Calkins: Alex Lomax deserves to lead Memphis back to the NCAA Tournament
Memphis Tigers guard Alex Lomax (2) fights for a basket during a Feb. 6, 2021 game against ECU at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers guard Alex Lomax (2) goes up for a layup during a Feb. 6, 2021 game against ECU at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers guard Damion Baugh (10) goes for a steal during a Feb. 6, 2021 game against ECU at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers forward Malcolm Dandridge (23) slams the ball home during a Feb. 6, 2021 game at the FedExForum against ECU. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers guard Landers Nolley II (3) brings the ball up the court during a Feb. 6, 2021 game against ECU at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway motions to his team during a Feb. 6, 2021 game against ECU at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers forward DeAndre Williams (12) grabs a rebound during a Feb. 6, 2021 game against ECU at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers forward D.J. Jeffries (0) brings the ball up the court against ECU guard J.J. Miles (11) during a Feb. 6, 2021 game at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers guard Jayden Hardaway (1) goes up for a layup during a Feb. 6, 2021 game against ECU at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers guard Alex Lomax (2), with forward D.J. Jeffries (0), tries to hype up the crowd during a Feb. 6, 2021 game against ECU at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers forward D.J. Jeffries (0) fights for a rebound during a Feb. 6, 2021 game against ECU at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
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.
Alex Lomax said it would be a “dream come true” to lead Memphis back to the NCAA tournament. Against ECU, he kept that dream alive through sheer force of will.
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