University of Memphis Athletics
Friday, December 30
Memphis, Tenn.
8 PM
University of Memphis
vs
#25 South Carolina
Photo by: Joe Murphy
Tigers Take on Former Metro Conference Foe South Carolina
Dec 29, 2016 | Men's Basketball
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Tigers will look to continue its strong run against former Metro Conference foe South Carolina on Friday evening in an 8 p.m. tip-off at FedExForum.
GAME INFORMATION
Memphis (9-4) vs. South Carolina (10-2)
When: Friday, December 30
Tip-Off: 8 p.m. (CT)
Location: Memphis, Tenn.
Arena: FedExForum
TV: ESPNU
  Alex Faust, play-by-play
  Mark Wise, analyst
Radio:Â Memphis Radio Network / 600 WRECÂ / Rock 103
  Dave Woloshin, play-by-play
  Matt Dillon, analyst
  Forrest Goodman, pregame / postgame host
Live Stats: Memphis Sidearm Live Stats
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South Carolina comes into the game ranked 25th in the USA Today Coaches Poll, and receiving votes in the AP Top-25 with a 10-2 overall record.
   In the Gamecocks' last game, a 90-62 win over NCAA Division II opponent Lander on Tuesday evening. Lander led briefly early in the game; however, South Carolina out-scored the Bearcats 53-16 in the first half before cruising to the 28-point win. Rakym Felder scored a game-high 20 points off of the bench, hitting 5-of-7 from long range and 6-of-10 overall, while PJ Dozier scored 15, Duane Notice 13, and Maik Kotsar 10.
   Kotsar and Chris Silva each pulled down 11 rebounds, Kotsar's for a double-double. Hassani Gravett dished out a team-best five assists, as the Gamecocks had 18 assists on 35 made baskets. Silva blocked a team-high three shots, as Dozier nabbed a pair of steals.
   This season the team is led by Sindarius Thornwell, who averages 18.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game; however, has been serving an indefinite suspension over the last five games. Dozier averages 15.5 points, while Notice is also in double-figures at 10.7 points per contest. Just off of the double-figure plateau is Silva (9.3) and Kotsar (9.0).
   Thornwell leads the team in rebounding, pulling down 6.7 boards per game, while Silva and Kotsar grab 6.5 and 5.7 rebounds per game, each. Dozier has dished out a team-high 36 assists, while leading the team with 30 steals, as Silva has blocked a team-high 25 shots. Silva and Kotsar each shoot well over .500 on the year, Silva at 56.7 percent (38-of-67) and Kotsar 61.0 percent (50-of-82), as neither has attempted a three-pointer this year.
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If the math of the headline gives you 120, you are correct. What the headline also gives you something that only one other team in the NCAA has done this season, and something that has been tied eight times by Memphis since 1994-95, and that is to have six different players score at least 20 points in a game during a season. Dedric Lawson has seven 20+ point games, while K.J. Lawson has 2. Keon Clergeot, Markel Crawford, Jeremiah Martin, and Craig Randall II each have one. The high-water mark for the program was in 1994-95 when nine players (David Vaughn, Cedric Henderson, Deuce Ford, Chris Garner, Lorenzen Wright, Mingo Johnson, Rodney Newsom, Justin Wimmer, and Michael Wilson) each had at least one game of 20+ points. The only other schools in the country with six players with 20+ points are UMass and Penn State.                                                              Â
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Memphis head coach Tubby Smith has a long history with and against South Carolina. From three seasons (1987-1989) he was an assistant coach with the Gamecocks, working with head coach  George Felton. His three seasons with South Carolina the program went 15-14, 19-10, and 19-11, including an NCAA Tournament berth in 1988-89 - the program's first since 1973-74.
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Memphis head coach Tubby Smith has faced off against current South Carolina head coach Frank Martin just once, as the only meeting between the two came when Martin was an assistant coach at Cincinnati, and the Bearcats fell to Smith's Kentucky Wildcat squad in the NCAA Second Round.
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Memphis and South Carolina were both members of the Metro Conference, from 1983 until 1991. The Metro conference, which had charter members including Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Memphis, Saint Louis, and Tulane, while Florida State, Virginia Tech, Southern Miss, South Carolina, Charlotte, USF, and VCU later joined the league. Memphis stepped away from the league beginning in the 1991-92 season for the Great Midwest Conference. Four years into the Great Midwest Conference, that league and the Metro Conference merged to form Conference USA.
