Calkins: Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers now have a chance to save their year
Memphis Tigers guard Alex Lomax (2) tries to hype up the crowd during a Feb. 6, 2021, game against ECU at FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
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)
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.
It has been a difficult season for the Tigers, but now that they’re back from a COVID pause, they have a chance to make things right.
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