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2446:2011 deaths
2441:1951 births
1995:Halliburton
1912:Kevin Joyce
1907:Larry Finch
1890:Second Team
1876:Bill Walton
1782:(2016–2018)
1780:Tubby Smith
1774:(2009–2016)
1766:(2000–2009)
1750:(1997–1999)
1742:(1986–1997)
1740:Larry Finch
1734:(1979–1986)
1726:(1974–1979)
1724:Wayne Yates
1718:(1970–1974)
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1710:(1966–1970)
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664:violations
637:(1986–1991)
619:Postseason
613:Conference
562:John Kilzer
499:Elite Eight
472:Elite Eight
394:Bill Walton
390:John Wooden
382:Larry Kenon
366:Gene Bartow
346:Bill Walton
342:UCLA Bruins
252:(1971–1973)
204:(assistant)
193:(assistant)
102:(1970–1973)
85:High school
20:Larry Finch
2435:Categories
2291:Emmenecker
1897:Jim Brewer
1866:Ed Ratleff
1844:First Team
1559:2023-07-19
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1072:References
418:team, the
403:Finch was
386:Final Four
334:basketball
271:champion (
227:As player:
167:As player:
36:1951-02-16
2331:McDermott
2323:McDermott
2155:Gallagher
2027:Bridgeman
2019:Bridgeman
1748:Tic Price
1732:Dana Kirk
616:Standing
566:Al Kapone
479:H-O-R-S-E
444:Dana Kirk
263:As coach:
209:1986–1997
198:1979–1986
187:1975–1979
182:As coach:
172:1973–1975
157:1975–1997
131:1973–1975
108:NBA draft
2403:A. Green
2387:A. Green
2355:VanVleet
2339:VanVleet
2227:N. Green
2171:C. Smith
2107:McDaniel
2099:McDaniel
1979:B. Smith
1861:Bo Lamar
1790:(2018– )
1396:cite web
1272:Archived
993:Memphis:
970:Memphis
610:Overall
588:Magazine
554:Al Green
487:Todd Day
426:and the
136:Position
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2411:DeVries
2395:Krutwig
2299:Woodfox
2187:C. Carr
2179:Collier
2147:Harstad
2131:Hawkins
2123:Hawkins
2091:A. Carr
2083:Pressey
2043:Phegley
1708:Moe Iba
1660:No team
1528:WATN-TV
1012:220–130
981:(White)
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96:College
89:Melrose
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146:Number
45:, U.S.
2315:Weems
2283:Tatum
2203:Daisy
2163:Amaya
2075:Lloyd
2067:Lloyd
2035:Glenn
2011:Kenon
2003:Finch
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869:T–5th
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759:T–4th
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310:Stats
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