Penny Hardaway abruptly fired four members of his staff on Wednesday and Sports Illustrated reported that Memphis has received an anonymous letter alleging widespread NCAA violations within its men’s basketball program.
Penny Hardaway’s Memphis basketball program is in turmoil just two months before the start of the 2024-25 season.
“I want to thank Rick, Faragi, Jamie and Demetrius for their service to the University of Memphis and our basketball program,” Hardaway. “These are good coaches that I've worked with closely over the past few seasons, but I made the difficult decision to go in a new direction with our staff. The timing is not ideal, but I want to give this team the best opportunity to reach our goals of winning the American Conference and advancing in the NCAA Tournament.
Per Forde, “the letter alleges Hardaway’s personal involvement in what could be major violations in the recruitment of a player who came to Memphis and a second prospect who did not enroll at the school.” The letter claims those violations occurred in 2020 and 2022 while also accusing Memphis of academic violations during the 2023-24 academic year.
On the court, Hardaway’s teams have failed to perform up to expectations, making the NCAA Tournament in just two of six seasons with just one NCAA Tournament win in 2022.
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