27 NCAA TOURNAMENTS // 3 FINAL FOURS // 27 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS // 44 TOTAL POSTSEASON APPEARANCES GAME: MEMPHIS Tigers (13-5, 3-2 American) vs HOUSTON Cougars (13-5, 4-2 American) 19 THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 // 8 P.M. (CT) // HOFHEINZ PAVILION // HOUSTON, TEXAS 2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME INFORMATION STATISTICAL COMPARISON NOVEMBER (6-1) Listen: Memphis Tiger Radio Network - 600 WREC / Rock 103 Memphis Houston Talent: Dave Woloshin (pxp), Matt Dillon (analyst) Overall Record 13-5 13-5 7 Christian Brothers 1 W, 69-42 Memphis Tiger Network Forrest Goodman (pre- and post-game host) Conference Record 3-2 4-2 14 UTRGV 2 W, 94-75 CW30 / ESPN3 Watch: CBS Sports Network Scoring Offense 78.8 75.8 16 MILWAUKEE W, 68-54 ESPN3 Talent: Carter Blackburn (pxp), Chris Walker (analyst) Scoring Defense 69.8 62.8 19 SAVANNAH STATE 2 W, 99-86 ESPN3 Cassie McKinnie (sideline) Scoring Margin +9.0 +13.0 22 McNEESE W, 104-65 ESPN3 In-Game Twitter Updates: @TigersMedia FG Percentage .467 .465 25 vs. Providence 3 L, 51-60 CBS Sports Network Memphis vs. American Athletic Conference: 205-112 (page 8) FG Percentage Defense .401 .396 26 vs. Iowa 3 W, 100-92 YouTube 3FG Percentage .313 .399 30 JACKSON STATE W, 84-69 CW30 / ESPN3 Series vs. Houston (Page 6 for complete series info) 3FG Percentage Defense .320 .339 DECEMBER (4-3) Memphis leads 28-14 * 3FG Per Game 5.9 8.1 3 at Ole Miss L, 77-85 SEC+ Home: Memphis leads 18-3 * Free Throw Percentage .667 .723 10 UAB W, 62-55 WMC-TV / ESPN3 Road: Memphis leads 10-7 * Rebounding Offense 38.2 35.6 13 MONMOUTH L, 79-82 CW30 / ESPN3 Neutral: Houston leads 4-0 Rebounding Margin +2.3 +2.2 17 at Oklahoma W, 99-94 (ot) CBS First Meeting: December 8, 1956; Houston, Texas Assists Per Game 17.3 13.2 21 INCARNATE WORD W, 95-71 ESPN3 Memphis 82, Houston 78 Turnovers Per Game 12.1 10.0 27 SMU • L, 54-58 ESPNU Turnover Margin +2.3 +4.2 30 SOUTH CAROLINA W, 70-54 ESPNU Last Meeting: February 10, 2016; Houston, Texas Assist / Turnover Ratio 1.4 1.3 JANUARY (3-1) Houston 98, Memphis 90 Steals Per Game 7.3 5.5 • 5 UCONN W, 70-61 ESPN2 * does not include games vacated Blocked Shots/Game 5.8 3.9 • 8 at Tulane W, 80-59 ASN / ESPN3 SETTING THE TABLE • 11 at Tulsa L, 71-81 ESPNews • Memphis and Houston both have head coaches that have sons on their coaching staffs. (page 4) • 14 USF W, 62-56 CBS Sports Network • Memphis head coach Tubby Smith and Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson have met six times on the basketball court, with 19 at Houston • 8 p.m. CBS Sports Network Sampson holding a 4-2 lead in the all-time meetings. (page 4) 22 UCF • 3 p.m. CBS Sports Network • The game features the top two scorers in the American Athletic Conference in Houston’s Rob Gray (20.8 points per game), and 25 at Temple • 5 p.m. CBS Sports Network Memphis’ Dedric Lawson (20.2 points per game). (page 4) 28 EAST CAROLINA • 2:30 p.m. ESPNews • Memphis ranks 14th in single-season blocked shots, as Dedric Lawson ranks 12th in blocked shots per game. (page 5) FEBRUARY (0-0) • Dedric Lawson and Craig Randall II each average double figures over their careers against Houston, as Lawson scored 20 points with 10 rebounds, and Randall II 10 points and two steals. (page 5) 2 at USF • 6 p.m. ESPNews • Dedric Lawson is one of three players in NCAA Division I basketball - and one of just 33 since 1993-94 - to average 20 points • 4 at UCF 4 p.m. ESPNews and 10 rebounds per game. (page 6) • 7 TULSA 6 p.m. ESPNU • Memphis ranks 16th in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio, with eight of the 15 teams ahead of the Tigers being nationally 12 TEMPLE • 1 p.m. CBS Sports Network ranked. (page 6) 16 at UConn • 8 p.m. ESPN / ESPN2 • Dedric and K.J. Lawson are one of 17 sets of brothers playing on the same team in NCAA Division I, and the Lawson’s lead 23 at Cincinnati • 6 p.m. ESPN / ESPN2 those 17 sets in points, rebounds, and assists. (page 7) 26 HOUSTON • 4 p.m. CBS Sports Network • Memphis is the only school in the American Athletic Conference with two players who have scored 30+ points in a game this season. (page 8) MARCH (0-0) • • Dedric Lawson’s 30 career double-doubles rank ninth in school history, and with his next one will move into a tie