No. 12 Tigers Finish Preseason Sunday against Lane College

Sunday, October 31

Memphis, Tenn.

1 p.m.

University of Memphis

Lane College

Tickets

Memphis vs. LeMoyne-Owen Men’s Basketball Jayden Hardaway

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No. 12 Tigers Finish Preseason Sunday against Lane College

Oct 29, 2021 | Men's Basketball

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The No. 12 Memphis Tigers are set for their final exhibition tune-up, hosting Lane College Sunday at 1 p.m. After Sunday's contest, Memphis' regular season tips off at FedExForum on Tuesday, Nov. 9 against Tennessee Tech.

The Tigers defeated LeMoyne-Owen College last Sunday in their first exhibition game, 105-57. Five Tigers scored in double figures, led by Lester Quinones' 20 points. He also added six rebounds, three assists and three steals in 18 minutes. Malcolm Dandridge had 18 points and six rebounds, and Jalen Duren added 15 on 7-of-12 shooting.

Jayden Hardaway and John Camden were also at the top of the scoresheet with 12 and 10 points, respectively. They each went 3-of-4 from behind the 3-point arc. Alex Lomax dished out seven assists and had four steals to go along with six points.

The Lane Dragons are coached by former Tiger standout Andre Turner, who helped the Tigers to four-straight NCAA Tournaments from 1982-86 including the 1985 Final Four. Known as the "Little General," Turner's Memphis career was highlighted by the run the Tigers made in the 1985 NCAA Tournament. The Tigers cruised past Penn in the opening round and then, on the strength of three consecutive game-winning shots by Turner, topped UAB, Boston College and Oklahoma to reach the Final Four before losing to eventual national champion Villanova.

Turner finished his Memphis career with 1,442 points, a total that ranks 14th all-time in school history. He still holds the Memphis records for assists in a game with 15 against South Carolina on March 7, 1986, assists in a season with 262 during the 1985-86 campaign and assists in a career with 763.

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FEDEXFORUM COVID-19 POLICIES
FedExForum has implemented a policy requiring fans 12 and older to present proof of a COVID-19 vaccination OR proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours to attend all scheduled Tigers and Memphis Grizzlies games at the venue through at least Nov. 19. Fans have to have at least started the vaccine series but do not have to yet be fully vaccinated.

There are three ways to present proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test:

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In accordance with the latest Shelby County Health Department Directive No. 27, as of Oct. 28 masks are no longer required – but are highly recommended – for all events at FedExForum. Children ages 2-11 will need to follow the current attendance policy and be masked while inside FedExForum for Tigers and Grizzlies games.

GAME DETAILS
#12 Memphis Tigers (0-0) vs. Lane College Dragons (0-0) (exhibition)
Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021 | 1 p.m. CT
FedExForum (18,400); Memphis, Tenn.
Television: ESPN+ (Greg Gaston, pxp; Jon Albright, analysis)
Radio: 98.9 THE ROAR OF MEMPHIS (Dave Woloshin, pxp; Matt Dillon, analysis)

PROGRAM NOTES

Memphis has won 20 games in each of the last four seasons, including all three under head coach Penny Hardaway. Five Tiger head coaches, now including Hardaway, have won at least 20 games in each of their first three seasons at the helm (Pastner, Calipari, Finch, Yates).
Memphis is one of just four programs to win at least 18 games in each of the last 21 seasons starting in 2000-01 (Kansas, Gonzaga, Syracuse).
In the season following its five other NIT trips in the 2000s, Memphis has averaged 25.8 wins. After playing in the 2005 NIT, the Tigers went 137-14 from 2006-09 with four Sweet 16 appearances, three Elite Eights and one national championship game appearance.
Memphis has had the nation's top recruiting class in two of the last three seasons ('19, '21).
Memphis led the nation in adjusted defensive efficiency in 2020-21 (points allowed per 100 possessions adjusted for opponent) at 86.4 after ranking fifth in 2019-20 (89.1). The Tigers ranked fifth in the nation in opponent field goal percentage (.389) after being No. 1 in 2019-20 (.361).
The Tigers allowed 62.7 points per game in 2020-21, its fewest since 2008-09 (58.8) and ninth-fewest in a season since 1949-50.
Memphis' average defeat in its eight losses in 2020-21 was by 4.4 points, including seven by single digits and its four losses from January through the end of the season each coming by one possession.
The Tigers have had the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year in each of the last two seasons (Moussa Cisse, 2020-21; Precious Achiuwa, 2019-20).
Memphis' third-place finish in the American Athletic Conference in 2020-21 was its highest since also finishing third in 2013-14.
Memphis is 274-49 (.848) in 17 seasons since moving to FedExForum in 2004-05 and ranked ninth in the nation in average home attendance in both 2019-20 (16,312) and 2018-19 (13,694).

PLAYER AND COACH NOTES

Memphis returns three of its five leading scorers, 57.5 percent of its scoring and 49.2 percent of its rebounding in 2021-22.
Hardaway has won 63 games in three seasons as Tiger head coach, which is third-most among 50 head coaches hired before the 2018-19 season.
Between Hardaway and assistant coach Rasheed Wallace, Memphis' bench has 30 combined seasons of NBA playing experience, eight NBA All-Star appearances and over 26,000 NBA points.
Assistant coach Larry Brown brings 1,098 NBA victories in 26 seasons as an NBA head coach, plus the 1988 NCAA national championship while coaching Kansas, and he and Wallace won the 2004 NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons.
The Tigers went 16-5 after Williams became eligible prior to the Dec. 16 game at Tulane, with the five losses by a combined 15 points (7 vs. Tulsa, Dec. 21; 1 at Tulsa, Jan. 17; 2 at SMU, Jan. 28; 3 at #9/7 Houston, March 7; 2 vs. #7 Houston, March 13).
Williams was one of six players in the nation to average at least 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game in 2020-21.
Nolley II's 65 3-pointers in 2020-21 were tied for third-most in the American Athletic Conference and ranked third for a Tiger sophomore in school history (four behind Hardaway's 69).
Lester Quinones is 455 points shy of becoming the 53rd Tiger to score 1,000 points in his career.
Quinones averaged 9.5 rebounds per game in Memphis' final six games of 2020-21, including a career-high 16 in the NIT title game.
Alex Lomax is 15 games away from 100 for his Memphis career.
Over Lomax' 85 career games as a Tiger, Memphis is 22-4 when he has at least five assists in a game and 34-25 when he has fewer than five assists.
Tyler Harris is five 3-pointers away from entering the top-10 for a Tiger career (138; Elliot Perry, 143).

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