Buckley: Tony Bennett walked away from college basketball. Penny Hardaway isn’t going anywhere.
For some coaches, including Penny Hardaway (left), digging in is all they know to do. For others, like Tony Bennett (right), it’s simply too much. (From left to right: Michael Conroy/AP file; Chuck Burton/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.
On Monday night when Missouri visits FedExForum, Penny Hardaway will begin his seventh season as the Memphis Tigers’ basketball coach.
When the run began in 2018 and Hardaway stepped onto the same floor for a 76-61 debut win against Tennessee Tech, so much was so different.
The NCAA transfer portal had just launched less than a month earlier.
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