Penny Hardaway kicked down the door of the college basketball recruiting establishment in 2018. Then, he pivoted. Now, he is ...

Penny Hardaway kicked down the door of the college basketball recruiting establishment when he became Memphis basketball coach in 2018. He did so by focusing primarily on high school prospects.

Penny Hardaway kicked down the door of the college basketball recruiting establishment when he became Memphis basketball coach in 2018. He did so by focusing primarily on high school prospects.

In 2021, he found himself in Nairobi, Kenya, enrolled at Timbila Boys High School (a boarding school), playing organized basketball for the first time. That’s how he landed on Gurovic’s radar.

Penny Hardaway kicked down the door of the college basketball recruiting establishment when he became Memphis basketball coach in 2018. He did so by focusing primarily on high school prospects.

In 2021, he found himself in Nairobi, Kenya, enrolled at Timbila Boys High School (a boarding school), playing organized basketball for the first time. That’s how he landed on Gurovic’s radar.

Penny Hardaway kicked down the door of the college basketball recruiting establishment when he became Memphis basketball coach in 2018. He did so by focusing primarily on high school prospects.