Tiger fans send team off to Columbus and NCAA Tournament
Fans gathered at the Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center to celebrate Penny Hardaway (center) and the University of Memphis mens basketball team as they head to the NCAA Tournament Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
It’s Wednesday, March 15, minutes before noon, and Alex Lomax and his Memphis Tigers teammates are headed to Columbus, Ohio.
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