bThe incredible true story of hope and inspiration, struggle and triumph how former NBA star Penny Hardaway selflessly coached a young basketball team through the hardships of life--and to their first-ever state championship.b pNBA All-Star Anfernee Penny Hardaway had fame, fortune, and a Nike shoe line. Yet for all his basketball accomplishments, the one thing he lacked was a championship season.b pPenny Hardaway, like so many pro athletes, struggled with the question of What now when his whirlwind career came to an end in 2007. The answer came from one of his oldest friends, Desmond Merriweather, who was sick with colon cancer and could no longer commit to full-time coaching the Lester Middle School boys basketball team. piOn These Courtsi is the moving story of a superstar who takes over coaching duties in the crime-ridden streets of Memphis he once called home. Coach Penny selflessly helped his young players navigate their way through impossible circumstances failing grades, incarc