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University of Memphis
Huskies, Tigers to Square off in Memphis Sunday
2/9/2019 5:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
STORRS, Conn. – Looking for its first road win of the season, the UConn men's basketball team travels down south as they prepare to do battle with the Memphis Tigers on Sunday, Feb. 10 at the FedEx Forum. The game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. tipoff and will be televised on the CBS Sports Network.
How to Follow…
TV: CBSSN
Live Stats: at Memphis
Audio: at Memphis
Twitter: @UConnMBB
Opponent and Series History…
- UConn leads the all-time series by a slim margin, 7-6. Memphis won the most recent meeting, 83-79, back on Feb. 25, 2018.
- Memphis (13-10, 5-5) is coming off a 69-64 home loss to Cincinnati on Thursday.
- Seniors Jeremiah Martin (16.7) and Kyvon Davenport (14.3) lead the Tigers in scoring. Davenport is also the team's leading rebounder (7.4) and Martin is tops in assists (4.3).
Last Time Out…
Leading the Pack…
Coach Dan Hurley enters his first season at the helm after he became the 19th head coach in the history of UConn men's basketball on March 22, 2018. Prior to his hiring, Hurley spent two seasons at Wagner College and six at the University of Rhode Island, and owns a collegiate coaching record of 153- 105 (.593). He is coming off two consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and last season was named the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year.
Next Up…
UConn plays host to nationally-ranked Houston in a Valentine's Day Special on Feb. 14 at the XL Center in Hartford in the only regular-season meeting between the schools. The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. tipoff and will be televised on ESPN.
