Last season coach Penny Hardaway ... his NBA career. Hardaway was one of the league's brightest stars when he teamed with Shaquille O'Neal to lead the Orlando Magic to the 1995 NBA Finals.

"I'll worry about that tonight," Hunter said. "I even brought my old Penny Hardaway shoes. I might wear them in the game (on Saturday), just out of respect for my brother, I may wear some Penny ...

"Penny (Hardaway) had one of the toughest non-conference schedules, this program had one of the toughest non-conference schedules in America." Memphis will face No. 12 seed Colorado at 1 p.m. CT ...

Penny Hardaway's uniform, worn as the character Butch McRae in "Blue Chips," is on the auction block again, this time with the promise of it being photo-matched. Grey Flannel Auctions owner ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Memphis coach Penny Hardaway was speaking from experience with his message to standout guard PJ Haggerty before the start of the American Athletic Conference Tournament.