The Memphis athletic department issued a prepared statement Wednesday, acknowledging that Hardaway exercised his right to contest his portion of the case and work it out directly with the NCAA. Hardaway also, according to the panel's decision, "blamed the error, in part, on the fact that the prospect’s year was not accurately entered into Memphis’ compliance software." Multiple sources also told The Commercial Appeal that Toppert was interviewed by the NCAA and it was determined that no allegations of NCAA rules violations would be brought against him and, therefore, he was not a party to case and will not face punishment.Īccording to the NCAA Committee on Infractions panel's decision, Hardaway told members of the enforcement staff "that he believed he 'could visit any student-athlete at any time.'" Hardaway later told the enforcement staff he would not have visited the recruit when he did had he known it would result in a violation. The sources requested anonymity because some details of the case have not been made public. Multiple sources told The Commercial Appeal that Cody Toppert (now an assistant at LSU) is the former Memphis assistant coach who conducted the initial impermissible in-home visit with the recruit. NCAA rules require any in-person visits with recruits during the fall months of their junior year of high school to be made at the prospects' schools, not in their homes. 1, 2021, Hardaway also visited the same recruit. According to the NCAA's decision, a former Memphis assistant coach visited the recruit (who was not named) in September 2021.
NCAA rules state coaches are not allowed to visit a recruit until April of their junior year. The penalty stems from two impermissible in-home visits with a recruit from Dallas during his junior year of high school during the 2021-22 academic year. Hardaway will serve his suspension for the first three games of the season, meaning he will miss games against Jackson State (Nov. Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway will be suspended for three games during the 2023-24 season, the NCAA announced Wednesday. View Gallery: Penny Hardaway: Memphis basketball coach through the years
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