10 Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com Yahoo! Sports http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Memphis Tigers. Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops - Memphis Tigers News http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/map Memphis Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

   The signature program in Conference USA underwent a major makeover after dealing with a tumultuous off-season. Josh Pastner takes over as coach after John Calipari bolted for Kentucky.

   Calipari is credited for building Memphis back into a national powerhouse, but his tenure wasn't without issues. The Tigers dealt with an NCAA ruling this off-season that the 38 wins and trip to the 2008 national championship game had to be vacated after using an ineligible player, who was identified as former NBA top pick Derrick Rose.

   Pastner came to Memphis as an assistant coach before the 2008-09 campaign after a six-year stint as an assistant at his alma mater on Hall of Famer Lute Olson's staff at the University of Arizona (2003-08).]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:05:28 PST ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-map:1 Memphis files appeal, criticizes NCAA sanctions (AP) The University of Memphis has filed its appeal to the NCAA, criticizing the reasoning behind sanctions that stripped the Tigers of their 38 wins in the 2007-2008 season, according to The Commercial Appeal. The Memphis newspaper reports the 45-page brief argues that the penalties and its reasoning are unprecedented and improper. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:06:16 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:ncaab,article,ap-ncaa-memphis:1 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:05:28 PST