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This season, South Carolina features one of the toughest overall defenses in the country. The team ranks seventh in the country in scoring defense, giving up 58.4 points per game. The Gamecocks hold opponents to 35.2 percent shooting from the field, which is the third-best in the country, while the team's 26.4 three-point field goal defense is the best in NCAA Division I.
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While Memphis head coach Tubby Smith had previously spent time as an assistant coach at South Carolina, current South Carolina assistant Perry Clark had spent time as head coach at American Athletic Conference foe Tulane. Clark was the head coach of the Green Wave after the program did not field a team for four seasons from 1985-1989. While at Tulane, he was 5-10 all-time against the Tigers. Following his successful stint with the Green Wave, he was head coach of the Miami (Fla.) program from 2000 until 2004. While with the Hurricanes he was 1-0 against Memphis, and he was 0-1 against the Tigers as head coach of Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
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While South Carolina has yet to beat Memphis on its home court, the program has picked up a handful of wins in the Bluff City. The Gamecocks are 4-5 in neutral site games in Memphis, putting the visitors for the Friday evening game at 4-13 all-time when playing in Memphis. Of note, South Carolina's final neutral site game, a loss against Georgia, was to current University of Memphis head coach Tubby Smith.
1 Metro Conference Tournament
2 Mid-South Classic
3 SEC Tournament
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After setting an American Athletic Conference record last season by being named the Conference Rookie of the Week six times, two more than the previous high mark, Memphis sophomore Dedric Lawson has earned back-to-back Conference Player of the Week honors, the first two of his collegiate career.
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This season the Memphis Tigers are setting new standards for assists, while also cutting down on the turnovers. As such, the Tigers rank sixth in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio. Mempis has dished out 240 assists this season against just 143 turnovers. Of the five teams immediately ahead of the Tigers, all are nationally ranked including three inside of the top-15. Below are the top eight in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio, with their national ranking noted as well.
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Dedric Lawson ranks 14th in the country in rebounds per game, and 43rd in the country in points per game. With that, he is currently the one of two players in NCAA Division I to average 20+ points and 10+ rebounds per game, joining Lehigh's Tim Kempton (21.5 points / 10.2 rebounds) and Valparaiso's Alec Peters (26.4 points / 10.0 rebounds). Belmont's Evan Bradds (20.7 ppg / 9.6 rpg) is four rebounds shy of joining the exclusive list.
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This season Memphis' Lawson duo of Dedric and K.J. combine to average 19.6 rebounds per game. That is the highest teammate average in the country. Dedric Lawson ranks 14th, while K.J. Lawson ranks 62nd. Below are the top six teammate rebounding totals in the NCAA this season.
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Current University of Memphis head coach Tubby Smith is no stranger to coaching against South Carolina, and is 25-5 all-time during his career as head coach at Georgia and Kentucky.
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• The University of Memphis has played 31 games all-time against teams from the Palmetto State, and have a 25-6 record in those games.
• As head coach over his career, Tubby Smith is 35-5 against schools from South Carolina.
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The former Metro Conference opponents sees the all-time series with an 18-6 Memphis advantage, as the Tigers have not lost in Memphis during the series. Last season South Carolina snapped an eight-game Memphis win streak with an 86-76 win in Charleston, South Carolina.
1 Gulf Coast Tournament 2 NCAA Tournament  3 Metro Conference Game
4 Metro Conference Tournament Game  5 National Invitation Tournament
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Memphis has faced each and every current member of the 14-team Southeastern Conference, and has a 105-80 all-time mark against the conference. Current University of Memphis head coach Tubby Smith, who spent 12 seasons in the league as head coach of Georgia (two seasons) and Kentucky (10 seasons), has a 169-70 all-time records against the league's teams, and has the current sixth-best win percentage (.751), and seventh-most wins (308) in SEC history.
* Does not include two wins (one each against Mississippi State and Tennessee) later vacated from the 2007-08 season.
