Last Updated on January 8, 2025 by Mathew Diekhake
Here’s a detailed profile of Penny Hardaway:
- Full Name: Anfernee Deon Hardaway
- Nickname: Penny
- Nationality: American
- Age: Born July 18, 1971
- Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
- Height: 6 feet 7 inches (201 cm)
- Weight: 215 lbs (98 kg)
- Wingspan: 6 feet 11 inches (210 cm)
- Shoe Size: 14 (US)
- Shoe Brand: Nike Lil Penny Posite, Nike Air Half Cent, Nike Air Zoom Rookie, Nike Air Penny 6, Nike Air Penny 5, Nike Air Zoom BB, Nike Zoom Huarache 2k4, Nike Zoom Flight 2k3, Nike Air Flight Determination, Nike Air Penny 4, Nike Air Penny 3, Nike Air Foamposite 1, Nike Air Penny 2, Nike Flight Zoom 96, Nike Air Penny 1, Nike Air Go LWP, Nike Air Up, Nike Air Lambaste, Nike Air Flight 1, Reebok Pump Vertical, Air Jordan 9 Penny Hardaway PE, Nike Air Prevail, Nike Air Swift
- Number: 1 (Magic), 1 (Suns), 1 (Knicks), 7 (Heat)
- Position: Point Guard / Shooting Guard
- Draft: 1993 NBA Draft, 1st round, 3rd overall pick by the Golden State Warriors (traded to the Orlando Magic)
- College: University of Memphis (formerly Memphis State University)
- High School: Treadwell High School, Memphis, Tennessee
- NBA Championships (Rings): 0
- Children (Kids): 3 (Jayden, LaTanfernee, and Ashton)
- Siblings: 1 sister, Denise Hardaway
- Teams Played For:
- Orlando Magic (1993–1999)
- Phoenix Suns (1999–2004)
- New York Knicks (2004–2006)
- Miami Heat (2007)
- 2K Rating: 94 (Orlando), 78 (Suns)
- Net Worth: Made $120,469,142 in the NBA
Penny Hardaway inspired many future basketball stars such as Tracy McGrady.
Notes:
- Similar players to Penny Hardaway include Tracy McGrady and Magic Johnson.
- Penny Hardaway was 6 feet 7 inches as a Sophomore. By eighth grade, he was 5 feet 11 inches. The following year, he was 6 feet 3 inches. He then grew from 6 feet 3 inches to 6 feet 7 inches between his ninth-grade and tenth-grade years.
Fun Facts
- He loves coaching basketball and has coached the Memphis Tigers college team for many years.
- He played basketball for the Memphis Tigers as a boy and that is why he went back and coached them later.
- He turned down a deal from Converse to sign with Nike instead because he preferred the Nike brand.
- He was one of the first tall point guards to show great ball-handling skills and the ability to be a floor general.
- He played with Shaq in Orlando, but Shaq left because management called it Penny’s team, a decision he later regretted. When they were older, Shaq apologized to Penny for the way he left.
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