Calkins: For Memphis Tiger basketball, the real peril is next year
University of Memphis forward Malcolm Dandridge (23) battles for a rebound with the Huskies' Isaiah Whaley (5) Feb. 1 2020, at FedExForum. The game against UConn was another loss for the beleagured Tigers. (Jim Weber/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.
It's crazy to say Memphis is "the biggest disappointment" of this college basketball season. But it's not at all crazy to start worrying about next year.
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