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As a freshman, Dedric Lawson scored 675 points, and has 269 this season for 790 over his career, which puts him well over halfway to 1,000 for his career. If he can duplicate his scoring effort from 2015-16, he will become one of a small number of players in University of Memphis history to reach 1,000 points during their second season with the team. Below are the highest point totals for the first two seasons in University of Memphis history.
GAME INFORMATION
Memphis (9-4) vs. South Carolina (10-2)
When: Friday, December 30
Tip-Off: 8 p.m. (CT)
Location: Memphis, Tenn.
Arena: FedExForum
TV: ESPNU
  Alex Faust, play-by-play
  Mark Wise, analyst
Radio:Â Memphis Radio Network / 600 WRECÂ / Rock 103
  Dave Woloshin, play-by-play
  Matt Dillon, analyst
  Forrest Goodman, pregame / postgame host
Live Stats: Memphis Sidearm Live Stats
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SCOUTING THE GAMECOCKS
South Carolina comes into the game ranked 25th in the USA Today Coaches Poll, and receiving votes in the AP Top-25 with a 10-2 overall record.
   In the Gamecocks' last game, a 90-62 win over NCAA Division II opponent Lander on Tuesday evening. Lander led briefly early in the game; however, South Carolina out-scored the Bearcats 53-16 in the first half before cruising to the 28-point win. Rakym Felder scored a game-high 20 points off of the bench, hitting 5-of-7 from long range and 6-of-10 overall, while PJ Dozier scored 15, Duane Notice 13, and Maik Kotsar 10.
   Kotsar and Chris Silva each pulled down 11 rebounds, Kotsar's for a double-double. Hassani Gravett dished out a team-best five assists, as the Gamecocks had 18 assists on 35 made baskets. Silva blocked a team-high three shots, as Dozier nabbed a pair of steals.
   This season the team is led by Sindarius Thornwell, who averages 18.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game; however, has been serving an indefinite suspension over the last five games. Dozier averages 15.5 points, while Notice is also in double-figures at 10.7 points per contest. Just off of the double-figure plateau is Silva (9.3) and Kotsar (9.0).
   Thornwell leads the team in rebounding, pulling down 6.7 boards per game, while Silva and Kotsar grab 6.5 and 5.7 rebounds per game, each. Dozier has dished out a team-high 36 assists, while leading the team with 30 steals, as Silva has blocked a team-high 25 shots. Silva and Kotsar each shoot well over .500 on the year, Silva at 56.7 percent (38-of-67) and Kotsar 61.0 percent (50-of-82), as neither has attempted a three-pointer this year.
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SIX TIMES 20
If the math of the headline gives you 120, you are correct. What the headline also gives you something that only one other team in the NCAA has done this season, and something that has been tied eight times by Memphis since 1994-95, and that is to have six different players score at least 20 points in a game during a season. Dedric Lawson has seven 20+ point games, while K.J. Lawson has 2. Keon Clergeot, Markel Crawford, Jeremiah Martin, and Craig Randall II each have one. The high-water mark for the program was in 1994-95 when nine players (David Vaughn, Cedric Henderson, Deuce Ford, Chris Garner, Lorenzen Wright, Mingo Johnson, Rodney Newsom, Justin Wimmer, and Michael Wilson) each had at least one game of 20+ points. The only other schools in the country with six players with 20+ points are UMass and Penn State.                                                              Â
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HISTORY AT SOUTH CAROLINA
Memphis head coach Tubby Smith has a long history with and against South Carolina. From three seasons (1987-1989) he was an assistant coach with the Gamecocks, working with head coach  George Felton. His three seasons with South Carolina the program went 15-14, 19-10, and 19-11, including an NCAA Tournament berth in 1988-89 - the program's first since 1973-74.
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MEETING AGAINST FRANK MARTIN
Memphis head coach Tubby Smith has faced off against current South Carolina head coach Frank Martin just once, as the only meeting between the two came when Martin was an assistant coach at Cincinnati, and the Bearcats fell to Smith's Kentucky Wildcat squad in the NCAA Second Round.
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FORMER CONFERENCE FOES
Memphis and South Carolina were both members of the Metro Conference, from 1983 until 1991. The Metro conference, which had charter members including Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Memphis, Saint Louis, and Tulane, while Florida State, Virginia Tech, Southern Miss, South Carolina, Charlotte, USF, and VCU later joined the league. Memphis stepped away from the league beginning in the 1991-92 season for the Great Midwest Conference. Four years into the Great Midwest Conference, that league and the Metro Conference merged to form Conference USA.
