2016–17 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

2016–17 Memphis Tigers men's basketball

Conference	American Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	5–1 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Tubby Smith (1st year)
Assistant coach	Joe Esposito
Assistant coach	Pooh Williamson
Assistant coach	Saul Smith
Home arena	FedExForum

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Houston	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
UCF	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Memphis	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Temple	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
SMU	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
South Florida	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Connecticut	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Tulane	0	–	0	–	1	–	7	.125

† 2017 AAC Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Memphis in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the 96th season of Tiger basketball and the first under head coach Tubby Smith. The Tigers play their home games at the FedExForum. This is the fourth season the Tigers have participated in the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 19–15 and 8–10 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in conference. The Tigers lost in the championship game of the AAC Tournament to Connecticut. The Tigers did not participate in a postseason tournament marking the second consecutive year that the Tigers had missed the postseason entirely. Josh Pastner left Memphis to take the head coaching job at Georgia Tech in April 2016, and Tubby Smith took over as head coach a few days later.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Burrell, TrahsonTrahson Burrell	0	F	79 !6' 7"	187	4 !Senior	Albany, NY	Graduated
Goodwin, ShaqShaq Goodwin	2	F	81 !6' 9"	229	4 !Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated
Woodson, AveryAvery Woodson	3	G	74 !6' 2"	189	3 !Junior	Waynesboro, MS	Transferred to Butler
Broddie, RandallRandall Broddie	11	G	75 !6' 3"	170	1 !Freshman	Oxon Hill, MD	Transferred to Navarro College
Johnson, KedrenKedren Johnson	15	G	76 !6' 4"	210	4 !Senior	Lewisburg, TN	Graduated
Tarrant, RickyRicky Tarrant	20	G	74 !6' 2"	184	4 !Senior	Pleasant Grove, AL	Graduated
Marshall, NickNick Marshall	30	C	83 !6' 11"	248	2 !Sophomore	Lexington, TN	Left program; transferred to Motlow State CC

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kessee, ChristianChristian Kessee	10	G	## !6' 2"	180	4 !Senior	Las Vegas, NV	Graduate transfer from Coppin State

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Keon Clergeot G	Auburndale, FL	Auburndale HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 8, 2016
Keon Clergeot G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Jimario Rivers F	Memphis, TN	Southwest TN CC	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 8, 2015
Jimario Rivers F	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Personnel

The Tigers hired coach Tubby Smith to replace Josh Pastner in April 2016. Smith faced his first controversy as Tiger head coach early. Keelon Lawson, father of Tiger players KJ and Dedric Lawson, had served for two years as an assistant for Pastner, but Smith did not initially want to retain Lawson in that role. This caused Lawson to reenter his son Dedric in the 2016 draft and hint that KJ would be transferring. However, on April 25, 2016, The Commercial Appeal reported that Lawson would be retained on the basketball staff as director of player personnel. Lawson claimed he never intended to indicate that his sons would be leaving the program upon the announcement of his reassignment.^[1] Dedric, however, remained entered in the draft and attended the draft combine before withdrawing his name in mid May and returning to Memphis.^[2]

The U of M announced that presumptive starting center Nick Marshall unexpectedly left the team on August 1, 2016. Marshall was not expected to return to Memphis.

Roster

2016–17 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
2.5 !G/F	0	Lawson, K. J.K. J. Lawson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Memphis, Tennessee
3.5 !F	1	Lawson, DedricDedric Lawson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	2.0 !So	Memphis, Tennessee
2.5 !G/F	2	Rivers, JimarioJimario Rivers	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Clarksville, Tennessee
1.5 !G	3	Martin, JeremiahJeremiah Martin	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2.0 !So	Memphis, Tennessee
1.5 !G	4	Clergeot, KeonKeon Clergeot	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Winter Haven, Florida
1.5 !G	5	Crawford, MarkelMarkel Crawford	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
1.5 !G	10	Kessee, ChristianChristian Kessee	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Las Vegas, Nevada
1.5 !G	12	Randall II, CraigCraig Randall II	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	2.0 !So	Phoenix, Arizona
3.5 !F	15	Rykhoek, ChadChad Rykhoek	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Fort Worth, Texas
2.5 !G/F	42	McDowell, JakeJake McDowell	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Memphis, Tennessee

Head coach

Tubby Smith (High Point)

Assistant coach(es)

Pooh Williamson (Tulsa)
Joe Esposito (Marist)
Saul Smith (Kentucky)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 9/11/2016

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition

11/07/2016* 6:30 PM	Christian Brothers	W 69-42		FedEx Forum (9,676) Memphis, TN
Exhibition

11/14/2016* 7:00 PM, WLMT/ESPN3	Texas–Rio Grande Valley Emerald Coast Classic	W 94–75	1–0	FedEx Forum (9,217) Memphis, TN
11/16/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Milwaukee	W 68–54	2–0	FedEx Forum (9,398) Memphis, TN
11/19/2016* 11:00 AM, ESPN3	Savannah State Emerald Coast Classic	W 99–86	3–0	FedEx Forum (8,689) Memphis, TN
11/22/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	McNeese State	W 104–65	4–0	FedEx Forum (8,941) Memphis, TN
11/25/2016* 8:30 PM, CBSSN	vs. Providence Emerald Coast Classic quarterfinals	L 51–60	4–1	The Arena at NWFSC (2,196) Niceville, FL
11/26/2016* 3:00 PM	vs. Iowa Emerald Coast Classic 3rd place game	W 100–92	5–1	The Arena at NWFSC (2,196) Niceville, FL
11/30/2016* 8:30 PM, WLMT/ESPN3	Jackson State	W 84–69	6–1	FedEx Forum (7,507) Memphis, TN
12/03/2016* 12:00 PM	at Ole Miss	L 77–85	6–2	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,411) Oxford, MS
12/10/2016* 12:00 PM, ESPN3	UAB			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
12/13/2016* 8:00 PM, WLMT/ESPN3	Monmouth			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
12/17/2013* 11:30 AM, CBS	at Oklahoma			Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Incarnate Word			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
12/27/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	SMU			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
12/30/2016* 8:00 PM, ESPN2	South Carolina			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
01/05/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	Connecticut			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
01/08/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN3	at Tulane			Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
01/11/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNews	at Tulsa			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
01/14/2017 5:00 PM, CBSSN	South Florida			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
01/19/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN	at Houston			Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
01/22/2017 3:00 PM, CBSSN	UCF			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
01/25/2017 5:00 PM, CBSSN	at Temple			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2017 2:30 PM, ESPNews	East Carolina			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
02/02/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNews	at South Florida			USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
02/05/2017 4:00 PM, ESPNews	at UCF			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
02/07/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNU	Tulsa			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
02/12/2017 1:00 PM, CBSSN	Temple			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
02/16/2017 9:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	at Connecticut			XL Center Hartford, CT
02/23/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	at Cincinnati			Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
02/26/2017 4:00 PM, CBSSN	Houston			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
03/02/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU	Tulane			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
03/04/2017 3:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	at SMU			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
American Athletic Conference Tournament
				XL Center Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

↑ "Keelon Lawson to remain on Tigers' staff in support role". www.commercialappeal.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
↑ "Tigers' Dedric Lawson pulling out of NBA draft". www.commercialappeal.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.

Memphis Tigers men's basketball

Venues	Various locations (1920–1929) Memorial Fieldhouse (1929–1966) Mid-South Coliseum (1966–1991) Pyramid Arena (1991–2004) FedExForum (2004–present)

Rivalries	Louisville

Culture & lore	Pouncer Newby's TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South

People	Head coaches All-Americans NBA players Retired jerseys

Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1942–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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