The Mid-South Fair is a fair that was held for many years in Memphis, Tennessee , every year in late September and early October. It is now held in neighboring northwest Mississippi . It hosts many shows and attractions, as well as different types of rides and concession stands. Not only is it popular in the Memphis area, but also in the adjacent states of Mississippi and Arkansas , and even nearby Missouri . The fair's official website states, "As a non-profit organization, our mission is not to make money. Rather, the Fair exists to create a cultural and entertainment experience that exposes the people in our community to items and events they might not otherwise encounter. In addition, we serve as a focal point for all sorts of organizations and communities."
32-753: The event was last held in Memphis from September 19–28, 2008, in its 152nd year. The fair has been held at the Lander's Center in Southaven, Mississippi since September 2009. The Shelby County Agricultural Society agreed to host the second fair in the fall of 1856. During World War I , the military used the Mid-South Fair to find recruits. In 1908, the name was changed to the Tri-State Fair to encourage more people in areas around Memphis to attend
64-610: A 17,000 square foot convention center and 400 seat performing arts center . It is used as a concert venue, boxing arena, and for ice shows and circuses. Since 2009, the Mid-South Fair has been held at the Landers Center. Formerly, the fair was held in midtown Memphis at the Fairgrounds. American recording artist Kelly Clarkson performed in the arena on February 9, 2019, during her Meaning of Life Tour to
96-707: A Mexican professional basketball team based in Mexico City . The Capitanes competed as a member club in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) for the first three seasons and the franchise is currently a member of the NBA G League . The team plays their home games in the Mexico City Arena . The Capitanes were established before the 2017–18 season , after the Mexican capital had been without
128-632: A basketball team for a decade. In December 2019, the National Basketball Association 's commissioner Adam Silver announced that the Capitanes would be joining the league's developmental league, the NBA G League , for at least five seasons beginning in the 2020–21 season. However, following the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic , no mention was made of the Capitanes participating in the league's 2021 bubble season , with
160-496: A sold-out crowd of over 7,000 patrons and grossed over $ 400,000. This was her first show in the state of Mississippi in over seven years since her Stronger Tour in 2012. During the 2021–22 NBA G League season , the Landers Center served as one of the temporary home arenas for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México during their inaugural season at the NBA G League despite also being temporarily stationed at Fort Worth, Texas at
192-591: A white jersey with an embroidered blue outline and blue lines in the sides along with white shorts with blue lines in the bottoms. The alternate color is yellow, with blue embroidered in the neck, sides and bottoms. The team's logo consists of a yellow and blue rendering of the Monumento a la Revolución , a landmark of Mexico City, with the word Capitanes underneath it, and Ciudad de México in smaller type. The Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera in Mexico City
224-561: Is an 8,400-seat multi-purpose arena in Southaven, Mississippi . It is home to the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League , a minor league basketball team affiliated with the Memphis Grizzlies . The center was built in 2000. On January 4, 2012, Memphis-based Landers Auto Group purchased the naming rights. The name was changed to the Landers Center. Several now-defunct teams have called the arena home. These teams include
256-440: Is projected to be a first round selection for the 2025 NBA draft and would be the Capitanes' first ever player taken directly from them by the NBA draft if his projections hold firm. The Capitanes colors consist of blue, white, and yellow. The home uniforms consist of a blue jersey with an embroidered yellow outline and yellow lines in the sides along with blue shorts with yellow lines in the bottoms. The away uniforms consist of
288-479: The Aguacateros de Michoacán 4–1 in the quarterfinals round. In December 2019, commissioner Adam Silver of the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced Capitanes were joining the NBA G League . The initial plan was starting from the 2020–21 season, the team would play in the G League for five seasons in order to test the potential market of a future Mexico-based NBA team and be the first team outside
320-908: The Landers Center (home of the Memphis Hustle ), the Bert Ogden Arena (home of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers ), the Greensboro Coliseum Complex (home of the Greensboro Swarm ), and the Michelob Ultra Arena (which hosts the Showcase Cup Tournament, as well as held the NBA G League Ignite for their home games during the season). The Mexico City Arena hosted the team's home games starting with
