Buckley: Jahvon Quinerly hardly knows Memphis. But he’s falling head over heels in love.
University of Memphis students dance during Memphis basketball’s Student Madness event on Wednesday, Oct. 04, 2023. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
It’s all about the city for Jahvon Quinerly, Madison Griggs and Memphis Tigers basketball at Student Madness.
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