query: when did memphis state become university of memphis

pos: Memphis Tigers football the 1994 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. Memphis State University changed its name to the University of Memphis in 1994. That year, the Tigers finished 6–5 for the third consecutive year. On September 3, Stobart's squad lost to Mississippi State by a margin of 17–6. Memphis won its first game of the season the following week with a 42–18 thrashing of Tulsa. After a 20–3 loss to Southern Miss, Memphis won their next four games; topping Arkansas in a 16–15 nail biter, Tulane in a 13–0 shutout, Arkansas State by a margin of 15–6 and Cincinnati in a

pos: University of Memphis Law Review University of Memphis Law Review The University of Memphis Law Review is a student-run legal journal. It is the main law review of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. A predecessor of the review, entitled "Memphis State University Law Commentary" began publishing a topically arranged loose-leaf in post binders in 1968. Its first editor-in-chief was Charles H. Johnston. It was not until 1970 that this publication was reformatted as a regular journal, entitled "Memphis State University Law Review". In 1994, the review officially became known as the "University of Memphis Law Review". In 1993, the National Conference of Law

pos: Memphis Tigers football the 1994 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. Memphis State University changed its name to the University of Memphis in 1994. That year, the Tigers finished 6–5 for the third consecutive year. On September 3, Stobart's squad lost to Mississippi State by a margin of 17–6. Memphis won its first game of the season the following week with a 42–18 thrashing of Tulsa. After a 20–3 loss to Southern Miss, Memphis won their next four games; topping Arkansas in a 16–15 nail biter, Tulane in a 13–0 shutout, Arkansas State by a margin of 15–6 and Cincinnati in a

pos: Memphis Tigers men's basketball Team before the Barcelona Olympics. During the 1992–1993 season, Hardaway earned Memphis State's first triple-double and then the first back-to-back triple-doubles in wins over Georgia State and Vanderbilt. On February 6, 1993, the school achieved its 1,000th all-time basketball victory in an upset over No. 4 Cincinnati. After the season, Penny Hardaway left for the NBA Draft where he was selected third overall by the Golden State Warriors. He became the most successful NBA player in history to matriculate from the Memphis basketball program. In 1994, Memphis State changed its name to the University of Memphis. In 1995, the Memphis

pos: Penny Hardaway houses in Memphis, Tennessee. As a teenager Hardaway refereed youth sports at the Memphis YMCA and played on the Memphis Y.M.C.A. Jr. Olympic basketball team. Hardaway grew up playing basketball in Memphis for Treadwell High School where he averaged 36.6 points, 10.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 3.9 steals, and 2.8 blocks as a senior and was named "Parade Magazine" National High School player of the year. He finished his high school career with 3,039 points. Hardaway then committed to Memphis State University (now known as the University of Memphis since 1994). Hardaway had to sit out the 1990–91 season due to

pos: University of Memphis became president. Also that year, the Memphis State Tiger men's basketball team reached the finals of the NCAA tournament, only to fall at the hands of a UCLA team led by future NBA superstar and Hall of Famer Bill Walton in The NCAA Basketball Championship Game in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1980, Thomas Carpenter became president of MSU; he was succeeded by V. Lane Rawlins in 1991. On July 1, 1994, Memphis State University changed its name again, to the University of Memphis. V. Lane Rawlins served from 1991 to 2000; Dr. Ralph Faudree filled in as interim president for

pos: Memphis Tigers won five conference championship: Hillman Robbins won the NCAA Championship in 1954. The Memphis Tigers Pom Squad is recognized as one of the best collegiate dance squads in the country, having won national championships in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2011, and 2012. Recent professional athletes from the University of Memphis include: Memphis Tigers The Memphis Tigers are the athletic teams that represent the University of Memphis. The teams are members of the American Athletic Conference, except for the rifle team, which is a member of the single-sport Great America Rifle Conference. When

pos: Larry Finch Association team, the Memphis Tams. Finch played professionally for two years with the Tams, the Memphis Sounds and the Baltimore Hustlers and Baltimore Claws. In the 1980s, Finch was an assistant coach for Dana Kirk at Memphis State. Kirk was forced to leave Memphis State after violating NCAA regulations and becoming the subject of a criminal investigation, and while asking for and getting immunity from prosecution in the Kirk trial, Finch was made head coach in 1986. He would remain at the school, which was renamed the University of Memphis in 1994, until 1997. Finch posted 10 out of 11

pos: Metro Conference 1993 and 1994 men's soccer seasons in that sport only, because the SEC did not (and still does not) offer the sport for men (four schools were required to sponsor a sport; the SEC had just three, now two). Charter members Cincinnati and Memphis State also left the Metro in 1991 to become charter members of the Great Midwest. To replace them, three of the stronger non-football schools from the Sun Belt Conference (the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the University of South Florida and Virginia Commonwealth University) shifted to the Metro. In 1993, the Metro and Great Midwest

neg: University of Memphis expanded its liberal arts curriculum. In 1943, Dr. Jennings B. Sanders succeeded Jones as president. Three years later, the first alumnus to become president, J. Millard (Jack) Smith, was appointed. In 1951 MSC awarded its first B.A. degrees. In 1957 the school received full University status and changed its name accordingly to Memphis State University. In 1959, five years after Brown v. Board of Education the university admitted its first black students. Racial segregation was the norm throughout the South at the time. The Memphis State Eight, as they were known, were admitted to Memphis State University. Their presence on

neg: Barbara Anderson (actress) had moved. Her interest in acting was kindled in her teenaged years. "I did a Tennessee Williams play when I was 16," she said, "I knew I'd be an actress. There was no doubt in my mind." While she was a student at Memphis State University, Anderson won the title of Miss Memphis in 1963. Anderson was an actress with the Front Street Repertory Theatre and debuted professionally in Memphis with the Southwestern University Players. Later, she acted with the Los Angeles Art Theatre. Anderson decided to move to Los Angeles. In 1966, one of her first TV appearances came

neg: William Sanderson William Sanderson William Sanderson (born January 10, 1944) is an American character actor famous for his roles in "Blade Runner", "Deadwood", "True Blood", and as a cast member in the long-running 1980s television series "Newhart". William J. Sanderson was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to an elementary school teacher mother and a landscape designer father. He volunteered for the army when he was 18 and attended college after his discharge using the G.I. Bill. He holds business (BBA, 1968) and law (J.D., 1971) degrees from the University of Memphis (then known as Memphis State University), though he did not take the

neg: Sweetwater High School (Sweetwater, Tennessee) Championship in basketball. They also went to the state tournament in TSSAA AA baseball. In 2012, the Wildcats football team reached the Tennessee State 6AA finals, coming in second, as did the girls' soccer team. In 2013, the Wildcats competitive cheerleading team came in second in the State finals. Kippy Brown a Sweetwater High School graduate, also helped his prep team lead the state in scoring in 1972 and 1973. Following his high school career, Brown attended Memphis State University (currently known as University of Memphis), where he was quarterback for the Memphis State University Tigers from 1975 to 1977.

