Mermphis & the National Division

[richard l. kandell]

Even the members of the National Division don't want to be members of the
National Division.  Too bad there is little we can do about those teams.

Richard K.

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> Mike DeCourcy
> The Sporting News
>
> Memphis coach John Calipari is optimistic about his team, though the
Tigers lost SG Dajuan Wagner and C Chris Massie to early draft entry and
wing Scooter McFadgon to transfer. Calipari believes the pieces are in place
to make an NCAA Tournament run if C Earl Barron becomes more of a force
inside. Calipari is less sanguine about Conference USA. Its National
Division, which includes Memphis, has produced one NCAA Tournament team
since 1997. On a conference call last week, he lobbied for format changes.
If divisions remain the same, Calipari says teams should play eight games
against the seven teams in their division and eight against the opposite
division, with television partners helping to choose which opponents a team
plays twice. He also discussed an East/West divisional split that would put
Memphis in with Marquette, DePaul and Saint Louis. . . .
>




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