Tigers’ NCAA Tournament ends with close loss to Gonzaga
Tigers guard Landers Nolley II (bottom) is comforted by his teammates after falling to Gonzaga on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the NCAA tournament in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers center Jalen Duren celebrates dunk against Gonzaga during action on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the NCAA tournament game in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers center Jalen Duren (left) battles Gonzaga defender Chet Holmgren (back) for a rebound during action on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the NCAA tournament game in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers fans react in the final minutes of a loss to Gonzaga on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the NCAA tournament in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers center Malcolm Dandridge (right) battles Gonzaga defender Rasir Bolton (left) for a loose ball during action on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the NCAA tournament in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway on the sidelines during action against Gonzaga during action on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the NCAA tournament in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers forward DeAndre Williams (left) stares off in the distance during a press conference after falling to Gonzaga on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the NCAA tournament in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers center Jalen Duren (middle) walks off the court after falling to Gonzaga during action on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the NCAA tournament in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers center Malcolm Dandridge sits on the bench during the final minutes of a loss to Gonzaga on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the NCAA tournament in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers guard Lester Quinones (right) battles Gonzaga center Drew Timme (left) for a rebound during action on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the NCAA tournament game in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers defender Alex Lomax (right) applies pressure to Gonzaga guard Andrew Nembhard (left) during action on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the NCAA tournament game in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers guard Landers Nolley II (middle) asks off the court with his teammates after losing to Gonzaga on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the NCAA tournament in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers center Malcolm Dandridge (right) drives the lane against Gonzaga defender Chet Holmgren (left) during action on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the NCAA tournament game in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway walks off the court after falling to Gonzaga on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the NCAA tournament in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers center Jalen Duren (middle) drives the lane against Gonzaga defender Chet Holmgren (top) during action on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the NCAA tournament game in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway grimaces during a press conference after losing to Gonzaga on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the NCAA tournament in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers center Malcolm Dandridge tries to grab a rebound against Gonzaga during action on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the NCAA tournament game in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers center Jalen Duren (center) grabs a rebound away from Gonzaga defender Julian Strawther (left) during action on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the NCAA tournament game in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers defender Jalen Duren (right) tries to block the shot Gonzaga center Drew Timme (left) during action on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the NCAA tournament game in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway (left) and assistant coach Cody Toppert (right) during a timeout against Gonzaga on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the NCAA tournament game in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis gave the top-seeded Bulldogs all they could handle, but foul trouble ended up hampering the Tigers.
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Johnson is a Memphis native who graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 2016. He's traveled the country covering teams like Syracuse, the Buffalo Bills and the Memphis Grizzlies. He's excited about the opportunity to cover the Tigers and all things in the city of Memphis.
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