fedexforum The downtown facility is located just off World-Famous Beale Street Entertainment District, giving Tiger fans the opportunity to enjoy the blues, barbeque and basketball in one walkable trip. In addition to Memphis men’s and women’s basketball games, the facility serves as the home to the NBA Grizzlies and hosts numerous concerts and shows throughout the year. Former concerts include Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, R. Kelly and Alan Jackson. The $250 million venue has also hosted a number of Conference USA and NCAA basketball tournaments. The building was most recently the site of the 2010 NCAA Women’s Memphis Regional, and hosted Tennessee, Baylor, Duke and San Diego State in a fight for a Final Four slot. Since 2005-06, the women’s basketball team has been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to play in an NBA venue. The Tigers are one of an extremely small number of women’s college basketball teams to play multiple regular season contests in an NBA venue. INFO MORE 10 | 2010-11 University of Memphis Women’s Basketball Experience POISED Reƒdyƒnd
