American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Release – January 21

IN THE RANKINGS

Memphis is at No. 24 in the latest AP Top 25 and No. 22 in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE

UAB’s Yaxel Lendeborg is tied for fifth in Division I with 10 double-doubles on the season. He is fourth all-time in The American with 29 career double-doubles.

GETTING TO THE LINE

UTSA has converted 82.5 percent of their free throws this season, second in Division I. Temple has made 19.0 free throws per game, eighth in Division I.

Memphis’ PJ Haggerty has made the second-most free throws in Division I this season with 132 and ranks second in attempts at 163. Charlotte’s Nik Graves ranks 16th with 102 free throws made and 14th in attempts (136). North Texas’ Atin Wright is shooting 94.2 percent, second in Division I.

POURING IN THE POINTS

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.

Memphis’ PJ Haggerty is second in Division I in scoring with 22.1 points per contest, while Temple’s Jamal Mashburn Jr. is fifth at 21.3.

ON THE RUN

UAB is first in Division I with 18.78 fastbreak points per game and leads The American with 85.0 points per game. UTSA is sixth with 17.35 points per game on the break, partly due to averaging 10.0 steals per game, which ranks 12th in Division I.

SCHEDULE/RESULTS

TUESDAY, JANUARY 14

North Texas 69, East Carolina 60

Wichita State 68, Charlotte 59

UTSA 90, Rice 84

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15

UAB 92, South Florida 83

Tulane 80, Florida Atlantic 65

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16

Temple 88, Memphis 81

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18

South Florida 63, Tulsa 56

North Texas 72, UTSA 57

East Carolina 75, Wichita State 72

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19

Florida Atlantic 75, Rice 73

Temple 80, Tulane 77

Memphis 77, Charlotte 68

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21

UTSA at UAB (ESPN+)……………………………… 7:30 p.m.

East Carolina at Tulsa (ESPN+)…………………… 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22

South Florida at Charlotte (ESPN+)……………. 7 p.m.

Temple at North Texas (ESPN+)…………………. 8 p.m.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23

Wichita State at Memphis (ESPN2)…………… 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25

South Florida at East Carolina (ESPN+)……… 1 p.m.

Tulane at Rice (ESPNU)…………………………. 2:30 p.m.

Temple at UTSA (ESPN+)……………………………… 4 p.m.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 26

UAB at Memphis (ESPN2)……………………………. 1 p.m.

Florida Atlantic at North Texas (ESPNU)…… 2 p.m.

Wichita State at Tulsa (ESPN+)………………….. 3 p.m.

All times ET and subject to change