Membership Drive: Nomadic Memphis Makes Friends in Many Places

An announcement about Memphis joining the Big East Conference in 2013-14 means that the Tigers will have been members of five different leagues in 42 years (Missouri Valley 1968-73, Metro 1976-91, Great Midwest 1992-95 and Conference USA 1996-2013). But there have been other schools, including fellow MVC/Metro/Great Midwest/C-USA members Cincinnati and Saint Louis, with even more wanderlust. Consider:

• Texas Christian - five different leagues in 18 years from 1996 to 2013 after a 73-year stint in SWC (WAC 1997-2001, Conference USA 2002-05, Mountain West 2006-12 and Big 12 2013)

• Towson - five in 21 years from 1982 to 2002 (Northeast 1982, East Coast 1983-92, Big South 1993-95, America East 1996-2001 and CAA 2002-12)

• Saint Louis - five in 23 years from 1974 to 1996 and six in 33 from 1974 to 2006 (Missouri Valley 1938-74, Metro 1976-82, Midwestern Collegiate 1983-91, Great Midwest 1992-95, Conference USA 1996-2005 and Atlantic 10 2006-12)

• Louisiana Tech - five in 28 years from 1987 to 2014 (Southland 1972-87, American South 1988-91, Sun Belt 1992-2001, WAC 2002-13 and C-USA 2014)

• Nevada - five in 34 years from 1979 to 2013 (WCAC 1970-79, Big Sky 1980-92, Big West 1993-2000, WAC 2001-12 and Mountain West 2013)

• Cincinnati - five in 37 years from 1970 to 2006 (Missouri Valley 1958-70, Metro 1976-91, Great Midwest 1992-95, Conference USA 1996-2005 and Big East 2006-12)

• North Texas - five in 40 years from 1975 to 2014 (Missouri Valley 1958-75, Southland 1983-96, Big West 1997-2000, Sun Belt 2001-13 and C-USA 2014)