Memphis 2010 Tiger 2009 Basketball Tigers On TV/Radio/Web Schedule-Results Television: None (1-1, 0-0 C-USA) Radio: WREC 600 AM (Jeff Brightwell, play-by-play; Matt Dillon, color analyst; November 3 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE (EXH.) ..........98-68, W Game #3 Forrest Goodman, studio host) 9 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS (EXH.) ....................66-45, W 13 JACKSON STATE ..........................................82-53, W Web: Game to be streamed live on Mem- Hall of Fame Showcase, Nov. 17-30 Hall of Fame phis athletics web site at gotigersgo.com via 17 vs. #1/1 Kansas (Saint Louis, Mo./ESPN) ... 55-57, L 20 TENNESSEE TECH ...............................................7 PM Showcase All-Access (must register to view game) 24 CENTRAL ARKANSAS ..........................................7 PM 30 OAKLAND ...........................................................7 PM TIGERS TO HOST IN-STATE FOE TENNES- December Tennessee Tech (2-1) 5 ARKANSAS STATE ...............................................7 PM SEE TECH FRIDAY AT FEDEXFORUM 9 MONTANA STATE ................................................7 PM vs. The University of Memphis squad (1-1, 0-0 C- 12 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock .................................2 pm USA) returns home to the friendly confi nes of Fe- (Verizon Arena, N. Little Rock, Ark.) Memphis (1-1) 19 vs. UMass (ESPN2).........................................5 pm dExForum Friday, Nov. 20 to host in-state foe Ten- (TD Banknorth Arena; Boston, Mass.) Friday, Nov. 20 • 7 pm CT nessee Tech (2-1, 0-0 OVC). The game, scheduled 22 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE ...........................12 PM 28 IUPUI..............................................................12 PM FedExForum • Memphis, Tenn. for a 7 p.m. (CT) tip, is the second of four contests 31 TENNESSEE (ESPN2) .........................................3 PM in the 2009 Hall of Fame Showcase. January Memphis began play in the 2009 Hall of Fame 3 HOUSTON BAPTIST .............................................2 PM 6 at Syracuse (ESPN2) .......................................6 pm By The Numbers... Showcase on Nov. 17 when it dropped a narrow 9 at Southern Miss* (CSS) .................................7 pm 57-55 decision to No. 1/1 Kansas in St. Louis. The 13 EAST CAROLINA* (CSS) ...................................6 PM • Current TTU head coach Tigers continue Hall of Fame Showcase action with 16 at Rice* (CSS) .................................................7 pm 20 UTEP* (CBS C) ..............................................7 PM Mike Sutton was an assistant at games versus Central Arkansas Nov. 24 and Oak- 23 HOUSTON* (ESPN2) .........................................7 PM ‘98 Kentucky, who won the 1998 land Nov. 30 at home. 27 at Marshall* (CBS C) ......................................7 pm 30 at SMU* ...........................................................2 pm NCAA title Memphis, picked to fi nish between second and fourth in Conference USA in most preseason polls, February 3 UAB* (CBS C) ................................................7 PM returns only one starter and six letterwinners from 6 GONZAGA (ESPN2) ..........................................3 PM • Josh Pastner was a player on last year’s squad that won 33 games (33-4 record) 10 UCF* (CSS) .....................................................6 PM the Arizona team that won the and advanced to the NCAA Tournament West Re- 13 at Tulsa* (ESPN2) ...........................................6 pm ‘97 17 at Tulane* (CSS) ..............................................6 pm 1997 NCAA title gion semifi nal (Sweet Sixteen). En route to the 20 SMU* ................................................................7 PM Sweet Sixteen, the Tigers swept the Conference 24 at Houston* (CSS) ...........................................6 pm 27 SOUTHERN MISS* (CBS C) ...............................7 PM • The Tiger defense is forcing USA regular season and tournament crowns. March their opponents to turn the ball Tennessee Tech returns four starters and eight 3 at UAB* (CSS) ................................................6 pm 20.5 over 20.5 times per game; Kan- letterwinners from last year’s squad that posted a 12- 6 Tulsa* (CBS C) ..............................................12 pm 18 overall record and a 6-2 Ohio Valley Conference 10-13 C-USA Tournament (Tulsa, Okla.) sas had 21 miscues Home games in bold SMALL CAPS *C-USA Game (OVC) mark. The Golden Eagles fi nished in eighth • The Tigers have the nation’s Probable Starters/Top Reserves vs. Tennessee Tech consensus No. 1 signing class (Based on previous game starters) #1 for 2010 No. Name Pos Yr Ht/Wt PPG RPG Hometown 1 Pierre Henderson-Niles F Sr. 6-8/270 4.0 4.5 Memphis, Tenn. 3 Roburt Sallie G Jr. 6-5/196 6.0 5.5 Sacramento, Calif. 