AD clarifies Hardaway's comments, says Memphis loaned coach $2.6M for roster

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Memphis men's basketball coach Penny Hardaway says he's willing to pay up to $2.6 million this year toward the program's revenue-sharing total in order to field a competitive team. The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tennessee, initially reported on Monday that Hardaway had written a $2.6 million check that helped land Serbian big man Nemanja Popovic and Florida Atlantic transfer Maxim Logue . "They didn't ask me to do it," Hardaway told the Commercial Appeal. "They were saying if you want more money, you have to put your money in.