Memphis Tigers head coach Anfernee Hardaway instructs the team during a timeout in the first half of a men's NCAA basketball game against the Cincinnati Bearcats, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati. Memphis Tigers At Cincinnati Bearcats Feb 28
It did not take long after the Orlando Magic parted ways with Steve Clifford for Anfernee Hardaway’s name to surface. Fans had been speculating or desiring a reunion with Hardaway ever since he took the job with Memphis or broke out as a premiere coach on the AAU scene.
Members of the media even immediately brought Anfernee Hardaway’s name up to president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman.