27 NCAA TOURNAMENTS // 4 FINAL FOURS // 27 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS // 44 TOTAL POSTSEASON APPEARANCES GAME: MEMPHIS (6-2) vs SOUTHERN (7-2) 9 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 // 7 P.M. (CT) // FEDEXFORUM // MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME INFORMATION STATISTICAL COMPARISON NOVEMBER (3-2) Time/Result TV LISTEN: Tiger Sports Properties (Learfield) / 600 WREC Memphis Southern Overall Record 6-2 7-2 6 LeMOYNE-OWEN W, 107-88 (Exhibition) Talent: Dave Woloshin (pxp), Matt Dillon (analyst) Conference Record 0-0 0-0 14 SOUTHERN MISS W, 67-49 ESPN3 Forrest Goodman (pre- and post-game host) Scoring Offense 79.5 78.0 17 (8/8) OKLAHOMA L, 78-84 ESPN WATCH: American Sports Network / ESPN3 19 GRAMBLING ST. % W, 83-65 ESPN3 Scoring Defense 66.5 70.4 Talent: Mike Gleason (pxp), Paul Hewitt (analyst) Scoring Margin +13.0 +7.6 23 UT ARLINGTON % L, 64-68 ESPNews LIVE STATS: GoTigersGo.com FG Percentage .433 .477 27 vs. Ohio State % W, 81-76 (ot) ESPN2 TWITTER UPDATES: @MemphisAthletics FG Percentage Defense .373 .417 MEMPHIS VS. SWAC: 29-1 (page 6) 3-pt FG Percentage .255 .410 DECEMBER (3-0) FT Percentage .697 .644 1 (RV/-) LA TECH % W, 94-68 CBS Sports Network SERIES VS. SOUTHERN: First Meeting (full series info on pg 5) 3-Pointers Per Game 4.6 7.1 5 SEMO W, 80-65 CBS Sports Network Home: - Rebounding Offense 42.9 34.9 12 MANHATTAN W, 89-57 ESPN3 Road: - Rebounding Margin +4.6 -3.7 15 SOUTHERN 7 p.m. ASN / ESPN3 Neutral: - Assists Per Game 16.1 11.9 18 OLE MISS 7 p.m. ESPNews Turnovers Per Game 12.3 11.1 First Meeting: - Turnover Margin +3.4 +4.7 22 IUPUI 7 p.m. ESPN3 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.3 1.1 29 TULANE • 12 p.m. ESPNU Last Meeting: - Steals Per Game 7.9 8.4 Blocked Shots Per Game 5.6 4.4 JANUARY (0-0) 2 at South Carolina 5 p.m. ESPNU 5 NICHOLLS STATE 7 p.m. ESPN3 SETTING THE TABLE 9 at Connecticut • 6 p.m. ESPN2 • Shaq Goodwin became the program’s 50th member of the 1,000-point club with an ally-oop dunk against Ohio 13 TEMPLE • 7 p.m. CBS Sports Network State. The Atlanta native currently stands 42nd in program history in career scoring (Page 4) • The Memphis Tigers currently stand 39th in the country on percentage of baskets assisted (62.4 percent). That 16 USF • 11 a.m. CBS Sports Network total is tied for the team’s highest since the 2002-03 squad assisted on 62.6 percent of its baskets. (Page 4) 21 at Cincinnati • 6 p.m. ESPN / ESPN2 • Shaq Goodwin was named to the Allstate NABC Good Works Team (Page 4) 24 EAST CAROLINA • 1 p.m. CBS Sports Network • CBS Sports twice recognized freshman Dedric Lawson this season, first as one of the top five freshman in NCAA 26 at UCF • 6 p.m. CBS Sports Network Division I basketball, and second as the 63rd best player in the country. (Page 5) 30 at SMU • 7 p.m. ESPNU • Memphis is 115-12 under head coach Josh Pastner when leading at halftime (Page 5) • Dedric Lawson currently has the fifth-highest rebound average and ninth highest scoring average among all NCAA FEBRUARY (0-0) Division I freshmen this season.(Page 5) 4 CONNECTICUT • 8 p.m. ESPN2 • When Shaq Goodwin, Trahson Burrell, and Dedric Lawson all pulled down double-digit rebounds against UT 6 CINCINNATI • 11 a.m. ESPN / ESPN2 Arlington, it marked the first time since March 7, 2009 that three Memphis players pulled down double-digit 10 at Houston • 6 p.m. ESPNU rebounds in a game (Page 5) 13 at Tulane • 1 p.m. CBS Sports Network • Ricky Tarrant Jr. and Shaq Goodwin rank in the top-50 of active players in seven combined categories (Page 6) 17 UCF • 6 p.m. ESPNU • Shaq Goodwin stands 16 rebounds shy of climbing into the top-10 in program history in rebounds. Currently the 20 at USF • 10 a.m. ESPNU No. 10 spot is occupied by Denis Isbel (1976-81) with 687 rebounds. 25 SMU • 6 p.m. ESPN / ESPN2 • Josh Pastner has the fifth-most wins in Memphis program history, five away from tying Dana Kirk (Page 8) 28 TULSA • 3 p.m. ESPNU • Josh Pastner has the second-most wins in Division I among coaches that are under 40 years of age (Page 8) • Dedric Lawson earned back-to-back American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week honors (Page 10). MARCH (0-0) 3 at Temple • 6 p.m. ESPNU TIGER PROBABLE STARTERS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) 6 at East Carolina • 3 p.m. CBS Sports Network Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 10 American Conference Opening Round Orlando, Fla. F 1 Dedric Lawson 6-9 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 16.5 8.9 2.6 .490 .167 .593 F 2 Shaq Goodwin 6-9 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. 