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The University of Memphis has identified a pool of candidates to interview for the job of athletic director. Among the questions those candidates will be asking: What’s up with Penny Hardaway?
Bill Walton hit 21 of 22 shots to defeat Memphis State in the 1973 national championship game. But he never became a villain in this city. There was too much mutual respect.Related story:
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.
“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.
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. What to look for in Memphis’ exhibition game against Lane CollegeRelated story:
Larry Finch, Larry Kenon helped Memphis State beat South Carolina and Kansas State to make it to St. Louis in the 1972-73 NCAA Tournament.
The 1972-73 Memphis State Tigers NCAA Tournament team’s impact on the city still is examined and debated 50 years later.
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.
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. Tigers Basketball Insider: Early returns of Davis, Lomax pairing leave questionsRelated story:
Two former Tigers basketball players have sought elected office before with one winning and the other coming close.
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The statue of Larry Finch was a long time coming — but it arrived just in time.
Ten years after his death, Memphis unveiled the Larry Finch Plaza and statue.
From Keith Lee to equestrian Melanie Smith Taylor to the late duo of Larry Finch and Ronnie Robinson, the inaugural class of the Memphis Sports Experience and Hall of Fame was recognized Thursday night.
Larry Finch, Ronnie Robinson, Penny Hardaway, Tim McCarver, Claude Humphrey highlight the inaugural class of the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame
Johnny Neumann, whose high school career at Overton led to a record-setting career at Ole Miss, has died in Oxford, Mississippi.
The Memphis Sports Council faces a world of choices when considering the inaugural class of Hall of Famers who called the city home, or had varying degrees of ties to Memphis.
Leaders of a proposed Hall of Fame are seeking nominations for those with ties to Memphis who had an impact on the city's sports history.
The University of Memphis will honor Tiger legend Larry Finch with a plaza near the Getwell entrance to the South Campus.
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