Calkins: If heart mattered — and free throws didn’t — this team would be headed to the NCAA Tournament
Memphis guard Boogie Ellis (5) watches his 3-point shot attempt as Houston guard Marcus Sasser (0) defends during an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinal round of the American Athletic Conference tournament Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/AP)
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.
If passion and effort were all that mattered, the Memphis Tigers would be headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in seven years. But foul shots matter, too.
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