neg: Ralph Faudree Ralph Faudree Ralph Jasper Faudree (August 23, 1939 – January 13, 2015) was a mathematician, a professor of mathematics and the former provost of the University of Memphis. Faudree was born in Durant, Oklahoma. He did his undergraduate studies at Oklahoma Baptist University, graduating in 1961, and received his Ph.D. in 1964 from Purdue University under the supervision of Eugene Schenkman (1922–1977). Faudree was an instructor at the University of California, Berkeley and an assistant professor at the University of Illinois before joining the Memphis State University faculty as an associate professor in 1971. Memphis State became renamed as the

neg: West Memphis, Arkansas over two and a half times the United States average, the same applied when compared to the Arkansas state average. Other forms of crime were roughly the same with the exception of larceny which was slightly above the national average. While the crime within West Memphis is typically high, it is relatively average when compared with its far larger neighbor Memphis, the same applies to other cities throughout the same region of the South. Primarily because of its central location and transportation infrastructure, West Memphis has become a hub for distribution and assembly operations. Healthcare has become a large component

neg: Memphis Tigers women's basketball Memphis Tigers women's basketball The Memphis Tigers women's basketball team represents the University of Memphis in NCAA Division I women's college basketball. The Tigers compete in the American Athletic Conference. They previously competed in Conference USA in which they have won two Conference USA conference tournament championships and, prior to that two Metro Conference tournament championships. They play home games at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse and FedExForum. The first inter-school game of the Memphis Tigers (then West Tennessee State Normal School) was a 24–0 win over Whitehaven High School in 1914. The University dropped women's athletics in 1936 and did

neg: Norm Sloan the field more often as the backup to starter Ed Mooney. Sloan graduated from NC State with a bachelor's degree in education in 1951. Sloan was the head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina from 1951 to 1955, where his Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball teams compiled a 69–36 record in four seasons. He coached for a single season at Memphis State University in Memphis, Tennessee during 1955–56, working as an assistant basketball coach for the Memphis State Tigers basketball team. Sloan left Memphis in 1956 to become head coach at The Citadel

neg: Moe Iba assistant coach at Texas Western College of the University of Texas—now known as University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)—under Don Haskins. He was at Texas Western during the 1965–66 basketball season when Texas Western won the 1966 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament. This achievement was depicted in the film "Glory Road" and Iba was portrayed on screen by Evan Jones. After the 1966 season, Iba was hired as head coach at Memphis State University—now known as the University of Memphis—replacing Dean Ehlers. He recruited Larry Finch and Ronnie Robinson, two local Memphis legends, to come to Memphis State. Iba

neg: Memphis Tigers Memphis Tigers The Memphis Tigers are the athletic teams that represent the University of Memphis. The teams are members of the American Athletic Conference, except for the rifle team, which is a member of the single-sport Great America Rifle Conference. When the Memphis State University first fielded a football team in the fall of 1912, no one had selected a nickname for the squad. Early references to the football team tabbed them only as the Blue and Gray Warriors. After the final game of the 1914 season, there was a student parade. During this event, several university students shouted, "We

neg: Normal Station, Memphis homes interspersed within. The neighborhood is located in ZIP code 38111. The Highland strip is the restaurant and shopping hub in the Normal station neighborhood. It is situated on the western border of the neighborhood. There is live music regularly at Newby's Memphis and The Bluff. This is a local gathering place for many U of M students. Normal Station, Memphis Normal Station is a neighborhood in East Memphis, Tennessee, anchored by the University of Memphis, formerly Memphis State University, and originally called West Tennessee State Normal School. It is bordered by the University of Memphis to the north, Audubon

neg: Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in Memphis, including Memphis Law School, and Southern Law School (not to be confused with Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, LA), both of which subsequently merged with Memphis State University Law School. "Memphis Law School" existed as early as 1922 as the University of Memphis School of Law. Despite the names, neither Southern Law University nor the early University of Memphis School of Law had university connections, but rather offered part-time legal education programs, though both were approved by the State Board of Law Examiners. The law school joined the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in 2001.

neg: University of Memphis established through the General Education Act evolved into East Tennessee State University (ETSU), Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), and Tennessee State University (TSU). Prior to the establishment of the West Tennessee Normal School pursuant to the General Education Bill, a number of higher education departments existed in Memphis under the banner of the "University of Memphis." This earlier University of Memphis was formed in 1909 by adding to an already existing medical school's departments of pharmacy, dentistry, and law. On September 10, 1912, West Tennessee Normal School opened in Memphis; its first president was Seymour A. Mynders. By 1913 all

neg: Stan Bronson Jr. Stan Bronson Jr. The University of Memphis Tigers batboy, Stan Bronson Jr. (July 19, 1928 – January 9, 2018), was known as a living legend in Tiger baseball, and now holds a place in history as the "Most Durable Batboy" ever, as approved by the 2008 edition of "Guinness World Records". Bronson was the University of Memphis' baseball batboy for over 50 years. Bronson came to the University of Memphis (then Memphis State University) in 1958 when he asked head football Coach Billy "Spook" Murphy for a job with the football team. Bronson's first job with the U of M

neg: D. J. Stephens D. J. Stephens Dalenta Jameral Stephens (born December 19, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis, where he played four years for the Tigers basketball team. Stephens was not a highly regarded recruit out of Harker Heights High School when he was offered a scholarship by Memphis coach Josh Pastner. By his senior year at Memphis, however, he had become a crowd favorite for his spectacular dunking and

neg: History of Memphis, Tennessee in Memphis was created in 1911 through the merger of five independent Tennessee medical schools following the influential Flexner Report. The University of Memphis first opened as the "West Tennessee State Normal School" in 1912. Christian Brothers University was founded in 1871, first on Adams Street downtown before moving to its current location on East Parkway. Rhodes College, then known as "Southwestern at Memphis", moved to Memphis from Clarksville, Tennessee in 1925. LeMoyne-Owen College a private, historically black, church-affiliated college traces its history to 1862 when the American Missionary Association (AMA) opened an elementary school for freedmen and escaped slaves.

