jr 30 109 181 .602 3. MILLER, Shonn-UConn Gr 36 170 297 .572 4. TOLBERT, Jordan-SMU Sr 30 133 239 .556 5. MOORE, Ben-SMU Jr 29 134 244 .549 6. ELLIS, Octavius-Cincinnati Sr 33 117 214 .547 7. SMITH, Rashad-Tulsa Sr 30 93 177 .525 8. CLARK, Gary-Cincinnati So 33 126 243 .519 9. KENNEDY, Markus-SMU Sr 28 110 216 .509 10. DOTSON, Damyean-Houston Jr 32 164 324 .506

Top returners Rob Gray, Jr., Dedric Lawson, and Tacko Fall (top to bottom)

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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS ASSISTS Player-Team Cl G Assists Avg/G 1. MOORE, Nic-SMU Sr 29 152 5.2 2. BROWN, Josh-Temple Jr 33 161 4.9 3. CAUPAIN, Troy-Cincinnati Jr 33 160 4.8 4. HAMILTON, Daniel-UConn So 36 170 4.7 5. HARRISON, Shaquille-Tulsa Sr 32 132 4.1 6. WILLIAMS, Prince-East Carolina Sr 32 123 3.8 7. WALKER, Daiquan-UCF Sr 30 115 3.8 8. ROBINSON, Jr., Galen-Houston Fr 32 110 3.4 9. TARRANT, Ricky-Memphis Sr 34 110 3.2 10. BARKLEY, Kentrell-East Carolina Fr 31 93 3.0

FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct 1. HAMILTON, Daniel-UConn So 36 86 100 .860 2. GIBBS, Sterling-UConn Gr 36 112 131 .855 3. MILLER, Shonn-UConn Gr 36 93 116 .802 4. MOORE, Nic-SMU Sr 29 84 105 .800 JOHNSON, Ronnie-Houston Jr 31 72 90 .800 6. TARRANT, Ricky-Memphis Sr 34 146 184 .793 7. Dabney, Louis-Tulane Sr 33 114 144 .792 8. CAUPAIN, Troy-Cincinnati Jr 33 89 113 .788 9. DAVIS, A.J.-UCF So 30 122 155 .787 10. WOODARD, James-Tulsa Sr 31 110 140 .786

STEALS Player-Team Cl G Steals Avg/G 1. HARRISON, Shaquille-Tulsa Sr 32 60 1.9 2. MORGAN, Malik-Tulane Jr 34 47 1.4 3. COBB, Farad-Cincinnati Sr 31 42 1.4 4. TARRANT, Ricky-Memphis Sr 34 46 1.4 5. MOORE, Nic-SMU Sr 29 39 1.3 6. DeCOSEY, Quenton-Temple Sr 33 41 1.2 CLARK, Gary-Cincinnati So 33 41 1.2 BROWN, Josh-Temple Jr 33 41 1.2 9. BARKLEY, Kentrell-East Carolina Fr 31 38 1.2 10. OSETKOWSKI, Dylan-Tulane So 34 41 1.2 11. LAWSON, Dedric-Memphis Fr 33 39 1.2 12. WILLIAMS, Prince-East Carolina Sr 32 37 1.2 13. GRAY, Jr., Rob-Houston So 26 30 1.2

3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct 1. BROWN, Sterling-SMU Jr 30 30 56 .536 2. WOODSON, Avery-Memphis Jr 32 77 179 .430 3. MILTON, Shake-SMU Fr 30 52 122 .426 4. BARNES, LeRon-Houston Sr 29 32 76 .421 5. MOORE, Nic-SMU Sr 29 76 184 .413 6. WILLIAMS, Prince-East Carolina Sr 32 39 97 .402 7. COBB, Farad-Cincinnati Sr 31 74 188 .394 8. COLEMAN, Devin-Temple Sr 33 64 163 .393 9. GIBBS, Sterling-UConn Gr 36 79 204 .387 10. ENECHIONYIA, Obi-Temple So 32 56 145 .386

3-POINT FG MADE Player-Team Cl G 3FG Avg/G 1. MOORE, Nic-SMU Sr 29 76 2.6 2. WOODARD, James-Tulsa Sr 31 77 2.5 3. BIRT, Pat-Tulsa Jr 32 78 2.4 4. WOODSON, Avery-Memphis Jr 32 77 2.4 5. COBB, Farad-Cincinnati Sr 31 74 2.4 6. WHITE, Caleb-East Carolina Jr 30 70 2.3 7. McMURRAY, Jahmal-USF Fr 33 73 2.2 8. GIBBS, Sterling-UConn Gr 36 79 2.2 9. PURVIS, Rodney-UConn Jr 36 70 1.9 10. COLEMAN, Devin-Temple Sr 33 64 1.9 11. DOTSON, Damyean-Houston Jr 32 62 1.9 12. HENRIQUEZ, Adonys-UCF So 26 49 1.9 13. MORGAN, Malik-Tulane Jr 34 63 1.9

Top returners Malik Morgan, Sterling Brown and Pat Birt (top to bottom)

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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS BLOCKED SHOTS Player-Team Cl G Blocks Avg/G 1. FALL, Tacko-UCF Fr 30 70 2.3 2. GOODWIN, Shaq-Memphis Sr 33 61 1.8 3. LAWSON, Dedric-Memphis Fr 33 55 1.7 4. COUSINS, Jaleel-USF Sr 33 54 1.6 5. ELLIS, Octavius-Cincinnati Sr 33 50 1.5 6. CLARK, Gary-Cincinnati So 33 49 1.5 7. MOORE, Ben-SMU Jr 29 41 1.4 8. GUERRERO, Ruben-USF Jr 32 41 1.3 9. KENNEDY, Markus-SMU Sr 28 33 1.2 10. DeBERRY, Coreontae-Cincinnati Sr 33 33 1.0

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game) Player-Team Cl G Asst Turn Ratio 1. BROWN, Josh-Temple Jr 33 161 46 3.5 2. CAUPAIN, Troy-Cincinnati Jr 33 160 60 2.7 3. MOORE, Nic-SMU Sr 29 152 66 2.3 4. ROBINSON, Jr., Galen-Houston Fr 32 110 50 2.2 5. TARRANT, Ricky-Memphis Sr 34 110 51 2.2 6. HAMILTON, Daniel-UConn So 36 170 85 2.0 7. HARRISON, Shaquille-Tulsa Sr 32 132 67 2.0 8. BARKLEY, Kentrell-East Carolina Fr 31 93 48 1.9 9. WALKER, Daiquan-UCF Sr 30 115 62 1.9 10. WILLIAMS, Prince-East Carolina Sr 32 123 67 1.8

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player-Team Cl G No. Avg/G 1. TOLBERT, Jordan-SMU Sr 30 106 3.5 2. CLARK, Gary-Cincinnati So 33 113 3.4 3. BOND, Jaylen-Temple Sr 31 102 3.3 4. LAWSON, Dedric-Memphis Fr 33 104 3.2 5. COUSINS, Jaleel-USF Sr 33 101 3.1 6. MOORE, Ben-SMU Jr 29 84 2.9 7. ELLIS, Octavius-Cincinnati Sr 33 94 2.8 8. OSETKOWSKI, Dylan-Tulane So 34 90 2.6 9. GOODWIN, Shaq-Memphis Sr 33 77 2.3 10. PERRY, Chris-USF Jr 27 61 2.3

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player-Team Cl G No. Avg/G 1. HAMILTON, Daniel-UConn So 36 288 8.0 2. LAWSON, Dedric-Memphis Fr 33 203 6.2 3. OSETKOWSKI, Dylan-Tulane So 34 192 5.6 4. CLARK, Gary-Cincinnati So 33 177 5.4 5. BOND, Jaylen-Temple Sr 31 162 5.2 6. GOODWIN, Shaq-Memphis Sr 33 172 5.2 7. TOLBERT, Jordan-SMU Sr 30 150 5.0 8. COUSINS, Jaleel-USF Sr 33 161 4.9 9. DOTSON, Damyean-Houston Jr 32 155 4.8 10. NUNEZ, Angel-USF Sr 33 159 4.8

MINUTES PLAYED Player-Team Cl G Minutes Avg/G 1. BROWN, Josh-Temple Jr 33 1194 36.2 2. McMURRAY, Jahmal-USF Fr 33 1161 35.2 3. DeCOSEY, Quenton-Temple Sr 33 1140 34.5 4. MOORE, Nic-SMU Sr 29 997 34.4 5. WOODARD, James-Tulsa Sr 31 1057 34.1 6. TYSON, B.J.-East Carolina So 32 1071 33.5 7. CAUPAIN, Troy-Cincinnati Jr 33 1104 33.5 8. DABNEY, Louis-Tulane Sr 33 1088 33.0 9. GIBBS, Sterling-UConn Gr 36 1185 32.9 10. MILTON, Shake-SMU Fr 30 979 32.6

Top returners Troy Caupain, Josh Brown and Gary Clark (top to bottom)

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TEAM LEADERS SCORING OFFENSE FIELD GOAL PERCENCTAGE DEFENSE Team G W-L Pts Avg/G Team G FG FGA Pct 1. Houston 32 22-10 2476 77.4 1. UConn 36 785 2033 .386 2. SMU 30 25-5 2319 77.3 2. Cincinnati 33 750 1907 .393 3. Memphis 34 19-15 2603 76.6 3. SMU 30 676 1690 .400 4. Tulsa 32 20-12 2356 73.6 4. Memphis 34 825 2062 .400 5. Cincinnati 33 22-11 2418 73.3 5. USF 33 817 1978 .413 6. UConn 36 25-11 2631 73.1 6. Temple 33 809 1953 .414 7. UCF 30 12-18 2062 68.7 7. UCF 30 799 1925 .415 8. Temple 33 21-12 2267 68.7 8. Tulsa 32 757 1819 .416 9. East Carolina 32 12-20 2186 68.3 9. Houston 32 776 1845 .421 10. Tulane 34 12-22 2240 65.9 10. Tulane 34 845 1950 .433 11. USF 33 8-25 2085 63.2 11. East Carolina 32 854 1911 .447

SCORING DEFENSE 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Team G Pts Avg/G Team G FG FGA Pct 1. Cincinnati 33 2090 63.3 1. SMU 30 194 462 .420 2. SMU 30 1903 63.4 2. UConn 36 255 699 .365 3. UConn 36 2285 63.5 3. Houston 32 215 618 .348 4. Temple 33 2230 67.6 4. Cincinnati 33 252 725 .348 5. Houston 32 2216 69.2 5. East Carolina 32 232 684 .339 6. Tulsa 32 2227 69.6 6. Temple 33 255 757 .337 7. Memphis 34 2390 70.3 7. Tulsa 32 219 671 .326 8. Tulane 34 2398 70.5 8. Memphis 34 206 635 .324 9. USF 33 2352 71.3 9. UCF 30 207 651 .318 10. UCF 30 2147 71.6 10. Tulane 34 216 719 .300 11. East Carolina 32 2301 71.9 11. USF 33 133 465 .286

SCORING MARGIN 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE Team G OFF DEF Margin Team G FG FGA Pct 1. SMU 30 77.3 63.4 +13.9 1. Houston 32 195 643 .303 2. Cincinnati 33 73.3 63.3 +9.9 2. Memphis 34 203 666 .305 3. UConn 36 73.1 63.5 +9.6 3. Temple 33 196 629 .312 4. Houston 32 77.4 69.2 +8.1 4. USF 33 235 736 .319 5. Memphis 34 76.6 70.3 +6.3 5. UCF 30 217 671 .323 6. Tulsa 32 73.6 69.6 +4.0 6. UConn 36 240 736 .326 7. Temple 33 68.7 67.6 +1.1 7. East Carolina 32 249 752 .331 8. UCF 30 68.7 71.6 -2.8 8. SMU 30 224 676 .331 9. East Carolina 32 68.3 71.9 -3.6 9. Tulane 34 212 601 .353 10. Tulane 34 65.9 70.5 -4.6 10. Cincinnati 33 240 672 .357 11. USF 33 63.2 71.3 -8.1 11. Tulsa 32 241 672 .359

FREE THROW PCT REBOUNDING OFFENSE Team G FTM FTA Pct Team G Reb Avg/G 1. UConn 36 488 615 .793 1. Memphis 34 1375 40.4 2. Memphis 34 643 890 .722 2. SMU 30 1183 39.4 3. Houston 32 467 661 .707 3. Cincinnati 33 1290 39.1 4. Cincinnati 33 464 658 .705 4. UCF 30 1165 38.8 5. SMU 30 409 584 .700 5. USF 33 1271 38.5 6. East Carolina 32 432 620 .697 6. Houston 32 1202 37.6 7. UCF 30 425 619 .687 7. Tulane 34 1266 37.2 8. Temple 33 368 538 .684 8. Temple 33 1225 37.1 9. Tulane 34 420 621 .676 9. UConn 36 1302 36.2 10. Tulsa 32 495 732 .676 10. Tulsa 32 1122 35.1 11. USF 33 404 612 .660 11. East Carolina 32 1097 34.3

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE REBOUNDING DEFENSE Team G FG FGA Pct Team G Reb Avg/G 1. SMU 30 858 1727 .497 1. SMU 30 878 29.3 2. Houston 32 897 1926 .466 2. Cincinnati 33 1136 34.4 3. UConn 36 944 2079 .454 3. UConn 36 1241 34.5 4. Tulsa 32 821 1849 .444 4. Houston 32 1130 35.3 5. Cincinnati 33 851 1980 .430 5. USF 33 1192 36.1 6. UCF 30 715 1664 .430 6. UCF 30 1089 36.3 7. East Carolina 32 761 1790 .425 7. East Carolina 32 1162 36.3 8. USF 33 774 1852 .418 8. Tulsa 32 1184 37.0 9. Memphis 34 877 2124 .413 9. Tulane 34 1264 37.2 10. Temple 33 822 2023 .406 10. Temple 33 1262 38.2 11. Tulane 34 802 2021 .397 11. Memphis 34 1304 38.4

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TEAM LEADERS REBOUNDING MARGIN ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Team G TEAM Avg OPP Avg Margin Team G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio 1. SMU 30 1183 39.4 878 29.3 +10.2 1. Temple 33 445 13.5 305 9.2 1.5 2. Cincinnati 33 1290 39.1 1136 34.4 +4.7 2. SMU 30 528 17.6 372 12.4 1.4 3. UCF 30 1165 38.8 1089 36.3 +2.5 3. Cincinnati 33 508 15.4 363 11.0 1.4 4. USF 33 1271 38.5 1192 36.1 +2.4 4. Tulsa 32 435 13.6 346 10.8 1.3 5. Houston 32 1202 37.6 1130 35.3 +2.2 5. UConn 36 490 13.6 394 10.9 1.2 6. Memphis 34 1375 40.4 1304 38.4 +2.1 6. Houston 32 412 12.9 333 10.4 1.2 7. UConn 36 1302 36.2 1241 34.5 +1.7 7. Memphis 34 510 15.0 413 12.1 1.2 8. Tulane 34 1266 37.2 1264 37.2 +0.1 8. East Carolina 32 486 15.2 424 13.3 1.1 9. Temple 33 1225 37.1 1262 38.2 -1.1 9. UCF 30 379 12.6 440 14.7 0.9 10. Tulsa 32 1122 35.1 1184 37.0 -1.9 10. Tulane 34 372 10.9 451 13.3 0.8 11. East Carolina 32 1097 34.3 1162 36.3 -2.0 11. USF 33 331 10.0 485 14.7 0.7

BLOCKED SHOTS OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Team G Blocks Avg/G Team G No. Avg/G 1. Cincinnati 33 192 5.8 1. Cincinnati 33 441 13.4 2. Memphis 34 185 5.4 2. SMU 30 396 13.2 3. USF 33 176 5.3 3. Memphis 34 436 12.8 4. UConn 36 183 5.1 4. Houston 32 410 12.8 5. UCF 30 141 4.7 5. USF 33 413 12.5 6. SMU 30 137 4.6 6. Tulane 34 415 12.2 7. Tulane 34 131 3.9 7. Temple 33 371 11.2 8. Houston 32 122 3.8 8. UCF 30 329 11.0 9. Temple 33 103 3.1 9. Tulsa 32 323 10.1 10. Tulsa 32 89 2.8 10. East Carolina 32 320 10.0 11. East Carolina 32 64 2.0 11. UConn 36 338 9.4