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STINGY ON DEFENSE
This season, South Carolina features one of the toughest overall defenses in the country. The team ranks seventh in the country in scoring defense, giving up 58.4 points per game. The Gamecocks hold opponents to 35.2 percent shooting from the field, which is the third-best in the country, while the team's 26.4 three-point field goal defense is the best in NCAA Division I.
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FAMILIAR WITH THE TIGERS
While Memphis head coach Tubby Smith had previously spent time as an assistant coach at South Carolina, current South Carolina assistant Perry Clark had spent time as head coach at American Athletic Conference foe Tulane. Clark was the head coach of the Green Wave after the program did not field a team for four seasons from 1985-1989. While at Tulane, he was 5-10 all-time against the Tigers. Following his successful stint with the Green Wave, he was head coach of the Miami (Fla.) program from 2000 until 2004. While with the Hurricanes he was 1-0 against Memphis, and he was 0-1 against the Tigers as head coach of Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
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LITTLE SUCCESS IN MEMPHIS
While South Carolina has yet to beat Memphis on its home court, the program has picked up a handful of wins in the Bluff City. The Gamecocks are 4-5 in neutral site games in Memphis, putting the visitors for the Friday evening game at 4-13 all-time when playing in Memphis. Of note, South Carolina's final neutral site game, a loss against Georgia, was to current University of Memphis head coach Tubby Smith.
| Date | Opponent | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. 9, 1984 | Florida State | L | 57-72 1 |
| Nov. 29, 1985 | Middle Tennessee St. | L | 77-94 2 |
| Nov. 30, 1985 | Tennessee State | W | 78-62 2 |
| March 11, 1988 | Virginia Tech | W | 93-81 1 |
| March 12, 1988 | Louisville | L | 57-89 1 |
| March 10, 1994 | Ole Miss | W | 80-57 3 |
| March 11, 1994 | Florida | L | 57-84 3 |
| March 7, 1997 | Alabama | W | 72-61 3 |
| March 8, 1997 | Georgia | L | 63-78 3 |
2 Mid-South Classic
3 SEC Tournament
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TWO-TIME PLAYER OF THE WEEK
After setting an American Athletic Conference record last season by being named the Conference Rookie of the Week six times, two more than the previous high mark, Memphis sophomore Dedric Lawson has earned back-to-back Conference Player of the Week honors, the first two of his collegiate career.
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POSITIVE RATIO
This season the Memphis Tigers are setting new standards for assists, while also cutting down on the turnovers. As such, the Tigers rank sixth in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio. Mempis has dished out 240 assists this season against just 143 turnovers. Of the five teams immediately ahead of the Tigers, all are nationally ranked including three inside of the top-15. Below are the top eight in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio, with their national ranking noted as well.
| Rk. | School | Ast. | TO | Ratio |
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| 1. | #24 Notre Dame | 228 | 106 | 2.15 |
| 2. | #2 UCLA | 307 | 161 | 1.91 |
| 3. | #10 Virginia | 183 | 99 | 1.85 |
| 4. | #11 West Virginia | 222 | 125 | 1.78 |
| 5. | #19 St. Mary's | 204 | 117 | 1.74 |
| 6. | Memphis | 240 | 143 | 1.68 |
| 7. | Northwestern | 256 | 153 | 1.67 |
| 8. | #8 Kentucky | 229 | 138 | 1.66 |
ONE OF THREE IN THE NCAA
Dedric Lawson ranks 14th in the country in rebounds per game, and 43rd in the country in points per game. With that, he is currently the one of two players in NCAA Division I to average 20+ points and 10+ rebounds per game, joining Lehigh's Tim Kempton (21.5 points / 10.2 rebounds) and Valparaiso's Alec Peters (26.4 points / 10.0 rebounds). Belmont's Evan Bradds (20.7 ppg / 9.6 rpg) is four rebounds shy of joining the exclusive list.