neg: Normal Station, Memphis Normal Station, Memphis Normal Station is a neighborhood in East Memphis, Tennessee, anchored by the University of Memphis, formerly Memphis State University, and originally called West Tennessee State Normal School. It is bordered by the University of Memphis to the north, Audubon Park to the east, Park Avenue and the Sherwood Forest neighborhood to the south, and Highland Street to the west. Until the early 20th century, the neighborhood was part of an area known as the Eckles Tract. In 1911, construction of the new normal school began in the neighborhood. To serve the construction, the Southern Railroad built a

neg: Larry Porter (coach) Larry Porter (coach) Larry Porter (born April 28, 1972) is a former head coach of the Memphis Tigers football team and current tight ends coach at the Auburn University. Porter was named the new head football coach at the University of Memphis on November 29, 2009 replacing Tommy West. A former running back for the school when it was known as Memphis State University, Porter was formerly an assistant head coach, chief recruiter, and running backs coach at Louisiana State University under Les Miles. On November 27, 2011, Porter was fired after completing a 2–10 season with only having won

neg: Michael Jeter May 6, 1927), was a housewife. His father, William Claud Jeter (March 10, 1922 – March 1, 2010), was a dentist. Jeter had one brother, William, and four sisters, Virginia, Amanda, Emily, and Larie. Jeter was a student at Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis) when his interests changed from medicine to acting. He performed in several plays and musicals at the Circuit Theatre and its sister theatre, the Playhouse on the Square, in midtown Memphis. He left Memphis to further pursue his stage career in Baltimore, Maryland. Jeter's woebegone look, extreme flexibility, and high energy led Tommy

neg: Memphis Tigers men's basketball 1920. Zach Curlin began coaching the team in 1924. The Tigers joined the Mississippi Valley Conference in 1928. The team played its early home games at a local high school gym, a local YMCA, and in a room on campus called the "Normal Cage" which allowed only six inches from the court lines to the walls. In 1929, a $100,000 facility on campus named Memorial Gym became the Tigers' home. Curlin's last season coaching the Tigers was in 1948, by which time the school had been renamed Memphis State College; it would become Memphis State University in 1957. His successor

neg: Dana Kirk (basketball) columnist Mark Davis, who was at WHBQ at the time. He retired and lived in Memphis, Tennessee with his wife Denise McCrary, a successful attorney. If asked about any of the happenings surrounding his Memphis State years, he would only respond "I don't do negativity". Dana Kirk died of a heart attack at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis on February 15, 2010. Dana Kirk (basketball) Dana Grey Kirk (July 23, 1935 – February 15, 2010) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach for the Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis) men's team from 1979

neg: Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law after graduation, excluding solo practitioners. The law school was founded in 1962 as the Memphis State University College of Law. It gained ABA accreditation three years later in 1965. Former Memphis businessman Herbert Herff was a major benefactor to the University of Memphis. When he died in 1966, Herff left the bulk of his estate in trust with the State of Tennessee for the benefit of the University. Among his Foundation's funding is the Herbert Herff Presidential Law Scholarships and the Herbert Herff Chair of Excellence in Law. Prior to the law school's founding, there were several other law schools

neg: Rex Dockery Memphis Tigers from 1981 to 1983. He had an 8–24–1 record at Memphis State (now University of Memphis), starting his tenure with back-to-back 1–10 seasons and going 6–4–1 in his final season. Dockery was killed in a plane crash on December 12, 1983, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, en route to an appearance before the Quarterback Club there. Also killed in the crash were Memphis State freshman Charles Greenhill, offensive coordinator Chris Faros, and booster Glenn Jones. On December 13, 1984, Dockery's widow Wallene filed a lawsuit against Memphis State University seeking unpaid contractual payments. In December 1983, the playing surface at

neg: University of Memphis departments of the earlier "University of Memphis," except the law school, had been taken over by West Tennessee Normal School. After Mynders' death in 1913, John Willard Brister was chosen to take his place. After Brister's resignation in 1918, Andrew A. Kincannon became president. In 1924, Brister returned to his post as president of the school. The name changed in 1925 to West Tennessee State Teachers College. In 1931, the campus' first newspaper, "The Tiger Rag", was established. In 1939, Richard C. Jones became president of WTSTC. In 1941, the name was changed to Memphis State College, when the college

neg: John Dye school production of "The Sound of Music" at Cleveland High School. He performed as a trombonist in the band program. He graduated from Tupelo High School, where he again played Friedrich von Trapp. Dye found himself bitten by the acting bug. After graduating, he enrolled at Mississippi State University in hopes of becoming a civil rights lawyer. After a year at Mississippi State University, he decided to become an actor, and was advised against it by his great-grandmother. He transferred to Memphis State and majored in theater. In Memphis, Dye discovered that a Judd Nelson film called "Making the Grade"

neg: University of Memphis necessary to ensure he did not suffer due to his illness. The Highland Hundred football booster group found a replacement for the mascot in the tiger cub TOM III. The university currently has fifty tiger statues located on campus and another fifty located around the Memphis area. The Alumni Association placed the life-sized tigers around the city in honor of the University's Centennial in January 2012. When the University of Memphis first fielded a football team in the fall of 1912, no one had selected a nickname for the squad. Early references to the football team tabbed them only as

neg: Crittenden County, Arkansas available in West Memphis and Marion. Crittenden County is served by Arkansas State University Mid-South in West Memphis. The college offers bachelor's and master's degree programs in conjunction with Arkansas State University, The University of Arkansas, The University of Central Arkansas, Arkansas Tech University and Franklin University. Crittenden County was served by 152 Bed Crittenden Regional Hospital in West Memphis until late August 2014. The hospital operated a number of outpatient clinics in Marion and West Memphis and a Pediatric Dental Clinic in cooperation with the UT Dental School. Crittenden Regional Hospital has closed the ER and will permanently close

neg: University of Memphis Law Review Reviews, an organization of approximately 200 law reviews and journals, selected the "University of Memphis Law Review" as its first national headquarters, and the review held that position until 2003. The review publishes four issues per year and is staffed by approximately sixty students. From the third-year members, an editorial board is selected, typically in early spring, which manages the review. University of Memphis Law Review The University of Memphis Law Review is a student-run legal journal. It is the main law review of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. A predecessor of the review, entitled "Memphis State University

neg: WMC-TV When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. came to Memphis to support the sanitation workers' strike that set the stage for his assassination in 1968, then-station general manager Mori Greiner established an unprecedented program called "The 40% Speaks", in an effort to promote racial healing in the community. In an odd illustration of how little real integration had occurred in local television, the first host of this program was news anchor Dave Patterson, who himself was Caucasian. When Patterson left WMC-TV, his replacement was a white professor from Memphis State University, now the University of Memphis. After many years of solid

