Calkins: Wichita State smokes Memphis — and now Penny Hardaway faces a test
Memphis teammates (left to right) Isaiah Maurice, Boogie Ellis and Malcolm Dandridge watch from the bench during the final minutes of a 76-67 loss to Wichita State Jan. 9, 2020, in Wichita, Kansas. Getting this group back into winning form is a test for Penny Hardaway. (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.
On the same day ESPN proclaimed Memphis to be an NCAA Tournament "bubble team," the Tigers looked like one in losing to Wichita State.
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