Calkins: James Wiseman jump-starts the season with a joyful jam
University of Memphis center James Wiseman (middle) dunks as his teammates celebrate during an open practice in front of the Rebounders Club at Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center Tuesday, Sept. 24. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis teammates Lance Thomas (left) and Boogie Ellis (right) horse around during an open practice in front of the Rebounders Club Sept. 24. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Damion Baugh (right) and Boogie Ellis (left) run through defensive drills Sept. 24. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Tiger forward D.J. Jeffries (left) takes a charging foul while running through drills with assistant coach Cody Toppert (right) Sept. 24. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
James Wiseman (left) huddles with his teammates during an open practice Sept. 24. (Mark Weber/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.
James Wiseman punctuated the first official practice of the Memphis Tiger season with an emphatic jam. And, no, this is not going to get old.
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