neg: Memphis Sounds championship in an era when that league's basketball was dominated by the University of Kentucky. The other was when the then all-white Mississippi state legislature forbade the team to participate in the racially integrated NCAA Tournament. McCarthy took the team out-of-state in the dead of night and had them participate anyway, which gave him a near-legend status in the eyes of some (and the undying hatred of others). On August 21, 1970, the team was sold to Mississippi businessman P. W. Blake. Ten days later, he moved the team to Memphis and changed its name to the Memphis Pros, reportedly

neg: Dayton O'Brien Dayton O'Brien Dayton O’Brien (born October 29, 1983 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American soccer player, currently without a club. O’Brien grew up in Memphis, Tennessee where he played for the Memphis Rangers youth club. O’Brien and his Rangers team mates won the Tennessee state championship in 1998 and 2001. He attended high school at Evangelical Christian School in Cordova, Tennessee, a suburb or Memphis. He was an All State soccer player in 2001. O’Brien graduated from high school in the spring of 2002 and entered the University of Memphis that fall. He played on the Memphis Tigers soccer team

neg: Danny DeVall Diana Dillingham Mon, Daniel DeVall attended St. Ann’s Elementary School in Bartlett, TN, a suburb of Memphis. DeVall excelled at sports and went on to compete in Soccer and Wrestling at Memphis Catholic High School where he graduated in 1990. He was given a full scholarship for soccer by Chris Bartels, the head coach of the University of Memphis, at that time called Memphis State University. After a year at the University of Memphis and starting at times as a freshman, he dropped out to pursue his dream of being a professional soccer player. DeVall played two years for the

neg: Thomas Boggs known for his civic contributions: board member and former president of the Memphis Zoological Society; advisory board member of the Memphis Food Bank; Chairman and board member of the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau; and chairman and board member of Memphis In May. He died in 2008 from cancer in Memphis. Thomas Boggs Thomas Boggs (July 16, 1944 – May 5, 2008) was an American musician, playing with the Box Tops, and restaurateur in Memphis, Tennessee. Boggs was born in Wynne, Arkansas, and moved to Memphis at age 7. He graduated from Central High School, and then Memphis State University,

neg: Memphis Tigers men's basketball Memphis Tigers men's basketball The Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Memphis in NCAA Division I men's college basketball. The Tigers have competed in the American Athletic Conference since 2013. As of 2011, the Tigers had the 29th highest winning percentage in NCAA history. They play home games at the FedExForum. "ESPN Stats and Information Department" ranked Memphis as the 19th most successful basketball program from 1962 to 2012 in their annual "50 in 50" list. The predecessor of the University of Memphis, West Tennessee State Normal School, first put a basketball team on the court in

neg: Murdock v. City of Memphis of adequate and independent state grounds doctrine in cases like "Fox Film Corp. v. Muller" and "Michigan v. Long", they were merely dicta. The Court ultimately affirmed the decision of the state court on the federal law and did not decide the two issues of state law. "Murdock v. Memphis" is cited today as instrumental in establishing the principle that interpretation of state law is the province of the state courts, and that, in particular, the state Supreme Courts, rather than the federal courts, have final jurisdiction in this area. Murdock v. City of Memphis Murdock v. City of Memphis,

neg: Ralph Faudree who most frequently co-authored with Erdős. Ralph Faudree Ralph Jasper Faudree (August 23, 1939 – January 13, 2015) was a mathematician, a professor of mathematics and the former provost of the University of Memphis. Faudree was born in Durant, Oklahoma. He did his undergraduate studies at Oklahoma Baptist University, graduating in 1961, and received his Ph.D. in 1964 from Purdue University under the supervision of Eugene Schenkman (1922–1977). Faudree was an instructor at the University of California, Berkeley and an assistant professor at the University of Illinois before joining the Memphis State University faculty as an associate professor in 1971.

neg: Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis following is a list of Ordinaries (Bishops of the Diocese) of Memphis, along with their dates of service: There is one Catholic University within the geographic boundaries of the Diocese: There are a total of 28 primary and secondary schools with a total of more than 8000 students. The High Schools include: Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis The Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Tennessee. It was founded on June 20, 1970, when Pope Paul VI removed the counties in the state west of the Tennessee River from the Diocese of Nashville, which, prior

neg: Randall Auxier were sent to all-white private schools. Auxier attended Memphis State University (now called the University of Memphis) from 1979-1981, majoring in Criminal Justice. He left school in the fall of 1981, playing bass guitar and singing professionally in several local bands. He returned to Memphis State in the fall of 1984 and received an undergraduate degree in philosophy and criminal justice (magna cum laude) in 1986. He was awarded an assistantship at Memphis State to pursue a master's degree in philosophy, and began teaching in 1987. The MA was completed in 1988. He went on to receive a fellowship and

neg: Russell Sugarmon Memphis City Court judge who in 2014 ran for Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court. Russell Sugarmon Russell Bertram Sugarmon, Jr. (born May 11, 1929), is an American politician and judge in the state of Tennessee. Sugarmon was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Russell and Lessye Hank Sugarmon. He grew up in South Memphis and attended Co-Operative Grammar School. In 1946, Sugarmon graduated from Booker T. Washington High School when he was 15 years old. Sugarman attended Morehouse College for one year. He received an A.B. in Political Science from Rutgers University in 1950. In 1953 he received a law degree Harvard

neg: Ken May Ken May Kenneth A. May is a Memphis, Tennessee native, former CEO of FedEx Office, and chairman of the March of Dimes' board of trustees. In November 2011, he was appointed COO of Krispy Kreme, and in July 2014, May became President and CEO of Topgolf International, Inc. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, May attended Harding Academy there. A graduate of the University of Memphis and the University of Tennessee, May holds a master's degree in business administration from the latter. May's father was a general contractor who had become the head Federal Housing Administration inspector in Memphis, Tennessee. May later

neg: Lou Graham Lou Graham Louis Krebs Graham (born January 7, 1938) is an American professional golfer who won six PGA Tour tournaments including the 1975 U.S. Open. Most of his wins were in the 1970s. Lou Graham was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He started playing golf when he was seven years old. He attended Nashville's Father Ryan High School, and then Memphis State University, now the University of Memphis, in Memphis, Tennessee, where he played on the golf team for three years. Later, Graham was drafted into the U.S. Army. While in the Army, Graham served as a member of the "Old

