Memphis Sounds

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Memphis Pros Memphis Tams Memphis Sounds
Conference	None
Division	Eastern
Founded	1967
History	New Orleans Buccaneers 1967–1970 Memphis Pros 1970–1972 Memphis Tams 1972–1974 Memphis Sounds 1974–1975 Baltimore Claws 1975–1976 (did not play)
Arena	Mid-South Coliseum
Location	Memphis, Tennessee
Team colors	Navy blue, scarlet (1970–1972)     Green, gold (1972–1974)     Red, white (1974–1975)
Head coach	Babe McCarthy (1970–1972) Bob Bass (1972–1973) Butch van Breda Kolff (1973–1974) Joe Mullaney (1974–1975)
Championships	0
Conference titles	no conference play in ABA
Division titles	0

The Memphis Sounds were an American professional sports franchise that played in Memphis, Tennessee from 1970 until 1975 as a member of the American Basketball Association. The team was founded as the New Orleans Buccaneers in 1967.

Known during their time in Memphis as the Memphis Pros, Memphis Tams and, finally, Sounds, they played their home games at the Mid-South Coliseum.^[1]