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TEAMING UP ON THE BOARDS
This season Memphis' Lawson duo of Dedric and K.J. combine to average 19.6 rebounds per game. That is the highest teammate average in the country. Dedric Lawson ranks 14th, while K.J. Lawson ranks 62nd. Below are the top six teammate rebounding totals in the NCAA this season.
| Rk. | School | Student-Athletes | Rebs. |
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| 1. | Memphis | Dedric Lawson (10.8) | 19.6 |
| K.J. Lawson (8.8) | |||
| 2. | Hofstra | Rokas Gustys (13.5) | 19.4 |
| Ty Greer (5.9) | |||
| 3. | UCF | Tacko Fall (12.3) | 18.9 |
| A.J. Davis (6.6) | |||
| Seton Hall | Angel Delgado (11.8) | 18.9Â | |
| Ismael Sanogo (7.1) | |||
| 5. | UCLA | Thomas Welsh (9.6) | 18.8 |
| TJ Leaf (9.2) | |||
| 6. | Georgia Tech | Ben Lammers (10.4) | 18.4 |
| Quinton Stephens (8.0) |
COACH SMITH AGAINST SOUTH CAROLINA
Current University of Memphis head coach Tubby Smith is no stranger to coaching against South Carolina, and is 25-5 all-time during his career as head coach at Georgia and Kentucky.
Series Statistics
Overall Series: Â Smith leads 25-5
Games at home: Â Smith leads 12-0
Games in Charleston: Â Smith leads 9-3
Games at Neutral Site: Â Smith leads 4-2
Current Series Win Streak: Â Smith two wins
Longest Smith Win Streak: Â 14 wins
Longest South Carolina Win Streak: Â 1 win
Largest Smith Victory: Â 38, January 16, 2007
Largest South Carolina Victory: Â 13, March 8, 2002
Most Smith Points: Â 95, February 7, 2007
Fewest Smith Points: Â 51, January 12, 2002
Most South Carolina Points: Â 89, February 7, 2007
Fewest South Carolina Points: Â 40, February 13, 1999
Games at home: Â Smith leads 12-0
Games in Charleston: Â Smith leads 9-3
Games at Neutral Site: Â Smith leads 4-2
Current Series Win Streak: Â Smith two wins
Longest Smith Win Streak: Â 14 wins
Longest South Carolina Win Streak: Â 1 win
Largest Smith Victory: Â 38, January 16, 2007
Largest South Carolina Victory: Â 13, March 8, 2002
Most Smith Points: Â 95, February 7, 2007
Fewest Smith Points: Â 51, January 12, 2002
Most South Carolina Points: Â 89, February 7, 2007
Fewest South Carolina Points: Â 40, February 13, 1999
| Jan. 6, 1996 | South Carolina 85, Georgia 73 | Charleston, S.C. |
| Mar. 2, 1996 | Georgia 88, South Carolina 73 | Athens, Ga. |
| Jan. 18, 1997 | South Carolina 82, Georgia 71 | Charleston, S.C. |
| Feb. 12, 1997 | Georgia 77, South Carolina 74 | Athens, Ga. |
| Mar. 8, 1997 | Georgia 78, South Carolina 63 | Memphis, Tenn. |
| Jan. 13, 1998 | Kentucky 91, South Carolina 70 | Lexington, Ky. |
| Feb. 28, 1998 | Kentucky 69, South Carolina 57 | Charleston, S.C. |
| Mar. 8, 1998 | Kentucky 86, South Carolina 56 | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Jan. 5, 1999 | Kentucky 68, South Carolina 61 | Charleston, S.C. |
| Feb. 13, 1999 | Kentucky 74, South Carolina 40 | Lexington, Ky. |
| Jan. 15, 2000 | Kentucky 64, South Carolina 48 | Charleston, S.C. |
| Feb. 5, 2000 | Kentucky 76, South Carolina 63 | Lexington, Ky. |
| Jan. 10, 2001 | Kentucky 69, South Carolina 63 | Lexington, Ky. |
| Feb. 3, 2001 | Kentucky 94, South Carolina 61 | Charleston, S.C. |
| Mar. 9, 2001 | Kentucky 78, South Carolina 65 | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Jan. 12, 2002 | Kentucky 51, South Carolina 50 | Charleston, S.C. |
| Feb. 2, 2002 | Kentucky 91, South Carolina 71 | Lexington, Ky. |
| Mar. 8, 2002 | South Carolina 70, Kentucky 57 | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Jan. 11, 2003 | Kentucky 62, South Carolina 55 | Lexington, Ky. |