neg: John Lee (author) A Fever Called Living, about the last five years of Poe's life. Lee and his wife moved to Colorado in 1978, where Lee finished his fourth novel, Lago, and Moore finished her third, Something on the Wind. They moved back to Texas in 1982. Lee accepted a position at the University of Idaho, where he taught for two years, then joined the faculty at the University of Memphis (then known as Memphis State), where he stayed until his retirement in 1997, when he was named professor emeritus. He wrote one more novel during his time in Memphis, Stalag Texas, and

neg: Andre Turner Cup MVP Award. He played for Joventut Badalona. Andre Turner Andre Devalle Turner (born March 13, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA. A 5'11", point guard, he played collegiately at Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis). Born in Memphis, Tennessee, his nickname in college was the "Little General". The shining moment of Andre Turner's career was in his junior season, when he, along with teammates Keith Lee, Baskerville Holmes, and William Bedford made it to the Final Four, on the strength of three consecutive game winning shots by Turner. The first

neg: Andre Turner Andre Turner Andre Devalle Turner (born March 13, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA. A 5'11", point guard, he played collegiately at Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis). Born in Memphis, Tennessee, his nickname in college was the "Little General". The shining moment of Andre Turner's career was in his junior season, when he, along with teammates Keith Lee, Baskerville Holmes, and William Bedford made it to the Final Four, on the strength of three consecutive game winning shots by Turner. The first was in an overtime win against UAB. Ironically,

neg: Lou Graham missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place. Professional Lou Graham Louis Krebs Graham (born January 7, 1938) is an American professional golfer who won six PGA Tour tournaments including the 1975 U.S. Open. Most of his wins were in the 1970s. Lou Graham was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He started playing golf when he was seven years old. He attended Nashville's Father Ryan High School, and then Memphis State University, now the University of Memphis, in Memphis, Tennessee, where he played on the golf team for three years. Later, Graham was drafted into the U.S. Army.

neg: West Tennessee in Lauderdale County maintains an airstrip and Millington Regional Jetport serves as a backup landing strip for FedEx. The public universities and colleges in West Tennessee are the University of Memphis, the University of Tennessee at Martin, Dyersburg State Community College, Jackson State Community College, Southwest Tennessee Community College, and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, which has state medical, dental, nursing, and pharmacy schools, as well as a graduate program in health sciences. The University of Memphis has a branch campus in Jackson after taking over the former Lambuth University campus. Private institutions of higher education

neg: Larry Finch Larry Finch Larry O. Finch (February 16, 1951 – April 2, 2011) was a player and coach for the University of Memphis men's basketball team. He is perhaps most famous for leading the Memphis Tigers to the NCAA men's basketball championship game in 1973 in a heroic loss to the UCLA Bruins, led by Bill Walton. Finch was born in Memphis, and played basketball for Melrose High School (Memphis, Tennessee) in the Orange Mound section of Memphis. He then entered Memphis State and played basketball under famed basketball coach Gene Bartow. This decision was somewhat controversial for both Memphis' black

neg: Memphis Sounds Memphis Sounds The Memphis Sounds were an American professional sports franchise that played in Memphis, Tennessee from 1970 until 1975 as a member of the American Basketball Association. The team was founded as the New Orleans Buccaneers in 1967. Known during their time in Memphis as the Memphis Pros, Memphis Tams and, finally, Sounds, they played their home games at the Mid-South Coliseum. The New Orleans Buccaneers were a charter member of the ABA. The Buccaneers were coached by Babe McCarthy, who was famous for two reasons. One was that he had coached Mississippi State University to a Southeastern Conference

neg: Memphis Storm the Memphis United Express for the upcoming outdoor season and moved its home games to the Christian Brothers University campus. The team went 8–6, in 1992 outdoor, again making the playoffs only to fall to the Atlanta Datagraphic Magic in the first round. The team did not enter the 1992–93 indoor season, but rejoined the USISL for the 1993 outdoor season under the sponsorship of the Memphis Futbol Club. The team, now known as the Memphis Jackals was coached by and played its home games at a number of facilities in the Memphis area. Memphis played one more season, the

neg: Steve Cohen pediatric psychiatry at the University of Southern California. Cohen, who attended Polytechnic School, returned to Florida in 1966 to graduate from Coral Gables High School before returning to Memphis where his father established his private psychiatry practice. Cohen graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. While at Vanderbilt, he was a member of the Alpha Gamma chapter of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. In 1973, he graduated from the University of Memphis School of Law of Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis) with a Juris Doctor. From 1978–2006, Cohen was the sole practitioner

neg: Ronnie Robinson (basketball) Ronnie Robinson (basketball) Ronnie Robinson (March 9, 1951 – May 8, 2004) was an American basketball player. Robinson played high school basketball at Memphis Melrose High School, where one of his teammates was his future college and professional teammate, Larry Finch. Robinson played college basketball in his hometown at Memphis State University. Robinson, Finch and Larry Kenon led Memphis State to the 1973 Final Four; the Tigers lost to the undefeated, Bill Walton-led UCLA Bruins in the Finals. Affectionately nicknamed "The Big Cat" for his leaping ability, Robinson is one of eight University of Memphis Tigers basketball players to have

neg: Bernice B. Donald received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Memphis State University in 1974 and a Juris Doctor from Memphis State University School of Law in 1979. She was in private practice in Memphis, Tennessee from 1979 to 1980, then became a staff attorney of the Employment Law & Economic Development Unit, Memphis Area Legal Services, Tennessee in 1980. Donald was an assistant public defender, Shelby County Public Defender's Office, Tennessee from 1980 to 1982. Donald was a judge on Tennessee's General Sessions Criminal Court from 1982 to 1988, also teaching as an adjunct professor at Southwest Tennessee Community College from 1984

neg: Memphis, Tennessee an artesian well was discovered in the 1880s, securing the city's water supply. The commissioners developed an extensive network of parks and public works as part of the national City Beautiful movement, but did not encourage heavy industry, which might have provided substantial employment for the working-class population. The lack of representation in city government resulted in the poor and minorities being underrepresented. The majority controlled the election of all the at-large positions. Memphis did not become a home rule city until 1963, although the state legislature had amended the constitution in 1953 to provide home rule for cities and

neg: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium to have been largely successful. It has provided the University of Memphis football team with a more-than-suitable home, and the City of Memphis a venue for other large events and an annual attraction that may not be in the top echelon of collegiate sports but nonetheless provides crowds at Memphis hotels and restaurants annually at a time when they would ordinarily be lacking. The Southern Heritage Classic, usually played near the beginning of the football season in September, has become one of the premier events in black collegiate sports and always brings a large crowd (sometimes 60,000 or more). Additionally,

