Memphis Hoops: Race and Basketball in the Bluff City,1968-1997

by Keith Brian Wood

Book Overview

Memphis Hoops tells the story of basketball in Tennessee's southwestern-most metropolis following the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Keith Brian Wood examines the city through the lens of the Memphis State University basketball team and its star player-turned-coach Larry Finch. Finch, a Memphis native and the first highly recruited black player signed by Memphis State, helped the team make the 1973 NCAA championship game in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1621908577
• ISBN13: 9781621908579
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.4"