ShareTweet Ohio State vs. MemphisDay: FridayDate: Nov. 27, 2015Location: Miami, FLTime: 7:30 p.m. ET Coverage – TV: ESPN 2 – 97.1 The FAN Radio School: University Of Memphis Location: Memphis, Tennessee Founded: September 10, 1912 Student Population: 17,222 Undergraduates, 4,258 Postgraduates School Type: Public Division: NCAA I Conference: The American Athletic Conference First Season:All-Time Record:Stadium:Seating: 1920 1,406-820-1Fed Ex Forum, Opened 200418,119 Head Coach: Josh Pastner – 7th season Record: 148-58 Alma Mater: Arizona,1999 Experience & Accomplishments Began his coaching career as an assistant under Lute Olsen At Arizona. Prior to Olson’s retirement, he left to serve as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Memphis during the 2008-2009 season. He then replaced John Calipari following that season. Program History The predecessor of the University of Memphis, West Tennessee State Normal School, first fielded a basketball team in 1920. Zach Curlin began coaching the team in 1924. The Tigers joined the Mississippi Valley Conference[disambiguation needed] in 1928. The team played its early home poines 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 * Information Courtesy of Wikipedia The Match-Up The Memphis Tigers and the Ohio State Buckeyes have one thing in common, they both lost to UT-Arlington. Yes, you just read that right. After beating the Buckeyes on their home court, UT-A traveled a little south and upset Memphis on their home court by a final score of 68-64. The Tigers and the Buckeyes are taking part in the Hall Of Fame Invitational along with Grambling State, UT-Arlington and Louisiana Tech with those match-ups being campus rounds and the tigers and Buckeyes finish it up in Miami, FL…
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