[Tuck4Bama]

For each of the past three seasons, 11 of the 12 teams in Conference USA have been playing two games -- basketball and catch-up.

Since C-USA's latest realignment took shape, No. 1-ranked Memphis has used its steady stream of NBA-caliber high school recruits to claim back-to-back conference and tournament titles with a 38-1 record against league foes since 2005.

To keep pace, the Tigers' chief three chasers -- UCF, UAB and Houston -- have loaded up on talented transfers.


UCF loads up on talented transfers to chase down mighty Memphis -- OrlandoSentinel.com

[Gotham Dark Knight]

UCF also has a spiffy new gym to play their games in. So that's a plus