Nemanja Popovic finds way to impact win over Iowa State, despite not playing
Nemanja Popovic’s name doesn’t show up anywhere on the stat sheet of the Memphis Tigers’ 80-76 win over No. 18 Iowa State on Monday, but he still found a way to impact the game’s second half.
Popovic didn’t play because the Tigers announced two hours before tipoff that an appeal of his six-game withholding period mandated by the NCAA was denied. He’ll miss the team’s next five games too.
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway called Popovic “a pro of all pros” during the Tigers’ preseason press conference Friday when referencing how the 6-foot-9 Serbian big man has handled the situation.
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