Calkins: Katrina Merriweather will make women’s basketball at Memphis matter once again
New University of Memphis women’s basketball head coach Katrina Merriweather is introduced during a press conference on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. (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.
Katrina Merriweather looks like a perfect fit as the new coach. Here’s hoping she returns the program to relevance.
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