MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis coach Penny Hardaway has added 16-year NBA veteran Rasheed Wallace as an assistant coach on a staff that also features former
The Tigers announced the hiring Thursday with the move finally official.
“I’m excited about adding Rasheed to the program,” Hardaway said in a statement. “He is someone our ‘bigs,’ and our entire team, will learn a tremendous amount from. All of his experience in the NBA and knowledge of the game will be key to our success.”
The announcement comes a day after
His decision bumped Memphis up to the No. 1 overall recruiting class in 247Sports' composite rankings, Hardaway's
Wallace won the 2004 NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons where he was coached by Brown. He was a four-time All-Star and reached 14 postseasons. Wallace helped North Carolina to the Final Four in 1995 and was the fourth overall draft pick by Washington in 1995.
Wallace has been an assistant with Detroit and was head coach at Charles E. Jordan High School in Durham, North Carolina, the past two years. He called it a surprise but a pleasure when Hardaway called offering him a job.
“I am extremely eager to work with the young men on the team, and I’m excited to cross paths again with coach Brown and work with coach (Cody) Toppert.”
Memphis won the
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