Basketball Tigers give Santa an assist
Players hand out gifts at Davis Community Center
University of Memphis head basketball coach Penny Hardaway smiles during the Tigers' toy giveaway on Dec. 20, 2019, at the Davis Community Center. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
While holding her son Pablo Perez, 2, Angela Horn (left) takes a picture of the Memphis men's basketball team during a toy giveaway on Dec. 20, 2019, at the Davis Community Center. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Alex Lomax (middle) along with his University of Memphis men's basketball teammates handed out gifts during a toy giveaway on Dec. 20, 2019, at the Davis Community Center. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis head basketball coach Penny Hardaway (middle) takes pictures with fans during the Tigers' toy giveaway on Dec. 20, 2019, at the Davis Community Center. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Lester Quinones (middle) along with his Memphis men's basketball teammates handed out gifts during a toy giveaway on Dec. 20, 2019, at the Davis Community Center. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis head basketball coach Penny Hardaway (left) received a painting of himself from local artist Micheal Wilkins (right) during the Tigers' toy giveaway on Dec. 20, 2019, at the Davis Community Center. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
The Memphis Tigers basketball team along with other U of M athletes gave some local children early Christmas gifts Friday afternoon. The group distributed the toys – collected at a toy drive earlier this year – at Davis Community Center, which is at 3371 Spottswood in the Messick Buntyn area. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland also was among those handing out presents.
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University of Memphis basketball Penny Hardaway Davis Community Center Messick BuntynMark Weber
Mark Weber is longtime Memphis photojournalist. He has extensively covered the University of Memphis basketball and football teams, as well as a variety of slice-of-life assignments.
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