Coach Cal Countdown: Nine memorable stories for nine memorable years of Calipari coaching the Tigers
The city of Memphis is preparing to celebrate John Calipari and his former Tigers as part of the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic preseason game. (Photo illustration by Kelsey Bowen/The 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.
On Dec. 22, 2007, John Calipari’s Memphis Tigers defeated No. 5 Georgetown at FedExForum before a crowd of 18,864.
The audience was even larger because Memphis officials squeezed in a few extra chairs for the morning tip.
Can you imagine?
FedExForum wasn’t big enough back then?
Not big enough to hold the craziness, the brilliance and the joy.
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