MEMPHIS, Tenn. (University of Memphis Athletics Media Relations) -- Anfernee `Penny' Hardaway, a two-time All-American and a four-time NBA All-Star during his playing days, is returning to his alma mater.
Hardaway, 46, was named University of Memphis men's basketball coach Tuesday in a press conference at the Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center on the Park Avenue Campus. Hardaway becomes the school's 19th coach and the third former Tiger player in the modern era (since WWII) to lead the program, following Wayne Yates (1974-79) and Larry Finch (1986-97).
Hardaway, who played for Finch, begins his first job as a college head coach after a successful run at East High School.