Calkins: Penny Hardaway gets win 100!* (Just don’t tell the IARP)
University of Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway picked up either win No. 100 or maybe 99 when his Tigers defeated Cincinnati on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
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.
Kendric Davis and DeAndre Williams were magnificent in leading the Memphis Tigers to their 100th win under Penny Hardaway. OK, the official record will say this was win No. 99. Either way, it was sweet.
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