2020-21 TIGERS Basketball Athletics Communications Contact/Info: Michael Schroeder Office: (901) 678-4780emphis Cell: (270) 799-8984 Email: [email protected] MEMPHIS (15-6, 11-3) AT #9/7 HOUSTON (20-3, 13-3) Tigers On TV/Radio/Web Television: CBS (Andrew Catalon, play-by-play; MARCH 7 • 11 A.m. (CT) • FERTITTA CENTER (7,035) • HOUSTON, TEXAS Steve Lappas, color analyst) SETTING THE SCENE Radio: 102.7 FM/600 AM (Dave Woloshin, play- By The Numbers... • The 2020-21 regular season closes with a bang, by-play; Matt Dillon, color analyst) as the red-hot Memphis Tigers are in Houston to Memphis' last win on the road take on the No. 9/7 Houston Cougars Sunday at Internet: CBSSports.com/CBS Sports Mobile App against a top-10 team (at #9 Lou- 11 a.m. on CBS. isville, Feb. 9, 2005, 85-68); the • The Tigers have won six-straight games and nine Schedule/Results Tigers have lost their last five 2005 of their last 10 overall. (15-6, 11-3 American) tries. • Memphis has a chance to end the regular sea- son with their first win over a top-10 opponent November (1-2) Scoring defense for Memphis is since 2014 and first in a true road game against 25 (1) Saint Mary's (ESPN2) W, 73-56 its best since the 2008-09 team a top-10 foe since 2005. 26 (1) RV Western Kentucky (ESPN) L, 69-75 allowed 58.8 points per game; it • A win would also be Memphis' 12th in confer- 27 (1) VCU (ESPN2) L, 59-70 62.1 is also improved from allowing ence play, which would be its most in a sea- December (5-2) 74.4 points per game just two son since 2013-14 despite playing three fewer 2 ARKANSAS STATE (ESPN+) W, 83-54 seasons ago. games this year. 4 CENTRAL ARKANSAS (ESPN+) W, 85-68 • Should the Tigers knock off Houston, it would 5 at Ole Miss Canceled AAC stat categories in which snap the Cougars' 24-game home winning 8 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (ESPN+) W, 94-57 Memphis and Houston are the streak, which is the fourth-longest active streak 12 (2) vs. Auburn (ESPNU) L, 71-74 top-two teams (scoring defense, in the nation. 16 at Tulane* (ESPN2) W, 80-74 scoring margin, field goal pct. • Houston currently sits in second place in the 21 TULSA* (ESPN2) L, 49-56 defense, 3-point pct. defense, American Athletic Conference standings with a 29 USF* (ESPN2) W, 58-57 10 rebounding offense, rebound- 13-3 record and a .813 winning percentage. January (3-2) ing defense, rebounding margin, • Memphis is right behind in third at 11-3 (.786). 2 at Temple* (ESPNU) Postponed blocked shots, steals, offensive • The two would flip places with a Memphis win, 5 at UCF* (ESPNU) Postponed rebound percentage). as the Tigers would finish the regular season 14 SMU* (ESPN2) Postponed with an .800 winning percentage at 12-3 with 17 at RV Tulsa* (ESPN+) L, 57-58 Defensive categories in which Houston at .765 and 13-4. 21 WICHITA STATE* (ESPN2) W, 72-52 Memphis ranks in the top-13 in • Since finishing third in the AAC in 2013-14, 24 at East Carolina* (ESPN2) W, 80-53 the nation (3-point pct. defense, Memphis has not finished a season higher than 26 SMU* (ESPNU) W, 76-72 2nd; field goal pct. defense, 4th; fifth. 28 at SMU* (ESPN2) L, 65-67 5 steals per game, 10th; blocked • Sunday's matchup is also a showdown between shots per game, 12th; turnovers two of the nation's elite defenses. February (5-0) forced, 13th). 1 UCF* (ESPN+) W, 96-69 3 UCF* (ESPN+) W, 75-61 6 EAST CAROLINA* (ESPN2) W, 66-59 MEMPHIS TIGERS #9/7 HOUSTON COUGARS 11 CINCINNATI* (ESPN2) Postponed 14 at Houston* (ESPN) Postponed 18 at Wichita State* (ESPN/2) Postponed 21 TEMPLE* (ESPN+) Postponed 24 TULANE* (ESPN+) W, 61-46 28 at Cincinnati* (ESPN) W, 80-74 2020-21 Record 15-6 2020-21 Record 20-3 MARCH (1-0) 2020-21 AAC Record 11-3 2020-21 AAC Record 13-3 2 at USF* (ESPNU) W, 73-52 Ranking (AP/Coaches) NR/NR Ranking (AP/Coaches) 9/7 7 at #9/7 Houston* (CBS) 11 a.m. NCAA Net 55 NCAA Net 5 11-14 (3) AAC Men's Basketball Championship Last Game (3/2) W, 73-52 at USF Last Game (2/28) W, 98-52 vs. USF Head Coach Penny Hardaway Head Coach Kelvin Sampson Home games in blue CAPS All times CT * American Athletic Conference game Career Record 659-333 (32nd Season) Career Record 58-30 (3rd Season) (1) Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic (Sanford Penta- Record at School 58-30 (3rd Season) Record at School 159-63 (7th Season) gon; Sioux Falls, S.D.) Leading Scorer Landers Nolley II (13.1 ppg) Leading Scorer Quentin Grimes (17.9 ppg) (2) Holiday Hoopsgiving (State Farm Arena; Atlanta, Ga.) Leading Rebounder Moussa Cisse (7.0 rpg) Leading Rebounder Justin Gorham (9.3 rpg) (3) Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, Texas) Leading Assists Alex Lomax (4.4 apg) Leading Assists DeJon