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Wednesday: Tulsa (4-2, 2-0 Conference USA) @ UTEP (2-4, 1-1), 8 PM on ESPN
IRVING, Texas –
Regular season champion Memphis will be the No. 1 seed at the 2009 Conference
USA Men's Basketball Championship, March 11-14 at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn.
The Tigers, ranked No. 3 in the country, enter the conference tournament as the
No.1 seed for the fourth year in a row, owning a record of 28-3 and the nation’s
longest winning streak at 22 games.
Player of the Week
Stefon
Jackson – UTEP
3
Games: 28 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2 apg
As a companion to CHN's National Player of the Week, we will be presenting a Mid-Major Player of the Week as well this season. All non-BCS players are eligible for this award. In the case that the National POY is a non-BCS player, they will be repeated here as well.
Ahmad Nivins - Saint Joseph's
3 Games: 16 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 3 bpg
The big focus this weekend is on college football for many sports fans, with conference and national title implications hinging on a number of rivalry games.
But don't forget about hoops either. Here are a few games to keep an eye on while you're digging through those leftovers.
Saturday
7:30 p.m.       Pittsburgh vs. Washington State     HDNET