Memphis punches second consecutive ticket to NCAA Tournament
University of Memphis coach Penny Hardaway hugs his players after winning the AAC Championship Game against the University of Houston on March 11, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Coach Penny Hardaway’s Tigers heard their name called on CBS’ Selection Sunday show a little more than an hour after winning their first-ever AAC Tournament title.
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2023 NCAA Tournament Memphis Tigers Basketball Penny HardawayParth 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.
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