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Part of the Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational:
Memphis and Ohio State play Gramling State, Louisianna Tech and Texas-Arlington at home before meeting in Miami. That game in Miami is a doubleheader with Kentucky and South Florida following the Tigers game.
Records:
Memphis: 1-1
Grambling State: 1-2, Lost at ECU 61-53, won at home to Mid-Atlantic Christian 85-26, Lost at Ohio State 82-55
Meetings:
Only played twice both won by the Tigers
Stats:
Memphis Offense PPG: 72.5, 180 out of 341 teams vs. Grambling defense PPG 71.5 (162)
Grambling State PPG: 54.0 (D1 teams only), 319 out of 341 teams vs. Memphis defense PPG 66.5 (99)
Grambling State projected starters:
#2 Nigel Ribeiro, 5'10" Fr G averaging 28.7 mpg., 10.7 ppg., 2.3 rpg., 3 apg., 1.7 spg., shooting 40% FG, 67% FT, 29% 3PT
#1 Michael Bethea Jr., 6' 6" Jr G averaging 21 mpg., 10.3 ppg., 2 rpg., 1 apg., 2.3 spg., shooting 48% FG, 0% FT, 47% 3PT
#4 Remond Brown, 6'4" Jr G averaging 26 mpg., 8.7 ppg., 5 rpg., 3 apg., 2 spg., shooting 41% FG, 80% FT, 0% 3PT
#13 Ugur Hortum, 6'11" Jr C averaging 21 mpg., 5.3 ppg., 2.7 rpg., shooting 31% FG, 75% FT, 33% 3PT
#12 Kyle Williams, 6'9" So C averaging 17.3 mpg., 4 ppg., 4.7 rpg., 0 apg., 0.7 spg., shooting 60% FG
Reserves:
#0 Ervin Mitchell, 6'4" Jr G averaging 18.3 mpg., 9.3 ppg., 5.7 rpg., 1.3 apg., 1 spg., shooting 50% FG, 70% FT, 20% 3PT
#21 Jack Ocwieja, 6'11" Jr C averaging 15 mpg., 4 ppg., 2.3 rpg., shooting 46% FG, 0% FT, 0% 3PT
#11 Arnold Richmond, 5'11" Sr G averaging 16.7 mpg., 3.3 ppg., 1 rpg., 2.7 apg., 1.3 spg., shooting 31% FG, 40% FT, 0% 3PT
#24 Mark Gray, 6'6" Sr F averaging 20 mpg., 3.3 ppg., 1.3 rpg., 0.3 apg., 1 spg., shooting 44% FG, 33% FT, 0% 3PT
Grambling has very bad post players but pretty decent guards. They have some height but haven't rebounded well and don't really have any inside scorers. They have only blocked 3 shots all year. Overall they aren't a very good shooting team, 43% FG, 63% FT and 29% 3pt.
I haven't seen a line on this game but they are probably worse than So Miss.