Buckley: Stansbury passes baton to Penny. The timing is perfect.
Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway is returning after a three-game suspension to take charge of a 3-0 team, but with rough sledding ahead. (Mark Humphrey/AP file)
Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
Rick Stansbury hands over a 3-0 Memphis basketball team to Penny Hardaway, who comes off NCAA suspension as the Tigers head to the Bahamas. “I tried my best not to mess it up for three games,” Stansbury joked.
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