Final Four Memories: The cutting room floor
Memphis State coach Gene Bartow’s 1972-73 Tigers basketball team. (Courtesy Memphis Athletics)
Fifty years ago, members of the 1972-73 Memphis State basketball program made memories before, during and after the team’s run to the NCAA Tournament. Here are some deserving to be picked up, dusted off and shared.
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Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
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