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At long last, Memphis is part of the Big East.

The Big East said the Tigers officially accepted an invitation to be part of the conference’s next incarnation in 2013.

Memphis is the seventh school, and fourth from Conference USA, to sign up for future membership in the Big East since December. The Tigers will compete in the Big East in all sports.

Memphis has been trying to upgrade its conference affiliation for years, and the Big East was always the most likely landing spot. The Tigers were snubbed during the Big East’s last massive expansion in 2005 and lost a longtime rivalry with Louisville in the process.

Now with the Big East rebuilding again and eventually in need of replacements for West Virginia, Pittsburgh and Syracuse, there was finally room for Memphis.