ASSISTS DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Team G Assists Avg/G Team G No. Avg/G 1. SMU 30 528 17.6 1. UCF 30 836 27.9 2. Cincinnati 33 508 15.4 2. Memphis 34 939 27.6 3. East Carolina 32 486 15.2 3. UConn 36 964 26.8 4. Memphis 34 510 15.0 4. SMU 30 787 26.2 5. UConn 36 490 13.6 5. USF 33 858 26.0 6. Tulsa 32 435 13.6 6. Temple 33 854 25.9 7. Temple 33 445 13.5 7. Cincinnati 33 849 25.7 8. Houston 32 412 12.9 8. Tulane 34 851 25.0 9. UCF 30 379 12.6 9. Tulsa 32 799 25.0 10. Tulane 34 372 10.9 10. Houston 32 792 24.8 11. USF 33 331 10.0 11. East Carolina 32 777 24.3

STEALS EFFICIENCIES Team G Steals Avg/G Team AdjO (Rank) AdjD (Rank) AdjT (Rank) 1. Cincinnati 33 257 7.8 Temple 104.9 (149) 97.4 (46) 66.7 (286) 2. Memphis 34 261 7.7 SMU 116.1 (16) 97.2 (44) 66.6 (290) 3. Tulsa 32 216 6.8 Cincinnati 108.8 (81) 94.6 (15) 65.5 (323) 4. Tulane 34 218 6.4 Tulsa 110.0 (66) 99.9 (86) 69.2 (150) 5. SMU 30 182 6.1 Houston 115.4 (18) 104.9 (187) 66.9 (268) 6. Houston 32 191 6.0 UConn 110.1 (63) 94.0 (14) 66.4 (296) 7. UConn 36 209 5.8 Memphis 106.3 (117) 98.0 (51) 74.1 (14) 8. East Carolina 32 183 5.7 UCF 99.7 (250) 103.0 (157) 68.6 (188) 9. Temple 33 173 5.2 East Carolina 100.7 (224) 105.2 (196) 67.8 (233) 10. UCF 30 137 4.6 South Florida 97.1 (296) 103.2 (163) 67.6 (244) 11. USF 33 150 4.5 Tulane 96.4 (308) 101.2 (119) 68.7 (186)

TURNOVER MARGIN Team G TEAM Avg OPP Avg Margin 1. Tulsa 32 346 10.8 453 14.2 +3.3 2. Cincinnati 33 363 11.0 450 13.6 +2.6 3. Houston 32 333 10.4 396 12.4 +2.0 4. Memphis 34 413 12.1 477 14.0 +1.9 5. Temple 33 305 9.2 358 10.8 +1.6 6. UConn 36 394 10.9 440 12.2 +1.3 7. Tulane 34 451 13.3 441 13.0 -0.3 8. SMU 30 372 12.4 363 12.1 -0.3 9. East Carolina 32 424 13.3 403 12.6 -0.7 10. USF 33 485 14.7 316 9.6 -5.1 11. UCF 30 440 14.7 278 9.3 -5.4

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SCORING SCORING OFFENSE Year Player, School GP FG 3FG FT PTS PPG Year School GP Pts. Avg. 2013-14 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, Sr. 34 214 93 180 701 20.6 2013-14 Louisville 37 2998 81.0 2014-15 , UConn, Sr. 34 182 86 142 592 17.4 2014-15 SMU 34 2350 69.1 2015-16 Nic Moore, SMU, Sr. 29 153 76 84 466 16.1 2015-16 Houston 32 2476 77.4 SCORING DEFENSE FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Year School GP Pts. Avg. Year Player, School GP FGM FGA Pct. 2013-14 Cincinnati 34 1986 58.4 2013-14 Montrezl Harrell, Louisville, So. 37 223 366 .609 2014-15 Cincinnati 34 1898 55.8 2014-15 Amida Brimah, UConn, So. 35 126 187 .674 2015-16 Cincinnati 33 2090 63.3 2015-16 Tacko Fall, UCF, Fr. 30 96 128 .750 SCORING MARGIN Year School GP PF PA Margin REBOUNDING 2013-14 Louisville 37 81.0 61.1 19.9 Year Player, School GP OFF DEF TOTAL RPG 2014-15 SMU 34 69.1 59.8 9.4 2013-14 Anthony Lee, Temple, Jr. 28 89 151 240 8.6 2015-16 SMU 30 77.3 63.4 13.9 2014-15 Jaylen Bond, Temple, Jr. 35 116 161 277 7.9 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 2015-16 Dedric Lawson, Memphis, Fr. 33 104 203 307 9.3 Year School GP FGM FGA Pct. 2013-14 SMU 37 937 1938 .483 ASSISTS 2014-15 SMU 34 832 1750 .475 Year Player, School GP A APG 2015-16 SMU 30 858 1727 .497 2013-14 L.J. Rose, Houston, So. 28 154 5.5 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE 2014-15 Anthony Collins, Jr. 32 167 5.2 Year School GP FGM FGA Pct. 2015-16 Nic Moore, SMU, Sr. 29 152 5.2 2013-14 SMU 37 762 1977 .385 2014-15 SMU 34 691 1815 .381 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 2015-16 UConn 36 785 2033 .386 Year Player, School GP FTM FTA Pct. 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 2013-14 Myles Mack, Rutgers, Jr. 33 111 124 .895 Year School GP 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 2014-15 Nic Moore, SMU, Jr. 34 104 117 .889 2013-14 UConn 40 287 741 .387 2015-16 Daniel Hamilton, UConn, So. 36 86 100 .860 2014-15 SMU 34 145 400 .363 2015-16 SMU 30 194 462 .420 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Year Player, School GP FGM FGA Pct. 3-POINT FIELD GOAL DEFENSE Year School GP 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 2013-14 , UConn, Sr. 40 58 120 .483 2013-14 Louisville 37 170 594 .286 2014-15 Nic Moore, SMU, Jr. 34 77 185 .416 2014-15 Memphis 32 164 540 .304 2015-16 Sterling Brown, SMU, Jr. 30 30 56 .536 2015-16 Houston 32 195 643 .303 3-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Year Player, School GP 3FG Avg. Year School GP FTM FTA Pct. 2013-14 UConn 40 644 829 .777 2013-14 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, Sr. 34 93 2.7 2014-15 UConn 35 417 590 .707 2014-15 Jherrod Stiggers, Houston, Jr. 31 96 3.1 2015-16 UConn 36 488 615 .793 2015-16 Nic Moore, SMU, Sr. 29 76 2.6 REBOUNDING BLOCKS Year School GP R Avg. Year Player, School GP B BPG 2013-14 UCF 31 1184 38.2 2014-15 Temple 37 1410 38.1 2013-14 Justin Jackson, Cincinnati, Sr. 34 99 2.9 2015-16 Memphis 34 1375 40.4 2014-15 Amida Brimah, UConn, So. 35 121 3.5 2015-16 Tacko Fall, UCF, Fr. 30 70 2.3 REBOUNDING MARGIN Year School GP RPG Opp Margin STEALS 2013-14 SMU 37 36.0 31.3 4.8 Year Player, School GP S SPG 2014-15 SMU 34 36.6 29.9 6.7 2013-14 Chris Jones, Louisville, Jr. 33 73 2.2 2015-16 SMU 30 39.4 29.3 10.2 2014-15 Shaquille Harrison, Tulsa, Jr. 34 67 2.0 ASSISTS 2015-16 Shaquille Harrison, Tulsa, Sr. 32 60 1.9 Year School GP A Avg. 2013-14 Memphis 34 591 17.4 ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO 2014-15 SMU 34 524 15.4 Year Player, School GP A TO A/TO 2015-16 SMU 30 528 17.6 2013-14 L.J. Rose, Houston, So. 28 154 65 2.4 BLOCKS 2014-15 Antonio Robinson, East Carolina, Sr. 33 122 52 2.3 Year School GP B Avg. 2015-16 Josh Brown, Temple, Jr. 33 161 46 3.5 2013-14 UConn 40 230 5.8 2014-15 Memphis 32 208 6.5 MINUTES PLAYED 2015-16 Cincinnati 33 192 5.8 Year Player, School GP M MPG STEALS 2013-14 Dalton Pepper, Temple, Sr. 31 1171 37.8 Year School GP S Avg. 2014-15 Ryan Boatright, UConn, Sr. 34 1216 35.8 2013-14 Louisville 37 370 10.0 2015-16 Josh Brown, Temple, Jr. 33 1194 36.2 2014-15 Memphis 32 224 7.0 2015-16 Cincinnati 33 257 7.8 TURNOVER MARGIN Year School GP TO Opp. Margin 2013-14 Louisville 37 10.6 17.2 6.7 2014-15 Temple 37 9.5 12.3 2.8 2015-16 Tulsa 32 10.8 14.2 3.3 ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Year School GP A TO A/TO 2013-14 Louisville 37 15.4 10.6 1.5 2014-15 Temple 37 12.4 9.5 1.3 2015-16 Temple 33 13.5 9.2 1.5

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2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball • 79 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

POINTS POINTS PER GAME, CAREER (minimum 60 games) GAME 15.7 Will Cummings, Temple, 2013-15 (1,019 points, 65 games) 42 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. Houston, 3/14/14 14.9 James Woodard, Tulsa, 2014-16 (970 points, 65 games) 40 Amida Brimah, UConn vs. Coppin State, 12/14/14 14.6 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-15 (1,462 points, 100 games) 37 Troy Cauptain, Cincinnati vs. UConn, 3/11/16 (4ot) 14.6 Ryan Boatright, UConn, 2013-15 (1,064 points, 73 games) 36 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. North Carolina, 11/24/13 14.5 Quenton DeCosey, Temple, 2013-15 (1,460 points, 101 games) Isaiah Sykes, UCF vs. Temple, 3/12/14 35 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis at UCF, 1/26/16 FRESHMAN POINTS PER GAME, SEASON 34 , UConn vs. Memphis, 2/15/14 15.8 Dedric Lawson, Memphis, 2015-16 (521 points, 33 games) Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati vs. Memphis, 3/6/14 15.2 Jahmal McMurray, USF, 2015-16 (500 points, 33 games) 33 Jherrod Stiggers, Houston vs. Houston Baptist, 12/16/14 12.8 B.J. Taylor, UCF, 2014-15 (334 points, 26 games) B.J. Taylor, UCF vs. Tulane, 1/14/15 12.5 B.J. Tyson, East Carolina, 2014-15 (413 points, 33 games) 10.9 Daniel Hamilton, UConn, 2014-15 (380 points, 35 games) SEASON 720 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 (40 games) 30-POINT GAMES, SEASON 701 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 (34 games) 3 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 673 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 (37 games) 2 Kadeem Jack, Rutgers, 2013-14 592 Ryan Boatright, UConn, 2014-15 (34 games) Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 541 Dalton Pepper, Temple, 2013-14 (31 games) Corey Allen Jr., USF, 2014-15 531 Will Cummings, Temple, 2014-15 (36 games) Rob Gray, Jr., Houston, 2015-16 526 Quenton DeCosey, Temple, 2015-16 (33 games) 521 Dedric Lawson, Memphis, 2015-16 (33 games)* 20-POINT GAMES, SEASON 519 Montrezl Harrell, Louisville, 2013-14 (37 games) 19 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 515 Isaiah Sykes, UCF, 2013-14 (30 games) 14 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 Ryan Boatright, UConn, 2014-15 CAREER 13 Dalton Pepper, Temple, 2013-14 1,462 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-16 12 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 1.460 Quenton DeCosey, Temple, 2013-16 1,174 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis, 2013-16 FIELD GOALS 1,064 Ryan Boatright, UConn, 2013-15 FIELD GOALS MADE, GAME 1,019 Will Cummings, Temple, 2013-15 15 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis at UCF, 1/26/16 1,003 Markus Kennedy, SMU, 2013-16 14 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. Houston, 3/14/14 970 James Woodard, Tulsa, 2014-16 Devonta Pollard, Houston vs. Memphis, 2/10/16 940 Troy Caupain, Cincinnat, 2013-pr. 13 Isaiah Sykes, UCF vs. Temple, 3/12/14 930 Shaquille Harrison, Tulsa, 2014-16 Amida Brimah, UConn vs. Coppin State, 12/14/14 897 Louis Dabney, Tulane, 2014-16 Austin Nichols, Memphis vs. Tulane, 1/3/15 Corey Allen Jr., USF at Tulsa, 1/31/15 POINTS PER GAME, SEASON 20.6 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 (701 points, 34 games) FIELD GOALS MADE, SEASON 18.2 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 (673 points, 37 games) 225 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 18.0 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 (720 points, 40 games) 223 Montrezl Harrell, Louisville, 2013-14 17.5 Dalton Pepper, Temple, 2013-14 (541 points, 31 games) 214 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 17.4 Ryan Boatright, UConn, 2014-15 (592 points, 34 games) 213 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 17.2 Isaiah Sykes, UCF, 2013-14 (515 points, 30 games) 205 TaShawn Thomas, Houston, 2013-14 16.8 Will Cummings, Temple, 2014-15 (488 points, 29 games) 16.1 Nic Moore, SMU, 2015-16 (466 points, 29 games) 16.1 Victor Rudd, USF, 2013-14 (514 points, 32 games) FIELD GOALS MADE, CAREER 16.0 Rob Gray, Jr., Houston, 2015-16 (417 points, 26 games) 481 Quenton DeCosey, Temple, 2013-16 468 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-16 327 Ryan Boatright, UConn, 2013-15 317 Will Cummings, Temple, 2013-15 303 James Woodard, Tulsa, 2014-16

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, GAME 30 Troy Caupain, Cincinnati vs. UConn, 3/11/16 (4ot) 26 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati vs. Louisville, 2/22/14 Ryan Boatright, UConn at Houston, 2/1/15 25 Will Cummings, Temple vs. UCF, 3/12/14 24 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. North Carolina, 11/24/13 Isaiah Sykes, UCF at USF, 2/15/14 Devonta Pollard, Houston vs. Memphis, 2/10/16 Daniel Hamilton, UConn vs. Cincinnati, 3/11/16 (4ot)

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, SEASON 506 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 496 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 481 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 457 Dalton Pepper, Temple, 2013-14 445 Dedric Lawson, Memphis, 2015-16*

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, CAREER 1,260 Quenton DeCosey, Temple, 2013-16 1,078 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-15 801 Ryan Boatright, UConn, 2013-15 799 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis, 2013-16 749 Will Cummings, Temple, 2013-15

Temple’s Quenton DeCosey finished his career as The American’s second-leading scorer.

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FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, GAME (Minimum 8 made) 1.000 Amida Brimah, UConn vs. Coppin State, 12/14/14 (13-13) Markus Kennedy, SMU vs. Memphis, 2/1/14 (10-10) Yanick Moreira, SMU vs. Lamar, 11/14/14 (9-9) Michel Nzege, East Carolina vs. Central Connecticut, 11/30/14 (9-9) Amida Brimah, UConn vs. Tulane, 2/22/15 (8-8) Devin Coleman, Temple vs. SMU, 1/24/16 (8-8) Justin McBride, UCF vs. Memphis, 1/26/16 (8-8) Tacko Fall, UCF vs. Tulane, 3/2/16 (8-8)

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, SEASON (Minimum 4 FG/Game) .609 Montrezl Harrell, Louisville, 2013-14 (223-366) .591 TaShawn Thomas, Houston, 2013-14 (205-347) .589 Austin Nichols, Memphis, 2013-14 (139-236) .584 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis, 2013-14 (149-255) .572 Shonn Miller, UConn, 2015-16 (170-297)

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, CAREER (Minimum 120 FG) .662 Amida Brimah, UConn, 2013-16 (257-388) .583 Staphon Blair, UCF, 2013-16 (215-369) .572 Shonn Miller, UConn, 2015-16 (170-297) .565 Cannen Cunningham, SMU, 2013-15 (160-283) .557 Octavius Ellis, Cincinnati, 2013-15 (122-219)

