700 wins, countless memories: Bubba Luckett preps for special night at CBHS
Bubba Luckett never expected to stay at CBHS as long as he has. He figured he’d try coaching for a bit and then use his degree from Memphis State to make a living. An experiment, he says. (Courtesy Christian Brothers High School)
When a teenage Bubba Luckett was looking for a home to continue his promising basketball career, Christian Brothers High School wasn’t necessarily his top choice.
After starring at White Station Middle as an eighth-grader, Luckett was ruled ineligible for his freshman campaign after his family moved out of the district. He knew of Bill Laurie, who was coaching at CBHS not long after helping Memphis State to a spot in the 1973 NCAA national championship game opposite Bill Walton and UCLA.
But Luckett knew something else, and it rankled him a little.
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John Varlas
John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
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