Memphis’ Dainja returns to AAC game after injury
Memphis forward Dain Dainja (42) grabs a rebound against Wichita State center Quincy Ballard (15) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, March 14, 2025. (LM Otero/AP File)
During a first-half media timeout in Memphis’ AAC Tournament quarterfinal matchup against Wichita State on Friday, Dain Dainja winced in pain.
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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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