Penny Hardaway labels dismal Memphis basketball season 'a one-off'

Penny Hardaway does not want to hear that Memphis basketball’s seven-game losing streak is the longest of its kind in 32 years. The Tigers’ coach does not want to hear that his team’s 18 losses this season are the most since 1969-70. Following Memphis’ (12-18, 7-10 American Conference) 96-89 loss to league champion South Florida (22-8, 14-3) at FedExForum on March 5, with the eighth-year coach’s future muddier than ever, Hardaway was asked how he is processing the historical context the team’s struggles have yielded. He used it as an opportunity to defend himself....