Calkins: Kendric Davis is at the NCAA Tournament! Now what will he do next?
Memphis Tigers teammates DeAndre Williams (left) and Kendric Davis (right) speak during media availability at the NCAA tournament on Thursday, March 16, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
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.
Kendric Davis has made it to the NCAA Tournament. Now he’s aiming to be one of the Memphis program’s all-time greats.
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