Tigers' first-year coach is among 12 in the running for the national award
BOSTON, Mass. – University of Memphis first-year men's basketball coach Penny Hardaway is one of 12 finalists for the 2019 Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year Award.
Hardaway, the former All-American at then-Memphis State and an NBA All-Star, has led the Tigers to a 19-12 record this season. The UofM opens play in the American Athletic Conference Championship Thursday at 2 p.