Dunavant Enterprises R. Brad Martin – Chairman of the Board/CEO, Saks Incorporated Athletics Dave Anderson – multiple teams, MLB Vincent Askew – multiple teams, NBA Earl Barron – NBA Will Barton – Denver Nuggets, NBA William Bedford – multiple teams, NBA Isaac Bruce – San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, NFL Antonio Burks – NBA Mike Butler – professional basketball player with New Orleans Buccaneers and Utah Stars Rodney Carney – Golden St. Warriors, NBA Joey Dorsey – Toronto Raptors, NBA Chris Douglas-Roberts – Milwaukee Bucks, NBA Tyreke Evans – Sacramento Kings, NBA Larry Finch – Memphis TAMs, ABA T. J. Frier – football player Stephen Gostkowski – New England Patriots, NFL Earnest Gray – NFL, New York Giants Sylvester Gray – Miami Heat, NBA Penny Hardaway – NBA Chad Harville – multiple teams, MLB Cedric Henderson – Utah Jazz, NBA Richard Jones – New York Nets, NBA Larry Kenon – multiple teams, NBA Bill Laurie – 1973 NCAA Championship game starting point guard for Memphis State Jerry Lawler – Hall of Fame professional wrestler, WWE Ronald Leary – Dallas Cowboys, NFL Keith Lee – New Jersey Nets, NBA James Logan – Houston Oilers, Seattle Seahawks, NFL Steve Matthews – Kansas City Chiefs, NFL Hank McDowell – multiple teams, NBA Mike McKenzie – New Orleans Saints, NFL Andy Nelson - Baltimore Colts, NFL Lloyd Patterson – Saskatchewan Roughriders Ryan Peniston - British Tennis Player Elliot Perry – Phoenix Suns, NBA Derrick Rose – Chicago Bulls, NBA Harry Schuh – All-American Tackle, played for Oakland Raiders, LA Rams and Green Bay Packers Jack Smith – Philadelphia Eagles, NFL Cliff Taylor – multiple teams, NFL Andre Turner – multiple teams, NBA Dan Uggla – Atlanta Braves, MLB David Vaughn – multiple teams, NBA Dajuan Wagner – Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA Darius Washington – NBA Tamika Whitmore – Indiana Fever, WNBA Win Wilfong – Cincinnati Royals, NBA DeAngelo Williams – Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL Shawne Williams – New York Knicks, NBA Francis Winkler – Green Bay Packers, NFL Jerome Woods – Kansas City Chiefs, NFL Keith Wright – NFL, Cleveland Browns Lorenzen Wright – multiple teams, NBA Wayne Yates – Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Jim Hardin - Baltimore Orioles New York Yankees Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball Pitcher Notable professors and scholars Richard Bausch – novelist and short story writer; Moss Chair of Excellence in English at the University of Memphis Béla Bollobás – mathematician;