The Memphis Tigers got the season off to a roaring start with a 102-71 win over Tennessee-Martin in the first round of the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament. Freshman Derrick Rose was as impressive as promised, scoring 17 points to go with 6 boards and 5 assists.

The Kentucky Wildcats start their season with The Smug One at the helm when they host Central Arkansas at 6 PM Central on ESPNU. The game is the first half of a doubleheader which concludes with the second-round game from the Memphis regional. The Tigers will host the Richmond Spiders at 8 PM Central in a complete clash of styles. The high-pressure, up-tempo game of Memphis is completely at odds with the Spiders’ four-corners look, which led to a 44-42 win in their first round game.

In completely ridiculous news, the Horns check in at a 4-seed in Joe Lunardi’s first Bracketology of the year. I think we’ve officially reached the overkill point on the whole mock bracket craze.