Buckley: Penny stayed on the Tigers’ neck all week
Memphis Tigers defender Malcolm Dandridge (right) grabs a loose ball from VCU forward Brandon Johns Jr. (left) during action on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
Embarrassed by what happened in a loss to Saint Louis, Memphis took it out on VCU.
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