5 Willie Kemp G Sr. 6-2/184 5.5 3.0apg Bolivar, Tenn. 15 Elliot Williams G So. 6-5/180 20.0 4.5 Memphis, Tenn. Media Relations Info 20 Doneal Mack G Sr. 6-5/187 7.5 1.5apg Charlotte, N.C. Starters Memphis — Reserves — 10 Will Coleman F Jr. 6-9/250 12.0 7.5 Columbus, Ga. Contact ......................Lamar Chance 11 Wesley Witherspoon F So. 6-9/210 8.5 3.0 Atlanta, Ga. Offi ce ..........................901-678-2349 12 Drew Barham G/F Fr. 6-7/180 7.0 2.0 Cordova, Tenn. Cell ..............................901-734-9949 No. Name Pos Yr Ht/Wt PPG RPG Hometown Home ..........................901-465-4247 32 Bassey Inameti F So. 6-8/215 1.0 1.3 Suwanee, Ga. Email [email protected] 34 Alfred Jones F Jr. 6-7/205 8.7 5.0 Springfi eld, Ill. 10 Elijah C.-Muhammad G Sr. 6-0/170 12.0 4.7apg Columbus, Ohio Mailing/Overnight Address ............ 30 Frank Davis G Sr. 6-2/185 13.0 2.3 Gainesville, Ga. 203 Athletic Offi ce Building 55 Kevin Murphy G So. 6-6/185 16.7 5.3 Fairburn, Ga. Starters — Reserves — 570 Normal St. Tech Tenn. 11 Terrell Barnes F Fr. 6-8/245 5.0 5.0 Riverdale, Ga. Memphis, TN 38152 23 Byron Pickens F Jr. 6-7/195 2.0 1.3 Chicago, Ill. 25 Jud Dillard F Fr. 6-4/180 8.0 2.3 Riverdale, Ga. Game #3 • Memphis vs. Tennessee Tech • Page 2 National Polls Memphis-Tennessee Tech Memphis-Tennessee Tech Series Information Statistical Comparison Associated Press (Nov. 16) Overall series .....................Memphis leads 26-24 Statistic U of M TTU 1. Kansas (58) .................................0-0 2. Michigan State (5) ......................0-0 Games in Memphis.............Memphis leads 19-7 Record 1-1 2-1 3. Texas (1) .....................................0-0 Last meeting ...................................Mar. 23, 2002 RPI (as of 11/19) 180 157 4. Kentucky (1) ...............................0-0 ................................................... UofM 79, TTU 73 Sagarin (as of 11/19) 3 220 5. Villanova .....................................0-0 ........................................... The Pyramid/Memphis Scoring Offense 68.5 71.0 6. North Carolina ............................2-0 ...................................................... NIT Quarterfi nal Scoring Defense 55.0 81.0 7. Purdue .........................................0-0 .......................(see recap and boxscore on page 7) Scoring Margin +13.5 -10.0 8. West Virginia...............................0-0 Last game in Memphis .................Mar. 23, 2002 Free Throw Percentage .641 .667 9. Duke ............................................0-0 ................................................... UofM 79, TTU 73 Field Goal Percentage .387 .438 10. Tennessee ....................................0-0 11. Butler ..........................................0-0 .............................................................The Pyramid Field Goal Pct. Defense .410 .483 12. Connecticut .................................0-0 ...................................................... NIT Quarterfi nal 3-Point Field Goal Pct. .286 .404 13. California ....................................2-0 Last Memphis win .........................Mar. 23, 2002 3-Point FG Pct. Defense .294 .288 14. Washington .................................0-0 ................................................... UofM 79, TTU 73 Rebounding Offense 34.0 35.7 15. Michigan .....................................0-0 ........................................... The Pyramid/Memphis Rebounding Defense 34.5 36.7 16. Ohio State ...................................2-0 ...................................................... NIT Quarterfi nal Rebounding Margin -0.5 -1.0 17. Oklahoma ....................................0-0 Last Tennessee Tech win ..................Feb. 2, 1960 Blocked Shots 5.0 1.7 18. Dayton .........................................0-0 ................................................... TTU 69, UofM 67 Assists 9.0 13.7 19. Georgetown .................................0-0 Steals 10.0 5.7 20. Louisville ....................................0-0 .....................................................Cookeville, Tenn. 21. Georgia Tech ...............................0-0 Last TTU win in Memphis ............Jan/ 17, 1948 Frank Davis (13.0 ppg) and Elijah Muhammad 22. Clemson ......................................0-0 ................................................... TTU 43, UofM 32 (12.0 ppg) also average double digits in the scoring 23. Illinois .........................................0-0 ........................................................ Memorial Gym column. Murphy (5.3 rpg) and Terrell Barnes (5.0 24. Minnesota ...................................0-0 rpg) lead Tennessee Tech on the glass. Davis is the 25. Maryland .....................................0-0 place in the 2008-09 OVC regular season standings. squad’s top three-point threat, hitting 61.5 percent of ARV: #30 Syracuse, #38 Gonzaga,