Tigers Podcast: Can Memphis overcome the injury bug to make an NCAA Tournament run?
University of Memphis Coach Penny Hardaway (left) accepts the AAC Tournament trophy Sunday, March 16 after The No. 1 seed Tigers (29-5) beat No. 3 seed UAB, 84-72, in the AAC Tournament title game Sunday, March 16 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. (Tim Buckley/The Daily Memphian)
With Memphis back in the Big Dance, Memphis basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and college sports columnist look at potential paths to a March Madness run for a hobbled but hungry Tigers team.
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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.
John Martin
John Martin is a contributing college sports columnist for The Daily Memphian. Martin is a lifelong Memphian who’s covered the Memphis Tigers’ basketball program for more than a decade. Before joining The Daily Memphian team, he was the Memphis beat writer for The Athletic. Currently, he is the co-host of the Jason and John Show on 92.9 FM ESPN, weekdays at 11 a.m. Martin is a graduate of White Station High School and the University of Memphis.
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