‘Next man up’: Depleted Tigers ready to fight heading into March Madness
Memphis Tigers forward Dain Dainja (42) and center Moussa Cisse (32) celebrate during the second half against the Mississippi Rebels at FedExForum on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
FORT WORTH, Texas — Tyrese Hunter had an arm around each of them as he propped himself up off the Dickies Arena court and onto the ladder.
Hunter carefully lifted his left foot, wrapped in a walking boot, up after his right to climb the metal rungs.
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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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