MEMPHIS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES / GAME 27 / FEB. 24, 2019 / 1 PM / ELMA ROANE FIELDHOUSE - MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 10-16 OVERALL | 5-8 AMERICAN 14-11 OVERALL | 8-4 AMERICAN COUGARS HOUSTON Streak: L1 | Ranking: N/A Streak: W3 | Ranking: n/a Last Result: No. 3/4 UConn 102, Memphis 45 Last Result: Houston 83, Tulane 82 (ot) HEAD COACH MELISSA McFERRIN HEAD COACH RONALD HUGHEY TIGERS VS. Alma Mater: Missouri, 1983 Alma Mater: Limestone, 2006 MEMPHIS Record at UofM: 174-168 | 11th Season Record at UH: 58-90 | Fifth Season Career Record: 224-238 | 15th Season Career Record: 58-90 | Fifth Season QUICK NOTABLES FOLLOW THE GAME SCHEDULE Memphis and Houston have faced off 33 times WATCH: ESPNU Play-by-play ............................................................... Sam Ravech against each other all-time and the Tigers have a 19- NOVEMBER (2-4) TIME/RESULT TV Color Analyst .......................................................... Mike Thibault 14 advantage. 3 LEMOYNE-OWEN (exh.) W, 91-44 Link ...............................................................www.gotigersgo.com 7 JACKSON STATE W, 68-67 RADIO: WUMR 91.7 FM The Tigers have won five out of the last six meetings. 12 at Arkansas State L, 77-66 Play-by-play .............................................................. Tyler Springs Houston won the last matchup, however, by a score 15 at UAB L, 85-54 of 66-55 in Houston on Feb. 7, 2018. 18 LA TECH L, 66-50 TWITTER: #GoTigersGo Official Account ..................................................@TigersAthletics 23 vs. Mercer# W, 59-53 In-Game Posts ..................................................... @MemphisWBB The Tigers have one more home game this season 25 at Coastal Carolina# L, 90-71 after Sunday’s game against Houston. Memphis will (1-1 home; 0-3 away; 1-0 neutral) SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook ............................................................... /MemphisWBB celebrate seniors Jasmine James, Ashia Jones, and Instagram ......................................................@MemphisAthletics Brianna Porter on Mar. 4 against Temple. DECEMBER (3-3) ............................................................................ @MemphisWBB 1 TOLEDO L, 58-48 Jamirah Shutes continues her scoring terror through 4 NEW ORLEANS L, 66-59 STATISTICAL COMPARISON the AAC. She is averaging a freshman-high 13.8 points 9 SAMFORD W, 53-48 MEMPHIS HOUSTON per game. That mark is good enough for seventh 17 SE MISSOURI W, 69-57 57.8 Scoring Off. 70.4 overall in the league. She has led Memphis a total 21 LITTLE ROCK L, 63-60 63.8 Scoring Def. 68.2 of 12 times this year in scoring. She also has made a 29 NC CENTRAL W, 77-56 -6.0 Scoring Margin +2.2 school-record 32 consecutive free throws. (3-3 home) .360 FG % .406 .383 FG % Defense .412 Alana Davis registered her ninth double-double of .249 3FG % .306 JANUARY (3-5) .670 FT % .648 the season at Tulane. She has 13 in her young career. 