3-POINT FIELD GOALS 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE, GAME 10 James Woodard, Tulsa at SMU, 3/8/15 8 Dalton Pepper, Temple vs. Cincinnati, 1/26/14 Jherrod Stiggers, Houston vs. Mississippi Valley State, 12/28/14 Nic Moore, SMU vs. Houston, 1/24/15 James Woodard’s 10 3-pointers at SMU on March 8 set a new American Athletic Conference 7 Shabazz Napier, UConn vs. Rutgers, 3/5/14 record. Jherrod Stiggers, Houston vs. Texas Tech, 12/23/14 Jay Hook, Tulane at UCF, 1/14/15 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, GAME (Minimum 5 made) Ryan Boatright, UConn vs. East Carolina, 2/4/15 1.000 Devin Coleman, Temple vs. SMU, 1/24/16 (7-7) Shake Milton, SMU at Tulsa, 12/29/15 Russ Smith, Louisville at SMU, 3/5/14 (6-6) Pat Birt, Tulsa at Tulane, 1/10/16 Nic Moore, SMU vs. McNeese State, 12/2/13 (5-5) Devin Coleman, Temple vs. SMU, 1/24/16 .875 Shake Milton, SMU vs. Tulsa, 12/29/15 (7-8) .857 Quenton DeCosey, Temple at Rutgers, 1/1/14 (6-7) 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE, SEASON .833 Niels Giffey, UConn vs. Yale, 11/11/13 (5-6) 96 Jherrod Stiggers, Houston, 2014-15 Wayne Blackshear, Louisville vs. Houston, 1/16/14 (5-6) 93 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 Caleb White, East Carolina vs. USF, 2/21/15 (5-6) 88 James Woodard, Tulsa, 2014-15 Rashad Ray, Tulsa vs. Cincinnati, 3/4/15 (5-6) 87 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 86 Ryan Boatright, UConn, 2014-15 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, SEASON .536 Sterling Brown, SMU, 2015-16 (30-56) 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE, CAREER .483 Niels Giffey, UConn, 2013-14 (120-483) 225 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-16 .436 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-14 (72-165) 176 Jherrod Stiggers, Houston, 2013-15 .433 Brandon Morris, Houston, 2013-14 (42-97) 165 James Woodard, Tulsa, 2014-16 .430 Avery Woodson, Memphis, 2015-16 (77-179) 155 Quenton DeCosey, Temple, 2013-16 138 Avery Woodson, Memphis, 2014-16 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, CAREER (Minimum 50 3FG) .426 Shake Milton, SMU, 2015-pr. (52-122) 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, GAME .421 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-16 (225-534) 16 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. North Carolina, 11/24/13 .405 Avery Woodson, Memphis, 2014-16 (138-341) James Woodard, Tulsa at SMU, 3/8/15 .399 Ryan Boatright, UConn, 2013-15 (130-326) 15 Jherrod Stiggers, Houston vs. SMU, 2/12/15 .394 Caleb White, East Carolina, 2014-16 (137-348) Jahmal McMurray, USF vs. Troy, 11/13/15 14 Dalton Pepper, Temple vs. Cincinnati, 1/26/14 FREE THROWS Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati vs. Louisville, 2/22/14 FREE THROWS MADE, GAME Jherrod Stiggers, Houston vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 12/17/14 17 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati vs. Nebarska, 12/28/13 15 Will Cummings, Temple vs. Towson, 12/10/14 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, SEASON 14 Joe Jackson, Memphis vs. Nicholls State, 11/23/13 267 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 Russ Smith, Louisville at Rutgers, 1/4/14 238 James Woodard, Tulsa, 2014-15 Amida Brimah, UConn vs. Coppin State, 12/14/14 224 Dalton Pepper, Temple, 2013-14 Ricky Tarrant, Memphis vs. Ohio State, 11/27/15 222 Jherrod Stiggers, Houston, 2013-14 Quenton DeCosey, Temple at USF, 1/31/16 215 James Woodard, 2015-16 FREE THROWS MADE, SEASON 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, CAREER 207 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 534 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-16 189 Will Cummings, Temple, 2014-15 502 Jherrod Stiggers, Houston, 2013-15 180 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 453 James Woodard, Tulsa, 2014-16 157 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis, 2015-16 452 Quenton DeCosey, Temple, 2013-16 153 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 348 Caleb White, East Carolina, 2014-pr. FREE THROWS MADE, CAREER 340 Quenton DeCosey, Temple, 2013-16 329 Will Cummings, Temple, 2013-15 319 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis, 2013-16 301 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-16 280 Ryan Boatright, UConn, 2013-15

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FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED, GAME REBOUNDS PER GAME, SEASON 18 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati vs. Nebraska, 12/28/13 9.3 Dedric Lawson, Memphis, 2015-16 (307 rebounds, 33 games)* Will Cummings, Temple vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/17/14 8.9 Daniel Hamilton, UConn, 2015-16 (321 rebounds, 36 games) Ricky Tarrant, Memphis vs. UConn, 2/4/16 8.8 Gary Clark, Cincinnati, 2015-16 (290 rebounds, 33 games) 17 Isaiah Sykes, UCF at Rutgers, 1/15/14 8.6 Anthony Lee, Temple, 2013-14 (240 rebounds, 28 games) Will Cummings, Temple vs. Towson, 12/10/14 8.5 Jordan Tolbert, SMU, 2015-16 (256 rebounds, 30 games) Shaquille Harrison, Tulsa vs. Ohio, 11/20/15 8.5 Jaylen Bond, Temple, 2015-16 (264 rebounds, 31 games) Quenton DeCosey, Temple at USF, 1/31/16 16 Victor Rudd, USF vs. Memphis, 12/31/13 FRESHMAN REBOUNDS PER GAME, SEASON Russ Smith, Louisville at Rutgers, 1/4/14 9.3 Dedric Lawson, Memphis, 2015-16 (307 rebounds, 33 games) Victor Rudd, USF vs. Rutgers, 3/12/14 7.6 Daniel Hamilton, UConn, 2014-15 (267 rebounds, 35 games) Amida Brimah, UConn vs. Coppin State, 12/14/14 7.2 Gary Clark, Cincinnati, 2014-15 (246 rebounds, 34 games) 6.3 Kentrell Barkley, East Carolina, 2015-16 (195 rebounds, 31 games) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED, SEASON 6.2 John Egbunu, USF, 2013-14 (198 rebounds, 32 games) 238 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 217 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 10-REBOUND GAMES, SEASON 216 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis, 2015-16 19 Dedric Lawson, Memphis, 2015-16* 213 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 14 Montrezl Harrell, Louisville, 2013-14 198 Isaiah Sykes, UCF, 2013-14 Daniel Hamilton, UConn, 2015-16 12 Anthony Lee, Temple, 2013-14 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED, CAREER 11 Jaylen Bond, Temple, 2014-15 481 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis, 2013-16 477 Quenton DeCosey, Temple, 2013-16 ASSISTS 412 Will Cummings, Temple, 2013-15 GAME 359 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-16 13 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. UConn, 3/8/14 340 Ryan Boatright, UConn, 2013-15 Brandon Goodwin, UCF at Tulane, 2/19/15 12 Anthony Collins, USF vs. Hofstra, 11/25/14 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE, GAME (Minimum 10 made) Jonathan Stark, Tulane vs. Temple, 1/7/15 1.000 Kadeem Jack, Rutgers at USF, 2/8/14 (13-13) Nic Moore, SMU vs. East Carolina, 1/13/16 Ricky Tarrant, Memphis vs. UT Arlington, 11/23/15 (12-12) 11 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. Missouri-Kansas City, 12/4/13 Ricky Tarrant, Memphis at South Carolina, 1/2/16 (12-12) Shabazz Napier, UConn vs. UCF, 1/11/14 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati at Louisville, 1/30/14 (11-11) Antonio Robinson, East Carolina vs. Virginia-Lynchburg, 11/20/14 Shabazz Napier, UConn at Temple, 2/20/14 (11-11) Daniel Hamilton, UConn vs. Coppin State, 12/14/14 B.J. Tyson, East Carolina vs. Fresno State, 11/25/14 (11-11) Daniel Hamilton, UConn vs. Central Connecticut, 12/23/15 Devonta Pollard, Houston vs. Prairie View A&M, 11/18/15 (11-11) Nic Moore, SMU vs. Gonzaga, 2/13/16 Will Cummings, Temple at UCF, 1/4/14 (10-10) Luke Hancock, Louisville at Rutgers, 1/4/14 (10-10) SEASON Jesse Morgan, Temple at Memphis, 2/7/15 (10-10) 195 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 (40 games) Jordan Tolbert, SMU vs. Hampton, 12/17/15 (10-10) 181 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-14 (37 games) A.J. Davis, UCF vs. USF, 1/6/16 (10-10) 175 Nic Moore, SMU, 2014-15 (34 games) Ben Moore, SMU at Houston, 2/1/16 (10-10) 172 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 (37 games) 170 Daniel Hamilton, UConn, 2015-16 (36 games) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE, SEASON .895 Myles Mack, Rutgers, 2013-14 (111-124) CAREER .889 Nic Moore, SMU, 2014-15 (104-117) 508 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-16 .870 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 (207-238) 357 Troy Caupain, Cincinnati, 2013-pr. .850 Ryan Boatright, UConn, 2014-15 (142-167) 298 Daniel Hamilton, UConn, 2014-16 .845 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 2013-14 (180-213) 283 Will Cummings, Temple, 2013-15 269 Josh Brown, Temple, 2013-pr. FREE THROW PERCENTAGE, CAREER .838 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-15 (301-359) .824 Ryan Boatright, UConn, 2013-15 (280-340) .799 Will Cummings, Temple, 2013-15 (329-412) .787 Troy Caupain, Cincinnati, 2013-pr. (229-291)

REBOUNDS GAME 23 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis vs. Temple, 2/7/15 Jordan Tolbert, SMU vs. Nicholls State, 12/16/15 19 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis vs. UT Arlington, 11/23/15 Jordan Tolbert, SMU vs. Hampton, 12/17/15 18 TaShawn Thomas, Houston vs. Howard, 11/21/13 Jaylen Bond, Temple vs. Delaware State, 12/28/14

SEASON 321 Daniel Hamilton, UConn, 2015-16 (36 games) 311 Montrezl Harrell, Louisville, 2013-14 (37 games) 307 Dedric Lawson, Memphis, 2015-16 (33 games)* 290 Gary Clark, Cincinnati, 2015-16 (33 games) 282 Dylan Osetkowski, Tulane, 2015-16 (34 games)

CAREER 692 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis, 2013-16 588 Markus Kennedy, SMU, 2013-16 Daniel Hamilton, UConn, 2014-16 541 Jaylen Bond, Temple, 2014-16 536 Gark Clark, Cincinnati, 2014-pr.

SMU’s Nic Moore wrapped his career as The American’s all-time leader in points, assists and steals.

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ASSISTS PER GAME, SEASON SEASON 5.5 L.J. Rose, Houston, 2013-14 (154 assists, 28 games) 74 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 (37 games) 5.24 Nic Moore, SMU, 2015-16 (152 assists, 29 games) 73 Chris Jones, Louisville, 2013-14 (33 games) 5.21 Anthony Collins, USF, 2014-15 (167 assists, 32 games) Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 (40 games) 5.1 Nic Moore, SMU, 2014-15 (175 assists, 34 games) 67 Shaquille Harrison, Tulsa, 2014-15 (34 games) 4.89 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-14 (181 assists, 37 games) Will Cummings, Temple, 2014-15 (36 game) 4.878 Josh Brown, Temple, 2015-16 (161 assists, 33 games) 4.875 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 (195 assists, 40 games) CAREER 136 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-16 ASSISTS PER GAME, CAREER 127 Shaquille Harrison, Tulsa, 2014-16 5.43 L.J. Rose, Houston, 2013-15 (255 assists, 47 games) 110 Will Cummings, Temple, 2013-15 5.35 Anthony Collins, USF, 2013-15 (214 assists, 40 games) Markus Kennedy, SMU, 2013-16 5.08 Nic Moore, SMU, 2013-16 (508 assists, 100 games) 109 Troy Caupain, Cincinnati, 2013-pr. 4.35 Will Cummings, Temple, 2013-15 (283 assists, 65 games) 4.20 Daniel Hamilton, UConn, 2014-16 (298 assists, 71 games) STEALS PER GAME, SEASON 2.2 Chris Jones, Louisville, 2013-14 (73 steals, 33 games) FRESHMAN ASSISTS PER GAME, SEASON 2.0 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 (74 steals, 37 games) 3.7 Daniel Hamilton, UConn, 2014-15 (128 assists, 35 games) 1.97 Shaquille Harrison, Tulsa, 2014-15 (67 steals, 34 games) 3.4 Galen Robinson, Jr., Houston, 2015-16 (110 assists, 34 games) 1.88 Shaquille Harrison, Tulsa, 2015-16 (60 steals, 32 games 3.0 Kentrell Barkley, East Carolina, 2015-16 (93 assists, 31 games) 1.86 Will Cummings, Temple, 2014-15 (67 steals, 36 games) 2.7 Shake Milton, SMU, 2015-16 (82 assists, 30 games) 2.5 B.J. Taylor, UCF, 2014-15 (65 assists, 26 games) STEALS PER GAME, CAREER 1.92 Shaquille Harrison, Tulsa, 2014-16 (127 steals, 67 games) 10-ASSIST GAMES, SEASON 1.69 Will Cummings, Temple, 2013-15 (110 steals, 65 games) 3 Shabazz Napier, UConn, 2013-14 1.53 Anthony Collins, USF, 2013-15 (61 steals, 40 games) L.J. Rose, Houston, 2013-14 1.48 Markus Kennedy, SMU, 2013-15 (90 steals, 61 games) Russ Smith, Louisville, 2013-14 1.47 Ryan Boatright, UConn, 2013-15 (107 steals, 73 games) Anthony Collins, USF, 2014-15 * - Freshman record BLOCKS GAME 9 Yanick Moreira, SMU vs. Midwestern State, 12/29/14 Amida Brimah, UConn vs. Maine, 11/13/15 8 Austin Nichols, Memphis vs. Oral Roberts, 12/20/14 Amida Brimah, UConn at Tulane, 2/7/15 7 14 Times Most Recent: Ruben Guerrero, USF vs. Memphis, 2/20/16

SEASON 121 Amida Brimah, UConn, 2014-15 (35 games) 99 Justin Jackson, Cincinnati, 2013-14 (34 games) 93 Austin Nichols, Memphis, 2014-15 (93 games) 92 Amida Brimah, UConn, 2013-14 (33 games) 91 TaShawn Thomas, Houston, 2013-14 (33 games)

CAREER 280 Amida Brimah, UConn, 2013-pr. 157 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis, 2013-16 117 Octavius Ellis, Cincinnati, 2014-16 115 Austin Nichols, Memphis, 2013-15 107 Danrad Knowles, Houston, 2013-pr.

BLOCKS PER GAME, SEASON 3.5 Amida Brimah, UConn, 2014-15 (121 blocks, 35 games) 3.4 Austin Nichols, Memphis, 2014-15 (93 blocks, 27 games) 2.9 Justin Jackson, Cincinnati, 2013-14 (99 blocks, 34 games) 2.8 TaShawn Thomas, Houston, 2013-14 (91 blocks, 33 games) 2.33 Tacko Fall, UCF, 2015-16 (70 block, 30 games) 2.30 Amida Brimah, UConn, 2013-14 (92 blocks, 40 games)

BLOCKS PER GAME, CAREER Amida Brimah owns The American season and career blocks records through his first three 2.80 Amida Brimah, UConn, 2013-16 (280 blocks, 100 games) seasons. 2.21 Austin Nichols, Memphis, 2013-15 (135 blocks, 61 games) 1.75 Octavius Ellis, Cincinnati, 2014-16 (117 blocks, 67 games) 1.60 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis, 2013-16 (157 blocks, 65 games) 1.45 Staphon Blair, UCF, 2013-16 (100 blocks, 61 games)

STEALS GAME 7 Chris Crawford, Memphis vs. Jackson State, 12/28/13 Nic Moore, SMU vs. Texas Southern, 11/26/14 Will Cummings, Temple at SMU, 2/19/15 6 Myles Mack, Rutgers vs. Florida A&M, 11/8/13 Corey Allen Jr., USF vs. Stetson, 11/22/13 TaShawn Thomas, Houston at USF, 1/4/14 Chris Jones, Louisville at SMU, 3/5/14 Chris Jones, Louisville vs. Rutgers, 3/13/14 Rashad Smith, Tulsa vs. Northern Arizona, 12/22/15 Jordan Tolbert, SMU at Tulane, 1/17/16 Nic Moore, SMU at Memphis, 2/25/16

