Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway believes he has found his, and Thursday’s dominant 90-62 win over FAU in front of a mostly packed Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena only reinforced that conviction.

The four-time NBA All-Star is complimentary of Aaron Fearne’s program after it prevented the nationally ranked Tigers from pulling away late.

Hardaway has a long-held, deep-seated belief that Memphis does not get the same benefit of the doubt that many other programs ...