2020-21 TIGERS Basketball Athletics Communications Contact/Info: Michael Schroeder Office: (901) 678-4780emphis Cell: (270) 799-8984 Email: [email protected] MEMPHIS (6-4, 2-1) at RV UCF (3-3, 1-2) Tigers On TV/Radio/Web Television: ESPNU (Sam Gore, play-by-play; Jon JAN. 5 • 8 P.m. (CT) • ADDITION FINANCIAL ARENA (10,000) • ORLANDO, FLA. Crispin, color analyst) SETTING THE SCENE Radio: 102.7 FM/600 AM (Dave Woloshin, play- By The Numbers... • The Memphis Tigers return to action with a by-play; Matt Dillon, color analyst) Tuesday night matchup at UCF. The last time the Tigers held • The Tigers were supposed to ring in the new Internet: WatchESPN.com three-straight conference foes year Saturday morning at Temple, but the game was postponed due to a positive COVID-19 case to fewer than 60 points (Jan. 23, Schedule/Results 2014 Houston, 59; Jan. 26, USF, 58; at Temple and the subsequent contact tracing. • Memphis is looking to build on a comeback win (6-4, 2-1 American) Jan. 29, UCF, 59). against USF in its last outing last Tuesday night, in which the Tigers trailed by 12 points with just November (1-2) 25 (1) Saint Mary's (ESPN2) W, 73-56 Consecutive games allowing 75 over 10 minutes left in the game. 26 (1) RV Western Kentucky (ESPN) L, 69-75 points or fewer for the Tigers, • The Knights enter the game with a 3-3 record 27 (1) VCU (ESPN2) L, 59-70 dating back to a 92-86 overtime and a 1-2 mark in conference play, and UCF has 17 loss at Cincinnati on Feb. 13, lost its last two games. December (5-2) • Earlier this season, the Knights won at No. 15 2020. 2 ARKANSAS STATE (ESPN+) W, 83-54 Florida State, 86-74, and also defeated Auburn, 4 CENTRAL ARKANSAS (ESPN+) W, 85-68 a common opponent with Memphis, 63-55. Times in 10 games this season 5 at Ole Miss Canceled • The contrast between offenses and defenses will Memphis has led at halftime; the 8 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (ESPN+) W, 94-57 be something to watch in this matchup. Tigers have lost three of those 12 (2) vs. Auburn (ESPNU) L, 71-74 • Memphis is holding opponents to an average of 8 16 at Tulane* (ESPN2) W, 80-74 (vs. WKU, vs. Auburn, vs. Tulsa). 64.1 points per game so far this season, which 21 TULSA* (ESPN2) L, 49-56 ranks fifth in the conference. 29 USF* (ESPN2) W, 58-57 Conference opponents in the • UCF has the third-lowest scoring offense in the last eight the Tigers have held to AAC this year at 66.2 points per game. January (0-0) 4 fewer than 60 points. • On the individual front, UCF boasts the AAC's 2 at Temple* (ESPNU) Postponed third-highest scorer in Brandon Mahan (17.5 5 at UCF* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. Scheduled game in 16 days for ppg), and he also ranks fourth in the conference 14 SMU* (ESPN/2) 8 p.m. in field goal percentage (.576). the Tigers between Dec. 29 17 at Tulsa* (ESPN+) 2 p.m. • Memphis' Moussa Cisse leads The American against USF and Jan. 14 against 21 WICHITA STATE* (ESPN/2) 6 p.m. in blocked shots per game (1.9), and UCF's C.J. 1 SMU, after the Jan. 2 game 24 at East Carolina* (ESPN2/U) 3 p.m. Walker is right behind him at 1.8 per outing. 28 at SMU* (ESPN/2) 6 p.m. against Temple was postponed. • Everyone else in the AAC is at least a half a block per game behind the duo. February (0-0) 3 UCF* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. MEMPHIS TIGERS UCF KNIGHTS 6 EAST CAROLINA* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. 11 CINCINNATI* (TBA) TBD 14 at Houston* (ESPN) 3 p.m. 18 at Wichita State* (ESPN/2) 6 p.m. 21 TEMPLE* (ESPN+) 2 p.m. 24 TULANE* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. 