14.0 8.5 1.3 .513 .000 .654 11 American Conference Quarterfinal Orlando, Fla. G 3 Avery Woodson 6-2 Jr. Waynesboro, Miss. 8.5 2.3 2.0 .404 .386 .625 12 American Conference Semifinal Orlando, Fla. G 5 Markel Crawford 6-5 So. Memphis, Tenn. 7.4 4.0 2.8 .535 .000 .619 13 American Conference Championship Orlando, Fla. G 20 Ricky Tarrant Jr. 6-2 Sr. Birmingham, Ala. 12.4 2.8 3.9 .278 .229 .879 • = American Conference Game OFF THE BENCH % = Hall of Fame Classic G/F 0 Trahson Burrell 6-7 Sr. Albany, N.Y. 9.7 7.3 1.7 .535 .267 .818 G/F 4 Dante Scott 6-4 Fr. Miami, Fla. 0.8 0.5 0.0 .333 .000 1.000 MEMPHIS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS G 10 Jeremiah Martin 6-2 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 2.1 1.4 1.3 .227 .375 .400 Bill Salyer, Associate Director / MBB Contact G 11 Randall Broddie 6-3 Fr. Temple Hills, Md. - - - - - - 570 Normal Street, Room 203D G 12 Craig Randall II 6-4 Fr. Youngstown, Ohio 1.5 0.9 0.1 .263 .133 - Memphis, TN 38152 G/F 14 K.J. Lawson 6-7 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 8.0 3.2 1.0 .385 .250 .714 Cell: (260) 705-3963 / Office: (901) 678-4780 G 15 Kedren Johnson 6-4 Sr. Lewisburg, Tenn. 2.0 1.5 0.0 1.000 - 1.000 Email: [email protected] F 30 Nick Marshall 6-11 Fr. Lexington, Tenn. 2.3 1.7 0.0 .583 - .400 GoTigersGo.com / @bill_salyer G/F 32 Caleb Wallingford 6-5 Sr. Elkhorn, Neb. 0.0 0.3 0.0 .000 .000 - G/F 42 Jake McDowell 6-5 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 1.0 0.3 0.2 .600 - - CAREER HIGHS 0 LAST GAME: 13 points (5-6 FG, 3-3 FT), 8 rebs, 3 assists, 2 blocks vs. Manhattan P: 22, UConn (3/5/15) R: 12, 3x, last UT Arlington (11/23/15) TRAHSON BURRELL Recorded his third career double-double against Louisiana Tech with 10 points, 11 A: 5, UCF (1/17/15) TRUH-sawn rebounds ... Tied a career-high against UT Arlington with 12 rebounds ... Finished S: 3, 3x, last Houston (1/11/15) Senior | Guard third on the team in both scoring and rebounding ... Rated among the American M: 37, USC Upstate (12/17/14) Athletic Conference leaders in field goal percentage (12th), rebounding (14th), and SEASON HIGHS 6-7 | 187 P: 12, Grambling State (11/19/15) Albany, N.Y. scoring (29th) in 2014-15 R: 12, UT Arlington (11/23/15) A: 3, 2x, last Manhattan (12/12/15) St. Thomas More (Conn.) GP / GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls FG% 3FG% FT% S: 2, Southern Miss (11/14/15) Lee College (Texas) 7 / 0 9.7 7.3 1.7 4 4 .535 .267 .818 M: 27, Oklahoma (11/17/15) CAREER HIGHS 1 LAST GAME: 21 points (10-16 FG), 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks vs. Manhattan P: 28, Southeast Mo. St. (12/5/15) R: 15, Oklahoma (11/17/15) DEDRIC LAWSON Was named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week on November A: 5, Southern Miss (11/14/15) DEED-rick 24 and December 1 ... Played in the McDonald’s All-American Game in 2015 ... S: 3, Southern Miss (11/14/15) M: 38, Southeast Mo. St. (12/5/15) Freshman | Guard/Forward Selected to the Parade Magazine All-America Team ... 2014-15 Tennessee Gato- rade Player of the Year ... Rated among the nation’s best players by ESPN.com SEASON HIGHS 6-9 | 228 P: 28, Southeast Mo. St. (12/5/15) (No. 26), 247sports.com (No. 35), Rivals.com (No. 26), and Scout.com (No. 46) Memphis, Tenn. R: 15, Oklahoma (11/17/15) GP / GS PPG RPG APG Blks Stls FG% 3FG% FT% A: 5, Southern Miss (11/14/15) Hamilton H.S. S: 3, Southern Miss (11/14/15) 8 / 8 16.5 8.9 2.6 15 12 .490 .167 .593 M: 38, Southeast Mo. St. (12/5/15) CAREER HIGHS 2 LAST GAME: 13 pts (4-7 FG, 5-12 FT), 8 rebs, 2 asts vs. Manhattan P: 23, 2x, last Ohio State (11/27/15) R: 23, Temple (2/7/15) SHAQ GOODWIN Scored his 1,000th career point with just over eight minutes left in the first half A: 5, 4x, last UConn (2/19/15) against Ohio State ... Owns the top two single-game rebounding marks in AAC B: 5, 2x, last Oklahoma (11/17/15) M: 44, 2x, last Tulsa (2/28/15) Senior | Forward history ..