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POINTS FIELD GOALS MADE, SEASON 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, GAME POINTS, GAME 1,051 Louisville, 2013-14 .750 Cincinnati vs. UCF, 2/25/15 (6-8) 116 Rutgers vs. Stillman, 11/25/13 971 UConn, 2013-14 .714 SMU vs. McNeese State, 12/2/13 (10-14) 113 Louisville vs. Louisiana, 12/7/13 958 Memphis, 2013-14 .667 Houston vs. Murray State, 12/2/15 (10-15) 110 Houston vs. Prairie View A&M, 11/18/15 944 SMU, 2015-16 SMU at Tulsa, 12/29/15 (10-15) 106 UConn vs. Coppin State, 12/14/14 937 SMU, 2013-14 Memphis vs. Louisville, 3/1/14 (6-9) Cincinnati vs. Robert Morris, 11/15/15 .647 UConn vs. Yale, 11/11/13 (11-17) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, GAME UConn vs. USF, 3/12/15 (11-17) COMBINED POINTS, GAME 85 Cincinnati vs. Chicago State, 12/23/13 205 Rutgers (116) vs. Stillman (89), 11/25/13 82 UConn vs. Cincinnati, 3/11/16 (4ot) 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, SEASON 201 UConn (104) vs. Cincinnati (97), 3/11/16 (4ot) Cincinnati vs. UConn, 3/11/16 (4ot) .420 SMU, 2015-16 (194-462) 192 Tulane (100) at East Carolina (92), 2/10/16 (3ot) 80 Tulane at UCF, 1/14/15 .387 UConn, 2013-14 (287-741) 188 Houston (98) vs. Memphis (90), 2/10/16 77 Louisville vs. Missouri-Kansas City, 12/4/13 .379 SMU, 2013-14 (174-459) 187 Louisville (113) vs. Louisiana (74), 12/7/13 Rutgers at Houston, 1/19/14 .368 Louisville, 2013-14 (288-783) UCF (103) vs. Houston (87), 3/7/14 Temple vs. UCF, 3/12/14 .367 Houston, 2013-14 (212-578) Temple vs. Delaware State, 12/28/14 FEWEST POINTS, GAME 3-POINT FIELD GOAL DEFENSE, SEASON 31 Rutgers vs. Louisvile, 3/13/14 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, SEASON .286 Louisville, 2013-14 (170-594) 37 Tulane at Temple, 1/31/15 2,232 Louisville, 2013-14 .303 Houston, 2015-16 (195-643) 39 Temple at Tulsa, 2/22/15 2,162 UConn, 2013-14 .304 Memphis, 2014-15 (164-540) East Carolina at USF, 3/2/16 2,149 Temple, 2014-15 .305 Memphis, 2015-16 (203-666) 40 USF at UConn, 2/12/14 2,124 Memphis, 2015-16 .308 Memphis, 2013-14 (180-585) Tulane vs. Southern Miss, 12/22/15 2,079 UConn, 2015-16 FREE THROWS POINTS, HALF FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, GAME FREE THROWS MADE, GAME 63 Temple vs. Long Island, 12/21/13 (2nd) .667 SMU vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/24/13 (32-48) 41 Louisville at Rutgers, 1/4/14 60 Rutgers vs. Stillman, 11/25/13 (1st) .647 Cincinnati vs. UCF, 2/25/15 (33-51) Cincinnati vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/22/15 .640 Houston vs. Murray State, 12/2/15 (32-50) 36 East Carolina vs. NC Wesleyan, 11/14/14 FEWEST POINTS, HALF UConn vs. UMass-Lowell, 12/20/15 (32-50) UCF vs. Bethune-Cookman, 12/22/15 14 USF vs. UConn, 2/12/14 (1st) .632 Cincinnati vs. Campbell, 11/20/13 (36-57) 34 Temple vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/17/14 15 Rutgers vs. Louisville, 3/13/14 (2nd) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, SEASON FREE THROWS MADE, SEASON POINTS, SEASON .497 SMU, 2015-16 (858-1,727) 644 UConn, 2013-14 2,998 Louisville, 2013-14 (37 games) .483 SMU, 2013-14 (937-1,938) 643 Memphis, 2015-16 2,873 UConn, 2013-14 (40 games) .477 Memphis, 2013-14 (958-2,009) 608 Louisville, 2013-14 2,627 SMU, 2013-14 (37 games) .475 SMU, 2014-15 (832-1,750) 579 SMU, 2013-14 2,614 Memphis, 2013-14 (34 games) .471 Louisville, 2013-14 (1051-2,232) 541 SMU, 2014-15 2,631 UConn, 2015-16 (36 games) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE, SEASON FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED, GAME POINTS PER GAME .381 SMU, 2014-15 (691-1,815) 59 Cincinnati vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/22/15 81.0 Louisville, 2013-14 (2,998 points, 37 games) .385 SMU, 2013-14 (762-1,977) 51 East Carolina vs. UNC Wilmington, 12/16/15 77.4 Houston, 2015-16 (2,476 points, 32 games) .386 UConn, 2015-16 (785-2,033) 50 Memphis vs. Nicholls State, 11/23/13 77.3 SMU, 2015-16 (2,319 points, 30 games) .388 Cincinnati, 2014-15 (700-1,804) 49 Temple vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/17/14 76.9 Memphis, 2013-14 (2,614 points, 34 games) .392 UConn, 2013-14 (878-2,241) 46 Louisville at Rutgers, 1/4/14 76.6 Memphis, 2015-16 (2,603 points, 34 games) East Carolina vs. NC Wesleyan, 11/14/14 3-POINT FIELD GOALS POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE, GAME FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED, SEASON 55.8 Cincinnati, 2014-15 (1,898 points, 34 games) 16 Louisville vs. Rutgers, 2/16/14 920 Louisville, 2013-14 58.4 Cincinnati, 2013-14 (1,986 points, 34 games) Temple at Delaware, 12/18/14 890 Memphis, 2015-16 59.8 SMU, 2014-15 (2,032 points, 34 games) Tulane at UCF, 1/14/15 849 UConn, 2013-14 60.6 UConn, 2014-15 (2,059 points, 34 games) East Carolina vs. South Carolina State, 12/22/15 848 SMU, 2013-14 60.9 Tulsa, 2014-15 (1,950 points, 32 games) 15 Temple at Long Island, 12/21/13 828 Memphis, 2013-14 Louisville vs. Houston, 1/16/14 SCORING MARGIN, GAME FREE THROW PERCENTAGE, GAME (Min. 8 FTM) 62 Cincinnati (106) vs. Robert Morris (44), 11/15/15 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE, SEASON 1.000 UConn vs. Kentucky, 4/7/14 (10-10) 61 Louisville (92) vs. Rutgers (31), 3/13/14 288 Louisville, 2013-14 Houston vs. Texas-Pan American, 12/4/14 (9-9) 54 SMU (98) vs. New Hampshire (44), 12/5/15 287 UConn, 2013-14 UConn vs. Furman, 11/21/15 (8-8) 48 Louisville (102) vs. Rutgers (54), 2/16/14 259 Houston, 2014-15 .955 UConn vs. Michigan State, 3/30/14 (21-22) 46 UConn (101) vs. Detroit (55), 11/14/13 255 UConn, 2015-16 .944 Cincinnati at Louisville, 1/30/14 (17-18) Temple, 2015-16 SCORING MARGIN, SEASON FREE THROW PERCENTAGE, SEASON 19.9 Louisville, 2013-14 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, GAME .793 UConn, 2015-16 (488-615) 13.9 SMU, 2015-16 38 Houston vs. Morgan State, 11/22/14 .777 UConn, 2013-14 (644-829) 10.0 Cincinnati, 2013-14 East Carolina vs. Houston, 1/30/16 .722 Memphis, 2015-16 (643-890) 9.9 SMU, 2015-16 37 East Carolina at James Madison, 12/20/15 .708 Cincinnati, 2013-14 (519-733) 9.4 SMU, 2014-15 35 Houston vs. Texas-Pan American, 12/4/14 .708 Temple, 2013-14 (434-614) Temple vs. Delaware State, 12/28/14 FIELD GOALS Tulane at UCF, 1/14/15 FIELD GOALS MADE, GAME East Carolina vs. SMU, 3/13/15 41 Rutgers vs. Stillman, 12/25/13 39 Houston vs. Florida A&M, 11/21/15 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, SEASON SMU vs. New Hampshire, 11/21/15 809 Houston, 2014-15 38 Louisville vs. Louisiana, 12/7/13 783 Louisville, 2013-14 UCF vs. Jacksonville, 12/17/13 772 Temple, 2014-15 Temple at Long Island, 12/21/13 757 Temple, 2015-16 Memphis vs. LeMoyne-Owen, 1/18/14 741 UConn, 2013-14 Tulane at UCF, 1/14/15 Memphis vs. UCF, 1/17/15

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REBOUNDS STEALS CONSECUTIVE LOSSES GAME GAME 11 USF, 1/6/15-2/14/15 69 Cincinnati vs. Chicago State, 12/23/13 19 Louisville vs. Rutgers, 3/13/14 9 USF, 2/8/14-3/12/14 62 Houston vs. Morgan State, 11/22/14 17 Louisville at SMU, 3/5/14 USF, 12/19/15-1/20/16 SMU vs. Nicholls State, 12/16/15 East Carolina vs. NC Wesleyan, 11/14/14 8 Temple, 1/1/14-1/26/14 59 East Carolina vs. Virginia-Lynchburg, 11/20/14 16 Louisville vs. Hartford, 11/19/13 Houston, 12/31/14-1/24/15 57 UCF vs. UC Irvine, 11/18/15 15 Memphis vs .Austin Peay, 11/14/13 Louisville at Rutgers, 1/4/14 CONFERENCE LOSSES, SEASON SEASON Memphis vs. SMU, 3/8/14 15 USF, 2013-14 1,410 Temple, 2014-15 USF, 2014-15 1,396 UConn, 2013-14 SEASON USF, 2015-16 Louisville, 2013-14 370 Louisville, 2013-14 14 Temple, 2013-14 1,375 Memphis, 2015-16 294 Memphis, 2013-14 UCF, 2013-14 1,333 SMU, 2013-14 282 SMU, 2013-14 Houston, 2014-15 281 UConn, 2013-14 REBOUNDS PER GAME 268 Cincinnati, 2013-14 CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE LOSSES 40.4 Memphis, 2015-16 11 USF, 1/6/15-2/14/15

39.4 SMU, 2015-16 9 USF, 2/8/14-12/31/14 STEALS PER GAME 39.1 Cincinnati, 2015-16 8 Houston, 12/31/14-1/24/15 10.0 Louisville, 2013-14 38.8 UCF, 2015-16 7 Temple, 1/1/14-1/26/14 8.6 Memphis, 2013-14 38.5 USF, 2015-16 USF, 12/30/15-1/20/16 7.9 Cincinnati, 2013-14 UCF, 2/6/16-2/21/16 7.8 Cincinnati, 2015-16 REBOUND MARGIN, SEASON 7.6 SMU, 2013-14 10.2 SMU, 2015-16 GAMES PLAYED, SEASON 6.7 SMU, 2014-15 40 UConn, 2013-14 4.8 SMU, 2013-14 TURNOVERS 37 Louisville, 2013-14 4.7 Cincinnati, 2015-16 GAME SMU, 2013-14 4.5 Cincinnati, 2014-15 26 Rutgers vs. Louisville, 3/13/14 Temple, 2014-15 Houston vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 12/17/14 36 UConn, 2015-16 ASSISTS 24 Memphis vs. Wichita State, 11/18/14 USF at UAB, 11/20/14 FOULS, GAME GAME 23 USF vs. Louisville, 1/22/13 41 Memphis at South Carolina, 1/2/16 32 Cincinnati vs. Robert Morris, 11/15/15 SMU vs. Louisville, 3/5/14 35 Houston vs. Wyoming, 12/22/15 29 Memphis vs. LeMoyne-Owen, 1/18/14 32 Rutgers vs. Louisville, 1/4/14 28 Louisville at UCF, 12/31/13 FEWEST, GAME 31 Tulsa at Oral Roberts, 11/15/14 27 Memphis vs. Northwestern State, 12/7/13 1 Houston vs. UConn, 2/1/15 SMU at USF, 2/7/16 3 Louisville vs. Charleston, 11/9/13 ATTENDANCE, HOME GAME

Rutgers at Alabama-Birmingham, 11/11/13 22,782 Louisville vs. UConn, 3/8/14 SEASON UConn vs. Boston College, 11/21/13 591 Memphis, 2013-14 Cincinnati vs. Memphis, 3/6/14 ATTENDANCE, ALL GAMES 568 Louisville, 2013-14 Memphis vs. Jacksonville State, 2/4/15 79,444 UConn vs. Florida, 4/5/14 (NCAA Final Four) 561 SMU, 2013-14 UConn vs. Cincinnati, 3/13/15 528 SMU, 2015-16 AVERAGE ATTENDANCE, HOME 524 SMU, 2014-15 21,282 Louisville, 2013-14 MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS ASSISTS PER GAME WINS, SEASON 17.6 SMU, 2015-16 32 UConn, 2013-14 17.4 Memphis, 2013-14 31 Louisville, 2013-14 15.4 Louisville, 2013-14 27 Cincinnati, 2013-14 15.4 SMU, 2014-15 SMU, 2013-14 15.4 Cincinnati, 2015-16 SMU, 2014-15 25 SMU, 2015-16 BLOCKS GAME CONSECUTIVE WINS 15 Memphis vs. Oral Roberts, 12/20/14 18 SMU, 11/14/15-1/19/16 UConn vs. Maine, 11/13/15 15 Cincinnati, 12/17/13-2/6/14 14 Houston vs. Lehigh, 11/17/13 12 Tulsa, 12/17/14-2/5/15 UConn vs. UCF, 1/11/14 9 UConn, 11/8/13-12/6/13 UCF vs. Temple, 3/12/14 Tulane, 11/20/14-12/19/14

SEASON CONFERENCE WINS, SEASON 230 UConn, 2013-14 15 Cincinnati, 2013-14 208 Memphis, 2014-15 Louisville, 2013-14 192 Cincinnati, 2015-16 SMU, 2014-15 188 Cincinnati, 2013-14 14 Tulsa, 2014-15 185 Cincinnati, 2014-15 Temple, 2015-16 Memphis, 2015-16 CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE WINS BLOCKS PER GAME 11 Cincinnati, 1/1/14-2/6/14 6.5 Memphis, 2014-15 10 Tulsa, 12/31/14-2/5/15 5.8 UConn, 2013-14 8 SMU, 1/8/15-1/31/15 5.8 Cincinnati, 2015-16 7 Louisville, 2/1/14-2/27/14 5.5 Cincinnati, 2013-14 Temple, 1/22/15-2/14/15 5.5 Houston, 2013-14 LOSSES, SEASON 25 USF, 2015-16 23 USF, 2014-15 22 Temple, 2013-14 Tulane, 2015-16 21 Rutgers, 2013-14

