98 The University of Tulsa Men s Basketball Media Guide. Dedicated to Excellence

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2 Conference USA INTRO PLAYERS STAFF REVIEW C-USA OPPONENTS RECORDS HISTORY MEDIA Dedicated to Excellence Welcome to Conference USA, home to 12 nationally prominent, tradition-rich members in East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UCF and UTEP. This combination enhances men s and women s programs that are steeped in athletic success and academic prowess. Together, we are committed to excellence, integrity and leadership in athletics, academics and in our communities. Dedication to excellence is a common thread for C-USA and the guiding initiative for the league s promising future. All C-USA institutions sponsor Division I-A football, along with several other men s and women s athletic programs, many of which compete regularly for NCAA Championships. C-USA sponsors competition in 19 sports - nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and indoor and outdoor track and field) and 10 for women (basketball, cross country, golf, softball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field and volleyball). The league sponsors numerous academic awards, including the Commissioner s Honor Roll and the Commissioner s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. C-USA annually awards six postgraduate scholarships, along with the Sport Academic Award, Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excellence Award. Success on the Playing Field Conference USA performers have achieved great success in competition, placing the league among the top conferences in the nation. Football Rated among the top seven conferences in the nation 44 teams have earned bowl bids Member of the Bowl Championship Series Bowl tie-ins with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, GMAC Bowl, Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Papajohns.com Bowl, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Sheraton Hawai i Bowl and Texas Bowl Men s Basketball Consistently rated as one of the top basketball leagues in the country 75 postseason teams (42 NCAA and 33 NIT) One NCAA National Championship Game appearance Three Final Four teams Seven Elite Eight NCAA Tournament teams One NIT Champion and four NIT semifinalists Inaugural CBI Champion Women s Basketball 42 NCAA Tournament appearances 29 WNIT appearances One team in the NCAA Sweet 16 Two WNIT semifinalists Baseball 39 NCAA appearances Four College World Series appearances in 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2001 Nine Super Regional appearances Has produced at least four NCAA teams in each of the last six seasons In addition, 29 volleyball teams, 43 men s and women s soccer teams and 21 softball teams have earned NCAA Tournament bids. C-USA has sent three men s soccer teams to the NCAA College Cup, five softball teams to the Women s College World Series and 98 The University of Tulsa Men s Basketball Media Guide

3 three volleyball teams to the Sweet 16. The league has also had three national champions in NCAA track and field competition, one national champion in diving and numerous NCAA individual and team competitors in cross country, golf, swimming, tennis and track and field. Overall, Conference USA teams and individuals have made more than 500 NCAA appearances. Success off the Field C-USA institutions are among the nation s best in academic performance among student-athletes, bolstered by the fact that student-athletes at league schools have a higher graduation rate than the general student population. Among C-USA s 5,000 student-athletes, there are champions off the