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2 Bartow Arena Blazers vs. Opponents In Bartow Arena Alabama A&M Alabama State Alcorn State Arkansas Arkansas-Pine Bluff Auburn Belmont Bethune-Cookman Birmingham-Southern Bradley Cal Santa Barbara Cal State Northridge Cal State Sacramento Centenary Charlotte Chattanooga Cincinnati Clemson Cleveland State Dayton DePaul Duquesne East Carolina Eastern Kentucky Florida A&M Florida Atlantic Grambling State Georgia Southern Houston Jackson State Jacksonville (Fla.) Jacksonville State Lamar Louisiana Lafayette Louisiana Tech Long Beach State Long Island Louisville Maryland Eastern Shore Marquette Marshall Memphis Minnesota Mississippi State Mississippi Valley State Monmouth Murray State Nebraska New Hampshire New Orleans Nicholls State Norfolk State North Texas Oklahoma State Old Dominion Oregon Penn State Prairie View A&M Princeton Rhode Island Rice Richmond Saint Louis San Diego State Santa Clara Savannah State SMU South Alabama South Carolina State Southern (Baton Rouge) Southern Miss Southwest (Mo.) Baptist Southwest Missouri State Southwest Texas State Stephen F. Austin Stetson TCU Temple Tennessee-Martin Texas A&M CC Texas-Arlington Texas-Pan American Troy Tulane Tulsa UCF USF UTEP Valdosta State Vanderbilt Virginia Commonwealth West Alabama Western Kentucky Winston Salem State Wyoming home opponents in bold After playing its first 10 seasons at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum, UAB got a home of its own at the beginning of the season. It has been a remarkable home court advantage; in 20 seasons, the Blazers are (.820) on their home floor. Known as UAB Arena for most of its first nine seasons, the facility was officially renamed Bartow Arena on Jan. 25, 1997, honoring UAB athletics director and former head coach Gene Bartow, who was so instrumental in the building of both the athletic program and the building itself. Bartow Arena has a total of 18,000 square feet of floor space with the lower level seats retracted, and 8,500 seats for basketball (6,500 permanent, 2,000 retractable), and a maximum basketball capacity of just over 9,000. Last year, on Feb. 16, 2008, an arena record crowd of 9,392 watched as the Blazers battled then-no. 1 Memphis. UAB led the whole contest, but Memphis took the lead in the final seconds. Lawrence Kinnard hit what seemed to be the game-winning basket, but the referees said the shot came after the final buzzer. The Blazers lost Bartow Arena is also the home to the athletic department administrative offices, the athletic ticket office, the Champions Club, two athletic training rooms for men s and women s basketball and volleyball teams and locker rooms. The Green and Gold Room, home of the Blazer Club, as well as a wide variety of university functions, is located on the arena s main level. The changes to the building over the last few years include an administrative towers annex, a locker room for football, a portable playing surface and major renovations to the Green and Gold Room. An extremely versatile facility, Bartow Arena has hosted commencement ceremonies and convocations, concerts of all types, lectures, special appearances by celebrities such as Michael Jordan, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Barack Obama, as well as championship events for the Sun Belt and Great Midwest Conferences. Most recently, UAB hosted the 1996 Conference USA Women s Basketball Championship tournament. 70

3 Bartow Arena Directions To Bartow Arena FROM THE NORTH (Nashville): Take Interstate 65 South to Exit 259B (4th Avenue South). Go three blocks to 13th Street South; take a right. Proceed two blocks until the intersection of 13th Street South and 6th Avenue South. Bartow Arena will be on the left (approximate driving time from Nashville -- 3:30). FROM THE NORTHEAST (Chattanooga): Take Interstate 59 South to Exit 124A (Interstate 65 South); exit I-65 at exit 259B (4th Avenue South). Go three blocks to 13th Street South; take a right. Proceed two blocks until the intersection of 13th Street South and 6th Avenue South. Bartow Arena will be on the left (approximate driving time from Chattanooga -- 2:15). FROM THE EAST (Atlanta): Take Interstate 20 West to Exit 124A (Interstate 65 South); exit I-65 at Exit 259B (4th Avenue South). Go three blocks to 13th Street South; take a right. Proceed two blocks until the intersection of 13th Street South and 6th Avenue South. Bartow Arena will be on the left (approximate driving time from Atlanta -- 2:15). FROM THE SOUTH (Mobile and Montgomery): Take Interstate 65 North to Exit 259 (University Blvd.); take University Boulevard two blocks east to 13th Street South. Take a left on to 13th Street South; Bartow Arena will be one block on the right (approximate driving time from Mobile -- 4:00; from Montgomery -- 1:30). FROM THE SOUTHWEST (Jackson, Miss., and Tuscaloosa): Take Interstate 20 East to Interstate 59 North. Take Exit 124A (Interstate 65 South); exit I-65 at exit 259B (4th Avenue South). Go three blocks to 13th Street South; take a right. Proceed two blocks until the intersection of 13th Street South and 6th Avenue South. Bartow Arena will be on the left (approximate driving time from Jackson, Miss. -- 4:30; from Tuscaloosa -- 1:00). FROM BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: Follow the signs out of the airport to Interstate 59/20 West toward downtown Birmingham; exit onto Interstate 65 South (Exit 124A) and proceed to Exit 259B (4th Avenue South). Go three blocks to 13th Street South; take a right. Proceed two blocks until the intersection of 13th Street South and 6th Avenue South. Bartow Arena will be on the left (approximate driving time from the airport minutes). 71

