Sadly, the head coach of the Memphis Tigers has announced the sacking of a legendary player because he wants to sign a new deal.
The Tiger men’s basketball coaches allegedly engaged in two “illegal in-home recruiting visits” with a high school junior prospect, according to the NCAA.
Tennessee’s Memphis Penny Hardaway, the head basketball coach of the Memphis Tigers, will miss the first three games of the 2023–24 regular season due to a recruiting violation, according to the NCAA.
The Tiger men’s basketball coaches allegedly engaged in two “illegal in-home recruiting visits” with a high school junior prospect, according to the NCAA.
The junior and his family were visited by an assistant coach who had flown to the “highly rated” prospect’s house in a different state, according to the NCAA. They claimed that Coach Hardaway followed suit two weeks later. According to NCAA regulations, recruiters must make all in-person contacts during the fall of their junior year at their schools, not at their residences.
A lawyer who represented Hardaway described the decision as “flawed, yet predictable.”
Jackson stated in a statement, “The Enforcement Staff’s dissatisfaction with the outcome of the IRP decision of last fall is the only reason this case was pursued.” “The choice of whether to file an appeal will be decided in the upcoming days.”
A different NCAA investigation from 2019 concerning the recruitment and brief college career of one-and-done center James Wiseman has been involving the University of Memphis. In the end, the NCAA punished Memphis with three years of probation, a public censure, and a fine through its recently established Independent Accountability Resolution Process; however, Memphis was spared a postseason ban.
ORLANDO — The Memphis men’s basketball team spent their Saturday afternoon in a small locker room at Amway Center without shedding any tears, as the disappointment of their loss was eclipsed by the uncertainty of what lay ahead.
After moving to Memphis less than a year ago, they discussed the prospects for the upcoming season, albeit they weren’t positive if they would all return. Even though they weren’t sure if Coach Tubby Smith would return, they spoke about the guy who had brought them all together.
It was all they could do at the moment, so they spoke.
They made an effort to ignore the rumors all week about the show, with the promise of more games to come providing a pleasant diversion. However, given the clear probability currently In many ways, they could no longer control the near future.
Guard Kareem Brewton Jr. first stated, “I think everybody should be back,” before talking about Smith’s employment status. “Our coach is that person. We want him back, clearly, since he brought us in on this. Administrators are free to make any decisions they choose. Hopefully, he returns.”