1 at George Washington L, 51-38 ESPN+ 3.9 3FG Per Game 7.4 5 UCF* L, 68-55 CBSSN 40.6 Rebound Off. 39.2 Head coach Melissa McFerrin is in her 11th season 9 at Tulsa* L, 46-39 38.0 Rebound Def. 40.0 at the helm of the Memphis women’s basketball 12 at Wichita State* W, 71-50 ADN +2.6 Rebound Margin -0.7 program. She is the third-winningest coach in school 19 ECU* W, 58-46 11.5 Assists Per Game 14.1 history with a Memphis record of 174-168. 19.0 TO Per Game 18.9 23 at USF* W, 47-40 -3.7 TO Margin +1.5 26 at Cincinnati* L, 80-56 During the early signing period, Memphis signed four, 0.6 A/TO Ratio 0.7 30 TULANE* L, 62-61 (OT) four-star recruits and one three-star. This is the best 6.3 Steals Per Game 10.3 (1-2 home; 2-3 away) 3.8 Blocks Per Game 3.7 recruiting class under the direction of McFerrin. FEBRUARY (2-4) PROJECTED STARTERS (based on previous game) 2 TULSA* W, 59-56 5-8 5-8 5-6 6-2 6-1 6 WICHITA STATE* L, 57-48 GUARD GUARD GUARD FWD FWD 9 at ECU* L, 68-59 ADN 13 CINCINNATI* L, 69-89 ADN 16 at Tulane* W, 65-59 ADN 20 at No. 3/4 UConn* L, 102-45 SNY/ESPN3 24 HOUSTON* 1 P.M. ESPNU (1-2 home; 1-2 away) MARCH JADA STINSON GAZMYNE HERNDON JAMIRAH SHUTES ALANA DAVIS JASMINE JAMES Elizabethtown, Ky. Memphis, Tenn. Brownsville, Tenn. Augusta, Ga. Innisfil, Ontario 2 at SMU* 2 p.m. 5.5 PPG | 1.7 RPG 5.7 PPG | 2.8 APG 13.8 PPG | 3.8 RPG 12.1 PPG | 8.1 RPG 5.4 PPG | 5.2 RPG 4 TEMPLE* 7 P.M. 8-11 AAC Championship^ TBA MEMPHIS RESERVES (0-0 home; 0-0 away; 0-0 neutral) No. Name Ht. Pos. Cl. Hometown Previous School Pts. Reb. Ast. 10 Camille Buckhanon 6-2 C Fr. Talladaga, Ala. Talladega HS 1.8 2.0 0.1 # Coastal Carolina Tournament (Conway, S.C.) * denotes American Athletic Conference game 11 Malainna ‘Rudy’ White 5-8 G Fr. Pensacola, Fla. Pensacola HS 1.3 1.8 0.4 ^ denotes AAC Tournament (Uncasville, Conn.) 25 Brianna Porter 6-3 F Sr. Nashville, Tenn. University School 2.6 3.4 0.2 HOME GAMES ARE IN BOLD CAPS 34 Ashia Jones 5-11 F R-Sr. Covington, Tenn. UT Martin 1.8 1.6 0.0 All times are Central PAGE 2 MEMPHIS VS. HOUSTON - GAME 27 TEAM INFORMATION NUMERICAL ROSTER SENIORS (3) No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown/High School/Last School Jasmine James Ashia Jones 0 Jada Stinson G 5-8 So.-1L Elizabethtown, Ky./Elizabethtown HS Brianna Porter 3 Gazmyne Herndon G 5-8 Jr.-TR Memphis, Tenn./Douglass HS/Walters State CC JUNIORS (1) 10 Camille Buckhanon C 6-2 Fr.-HS Talladega, Ala./Talladega HS Gazmyne Herndon 11 Malainna ‘Rudy’ White G 5-9 Fr.-HS Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola HS SOPHOMORES (2) 23 Jamirah Shutes G 5-6 Fr.-HS Brownsville, Tenn./Haywood HS Alana Davis 25 Brianna Porter F 6-3 Sr.-3L Nashville, Tenn./University School of Nashville Jada Stinson 33 Alana Davis F 6-2 So.-1L Augusta, Ga./Cross Creek HS FRESHMEN (3) 34 Ashia Jones F 6-1 R-Sr.-TR Covington, Tenn./Covington HS/UT Martin Camille Buckhanon Malainna ‘Rudy’ White 35 Jasmine James F 6-1 So.