Calkins: The Memphis Tigers aim to ‘demolish’ opponents

By , Daily Memphian Published: June 18, 2019 6:47 PM CT
<strong>Members of the University of Memphis recruiting class, including James Wiseman, met Tuesday with the media for the first time. Twenty-seven reporters showed up to hear from the members of the first No. 1 recruiting class in the history of this town. Wiseman, the No. 1 recruit in the country, said he can&rsquo;t wait to run out onto the FedExForum court for the first game.&nbsp;</strong>(Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)

Members of the University of Memphis recruiting class, including James Wiseman, met Tuesday with the media for the first time. Twenty-seven reporters showed up to hear from the members of the first No. 1 recruiting class in the history of this town. Wiseman, the No. 1 recruit in the country, said he can’t wait to run out onto the FedExForum court for the first game. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)

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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.

The members of the Memphis Tigers' top-ranked recruiting class met the media Tuesday. They plan to do a lot of damage before the year is done.

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