Memphis to Host Jackson State on Wednesday Evening

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Tigers will look to extend the momentum it gained from a 100-92 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday afternoon when the squad hosts the Jackson State Tigers at 8 p.m. at FedExForum.

GAME INFORMATION
Memphis (5-1) vs. Jackson State (1-5)
When: Wednesday, November 30
Tip-Off: 8 p.m. (CT)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Arena: FedExForum
TV: CW30 / ESPN3
Dave Woloshin, play-by-play
Jon Albright, analyst
Radio: Memphis Radio Network / 600 WREC / Rock 103
Jeff Brightwell, play-by-play
Matt Dillon, analyst
Forrest Goodman, pregame / postgame host
Live Stats: Memphis Sidearm Live Stats

SCOUTING THE TIGERS (JACKSON STATE)

Jackson State comes into the mid-week game with a 1-5 overall record, after dropping its last five games after opening the season with a 66-54 win over NAIA's Xavier (La.).

In the team's most recent game, a 58-47 home loss to Western Carolina, Jackson State got a 13-point, 9-rebound effort from Paris Collins, who hit 4-of-20 shots in the game. Maurice Rivers scored 11 for the Tigers, as Janarius Middleton pulled down seven rebounds. Jackson State hit just 14-of-50 shots in the game, and 2-of-16 from long range.

This season the team is led by Collins, who averages 14.2 points per game, and a team-best 7.2 rebounds per contest. Edric Dennis - who has also started all six games for the Tigers - averages 13.3 points and 5.2 rebounds, as Yettra Specks chips in 11.3 points per game.

Dennis leads the team with 17 assists, while Collins has 15 and Specks 12, as the same trio stand 1-2-3 on the team in steals, Collins with 15, Dennis with 8, and Specks with 6. The trio has nearly 60 percent of the team's scoring for the season, 67 percent of the team's assists, and 66 percent of the team's steals.

The Tigers have forced 103 turnovers, for a +4.0 turnover margin, with Collins' steal total ranking in the top-10 in the NCAA this season.

HITTING THE GLASS

This season, Jackson State ranks 13th in the country in offensive rebounds, pulling down an average of 15 per game. Rutgers currently leads the country at 18.7 offensive rebounds per game, as Memphis ranks 26th in the country at 14.3.

HIGH EXPECTATIONS

Jackson State came into the season with high expectations, returning four starters from a 20-16 squad that advanced to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com College Basketball Invitational (CBI). The Tigers topped Sam Houston State in the tournament opener before falling in the second round to Grand Canyon.

SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE

Memphis currently ranks second in the country in assists per game, at 22.0 per contest. The team had spent some time at the top spot, but has dropped to second, just ahead of Savannah State's 21.4 assist per game average.

Rk.	School	Ast.	Ast./G
1.	UCLA	169	24.1
2.	Memphis	132	22.0
3.	Savannah State	150	21.4
4.	The Citadel	126	21.0
5.	Oakland	142	20.3
6.	St. Mary's	99	19.8
7.	Purdue	118	19.7
8.	Kentucky	116	19.3
9.	Marquette	115	19.2
10.	UT Martin	133	19.0
	Creighton	114	19.0

BIG GAME HELPERS

Memphis' 35 assists against McNeese State are not only the second-most in program history, it is the highest total in the NCAA this season. It is also the fourth-highest total in the NCAA for a single game since 2013-14. Below are the top six single-game assist totals since 2013-14.

	School	Ast.	Opponent	Year
1.	Citadel	42	Mid. Atl. Christian	2015-16
2.	Baylor	40	Hardin-Simmons	2015-16
3.	Idaho	39	New Hope Christian	2015-16
4.	Memphis	35	McNeese	2016-17
	Davidson	35	Duquesne	2014-15
	Iona	35	Delaware St.	2014-15

ONLY ONE IN THE COUNTRY

Dedric Lawson ranks ninth in the country in rebounds per game, and 18th in the country in points per game. With that, he is currently the only player in NCAA Division I to rank inside of the top-40 in both categories. There are only two others (Tim Kempton of Lehigh and Yante Matea of Georgia) to rank in the top-50 in both categories.

BACK TO THE POSTSEASON

Jackson State entered the 2016-17 season after snapping a seven-season streak without making the postseason, as the Tigers went 20-16 on the year in 2015-16, and advanced to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, winning on the road at Sam Houston State before falling on the road at Grand Canyon.

YOUNG DOUBLE-DOUBLES, LAWSON 2.0

Last season, Dedric Lawson tied a University of Memphis freshman record with 17 double-doubles, tying with Keith Lee. This season, Dedric's older brother K.J., who missed the majority of last season and received a medical redshirt, has four double-doubles through six games, and is quickly climbing up that same list. Below are the most double-doubles by a freshman in Memphis history.

