Calkins: After NCAA pounding, Hardaway faces his first big test
Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway (middle) talks to his players during a timeout against Little Rock Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 at the FedExForum. (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.
Nobody said the Memphis coaching job is easy. After an extended honeymoon to start his career, Penny Hardaway is going to be tested by the loss of James Wiseman and possible sanctions from the NCAA.
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