Jarreau (4.1 apg) 2020-21 MEMPHIS TIGERS BASKETBALL 2 2020-21 MEMPHIS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Exp Hometown / High School / Last School 0 D.J. Jeffries F 6-7 215 So. 1L Olive Branch, Miss. / Olive Branch HS 1 Jayden Hardaway G 6-5 195 r-So. 2L Memphis, Tenn. / East HS /IMG Academy (Fla.) 2 Alex Lomax G 6-0 190 Jr. 2L Memphis, Tenn. / East HS 3 Landers Nolley II G 6-7 220 r-So. TR Fairburn, Ga. / Langston Hughes HS / Virginia Tech 5 Boogie Ellis G 6-3 180 So. 1L San Diego, Calif. / Mission Bay HS 10 Damion Baugh G 6-3 185 So. 1L Nashville, Tenn. / Cane Ridge HS / Tennessee Prep Academy (Memphis) 11 Lester Quinones G 6-5 205 So. 1L Brentwood, N.Y. / St. Benedict’s / IMG Academy (Fla.) 12 DeAndre Williams F 6-9 190 Jr. TR Houston, Texas / Klein Forest HS / Nation Wide Academy / Evansville 14 Jordan Nesbitt G 6-6 185 Fr. HS St. Louis, Mo. / St. Louis Christian Academy 23 Malcolm Dandridge C 6-9 232 So. 1L Memphis, Tenn. / East HS 30 Conor Glennon G 5-10 165 Fr. HS Chicago, Ill. / Brother Rice HS 32 Moussa Cisse C 6-10 220 Fr. HS Conakry, Guinea (West Africa) / Lausanne Collegiate School COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach ........................Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway (3rd Season) Dir. Player Personnel ...................................Dwight Boyd (3rd Season) Assistant Coach ......................................... Tony Madlock (3rd Season) Athletic Trainer ........................................Chris Simmons (2nd Season) Assistant Coach ......................................... Cody Toppert (2nd Season) Strength Coach .............................................. Darby Rich (2nd Season) Assistant Coach ................................... Jermaine Johnson (1st Season) Video Coordinator .................................Derrick Mallison (3rd Season) Dir. Basketball Operations ...................Rodney Hamilton (3rd Season) Equipment Manager ..................................Ryan McPhail (6th Season) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Damion BAUGH .............................................................................BAW Lester QUINONES ...................................................... kin — YO — ness MOUSSA CISSE ............................................MOOSE — uh SEE — say CURRENT MEMPHIS MEMPHIS/OPP COMPARISON & STREAKS MEMPHIS IN 2020-21 AAC/NCAA statistics All Games W6 Statistic UofM AAC NCAA Opp Last Loss: 1/28/21 at SMU (67-65) Record 15-6 20-3 At FedExForum W7 Conference Record 11-3 13-3 Last Loss: 12/21/20 vs. Tulsa (56-49) NCAA NET 55 5 On the Road W2 KenPom.com 41 6 Last Loss: 1/28/21 at SMU (67-65) Scoring Offense 72.5 4th 148th 77.6 Neutral Sites L3 Scoring Defense 62.1 2nd 15th 57.3 Last Win: 11/25/20 vs. Saint Mary's Scoring Margin +10.4 2nd 35th +20.3 vs. Ranked Opponents L1 Field Goal Percentage .439 4th 182nd .441 Last Win: 2/22/20 vs. #22 Houston (60-59) Field Goal Pct. Defense .385 2nd 4th .366 Non-Conference (Home) W3 3-Point Field Goal Pct. .354 3rd 92nd .360 Last Loss: 1/4/20 vs. Georgia (65-62) 3-Point FG Pct. Defense .267 1st 2nd .269 Non-Conference (Road/Neutral) L3 Free Throw Percentage .624 11th 332nd .734 Last Win: 11/25/20 vs. Saint Mary's Rebounding Offense 40.6 2nd 11th 41.3 American Athletic Conference W6 Rebounding Defense 32.7 2nd 32.1 Last Loss: 1/28/21 at SMU (67-65) Rebounding Margin +8.0 2nd 16th +9.2 American Athletic Conference (Home) W7 Assists per Game 16.2 1st 30th 13.8 Last Loss: 12/21/20 vs. Tulsa (56-49) Steals per Game 9.0 1st 10th 8.7 American Athletic Conference (Road) W2 Blocks per Game 5.1 1st 12th 4.6 Last Loss: 1/28/21 at SMU (67-65) Games Allowing 75 or Fewer Points 28 Last Without: 2/13/20 at Cincinnati (L, 92-86, OT) MEMPHIS/OPP Games with a 15-Point Scorer 2 Last Without: 2/24/21 vs. Tulane SERIES INFORMATION Games with an Even/Pos Assist-to-TO Ratio -1 Overall Series .................... Memphis leads 33-18 Hardaway vs. Houston ....................................1-3 Last: 2/28/21 at Cincinnati (22:15) Home ........................... Memphis leads 21-5 Games with Rebounding Advantage/Even 7 Away ............................ Memphis leads 12-9 Sampson vs. Memphis 5-7 Last Without: 1/26/21 vs. SMU (31-32) Neutral .............................Houston leads 4-0 5-5 at Houston, 0-2 at Oklahoma Games with More Free Throw Attempts 1 Streak ................................... Houston W1, 3-of-4 Last Without: 2/28/21 at Cincinnati (17-21) Last Memphis win Feb. 22, 2020 at MEM (60-59) When Scoring 80+ Points W7 Last Loss: 2/13/20 at Cincinnati (92-86) Series Notes: When Scoring 90+ Points W24 • The Tigers' last win in Houston came on Jan.