Memphis Tigers

2-1 overall, 0-0 American, margin -6.3

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+6.8

net rating per 100 · #95 in D-I · model

117.7

adjusted offense · #33

111.0

adjusted defense · #278

72.0

pace, possessions / 40 · #82

+20.3

strength of schedule so far · #1

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
15	Rihards Vavers	F	SR	6' 7"	3/3	31.3	12.3	4.0	1.7	66.7	70.4	+4.0
0	Jayden Reid	G	SR	5' 10"	3/3	31.0	23.0	1.3	3.3	55.8	62.9	-1.5
10	Luke Almodovar	G	SR	6' 3"	3/3	29.0	15.3	4.7	1.0	56.9	64.6	+1.5
4	Tylik Weeks	F	SR	6' 7"	3/3	29.0	13.3	1.3	2.3	39.3	50.7	-4.5
2	Corneilous Williams	F	SR	6' 10"	3/0	20.0	3.0	6.0	0.0	37.5	35.0	+5.5
1	Josh Holloway	G	SR	6' 2"	3/0	15.7	6.0	3.0	0.7	60.0	68.8	+1.6
5	Julius Thedford	G	JR	6' 5"	2/0	12.0	3.5	4.5	0.5	25.0	28.1	+6.0
77	Maxim Logue	F	JR	6' 9"	3/3	12.0	2.0	3.0	0.3	75.0	75.0	+7.3
3	Brandin Cummings	G	JR	6' 3"	3/0	10.7	3.0	0.7	0.0	56.2	56.2	-1.3
12	William Whorton	F	SR	6' 8"	2/0	7.5	1.0	1.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	+2.6
11	Cello Jackson Jr. FR	G	FR	6' 4"	3/0	5.3	0.7	0.7	0.3	–	37.9	+0.4
7	Jerry Deng	F	SR	6' 9"	2/0	4.5	2.5	0.5	0.0	31.2	31.2	+0.8
30	Fred Smith Jr. FR	F	FR	6' 7"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
17	Nemanja Popovic FR	F	FR	6' 9"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
6	Parker Pounds FR	G	FR	6' 6"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Mon 11/2	vs Iowa State Cyclones N	FS1	W 80-76	+15.5 cover	–	680
Sat 11/7	vs VCU Rams	ESPN+	W 89-88	+2.5 cover	4	680
Tue 11/10	at Vanderbilt Commodores	SECN+	L 81-105	+24.0 push	2	196
Sun 11/15	vs Louisville Cardinals	ESPN	Live 21-358:19 1st	+21.5model +8.3 · 25% winUnderdogMEM +21.513.2Over 168.51.3	4	196	odds
Sun 11/22	vs Evansville Purple Aces	ESPN+	2 PM ET	–model -18.0 · 93% win	6	–
Wed 11/25	vs Penn State Nittany Lions N	ESPNU	5 PM ET	–	2	1,029 +1h
Sun 11/29	vs Dayton Flyers N	ESPN	1 PM ET	–	3	1,081 +1h
Wed 12/2	vs Jackson State Tigers	ESPN+	12 PM ET	–	2	509
Sat 12/5	at Baylor Bears	ESPN2	12 PM ET	–	2	479
Fri 12/11	vs Grand Canyon Lopes	ESPN+	8 PM ET	–	5	479
Wed 12/16	at Texas Longhorns	ESPN2	9 PM ET	–	4	560
Tue 12/22	vs Little Rock Trojans	ESPN+	8 PM ET	–	5	560
Wed 12/30	vs East Carolina Pirates American	ESPN	9:30 PM ET	–	7	–
Sun 1/3	at South Florida Bulls American	–	1 PM ET	–	3	668 +1h
Wed 1/6	vs Rice Owls American	–	8 PM ET	–	2	668
Sun 1/10	at Florida Atlantic Owls American	–	1 PM ET	–	3	847 +1h
Thu 1/14	vs Wichita State Shockers American	–	7 PM ET	–	3	847
Sun 1/17	at UAB Blazers American	–	5 PM ET	–	2	217
Wed 1/20	at Charlotte 49ers American	–	9 PM ET	–	2	360 +1h
Sat 1/23	vs North Texas Mean Green American	–	3 PM ET	–	2	520
Thu 1/28	at Wichita State Shockers American	–	7 PM ET	–	4	442
Tue 2/2	at Tulane Green Wave American	–	7 PM ET	–	4	800
Sun 2/7	vs UAB Blazers American	–	3 PM ET	–	4	359
Thu 2/11	vs Charlotte 49ers American	–	8 PM ET	–	3	–
Sun 2/14	at UTSA Roadrunners American	–	2 PM ET	–	2	632
Wed 2/17	at North Texas Mean Green American	–	8 PM ET	–	2	274
Sat 2/20	vs Utah State Aggies	–	12 PM ET	–	2	426
Thu 2/25	vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane American	–	6 PM ET	–	4	–
Sun 2/28	vs South Florida Bulls American	–	12 PM ET	–	2	–
Thu 3/4	at Temple Owls American	–	7 PM ET	–	3	879 +1h
Sun 3/7	vs Tulane Green Wave American	–	3 PM ET	–	2	879

