Memphis season slips away in NCAA Tournament loss to Colorado State
Memphis forward Dain Dainja (42) scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds but the Tigers fell to Colorado State 78-70 in Friday’s NCAA tournament first-round game in Seattle on March 21. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
SEATTLE — A special season for the Memphis Tigers has come to a disappointing conclusion.
Coach Penny Hardaway’s team went to Seattle to open the NCAA Tournament with plenty of confidence despite being without starting point guard Tyrese Hunter and backup point guard Dante Harris.
A resilient Memphis team was determined to make noise this March after missing the Big Dance a season ago and never having advanced past the Round of 32 under Hardaway.
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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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