Rk.	Student-Athlete	D-D	Season
1.	Dedric Lawson	17	2015-16
	Keith Lee	17	1981-82
3.	Lorenzen Wright	15	1994-95
4.	David Vaughn	9	1991-92
5.	Sylvester Gray	8	1986-87
6.	John Gunn	7	1974-75
7.	K.J. Lawson	4	2016-17
	Sean Banks	4	2003-04

BIG REBOUNDS

Through six games, Dedric Lawson has 69 rebounds, an average of 11.5 per game. That total has him at eighth in the country. Below is the list of the top 10 in the NCAA this season in rebounds per game.

Rk.	Student-Athlete	School	Reb.
1.	Rokas Gustys	Hofstra	15.3
2.	Wyatt Walker	Samford	13.5
3.	Aubrey Williams	Kennesaw State	13.5
4.	Tacko Fall	UCF	13.0
5.	Steve Taylor Jr.	Toledo	12.6
6.	Emmanuel Omogbo	Colorado State	12.3
7.	Caleb Swanigan	Purdue	12.0
8.	Josh Hawkinson	Washington State	11.7
9.	Dedric Lawson	Memphis	11.5
10.	James Thompson IV	Eastern Michigan	11.4

TEAMING UP ON THE BOARDS

This season Memphis' Lawson duo of Dedric and K.J. combine to average 20.7 rebounds per game. That is the second-highest teammate average in the country, behind only the 21.0 of UCF's Tacko Fall and Nick Banyard. Below are the top five teammate rebounding totals in the NCAA this season.

Rk.	School	Student-Athletes	Rebs.
1.	UCF	Tacko Fall (13.0)	21.0
		Nick Banyard (8.0)
2.	Memphis	Dedric Lawson (11.5)	20.7
		K.J. Lawson (9.2)
3.	Hofstra	Rokas Gustys (15.3)	20.0
		Ty Greer (4.7)
4.	Colorado State	Emmanuel Omogbo (12.3)	19.5
		Che Bob (7.2)
5.	New Hampshire	Tanner Leissner (10.5)	19.3
		Jaleen Smith (8.8)
	Utah	Kyle Kuzma (10.0)	19.3
		Jayce Johnson (9.3)

ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST JACKSON STATE

Memphis leads the all-time series with Jackson State by a 15-1 margin. Memphis won the first four meetings, before Jackson State won its only game during the 1993-94 season. Since then, the Tigers have reeled off 11 straight wins, including a Memphis 75-61 win on December 28, 2013. In the game, Michael Dixon scored 14 points, while Shaq Goodwin scored 13, David Pellom 12, and Joe Jackson 11 points in the lopsided win. Chris Crawford, although missing double figures in the scoring column, still flirted with a triple double with eight points, seven rebounds, and seven steals.

SERIES STATISTICS

Overall Series: Memphis leads 15-1
Games in Memphis:  Memphis leads 15-1
Games in Jackson:   -
Games at Neutral Site: -

Current Series Win Streak: Memphis 11 wins
Longest Memphis Win Streak: 11 wins
Longest Jackson State Win Streak: 1

Largest Memphis Victory: 42, 2006-07
Largest Jackson State Victory: 5, 1993-94

Most Memphis Points: 111, 2006-07
Fewest Memphis Points: 65, 1996-97

Most Jackson State Points: 79, 1993-94
Fewest Jackson State Points: 45, 2011-12

CAREER AVERAGE AMONG NCAA BEST

In addition to ranking eighth in the country in rebounding, Dedric Lawson has the fourth-highest career rebounding average in the country at 9.6 rebounds per game. Eastern Michigan's James Thompson IV has the highest active rebounding average for a career at 10.8 rebounds per game. Below are the 10 highest current career rebounding averages in the country.

Rk.	Student-Athlete	Cl.	School	Reb.
1.	James Thompson IV	So.	Eastern Michigan	10.8
2.	Derrick Griffin	So.	Texas Southern	10.7
3.	Rokas Gustys	Jr.	Hofstra	10.3
4.	Dedric Lawson	So.	Memphis	9.6
5.	Angel Delgado	Jr.	Seton Hall	9.6
6.	Evan Boudreaux	So.	Dartmouth	9.4
7.	Wayne Martin	Sr.	Tennessee State	9.3
8.	John Konchar	So.	Fort Wayne	9.1
9.	Michael Carey	Sr.	Wagner	9.0
10.	Jerome Frink	Sr.	LIU-Brooklyn	8.9

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