playing field as well. In 12 years, 105 student-athletes earned national ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors, while 338 were named All-District. In addition, more than 13,000 student-athletes have been named to the Commissioner s Honor Roll or received the Commissioner s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. C-USA on TV C-USA enjoys significant television exposure through its partnerships with ESPN Inc. and CBS College Sports Television Networks (formerly CSTV). The league entered into long-term agreements with both ESPN and CBS College Sports, which, combined, provides C-USA with significant national and regional exposure for football, men s and women s basketball, and all other conference sports. Additionally, the CBS College Sports agreement includes videoon-demand, Internet, broadband, national over-the-air and satellite radio, and wireless distribution as well as corporate marketing rights, and website production through CSTV.com, part of CBS College Sports. The agreement with ESPN extends the conference s current regular season football package to include the broadcast of the conference s Football Championship Game. It also encompasses distribution of men s basketball and women s basketball on ESPN/ ESPN2 and both tournament championship games. C-USA in the Community The conference s footprint is concentrated with 12 members in nine states and a combined area population of nearly 17 million. More than 1.1 million living alumni represent C-USA schools across the nation. With a renewed commitment to community involvement, the conference has begun development of several initiatives to maintain strong ties in C-USA cities, as well as with fans and alumni across the country. C- USA schools also place a priority on giving back to their communities through volunteer service with local and national organizations. Governance Along with the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC, Conference USA is one of the seven conferences having significant representation in the NCAA governance structure. The Presidents of the member institutions serve as the league s Board of Directors. R. Gerald Turner of SMU currently serves as chair of the Board. A Proud History A Promising Future Conference USA was formed in 1995 and quickly emerged as one of the nation s top conferences. The conference unveiled its name, logo and commissioner on April 24, 1995 in Chicago. The league s charter members included Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Houston, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB and USF. Eleven of the institutions began athletic participation in 1995, while Houston joined competition in the fall of The league s headquarters were established in Chicago and after nine years, relocated to the current office in Irving, Texas. Britton Banowsky was named Commissioner in October 2002, succeeding C-USA Quick Facts Commissioner: Britton Banowsky PR/Basketball: Courtney Morrison-Archer cmarcher@c-usa.org Phone: Fax: Website: Mailing Address: 5201 North O Connor Blvd. Suite 300 Irving, Texas Mike Slive, the league s first commissioner. C-USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) and the United States Military Academy (March, 1997) as football members. ECU began league competition in 1997; Army in 1998 and UAB began football play in The league added TCU and ECU (1999) for all sports and they began competition in USF started C-USA football in After celebrating its 10th Anniversary during the season, C-USA began a new chapter in when its current membership came together to form the new look of the league. Since its formation, C-USA has