There are 5 article(s) tagged Memphis State:

• May 2024

  • Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton dies at 71

    The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer had his most iconic college performance against then-Memphis State in the 1973 NCAA title game.

    By Parth Upadhyaya May 28, 2024

• October 2021

  • Calkins: Larry O. Finch — a statue Memphians can celebrate

    The statue of Larry Finch was a long time coming — but it arrived just in time. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 28, 2021

• April 2019

  • Memphis campus looks back 50 years at the Black Student Association sit-ins

    In the late 1960s, African-American students at Memphis State would not settle for second-class citizenship, especially when they paid tuition like their white counterparts, and their parents’ tax dollars supported the institution like the parents of their white counterparts. So they organized.

    By Shirletta J. Kinchen April 12, 2019

• January 2019

  • Calkins: Memphis State destroys SMU — and it was just like old times

    The Memphis basketball team -- wearing Memphis State uniforms -- destroyed SMU Saturday. It felt just like old times. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 19, 2019

  • Tigers going retro against SMU, perhaps even pulling out some throwback jerseys

    Head coach Penny Hardaway wants to surprise fans during Saturday's "throwback game" against SMU at FedExForum.

    By Jonah Jordan January 17, 2019