Andre Turner to coach against his alma mater in a game that’s ‘always special’
Lane College head coach Andre Turner during action against Memphis on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021 at FedExForum. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Turner, affectionately nicknamed “The Little General” during his Memphis State days, uses lessons he learned as a Tiger as he strives for success as a coach.
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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