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POINTS MADE - TEAM INDIVIDUAL - OFFENSIVE INDIVIDUAL Half: 8 UConn (2H) vs. USF, 3/12/15 Game: 6 Sterling Brown, SMU vs. UConn, 3/15/15 Half: 27 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. Houston, 3/14/14 8 East Carolina (1H) vs. SMU, 3/13/15 6 Jaylen Bond, Temple vs. USF, 3/11/16 Game: 42 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. Houston, 3/14/14 8 UConn (2H) vs. Cincinnati, 3/13/15 Freshman: 5 Ruben Guerrero, USF vs. UConn, 3/12/15 Freshman: 22 Jalen Adams, UConn vs. Cincinnati, 3/11/16 Game: 15 East Carolina vs. SMU, 3/13/15 Tournament: 12 Sterling Brown, SMU, 2015 (2,4,6) 22 Dedric Lawson, Memphis vs. Tulsa, 3/11/16 Game, Combined: 20 (10-10) UConn vs. Cincinnati (4ot), 3/11/16 22 B.J. Taylor, UCF vs. East Carolina (ot), 3/12/15 Tournament: 29 UConn, 2015 (11,11,7) TEAM - OFFENSIVE Tournament: 77 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2014 (16,42,19) Game: 23 Cincinnati vs. UConn (4ot), 3/11/16 ATTEMPTS - INDIVIDUAL Tournament: 47 Louisville, 2014 (18,13,16) TEAM Game: 13 Rodney Purvis, UConn vs. SMU, 3/15/15 Half: 58 Louisville (1st Half) vs. Rutgers, 3/13/14 Freshman Game: 8 Troy Holston Jr., USF vs. UConn, 3/12/15 REBOUND MARGIN Game: 104 UConn vs. Cincinnati (4ot), 3/11/16 8 Daniel Hamilton, UConn vs. Cincinnati, 3/13/15 Game: +17 (50-33) Louisville vs. Rutgers, 3/13/14 Half, Combined: 92 (43-49) Memphis vs. Temple (2H), 3/13/15 Tournament: 37 Ryan Boatright, UConn, 2015 (7,12,9,9) Tournament: +33 (122-89) SMU, 2014 Game, Combined: 201 (104-97) UConn vs. Cincinnati (4ot), 3/11/16 Low, Half: 14 USF (1H) vs. UConn, 3/12/15 ATTEMPTS - TEAM ASSISTS Low, Game: 31 Rutgers vs. Louisville, 3/13/14 Game: 35 East Carolina vs. SMU, 3/13/15 INDIVIDUAL Low Comb. Half: 42 (19-23) UConn vs. Tulsa, 3/14/15 Game, Combined: 52 UConn vs. Cincinnati (4ot), 3/11/16 Game: 9 Will Cummings, Temple vs. UCF, 3/12/14 Low Comb. Game: 89 (47-42) UConn vs. Tulsa, 3/14/15 Tournament: 88 UConn, 2015 (17,30,16,25) Freshman: 8 Jalen Adams, UConn vs. Temple, 3/12/16 Tournament: 257 Louisville, 2014 (92,94,71) 8 Lance Tejada, East Carolina vs. UCF, 3/12/15 PERCENTAGE - INDIVIDUAL Tournament: 16 Daniel Hamilton, UConn, 2015 FIELD GOALS Game (min. 4 att.): 80% (4-5) Daniel Hamilton, UConn vs. USF, 3/12/15 16 Daniel Hamilton, UConn, 2016 Tourn. (min. 10 att.): 69.2% (9-13) Niels Giffey, UConn, 2014 MADE - INDIVIDUAL Half: 8 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. Houston, 3/14/14 TEAM PERCENTAGE - TEAM (Min. 10 Att.) Game: 14 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. Houston, 3/14/14 Game: 22 Temple vs. UCF (2ot), 3/12/14 Half: 72.7 % (8-11) UConn vs. USF, 3/12/15 Freshman: 8 Jalen Adams, UConn vs. Cincinnati, 3/11/16 22 Louisville vs. Houston, 3/14/14 Game: 64.7% (11-17) UConn vs. USF, 3/12/15 8 Dedric Lawson, Memphis vs. Tulsa, 3/11/16 Tournament: 49 Louisville, 2014 (16,22,11) Low, Game: 0% (0-4) Rutgers vs. USF, 3/12/14 8 B.J. Taylor, UCF vs. East Carolina (ot), 3/12/15 Tournament: 25 Russ Smith, Louisville, 2014 (4,14,7) BLOCKS FREE THROWS INDIVIDUAL MADE - TEAM MADE - INDIVIDUAL Game: 7 Amida Brimah, UConn vs. SMU, 3/15/15 Half: 19 UCF (2H) vs. East Carolina (ot), 3/12/15 Game: 12 Daniel Hamilton, UConn vs. Cincinnati (4ot), 3/11/16 Freshman: 4 Amida Brimah, UConn vs. Cincinnati, 3/14/14 19 Louisville (2H) vs. Houston, 3/14/14 Freshman: 7 Dedric Lawson, Memphis vs. UConn, 3/13/16 Tournament: 18 Amida Brimah, UConn, 2015 (5,1,5,7) Game: 36 UConn vs. Cincinnati (4ot), 3/11/16 Tournament: 21 Markus Kennedy, SMU, 2015 (7,9,5) Half, Combined: 33 (16-17) UCF vs. Temple (2ot), 3/12/14 TEAM Game, Combined: 67 (33-34) UCF vs. Temple (2ot), 3/12/14 MADE - TEAM Game: 14 UCF vs. Temple (2ot), 3/12/14 67 (36-31) UConn vs. Cincinnati (4ot), 3/11/16 Half: 17 Louisville (1H) vs. Rutgers, 3/13/14 Tournament: 21 UConn, 2014 (8,8,5) Low Half: 5 USF (1H) vs. UConn, 3/12/15 17 SMU (2H) vs. UConn, 3/15/15 21 UConn, 2015 (5,2,7,7) 5 UConn (1H) vs. SMU, 3/15/15 17 Temple (2H) vs. Memphis, 3/13/15 5 SMU (2H) vs. Houston, 3/13/14 Game: 25 SMU vs. UConn, 3/15/15 25 Cincinnati vs. UConn (4ot), 3/11/16 STEALS 5 Rutgers (2H) vs. Louisville, 3/13/14 INDIVIDUAL Game, Combined: 47 (22-25) UConn vs. Cincinnati (4ot), 3/11/16 Low Game: 12 Rutgers vs. Louisville, 3/13/14 Game: 6 Chris Jones, Louisville vs. Rutgers, 3/13/14 Tournament: 59 SMU, 2015 (19,15,25) Low Comb. Half: 15 (10-5) USF vs. UConn (1H), 3/12/15 6 Lance Tejada, East Carolina vs. UCF, 3/12/15 Low Comb. Game: 33 (17-16) UConn vs. Tulsa, 3/14/15 Freshman: 6 Lance Tejada, East Carolina vs. UCF, 3/12/15 ATTEMPTS - INDIVIDUAL Tournament: 91 Louisville, 2014 (32,34,25) Tournament: 9 Stephan Van Treese, Louisville, 2014 (4,3,2) Game: 14 Daniel Hamilton, UConn vs. Cincinnati (4ot), 3/11/16 9 Chris Jones, Louisville, 2014 (6,2,1) ATTEMPTS - INDIVIDUAL 14 Markus Kennedy, SMU vs. Temple, 3/14/15 Freshman: 10 Dedric Lawson, Memphis vs. UConn, 3/13/16 Game: 30 Troy Caupain, Cincinnati vs. UConn (4ot), 3/11/16 TEAM Tournament: 32 Markus Kennedy, SMU, 2015 (14,12,6) Freshman: 17 B.J. Taylor, UCF vs. East Carolina (ot), 3/12/15 Game: 19 Louisville vs. Rutgers, 3/13/14 17 Dedric Lawson, Memphis vs. Tulsa, 3/11/16 Tournament: 35 Louisville, 2014 (19,8,8) Tournament: 49 Daniel Hamilton, UConn, 2016 (24,14,11) ATTEMPTS - TEAM Half: 23 Louisville (1H) vs. Rutgers, 3/13/14 ATTEMPTS - TEAM Game: 37 Memphis vs. UConn, 3/13/14 TURNOVERS Half: 40 Louisville vs. Rutgers, 3/13/14 Game, Combined: 65 (35-30) USF vs. Rutgers, 3/12/14 INDIVIDUAL Game: 82 UConn vs. Cincinnati (4ot), 3/11/16 Tournament: 84 SMU, 2015 (28,25,31) Game: 7 Kadeem Jack, Rutgers vs. Louisville, 3/13/14 82 Cincinnati vs. UConn (4ot), 3/11/16 Freshman: 4 Dedric Lawson, Memphis vs.Tulane, 3/12/16 Tournament: 199 Louisville, 2014 (70,68,61) PERCENTAGE - INDIVIDUAL (Min. 10 Att.) 4 Austin Nichols, Memphis vs. UConn, 3/13/14 Game: 91.7% (11-12) Troy Caupain, Cincinnati vs. UConn, 3/11/16 Tournament: 10 Dylan Osetkowski, Tulane, 2016 (2,3,5) PERCENTAGE - INDIVIDUAL (Min. 7 Attempts) Tournament: 93.8% (15-16) Will Cummings, Temple, 2015 Game: 81.8% (9-11) Niels Giffey, UConn vs. Memphis, 3/13/14 TEAM PERCENTAGE - TEAM (Min. 10 Att.) Game: 26 Rutgers vs. Louisville, 3/13/14 PERCENTAGE - TEAM Half: 93.3% (14-15) UCF (2H) vs. Tulane, 3/10/16 Low, Game: 3 UConn vs. Cincinnati, 3/13/15 Half: 61.3% (19-31) UCF vs. East Carolina (ot), 3/12/15 Game: 91.7% (22-24) UConn vs. Cincinnati (4ot), 3/11/16 Low Comb. Game: 13 UConn vs. SMU, 3/15/15 Game: 54.5% (24-44) UConn vs. USF, 3/12/15 Lowest/Game: 35.7% (5-14) Tulane vs. Houston, 3/12/15 Tournament: 43 UConn, 2014 (15,15,13) Low Game: 24% (12-50) Rutgers vs. Louisville, 3/13/14 REBOUNDS MISCELLANEOUS 3-POINT FIELD GOALS INDIVIDUAL PERSONAL FOULS MADE - INDIVIDUAL Game: 13 Danuel House, Houston vs. Louisville, 3/14/14 Game: 24 UConn vs. Cincinnati (4ot), 3/11/16 Half: 4 Niels Giffey, UConn (1H) vs. Memphis, 3/13/14 Freshman: 12 Daniel Hamilton, UConn vs. Tulsa, 3/14/15 24 Rutgers vs. USF, 3/12/14 4 Russ Smith, Louisville (1H) vs. Houston, 3/14/14 12 Tacko Fall, UCF vs. Tulanem 3/10/16 Combined Game: 46 USF vs. Rutgers, 3/12/14 4 Jay Hook, Tulane (1H) vs. Houston, 3/12/15 12 Dedric Lawson, Memphis vs. Tulsa, 3/11/16 Tournament: 61 UConn, 2016 (24,17,20) 4 Jherrod Stiggers, Houston (1H) vs. Tulane, 3/12/15 Tournament: 34 Daniel Hamilton, UConn, 2016 (12,11,11) Game: 6 Quenton DeCosey, Temple vs. UCF (2ot), 3/12/14 SCORING MARGIN 6 Niels Giffey, UConn vs. Memphis, 3/13/14 TEAM Game: +61 (92-31) Louisville vs. Rutgers, 3/13/14 Freshman: 4 Daniel Hamilton, UConn vs. USF, 3/12/15 Game: 54 Cincinnati vs. UConn (4ot), 3/11/16 Tournament: +100 (257-157) Louisville, 2014 4 Jahmal McMurray, USF vs. Temple, 3/11/16 Tournament: 126 Louisville, 2014 (50,38,38) Tournament: 13 Ryan Boatright, UConn, 2014 (3,4,5,1)

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YEAR-BY-YEAR STANDINGS

2015-16 AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Temple 14-4 .778 67.8 65.6 8-1 6-3 21-12 .636 68.7 67.6 11-3 8-4 2-5 Lost 2 First Round: Thursday, March 10 SMU24/NR 13-5 .722 73.7 64.4 8-1 5-4 25-5 .833 77.3 63.4 16-1 7-4 2-0 Lost 1 (9) USF 71, (8) East Carolina 66 Houston 12-6 .667 74.2 68.0 6-3 6-3 22-10 .688 77.4 69.2 15-4 6-5 1-1 Lost 2 (10) Tulane 65, (7) UCF 63 Tulsa 12-6 .667 72.5 68.3 8-1 4-5 20-12 .625 73.6 69.6 12-4 6-6 2-2 Lost 2 CincinnatiRV/RV 12-6 .667 68.3 61.9 8-1 4-5 22-11 .667 73.3 63.3 14-3 6-6 2-2 Lost 2 Quarterfinals: Friday, March 11 UConnRV/RV 11-7 .611 67.0 60.9 6-3 5-4 25-11 .694 73.1 63.5 14-3 6-4 5-4 Lost 1 (1) Temple 79, (9) USF 62 Memphis 8-10 .444 75.2 74.1 6-3 2-7 19-15 .559 76.6 70.3 15-6 3-8 1-1 Lost 1 (5) UConn 104, (4) Cincinnati 97 (4ot) UCF 6-12 .333 64.6 71.6 3-6 3-6 12-18 .400 68.7 71.6 8-8 4-9 0-1 Lost 2 (10) Tulane 72, (2) Houston 69 (6) Memphis 89, (3) Tulsa 67 East Carolina 4-14 .222 65.5 75.6 1-8 3-6 12-19 .387 68.4 71.9 8-8 3-10 1-1 Lost 1 USF 4-14 .222 62.2 71.1 1-8 3-6 8-25 .242 63.2 71.3 4-14 3-9 1-2 Lost 1 Semifinals: Saturday, March 12 Tulane 3-15 .167 64.8 74.4 1-8 2-7 12-22 .353 65.9 70.5 6-10 3-11 3-1 Lost 1 Final Associated Press Top 25: 24 - SMU; rv - Cincinnati, UConn UConn 77, Temple 62 Final USA Today Top 25: rv - Cincinnati, UConn Memphis 74, Tulane 54 NCAA (4): UConn (Second Round), Cincinnati (First Round), Temple (First Round), Tulsa (First Four) NIT (1): Houston (First Round) Championship: Sunday, March 13 UConn 72, Memphis 58 2014-15 AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK TOURNAMENT RESULTS: SMU 18/19 15-3 .833 68.9 58.6 8-1 7-2 27-7 .794 69.1 59.8 16-2 9-4 2-1 Lost 1 First Round: Thursday, March 12 Tulsa 14-4 .778 64.1 58.6 7-2 7-2 23-11 .676 64.4 60.7 13-5 8-5 2-1 Lost 1 (8) East Carolina 81, (9) UCF 80 (ot) Cincinnati 13-5 .722 62.7 55.2 8-1 5-4 23-11 .676 62.1 55.8 15-3 6-5 2-3 Lost 1 (10) Houston 66, (7) Tulane 60 Temple 13-5 .722 64.1 58.7 7-2 6-3 26-11 .703 65.8 61.2 17-2 7-5 2-4 Lost 1 (6) UConn 69, (11) USF 43 Memphis 10-8 .556 66.1 63.3 5-4 5-4 18-14 .563 67.3 63.1 12-6 5-5 1-3 Lost 2 UConn 10-8 .556 63.2 60.3 7-2 3-6 20-15 .571 64.1 60.0 14-6 4-7 2-2 Lost 2 Quarterfinals: Friday, March 13 Tulane 6-12 .333 59.4 64.7 1-8 5-4 15-16 .484 63.6 64.0 9-9 6-5 0-2 Lost 1 (1) SMU 74, (8) East Carolina 68 East Carolina 6-12 .333 58.1 63.6 5-4 1-8 14-19 .424 64.1 65.9 11-5 1-11 2-3 Lost 1 (4) Temple 80, (5) Memphis 75 UCF 5-13 .278 64.5 72.9 3-6 2-7 12-18 .400 66.0 71.8 10-8 2-9 0-1 Lost 5 (2) Tulsa 59, (10) Houston 51 Houston 4-14 .222 60.7 66.3 3-6 1-8 13-19 .406 64.4 65.5 9-8 2-9 2-2 Lost 1 (6) UConn 57, (3) Cincinnati 54 USF 3-15 .167 56.7 66.6 3-6 0-9 9-23 .281 61.6 68.4 8-9 1-13 0-1 Lost 2 Final Associated Press Top 25: 18 - SMU Semifinals: Saturday, March 14 Final USA Today Top 25: 19, SMU SMU 69, Temple 56 NCAA (2): Cincinnati (Second Round), SMU (Second Round) UConn 47, Tulsa 42 NIT (1): Temple (Semifinalist) Championship: Sunday, March 15 2013-14 SMU 62, UConn 54 AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Cincinnati 15/22 15-3 .833 66.7 59.7 8-1 7-2 27-7 .794 68.4 58.4 18-1 7-3 2-3 Lost 2 First Round: Wednesday, March 12 Louisville 5/9 15-3 .833 79.6 62.3 6-2 8-1 31-6 .838 81.0 61.1 16-2 9-2 6-2 Lost 1 (7) Rutgers 72, (10) USF 68 SMU -/rv 12-6 .667 69.4 63.5 8-1 4-5 27-10 .730 71.0 62.2 18-1 6-6 3-3 Lost 1 (9) UCF 94, (8) Temple 90 (2ot) UConn 18/1 12-6 .667 70.7 63.4 7-2 5-4 32-8 .800 71.8 63.2 15-3 7-4 10-1 Won 6 Memphis rv/rv 12-6 .667 75.8 71.4 7-2 5-4 24-10 .706 76.9 70.5 15-3 5-5 4-2 Lost 1 Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 13 Houston 8-10 .444 70.1 75.7 6-3 2-7 17-16 .515 71.1 73.0 12-4 3-9 2-3 Lost 1 (6) Houston 68, (3) SMU 64 Rutgers 5-13 .278 68.6 76.3 4-5 1-8 12-21 .364 71.1 76.2 10-10 1-10 1-1 Lost 1 (2) Louisville 92, (7) Rutgers 31 Temple 4-14 .222 70.0 78.3 3-6 1-8 9-22 .290 73.9 78.1 4-10 3-9 2-3 Lost 1 (1) Cincinnati 61, (10) UCF 58 UCF 4-14 .222 67.8 77.3 3-6 1-8 13-18 .419 72.7 73.6 10-7 2-10 1-1 Lost 1 (4) UConn 72, (5) Memphis 53 USF 3-15 .167 62.7 73.5 1-8 2-7 12-20 .375 65.6 70.8 7-10 5-7 0-3 Lost 9 Semifinals: Friday, March 14 Final Associated Press Top 25: 5 - Louisville; 15 - Cincinnati; 18 - UConn; rv - Memphis Louisville 94, Houston 65 Final USA Today Top 25: 1 - UConn; 9 - Louisville; 22 - Cincinnati; rv - Memphis, SMU UConn 58, Cincinnati 56 NCAA (4): UConn (Champion), Cincinnati (Second Round), Louisville (Regional Semifinal), Memphis (Third Round) NIT (1): SMU (Finalist) Championship: Saturday, March 15 Louisville 71, UConn 61

