4 of 4: PJ Haggerty earns All-American status again
Memphis guard PJ Haggerty, foreground, celebrates during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against UAB, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Memphis. (Nikki Boertman/AP file)
Memphis star PJ Haggerty has joined an exclusive group of Tigers.
The 6-foot-3 combo guard became a consensus All-American on Wednesday by receiving an All-America second-team nod by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and third-team recognition by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) to officially earn All-American honors from all four organizations and publications the NCAA recognizes for consensus status.
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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