27 NCAA TOURNAMENTS // 3 FINAL FOURS // 27 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS // 44 TOTAL POSTSEASON APPEARANCES GAME: MEMPHIS Tigers (11-4, 1-1 American) vs TULANE Green Wave (3-11, 0-2 American) 16 SUNDAY, JANUARY 8 // 2 P.M. (CT) // AVRON B. FOGELMAN ARENA IN THE DEVLIN FIELDHOUSE // NEW ORLEANS, LA. 2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME INFORMATION STATISTICAL COMPARISON NOVEMBER (6-1) Listen: Memphis Tiger Radio Network - 600 WREC / Rock 103 Memphis Tulane Talent: Dave Woloshin (pxp), Matt Dillon (analyst) Overall Record 11-4 3-11 7 Christian Brothers 1 W, 69-42 Memphis Tiger Network Forrest Goodman (pre- and post-game host) Conference Record 1-1 0-2 14 UTRGV 2 W, 94-75 CW30 / ESPN3 Watch: American Sports Network / ESPN3 Scoring Offense 80.4 70.4 16 MILWAUKEE W, 68-54 ESPN3 Talent: Brett Dolan (pxp), Chris Walker (analyst) Scoring Defense 70.7 79.5 19 SAVANNAH STATE 2 W, 99-86 ESPN3 In-Game Twitter Updates: @TigersMedia Scoring Margin +9.7 -9.1 22 McNEESE W, 104-65 ESPN3 Memphis vs. American Athletic Conference: 203-111 (page 8) FG Percentage .472 .398 25 vs. Providence 3 L, 51-60 CBS Sports Network FG Percentage Defense .405 .479 26 vs. Iowa 3 W, 100-92 YouTube Series vs. Tulane (Page 7 for complete series info) 3FG Percentage .304 .331 30 JACKSON STATE W, 84-69 CW30 / ESPN3 Memphis leads 46-11 * 3FG Percentage Defense .326 .412 DECEMBER (4-3) Home: Memphis leads 27-3 3FG Per Game 5.7 7.1 3 at Ole Miss L, 77-85 SEC+ Road: Memphis leads 16-8 Free Throw Percentage .672 .713 10 UAB W, 62-55 WMC-TV / ESPN3 Neutral: Memphis leads 3-0 Rebounding Offense 38.5 34.6 13 MONMOUTH L, 79-82 CW30 / ESPN3 First Meeting: January 10, 1977; Memphis, Tennessee Rebounding Margin +2.6 -3.5 17 at Oklahoma W, 99-94 (ot) CBS Memphis 78, Tulane 64 Assists Per Game 18.1 13.1 21 INCARNATE WORD W, 95-71 ESPN3 Turnovers Per Game 10.9 13.6 27 SMU • L, 54-58 ESPNU Last Meeting: March 12, 2016; Orlando, Florida Turnover Margin +2.9 +0.4 30 SOUTH CAROLINA W, 70-54 ESPNU Memphis 74, Tulane 54 Assist / Turnover Ratio 1.7 1.0 JANUARY (1-0) * Does not include two Memphis wins from 2007-08 that were Steals Per Game 7.1 5.9 • 5 UCONN W, 70-61 ESPN2 later vacated by the NCAA Blocked Shots/Game 5.4 4.6 8 at Tulane • 2 p.m. ASN / ESPN3 SETTING THE TABLE 11 at Tulsa • 7 p.m. ESPNews • Dedric Lawson was recently tabbed as the No. 23 player on the ESPN College Basketball Player Ranking. (page 4) 14 USF • 5 p.m. CBS Sports Network • Today’s game features two of the four coaches in their first seasons at American Athletic Conference schools. (page 4) 19 at Houston • 8 p.m. CBS Sports Network • Memphis has wins over teams from three different “Power Five” conferences, tying a regular season school record. (page 4) 22 UCF • 3 p.m. CBS Sports Network • The Lawsons are also climbing the list for the highest brother combination since 2001-02, a 20.2 combined rebounds per • 25 at Temple 5 p.m. CBS Sports Network game mark from the Griffin brothers (Blake and Taylor), who played for Oklahoma in 2008-09. (page 4) • 28 EAST CAROLINA 2:30 p.m. ESPNews • Dedric Lawson’s current season averages of 20.2 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game put him on track to be- FEBRUARY (0-0) come the first player since 1993-94 to average those numbers for a full season. (page 5) 2 at USF • 6 p.m. ESPNews • Dedric Lawson is one of just 11 players in NCAA Division I to rank inside of the top-10 in their league standings in points, 4 at UCF • 4 p.m. ESPNews rebounds, and assists. Lawson is part of an even more prestigious list - just three total - to be ranked in blocks. (page 6) 7 TULSA • 6 p.m. ESPNU • Dedric Lawson’s 12 double-doubles this season are the second-most