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ANNUAL MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS COACHING RECORDS • ALL GAMES Year Regular Season Tournament Team W-L PCT. YEARS 2013-14 Cincinnati, Louisville Louisville Tim Jankovich, SMU 9-0 1.000 2015-present** 2014-15 SMU SMU Rick Pitino, Louisville 31-6 .838 2013-14 2015-16 Temple UConn Larry Brown, SMU 70-22 .761 2013-16** Mick Cronin, Cincinnati 49-18 .731 2013-present* CHAMPIONSHIPS BY SCHOOL Kevin Ollie, UConn 77-34 .694 2013-present School Reg. Season Tournament Total Frank Haith, Tulsa 43-23 .652 2014-present Louisville 1 1 2 , Memphis 61-39 .610 2013-16 SMU 1 1 2 Fran Dunphy, Temple 56-45 .554 2013-present Cincinnati 1 0 1 Kelvin Sampson, Houston 35-29 .547 2014-present UConn 0 1 1 James Dickey, Houston 17-16 .515 2013-14 Temple 1 0 1 , Tulane 27-38 .415 2014-16 Jeff Lebo, East Carolina 26-38 .406 2014-present CHAMPIONSHIP COACHES Donnie Jones, UCF 37-54 .407 2013-16 Coach School (Years Won) , USF 12-20 .375 2013-14 Mick Cronin Cincinnati (2013-14 rs) Eddie Jordan, Rutgers 12-21 .364 2013-14 Rick Pitino Louisville (2013-14 rs, 2014 t) Orlando Antigua, USF 17-48 .262 2014-present Larry Brown SMU (2014-15 rs, 2015 t) Fran Dunphy Temple (2015-16 rs) COACHING RECORDS • CONFERENCE GAMES Kevin Ollie UConn (2016 t) Team GP W-L PCT. YEARS Mick Cronin, Cincinnati 36 27-9 .750 2013-14* ALL-TIME CONFERENCE STANDINGS Rick Pitino, Louisville 18 15-3 .833 2013-14 (Regular season conference games against each other) Frank Haith, Tulsa 36 26-10 .722 2014-present Team GP W-L PCT. Larry Brown, SMU 54 40-14 .741 2013-present Louisville 18 15-3 .833 Kevin Ollie, UConn 54 33-21 .611 2013-present Cincinnati 54 40-14 .741 Josh Pastner, Memphis 54 30-24 .556 2013-present SMU 54 40-14 .741 Fran Dunphy, Temple 54 31-23 .574 2013-present Tulsa 36 26-10 .722 James Dickey, Houston 18 8-10 .444 2013-14 UConn 54 33-21 .611 Jeff Lebo, East Carolina 36 10-26 .278 2014-present Temple 54 31-23 .574 Ed Conroy, Tulane 36 9-25 .250 2014-16 Memphis 54 30-24 .556 Eddie Jordan, Rutgers 18 5-13 .278 2013-14 Houston 54 24-30 .444 Stan Heath, USF 18 3-15 .167 2013-14 East Carolina 36 10-26 .278 Donnie Jones, UCF 54 15-39 .278 2013-present UCF 54 15-39 .278 Orlando Antigua, USF 36 7-29 .194 2014-present Rutgers 18 5-13 .278 Kelvin Sampson, Houston 36 16-20 .444 2014-present Tulane 36 9-25 .250 USF 54 10-44 .185 (*) did not coach in 2014-15 due to health condition (**) Jankovich coached 9 games for SMU in 2015-16 AWARDS INDIVIDUAL HONORS Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Coach of the Year Rookie of the Year 2013-14 Shabazz Napier, G, UConn Justin Jackson, F, Cincinnati Mick Cronin, Cincinnati Austin Nichols, F, Memphis 2014-15 Nic Moore, G, SMU Amida Brimah, C, UConn Fran Dunphy, Temple Daniel Hamilton, G/F, UConn 2015-16 Nic Moore, G, SMU Gary Clark, F, Cincinnati Fran Dunphy, Temple Dedric Lawson, F, Memphis*

Scholar-Athlete of the Year Sixth Man Of The Year Most Improved Player Sportsmanship Award 2013-14 Jimmy McDonnel, F, Temple Michael Dixon, Jr., G, Memphis Montrezl Harrell, F, Louisville Sean Kilpatrick, G, Cincinnati 2014-15 Pat Lenehan, G, UConn Markus Kennedy, F, SMU Yanick Moreira, C, SMU Shaq Goodwin, F, Memphis 2015-16 Shaquille Harrison, G, Tulsa Markus Kennedy, F, SMU Prince Williams, G, East Carolina Ruben Guerrero, C, USF

ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM HONORABLE MENTION ALL-ROOKIE 2013-14 Sean Kilpatrick, G, Cincinnati* Isaiah Sykes, G, UCF Amida Brimah, UConn Shabazz Napier, G, UConn* Justin Jackson, F, Cincinnati Terry Rozier, G, Louisville Montrezl Harrell, F, Louisville TaShawn Thomas, F, Houston Austin Nichols, F, Memphis* Russ Smith, G, Louisville* Shaq Goodwin, F, Memphis John Egbunu, C, USF Nic Moore, G, SMU Joe Jackson, G, Memphis Chris Perry, F, USF Markus Kennedy, F, SMU

2014-15 Ryan Boatright, G, UConn* Octavius Ellis, F, Cincinnati Troy Caupain, G, Cincinnati Adonys Henriquez, G, UCF Austin Nichols, F, Memphis Markus Kennedy, F, SMU Amida Brimah, C, UConn B.J. Taylor, G, UCF Nic Moore, G, SMU* Yanick Moreira, C, SMU Daniel Hamilton, G/F, UConn Gary Clark, F, Cincinnati Will Cummings, G, Temple Louis Dabney, G, Tulane Jaylen Bond, F, Temple Daniel Hamilton, G/F, UConn* James Woodard, G, Tulsa Shaquille Harrison, G, Tulsa B.J. Tyson, G, East Carolina*

2015-16 Troy Caupain, G, Cincinnati* Daniel Hamilton, G/F, UConn Shonn Miller, F, UConn Kentrell Barkley, G/F. East Carolina Shaq Goodwin, F, Memphis Gary Clark, F, Cincinnati Damyean Dotson, G, Houston Dedric Lawson, F, Memphis* Nic Moore, G, SMU* Devonta Pollard, F, Houston Galen Robinson, Jr., G, Houston Quenton DeCosey, G, Temple* Dedric Lawson, F, Memphis Jahmal McMurray, G, USF* James Woodard, G, Tulsa Shaquille Harrison, G, Tulsa Shake Milton, G, SMU*

* - unanimous selection

88 • 2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball WEEKLY AWARDS

AMERICAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK AMERICAN ROOKIE OF THE WEEK 2013-14 2013-14 PLAYER OF THE WEEK ALL-TIME LEADERS Nov. 11 Kadeem Jack, F, Rutgers Nov. 11 Chris Perry, F/C, USF Shabazz Napier, UConn...... 5 Nov. 18 TaShawn Thomas, F, Houston Nov. 18 Ben Moore, F, SMU Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati...... 3 Nov. 25 Shabazz Napier, G, UConn Nov. 25 Nick King, F/G, Memphis Justin Jackson, Cincinnati...... 3 Dec. 2 Shaq Goodwin, F, Memphis Dec. 2 Austin Nichols, F, Memphis Devonta Pollard, Houston...... 3 Dec. 9 Shabazz Napier, G, UConn Dec. 9 Chris Perry, F/C, USF Shaq Goodwin, Memphis...... 3 Dec. 16 TaShawn Thomas, F, Houston Dec. 16 Mangok Mathiang, F/C, Louisville James Woodard, Tulsa...... 3 Dec. 23 Justin Jackson, F, Cincinnati Dec. 23 Chris Perry, F/C, USF TaShawn Thomas, Houston...... 2 Dec. 30 Justin Jackson, F, Cincinnati Dec. 30 Chris Perry, F/C, USF Ryan Boatright, UConn...... 2 Jan. 6 Justin Jackson, F, Cincinnati Jan. 6 Danrad Knowles, F, Houston Troy Caupain, Cincinnati...... 2 Jan. 13 Shaq Goodwin, F, Memphis Jan. 13 Amida Brimah, C, UConn Daniel Hamilton, UConn...... 2 Jan. 20 Russ Smith, G, Louisville Jan. 20 Danrad Knowles, F, Houston Jordan Tolbert, SMU...... 2 Jan. 27 Shabazz Napier, G, UConn Jan. 27 Ben Moore, F, SMU Shaquille Harrison, Tulsa...... 2 Feb. 3 Sean Kilpatrick, G, Cincinnati Feb. 3 Chris Perry, F/C, USF Feb. 10 Sean Kilpatrick, G, Cincinnati Feb. 10 Ben Moore, F, SMU ROOKIE OF THE WEEK ALL-TIME LEADERS Feb. 17 Shabazz Napier, G, UConn Feb. 17 Justin McBride, C, UCF Dedric Lawson, Memphis...... 6 Feb. 24 Montrezl Harrell, F, Louisville Feb. 24 Austin Nichols, F, Memphis March 3 Shabazz Napier, G, UConn March 3 Austin Nichols, F, Memphis Chris Perry, USF...... 5 March 10 Sean Kilpatrick, G, Cincinnati March 10 Austin Nichols, F, Memphis Austin Nichols, Memphis...... 4 B.J. Tyson, East Carolina...... 4 2014-15 2014-15 Daniel Hamilton, UConn...... 4 Nov. 17 Devonta Pollard, F, Houston Nov. 17 B.J. Taylor, G, UCF Ben Moore, SMU...... 3 Nov. 24 Ryan Boatright, G, UConn Nov. 24 Daniel Hamilton, G/F, UConn Adonys Henriquez, UCF...... 3 Dec. 1 Corey Allen Jr., G, USF Dec. 1 B.J. Tyson, G, East Carolina B.J. Taylor, UCF...... 3 Dec. 8 James Woodard, G, Tulsa Dec. 8 Gary Clark, F, Cincinnati Danrad Knowles, Houston...... 2 Dec. 15 Amida Brimah, C, UConn Dec. 15 B.J. Tyson, G, East Carolina Tacko Fall, UCF...... 2 Dec. 22 Yanick Moreira, C, SMU Dec. 22 Adonys Henriquez, G, UCF Jacob Evans, Cincinnati...... 2 Dec. 29 Jesse Morgan, G, Temple Dec. 29 B.J. Taylor, G, UCF Jahmal McMurray, USF...... 2 Jan. 5 Jonathan Stark, G, Tulane Jan. 5 Adonys Henriquez, G, UCF Shake Milton, SMU...... 2 Jan. 12 Shaquille Harrison, G, Tulsa Jan. 12 Adonys Henriquez, G, UCF Jan. 19 James Woodard, G, Tulsa Jan. 19 B.J. Taylor, G, UCF Jan. 26 Nic Moore, G, SMU Jan. 26 Daniel Hamilton, G/F, UConn Feb. 2 Markus Kennedy, F, SMU Feb. 2 Obi Enechinoyia, F, Temple Feb. 9 Ryan Boatright, G, UConn Feb. 9 B.J. Tyson, G, East Carolina Feb. 16 Will Cummings, G, Temple Feb. 16 B.J. Tyson, G, East Carolina Feb. 23 Austin Nichols, F, Memphis Feb. 23 Daniel Hamilton, G/F, UConn March 2 Rodney Purvis, G, UConn March 2 Daniel Hamilton, G/F, UConn March 9 Farad Cobb, G, Cincinnati March 9 Troy Holston Jr., G, USF

2015-16 2015-16 Nov. 16 James Woodard, G, Tulsa Nov. 16 Shake Milton, G, SMU Nov. 23 Shaquille Harrison, G, Tulsa Nov. 23 Dedric Lawson, F, Memphis Nov. 30 Troy Caupain, G, Cincinnati Nov. 30 Dedric Lawson, F, Memphis Dec. 7 Devonta Pollard, F, Houston Dec. 7 Tacko Fall, C, UCF Dec. 14 Jordan Tolbert, F, SMU Dec. 14 Kentrell Barkley, G/F, East Carolina Dec. 21 Jordan Tolbert, F, SMU Dec. 21 Dedric Lawson, F, Memphis Dec. 28 Daniel Hamilton, G/F, UConn Dec. 28 Jacob Evans, G/F, Cincinnati Jan. 4 Rodney Purvis, G, UConn Jan. 4 Shake Milton, G, SMU Jan. 11 Quenton DeCosey, G, Temple Jan. 11 Dedric Lawson, F, Memphis Jan. 18 Shaq Goodwin, F, Memphis Jan. 18 Dedric Lawson, F, Memphis Jan. 25 Devin Coleman, G, Temple Jan. 25 Jahmal McMurray, G, USF Feb. 1 Rob Gray, Jr., G, Houston Feb. 1 Galen Robinson, Jr., G, Houston Feb. 8 Daniel Hamilton, G/F, UConn Feb. 8 Jalen Adams, G, UConn Feb. 15 Devonta Pollard, F, Houston Feb. 15 Dedric Lawson, F, Memphis Feb. 22 Pat Birt, G, Tulsa Feb. 22 Jahmal McMurray, G, USF Feb. 29 Damyean Dotson, G, Houston Feb. 29 Jacob Evans, G, Cincinnati March 7 Troy Caupain, G, Cincinnati March 7 Tacko Fall, C, UCF

In his freshman year, East Carolina’s B.J. Young collected four American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week accolades.

2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball • 89 ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS

