Bridge glows ‘royal blue and copper’ to honor Penny Hardaway
University of Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway smiles at a press conference at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on March 20, 2025. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
On Sunday night, the Hernando DeSoto bridge shines a light on the former NBA All-Star and current Tigers basketball coach coming off a breakthrough season.
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Memphis basketball Penny Hardaway Hernando DeSoto Bridge Mighty Lights Mississippi RiverParth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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