in the country, while he and K.J. are one of three sets of teammates with 6+ double-doubles this year. (page 6) 12 TEMPLE • 1 p.m. CBS Sports Network • Memphis ranks fifth in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio. (page 7) 16 at UConn • 8 p.m. ESPN / ESPN2 • Dedric Lawson ranks eighth in the country in rebounds per game (page 9), and his career average of 9.9 boards per contest is • 23 at Cincinnati 6 p.m. ESPN / ESPN2 the fifth highest among active players. (page 6) • 26 HOUSTON 4 p.m. CBS Sports Network • Dedric Lawson and K.J. Lawson’s combined rebounding average this season are not only tied for the most in the NCAA this MARCH (0-0) season (page 6), but are also the 15th-highest combined total in the NCAA since 2001-02. (page 7) 2 TULANE • 8 p.m. ESPNU • Dedric Lawson is one of three players in the country to average 20 points and 10 rebounds per game. (page 6) 4 at SMU • 3 p.m. ESPN / ESPN2 9 American First Rd. 4 TBD TBD TIGER PROJECTED STARTERS 4 10 American Quarterfinals TBD TBD Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 4 11 American Semifinals TBD TBD F 1 Dedric Lawson 6-9 236 So. Memphis, Tenn. 20.2 11.1 4.0 .491 .260 .727 4 12 American Championship TBD TBD F 2 Jimario Rivers 6-8 193 Jr. Clarksville, Tenn. 6.7 2.9 0.9 .603 .000 .692 G 0 K.J. Lawson 6-7 210 r-Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 13.1 8.1 3.1 .430 .393 .717 1 = Exhibition Game (Memphis, Tenn.) G 3 Jeremiah Martin 6-3 180 So. Memphis, Tenn. 9.5 3.1 5.1 .472 .256 .600 2 = Emerald Coast Classic (Memphis, Tenn.) G 5 Markel Crawford 6-5 208 r-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 14.8 5.1 2.2 .529 .346 .792 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. 4.4 0.9 0.4 .393 .333 .750 • = American Athletic Conference Game G 10 Christian Kessee 6-1 182 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. 1.6 0.9 1.2 .240 .188 .750 MEMPHIS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS G 11 Jonathan Bins 5-11 150 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 1.7 0.3 0.3 .400 .500 - Bill Salyer, Associate Director / MBB Contact G 12 Craig Randall II 6-4 184 So. Youngstown, Ohio 7.1 1.5 0.9 .383 .329 .545 570 Normal Street, Room 203D F 15 Chad Rykhoek 6-11 230 Sr. Fort Worth, Texas 5.9 2.6 0.9 .560 .000 .321 Memphis, TN 38152 G 20 Kaleb Castro 5-10 165 So. Grapevine, Texas 1.0 0.3 0.0 .333 .500 - Cell: (260) 705-3963 / Office: (901) 678-4780 F 32 Alex Moffatt 6-5 223 Jr. Somerville, Tenn. 0.5 0.3 0.0 .333 .000 - Email: [email protected] F 42 Jake McDowell 6-5 218 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 0.7 1.0 0.0 .286 - .500 GoTigersGo.com / @bill_salyer LAST GAME: 9 points (3-13 FG, 1-2 3FG), 3 rebounds, 4 assists vs. UConn SEASON HIGHS 0 NOTES: Along with brother Dedric Lawson, is tied as part of the highest-rebound- Pts: 25 UTRGV (11/14/16) K.J. LAWSON ing tandem in the NCAA this season ... Missed the second half of 2015-16 and Reb: 13 Oklahoma (12/17/16) Ast: 7 McNeese (11/22/16) r-Fr. | Guard/Forward received a medical redshirt ... Older brother of sophomore teammate Dedric Lawson ... Was ranked 44th out of high school by ESPN.com, No. 54 by Rivals. Stl: 1 3x, last Oklahoma (12/17/16) 6-7 | 228 CAREER HIGHS com, and No. 65 by Scout.com ... Finished his high school career with 2,227 Memphis, Tenn. Pts: 25 UTRGV (11/14/16) Hamilton H.S. 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) 15 / 15 13.1 8.1 3.1 6 6 .430 .393 .717 Stl: 2 Oklahoma (11/17/15) LAST GAME: 15 points (6-15 FG, 3-5 FT), 11 rebounds, 6 assists vs. UConn 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) 14 / 14 20.6 11.1 3.9 38 16 .498 .277 .734 Stl: 3 4x, last UConn (1/5/17) LAST GAME: 16 (7-9 FG, 2-3 FT), 2 rebounds vs.