UCF Houston Tulane Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. Torchy Clark 1969-83 14 273 89 .754 Alden Pasche 1946-56 10 135 116 .537 Silas Hickey 1905-06 1 8 5 .615 Chuck Machock 1983-85 2 24 81 .228 Guy V. Lewis 1956-86 30 592 279 .680 Unknown Coaches 1906-11 5 18 26 .409 Phil Carter 1985-89 4 37 73 .336 Pat Foster 1986-93 7 142 73 .660 A.A. Mason 1912-13 1 7 3 .700 Joe Dean 1989-93 4 37 73 .336 Alvin Brooks 1993-98 6 54 84 .391 Carl Hanson 1913-14 1 8 4 .667 Kirk Speraw 1993-10 17 247 233 .515 1998-00 2 19 39 .327 T.R. Sweetland 1914-15 1 2 3 .400 Donnie Jones 2010-16 5 79 88 .473 Ray McCallum 2000-04 4 44 73 .376 1915-18 3 27 15 .643 Johnny Dawkins 2016- Tom Penders 2004-10 6 121 77 .611 M.A. Moenck 1918-20 2 11 12 .478 TOTALS 46 697 637 .522 James Dickey 2010-14 4 64 62 .508 Claude Simons, Sr. 1920-28, Kelvin Sampson 2014- 2 35 29 .547 1930-31 9 97 73 .571 TOTALS 71 1206 832 .592 1928-30 2 25 12 .676 Cincinnati George Rody 1931-33 2 14 25 .359 Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. Ray Dauber 1933-38 5 27 61 .307 Henry S. Pratt 1901-02 1 5 4 .556 Memphis Claude Simons, Jr. 1938-42 4 19 44 .302 Anthony W. Chez 1902-04 2 12 10 .545 Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. Vernon Haynes 1942-45 3 26 26 .500 1904-09 5 30 10 .750 Fred Grantham 1920-21 1 22 7 (1 tie) .750 1945-63 18 259 171 .602 C.A. Schroetter 1909-10 1 3 2 .600 W.H. DePreist 1921-22 1 1 7 .125 Ted Lenhardt 1963-64 1 1 22 .043 Russ Easton 1910-14 4 11 30 .268 Lester Barnard 1922-24 2 10 13 .435 Ralph Pedersen 1964-71 7 63 110 .364 George Little 1914-16 2 4 17 .190 Zach Curlin 1924-48 23 173 184 .485 Dick Longo 1971-73 2 20 32 .385 Ion Cortright 1916-17 1 3 8 .273 McCoy Tarry 1948-51 3 40 27 .597 1973-76 3 46 33 .582 Whitelaw Morrison 1917-18 1 2 6 .250 Eugene Lambert 1951-56 5 87 45 .659 1976-81 5 45 90 .333 1918-28 10 106 81 .567 Bob Vanatta 1956-62 6 109 34 .762 Ned Fowler 1981-85 4 70 45 .609 Frank Rice 1928-32 4 33 34 .493 Dean Ehlers 1962-66 4 53 47 .530 No Teams 1985-89 John Halliday 1932-33 1 9 9 .500 Moe Iba 1966-70 4 37 65 .362 1989-2000 11 185 145 .561 1933-37 4 47 27 .635 Gene Bartow 1970-74 4 83 32 .722 2000-05 5 60 86 .411 Walter Van Winkle 1937-39 2 18 16 .529 Wayne Yates 1974-79 5 93 49 .655 2005-10 5 68 84 .447 Clark Ballard 1939-42 3 24 31 .436 Dana Kirk 1979-86 7 158 58 .731 Ed Conroy 2011-16 6 92 103 .472 Bob Ruess 1942-44 2 15 15 .500 Larry Finch 1986-97 11 220 130 .629 Mike Dunleavy, Sr. 2016- Ray Farnham 1944-46 2 16 22 .421 Tic Price 1997-99 2 30 27 .526 TOTALS 106 1198 1230 .493 1946-52 6 106 47 .693 Johnny Jones 1999-00 1 15 16 .483 George Smith 1952-60 8 154 56 .733 John Calipari 2000-09 9 214 67 .762 1960-65 5 113 28 .801 Josh Pastner 2009-16 7 167 69 .708 Tulsa 1965-72 7 125 60 .676 Tubby Smith 2016- Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. 1972-78 6 126 44 .741 TOTALS 96 1650 879 (1) .652 W.R. Bergen 1907-09 2 4 2 .667 1978-83 5 68 71 .489 No Teams 1909-13 1983-89 6 70 100 .412 Harvey Allen 1913-14 1 3 2 .600 1989-05 15 399 127 .759 USF Forest Rees 1914-15 1 6 3 .667 Andy Kennedy 2005-06 1 21 13 .618 Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. 1915-17, Mick Cronin 2006- 10 207 129 .616 Don Williams 1971-74 3 33 42 .440 1918-22 6 73 26 .737 TOTALS 115 1727 997 .634 1974-75 1 15 10 .600 Hal Mefford 1917-18 1 1 5 .167 Chip Conner 1975-80 5 59 62 .488 Howard Acher 1922-25 3 16 12 .571 1980-86 7 106 69 .606 J.B. Miller 1925-30 5 16 45 .262 UConn 1986-96 10 127 159 .444 Oliver Hodge 1930-32 2 20 11 .645 Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. 1996-03 7 108 100 .519 1932-39 7 65 65 .500 No Coach 1901-08 8 37 32 .536 Robert McCullum 2003-07 4 40 76 .345 H.B. “Tex” Ryon 1939-40, No Teams 1908-10 Stan Heath 2007-14 7 97 130 .427 1941-42 2 15 28 .349 No Coach 1910-13 3 7 8 .467 Orlando Antigua 2014- 2 17 48 .262 1940-41 1 12 9 .571 No Team 1913-14 TOTALS 44 604 709 .460 Mike Milligan 1942-43 1 0 10 .000 No Coach 1914-15 1 1 4 .200 Woody West 1943-44 1 5 3 .625 John F. Donahue 1915-19 4 11 23 .324 Paul Alyea 1944-45 1 4 8 .333 M.R. Swartz 1919-21 2 14 14 .500 SMU 1945-47 2 11 31 .262 J.W. Tasker 1921-22 1 15 5 .750 Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. John Garrison 1947-49 2 11 36 .234 Roy J. Guyer 1922-23 1 8 6 .571 Dale Morrison 1916-17 1 12 2 .857 1949-60 11 137 147 .482 Sumner A. Dole 1923-27 4 39 25 .609 Burton Rix 1917-21 4 24 36 .400 Joe Swank 1960-68 8 102 103 .498 Louis A. Alexander 1927-31 4 35 19 .648 R.N. Blackwell 1921-22 1 8 14 .363 1968-75 7 117 69 .629 John J. Heldman, Jr. 1931-36 5 19 42 .311 H.A. Faulkner 1922-23 2 19 26 .422 Jim King 1975-80 4 44 82 .349 J.O. Christian 1935-36 1 3 10 .231 Jimmie W. St. Clair 1924-38 14 140 108 .564 Bill Franey 1980 1 2 7 .222 Don White 1936-45 9 94 59 .614 Forrest C. Baccus 1938-42, Nolan Richardson 1980-85 5 119 37 .763 Blair Gullion 1945-46 1 15 8 .652 1945-47 6 55 71 .437 J.D. Barnett 1985-91 6 106 75 .586 Hugh S. Greer 1946-63 17 286 112 .719 James Stewart 1942-44 2 18 17 .514 Tubby Smith 1991-95 4 79 43 .648 George Wigton 1963 1 11 4 .733 Roy Dale Baccus 1944-45 1 11 10 .524 Steve Robinson 1995-97 2 46 18 .719 Fred A. Shabel 1963-67 4 72 29 .713 E.O. “Doc” Hayes 1947-67 20 299 192 .609 Bill Self 1997-00 3 74 27 .733 Burr Carlson 1967-69 2 16 32 .333 1967-75 8 88 115 .433 2000-01 1 26 11 .702 Donald “Dee’’ Rowe 1969-77 8 120 88 .577 1975-80 5 61 77 .442 John Phillips 2001-05 3 61 42 .592 Dominic P. Perno 1977-86 9 139 114 .549 1980-88 8 142 101 .584 Alvin Williamson 2004-05 1 7 15 .318 James A. Calhoun 1986-12 26 625 243 .720 John Shumate 1988-95 7 78 118 .397 2005-12 7 140 92 .603 Kevin Ollie 2012- 4 97 44 .688 1995-03 8 138 120 .534 2012-14 2 38 29 .567 TOTALS 113 1664 921 .644 Robert Lineburg 2003-03 1 2 3 .400 Frank Haith 2014- 2 43 23 .652 2004-06 3 27 30 .474 TOTALS 105 1403 1116 .557 Matt Doherty 2006-12 7 80 109 .423 East Carolina Larry Brown 2012-16 4 85 39 .685 Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. Tim Jankovich 2016- 1 9 0 1.000 C.W. Porter 1931-32 1 8 9 .471 TOTALS 100 1296 1188 .522 C.K. Beatty 1932-34 2 12 17 .413 G.L. Mathis 1934-36 2 18 17 .514 Bo Farley 1936-37, Temple 1939-40 2 24 18 .571 Coach Career Years Won Lost Pct. Joe Alexander 1937-38 1 8 12 .400 Charles M. Williams 1894-99 15 73 32 .695 Gordon Gilbert 1938-39 1 17 10 .630 John T. Rogers 1899-00 2 14 8 .636 John Christienbury 1940-43 3 25 15 .625 No Team 1901 No Team 1943-44 H. Shindle Wingert 1901-05 4 20 18 .526 No Coach 1944-45 1 11 5 .688 John B. Crescenzo 1905-08 3 14 10 .583 Earl Smith 1945-46, Edward M. McCone 1908-09 1 8 3 .727 1959-63 5 69 49 .585 Frederick Prosch, Jr. 1909-13 4 17 20 .459 Jim Johnson 1946-47 1 17 10 .630 William Nicolai 1913-17 4 31 26 .544 Howard Porter 1947-59 12 182 102 .641 Elwood Geiges 1917-18 1 8 7 .533 Wendell Carr 1963-66 3 32 40 .444 Francois M. D’Eliscu 1919-23 4 29 23 .558 Tom Quinn 1966-74 8 102 107 .488 Samuel L. Dienes 1923-26 3 39 21 .650 Dave Patton 1974-77 3 40 42 .488 James Usilton, Sr. 1926-39 13 205 79 .722 Larry Gillman 1977-79 2 21 32 .396 Ernest Messikomer 1939-42 3 35 27 .565 1979-82 3 40 40 .500 1942-52 10 122 104 .540 Charlie Harrison 1982-87 5 51 90 .362 1952-73 21 373 193 .659 Mike Steele 1987-91 4 48 68 .414 1973-82 9 151 94 .616 Eddie Payne 1991-95 4 56 58 .491 John Chaney 1982-06 24 516 253 .671 Joe Dooley 1995-99 4 57 52 .523 Fran Dunphy 2006- 10 214 120 .660 Bill Herrion 1999-05 6 70 98 .417 TOTALS 122 1870 1040 .643 2005-07 2 14 44 .241 Mack McCarthy 2007-10 3 34 57 .373 Jeff Lebo 2010- 6 99 100 .497 TOTALS 84 1054 1079 .494

90 • 2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

UCONN UCONN UCONN 2014 2011 2004 NCAA Champion NCAA Champion NCAA Champion

Huskies Roster Huskies Roster Huskies Roster Player Pos. Cl. Ppg Rpg Player Pos. Cl. Ppg Rpg Player Pos. Cl. Ppg Rpg Shabazz Napier G Sr. 18.0 5.9 G Jr. 23.5 5.4 G Jr. 18.5 4.7 DeAndre Daniels F Jr. 13.1 6.0 G/F Fr. 11.1 4.5 C Jr. 17.6 11.5 Ryan Boatright G Jr. 12.1 3.5 F/C So. 9.6 8.7 G/F So. 11.1 2.9 Niels Giffey G/F Sr. 8.4 3.8 Shabazz Napier G Fr. 7.8 2.4 F So. 8.9 3.9 G/F Gr. 6.1 2.7 Roscoe Smith F Fr. 6.3 5.2 F Fr. 8.9 5.2 Amida Brimah C Fr. 4.1 3.0 Jamal Coombs-McDaniel F So. 5.6 2.6 G Sr. 6.3 3.8 Omar Calhoun G So. 3.8 1.4 Charles Okwandu C Sr. 2.9 2.8 F Fr. 5.9 5.8 Phillip Nolan F So. 3.3 2.4 Niels Giffey G/F Fr. 2.2 1.4 F/C So. 2.4 2.8 G Fr. 2.4 0.9 Donnell Beverly G Sr. 1.7 1.3 Marcus White F So. 2.0 2.2 Tyler Olander F Sr. 1.8 1.2 Tyler Olander F Fr. 1.5 1.8 Marcus Williams G Fr. 2.9 1.3 Kentan Facey F Fr. 1.5 1.8 Enosch Wolf C Fr. 1.0 0.9 Shamon Tooles F Sr. 0.6 1.2 Leon Tolksdorf F So. 1.2 0.8 Benjamin Stewart F Jr. 0.5 0.5 Ryan Swaller F Sr. 0.4 0.3 Nnamdi Amilo F So. 1.0 1.0 Kyle Bailey G Sr. 0.0 0.0 Justin Evanovich G Sr. 0.3 0.3 Pat Lenehan G Jr. 0.5 0.4 Jason Baisch F Jr. 0.3 0.5 Tor Watts G Sr. 0.2 0.2 Head Coach: Head Coach: Jim Calhoun Assistant Coaches: , Andre LaFleur, Kevin Ollie Assistant Coaches: George Blaney, , Clyde Vaughan Head Coach: Kevin Ollie 2003-04 Results Assistant Coaches: Glen Miller, , Ricky Moore 2010-11 Results (33-6, 12-4 Big East) 2013-14 Results (32-9, 9-9 Big East) Date Opponent Result (32-8, 12-6 American) Date Opponent Result N17 Yale W, 70-60 N12 Stony Brook W, 79-52 N19 Nevada W, 93-79 Date Opponent Result N17 Vermont W, 89-73 N8 vs. Maryland W, 78-77 N22 Sacred Heart W, 111-64 N22 vs. Wichita State W, 8379 N26 vs. Georgia Tech L, 61-77 N11 Yale W, 80-62 N23 vs. Michigan State W, 70-67 N14 Detroit W, 101-55 N28 vs. Utah W, 76-44 N24 vs. Kentucky W, 84-67 D1 Lehigh W, 75-55 N17 Boston University W, 77-60 N30 New Hampshire W, 62-55 N21 vs. Boston College W, 72-70 D6 Army W, 74-46 D3 UMBC W, 94-61 D13 Quinnipiac W, 88-55 N22 vs. Indiana W, 59-58 D8 Fairleigh Dickinson W, 78-54 D2 Florida W, 65-64 D20 Iona W, 104-54 D20 Coppin State W, 76-64 D28 Ball State W, 101-63 D6 Maine W, 95-68 D22 Harvard W, 81-52 D18 Stanford L, 51-53 D30 Massachusetts W, 91-67 D27 at Pittsburgh L, 63-78 J2 at Rice W, 92-83 D22 at Washington W, 82-70 D31 USF W, 66-61 (OT) D28 Eastern Washington W, 82-65 J6 at Rutgers W, 75-74 J1 at Notre Dame L, 70-73 J11 Oklahoma W, 86-59 D31 at Houston L, 71-75 J8 at Texas W, 82-81 J4 at SMU L, 65-74 J14 Georgetown W, 94-70 J11 Rutgers W, 67-53 J17 at North Carolina L, 83-86 J8 Harvard W, 61-56 J15 at DePaul W, 82-62 J11 UCF W, 84-61 J19 Pittsburgh W, 68-65 J17 Villanova W, 61-59 J24 Providence L, 56-66 J16 at Memphis W, 83-73 J22 Tennessee W, 72-61 J18 Louisville L, 64-76 J28 at Virginia Tech W, 96-60 J25 at Marquette W, 76-68 J31 at Boston College W, 63-58 J21 Temple W, 90-66 J29 Louisville L, 78-79 (2OT) J25 at Rutgers W, 82-71 F2 Syracuse W, 84-56 F2 Syracuse L, 58-66 F7 West Virginia W, 88-58 J30 Houston W, 80-43 F5 at Seton Hall W, 61-59 F6 at Cincinnati L, 58-63 F9 at Notre Dame L, 74-80 F10 at St. John’s L, 72-89 F15 at Pittsburgh L, 68-75 F9 at UCF W, 75-55 F13 Providence W, 75-57 F12 USF W, 83-40 F18 Miami W, 76-63 F16 Georgetown W, 78-70 F21 Notre Dame W, 61-50 F15 Memphis W, 86-81 (OT) F18 at Louisville L, 58-71 F20 at Temple W, 68-55 F24 at St. John’s W, 71-53 F24 Marquette L, 67-74 (OT) F28 at Villanova W, 75-74 (OT) F23 SMU L, 55-64 F27 at Cincinnati W, 67-59 F26 at USF W, 61-56 M1 Seton Hall W, 89-67 M2 at West Virginia L, 56-65 M7 at Syracuse L, 56-67 M1 Cincinnati W, 51-45 M5 Notre Dame L, 67-70 M5 Rutgers W, 69-63 M11 vs. Notre Dame W, 66-58 M8 vs. DePaul W, 97-71 M12 vs. Villanova W, 84-67 M8 at Louisville L, 48-81 M9 vs. Georgetown W, 79-62 M13 at Memphis W, 72-53 M13 vs. Pittsburgh W, 61-58 M10 vs. Pittsburgh W, 76-74 NCAA Championship M14 vs. Cincinnati W, 58-56 M11 vs. Syracuse W, 76-71 (OT) M15 vs. Louisville L, 61-71 M18 vs. Vermont W, 70-53 M12 vs. Louisville W, 69-66 M20 vs. DePaul W, 72-55 NCAA Championship NCAA Championship M20 vs. Saint Joseph’s W, 89-81 (OT) M25 vs. Vanderbilt W, 73-53 M17 vs. Bucknell W, 81-52 M27 vs. Alabama W, 87-71 M22 vs. Villanova W, 77-65 M19 vs. Cincinnati W, 69-58 M28 vs. Iowa State W, 81-76 A3 vs. Duke W, 79-78 M24 vs. San Diego State W, 74-67 A5 vs. Georgia Tech W, 82-73 M30 vs. Michigan State W, 60-54 M26 vs. Arizona W, 65-63 A5 vs. Florida W, 63-53 A2 vs. Kentucky W, 56-55 A7 vs. Kentucky W, 60-54 A4 vs. Butler W, 53-41

2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball • 91 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

UCONN CINCINNATI CINCINNATI 1999 1961 1962 NCAA Champion NCAA Champion NCAA Champion

