Memphis Roar

University of Memphis vs. University of Houston

Conference USA Tournament Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at 12:00 noon

BOK Center – Tulsa, OK

TV: CBS College Sports

Radio: 600AM

After Monday’s practice at the Larry O. Finch Center, University of Memphis guards Doneal Mack, Elliot Williams and Wesley Witherspoon made it clear. They wanted to see Houston on Thursday for the second-round quarterfinal matchup in the Conference USA Tournament.

“Very badly,” said sophomore guard Elliot Williams when asked if he would like to see Houston in the second round. “They beat us badly. I personally had one of the worst games of my career.”

“If you ask anyone on the team, they would say we want another shot at Houston,” Wesley Witherspoon said.
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Tuesday afternoon, the University of Memphis women’s basketball team took on the ECU Pirates in the Conference USA quarterfinals at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK. Having been swept by the Pirates in both of their regular season contests, the Tigers hoped to bounce back with a win to keep their season alive. Unfortunately for Coach McFerrin’s Tigers, they fell short against the Pirates, 66-73, ending their hopes of a birth into the NCAA Tournament.

In what was a tough-fought contest, the Tigers were led by Brittany Carter who finished the game with 29 points (10-of-20 shooting), 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Freshman Nicole Dickson chipped in 10 points while senior LaToya Bullard filled up the stat sheet with 9 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. ECU took a double-digit lead over the Tigers in the second half, but the Tigers stormed back to take a lead with under 10 minutes remaining behind Carter’s stellar play.

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With the regular season now closed, the 2009-2010 Memphis Tigers look to the post-season. With hopes of making into the NCAA Tournament field of 64, the Tigers (23-8,  13-3 C-USA) have the opportunity to play their way in by winning the Conference USA Tournament or possibly by winning two games. The 2010 tournament is set to begin in Tulsa at the BOK Center on Wednesday, March 10th going through Saturday, March 13th.

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Doneal Mack came to the University of Memphis under a crazy set of circumstances. One of the country’s top 50 players in the 2006 class, Mack was originally slated to head to the University of Florida under Billy Donovan. Some say they parted ways because the Gators decided to go another direction and some say it was grades. Either way, former head coach John Calipari was more than happy to swoop him up as part of his incoming recruiting class. The then 6′5″ 170-pound guard was set to join Willie Kemp, Pierre Henderson-Niles, Trevon Willis, Hashim Bailey and transfer Shawn Taggart.

The first two to go were Trevon Willis and Hashim Bailey. Next up was the coach that recruited him, John Calipari, followed by Shawn Taggart. Finally, Henderson-Niles recently parted ways with the program leaving behind only Mack and Willie Kemp.

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2011 combo guard Trevor Lacey from Butler High School (Huntsville, AL) got some good news recently. He deserved a break, no pun intended.

A few weeks back, Lacey sustained a knee injury during the opening seconds of the first overtime period against Lee High School in the final of the Area 16 tournament for Alabama. Initial word was that it was a ligament tear, possibly an ACL.

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WHO: Memphis at UAB

WHEN: 8:00pm CST on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

WHERE: Bartow Arena - Birmingham, AL

TV: CSS

RADIO: AM600

In the last meeting between Memphis and UAB, Wesley Witherspoon scored a career high 29 points and the University of Memphis Tigers secured a big conference win as Memphis defeated UAB 85-75. That game included 31 lead changes and 10 ties, coming down to which team wanted to win more. The Tigers hustled, scrapped, and came up with key defensive stops late in the game to pull past the Blazers.

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