‘We’re not gonna fold.’ Memphis’ road win over Clemson shows resilience
Memphis guard PJ Haggerty (4) battles for the ball against Clemson during the first half of an NCAA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in Clemson, S.C. (Mike Stewart/AP Photo)
CLEMSON, South Carolina — Penny Hardaway did something earlier this week that he’s rarely — if ever — done in his six-plus-year college coaching career.
After Memphis lost to Arkansas State by double digits at home last Sunday, the Tigers’ coach deleted the footage of the game from his own devices — and tried to erase it from his memory altogether. Hardaway, who usually re-watches all of his team’s performances in their entirety, made the decision to not watch a second of that one.
“I trashed it,” he said Saturday. “Seriously. … I never watched it. I didn’t want to see anything (about it). I didn’t even want to look at ESPN — and I look at ESPN all day. I washed it out. I didn’t say anything to the team about it.
“Because I knew that wasn’t my team that played against Arkansas State.”
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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