Main Event: Speed bodes well for Tigers as they run past Bucs
Memphis Tigers' Isaiah Maurice (14) and Kyvon Davenport (0) move in on Christian Brothers' Jacob Lyons in the second halfof an exhibition basketball game at FedExForum Friday night. The Tigers won, 95-68. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Penny Hardaway coaches his second game as the University of Memphis head basketball coach in an exhibition matchup against Christian Brothers at FedExForum Friday night. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers' Raynere Thornton (4) slam dunks during the first half in the game against Christian Brothers at FedExForum Friday night. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers' Tyler Harris (1) pitches the ball away from Christian Brothers' Aiden Ruthsatz (5) in the second half of an exhibition basketball game at FedExForum Friday night. The Tigers won, 95-68. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers fans howl in the second half of the exhibition game against Christian Brothers at FedExForum Friday night. The Tigers won 95-68. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers' Jeremiah Martin looks for an opening in the first half of the exhibition game against Christian Brothers at FedEx Forum Friday night. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Penny Hardaway coaches his second game as the University of Memphis head basketball coach in an exhibition matchup against Christian Brothers at FedExForum Friday night. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The University of Memphis band performs during the second half of the Tigers' exhibitiongame against Christian Brothers at FedExForum Friday night. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis assistant basketball coach Mike Miller (center) works out with players before the game against Christian Brothers at FedEx Forum Friday night. Miller played seven seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Christian Brothers' Jacob Lyons (44) goes in to block Memphis' Kyvon Davenport during first half action in the exhibition basketball game at FedExForum Friday night. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
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Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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