The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the additions of Penny Hardaway and Walter Davis to its list of nominees for the class of 2024, bringing the list of nominees to 38 in total.
Hardaway was a star at Memphis from 1991 to ’93, averaging 20 points and 5.9 assists per game in his two seasons. Hardaway was back-to-back Great Midwest Conference player of the year and earned a first-team All-American nod in 1992–93.
The guard parlayed his college career into becoming the third pick in the 1993 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic. He had a strong start to his career, earning four All-Star nods in his first five seasons and averaging at least 20 points per game in three of his first four. However, injuries derailed his career, as he never fully recovered from a knee injury in his fifth season despite playing for 14 years.