| Feb. 1, 2003 | Kentucky 87, South Carolina 69 | Charleston, S.C. |
| Feb. 7, 2004 | Kentucky 65, South Carolina 64 | Lexington, Ky. |
| Mar. 3, 2004 | Kentucky 84, South Carolina 65 | Charleston, S.C. |
| Mar. 13, 2004 | Kentucky 78, South Carolina 63 | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Jan. 5, 2005 | Kentucky 79, South Carolina 75 | Lexington, Ky. |
| Feb. 15, 2005 | South Carolina 73, Kentucky 61 | Charleston, S.C. |
| Jan. 21, 2006 | Kentucky 80, South Carolina 78 | Lexington, Ky. |
| Feb. 18, 2006 | Kentucky 79, South Carolina 66 | Charleston, S.C. |
| Mar. 11, 2006 | South Carolina 65, Kentucky 61 | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Jan. 16, 2007 | Kentucky 87, South Carolina 49 | Charleston, S.C. |
| Feb. 7, 2007 | Kentucky 95, South Carolina 89 | Lexington, Ky. |
TIGERS VS. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
• The University of Memphis has played 31 games all-time against teams from the Palmetto State, and have a 25-6 record in those games.
• As head coach over his career, Tubby Smith is 35-5 against schools from South Carolina.
| SCHOOL | Memphis | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| College of Charleston | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Charleston Southern | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| The Citadel | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Furman | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Presbyterian | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| South Carolina | 18-6 | 25-5 |
| South Carolina State | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| USC Upstate | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Winthrop | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| Wofford | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Totals | 25-6 | 35-5 |
ALL-TIME SERIES vs. SOUTH CAROLINA
The former Metro Conference opponents sees the all-time series with an 18-6 Memphis advantage, as the Tigers have not lost in Memphis during the series. Last season South Carolina snapped an eight-game Memphis win streak with an 86-76 win in Charleston, South Carolina.
Series Statistics
Overall Series: Â Memphis leads 18-6
Games in Memphis: Â Memphis leads 8-0
Games in Charleston: Â South Carolina leads 5-4
Games at Neutral Site: Â Memphis leads 6-2
Current Series Win Streak: Â South Carolina 1 win
Longest Memphis Win Streak: Â Memphis 8 wins
Longest South Carolina Win Streak: Â South Carolina 1 win
Largest Memphis Victory: Â 41, March 7, 1986
Largest South Carolina Victory: Â 26, January 18, 1988
Most Memphis Points: Â 100, March 7, 1986
Fewest Memphis Points: Â 52, January 17, 1987
Most South Carolina Points: Â 84, January 18, 1988
Fewest South Carolina Points: Â 43, March 19, 2004
Games in Memphis: Â Memphis leads 8-0
Games in Charleston: Â South Carolina leads 5-4
Games at Neutral Site: Â Memphis leads 6-2
Current Series Win Streak: Â South Carolina 1 win
Longest Memphis Win Streak: Â Memphis 8 wins
Longest South Carolina Win Streak: Â South Carolina 1 win
Largest Memphis Victory: Â 41, March 7, 1986
Largest South Carolina Victory: Â 26, January 18, 1988
Most Memphis Points: Â 100, March 7, 1986
Fewest Memphis Points: Â 52, January 17, 1987
Most South Carolina Points: Â 84, January 18, 1988
Fewest South Carolina Points: Â 43, March 19, 2004
| Dec. 27, 1961 | South Carolina 79, Memphis 78 | Shreveport, La. 1 |
| Mar. 15, 1973 | Memphis 90, South Carolina 76 | Houston, Texas 2 |
| Jan. 18, 1984 | Memphis 75, South Carolina 58 | Charleston, S.C. 3 |
