There are 897 article(s) tagged Penny Hardaway:

• October 2018

  • Penny preaches patience as part of preseason approach

    Freshman Alex Lomax had the ball and the Memphis Tigers had a two-on-one advantage on LeMoyne-Owen’s half of the court. Lomax stopped behind the 3-point line on the left wing and took measure of his shot. Across the way, the 19th head coach in Tigers history and the third alum, Anfernee Penny Hardaway, shouted: “No, no, no!”

    By Don Wade October 26, 2018

  • At The Horn: Tigers dominate Magicians in Hardaway premier

    The much-anticipated debut of Penny Hardaway on the Memphis sideline was a runaway success Thursday night as the Tigers easily defeated LeMoyne-Owen 120-66 in the first semi-official game of the Hardaway era.

    By Clay Bailey October 26, 2018

  • Tip-Ins and Turnovers: Notes from the Tigers 120-66 win over LeMoyne-Owen

    Memphis drummed Lemoyne-Owen in head coach Penny Hardaway’s debut as the Tigers coach. Here are the tip-ins and turnovers from the win. 

    By Jonah Jordan October 25, 2018

  • Calkins: All eyes on Penny Hardaway as he makes exhibition debut

    Let’s start with what he’ll wear. What will Penny Hardaway wear in his first game as Memphis coach?

    By Geoff Calkins October 25, 2018

  • Penny, Jackson Jr. say they would not have taken G League option

    If Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway was offered a chance at $125,000 to skip a year of college and go to the G-League, he would decline. 

    By Jonah Jordan October 18, 2018

  • Calkins: Penny Hardaway’s first season won’t be defined by wins or losses

    The American Athletic Conference coaches predicted Monday that the Memphis Tigers will finish fourth this season.

    By Geoff Calkins October 15, 2018

  • AAC Notebook: Penny talks toughness for his Tigers picked to finish fourth

    If Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway could look back at his career and tell himself one thing it would be to leave everything on the line against opponents.

    By Jonah Jordan October 15, 2018

  • Thornton anticipates expanded role under Tigers new coaching staff

    Memphis forward Raynere Thornton took a pass at the 3-point line of the Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center practice floor. A dribble later Thornton moved the ball to the opposite corner where guard David Wingett was open for a three.

    By Jonah Jordan October 10, 2018

  • Calkins: Penny Hardaway brought the stars out to Madness, just not who you’d think

    Resh Short drove in from Cincinnati. He hopped in his car and pointed it toward Memphis and arrived by the time the doors opened at 6 p.m.

    By Geoff Calkins October 05, 2018

  • Memphis Madness a raucous occasion for coaches, players and recruits

    The Memphis Tigers basketball fan base had waited months for the moment. Since mid-March at least.

    By Jonah Jordan October 05, 2018

  • Recruits among celebrities expected at Memphis Madness

    The Memphis Tigers plan to host a bevy of recruits for Memphis Madness Thursday night. The festivities include a scrimmage and surprise special guests. The University of Memphis announced the schedule and details Wednesday afternoon. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the event starts an hour later.

    By Jonah Jordan October 05, 2018

  • Memphis Tigers announce Madness schedule

    The Memphis Tigers released the schedule for Thursday night’s long-anticipated Memphis Madness event at FedExForum, the christening of coach Penny Hardaway’s inaugural season.

    By Jonah Jordan October 04, 2018

  • Calkins: When Penny Hardaway is introduced, all you’ll hear is joy

    It will be the Memphis sports moment of the year. It will be a moment that summons the past and embraces the future and celebrates the return of a favorite son.

    By Geoff Calkins October 03, 2018

  • Hardaway wants an active, selfish Kyvon Davenport

    Forward Kyvon Davenport was never better than in the Memphis Tigers’ first-round 79-77 victory over USF in the American Athletic Conference Tournament last March. Career-high 29 points, nine rebounds, 10-for-13 from the floor, 4-for-7 from 3-point range.

    By Don Wade October 03, 2018

  • Calkins: The complete, colorful history of Memphis Madness

    Derrick Rose brought down the house with a preposterous dunk. Rapper Rick Ross canceled on his first Madness visit but made it for the next. Gary Parrish won a chicken-wing eating contest, Larry Finch returned (after he was fired) to coach an alumni game and D.J. Stephens paid tribute to one of the greatest Memphis players ever by wearing his jersey for a dunk contest. All these things happened at Memphis Madness, which is what John Calipari renamed it sometime along the way. So here’s the complete and colorful history of the event, drawn from my notes, columns, memories and newspaper archives. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 03, 2018

  • New season, same truth: Jeremiah Martin vital to Tigers

    The peak and the valley arrived on a Thursday night in late February at FedExForum.

    By Don Wade October 01, 2018

• September 2018

  • Boyce, Jayden Hardaway involved in practice despite probable redshirt seasons with Tigers

    When shooting guard Ryan Boyce asked out of his signed National Letter of Intent to UAB he was 100 percent sure he was making the right move by decommitting from the Blazers.

    By Jonah Jordan September 28, 2018

  • Tigers optimistic of chances to reach NCAA tournament in Hardaway’s first year

    Memphis point guard Jeremiah Martin stepped onto the floor over the summer and immediately knew the talent Penny Hardaway put together plus what was returning would be better than the Tigers projected No. 8 finish in the American Athletic Conference. 

    By Jonah Jordan September 27, 2018

  • Memphis Tigers host DJ Jeffries on ‘extravagant’ visit

    Four-star forward DJ Jeffries and his family stepped on the University of Memphis campus last weekend with a sense of familiarity with the coaching staff and program.

    By Jonah Jordan September 25, 2018

  • American Athletic Conference announces Memphis Tigers slate

    The American Athletic Conference announced the Memphis conference basketball schedule Wednesday with the Tigers opening against Gregg Marshall and the Wichita State on Jan. 3 in the first conference game of Penny Hardaway’s coaching career. 

    By Jonah Jordan September 20, 2018

  • Sam Mitchell: Memphis Tigers assistant teaching lessons of life and basketball

    His right foot is in a big black boot, but Sam Mitchell is at his desk, at work inside the new gleaming University of Memphis basketball practice facility. It is deep into the summer before the first season of the Penny Hardaway Era, the restoration project already in go-mode with rising ticket sales, legitimate, local, Top-150 recruits on the first roster and the hope, if not the promise, of more elite players in the pipeline and on the way.

    By Don Wade September 18, 2018

  • Calkins: Hardaway’s uncommon touch saves the day

    An hour before Penny Hardaway was scheduled to take the lectern at the Touchdown Club of Memphis, Wayne Dowdle was pacing the hallway.

    By Geoff Calkins September 17, 2018