28 at Cincinnati* (ESPN) Noon 2020-21 Record 6-4 2020-21 Record 3-3 2020-21 AAC Record 2-1 2020-21 AAC Record 1-2 MARCH (0-0) Ranking (AP/Coaches) NR/NR Ranking (AP/Coaches) RV/RV 3 at USF* (ESPNU) 6 p.m. 2019-20 NCAA Net 59 2019-20 NCAA Net 124 6/7 HOUSTON* (CBS) TBD Last Game W, 58-57 vs. USF Last Game (1/2) L, 68-61 at USF 1 1 -14 (3) AAC Men's Basketball Championship Head Coach Penny Hardaway Head Coach Johnny Dawkins Home games in blue CAPS All times CT Career Record 49-28 (3rd Season) Career Record 242-166 (13th Season) * American Athletic Conference game Record at School 86-51 (5th Season) Record at School 49-28 (3rd Season) (1) Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic (Sanford Penta- Leading Scorer Landers Nolley II (13.3 ppg) Leading Scorer Brandon Mahan (17.5 ppg) gon; Sioux Falls, S.D.) Leading Rebounder Moussa Cisse (7.8 rpg) Leading Rebounder Dre Fuller Jr. (5.8 rpg) (2) Holiday Hoopsgiving (State Farm Arena; Atlanta, Ga.) Leading Assists Alex Lomax (4.0 apg) Leading Assists Dre Fuller Jr. (3.2 apg) (3) Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, Texas) 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 15 Lance Thomas F 6-9 224 r-Jr. 2L Norcross, Ga. / Norcross HS / Louisville 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 W1 Statistic UofM AAC NCAA Opp Last Loss: 12/21/20 vs. Tulsa (56-49) Record 6-4 3-3 At FedExForum W1 Conference Record 2-1 1-2 Last Loss: 12/21/20 vs. Tulsa (56-49) NCAA NET (as of 3/12) 59 124 On the Road W1 KenPom.com (as of 12/31) 61 97 Last Loss: 3/8/20 at #21 Houston (64-57) Scoring Offense 72.1 4th 184th 66.2 Neutral Sites L3 Scoring Defense 64.1 5th 55th 68.3 Last Win: Nov. 25, 2020 vs. Saint Mary's Scoring Margin +8.0 4th 106th -2.2 vs. Ranked Opponents L1 Field Goal Percentage .413 7th 265th .417 Last Win: 2/22/20 vs. #22 Houston (60-59) Field Goal Pct. Defense .391 6th 45th .421 Non-Conference (Home) W3 3-Point Field Goal Pct. .304 10th 263rd .348 Last Loss: 1/4/20 vs. Georgia (65-62) 3-Point FG Pct. Defense .307 5th 97th .310 Non-Conference (Road/Neutral) L3 Free Throw Percentage .622 10th 304th .746 Last Win: Nov. 25, 2020 vs. Saint Mary's Rebounding Offense 41.5 1st 35th 33.2 American Athletic Conference W1 Rebounding Defense 34.9 37.5 Last Loss: 12/21/20 vs. Tulsa (56-49) Rebounding Margin +6.6 4th 60th -4.3 American Athletic Conference (Home) W1 Assists per Game 15.9 3rd 59th 9.8 Last Loss: 12/21/20 vs. Tulsa (56-49) Steals per Game 9.5 1st 20th 6.3 American Athletic Conference (Road) W1 Blocks per Game 5.6 1st 11th 3.2 Last Loss: 3/8/20 at #21 Houston (64-57) Games Allowing 75 or Fewer Points 17 Last Without: 2/13/20 at Cincinnati (L, 92-86, OT) MEMPHIS/OPP Games with a 15-Point Scorer -2 Last: 12/16/20 at Tulane SERIES INFORMATION Games with an Even/Pos Assist-to-TO Ratio 1 Overall Series ...................... Memphis leads 24-6 Hardaway vs. UCF ...........................................3-1 Last Without: 12/21/20 vs. Tulsa (10:20) Home ........................... Memphis leads 16-1 Games with Rebounding Advantage/Even 5 Away .............................. Memphis leads 8-4 Dawkins vs. Memphis .....................................5-4 Last Without: 12/4/20 vs. C. Arkansas (36-39) Neutral ....................................UCF leads 1-0 Games with More Free Throw Attempts 1 Streak ............................................. Memphis W2 Last Without: 12/21/20 vs. Tulsa (21-28) Last UCF win ........... Feb. 16, 2019 at UCF (79-72) When Scoring 80+ Points W4 Last Loss: 2/13/20 at Cincinnati (92-86) Series Notes: When Scoring 90+ Points W23 • Memphis has lost three of the last four matchups in Orlando; the Tigers won there last season.