The AM/DM podcast: In our Calipari era
Memphis coach John Calipari talks to Memphis guard Derrick Rose (23) during a time out during a game against Mississippi State in the NCAA men's basketball second-round South Regional game, Sunday, March 23, 2008, in North Little Rock. (Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo file)
Sixteen years ago, University of Memphis basketball coach John Calipari left Memphis for the University of Kentucky, and to say the Bluff City had hard feelings may be an understatement.
Before that, Calipari had been at the U of M for nine seasons, taking the Tigers to the NCAA title game in 2008. But five months after Calipari left Memphis, the NCAA retroactively ruled Derrick Rose ineligible and forced the Tigers to vacate all wins from their historic 2007-08 season.
Monday, Oct. 27, Calipari will be back in Memphis and back at FedExForum. And to celebrate, remember or rewind, The Daily Memphian’s sports team has picked nine memorable moments from the coach’s nine years in Memphis. Editorial director Mary Cashiola and sports editor David Boyd discuss how they did it.
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AM/DMMary Cashiola
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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