Hardaway ‘excited to see him play’ as South Sudanese center arrives on campus
U of M basketball head coach Penny Hardaway tees off during the Pro-Am round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind Aug. 6, 2025. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway spoke about Simon Majok’s upcoming arrival, the Tigers’ latest roster additions and more.
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Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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