Martin: Brace yourselves, Memphis fans. After loss to North Texas, the real storm is here.
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway looks on during the game against Charlotte at FedExForum on Feb. 8. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian)
John Martin
John Martin is a contributing college sports columnist for The Daily Memphian. Martin is a lifelong Memphian who’s covered the Memphis Tigers’ basketball program for more than a decade. Before joining The Daily Memphian team, he was the Memphis beat writer for The Athletic. Currently, he is the co-host of the Jason and John Show on 92.9 FM ESPN, weekdays at 11 a.m. Martin is a graduate of White Station High School and the University of Memphis.
On Sunday afternoon after Memphis had beaten Charlotte, coach Penny Hardaway was relieved.
“It was a big storm for sure,” Hardaway said. “But we weathered the storm to win the past two games.”
The Tigers may have weathered that storm. But the bad news is another storm cell arrived Thursday night, and it could hang around until next Thursday.
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