| Feb. 13, 1984 | Memphis 72, South Carolina 61 | Memphis, Tenn. 3 |
| Jan. 5, 1985 | South Carolina 60, Memphis 58 | Charleston, S.C. 3 |
| Feb. 18, 1985 | Memphis 99, South Carolina 75 | Memphis, Tenn. 3 |
| Jan. 6, 1986 | Memphis 89, South Carolina 81 | Memphis, Tenn. 3 |
| Feb. 24, 1986 | Memphis 86, South Carolina 73 | Charleston, S.C. 3 |
| Mar. 7, 1986 | Memphis 100, South Carolina 59 | Louisville, Ky. 4 |
| Jan. 17, 1987 | South Carolina 64, Memphis 52 | Charleston, S.C. 3 |
| Feb. 19, 1987 | Memphis 55, South Carolina 53 | Memphis, Tenn. 3 |
| Mar. 7, 1987 | Memphis 74, South Carolina 64 | Louisville, Ky. 4 |
| Jan. 18, 1988 | South Carolina 84, Memphis 58 | Charleston, S.C. 3 |
| Feb. 13, 1988 | Memphis 67, South Carolina 61 | Memphis, Tenn. 3 |
| Jan. 18, 1989 | South Carolina 78, Memphis 66 | Charleston, S.C. 3 |
| Feb. 11, 1989 | Memphis 63, South Carolina 48 | Memphis, Tenn. 3 |
| Jan. 27, 1990 | Memphis 74, South Carolina 72 | Charleston, S.C. 3 |
| Feb. 24, 1990 | Memphis 90, South Carolina 71 | Memphis, Tenn. 3 |
| Mar. 8, 1990 | Memphis 71, South Carolina 56 | Biloxi, Miss. 4 |
| Jan. 26, 1991 | Memphis 60, South Carolina 52 | Memphis, Tenn. 3 |
| Feb. 23, 1991 | Memphis 80, South Carolina 58 | Charleston, S.C. 3 |
| Mar. 28, 2002 | Memphis 72, South Carolina 62 | New York, N.Y. 5 |
| Mar. 19, 2004 | Memphis 59, South Carolina 43 | Kansas City, Mo. 2 |
| Jan. 2, 2016 | South Carolina 86, Memphis 76 | Charleston, S.C. |
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MEMPHIS vs. the SEC
Memphis has faced each and every current member of the 14-team Southeastern Conference, and has a 105-80 all-time mark against the conference. Current University of Memphis head coach Tubby Smith, who spent 12 seasons in the league as head coach of Georgia (two seasons) and Kentucky (10 seasons), has a 169-70 all-time records against the league's teams, and has the current sixth-best win percentage (.751), and seventh-most wins (308) in SEC history.
| SCHOOL | Memphis | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5-2 | 10-6 |
| Arkansas | 10-11 | 13-10 |
| Auburn | 0-1 | 14-1 |
| Florida | 0-2 | 17-10 |
| Georgia | 1-1 | 16-4 |
| Kentucky | 1-0 | 0-5 |
| LSU | 3-2 | 12-4 |
| Ole Miss | 26-14 | 12-4 |
| Mississippi State | 12-11* | 12-4 |
| Missouri | 7-5 | 2-0 |
| South Carolina | 18-6 | 25-5 |
| Tennessee | 11-13* | 19-7 |
| Texas A&M | 4-4 | 0-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 5-8 | 17-9 |
| Totals | 105-80 | 169-70 |
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DRIVING TOWARD 1,000 POINTS
As a freshman, Dedric Lawson scored 675 points, and has 269 this season for 790 over his career, which puts him well over halfway to 1,000 for his career. If he can duplicate his scoring effort from 2015-16, he will become one of a small number of players in University of Memphis history to reach 1,000 points during their second season with the team. Below are the highest point totals for the first two seasons in University of Memphis history.
| RK | PLAYER | YEARS | Pts | GP |
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| 1. | Anfernee Hardaway | 1991-93 | 1,319 | 66 |
| 2. | Win Wilfong | 1955-56 | 1,203 | 56 |
| 3. | Larry Finch | 1970-72 | 1,148 | 54 |
| 4. | Keith Lee | 1981-83 | 1,113 | 60 |
| 5. | Omar Sneed | 1997-99 | 1,072 | 57 |
| 6. | Will Barton | 2010-12 | 1,062 | 70 |
| 7. | Darius Washington | 2004-06 | 1,054 | 75 |
| 8. | Elliot Perry | 1987-89 | 1,040 | 64 |
| 9. | Lorenzen Wright | 1994-96 | 1,026 | 64 |
| - | Dedric Lawson | 2015-pres. | 790 | 46 |
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