Calkins: It should be a magnificent Sunday. And these Tigers earned it all.
Tigers Lester Quinones high-fives fans after defeating SMU 70-63 on Saturday, March 12, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway and assistant coach Larry Brown celebrate on the sidelines during action against SMU on Saturday, March 12, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway watches his teams free throws on the sidelines during action against SMU on Saturday, March 12, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tigers guard Landers Nolley II battles for a rebound against SMU during action on Saturday, March 12, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The Tigers’ Conor Glennon celebrates an Alex Lomax layup during action against SMU on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. (Mark Weber/The 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.
“The Memphis Tigers will play for the AAC Tournament title Sunday, and then they’ll get an NCAA Tournament bid. It has all been well and truly earned.”
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