neg: Sports in Memphis, Tennessee International League (1974–76). The Memphis Chicks played in the Double-A Southern League from 1978 to 1997. Since 1998, the Memphis Redbirds have played in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League as the top farm club of the St. Louis Cardinals at AutoZone Park, a state-of-the-art baseball-only venue in downtown Memphis. The University of Memphis Tigers football team plays their home games in Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. The Memphis Kings is an amateur football team that plays in the North American Football League. The Panthers play at Robert Halle Stadium. Memphis has hosted several professional football teams for brief periods over the

neg: WKNO (TV) would move several years later to rented space on the campus of Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis); in 1979, the studios were relocated a few blocks to the south, to the southern annex of the MSU campus on Getwell Road. That facility served the station for 30 years until November 2009, when the station moved into a custom-designed all-digital studio facility in Cordova. From 1968 to 1981, WKNO's programming was repeated on WLJT in Lexington for viewers in the remainder of western Tennessee outside the Memphis metropolitan area. Afterward, that station eventually began broadcasting a separate programming

neg: University of Memphis and went on to score 174 points while allowing its opponents just 29 points. The Tiger nickname continued with students and alumni, eventually being adopted as the official nickname for the University of Memphis in 1939. Notable among a number of songs commonly played and sung at various events such as commencement and convocation, and athletic games is "Go! Tigers! Go!", the University of Memphis Tigers' fight song. The fight song was written by Tom Ferguson, former Director of Bands at Memphis State University during the 1960s. The Governor's School for International Studies, abbreviated GSIS, is an academic summer program

neg: Memphis Tigers men's basketball Coach of the Year award that season and Larry Finch was named a consensus All-American. Also on the Finals team was Larry Kenon who went on to be a 2-time All-Star in the NBA. He remains one of the most successful NBA players in Memphis history. Wayne Yates took over for Bartow in 1974 when Bartow left for Illinois. Yates led Memphis State to three straight 20-win seasons, including an NCAA Tournament berth in 1976. The Tigers left the Missouri Valley Conference to become one of the inaugural members of the Metro Conference in 1976. Dana Kirk became head coach

neg: Tyus Jackson for two years at defensive end, playing for Coach Bobby Hall. Selected to the Mississippi North All-State second team and was voted the Defensive MVP in the Mississippi Junior College All-Star Game in 2002. In 2003, Jackson signed his letter of intent to play for Memphis, where he redshirted for the Tigers and began his Memphis career in 2004 when he had 13 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss and one sack in 12 games, including a fumble recovery in the 2004 GMAC Bowl where Memphis lost to Bowling Green State University, 52–35. In 2005, Jackson helped the Tigers to

neg: Mickie DeMoss After a standout high school career, she went to Louisiana Tech University, where she started at point guard for her final three years. Immediately after her graduation with a physical education degree in 1977, she began her coaching career as an assistant at Memphis State (now Memphis). In 1979, she became the first full-time women's basketball coach in the history of the University of Florida. After four seasons and a 45-68 record, she left to become an assistant at Auburn University under Joe Ciampi. In both of her seasons at Auburn, they made the NCAA Tournament. More importantly for the

neg: Stella Stevens only child. The couple divorced in 1957 but Stella and her son retained a variation of her ex-husband's surname as their own professional surnames. While studying at Memphis State College, she became interested in acting and modeling. According to her official biography, "Her schooling in Memphis, included a couple of years at Memphis State University, where she was noticed in the school play "Bus Stop". The "Memphis Press-Scimitar" review of that performance in Memphis sparked her career." Stevens made her film debut in "Say One for Me" (1959), a modest musical produced by and starring Bing Crosby, appearing in the

neg: 2017 Memphis Tigers football team host AAC foes East Carolina, Navy, SMU, and Tulane, and will travel to Connecticut, Houston, Tulsa, and UCF. The Tigers will host three of the four non-conference opponents, Louisiana-Monroe from the Sun Belt Conference, Southern Illinois from the Missouri Valley Football Conference and UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference. Memphis was supposed travel to Georgia State from the Sun Belt Conference before Hurricane Irma caused their conference opener at UCF to be rescheduled over the Georgia State game. 2017 Memphis Tigers football team The 2017 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS

neg: Ralph Hatley hired Hatley as head football coach. After graduating from the University of Tennessee, Hatley embarked on a coaching career, first at the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1936. From there, he returned to west Tennessee and took over as head coach at Dyersburg High School for four years before moving to Memphis to take the head coaching position at Christian Brothers High School. After Memphis State University did not field a football team from 1943 to 1946 due to the events surrounding World War II, athletics director Cecil Humphreys turned to Hatley to lead the football program. One of

neg: Wayne Yates in 1984–85. Wayne Yates Wayne Yates (born November 7, 1937) is a retired American basketball player and coach. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association and later was a college coach, most notably at Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis). Wayne Yates, a 6'8 center from North Little Rock High School in North Little Rock, Arkansas, first enrolled at New Mexico State University in 1956. He played there two years, earning first team all-Border Conference honors as a sophomore in 1957–58. Yates transferred to Memphis State University following his sophomore year. After sitting

neg: Wayne Yates Wayne Yates Wayne Yates (born November 7, 1937) is a retired American basketball player and coach. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association and later was a college coach, most notably at Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis). Wayne Yates, a 6'8 center from North Little Rock High School in North Little Rock, Arkansas, first enrolled at New Mexico State University in 1956. He played there two years, earning first team all-Border Conference honors as a sophomore in 1957–58. Yates transferred to Memphis State University following his sophomore year. After sitting out the

neg: Orpheum Theatre (Memphis) Mary is never known to have disrupted a performance. A group of paranormal researchers from the University of Memphis, then known as Memphis State University, found that a ghost does, as legend suggested, live in the Orpheum and call herself Mary. Using séances and a Ouija board, the researchers found a contrasting story to the more common legend of the streetcar incident. They believe the little girl died in 1921 in some sort of falling accident in the downtown area, which had nothing to do with the theater. According to the University of Memphis group, Mary "wandered into the Orpheum

neg: USS Memphis (1862) Nassau, Bahamas. On January 31, Confederate ironclads CSS "Palmetto State" and CSS "Chicora" made a dash out of Charleston Harbor into the midst of the blockading ships. Screw steamer was rammed and disabled by "Palmetto State" while sidewheel steamer was next attacked and left for "Memphis" to take in tow. The two rams then retired. By March of the following year, "Memphis" was operating in the North Edisto River. On March 6, 1864, Confederate torpedo boat CSS "David" attempted a run on the Union blockader. The spar torpedo struck "Memphis" port quarter but did not explode. After her second torpedo