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 15,267 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Fieldhouse Notes

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3d Memphis Tigers basketball suffers first loss of the season to Vanderbilt WBBJ-TV
4d Glass half full: 3 takeaways from Vanderbilt Basketball's blowout win over Memphis Tigers Busting Brackets
5d What channel is Memphis basketball vs Vanderbilt on today? Time, TV schedule The Commercial Appeal
5d Memphis basketball surges in national rankings after torrid start The Commercial Appeal
6d Memphis, Florida Atlantic Earn Weekly Men's Basketball Honors American (theamerican.org)
7d Is Memphis basketball ready for national recognition after two huge wins? The Commercial Appeal
8d What channel is Memphis basketball vs VCU on today? Time, TV schedule Yahoo Sports
8d Jayden Reid's father had a plan. It landed a point guard in Memphis when the Tigers needed one most. Daily Memphian
12d Memphis Knocks Off No. 18 Iowa State in Opening Night Thriller American (theamerican.org)

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Players

Rihards Vavers #15 · F

Player rating+4.0#19 of 169 in the American

Offense+6.0#3

Defense-2.1#142

118 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 18%

12.3 pts4.0 reb1.7 ast31.3 min 10-21 FG8-15 3PT9-12 FT 70.4 TS%11.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 7" · 205 lbs · Adazi, Latvia · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	at ISU	W 80-76	38	15	4-9	3-7	4-6	5	2	0	0
11-07	vs VCU	W 89-88	34	17	5-8	4-5	3-4	5	1	1	2
11-11	at VAN	L 81-105	22	5	1-4	1-3	2-2	2	2	0	0

Jayden Reid #0 · G

Player rating-1.5#126 of 169 in the American

Offense+2.2#29

Defense-3.8#164

104 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 41%

23.0 pts1.3 reb3.3 ast31.0 min 21-43 FG6-13 3PT21-27 FT 62.9 TS%25.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 5' 10" · 175 lbs · Westbury, NY · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	at ISU	W 80-76	28	26	6-11	2-2	12-14	1	1	1	2
11-07	vs VCU	W 89-88	35	32	11-21	3-9	7-9	1	7	2	3
11-11	at VAN	L 81-105	30	11	4-11	1-2	2-4	2	2	2	0

Luke Almodovar #10 · G

Player rating+1.5#50 of 169 in the American

Offense+1.1#59

Defense+0.4#63

104 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 19%

15.3 pts4.7 reb1.0 ast29.0 min 14-29 FG5-13 3PT13-15 FT 64.6 TS%18.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 3" · 195 lbs · Noblesville, IN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at ISU	W 80-76	28	18	5-12	3-8	5-6	8	2	2	2	0
11-07	vs VCU	W 89-88	35	7	2-3	1-1	2-2	2	1	1	0	0
11-11	at VAN	L 81-105	24	21	7-14	1-4	6-7	4	0	1	1	1

Tylik Weeks #4 · F

Player rating-4.5#161 of 169 in the American

Offense-2.0#150

Defense-2.5#150

104 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 30%

13.3 pts1.3 reb2.3 ast29.0 min 11-28 FG0-6 3PT18-26 FT 50.7 TS%21.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 7" · 225 lbs · New York, NY · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at ISU	W 80-76	35	8	3-8	0-1	2-2	3	4	6	1	1
11-07	vs VCU	W 89-88	28	17	3-8	0-2	11-18	1	1	2	0	0
11-11	at VAN	L 81-105	24	15	5-12	0-3	5-6	0	2	0	1	0

Corneilous Williams #2 · F

Player rating+5.5#10 of 169 in the American

Offense+4.6#7

Defense+0.9#44

69 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 14%

3.0 pts6.0 reb0.0 ast20.0 min 3-8 FG0-0 3PT3-11 FT 35.0 TS%9.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 10" · 220 lbs · Beaumont, MS · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	TO	BLK
11-03	at ISU	W 80-76	22	6	3-5	0-0	0-3	8	1	1
11-07	vs VCU	W 89-88	20	0	0-2	0-0	0-2	6	0	2
11-11	at VAN	L 81-105	18	3	0-1	0-0	3-6	4	0	1

