Calkins: It’s Memphis vs. Gonzaga. Just like Penny Hardaway dreamed.
Memphis Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway speaks with the media on Friday, March 18, in Portland, Oregon. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
Nearly four years to the day since he accepted the Memphis job, Penny Hardaway will lead the Memphis Tigers as they take on No. 1 Gonzaga. It’s been a long journey to get to this moment. But the Tigers are back where they belong.
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Calkins: It should be a magnificent Sunday. And these Tigers earned it all.
“The Memphis Tigers will play for the AAC Tournament title Sunday, and then they’ll get an NCAA Tournament bid. It has all been well and truly earned.”
Calkins: Memphis is back in the NCAA. And that’s all that matters.
It’s a shame the Tigers didn’t get a chance to celebrate their NCAA Tournament invitation the way they planned. But make no mistake — this is a defining moment for the program.
Calkins: The Tigers are back in the tournament! (And Emoni Bates may be back, too)
It’s not enough that the Tigers will play in their first NCAA Tournament in eight years. Now there’s the chance Penny Hardaway may bring back Emoni Bates. Either way, Thursday will be a compelling day for Memphis basketball.
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