established a strong foundation, an identity and a history that reflects the league s national presence. Twelve years of remarkable history has reinforced the league s position in collegiate athletics, setting the course for the next decade and beyond. Tulsa Claims 13 C-USA Titles in Three Years In the first three years of membership in Conference USA, Tulsa athletic teams have won a total of 13 conference championships. Tulsa won four titles in each of the first two years and captured another league-high of championships. In , Tulsa won C-USA crowns in men s soccer, volleyball, women s golf, men s tennis and women s tennis, as well as winning the West Division title in football Football, Softball, Men s Tennis, Women s Tennis Volleyball (regular season), Men s Golf, Men s Tennis, Women s Tennis Men s Soccer, Women s Golf, Men s Tennis, Women s Tennis, Volleyball Tulsa Has Totaled 11 C-USA Scholar Athletes in Three Years Each year, Conference USA selects one Scholar-Athlete of the Year for each league sport, and in three years Tulsa has student-athletes have garnered 11 of those honors. In the first two years, Tulsa had four scholar-athlete awardwinners in their respective sports, and last year the Golden Hurricane totaled three as football s record-setting quarterback Paul Smith and three-time tennis All-American Arnau Brugues were repeat winners, and were joined by softball selection Sara Dyer. INTRO PLAYERS STAFF REVIEW C-USA OPPONENTS RECORDS HISTORY MEDIA 99

4 Conference USA INTRO PLAYERS STAFF REVIEW C-USA OPPONENTS RECORDS HISTORY MEDIA Conference USA Final Standings Conference Overall Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Home Away Neut. Memphis UAB Houston UCF Southern Miss UTEP Tulsa Marshall Tulane East Carolina SMU Rice X Conference USA Regular Season Champion Y Conference USA Tournament Champion C-USA Team Statistics (All Games) SCORING OFFENSE Team G W-L Pts Avg/G Memphis Houston UTEP UAB UCF Southern Miss Tulsa East Carolina Marshall Tulane SMU Rice SCORING DEFENSE Team G Pts Avg/G Memphis Tulsa Marshall Tulane Southern Miss UAB UCF Rice Houston SMU East Carolina UTEP SCORING MARGIN Team G OFF DEF Margin Memphis Houston UAB Southern Miss Tulsa UCF UTEP Marshall Tulane East Carolina SMU Rice FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Team G FG FGA Pct Memphis UAB Southern Miss UCF Tulsa Tulane UTEP Marshall SMU East Carolina Houston Rice FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE Team G FG FGA Pct Memphis Tulane Tulsa UAB UCF Southern Miss Rice Houston UTEP SMU East Carolina Marshall The University of Tulsa Men s Basketball Media Guide

5 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Team G FG FGA Pct East Carolina UAB UCF Houston Tulsa Memphis SMU UTEP Southern Miss Tulane Marshall Rice POINT FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE Team G FG FGA Pct Memphis Tulane Tulsa Rice UCF UAB Houston Southern Miss UTEP Marshall East Carolina SMU FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Team G FTM FTA Pct Houston Tulsa UCF UAB Tulane East Carolina Southern Miss Marshall SMU UTEP Rice Memphis REBOUNDING OFFENSE Team G Reb Avg/G Memphis Tulsa Southern Miss UTEP Houston UAB UCF Rice Marshall SMU Tulane East Carolina REBOUNDING DEFENSE Team G Reb Avg/G Southern Miss Tulsa Marshall UCF Memphis UAB Tulane SMU Rice East Carolina UTEP Houston REBOUNDING MARGIN Team G TEAM Avg OPP Avg Margin Southern Miss Memphis Tulsa UAB Marshall UCF UTEP Tulane Rice SMU Houston East Carolina ASSISTS Team G Assists Avg/G Memphis UCF East Carolina UAB UTEP SMU Tulane Tulsa Houston Marshall Southern Miss Rice STEALS Team G Steals Avg/G Houston Memphis UTEP UCF Marshall Tulane East Carolina Rice SMU UAB Southern Miss Tulsa BLOCKED SHOTS Team G Blocks Avg/G Memphis Tulsa Tulane SMU East Carolina Houston UCF UAB Southern Miss Rice UTEP Marshall INTRO PLAYERS STAFF REVIEW C-USA OPPONENTS RECORDS HISTORY MEDIA 101

