University of Memphis Athletics
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Memphis Basketball to host 2017 Memphis Madness Presented by Ashley Homestore
Sep 13, 2017 | Men's Basketball
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis men's and women's basketball programs will host Memphis Madness on October 12, 2017 at FedExForum.
The event, which will begin at 7 p.m., will feature entertainers iHeartMemphis and Gabrielle Nicole. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the student-athletes from the men's and women's team being available for autographs until the beginning of the event.
The entertaining evening will feature a dunk contest, a three-point shooting team contest, and scrimmage. There will also be performances by the Mighty Sound of the South and the nationally-acclaimed University of Memphis cheer and pom squads.
Tickets, which will be $5, will go on sale Thursday morning, and can be purchased at the Memphis ticket office by calling 901-678-2331, or online at gotigersgotix.com.
The men's basketball program has the top recruiting class in the American Athletic Conference, including two junior college First Team All-Americans in Kareem Brewton and Kyvon Davenport.
The women's basketball team returns two all-conference players in Cheyenne Creighton and Brea Elmore and look forward to the return of Ashia Jones, a UT Martin transfer, who was the nation's fourth leading scorer in the 2014-15 season.
The event, which will begin at 7 p.m., will feature entertainers iHeartMemphis and Gabrielle Nicole. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the student-athletes from the men's and women's team being available for autographs until the beginning of the event.
The entertaining evening will feature a dunk contest, a three-point shooting team contest, and scrimmage. There will also be performances by the Mighty Sound of the South and the nationally-acclaimed University of Memphis cheer and pom squads.
Tickets, which will be $5, will go on sale Thursday morning, and can be purchased at the Memphis ticket office by calling 901-678-2331, or online at gotigersgotix.com.
The men's basketball program has the top recruiting class in the American Athletic Conference, including two junior college First Team All-Americans in Kareem Brewton and Kyvon Davenport.
The women's basketball team returns two all-conference players in Cheyenne Creighton and Brea Elmore and look forward to the return of Ashia Jones, a UT Martin transfer, who was the nation's fourth leading scorer in the 2014-15 season.
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