MEMPHIS – For the 10th consecutive semester, the student-athletes in the University of Memphis Athletic Department posted a departmental GPA of at least 3.0, finishing the Fall of 2015 with a 3.00 GPA. Fifteen of the program's 17 teams posted a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The Tiger men's tennis team led all men's sports with a 3.50 GPA, while women's soccer led the female sport's side with a 3.74 GPA.
"This is a result of the culture here in our athletic department that we have been creating since 2012 at the University of Memphis," Director of Athletics Tom Bowen said.