6 Conference USA INTRO PLAYERS STAFF REVIEW C-USA OPPONENTS RECORDS HISTORY MEDIA C-USA Individual Statistics (All Games) SCORING Player-Team G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G JACKSON, Stefon-UTEP McKIVER, Robert-HOU VADEN, Robert-UAB TAYLOR, Jermaine-UCF WISE, Jeremy-USM DOUGLAS-ROBERTS, C.-MEM UZOH, Ben-TLS ROSE, Derrick-MEM GOMEZ, David-TLN DORRIS, Mark-MAR REBOUNDING Player-Team G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G DORSEY, Joey-MEM JORDAN, Jerome-TLS WALLS, Calvin-TLS BLAIR, Gabe-ECU KINNARD, Lawrence-UAB DOWELL, Dion-HOU DOZIER, Robert-MEM DIA, Papa-SMU HUFFMAN, Reggie-UAB TONEY, Tafari-HOU FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game) Player-Team G FG FGA Pct LOUISME, Robinson-TLN HUFFMAN, Reggie-UAB FALL, Bamba-SMU JORDAN, Jerome-TLS FIELDS, John-ECU WILKERSON, Tyler-MAR DOUGLAS-ROBERTS, C.-MEM GOMEZ, David-TLN BAINES, Tirrell-MAR NOEL, Dave-UCF UZOH, Ben-TLS WALLS, Calvin-TLS FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.0 made per game) Player-Team G FTM FTA Pct McKIVER, Robert-HOU VADEN, Robert-UAB SMITH, Lanny-HOU SIMS, Kevin-TLN BEASLEY, Courtney-USM YOUNG, Brock-ECU WISE, Jeremy-USM UZOH, Ben-TLS TAYLOR, Jermaine-UCF NOEL, Dave-UCF POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game) Player-Team G 3FG FGA Pct NOEL, Dave-UCF McDADE, Brett-TLS FARMER, Cory-ECU DOUGLAS-ROBERTS, C.-MEM DOWELL, Dion-HOU HINNANT, Sam-ECU KILLEN, Jon-SMU VADEN, Robert-UAB JENKINS, Darrell-ECU McKIVER, Robert-HOU REESE, Ray-TLS POINT FG MADE Player-Team G 3FG Avg/G VADEN, Robert-UAB McKIVER, Robert-HOU O DONNELL, Mike-UCF TAYLOR, Jermaine-UCF KILLEN, Jon-SMU HINNANT, Sam-ECU CULPEPPER, Randy-UTEP DOWELL, Dion-HOU FOSTER, Rodney-RICE LEGAN, James-ECU ASSISTS Player-Team G Assists Avg/G JENKINS, Darrell-ECU KILLEN, Jon-SMU KILGORE, Marvin-UTEP ROSE, Derrick-MEM WISE, Jeremy-USM JOHNSON, Aaron-UAB SIMS, Kevin-TLN SMITH, Lanny-HOU STONE, Julyan-UTEP CARTWRIGHT, Chip-UCF McDADE, Brett-TLS STEALS Player-Team G Steals Avg/G DORRIS, Mark-MAR McKIVER, Robert-HOU CULPEPPER, Randy-UTEP O DONNELL, Mike-UCF STONE, Julyan-UTEP FOSTER, Rodney-RICE KILLEN, Jon-SMU SIMS, Kevin-TLN BLAIR, Gabe-ECU NOEL, Dave-UCF BLOCKED SHOTS Player-Team G Blocks Avg/G JORDAN, Jerome-TLS FALL, Bamba-SMU DORSEY, Joey-MEM FIELDS, John-ECU DOZIER, Robert-MEM BAIN, Gjio-USM GOMEZ, David-TLN DOWELL, Dion-HOU BILLINGS, Stanley-UCF DAVIS, Tony-UCF The University of Tulsa Men s Basketball Media Guide

7 C-USA Men s Basketball Composite Schedule Mon., November 10 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer (Durham, N.C.) Houston vs. Georgia Southern Tue., November 11 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer (Durham, N.C.) Houston at Duke/vs. Presbyterian Fri., November 14 Coker at East Carolina SMU at South Florida Texas Southern at UTEP Sat., November 15 Western Kentucky at Houston Fairfield at Memphis Portland State at Rice Loyola (N.O.) at Southern Miss McNeese State at Tulane Oral Roberts at Tulsa UAB at Troy Sun., November 16 St. Andrews at East Carolina WVU Tech at Marshall North Carolina A&T at UCF Mon., November 17 Alcorn State at Houston Massachusetts at Memphis Alabama State at Southern Miss Dick s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (Tucson, Ariz.) UAB vs. Santa Clara Tue., November 18 Tulane at Texas Dick s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (Tucson, Ariz.) UAB at Arizona/vs. Arkansas