Coach Cal Countdown: Antonio Anderson’s clutch free throws send Memphis to Elite Eight
Michigan State guard Travis Walton (5) reaches for the ball controlled by Memphis guard Chris Douglas-Roberts (14) in the second half of an NCAA South Regional basketball tournament semifinal on March 28, 2008, in Houston. (David J. Phillip/AP file, photo illustration by Kelsey Bowen/The Daily Memphian)
As the city prepares to celebrate John Calipari and his former Tigers as part of the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic preseason game, The Daily Memphian is rolling out nine stories on games that defined a wondrous era of Memphis basketball. This is the fourth installment.
Sunday: Memphis takes the big stage at Madison Square Garden
Monday: Darius Washington Jr. had three shots to lift Memphis into the NCAA Tournament
Tuesday: The Tigers had an answer for Adam Morrison and Gonzaga. It took a village.
From the 2005-06 season through 2008-09, John Calipari’s Memphis Tigers boasted a 137-14 record.
In the 2006-07 season, the one preceding a national title game appearance and their only Final Four under Calipari, the South Regional No. 2 seed Tigers rode a 25-game win streak to the Elite Eight, where Memphis lost in San Antonio to No. 1 South Regional seed Ohio State.
Getting there took some clutch work at the foul line.
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Sam Shoemaker
Sam Shoemaker was born and raised in Memphis and attends the University of Memphis, double majoring in journalism and philosophy. He has covered Tiger football since his junior year of high school for various online publications, most recently On3.
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