IN THE RANKINGS
Memphis is up to No. 16 in both the AP Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches Poll.
COMING DOWN THE STRETCH
UAB, Memphis and North Texas have all earned double byes into the quarterfinals of the 2025 American Men’s Basketball Championship.
Memphis can earn the No. 1 seed and at least a share of The American’s regular season championship with a win at UTSA on Tuesday.
FROM DOWNTOWN
Memphis is 10th in Division I in 3-point percentage at 38.7 percent, and has four players over 38 percent from behind the arc that have made at least one 3-pointer per game (PJ Haggerty, Tyrese Hunter, Colby Rogers and PJ Carter).
DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE
UAB’s Yaxel Lendeborg is tied for third in Division I with 19 double-doubles on the season and has broken The American record for career double-doubles with 38. Dedric Lawson of Memphis (2015-17) had the previous record of 36.
He is one of two players in Division I (Duke’s Cooper Flagg) that leads his team in points (17.3), rebounds (10.7), assists (4.2), steals (1.6) and blocks (1.8).
POURING IN THE POINTS
Temple’s Jamal Mashburn Jr is second in Division I in scoring with 22.0 points per contest, Memphis’ PJ Haggerty is sixth with 21.4 points per game.
UTSA’s Primo Spears became the sixth player in conference history to score 40 points in a game, dropping 40 against Tulsa on January 7.
HAGGERTY NAMED FINALIST FOR WEST AWARD
Memphis’ PJ Haggerty has been named one of the five finalists for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award. Joining Haggerty as finalists are Caleb Love (Arizona), VJ Edgecombe (Baylor), Chaz Lanier (Tennessee) and Tre Johnson (Texas).
CLAMPING DOWN ON DEFENSE
North Texas ranks second in Division I in scoring defense at 59.1 points per game allowed and leads The American in scoring margin with +9.1 points per contest.
ON THE RUN
UAB is fifth in Division I with 16.21 fastbreak points per game and leads The American with 83.3 points per game. UTSA is eighth with 15.75 points per game on the break, partly due to averaging 9.76steals per game, most in The American.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Temple 73, South Florida 71
Tulane 78, Charlotte 64
Memphis 84, Rice 72
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27
North Texas 71, Florida Atlantic 61
UAB 80, Wichita State 72
SATURDAY, MARCH 1
Tulane 79, Tulsa 77
SUNDAY, MARCH 2
Florida Atlantic 69, South Florida 63
East Carolina 78, Charlotte 76
Memphis 88, UAB 81
UTSA 84, Rice 56
MONDAY, MARCH 3
North Texas 68, Wichita State 66
TUESDAY, MARCH 4
Memphis at UTSA (ESPN+)………………………………… 7 p.m.
Temple at Tulsa (ESPN+)……………………………………. 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 6
Florida Atlantic at UAB (ESPN2)……………………… 7 p.m.
Tulane at East Carolina (ESPN+)…………………….. 7 p.m.
Wichita State at Rice (ESPN+)………………………… 8 p.m.
Charlotte at North Texas (ESPN2)………………… 9 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 7
South Florida at Memphis (ESPN2)………………. 9 p.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
East Carolina at Florida Atlantic (ESPN+)…… 1 p.m.
North Texas at Temple (ESPN+)……………………… 2 p.m.
Tulsa at Wichita State (ESPN+)………………………. 2 p.m.
UAB at Tulane (ESPN+)……………………………………….. 2 p.m.
UTSA at Charlotte (ESPN+)……………………………….. 4 p.m.
All times ET and subject to change