352-580: The Landers Center in Southaven, Mississippi , the Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas far south of Fort Worth, the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina , and the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas , Nevada . On November 5, 2021, the Capitanes defeated the Memphis Hustle 95–90 in their first official G League game. During their inaugural G League season, three of
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#1732790076042384-900: The Memphis Xplorers of the AF2 , the Memphis Houn'Dawgs of the American Basketball Association , and the Mississippi RiverKings (previously called the Memphis RiverKings) of the Central Hockey League and Southern Professional Hockey League . Current sports tenants include the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League and the new Memphis Americans of the new National Indoor Soccer League . The center houses
416-672: The casino resort area in Tunica County , at a new site along U.S. Highway 61 . The project was cancelled in 2009 due to poor economic conditions. The fair planned to temporarily use the Lander's Center in Southaven as a temporary host; however, due to the cancellation of the Tunica project, this location has been used since 2009. The fair lasts two weeks and begins the last weekend in September each year. Events and attractions at
448-462: The Capitanes last season by winning the championship 4–2. For what turned out to be their final season at the LNBP, the Capitanes would finish with a slightly worst regular season record than their first two seasons of existence at 25–11, which was still good enough for a second-place finish. However, unlike their first two seasons, the Capitanes would end up bowing out of the league entirely by losing to
480-400: The Capitanes won more tiebreakers and more teams finished with poorer records by comparison this season, the Capitanes would qualify for the Showcase Cup Tournament properly as the #7 seed. Once there, they would compete against the #2 seed Westchester Knicks , losing to them 114–104, with Westchester eventually being the champions of the Showcase Cup Tournament this season. Once that concluded,
512-443: The Capitanes would complete the regular season with an improved record from last season by having a 19–15 finish, which would be good enough for an overall 8th-place finish. However, that would not be enough for them to qualify for the playoffs this season once again. For their fourth official season in the G League, the Capitanes would acquire former NBA G League Ignite player Dink Pate to further help bolster up their roster. Pate
544-695: The Capitanes' players were called up to NBA teams: Gary Clark to the New Orleans Pelicans , Alfonzo McKinnie to the Chicago Bulls , and Matt Mooney to the New York Knicks . However, the Capitanes finished their shortened season with a 4–8 record, failing to qualify for the Showcase Cup tournament. They would also play a couple of exhibition matches against the NBA G League Ignite , a G League developmental team that joined
576-516: The G League a season prior with a primary purpose of developing younger prospects to be NBA quality players someday, around the start of 2022. In their first full, proper season in the NBA G League, the Capitanes would blowout the Rio Grande Valley Vipers 120–84 in their first official G League game played in Mexico's Arena Ciudad de México after playing their entire previous season in the U.S.A. due to
608-607: The Mid-South Fair include a carnival midway and rides, concerts, a home-made ice cream contest, a horticulture contest, the Extreme Canines Stunt Dog Show, agricultural exhibits, a pig race, and the world's largest youth talent contest. Since being first held in 1953, entrants in the talent contest have included Mississippi natives Elvis Presley and Lance Bass and Tennessee native Justin Timberlake . Lander%27s Center The Landers Center
640-606: The Playoffs and reach the semifinals after beating the Correbasket UAT 3–2, but would reach as far as the championship round after beating Fuerza Regia de Monterrey 4–1. However, they would fall short in winning the LNBP championship by losing to the Soles de Mexicali 4–1. In their second season of existence, the Capitanes would not only finish the season with a slightly better overall record at 27–13 (which left them with
672-541: The United States and Canada. However, due the restrictions in place during the COVID-19 pandemic , the season was postponed and eventually played at a single site in Orlando, Florida , for an abbreviated 2021 season without the Capitanes. The team announced it still planned to join the G League in 2021–22, with five seasons in the G League still planned to be under way for the Capitanes. On May 7, 2021, Nick Lagios
