Father of star Memphis players reassigned

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Keelon Lawson has accepted a support role on Tubby Smith’s staff and effectively ended, at least temporarily, what had been an interesting dilemma for the new Memphis coach.

Lawson confirmed the decision to CBS Sports on Monday.

Smith told The Commercial Appeal earlier in the day that his actual assistants will be Pooh Williamson, Joe Esposito and Saul Smith — all three of whom were with Smith at Texas Tech. Lawson’s title will likely be Director of Player Development, a source told CBS Sports.

This is newsworthy because Keelon Lawson is the father of Dedric Lawson and K.J. Lawson, i.e., the Tigers’ top two returning scorers. And sources told CBS Sports last week that Keelon Lawson was considering removing both sons from Memphis …

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