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Longtime women's college basketball coach Joye Lee-McNelis died at the age of 63 after a prolonged battle with cancer, ...
McNelis, one of the most successful coaches in Memphis women’s basketball history, died June 24 after a yearslong battle with lung cancer.
McNelis, who left a lasting mark on the University of Southern Mississippi and Memphis, remembered by loved ones.
Former Memphis women's basketball coach Joye Lee-McNelis was announced June 23 as the first member of the Memphis Sports Hall ...
Alex Simmons is the new Memphis women's basketball coach, the athletic department announced Thursday.. Simmons − a Shelbyville native and star forward on a pair of national championship teams at ...
The first-year Memphis women's basketball coach had that air about her at AAC media day in Dallas. Seated next to guards Madison Griggs and Ki'Ari Cain, Simmons was relaxed.
Shalon Pillow, the new chief of staff for Memphis women's basketball, played under Pat Summitt at Tennessee and also was an ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Katrina Merriweather, the University of Memphis Women’s Basketball Head coach has resigned, as of Friday. The following statement has been provided by University of Memphis ...
Wilkinson’s brother, Connor McNelis, is a women’s college basketball assistant coach at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. His dream is to one day roam the same Memphis ...
Memphis women’s basketball has struggled over the last two seasons, but expectations are still high heading into the 2025-26 ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Alex Simmons, the head coach for Memphis women's basketball team, added a new staff member to serve as an assistant coach. Simmons brought on board Josh Cooperwood, who spent his ...
Former Memphis women's basketball coach Joye Lee-McNelis was announced June 23 as the first member of the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame's Class of 2025. The rest of the class will be announced "in ...