Martin: Memphis wins! All is well — if it can keep it up for the next 50 days.
Memphis forward Dain Dainja (42) backs down Charlotte forward Giancarlo Rosado (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (Scott Kinser/AP Photo)
John Martin
John Martin is a contributing college sports columnist for The Daily Memphian. Martin is a lifelong Memphian who’s covered the Memphis Tigers’ basketball program for more than a decade. Before joining The Daily Memphian team, he was the Memphis beat writer for The Athletic. Currently, he is the co-host of the Jason and John Show on 92.9 FM ESPN, weekdays at 11 a.m. Martin is a graduate of White Station High School and the University of Memphis.
The challenge for the Memphis Tigers is to be this locked in every night, often against teams at the bottom of the barrel. And a loss the game before shouldn’t be a prerequisite to coming out with that kind of energy.
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