-1L Innisfil, Ontario, Canada/Nantyr Shores Secondary Jamirah Shutes School/San Jacinto College STARTERS BY GAME PRONUNCIATIONS Opponent Guard Guard Guard/Fwd Forward Forward Line-Up Record GAZMYNE Herndon .......................................... Jasmine Jackson State Barnes Shutes Stinson James Davis 1-0 (1-0) ASHIA Jones ............................................................Asia BRIANNA Porter ....................................... bree-AHN-uh at Arkansas State Barnes Shutes Stinson James Davis 1-1 (1-1) JAMIRAH Shutes .......................................... juh-MY-ruh at UAB Barnes Shutes Stinson James Davis 1-2 (1-2) JADA Stinson .....................................................JAY-duh Louisiana Tech Barnes Shutes Stinson James Davis 1-3 (1-3) vs. Mercer Herndon Barnes Coomber James Davis 1-0 (2-3) Melissa McFERRIN .......................................Mc-FAIR-in at Coastal Carolina Herndon Barnes Coomber James Davis 1-1 (2-4) Jessica BOGIA .................................................... Bo-GEE Toledo Herndon Barnes Coomber James Davis 1-2 (2-5) New Orleans Herndon Barnes Shutes James Davis 0-1 (2-6) Samford Barnes White Stinson James Davis 1-0 (3-6) STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWN Southeast Missouri Herndon Shutes Stinson James Davis 1-0 (4-6) ALABAMA (1) Little Rock Barnes Shutes Stinson Davis Porter 0-1 (4-7) Camille Buckhanon North Carolina Central Barnes Shutes Coomber Davis Porter 1-0 (5-7) at George Washington Barnes Shutes Stinson Coomber Davis 0-1 (5-8) FLORIDA (1) UCF* Barnes Shutes Coomber Davis Buckhanon 0-1 (5-9) Malainna ‘Rudy’ White at Tulsa* Herndon Barnes Shutes Coomber Buckhanon 0-1 (5-10) at Wichita State* Herndon Barnes Shutes Coomber Davis 1-0 (6-10) GEORGIA (1) ECU* Herndon Barnes Shutes Coomber Davis 2-0 (7-10) Alana Davis at USF* Herndon Barnes Shutes James Davis 1-1 (8-10) at Cincinnati* Barnes Shutes Stinson Jones Davis 0-1 (8-11) KENTUCKY (1) Tulane* Herndon Barnes Shutes James Porter 0-1 (8-12) Jada Stinson Tulsa* Barnes Shutes Stinson James Davis 2-3 (9-12) TENNESSEE (4) Wichita State* Herndon Barnes Shutes Davis Porter 0-1 (9-13) Gazmyne Herndon at ECU* Barnes Shutes Stinson James Davis 2-4 (9-14) Ashia Jones Cincinnati* Herndon Shutes Stinson Davis Porter 0-1 (9-15) Brianna Porter at Tulane* Herndon Shutes Stinson Davis Porter 1-1 (10-15) Jamirah Shutes at UConn* Herndon Shutes Stinson James Davis 1-1 (10-16) Houston* CANADA (1) at SMU* Jasmine James Temple* FEBRUARY 24, 2019 - ELMA ROANE FIELDHOUSE PAGE 3 SCOUTING HOUSTON 14-point, 12-rebound double-double against Tulane • Houston comes into Sunday’s game with a 14-11 in the infamous 5-on-12 victory. MEMPHIS WHEN... overall record and 8-4 mark in conference play. The Overall 10-16 Cougars most recently defeated Tulane in overtime SHUTES IS A SHOOTER at the Fertitta Center. • Jamirah Shutes, a native of Brownsville, Tennessee Home 6-8 • The Cougars are winners of three-straight. just under an hour from the campus of UofM, Road 4-7 • During conference play, Dorian Branch leads the was a prolific scorer for Haywood High School. At Neutral 1-0 team in scoring with 12.8 points per game. Haywood, Shutes scored over 3,000 points. • Serithia Hawkins leads the team in rebounding • Shutes has led Memphis a team-high 12 times Wins tip 5-8 during AAC play with 8.4 boards per contest. offensively this season including in the setback to Scores first 3-6 • The Cougars owns a scoring margin of 2.9 and are Little Rock where she scored a career-high 25 points.