Men's Basketball
Midway through his senior year Sean Banks wasn't sure if hewould qualify academically to go to college.
Banks, a wing forward out of Oradell, N.J. who committed to playfor the Tigers next season if he were to qualify, seems as if hewill.
Memphis coach John Calipari said recently that he thinks Bankswill make grades after all and that the 6-foot 7-inch shooterpulled his grades up a lot during the last semester of his senioryear.
Men's Basketball
Assistant coach Steve Roccaforte left Memphis to return to hisAlma Mater, Lamar. Roccaforte has taken over as assistant coachunder Billy Tubbs with the understanding that he will take overTubbs head coaching position in two or three years. Ed Schilling,former head coach of Wright State, will likely fill Rocco'sposition. Schilling has coached with Calipari at UMass and with theNew Jersey Nets and was recently fired from Wright State.
Men's Basketball
Perhaps the most prolific scorer ever to play for the Tigersreceived his degree at spring commencement.
Anfernee Hardaway earned his remaining credits last semester andgraduated. Hardaway won several national Player of the Year awardsduring the 1992-93 season at Memphis before going on to an NBAcareer that has included a NBA finals appearance and four All-Stargames.
Seven-foot center Earl Barron also graduated this springbecoming the first men's basketball player to graduate in fouryears since 1991.
Football
After sitting out last season due to academic ineligibilityAlbert Means will return to the field for his junior season thisfall.
Means, an honor roll student this past year, passed 24 hours inthe spring and fall to qualify.
The 6-foot 4-inch 335-pounder was the center of nationwidecontroversy in 2001 after it was discovered that Means' high schoolcoach, Lynn Lang, was paid $150,000 to influence the defensivelineman to sign with the University of Alabama.
Baseball
Memphis centerfielder Kevin House was selected by the St. LouisCardinals in the 17th round of the 2003 Major League Draft.
House hit .307, scored 50 runs, hit 5 homeruns and 34 RBIs whilenot committing an error all season.
House attended Whitehaven High School and transferred to theTigers from Alabama Southern Community College where he was aFirst-team All-American.
House could still return for his senior season at Memphis if hedecides not to sign.
Men's Track and Field
Gaute Myklebust and Mate Nemeth will compete in three events atthe NCAA Championships June 11th in Sacramento, Calif.
Myklebust, Conference USA Men's Track athlete of the year, willcompete in the discus and shot put.
Nemeth is seeded fifth out of 26 distance runners in the3,000-meter steeplechase. Nemeth was a double gold medallist in theC-USA outdoor championships winning the 3,000-meter steeplechaseand the 5,000-meter run.
Women's Track and Field
Keenan Gibson will also travel to Sacramento to compete in the100 and 200-meter dashes on an at-large entry.
Gibson is the 25th-ranked sprinter out of 31 participants and isone of two runners to qualify from C-USA.
Gibson set the school record for the 60-meter dash (7.60) in2001 and ran a season best 11.48 in the 100 at the Mid-EastRegionals to qualify for Nationals.