State UCF at Valparaiso Georgia Southern at UTEP Wed., November 19 Campbell at East Carolina Thu., November 20 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer (New York, N.Y.) Houston vs. TBD O Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off Classic (San Juan, P.R.) Memphis vs. Chattanooga Basketball Travelers Invitational (Provo, Utah) Rice vs. Cal Poly SLO Tulsa at Oklahoma State Fri., November 21 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer (New York, N.Y.) Houston vs. TBD Glenn Wilkes Classic (Daytona, Fla.) Marshall vs. UW-Green Bay O Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off Classic (San Juan, P.R.) Memphis vs. USC/Seton Hall Basketball Travelers Invitational (Provo, Utah) Rice at BYU SMU Tip-Off Classic (Dallas, Texas) Houston Baptist at SMU Paradise Jam, St. Thomas, V.I. Southern Miss vs. Miami Sat., November 22 George Mason at East Carolina Glenn Wilkes Classic (Daytona, Fla.) Marshall vs. Utah Basketball Travelers Invitational (Provo, Utah) Rice vs. North Florida SMU Tip-Off Classic Alabama State at SMU Paradise Jam, St. Thomas, V.I. Southern Miss vs. La Salle/Connecticut Nicholls State at Tulane UAB at Old Dominion UCF at New Mexico Sun., November 23 Glenn Wilkes Classic (Daytona, Fla.) Marshall vs. Mississippi O Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off Classic (San Juan, P.R.) Memphis vs. TBD SMU Tip-Off Classic (Dallas, Texas) Illinois State at SMU Texas A&M Corpus Christi at Tulsa Mon., November 24 Paradise Jam, St. Thomas, V.I. Southern Miss vs. TBD UNLV at UTEP Tue., November 25 VCU at East Carolina Lamar at Rice Albany State at Tulane North Carolina Central at Tulsa Wed., November 26 Morgan State at Marshall State Farm DFW Duel, Fort Worth, Texas SMU at TCU Dick s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (New York, N.Y.) UAB vs. TBD UCF at Mississippi Thu., November 27 Dick s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (New York, N.Y.) UAB vs. TBD Anaheim Classic (Anaheim, Calif.) UTEP vs. St. Mary s Fri., November 28 USA Basketball Classic (Mobile, Ala.) Tulane vs. UC Davis South Padre Classic (South Padre Island, Texas) Tulsa vs. Texas A&M Anaheim Classic UTEP vs. Wake Forest/Cal State Fullerton Sat., November 29 East Carolina at Winthrop North Texas at Houston Old Dominion at Marshall USA Basketball Classic (Mobile, Ala.) Tulane at South Alabama/vs. Maine South Padre Classic (South Padre Island, Texas) Tulsa vs. Illinois/Kent State Cancun Challenge (Cancun, Mexico) UCF vs. South Dakota State Sun., November 30 Rice at Texas Cancun Challenge (Cancun, Mexico) UCF vs. Morehead State Anaheim Classic (Anaheim, Calif.) UTEP vs. TBD Tue., December 2 Houston at Middle Tennessee State East Tennessee State at Marshall Marist at Memphis South Alabama at Southern Miss Wed., December 3 East Carolina at UNC-Wilmington Tulane at New Orleans Tulsa at Ohio South Florida at UAB Thu., December 4 UT-San Antonio at Rice Fri., December 5 Texas A&M International at SMU Sat., December 6 Limestone at East Carolina Marshall at Boston University Texas State at Rice Southern Miss at New Mexico Western Kentucky at Tulane UAB at Cincinnati USF at UCF Sam Houston State at UTEP Sun., December 7 Tulsa vs. Oklahoma (BOK Center) Wed., December 10 Missouri State at Tulsa INTRO PLAYERS STAFF REVIEW C-USA OPPONENTS RECORDS HISTORY MEDIA 103

