‘A Memphis guy': Unexpected hero Joe Cooper helps orchestrate Tigers’ win
Memphis guard Joe Cooper (20) passes the ball during a Feb. 21, 2024 game against Charlotte. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
“We’ve been taking some losses,” said walk-on Joe Cooper. “So it just felt good to be able to contribute to the win — get the crowd back into it, get the city back into it.”
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Parth 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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