Memphis makes case for hosting AAC basketball tournament
Memphis players and coaching staff members celebrate after winning the American Athletic Conference tournament against UAB on March 16 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Gareth Patterson/AP Photo file)
Armed with a somewhat unique bid, Memphis could learn soon if it will again host the American Athletic Conference’s men’s basketball tournament.
When he was in Fort Worth, Texas, for the tourney last month, Kevin Kane helped make that Memphis is where it belongs.
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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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