Buckley: He dropped 28 on Ole Miss. The Tigers need Colby Rogers. Know his name.
Memphis Tigers guard Colby Rogers (3) during the first half against the Ole Miss Rebels at FedExForum on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024.Rogers scored a season-high 28 points in the Tigers’ win. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian)
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.
Colby Rogers had just dropped a season-high 28 points in the Memphis Tigers’ 87-70 win over then-No. 16 Ole Miss last Saturday at FedExForum, and Rebels coach Chris Beard was queried about the performance.
“No. 3?” Beard asked.
It wasn’t a slight. More of a scouting report thing.
Basketball coaches and their team members can’t be expected to know the name of every player on an opponents’ roster, especially before conference play begins.
So they use numbers.
This case was no different.
Roger that, Coach: Yes, Rogers.
Colby Rogers.
Know his name.
“Yeah,” Beard said. “Legitimate shooter.”
Legit, indeed.
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