There are 12 article(s) tagged Andre Turner:

• March 2025

  • The then, and now: Tigers basketball was all about Memphis in 1984-85. Today, not so much.

    “We talk about it all the time (like), ‘Man, ‘I’m from Memphis,’” Andre Turner said. “So wherever I would go, you’ll (see me say it) with my chest out.”

    By Tim Buckley, Parth Upadhyaya March 23, 2025

  • The upbringing: Two 1984-85 Tigers came so far from so little

    William Bedford and Andre Turner both grew up in Memphis and were two pillars on the Tigers’ 1984-85 Final Four team.

    By Tim Buckley, Parth Upadhyaya March 15, 2025

  • The Memphis game: Coaches, players, even fans had Bluff City roots in MSU-UAB game

    In Tigers vs. Blazers in the NCAA Tournament in 1985, there were sometimes nine players from Memphis on the floor at once.

    By Tim Buckley March 14, 2025

  • The finish: Two jump shots lifted Memphis State in 1985. Andre Turner nailed both.

    The outcome of a game that could end a 12-year drought for the Tigers hung in the balance. But to those who’d been on the journey with that team, what happened next was inevitable.

    By Parth Upadhyaya March 12, 2025

• October 2024

  • Andre Turner headlines 2024 Memphis Sports Hall of Fame inductees

    The “Little General” was one of 11 inductees into the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday.

    By Parth Upadhyaya October 17, 2024

• May 2024

  • Tiger legend Andre Turner to join Memphis basketball coaching staff

    Turner, once a 5-foot-11 point guard nicknamed “The Little General” during his playing days at then-Memphis State, was most recently coach at Division II Lane College.

    By Parth Upadhyaya May 01, 2024

• January 2024

  • Memphis-UAB rivalry: 40 years of memories

    “What made it a rivalry,” said Daryl Braden, a former Memphis high school star recruited in the 1970s by Gene Bartow and Larry Finch to Alabama-Birmingham, “was homeboys playing against each other. ...” They’ll clash again Sunday for the 51st time.

    By Tim Buckley January 27, 2024

• October 2023

  • Andre Turner to coach against his alma mater in a game that’s ‘always special’

    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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    What to look for in Memphis’ exhibition game against Lane College

    By Parth Upadhyaya October 29, 2023

• October 2022

  • Strong second half in win over Lane College a ‘familiar’ sight for Hardaway

    In head coach Penny Hardaway and Co.’s final exhibition game Sunday afternoon against Lane College at FedExForum, the Tigers were again pushed for much of the opening half.

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    Larry Brown taking leave of absence from Tigers basketball

    By Parth Upadhyaya October 30, 2022

• March 2022

  • Moody’s friends come forward as he challenges Harris, hints at revealing memos

    Democrat Ken Moody and Republican Worth Morgan have words of criticism for incumbent Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris as they campaign for his job. 

    By Bill Dries March 21, 2022

• April 2021

  • Andre Turner’s second act paved way for new job at Lane

    After going from Mitchell High to the University of Memphis to professional basketball and back to Mitchell, Andre Turner is ready to take on a rebuild of the team at Lane College.

    By John Varlas April 19, 2021

  • Lane College taps ‘Little General’ as head coach

    Former Memphis Tigers star Andre Turner is making his move after coaching at alma mater Mitchell High.

    By Steven Johnson April 15, 2021