Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway is proud of his Tigers team for doing "something special." But, he said, the job is not done.

Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway won his first AAC Coach of the Year award. The Tigers are the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.

Hardaway helped Memphis gain its first AAC regular season championship in his seventh season as a collegiate head coach in 2025.

Memphis basketball head coach Penny Hardaway gave an emotional message on PJ Haggerty after the Senior Day win

The end of the regular season is here and the #16 Memphis Tigers and Head Coach Penny Hardaway sit atop of the American Athletic Conference.

Memphis' PJ Haggerty was named the AAC player of the year, when Penny Hardaway was tabbed as the top coach in a vote by his peers. The league also recognized the late Amir Abdur-Rahim as an honorary coach of the year.