Tigers coach Penny Hardaway has no regrets supporting Mikey Williams
“That’s what I’m in this business for,” Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway said, “to stick my neck out on the line for kids and young men and hope that they appreciate it.” (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The Memphis basketball coach had remained publicly supportive of the four-star signee for the better part of nine months after Williams was arrested for allegedly shooting at an occupied vehicle.
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Parth 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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