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Report: NCAA hits Memphis basketball, Penny Hardaway with multiple infractions
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The Memphis men’s basketball program and head coach Penny Hardaway are in hot water with the NCAA.
According to a report from The Daily Memphian, Memphis was slapped with 7 total violations and Hardaway allegedly committed one Level I infraction and two Level II infractions. The school received a Notice of Allegations (NOA) from the NCAA.
Per the report, here are some of the alleged violations committed by the program, from 247Sports:
- Failing to respond within 30 days to the Complex Case Unit’s (CCU) request for documents and text messages among the Memphis coaching staff.
- Stripping the metadata from emails, preventing the CCU from conducting a thorough investigation.
- Obstructing the investigation by delaying interviews and allegedly scheduling prep interviews with Memphis administrators ahead of a CCU interview.
- Failing to report acts of non-compliance within 30 days.
Hardaway is also accused of failing to implement a culture of compliance within the Memphis basketball program.
Hardaway is in fourth season with the Tigers. Over that span, the team has posted an 85-43 record with 2 NIT appearances and a berth in the NCAA Tournament this year. Memphis advanced to the Round of 32.
Memphis has hit a 20-win total every year under Hardaway’s guidance.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB