Season One, Chapter 19: Penny Hardaway leads Memphis back to the postseason after four long years away
University of Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway shouts to his team after the Tigers gave up a basket on defense during semifinal game of the American Athletic Conference tournament against Houston on Saturday, March 16, at FedExForum. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
After four years away, Penny Hardaway has Memphis back in the postseason. Not bad for a glorified AAU coach, eh?
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