Penny Hardaway Biography

Anfernee Deon "Penny" Hardaway, born July 18, 1971, is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who leads the Memphis Tigers men's team in the American Athletic Conference. Hardaway played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association, earning four NBA All-Star selections and three All-NBA Team honors while playing for the Orlando Magic. As a teenager, Hardaway refereed youth sports at the Memphis YMCA and competed on its Jr. Olympic basketball team. As a senior at Treadwell High School in Memphis, he recorded 36.6 points, 10.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 3.9 steals, and 2.8 blocks per game. At Memphis State University, Hardaway sat out the 1990–91 season due to academic ineligibility under Proposition 48. In the summer of 1992, Hardaway was selected to the USA Basketball Developmental Team, which scrimmaged daily against the 1992 Olympic Team. Hardaway returned for his junior season in 1992–93 and improved upon his previous statistical performance.