Buckley: Dear DeAndre, please stop fouling out
Memphis forward DeAndre Williams (12) battles Alabama forward Brandon Miller (24) for a rebound during the game in Tuscaloosa. Williams has fouled out three times in 11 games this season. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
The Memphis Tigers can’t always win big games with forward DeAndre Williams on the bench.
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