Martin: After loss to Florida Atlantic, Tigers need a miracle
“It’s just one of those days where we resorted back to the old team and not the team who’s been what we’ve been,” University of Memphis coach Penny Hardaway (in a March 3 photo) said of Saturday’s loss in Boca Raton. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
John Martin
John Martin is a contributing college sports columnist for The Daily Memphian. Martin is a lifelong Memphian who’s covered the Memphis Tigers’ basketball program for more than a decade. Before joining The Daily Memphian team, he was the Memphis beat writer for The Athletic. Currently, he is the co-host of the Jason and John Show on 92.9 FM ESPN, weekdays at 11 a.m. Martin is a graduate of White Station High School and the University of Memphis.
It’s pretty simple. If Memphis wants to make the NCAA Tournament, the only path is winning four games in four days in the AAC Tournament. That, of course, is something they’ve never done.
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