Former Memphis coach Mary Lou Johns chosen for Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
Former Memphis women’s basketball coach Mary Lou Johns is the program’s all-time winningest coach. She is the fifth all-time winningest NCAA Division I head coach in Tennessee women’s basketball history. (Courtesy University of Memphis Athletics)
Johns coached the women’s basketball team from 1972 to 1991 and three NCAA Tournament appearances.
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Danielle Lerner covers Tigers basketball for the Daily Memphian. She previously covered college hoops at The Athletic and the Louisville Courier-Journal, where she also wrote about professional soccer, horse racing, college football and, occasionally, tacos.
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