4 Bartow Arena Top Five Overall Crowds 1. 30,801...vs. Kansas (Edward Jones Dome, 2. 23,835...at Kentucky (Rupp Arena, 12/20/80) 3. 19,990...vs. Kentucky (Wachovia Center, 3/17/06)# 3. 19, at Louisville (Freedom Hall, 2/25/99) 4. 19, at Louisville (Freedom Hall, 2/10/96) 5. 19, vs. Washington (Nationwide Arena, 3/19/04)* 5. 19, vs. Kentucky (Nationwide Arena, 3/21/04)* Top 10 Home Crowds 1. 17, vs. DePaul (BJCC, 1/22/80) 2. 17, vs. DePaul (BJCC, 1/5/85) 3. 17, vs. Auburn (BJCC, 11/30/84) 4. 16, vs. Indiana (BJCC, 11/20/97) 5. 16, vs. Virginia Commonwealth (BJCC,1/26/85) 6. 16, vs. Auburn (BJCC, 11/28/86) 7. 16, vs. Auburn (BJCC,12/2/83) 8. 16, vs. Auburn (BJCC,11/26/82) 9. 16, vs. South Florida (BJCC, 2/19/85) ,754...vs. Virginia (BJCC, 3/18/82) 16,754...vs. Louisville (BJCC, 3/20/82) All-Time Marks UAB Overall #* (.627) At Home #* (.808) At Bartow Arena * (.820) On Opponents Floors (.415) On Neutral Floors (.553) In November * (.659) In December (.803) In January (.617) In February (.583) In March (.505) In Overtime (.595) In NCAA Tournament (.409) In NIT games (.571) # Includes all games played at the BJCC Arena and Bartow Arena (as the home team) * Nov. 30, 1994 game later forfeited by Auburn Top Crowds At Bartow Arena (1988-) 1. 9, vs. Memphis (2/16/08) 2. 9, vs. Louisville (2/5/05) 3. 9, vs. Cincinnati (2/18/04) 4. 9, vs. Cincinnati (2/5/00) 5. 9, vs. Cincinnati (1/21/96) 6. 9, vs. Alcorn State (11/28/89) 7. 8, vs. Arkansas (1/27/90) 8. 8, vs. Cincinnati (2/5/94) 9. 8, vs. Western Kentucky (1/5/91) 8,879...vs. Auburn 2004 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 (St. Louis, Mo.) * 2004 NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds (Columbus, Ohio) # 2006 NCAA Tournament First Round (Philadelphia, Pa.) Blazers Year-By-Year in Bartow Arena Totals

5 Conference USA

6 Conference USA Britton Banowsky Commissioner 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 45 NCAA appearances Five College World Series appearances in 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2001 Ten Super Regional appearances Has produced at least four NCAA teams in each of the last seven 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 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 studentathletes, 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 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 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

