Tigers Podcast: Before the Big Dance, Memphis must handle business at the AAC Tournament
Memphis guard PJ Haggerty, center, holds the trophy as the team claims the American Athletic Conference regular season championship following an NCAA college basketball game against South Florida, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin discuss what Memphis needs to do this week at the AAC Tournament to steer clear of the NCAA Tournament’s dreaded No. 8-No. 9 seed first-round matchup.
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Tigers Podcast Memphis Tigers Basketball Penny Hardaway 2025 AAC Tournament 2025 NCAA Tournament Selection SundayParth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
John Martin
John Martin is a contributing college sports columnist for The Daily Memphian. Martin is a lifelong Memphian who’s covered the Memphis Tigers’ basketball program for more than a decade. Before joining The Daily Memphian team, he was the Memphis beat writer for The Athletic. Currently, he is the co-host of the Jason and John Show on 92.9 FM ESPN, weekdays at 11 a.m. Martin is a graduate of White Station High School and the University of Memphis.
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