AAC commissioner: Memphis will be ‘even more important’ to conference in 2023-24
“Memphis will now become obviously one of the key programs for us — no question,” AAC commissioner Mike Aresco said. “... We’ve got a bunch of teams that will step up. I think Memphis will find that the conference is gonna be extremely competitive.” (Stew Milne/AP Photo file)
AAC commissioner Mike Aresco spoke to reporters Saturday about the divide between Power 5 and Group of 5 conferences, conference realignment and Memphis’ place in a new-look AAC.
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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