neg: Memphis Tigers football 43–10. On November 19, Memphis State tied Arkansas State at 14–14. The Tigers cruised to an easy 45–7 victory over Louisville in the season finale on November 24. Tragically, Dockery was killed in a plane crash on December 12, 1983, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, en route to a speaking engagement before the city's quarterback club. Also killed in the crash were Memphis State freshman defensive back Charles Greenhill, offensive coordinator Chris Faros, and booster Glenn Jones. On December 13, 1984, Dockery's widow Wallene filed a $182,000 lawsuit against Memphis State University and Coca-Cola seeking unpaid contractual payment obligations. In December 1983,

neg: University of Memphis halls. As The University of Memphis presses ahead with its planned expansion, many more facilities, pedestrian access, and green space will also be created with the renovation and development of the currently residential block east of Patterson St. in the University District neighborhood. On January 29, 2013, Governor Bill Haslam announced a $44.6 million state budget pledge for the Community Health Building, which will be the new home of The Loewenberg College of Nursing and The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders. The University of Memphis was required to raise $15 million from private funds to match the state funds.

neg: General DeWitt Spain Airport General DeWitt Spain Airport General DeWitt Spain Airport is a civil, public airport located five miles (8 km) northwest of the central business district of Memphis, a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned and operated by the Memphis - Shelby County Airport Authority. General DeWitt Spain Airport began as an idea in 1928 when the Memphis Chamber of Commerce Engineering Committee suggested turning Mud Island into Memphis' Airport. They decided against that location for a main airport and moved Memphis International Airport to its current location in South Memphis. However, the idea apparently did not fade.

neg: Billy J. Murphy Billy J. Murphy Billy Jack "Spook" Murphy (January 13, 1921 – February 21, 2008) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Memphis State University—now known as the University of Memphis—from 1958 to 1971, compiling a record of 91–44–1. Murphy's 1963 team was the school's first undefeated team in 25 years, and Murphy was named national coach of the year. Murphy was also the athletic director at Memphis State from 1966 to 1981. He played college football at Mississippi State University. Murphy met all eligibility requirements and was on the

neg: Hosea T. Lockard in the U.S. Army in the early 1940s, Lockard returned to school and completed college at LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis. He then applied to law school at Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis) but was denied admission because of his race. Lockard attended Lincoln University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri, which had been established by the Missouri General Assembly as a law school for African-Americans. After graduating in 1950, he returned to Tennessee and was admitted to practice law in 1951. In 1955, Lockard became president of the Memphis Branch of the NAACP and served in

neg: University of Memphis has risen to 988 students. The Edward J. Meeman Biological Station of the University of Memphis conducts research in ecology, environmental biology, and natural history. It is named for Edward J. Meeman, an editor of the former "Memphis Press-Scimitar" newspaper who later established a foundation to fund environmental studies. In 2007, President Shirley Raines signed the American College and University President's Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), which requires that the university become carbon neutral. The Green Campus Initiative works to develop and implement a strategic plan to achieve the goals of the APUPCC. Successful events and projects include the May 2009 2nd

neg: Thomas G. Carpenter President of the University of North Florida, and was succeeded by interim President Andrew A. Robinson. The same year he accepted the presidency of his alma mater Memphis State, serving until 1991. He retired to Blowing Rock, North Carolina with his wife, Oneida. UNF Thomas G. Carpenter Library Factsheet. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105132635/http://www.unf.edu/library/about/factsheet.aspx Thomas G. Carpenter Thomas Glenn Carpenter (born February 27, 1926) is a retired American educator and university administrator. He was the founding President of the University of North Florida (UNF), serving from 1969–1980, and was President of Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis) from 1980–1991. The University of

neg: Larry Finch he maintained connections to his roots; he often visited Orange Mound barbershops, often delivering Memphis State posters and other team paraphernalia. Despite Finch's overall success, during the mid-90's more and more local blue chip recruits began leaving for other schools, specifically Todd Day to the University of Arkansas and others to the University of Tennessee. This began grating on Tiger fans, who had become used to seeing national powers built on primarily Memphis-area talent. While there was the Elite Eight team of 91–92, several of Finch's teams were considered under-achievers, such as the highly touted 1995–96 squad which lost to

neg: Southern Heritage Classic Memphis, which was roughly equidistant from both campuses. Doing so could benefit both schools by enhancing the rivalry and bringing in more dollars. Both schools have a large alumni base in the Memphis metro area. They approached Memphis entrepreneur and entertainment producer Fred Jones Jr., since officials from both schools weren't familiar enough with the Memphis area. The Southern Heritage Classic was founded and has been produced by Fred Jones Jr. The Classic part of the series between the two schools began in 1990, with Tennessee State winning 23–14. There have been two years in which Jackson State did not

neg: Marilla Waite Freeman Newark, Freeman left to go to the Goodwyn Institute Library in Memphis, Tennessee. The University of Memphis held law classes at night in the Goodwyn Institute building, and Freeman took advantage of this. She received an LL.B. degree in June 1921 from the university and passed the state examination with honors. Although she was admitted to the Tennessee bar and had a license to practice law, she stated at the time that she had "no present intention of doing so." However, Freeman did work in the foreign law department of Harvard Law Library from 1921 to 1922. After her time

neg: 2018–19 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament for the second time. On March 14, 2018, the school fired head coach Tubby Smith after two years. On March 20, the school hired former Memphis player and NBA star Penny Hardaway as coach. !colspan=12 style=| Exhibition !colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season !colspan=12 style=| AAC regular season !colspan=12 style=| AAC Tournament 2018–19 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team The 2018–19 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team will represent the University of Memphis in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This will be the 98th season of Tiger basketball, the first under

neg: Everett Richard Cook planes, and his plane was riddled with bullets. In spite of the attack he continued on his mission, turning only for our lines when his observer had secured photographs of great military value. In the combat one enemy aircraft was destroyed. "American Aces of World War 1" Harry Dempsey. Osprey Publishing, 2001. , . "Everett R. Cook, A Memoir" part of the Oral History Project of the Library of Congress, adapted and edited in print by Professor Joseph Riggs, Memphis State University, and Margaret Lawrence, Archivist of the Memphis Public Library. Memphis Public Library, 1971. Everett Richard Cook Captain (later

