More about Penny Hardaway's kids. Hardaway's eldest daughter LaTanfernee was born in 1992. Both LaTanfernee and her sister ...

Penny Hardaway, after all, ... “Most kids from out of town wouldn’t be able to hang. He’s accepted every challenge,” said East/Team Penny point guard Alex Lomax, ...

Penny Hardaway made $120 million in the NBA. Yet he came back home to Memphis to coach middle school kids. What happened next is the stuff of legend.

Some of the kids Hardaway coached in his most recent job, at Memphis East High School, live in these complexes. That is, at least in part, why Hardaway took that job and now, the university position.

Penny Hardaway returned to his old Memphis neighborhood to coach middle school. Grades went up; gangs rallied. The team rewarded Penny with his first big title.

But Penny could (be like Magic Johnson) because of his size, ability to handle the basketball and make plays,’’ said current Magic coach Jacque Vaughn, who played against Hardaway during the ...