8 Conference USA INTRO PLAYERS STAFF REVIEW C-USA OPPONENTS RECORDS HISTORY MEDIA Thu., December 11 Southern Miss vs. Kansas State (Kansas City, Mo.) Fri., December 12 Florida Tech at UCF Sat., December 13 UNC-Greensboro at East Carolina Mississippi Valley State at Houston Texas-Arlington at Marshall Memphis at Georgetown Sun., December 14 Presbyterian at Tulsa UTEP at New Mexico State Mon., December 15 Arkansas-Pine Bluff at SMU William Carey at Southern Miss Wed., December 17 East Carolina at North Carolina State Ohio at Marshall Arkansas-Little Rock at Memphis Harvard at Rice SMU at Texas A&M Jacksonville State at UAB Texas Tech at UTEP Thu., December 18 McNeese State at Southern Miss North Carolina A&T at Tulane Sat., December 20 Houston at Toledo University of the Cumberlands at Marshall Syracuse at Memphis Rice at Duquesne Tulsa at Loyola Marymount Troy at UAB UCF vs. Florida (Jacksonville, Fla.) New Mexico State at UTEP Mon., December 22 Wake Forest at East Carolina Drexel at Memphis Oklahoma at Rice Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic, Biloxi, Miss. Southern Miss vs. Spring Hill Tulane at George Mason Florida Atlantic at UAB Valparaiso at UCF Tue., December 23 Marshall at Dayton SMU at Northwestern Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic, Biloxi, Miss. Southern Miss vs. Weber State Texas-Arlington at Tulsa Sat., December 27 Binghamton at Tulane UAB at Louisville Sun., December 28 East Carolina at Coastal Carolina Iowa State at Houston Tennessee State at Marshall Rice at Arkansas-Little Rock Mon., December 29 Cincinnati at Memphis UT-San Antonio at SMU Grambling State at Tulane UCF Holiday Classic (Orlando, Fla.) Penn at UCF Cable Car Classic (Santa Clara, Calif.) UTEP vs. James Madison Tue., December 30 Massachusetts at Houston Southern Miss vs. Mississippi (Biloxi, Miss.) BYU at Tulsa UAB at Butler UCF Holiday Classic (Orlando, Fla.) Campbell/Chicago State at UCF Cable Car Classic (Santa Clara, Calif.) UTEP at Santa Clara/vs. Belmont Wed., December 31 Northeastern at Memphis Texas A&M at Rice Texas A&M Corpus Christi at SMU Fri., January 2 Marshall at San Diego Texas Pan American at UTEP Sat., January 3 East Carolina at Clemson Houston at Mississippi State Lamar at Memphis Rice at Richmond Tulane at Auburn Northeastern State at Tulsa Savannah State at UAB Sam Houston State at UCF Mon., January 5 Colorado at SMU Tue., January 6 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Houston Holy Cross at UCF UTEP at New Mexico Wed., January 7 * Tulane at East Carolina * Marshall at Memphis * Tulsa at Southern Miss Sat., January 10 * East Carolina at Marshall * UAB at Houston * Memphis at UCF * Rice at Tulane * UTEP at SMU Tulsa at Charlotte Tue., January 13 * Memphis at Tulsa * UCF at UAB Wed., January 14 * Houston at UTEP * SMU at Rice * Southern Miss at Tulane Marshall vs. West Virginia Sat., January 17 * UTEP at East Carolina * Houston at Southern Miss * Marshall at Tulsa * UAB at Memphis * UCF at Rice * Tulane at SMU Mon., January 19 Louisiana-Lafayette at UAB Wed., January 21 * East Carolina at Houston * SMU at Marshall * Rice at Memphis * Southern Miss at UCF * Tulsa at Tulane * UTEP at UAB Sat., January 24 * East Carolina at SMU * Rice at UAB * Tulsa at UTEP Houston at Arizona Memphis at Tennessee Montana State at Southern Miss Sun., January 25 * Marshall at UCF Tue., January 27 * Marshall at Southern Miss Wed., January 28 * Memphis at East Carolina * UTEP at Houston * Tulane at Rice * SMU at UCF * UAB at Tulsa Sat., January 31 * East Carolina at Rice * Houston at Memphis * UAB at Marshall * SMU at Tulsa * Southern Miss at UTEP * UCF at Tulane Wed., February 4 * Southern Miss at East Carolina * Houston at UCF * Tulsa at Marshall * Memphis at SMU * Tulane at UAB 104 The University of Tulsa Men s Basketball Media Guide