7 Conference USA Staff Directory Russ Anderson Asst. Commissioner Courtney Morrison-Archer Asst. Commissioner Address 5201 N. O Connor Blvd. Suite 300 Irving, Texas Phone Fax Conference USA teams have earned a combined 184 postseason bids (106 NCAA Tournament berths, 75 invites to the NIT and three bids to the College Basketball Invitational). Memphis advanced to the NCAA National Championship title game. It was the third C-USA team to advance to the Final Four in six years. Tulsa won the inaugural College Basketball Invitational in Four C-USA teams (Memphis, Tulsa, UAB and Houston) are coming off 20-plus-win seasons. Memphis has posted a (.912) record over the last three seasons. The 104 wins ties Kentucky ( ) for the most victories with a three-year span in Division I history. The Tigers have also claimed the best regular season RPI over those three seasons. The 2008 Conference USA Men s Basketball Championship posted the seventh-best overall attendance among the 30 post-season conference tournaments. Debbie Davis Assoc. Director Media Relations Anderson Archer Davis Meisner Conference USA Preseason Notes Tod Meisner Asst. Director Media Relations rdanderson@c-usa.org cmarcher@c-usa.org ddavis@c-usa.org tmeisner@c-usa.org Conference USA experienced the largest increase in attendance from to , when it was one of just 10 Division I Conferences to see more than one million fans. Conference USA schools have produced 22 Consensus All-Americans (12 first-team selections, nine second-team and one third-team selection). Memphis head coach John Calipari was named the Naismith National Coach of the Year. He became the second-fastest coach to reach 400 wins behind Roy Williams. C-USA also boasts two AP Coach of the Year selections: Southern Miss head coach Larry Eustachy won the award in 2000 and SMU head coach Matt Doherty took the honor the following year in John Calipari made his second NCAA Final Four appearance, leading Memphis to the title game in Calipari also coached UMass to the 1996 Final Four. He has led the Tigers to the postseason the last eight seasons. UAB head coach Mike Davis coached in the 2002 NCAA National Championship title game. Commissioner Britton Banowsky Exec Assoc. Commissioner Judy MacLeod Associate Commissioner Alfred White Associate Commissioner Kelly Carney Associate Commissioner Chris Woolard Associate Commissioner Robert Philippi Asst. Commissioner Russ Anderson Asst. Commissioner Catrina Gibson Asst. Commissioner Courtney Morrison Archer Asst. Commissioner Keisha Dunlap Director of Compliance Charolette Hunt Director of Events Monay Scholle Assoc. Dir./Media Relations Debbie Davis Asst. Dir./Media Relations Tod Meisner Asst. Director/Sports Services Walter Brock Asst. Director/Marketing Carmen Jones Creative Services Consultant Erika Amstadt Hirschfield Director of Student-Athlete Services/ Executive Assistant Callie Hubbell Administrative Assistant Katie McGregor Intern Andrew Lilly Intern Nia Vaitai Championship Sites and Dates Cross Country/Nov. 1 Women s Soccer/Nov. 5-9 Men s Soccer/Nov Volleyball/Nov Football/Dec. 6 Swimming & Diving/Feb Indoor Track & Field/ Feb Women s Basketball/March 5-8 Men s Basketball/March Women s Golf/April Women s Tennis/April Men s Tennis/April Men s Golf /April Softball/May 7-9 Outdoor Track & Field /May Baseball/May Memphis Rice SMU Memphis TBD Houston Houston Tulane Memphis Tulsa Rice UCF UCF UTEP Tulsa Southern Miss 75

8 C-USA 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 Beach, Fla.) Marshall vs. Morgan State 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 Beach, Fla.) Marshall vs. UW-Green Bay 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 Beach, 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 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 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 76

9 C-USA Composite Schedule 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 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 Tues., February 10 *Rio Grande at Marshall 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 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. 77

10 C-USA Format Conference Usa Men s Basketball Format For Teams (12): East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UCF, UTEP Divisions: Scheduling Format: One 16 conference games. Each team will play a single game (home or away) against all of the other 11 teams. Each school will play five mirror games, as determined by the league s athletic directors Tournament: March 11-14, Memphis, Tenn. (FedExForum) Tourney Format: Reg. Season Awards: Postseason Awards: Tournament Awards: Each team qualifies for the tournament. The top four seeds earn first round byes. Player of the Week. Chosen by a panel consisting of one media member in each league city. Player of the Year, Sixth Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Three All-Conference Teams and All-Freshman Team. Chosen by each head coach and three media members per league city. The Coach of the Year Award is administered by Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham News and sponsored by The Birmingham Tipoff Club. The coaches votes are submitted to Scarbinsky. The selection is named during championship week. All-Tournament Team (five players) and Tournament MVP, as selected by the media covering the tournament. The first and second place teams will receive trophies. 78