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#1732790076042704-523: The best record in the LNBP this time around), but they also would repeat their return to the LNBP championship round after not only sweeping the Abejas de León in the first round, but also avenging their championship series loss against the Soles by winning 4–2 in the semifinal round. However, they once again fell short in winning the championship after Fuerza Regia de Monterrey would avenge their playoff loss to
736-544: The fair, but this name did not stick. In 1911, African American Memphians, not allowed to participate fully in the activities due to the Jim Crow laws and customs of the era, founded the Negro Tri State Fair, which was discontinued in 1959. In 2008, the city of Memphis announced that it would not renew the fair's lease on the grounds, which is owned by the city. The fair then announced that it would move to
768-495: The first time in franchise history due to them losing tiebreaker results to the Santa Cruz Warriors and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers . In their third official season in the G League, the Capitanes would select Malique Lewis from Trinidad and Tobago as the #1 pick from the international draft, as well as finish the Showcase Cup Tournament with a worse record than last season by having a 9–7 finish. However, because
800-501: The long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic . The Capitanes would later end up having the second-best record of the entire South division of the Showcase Cup standings, behind the College Park Skyhawks . Despite that feat, however, they would fail to reach the Showcase Cup tournament due to tiebreaker rules. Furthermore, due to tiebreakers rules, the Capitanes would miss out on reaching the G League playoffs properly for
832-418: The new team said that it was also a very big opportunity. It was the first Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) team not economically linked to the Mexican government and with total private investment. The players who were to be brought into this new franchise were to be a solid base from the national team , and more experienced players from abroad. The management stated that the team's goal for
864-605: The season was to qualify for the playoffs with an aim for at least the semifinals. The head coach for the season was the Spaniard Ramón Díaz , who had previously been involved with the National Team, as an assistant coach. The state of the Gimnasium was improved, including dressing rooms, and the playing surface. Their first preseason game ended in defeat against an amateur side. Their first official game
896-442: The team announcing it would instead join in the 2021–22 season. The Mexican capital had lacked a competitive basketball team for a decade. In an attempt of reanimating the passion for basketball in Mexico City, a group of investors led by Moisés Cosío , announced the foundation of this new franchise. The group of investors accepted that the situation was challenging but Jordi Funtanet, the director of marketing and communications for
928-476: The time due to the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic . 34°55′38″N 89°59′49″W / 34.927124°N 89.9969°W / 34.927124; -89.9969 This article about a sports venue in Mississippi is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Capitanes de Ciudad de M%C3%A9xico The Mexico City Capitanes (Spanish: Capitanes de Ciudad de México ) are
960-536: Was named the team's general manager. Due to the ongoing travel restrictions during the pandemic, the Capitanes were only scheduled to play 12 games in the 2021 G League Showcase Cup with all games in the United States. The team was temporarily based in Fort Worth, Texas , for the season so players did not have to cross the border during the restrictions, though they would have different, temporary home arenas set up for that season for an equivalent of home games with
992-509: Was played on October 13, and ended in a 90–87 win for the Capitanes, against the Aguacateros de Michoacán . Their first season went well; they won 21 out of their first 30 matches, with an offense commanded by Pedro Meza, Fernando Bénitez, and Emmanuel Ándujar, who all received call-ups to the All Star game in early December, along with head coach Ramón Díaz. By the end of the season, the Capitanes would not only reach their goal of making it to
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1024-464: Was the home arena for the team between 2017 and 2020. The venue hosted volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics . For the Capitanes' first season in the NBA G League , the 2021–22 saw them temporarily stationed at Fort Worth, Texas in order to play any games at all during the season due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic . However, they would not play any games at Fort Worth at all, with home games situated for them this season being held at
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