Memphis Tigers
Conference USA (17-14, 8-8)
Big Wins: 11/18 at Illinois State (76-74), 12/29 Missouri (72-69), 1/17 East Carolina (66-56)
Bad Losses: 11/25 Prairie View A&M (58-70), 11/30 at ETSU (73-83), 2/3 at Marshall (54-55)
Coach: Melissa McFerrin
Probable Starters:
Ariel Hearn, Freshman, Guard, 13.7 ppg, 3.4 apg, 4.8 rpg
Nicole Dickson, Senior, Forward, 18.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, Junior, Guard, 10.6 ppg, 2.5 apg, 3.3 rpg
Asianna Fuqua-Bey, Freshman, Forward, 6.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg
Lauren McGraw, Sophomore, Guard, 3.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Jamila Ajanaku, Senior, Guard, 2.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Jaymie Jackson, Freshman, Guard, 4.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Pa’Sonna Hope, Junior, Forward, 5.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.1 (47th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.4 (274, 12)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.2 (82, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.0 (196, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 3.9 (262, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: n/a
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.9 (232, 4)
Rebound Margin: 2.3 (107, 5)
Assists Per Game: 11.3 (255, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 17.4 (191, 8)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012 NIT First Round win over Chattanooga
2012 NIT Second Round loss to Missouri State
2011 NIT Round of 64 loss to Alabama
2010 WBI First Round win over UMKC
2010 WBI Second Round win over Wichita State
2010 WBI Semifinal win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
2010 WBI Final loss to Appalachian State
2004 NIT First Round win over Tulsa
2004 NIT Second Round loss to Western Kentucky
2001 NIT First Round loss to Alabama
*all team stats through 3/7
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