Buckley: Baraka Okojie, a kid from Canada, could help carry Memphis in Tournament
“I’ve never been to a Maple Leafs game,” says University of Memphis guard Baraka Okojie (6), wh is from the Toronto area. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
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.
Early in American Athletic Conference play, Baraka Okojie was Memphis’ No. 3 point guard. Then backup Dante Harris sprained an ankle. Then starting point guard Tyrese Hunter hobbled off the court in Fort Worth.
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