Robert Dozier News

When John Calipari left for Kentucky, there were some detractors who said the program would go downhill.

Josh Pastner was in Scottsdale, Ariz., still an assistant for the Arizona Wildcats, when he watched Robert Dozier sink two free throws to give Memphis a nine-point lead over Bill Self's Kansas Jayhawks with two minutes remaining in the 2008 NCAA tournament title game.

University of Memphis basketball fans call it "The Miracle Shot" or just "The Shot." Memphis basketball players - especially those who saw it live - are sick and tired of hearing about it.

With Opening Night merely a day away, it's hard not to look ahead 12 months and imagine the team Josh Pastner will likely send to the floor as a 33-year-old, second-year coach.

After an offseason of turmoil that would have sent normal programs into an abyss, the Memphis Tigers basketball teamA is ready.

Guards such as junior Roburt Sallie will be keys to rebounding this season for the University of Memphis.

It's going to be interesting to see, as the years unfold, how the Calipari Era at the University of Memphis - and an era, it certainly was - is treated by historians.

A lot of people are sleeping on Memphis basketball. Just to review: yes, we're aware that John Calipari is no longer the head coach here in the Bluff City.

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After all the bad luck Memphis has suffered in trying to put together its frontcourt for this season, the last thing Josh Pastner needed was another long-term injury.

Patrick Beverley, the second-round NBA Draft choice the Miami Heat acquired in June at the cost of a $1.5 million payment and a future second-round pick to the Los Angeles Lakers, has signed to spend the 2009-10 season in Greece.

The Memphis Tiger's are being stripped of their 2007-2008, 38 win, runner-up season.

We waited eight weeks for this? For a punishment that has the bite of a 15-year-old golden retriever? The NCAA Committee on Infractions just released its decision on Memphis, a decision that includes punishment for major infractions.

Robert Dozier, the 6-9 forward out of the University of Memphis selected by the Miami Heat with the final pick of the NBA Draft, has agreed to terms with a team in Greece.

Robert Dozier, the 6-9 forward out of the University of Memphis selected by the Miami Heat with the final pick of the NBA Draft, has agreed to terms with a team in Greece.

Robert Dozier, the 6-9 forward out of the University of Memphis selected by the Miami Heat with the final pick of the NBA Draft, has agreed to terms with a team in Greece.

Robert Dozier, the 6-9 forward out of the University of Memphis selected by the Miami Heat with the final pick of the NBA Draft, has agreed to terms with a team in Greece.

The Miami Heat 's 2009 draft class is down to a single prospect. Robert Dozier, the 6-foot-9 forward out of Memphis selected with the final pick of the NBA Draft, has agreed to terms with a team in Greece.

Since I whacked the Memphis coaching staff yesterday for scheduling some of the creamiest creampuffs available, I'm going to praise them today for fostering a culture of work around the program this offseason that really marks a dramatic change from the past.

Yesterday, we unveiled the first round of a tournament of great Tiger basketball teams, played through the facilities of whatifsports.com . Today, we have the semifinals, pitting the No.