NCAA hands down 3-game suspension to Memphis coach Penny Hardaway for recruiting violations.

Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway has been suspended for the first three games of the 2023-24 season due to recruiting violations, the NCAA announced. The violations involved two impermissible in-home recruiting visits with a prospect in 2021 when the prospect was a junior in high school. Hardaway violated the NCAA’s head coach responsibility rules due to his personal involvement in the violations and failure to monitor his staff. No additional penalties for the program will be imposed other than the suspension for Hardaway.