neg: Georgia Platform of the South, the Whigs generally gained seats in Congress. In South Carolina, there was basically only one political party, and it was divided between those advocating that South Carolina act alone and those that wanted action only in cooperation with other states. The South Carolina legislature called for both a state convention and another Southern Congress in early 1852 in Memphis. However the election turnout for the convention was very light, and the victories of Unionists elsewhere ensured that the Memphis convention never occurred. The Union Parties, despite the hopes and efforts of Stephens and others, did not become

neg: Bobby Parks Bobby Parks Bobby Ray Parks Sr. (November 26, 1961 – March 30, 2013) was an American professional basketball player from Grand Junction, Tennessee. He played for Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis) from 1980-1984 and played internationally in the Philippines, Indonesia and France. As one of the most celebrated "import" players in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), Parks became the second American ever inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 2009. Bobby Parks came to Memphis State University in the fall of 1980 under head coach Dana Kirk. Over the next four seasons he helped the Tigers

neg: Rob Phenicie Rob Phenicie Rob Phenicie is an American football coach and former player. He is the current head coach at Idaho State University. He was named the head coach in March 2017. Phenicie’s other coaching stops took him to the University of Memphis, UCLA, Los Angeles Valley College, Cal State Northridge, the University of Montana, and UNLV. Following Phenicie’s graduation from Memphis, he pursued his master’s degree while serving as an offensive graduate assistant for the Memphis Tigers football team from 1989–1991. He then went to UCLA, also as an offensive graduate assistant in 1991 and 1992. He then coached the

neg: Joe Gray Taylor Joe Gray Taylor Joe Gray Taylor (February 14, 1920 – December 8, 1987) was a historian of the American South who published fifteen essays and eight books, including "Louisiana: a Bicentennial History" (1976). A World War II hero, Taylor was affiliated for most of his career with McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Taylor was born in Tipton County, located north of Memphis, Tennessee, to Bassil Gray Taylor, who earned the family livelihood as a farmer and carpenter, and the former Lennie Fee Shinault. He was educated in public schools and attended Memphis State University, then Memphis State College,

neg: Hank McDowell Hank McDowell Hank Leigh McDowell (born November 13, 1959) is a retired American professional basketball player. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he was a 6'9" (205 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) forward and he played collegiately at Memphis State University (now called the University of Memphis). He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 1987. He was originally selected as the tenth pick in the 5th round of the 1981 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. During his six-year NBA career he played with the Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers, San Diego Clippers, Houston Rockets and

neg: Elliot Perry in his neighborhood, and is active as a mentor with the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Memphis. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. He is a minority share owner of the Memphis Grizzlies. Elliot Perry Elliot Lamonte Perry (born March 28, 1969) is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6'0" (1.83 m) point guard from Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis), was selected with the tenth pick of the second round (37th overall) by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1991 NBA Draft. He played ten games in 1991-92 for the Clippers before

neg: Thomas Boggs Thomas Boggs Thomas Boggs (July 16, 1944 – May 5, 2008) was an American musician, playing with the Box Tops, and restaurateur in Memphis, Tennessee. Boggs was born in Wynne, Arkansas, and moved to Memphis at age 7. He graduated from Central High School, and then Memphis State University, currently named the University of Memphis. He played in local bands, including Tommy Burk and the Counts, and Flash and The Board of Directors, who opened for Paul Revere and the Raiders. However, his big break came as the drummer with the Box Tops from 1968–1970, which gained minor international acclaim.

neg: Ronnie Robinson (basketball) averaging 6.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Robinson spent the 1974-75 season with the Memphis Sounds. With the Sounds, Robinson appeared in only 10 games, averaging 4.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. Ronnie Robinson (basketball) Ronnie Robinson (March 9, 1951 – May 8, 2004) was an American basketball player. Robinson played high school basketball at Memphis Melrose High School, where one of his teammates was his future college and professional teammate, Larry Finch. Robinson played college basketball in his hometown at Memphis State University. Robinson, Finch and Larry Kenon led Memphis State to the 1973 Final Four; the

neg: James Wiseman (basketball) of Memphis on November 20, 2018 during a live broadcast on ESPN. In July 2018, Wiseman announced he had cut the list of colleges he was considering down to Kentucky, Memphis, Kansas, Arizona, North Carolina, Florida State, Texas, and Vanderbilt. James Wiseman (basketball) James Wiseman (born March 31, 2001) is an American basketball player who attends Memphis East High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Wiseman is unanimously ranked as a top 2 recruit from all major recruiting services for the class of 2019. On November 20, 2018, Wiseman committed to the University of Memphis. Following his sophomore year, Wiseman transferred from

neg: James Williams (musician) Curtis Fuller With Tom Harrell With Jack Walrath James Williams (musician) James Williams (March 8, 1951 – July 20, 2004) was an American jazz pianist. James Williams was born March 8, 1951 in Memphis, Tennessee. He began his formal piano studies at age 13, and was subsequently an organist at Eastern Star Baptist Church in Memphis, a position he held for six years. He earned a B.S. in Music Education at Memphis State University, where he also formed solid friendships with fellow Memphis pianists Mulgrew Miller and Donald Brown. A devotee of the late Memphis piano giant Phineas Newborn, Jr.,

neg: James Williams (musician) James Williams (musician) James Williams (March 8, 1951 – July 20, 2004) was an American jazz pianist. James Williams was born March 8, 1951 in Memphis, Tennessee. He began his formal piano studies at age 13, and was subsequently an organist at Eastern Star Baptist Church in Memphis, a position he held for six years. He earned a B.S. in Music Education at Memphis State University, where he also formed solid friendships with fellow Memphis pianists Mulgrew Miller and Donald Brown. A devotee of the late Memphis piano giant Phineas Newborn, Jr., James took time to delve into his hometown's

neg: Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis The Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Tennessee. It was founded on June 20, 1970, when Pope Paul VI removed the counties in the state west of the Tennessee River from the Diocese of Nashville, which, prior to that time, encompassed the entire state. The diocese is broken into two deaneries, the Memphis Deanery comprising Shelby County and the Jackson Deanery which encompassed the other 20 counties in the diocese. Currently, there are 28 parishes in the Memphis Deanery, 14 parishes and 5 missions in the Jackson Deanery. The

neg: Leslie Jones (comedian) in Memphis, Tennessee. Her father was in the United States Army, and her family moved frequently. Her family moved to Los Angeles, when her father took a job at Stevie Wonder's radio station, KJLH, as an electronics engineer. Jones attended high school in Lynwood, California, where she also played basketball; her father suggested that she play the sport because she is six feet tall. Jones attended Chapman University on a basketball scholarship and transferred to Colorado State University when her coach Brian Berger left Chapman for Colorado State. She intended to become a lawyer, but changed her mind and changed