Penny Hardaway to coach at Memphis
Former Memphis All-American Penny Hardaway is returning to his alma mater as its men’s basketball coach.
Memphis will announce Hardaway as its next coach Tuesday, a person familiar with the situation said. The person spoke to the Associated Press on Monday on condition of anonymity because Memphis hasn’t publicly announced the hire. Memphis has scheduled a news conference for Tuesday.
Hardaway, 46, will replace Tubby Smith, who was fired after going 40-26 in two seasons with Memphis.
Hardaway is a four-time NBA All-Star and three-time All-NBA player who will be making his college coaching debut with the Tigers.