9 Sat., February 7 * UCF at East Carolina * Rice at Houston * Tulane at Marshall * UAB at Southern Miss * UTEP at Tulsa ESPN Game Day, Spokane, Wash. Memphis at Gonzaga Cal State Bakersfield at SMU Wed., February 11 * East Carolina at Tulane* * Houston at SMU* * Tulsa at Memphis * Southern Miss at Rice * UCF at UTEP* Sat., February 14 * Rice at East Carolina * Tulane at Houston * Marshall at UTEP * Memphis at Southern Miss * SMU at UAB * Tulsa at UCF Tue., February 17 * East Carolina at Southern Miss Wed., February 18 * Houston at Marshall * SMU at Memphis * UTEP at Rice * UAB at Tulane Sat., February 21 * East Carolina at Tulsa * UCF at Houston * Marshall at Tulane * Memphis at UTEP * Rice at SMU * Southern Miss at UAB Tue., February 24 * Tulane at Southern Miss Wed., February 25 * Marshall at East Carolina * Houston at Tulsa * Rice at UCF * SMU at UTEP Thu., February 26 * Memphis at UAB C-USA All-Conference Honors C-USA First Team Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis, G, 6-7, 200, Jr., Detroit, Mich. Stefon Jackson, UTEP, G, 6-5, 180, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa. Robert McKiver, Houston, G, 6-3, 197, Sr., New Haven, Conn. Derrick Rose, Memphis, G, 6-3, 190, Fr., Chicago, Ill. Robert Vaden, UAB, G/F, 6-5, 225, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind. C-USA Second Team Joey Dorsey, Memphis, F, 6-9, 265, Sr., Baltimore, Md. David Gomez, Tulane, F, 6-8, 235, Sr., Baton Rouge, La. Jermaine Taylor, UCF, G/F, 6-4, 190, Jr., Tavares, Fla. Ben Uzoh, Tulsa, G, 6-3, 190, So., San Antonio, Texas Jeremy Wise, Southern Miss, G, 6-2, 165, So., Jackson, Miss. C-USA Third Team Dion Dowell, Houston, F, 6-7, 205, Sr., Texas City, Texas Robert Dozier, Memphis, F, 6-9, 215, Jr., Lithonia, Ga. Markel Humphrey, Marshall, F, 6-5, 225, Jr., Atlanta, Ga. Jon Killen, SMU, G, 6-4, 195, Sr., Arlington, Texas Lawrence Kinnard, UAB, F, 6-8, 210, Jr., Memphis, Tenn. C-USA All-Freshman Team Tirrell Baines, Marshall, F, 6-6, 210, Fr., Laurens, S.C. Randy Culpepper, UTEP, G, 5-10, 160, Fr., Memphis, Tenn. (Sixth Man of the Year) Papa Dia, SMU, F, 6-9, 250, Fr., St. Louis, Senegal R. L. Horton, Southern Miss, G, 6-0, 175, Fr., Jackson, Miss. Derrick Rose, Memphis, G, 6-3, 190, Fr., Chicago, Ill. Sat., February 28 * UAB at East Carolina * Houston at Rice * UCF at Marshall * Southern Miss at Memphis * Tulsa at SMU * UTEP at Tulane Wed., March 4 * Memphis at Houston * Rice at Marshall * Southern Miss at SMU * UCF at Tulsa * UAB at UTEP Sat., March 7 * East Carolina at UCF * SMU at Houston * Marshall at UAB * Tulane at Memphis * Tulsa at Rice * UTEP at Southern Miss * Indicates Conference USA games. C-USA All-Defensive Team Antonio Anderson, Memphis, G, 6-6, 210, Jr., Lynn, Mass. Mark Dorris, Marshall, G, 6-2, 180, Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio Joey Dorsey, Memphis, F, 6-9, 265, Sr., Baltimore, Md. (Defensive Player of the Year) Jerome Jordan, Tulsa, C, 7-0, 235, So., Kingston, Jamaica Dave Noel, UCF, G, 6-3, 205, Sr., Boynton Beach, Fla. C-USA Player of the Year Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis, G, 6-7, 200, Jr., Detroit, Mich. C-USA Freshman of the Year Derrick Rose, Memphis, G, 6-3, 190, Fr., Chicago, Ill. C-USA Newcomer of the Year Robert Vaden, UAB, G/F, 6-5, 225, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind. C-USA Coach of the Year John Calipari, Memphis C-USA All-Tournament Team Jerome Jordan, Tulsa Ben Uzoh, Tulsa Derrick Rose, Memphis Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis Antonio Anderson, Memphis (MVP) INTRO PLAYERS STAFF REVIEW C-USA OPPONENTS RECORDS HISTORY MEDIA 105

