Calkins: Penny Hardaway says ‘Shame on the seniors’ after much-too-close win
Memphis guard Antwann Jones (11) drives through the lane against East Carolina University on Thursday, Jan. 10, at FedExForum. The Tigers won 78-72. (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.
Penny Hardaway continues to try to push the right buttons to motivate his Memphis basketball team. As the win over East Carolina made abundantly clear, this has not been an easy task.
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