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Huskies Roster Bearcats Roster Bearcats Roster Player Pos. Cl. Ppg Rpg Player Pos. Cl. Ppg Rpg Player Pos. Cl. Ppg Rpg Richard Hamilton G/F Jr. 21.5 4.8 Bob Wiesenhahn F Sr. 17.1 10.0 Larry Shingleton G Jr. 3.9 1.4 Khalid El-Amin G So. 13.8 2.8 Paul Hogue C Jr. 16.8 12.5 Tony Yates G Jr. 8.2 3.0 Kevin Freeman F Jr. 12.2 7.3 Tom Thacker G So. 12.3 9.5 Larry Elasser G So. 0.5 0.5 Albert Mouring G So. 7.1 2.5 Carl Bouldin G Sr. 11.7 2.8 Tom Thacker F-G Jr. 11.0 8.6 Ricky Moore G Sr. 6.8 3.6 Tony Yates G So. 7.5 3.5 Tom Sizer G Sr. 2.7 1.3 Edmund Saunders F So. 6.0 4.7 Dale Hiedotting F-C So. 3.6 3.7 Jim Calhoun G Sr. 1.7 0.4 Jake Voskuhl C Jr. 5.5 6.4 Fred Dierking F-C Jr. 2.6 2.2 Bill Abernethy F So. 0.7 0.7 Rashamel Jones G/F Sr. 3.5 1.7 Tom Sizer G Jr. 2.0 1.0 Fred Dierking F-C Sr. 4.1 2.9 Souleymane Wane C/F Jr. 2.0 2.8 Jim Calhoun G Jr. 2.1 0.5 George Wilson F So. 9.2 8.0 E.J. Harrison G Sr. 1.9 0.8 Larry Shingleton G So. 0.9 0.5 Ron Ries C Sr. 0.5 0.1 Antric Klaiber F/C Sr. 0.7 1.0 Mark Altenau F So. 0.9 0.6 Paul Hogue C Sr. 16.8 12.4 Ed Tonella G Jr. 0.4 0.1 Ron Ries C Jr. 0.3 0.5 Dale Hiedotting F-C Jr. 3.1 2.3 Richard Moore G Fr. 0.2 0.3 Ron Bonham F S. 14.3 5.0 Ajou Ajou Deng F Fr. did not play Head Coach: Ed Jucker Beau Archibald G/F Jr. did not play Assistant Coach: Tay Baker Head Coach: Ed Jucker Justin Brown C Fr. did not play Freshman Coach: John Powless Assistant Coach: Tay Baker Freshman Coach: John Powless Head Coach: Jim Calhoun 1960-61 Results Associate Head Coach: (27-3, MVC Champions) 1961-62 Results Assistant Coaches: Karl Hobbs, Tom Moore Date Opponent Result (29-2, MVC Champions) D1 Indiana St. W, 90-51 Date Opponent Result 1998-99 Results D3 Western Mich. W, 85-54 D2 Indiana St. W, 86-63 (34-2, 16-2 Big East) D6 vs. Miami (Ohio) W, 70-62 D5 vs. Miami (Ohio) W, 63-30 Date Opponent Result D9 vs. Seton Hall L, 76-84 D9 at Wisconsin W, 86-67 N15 Quinnipiac W, 102-60 D13 Loyola Marymount W, 74-53 D11 at Drake W, 60-59 N19 Richmond W, 77-57 D16 at Saint Louis L, 40-57 D16 Marshall W, 77-49 N24 Hartford W, 95-58 D19 Nebraska W, 75-60 D18 at Wichita St. L, 51-52 N27 Wagner W, 111-46 D23 at Bradley L, 53-72 D21 Colorado W, 84-67 D1 vs. Washington W, 69-48 D29 vs. Dayton W, 71-61 D26 vs. St. John’s (N.Y.) W, 97-68 D5 Michigan State W, 82-68 D31 George Washington W, 84-61 D28 vs. LaSalle W, 64-56 D9 at Massachusetts W, 59-54 J5 Houston W, 74-71OT D30 vs. Wisconsin W, 101-71 D12 at Pittsburgh W, 70-69 J7 North Texas St. W, 83-34 J4 Saint Louis W, 62-47 D23 Fairfield W, 102-67 J12 at Wichita St. W, 80-57 J6 Tulsa W, 72-43 D30 Villanova W, 100-76 J14 at Tulsa W, 92-75 J10 at Bradley L, 68-70 OT J2 Georgetown W, 87-64 J17 Duquesne W, 64-53 J16 vs. Dayton W, 80-61 J6 at Boston College W, 91-78 J20 at Drake W, 86-64 J18 at Duquesne W, 62-54 J9 at West Virginia W, 80-45 J28 Drake W, 80-70 J25 North Texas St. W, 89-61 J12 Notre Dame W, 101-70 J31 Bradley W, 73-72 J30 Drake W, 73-52 J16 Pittsburgh W, 81-58 F4 at Iowa W, 77-60 F1 at Houston W, 60-52 J20 at Miami W, 70-68 (ot) F9 Saint Louis W, 61-52 F3 at North Texas St. W, 77-50 J23 Seton Hall W, 62-47 F16 Wichita St. W, 67-64 F8 at Saint Louis W, 54-48 J25 at Georgetown W, 78-71 F18 Tulsa W, 81-52 F10 at Tulsa W, 70-52 J30 at St. John’s W, 78-74 F23 at Houston W, 85-80 F12 Geo. Washington W, 83-43 F1 Syracuse L, 42-59 F25 at North Texas St. W, 73-43 F16 Houston W, 59-47 F6 at Stanford W, 70-59 M2 vs. Xavier W, 89-53 F19 Bradley W, 72-57 F10 Boston College W, 66-50 M4 at Marshall W, 69-57 F24 Wichita St. W, 84-63 F13 at Seton Hall W, 53-48 NCAA Championships M1 vs. Xavier W, 61-58 F16 Rutgers W, 77-64 M17 vs. Texas Tech W, 78-55 M12 vs. Bradley W, 61-46 F20 Miami L, 71-73 M18 vs. Kansas St. W, 69-64 NCAA Championships F22 at Providence W, 72-65 M24 vs. Utah W, 82-67 M16 vs. Creighton W, 66-46 F28 at Syracuse W, 70-58 M25 vs. Ohio State W, 70-65 OT M17 vs. Colorado W, 73-46 BIG EAST Championship M23 vs. UCLA W, 72-70 M4 vs. Seton Hall W, 57-56 M24 vs. Ohio State W, 71-59 M5 vs. Syracuse W, 71-50 M6 vs.St. John’s W, 82-63 NCAA Championship M11 vs. UT-San Antonio W, 91-66 M13 vs. New Mexico W, 78-56 M18 vs. Iowa W, 78-68 M20 vs. Gonzaga W, 67-62 M27 vs. Ohio State W, 64-58 M29 vs. Duke W, 77-74

92 • 2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball POSTSEASON HISTORY

UCF Houston USF NCAA: 94, 96, 04, 05 NCAA: 56, 61, 65, 66, 67 (FF), 68 (FF), 70 (RR), NCAA 90, 92, 12 NCAA Summary: 4 appearances, 0 wins, 4 losses 71 (RR), 72, 73, 78, 81, 82 (FF), NCAA Summary: 3 appearances, 2 wins, 3 losses Best Finish: First Round (Four Times) 83 (FF-2nd), 84 (FF-2nd), 87, 90, 92, NIT 81, 83, 85, 91, 95, 00, 02, 10 10 NIT Summary: 7 appearances, 4 wins, 6 losses Cincinnati NCAA Summary: 19 apperances, 26 wins, 24 losses Best Finish: Round of 32 (2012) NCAA: 58, 59 (FF), 60 (FF), 61 (CH), 62 (CH), Best Finish: National Runner-Up (1983, 1984) 63 (FF-2nd), 66, 75, 76, 77, 92 (FF), 93 NIT: 62, 77, 87, 88, 91, 93, 98, 05, 06, 16 Temple (RR), 94, 95, 96 (RR), 97, 98, 99, 00, NIT Summary: 10 appearances, 5 wins, 10 losses NCAA: 44, 56 (FF), 58 (FF), 64, 67, 70, 72, 79, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 CBI: 08, 09, 13 84, 85, 86, 87, 88 (RR), 90, 91 (RR), 92, NCAA Summary: 30 appearances, 44 wins, 29 losses CBI Summary: 3 appearances, 3 wins, 3 losses 93 (RR), 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 (RR), 00, Best Finish: NCAA Champions (1961, 1962) 01 (RR), 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16 NIT 51, 55 (FF-3rd), 57, 70, 74, 85, 90, 91, NCAA Summary: 32 appearances, 33 wins, 32 losses 06, 10 Memphis Best Finish: Final Four (1956, 1958) NIT Summary: 10 appearances, 8 wins, 10 losses NCAA : 55, 56, 62, 73 (FF-2nd), 76, 82*, 83*, NIT: 38 (CH), 57, 60, 61, 62, 66, 68, 69 (CH), CBI: 08 84*, 85* (FF), 86*, 88, 89, 92, 93, 78, 81, 82, 89, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 15 CBI Summary: 1 appearance, 0 wins, 1 loss 95, 96, 03, 04, 06 (RR), 07 (RR), 08* NIT Summary: 18 appearances, 26 wins, 16 losses (FF-2nd), 09, 11, 12, 13, 14 UConn NCAA Summary: 26 appearances, 34 wins, 26 losses Tulane NCAA: 51, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 63, 64 (RR), Best Finish: National Runner-Up (1973, 2008*) NCAA 92, 93, 95 65, 67, 76, 79, 90 (RR), 91, 92, 94, 95 * - Wins in 1982-86, 2008 Vacated by NCAA NCAA Summary: 3 appearances, 3 wins, 3 losses (RR), 96, 98 (RR), 99 (CH), 00, 02 (RR), NIT: 57, 60 (2nd), 61, 63, 67, 72, 74, 75, 77, Best Finish: Round of 32 (1992, 1993, 1995) NIT: 82, 83, 94, 96, 97, 00 03, 04 (CH), 05, 06 (RR), 08, 09 (FF), 90, 91, 97, 98, 01 (3rd), 02 (CH), 05, 10 NIT Summary: 6 appearances, 7 wins, 6 losses 11 (CH), 12, 14 (CH), 16 NIT Summary: 17 appearances, 20 wins, 16 losses NCAA Summary: 33 appearances, 59 wins, 30 losses CIT: 13 Best Finish: NCAA Champions (99, 04, 11, 14) SMU CIT Summary: 1 appearance, 1 win, 1 loss NIT: 55, 74, 75, 80, 81, 82, 88 (CH), 89, 93, NCAA: 55, 56 (FF), 57, 65, 66, 67 (RR), 84, 85, CBI: 14 97 (FF), 01, 10, 15 88, 93, 15 CBI Summary: 1 appearance, 0 wins, 1 loss NIT Summary: 13 appearances, 15 wins, 12 losses NCAA Summary: 11 appearances, 10 wins, 13 losses Best Finish: Final Four (1956) Tulsa NCAA 55, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 94 , 95, East Carolina NIT: 86, 00, 14 (2nd) NIT Summary: 3 appearances, 4 wins, 3 losses 96, 97, 99, 00 (RR), 02, 03, 14, 16 NCAA 72, 93 NCAA Summary: 15 appearances, 11 wins, 15 losses NCAA Summary: 2 appearances, 0 wins, 2 losses CIT: 11 CIT Summary: 1 appearance, 3 wins, 1 loss Best Finish: Elite Eight (2000) Best Finish: First Round (1972, 1993) NIT: 53, 67, 69, 81 (CH), 83, 90, 91, 01 (CH), CIT: 11, 13 (CH), 14 09, 10, 15 CIT Summary 3 appearances, 5 wins, 2 losses NIT Summary: 11 appearances, 11 wins, 9 losses (CH - Champions; FF - Final Four; RR - Regional Runner-Up) CBI: 08 (CH), 13 CBI Summary: 2 appearance, 5 wins, 2 losses

UConn won its fourth NCAA title in 2014

2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball • 93 NBA PLAYERS

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYERS CHOSEN IN THE NBA DRAFT 2016 Round Overall Player Pos School NBA Team 2 56 Daniel Hamilton G/F UConn Denver (traded to Oklahoma City) 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)

PLAYERS FROM AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SCHOOLS IN THE NBA (as of October 2016) Player School Current Team Lance Stephenson Cincinnati (2009-10) New Orleans Pelicans Sean Kilpatrick Cincinnati (2011-14) Caron Butler UConn (2000-02) Sacramento Kings UConn (2011-12) UConn (2004-05) Sacramento Kings Daniel Hamilton UConn (2014-16) Oklahoma City Thunder Jeremy Lamb UConn (2010-12) Shabazz Napier UConn (2010-14) Charlie Villanueva UConn (2003-05) Dallas Mavericks Kemba Walker UConn (2008-11) Charlotte Hornets Will Barton Memphis (2010-12) Denver Nuggets Tyreke Evans Memphis (2008-09) New Orleans Pelicans Derrick Rose Memphis (2007-08) New York Knicks Elliot Williams Memphis (2009-10) Memphis (2005-06) Milwaukee Bucks Lavoy Allen Temple (2007-11) Sean Kilpatrick

Tyreke Evans

Kemba Walker

94 • 2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball MEDIA SERVICES

TheAmerican.org Video Clips The official website of the American Athletic Conference features up-to- The American Athletic Conference offers video highlights and clips of date information on all facets of the league. Basketball standings, results, selected press conferences through the XOS Digital XChange FTP tool. statistics and notes are updated as games are played. In addition, in-game Content is available in full broadcast-quality resolution. Contact Bill Potter scores for all basketball contests involving American Athletic Conference ([email protected]) for information on how to access the highlights. teams will be updated in-progress. Weekly Awards Twitter, Instagram & Facebook The American names a Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week each Monday morning during the season. Winners are chosen from nominations provided by conference sports information directors. The information will be available from the conference office via release as well as on the league web site.

Annual Awards The American Athletic Conference will name all-conference teams and @American_MBB @American_Conf /AmericanConf individual honors for the league’s Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Most Improved Player, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man Fans and media members are invited to follow the latest American Athletic Award and Sportsmanship Award . The awards are chosen by a vote of the Conference basketball news through social media. The American Twitter league’s 11 head coaches at the conclusion of the regular season and will feed may be accessed @American_MBB; the official Instagram page is @ be announced in conjunction with the conference tournament. American_Conf, and the conference’s official Facebook page is available at /AmericanConf. 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 Email Distribution previous academic year and completed at least two semesters of academic Media members may access PDF versions of the complete daily press re- work. Basketball honorees are announced in the summer. lease, including conference and team-by-team statistics, on TheAmerican. org. Regular updates of the release will be distributed via e-mail from the The American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of conference office. To be included on the distribution list, send an e-mail the Year was established to recognize student-athletes who have achieved request to Bill Potter at [email protected]. success in the classroom and on the field. The winner receives a scholarship which may be applied to graduate or professional studies.

American Athletic Conference Communications phone 401.453.0660

Men’s Basketball Contact Bill Potter Senior Director of Communications & Digital Media email: [email protected] Mobile: 317.625.5772

Bernie Cafarelli Associate Commissioner, Communications email: [email protected] Hali Oughton Assistant Director of Digital Media & Reporter Chuck Sullivan email: [email protected] Assistant Commissioner, Communications email: [email protected] Kyle Coulter Digital Network Intern Chevonne Mansfield email: [email protected] Director of Communications email: [email protected] Christina Anderson Communications Intern Taylor Alward email: [email protected] Communications Intern (MBB secondary) email: [email protected]

2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball • 95 2017 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Thursday, March 9 Friday, March 10 Saturday, March 11 Sunday, March 12

No. 9 Seed Game 1 3:30 p.m. ESPNU Game 4 Noon No. 8 Seed ESPN2 No. 1 Seed

Game 8 3 p.m. ESPN2 No. 5 Seed

Game 5 2 p.m. ESPN2 No. 4 Seed

Game 10 3:15 p.m. No. 10 Seed ESPN Game 2 6 p.m. ESPNews Game 6 7 p.m. No. 7 Seed ESPNU No. 2 Seed

Game 9 5 p.m. No. 11 Seed ESPN2 Game 3 8 p.m. ESPNews Game 7 9 p.m. No. 6 Seed ESPNU No. 3 Seed

The 2017 NCAA Championship will return to the Pacific time zone for the first time in 22 years as Phoenix will serve as the site for the 2017 Final Four. The Valley of the Sun will play host to the event at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, in 2017, becoming the first western city selected since Seattle staged the Final Four in 1995.

Dates HOST ROUND SITE VENUE March 14, 15 Dayton First Four Dayton, Ohio UD Arena March 16, 18 MAAC First, Second Buffalo, N.Y. First Niagara Center March 16, 18 Marquette First, Second Milwaukee BMO Harris Bradley Center March 16, 18 UCF, Stetson First, Second Orlando, Fla. Amway Center March 16, 18 Utah First, Second Salt Lake City EnergySolutions Arena March 17, 19 Furman, First, Second Greenville, S.C. Bon Secours Wellness Arena March 17, 19 Horizon, IUPUI First, Second Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse March 17, 19 Tulsa First, Second Tulsa, Okla. BOK Center March 17, 19 CSU Sacramento First, Second Sacramento, Calif. Entertainment and Sports Center March 23, 25 Big 12 Midwest Regional Kansas City Sprint Center March 23,25 Pac-12 West Regional San Jose, Calif. SAP Center March 24, 26 Memphis South Regional Memphis, Tenn. FedExForum March 24, 26 St. John’s, Big East East Regional New York Madison Square Garden April 1, 3 Arizona State Final Four Phoenix University of Phoenix Stadium

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