Memphis Men’s Basketball 2022 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 6, 2022 · CSM Staff
Memphis Tigers
American (21-10, 13-5)
Big Wins: 12/14 Alabama (92-78), 2/12 at Houston (69-59)
Bad Losses: 12/1 at Georgia (79-82), 1/15 at East Carolina (71-72)
Coach: Penny Hardaway
Probable Starters:
Landers Nolley II, Junior, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 2.9 apg
Alex Lomax, Senior, Guard, 5.9 ppg, 4.0 apg
Lester Quinones, Junior, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 1.4 apg
DeAndre Williams, Senior, Forward, 10.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg
Jalen Duren, Freshman, Center, 12.3 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 2.2 bpg
Key Role Players:
Josh Minott, Freshman, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Tyler Harris, Senior, Guard, 8.9 ppg, 1.8 apg
Earl Timberlake, Sophomore, Guard, 4.9 ppg, 1.7 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.1 (58th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.5 (157, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.3 (33, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.5 (22, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.6 (256, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.3 (59, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.0 (265, 7)
Rebound Margin: 5.1 (40, 2)
Assists Per Game: 16.1 (20, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.4 (347, 11)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2021 | NIT | First Round win over Dayton |
| 2021 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Boise State |
| 2021 | NIT | Semifinal win over Colorado State |
| 2021 | NIT | Final win over Mississippi State |
| 2019 | NIT | First Round win over San Diego |
| 2019 | NIT | Second Round loss to Creighton |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over George Washington |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Virginia |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over St. Mary’s |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Michigan State |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to St. Louis |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Arizona |
| 2010 | NIT | First Round win over St. Johns |
| 2010 | NIT | Second Round loss to Mississippi |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Cal State Northridge |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Maryland |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Missouri |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Texas Arlington |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Mississippi State |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Michigan State |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Texas |
| 2008 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over UCLA |
| 2008 | NCAA | National Final loss to Kansas |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over North Texas |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Nevada |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Texas A&M |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Ohio State |
*all team stats through 3/6
