The word out of the Bluff City tonight is that the NCAA has reversed its previous ruling and that top 10 recruit Will Barton will be allowed to play for Josh Pastner and the University of Memphis Tigers this fall.
Both Dan Wolken reported the news via his Twitter:
Source just told me Will Barton has been [...]
The NCAA has ruled Memphis Tigers top basketball recruit (#10 nationally) Will Barton ineligible to play for head coach Josh Pastner because of grade and transcript issues according to CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish.
Barton tweeted his disappointment earlier tonight:
Barton hinted at bad news Wednesday night via his Twitter account.
“It don’t get no worse than this,” Barton [...]
The death of Memphis basketball legend Lorenzen Wright rocked the Memphis community when his body was found last week in a wooded field riddled with a dozen gunshot wounds.
Since that time, theories galore have floated around as to who murdered Lorenzen and for the reason why he died so horrifically.
Many theories being tossed around are [...]
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis) is reporting that Lorenzen Wright’s ex-wife Sherra Robinson Wright told police that just weeks ago three armed men showed up at her Germantown home looking for her ex-husband.
Sherra Robinson Wright opened her front door one day in recent weeks to find three men she had never seen before, each with guns [...]
Beloved Memphian Lorenzen Wright, a veteran of 14 NBA seasons, was found dead yesterday in a field just outside of Memphis. Wright had been missing since July 19th.
Wright was dating the beautiful Alexis Bradley at the time of his death. He had been going back and forth between Memphis, where his children lived, and Atlanta.
Wright was recently [...]
Memphis police found the body of missing former NBA and Memphis Tigers player Lorenzen Wright on Wednesday.
Wright had been missing since July 19th. Police are also investigating a 911 hang-up made from Wright’s phone on July 19th.
Family members believe foul play was involved in his disappearance and now death. He was found shot at least [...]
Memphis Tigers guard Elliot Williams is leaving the college game to turn pro and enter his name in the 2010 NBA Draft according to Fox Sports. Williams was a sophomore this past season. He played his first season at Duke before transferring back home to play close to his ailing mom.
He has been told he [...]
Local Memphis product Tarik Black decided on Sunday to play his college basketball for the University of Memphis Tigers according to Memphis Roar.
Black, ranked #47 by Rivals, adds to a recruiting class for the Tigers that was already considered the #1 2010 class in the country after Atlanta native Jelan Kendrick’s (Rivals #8) surprise commitment [...]
