Official Site of the Tigers · Jan 12, 2023
Memphis Announces Additional ‘72-73 50th Anniversary Celebrations
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis Athletics is excited to announce additional celebration items commemorating the 50th anniversary of its 1972-73 Memphis State national runner-up men's basketball team.
The Tigers will be celebrating each of the starters of the national championship game, plus head coach Gene Bartow, at a game leading up to the big reunion of the entire team March 5 against Houston in the regular season finale.
The first 1,000 fans at each game will receive a bobblehead of the person being honored. Below is the list of dates:
Jan. 19 – Wichita State (Gene Bartow)
Jan. 26 – SMU (Billy Buford)
Feb. 4 – Tulane (Larry Finch)
Feb. 12 – Temple (Ronnie Robinson)
Feb. 16 - UCF (Bill Laurie)