10 Conference USA INTRO PLAYERS STAFF REVIEW C-USA OPPONENTS RECORDS HISTORY MEDIA Conference USA Basketball Television Schedule All times listed as Eastern Time Zone (ET) CBS Saturday, December 13 Memphis at Georgetown 12:30 p.m. Saturday, January 24 Memphis at Tennessee 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14 C-USA Championship Final 11:35 a.m. CBS COLLEGE SPORTS Monday, November 24 UNLV at UTEP Sunday, December 7 Oklahoma at Tulsa 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 30 BYU at Tulsa Saturday, January 10 East Carolina at Marshall 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 10 Memphis at UCF 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 14 SMU at Rice Saturday, January 17 UAB at Memphis Saturday, January 24 East Carolina at SMU 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 28 Tulane at Rice Saturday, January 31 Houston at Memphis 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 4 Houston at UCF 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 4 Memphis at SMU Saturday, February 7 Tulane at Marshall 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 11 Tulsa at Memphis Saturday, February 14 Memphis at Southern Miss 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 18 SMU at Memphis Saturday, February 21 Southern Miss at UAB 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 4 Memphis at Houston Saturday, March 7 UTEP at Southern Miss Friday, March 13 C-USA Championship Semifinal 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 13 C-USA Championship Semifinal 6:30 p.m. ESPN Monday, November 17 Massachusetts at Memphis 11:59 p.m. Saturday, December 20 Syracuse at Memphis 6:00 p.m. Saturday, February 7 Memphis at Gonzaga Saturday, February 21 Memphis at UTEP 4:00 p.m. ESPN2 Tuesday, November 18 UAB at Dick s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off TBD Thursday, November 20 Memphis vs. UT-Chattanooga 4:30 p.m. (O Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off Classic) Saturday, December 27 UAB at Louisville 4:00 p.m. Monday, December 29 Cincinnati at Memphis Tuesday, January 13 Memphis at Tulsa 7:30 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Thursday, February 26 Memphis at UAB ESPNU Tuesday, November 11 Houston at 2K Sports College Hoops Friday, November 21 Memphis vs. USC/Seton Hall 5:00/7:00 p.m. (O Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip- Off Classic) Thursday, November 27 UTEP vs. St. Mary s (76 Classic) 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 28 UTEP vs. Wake Forest/Cal State Fullerton (76 Classic) 3:30/6:00 p.m. ESPN2/ESPNU Sunday, November 23 Memphis at O Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off TBD Sunday, November 30 UTEP at 76 Classic TBD FSN Thursday, December 11 Southern Miss vs. Kansas State (Kansas City, Mo.) Saturday, December 20 UCF vs. Florida (Jacksonville, Fla.) 6:30 p.m. CSS Saturday, December 6 USF at UCF 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 31 Northeastern at Memphis 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 3 Houston at Mississippi 4:00 p.m. Saturday, January 3 Lamar at Memphis Wednesday, January 7 Marshall at Memphis Tuesday, January 13 UCF at UAB Wednesday, January 21 Rice at Memphis Tuesday, January 27 Marshall at Southern Miss Wednesday, January 28 Memphis at East Carolina Saturday, January 31 UAB at Marshall 7:00 p.m. Saturday, February 7 UAB at Southern Miss 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 24 Tulane at Southern Miss Saturday, February 28 Southern Miss at Memphis 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 7 Tulane at Memphis 1:00 p.m. Fox College Sports Friday, November 28 Tulsa vs. Texas A&M (South Padre Classic) 8:30 p.m. The Mountain Saturday, December 6 Southern Miss at New Mexico 6:00 p.m. 106 The University of Tulsa Men s Basketball Media Guide