A day after Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway sounded off on the media with an expletive-filled rant following the Tigers’ 70–62 loss to SMU, he issued an apology to his players, the fans and the university.
“Memphis ... Tiger Nation, I love you,” Hardaway said. “I let my emotions get the best of me last night and that's not the way you handle situations.
“I bleed blue and I'm fighting always for my school, for my city and for my players. We know there is adversity right now but it’s not going to stop us from working hard. We are going to make you guys proud, we’re going to win and we are going to get through this together ... to my players, let’s keep fighting on. We are 901 strong.”