Josh Holloway #1 · G

Player rating+1.6#48 of 169 in the American

Offense+0.9#68

Defense+0.6#57

47 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 21%

6.0 pts3.0 reb0.7 ast15.7 min 5-10 FG2-3 3PT6-7 FT 68.8 TS%12.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 2" · 185 lbs · Memphis, TN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at ISU	W 80-76	18	2	0-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	1	1	1
11-07	vs VCU	W 89-88	11	9	3-5	2-3	1-2	2	0	1	0	0
11-11	at VAN	L 81-105	18	7	2-3	0-0	3-3	5	2	0	0	1

Julius Thedford #5 · G

Player rating+6.0#8 of 169 in the American

Offense+3.1#13

Defense+3.0#11

22 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 23%

3.5 pts4.5 reb0.5 ast12.0 min 3-12 FG0-4 3PT1-1 FT 28.1 TS%22.4 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 5" · 210 lbs · Memphis, TN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at ISU	W 80-76	DNP
11-07	vs VCU	W 89-88	13	3	1-5	0-2	1-1	5	1	0	1	0
11-11	at VAN	L 81-105	11	4	2-7	0-2	0-0	4	0	1	0	0

Maxim Logue #77 · F

Player rating+7.3#6 of 169 in the American

Offense+5.5#5

Defense+1.9#26

38 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 5%

2.0 pts3.0 reb0.3 ast12.0 min 3-4 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 75.0 TS%5.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 9" · 232 lbs · Lyon, France · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at ISU	W 80-76	12	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	0
11-07	vs VCU	W 89-88	11	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	2	1
11-11	at VAN	L 81-105	13	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0

Brandin Cummings #3 · G

Player rating-1.3#122 of 169 in the American

Offense+1.1#60

Defense-2.4#147

15 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 6%

3.0 pts0.7 reb0.0 ast10.7 min 4-8 FG1-4 3PT0-0 FT 56.2 TS%10.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 3" · 175 lbs · Midland, PA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	STL
11-03	at ISU	W 80-76	7	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1
11-07	vs VCU	W 89-88	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0
11-11	at VAN	L 81-105	23	9	4-7	1-3	0-0	0	0

William Whorton #12 · F

Player rating+2.6#34 of 169 in the American

Offense+2.5#23

Defense+0.1#76

15 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 6%

1.0 pts1.0 reb0.0 ast7.5 min 1-1 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 100.0 TS%2.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 8" · 210 lbs · Milwaukee, WI · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at ISU	W 80-76	DNP
11-07	vs VCU	W 89-88	9	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
11-11	at VAN	L 81-105	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1

Cello Jackson Jr. #11 · G

Player rating+0.4#78 of 169 in the American

Offense+1.1#61

Defense-0.8#103

13 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 7%

0.7 pts0.7 reb0.3 ast5.3 min 0-0 FG0-0 3PT2-6 FT 37.9 TS%11.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 4" · 205 lbs · Memphis, TN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO
11-03	at ISU	W 80-76	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0
11-07	vs VCU	W 89-88	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1
11-11	at VAN	L 81-105	8	2	0-0	0-0	2-6	1	0	1

Jerry Deng #7 · F

Player rating+0.8#67 of 169 in the American

Offense+0.5#87

Defense+0.3#67

10 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 66%

2.5 pts0.5 reb0.0 ast4.5 min 2-8 FG1-3 3PT0-0 FT 31.2 TS%40.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 9" · 225 lbs · Rochester, NY · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	at ISU	W 80-76	6	5	2-6	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	1
11-07	vs VCU	W 89-88	DNP
11-11	at VAN	L 81-105	3	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0

Fred Smith Jr. #30 · F

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Freshman · 6' 7" · 210 lbs · Memphis, TN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	at ISU	W 80-76	DNP
11-07	vs VCU	W 89-88	DNP
11-11	at VAN	L 81-105	DNP

Nemanja Popovic #17 · F

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Freshman · 6' 9" · 215 lbs · Topola, Serbia · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	at ISU	W 80-76	DNP
11-07	vs VCU	W 89-88	DNP
11-11	at VAN	L 81-105	DNP

Parker Pounds #6 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Freshman · 6' 6" · 190 lbs · Memphis, TN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	at ISU	W 80-76	DNP
11-07	vs VCU	W 89-88	DNP
11-11	at VAN	L 81-105	DNP