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Anfernee " Penny" Hardaway

Former NBA All-Star

Career Highlights: One of the NBA’s most exciting point guards, Anfernee Hardaway’s size and versatility set him apart from many other players of his era…Selected by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 1993 NBA Draft (third pick overall), Hardaway was traded along with three future first-round picks to the Orlando Magic for the rights to first overall pick Chris Webber…Hardaway made an immediate impact when he helped the Magic to their first playoff berth and first 50-win season…He averaged 16 points, 6.6 assists, 5.4 rebounds per game with 160 steals in his rookie season…For his efforts he was named to the NBA All-Rookie first team and was runner-up to Webber for Rookie of the Year honors…The 1994-95 season was even better as the Magic won a franchise record 57 games while Hardaway averaged 20.9 points, 7.2 assists, 4.4 steals and 1.7 steals per game…Hardaway was named a starter in his first NBA All-Star game and was named All-NBA First Team…The Magic went on to upset the Chicago Bulls in the second round of the playoffs and made it all the way to the NBA Finals before eventually losing to the Houston Rockets …Hardaway played for the Magic for six seasons before injuries started to plague him and he was traded to the Phoenix Suns in 1999…He spent four seasons in Phoenix before being traded to the New York Knicks who he helped lead to the 2004 NBA Playoffs…Hardaway spent three seasons in New York before ending his career playing 16 games for the Miami Heat…Other highlights of Hardaway’s professional career included being named a four-time NBA All-Star, two-time All-NBA First Team member, once to the All-NBA Third Team, and he posted six career triple doubles…Hardaway played for USA Basketball in the 1996 Summer Olympics earning a gold medal…In college, he had a stellar three-year career at the University of Memphis, where in his junior year he averaged 22.8 point, 8.5 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 2.4 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game…Named an All-American, Hardaway also was a finalist for the Naismith College Player of the Year and the John R. Wooden Award given annually to the most outstanding college basketball player...On August 21, 2008, Hardaway donated one million dollars to the University of Memphis (he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in professional studies in May 2003, 10 years after leaving early to turn pro).

Updated: June 2010
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