for eighth 2 TULANE 8 p.m. ESPNU place all-time, tying with Lorenzen Wright (1994-96). (page 9) 4 at SMU • 3 p.m. ESPN / ESPN2 9 American First Rd. 4 TBD TBD 10 American Quarterfinals 4 TBD TBD TIGER PROJECTED STARTERS 11 American Semifinals 4 TBD TBD Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 12 American Championship 4 TBD TBD F 1 Dedric Lawson 6-9 236 So. Memphis, Tenn. 20.2 10.5 3.9 .485 .292 .728 F 2 Jimario Rivers 6-8 193 Jr. Clarksville, Tenn. 6.7 3.8 0.9 .605 .000 .611 G 0 K.J. Lawson 6-7 210 r-Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 12.1 7.8 3.2 .410 .364 .719 1 = Exhibition Game (Memphis, Tenn.) G 3 Jeremiah Martin 6-3 180 So. Memphis, Tenn. 9.6 3.3 4.6 .465 .261 .594 2 = Emerald Coast Classic (Memphis, Tenn.) G 5 Markel Crawford 6-5 208 r-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 15.8 4.8 2.2 .543 .403 .815 3 = Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, Fla.) RESERVES 4 = American Athletic Conf. Tournament (Hartford, Conn.) G 4 Keon Clergeot 6-1 187 Fr. Winter Haven, Fla. 4.3 0.9 0.3 .405 .333 .714 • = American Athletic Conference Game G 10 Christian Kessee 6-1 182 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. 1.5 0.9 1.1 .226 .150 .750 MEMPHIS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS G 11 Jonathan Bins 5-11 150 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 1.3 0.3 0.5 .400 .500 - Bill Salyer, Associate Director / MBB Contact G 12 Craig Randall II 6-4 184 So. Youngstown, Ohio 6.1 1.3 0.8 .363 .311 .500 570 Normal Street, Room 203D Memphis, TN 38152 F 15 Chad Rykhoek 6-11 230 Sr. Fort Worth, Texas 5.9 2.6 0.9 .560 .000 .321 Cell: (260) 705-3963 / Office: (901) 678-4780 G 20 Kaleb Castro 5-10 165 So. Grapevine, Texas 0.8 0.3 0.0 .333 .500 - Email: [email protected] F 32 Alex Moffatt 6-5 223 Jr. Somerville, Tenn. 0.7 0.5 0.0 .400 .000 .000 GoTigersGo.com / @bill_salyer F 42 Jake McDowell 6-5 218 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 0.6 1.0 0.0 .286 - .333 LAST GAME: 3 points (1-11 FG), 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals vs. USF SEASON HIGHS 0 NOTES: Along with brother Dedric Lawson, is tied as part of the second high- Pts: 25 UTRGV (11/14/16) K.J. LAWSON est-rebounding tandem in the NCAA this season ... Played in just 10 games in Reb: 13 Oklahoma (12/17/16) Ast: 7 McNeese (11/22/16) r-Fr. | Guard/Forward 2015-16 and received a medical redshirt ... Older brother of sophomore team- mate Dedric Lawson ... Was ranked 44th out of high school by ESPN.com, No. Stl: 1 3x, last Oklahoma (12/17/16) 6-7 | 228 CAREER HIGHS 54 by Rivals.com, and No. 65 by Scout.com ... Finished his high school career Memphis, Tenn. Pts: 25 UTRGV (11/14/16) Hamilton H.S. with 2,227 points, the 20th-most in Shelby County/Memphis history. Reb: 13 Oklahoma (12/17/16) GP/GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls. FG% 3FG% FT% Ast: 7 McNeese (11/22/16) 18 / 18 12.1 7.8 3.2 8 9 .410 .364 .719 Stl: 2 Oklahoma (11/17/15) LAST GAME: 11 points (4-13 FG, 3-4 FT), 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks vs. USF SEASON HIGHS 1 NOTES: Named the preseason American Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Pts: 35 Iowa (11/26/16) DEDRIC LAWSON Year ... Was named to the CollegeInsider.com Kyle Macy Freshman All-America Reb: 15 2x, last South Carolina (12/30/16) DEED-rick Team in 2015-16 ... Was the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference Rookie of Ast: 8 South Carolina (12/30/16) 3 UConn (1/5/17) So. | Guard/Forward the Year ... Was ranked in the preseason as the 39th best player in College Stl: CAREER HIGHS Basketball this season by NBC Sports and No. 47 by CBS Sports ... Entered 6-9 | 236 Pts: 35 Iowa (11/26/16) Memphis, Tenn. the NBA draft last season, before withdrawing his name and returning to school. Reb: 16 at Tulane (2/13/16) Hamilton H.S. GP/GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls. FG% 3FG% FT% Ast: 8 South Carolina (12/30/16) 18 / 18 20.2 10.5 3.9 51 23 .485 .292 .728 Stl: 3 4x, last UConn (1/5/17) LAST GAME: 12 points (4-6 FG, 4-6 FT), 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block vs. USF SEASON HIGHS 2 NOTES: Was named the eighth-best junior college transfer in the country by Lin- Pts: 16 UConn (1/5/17) JIMARIO RIVERS dy’s Preseason Basketball Magazine ..