There are 8 article(s) tagged Gene Bartow:

• May 2024

  • Final Four Memories: Meeting expectations, Memphis State made it to St. Louis

    Even before the 1972-73 season began, many figured Larry Finch, Ronnie Robinson, Larry Kenon and the rest of the Tigers had something special brewing. Did they ever.

    By Phil Stukenborg May 27, 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

• March 2023

  • Final Four Memories: Black. White. Memphis was whole, for at least a moment.

    The 1972-73 Memphis State Tigers NCAA Tournament team’s impact on the city still is examined and debated 50 years later.

    By Tim Buckley March 18, 2023

  • Final Four Memories: Gene Bartow ‘loved being the head coach’

    Surviving members of Memphis State’s 1972-73 basketball team that reached the NCAA Tournament championship game are being honored when the Tigers face No. 1 Houston on Sunday, March 5, at FedExForum.

    By Tim Buckley March 13, 2023

• February 2023

  • Goudsouzian: The 1973 Memphis State Tigers prove the power of sports

    Gene Bartow’s Tigers showcased a model of Black achievement and interracial harmony. If they make another NCAA Tournament run, we will again hear about how Memphians unite around basketball.

    By Aram Goudsouzian February 24, 2023

• October 2022

  • Tigers to honor 1972-73 Memphis State basketball team

    Memphis will honor its 1972-73 basketball team, which was runner-up in the 1973 NCAA Tournament, and is promoting the game with a three-game ticket package that includes a special bobblehead set.

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    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 25, 2022

  • Elliot Perry, Memphis Sports Hall of Famers pay homage to Bluff City

    “This city has given more to me than I’ve given to it,” said the Memphis native and 1987 Treadwell High alum. “I’m just honored to be here amongst all the other honorees.”

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    DeAngelo Williams speaks on the ‘gift’ and ‘curse’ of building a winning Memphis program

    By Parth Upadhyaya October 21, 2022

• September 2022

  • DeAngelo Williams leads new class of Memphis Sports Hall of Fame inductees

    The 2022 class features a whopping 27 inductees, including wrestlers, Grizzlies players, Tigers greats, prep coaches and others. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 20, 2022