Buckley: Sincere Parker can score. Pass? Not so much, the Tigers joke.
Memphis Tigers guard Sincere Parker (23) shoots against UTSA Roadrunners guard Baboucarr Njie (24) on Sunday FedExForum. (Wes Hale/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.
Sincere Parker is a scorer.
A commemorative career 1,000-point ball Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway presented to him before Sunday night’s 95-69 win over UTSA at FedExForum is proof of that.
Those aren’t easy to come by, even in this era when some college careers last six seasons.
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