Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway has long been recognized as a premier recruiter. Credit as a talent developer has been harder to come by.
Memphis beat South Florida on Friday night at FedExForum to earn its first ever AAC regular season outright title.
The top two teams in the conference and the top two teams picked in the preseason will meet on Sunday in Birmingham in a game that could decide the AAC’s regular season champion. It’s Memphis and UAB.
PJ Haggerty scored 17 of his 25 points in the final 12 minutes to help No. 18 Memphis rally from an 11-point deficit to beat UAB 88-81.