Memphis Tigers men's basketball

Memphis Tigers
2016–17 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
University University of Memphis
First season 1920
All-time record 1,406–820–1 (.632)
Conference The American
Location Memphis, TN
Head coach Tubby Smith (1st year)
Arena FedExForum
(Capacity: 18,119)
Nickname Tigers
Colors Blue and Gray[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1973, 2008*
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1973, 1985*, 2008*
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1973, 1985*, 1992, 2006, 2007, 2008*
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1973, 1982*, 1983*, 1984*, 1985*, 1992, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008*, 2009
NCAA Tournament appearances
1955, 1956, 1962, 1973, 1976, 1982*, 1983*, 1984*, 1985*, 1986*, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008*, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
*vacated by NCAA
Conference tournament champions
Metro: 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987
C-USA: 2006, 2007, 2008*, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013
Conference regular season champions
MVC: 1972, 1973
Metro: 1982, 1984, 1985
GMWC: 1995
C-USA: 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008*, 2009, 2012, 2013
*vacated by NCAA

The Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Memphis in NCAA Division I men's college basketball. The Tigers have competed in the American Athletic Conference since 2013. As of 2011, the Tigers had the 29th highest winning percentage in NCAA history.[2] They play home games at the FedExForum. ESPN Stats and Information Department ranked Memphis as the 19th most successful basketball program from 1962 to 2012 in their annual 50 in 50 list.[3]

History

Early years

The predecessor of the University of Memphis, West Tennessee State Normal School, first fielded a basketball team in 1920. Zach Curlin began coaching the team in 1924. The Tigers joined the Mississippi Valley Conference in 1928. The team played its early home poines a local high school gym, a local YMCA, and in a room on campus called the "Normal Cage" which allowed only six inches from the court lines to the walls. In 1929, a $100,000 facility on campus named Memorial Gym became the Tigers' home.[4]

Curlin's last season coaching the Tigers was in 1948, by which time the school had been renamed Memphis State College; it would become Memphis State University in 1957. His successor was McCoy Tarry. In 1951, the new $700,000 Field House gym was opened for Tiger home games. In 1952, John Wallesea became the first Memphis State player to be drafted by the NBA. Forest Arnold became the school's first All-American in 1954. The Tigers made the NCAA tournament for the first time in 1955 under coach Eugene Lambert. Bob Vanatta became the team's coach in 1956 and took the Tigers to the NIT final. Win Wilfong became the team's second All-American in 1957.[4]

In 1962, Dean Ehlers took over coaching duties. The Tigers began playing its home games at the Mid-South Coliseum in 1964. Moe Iba became the team's coach in 1966, the same year the team joined the Missouri Valley Conference.[4] Iba's four years running the program are considered the low point in the history of Memphis basketball, with the team suffering 19 and 20 loss seasons before Iba's dismissal. However, the Tigers did not remain down for long.

1970s

The Mid-South Coliseum, home of the Tigers from 1966 to 1991.

In 1970, Gene Bartow was named head coach. The 1970 season also saw the first games of Larry Finch and Ronnie Robinson, two all-time greats. Larry Finch scored 24 points in his first appearance as a freshman. In 1971, the Tigers led by Finch and Robinson upset conference rival Louisville. At 11-2, they were ranked #19 after not reaching the Top 20 in a decade. Early in the 1971–1972 season, Memphis State fell in a heart breaker to No. 2 Marquette after leading by five points with five minutes to go. After defeating Louisville in Freedom Hall, the Tigers shared the Missouri Valley Conference title in 1972 with Louisville. Louisville won a playoff to represent the MVC in the NCAA Tournament while the Tigers went to the NIT for their fifth time.

During the 1972–1973 season, seniors Finch and Robinson led the Tigers to one of their most successful seasons. Memphis State won the MVC outright in 1972 after winning 14 straight games. They went to the NCAA tournament where they handily beat South Carolina and Kansas State after a first round bye to reach the Final Four. After beating Providence, the Tigers went to play for the national championship against the UCLA Bruins led by legendary coach John Wooden and led by star Bill Walton. Keeping it close in the first half, the Tigers were overwhelmed in the second half eventually losing by nineteen, 87-66. Bartow won the NABC National Coach of the Year award that season and Larry Finch was named a consensus All-American. Also on the Finals team was Larry Kenon who went on to be a 2-time All-Star in the NBA. He remains one of the most successful NBA players in Memphis history. Wayne Yates took over for Bartow in 1974 when Bartow left for Illinois. Yates led Memphis State to three straight 20-win seasons, including an NCAA Tournament berth in 1976. The Tigers left the Missouri Valley Conference to become one of the inaugural members of the Metro Conference in 1976. Dana Kirk became head coach in 1979.[5]

1980s

In the 1980s, the Tigers made seven NCAA tournaments and won three Metro Conference titles, amassing a record of 230-87 (.726). Keith Lee began playing for the Tigers in 1982, and Memphis was ranked number one in both major national polls for the first time the same year. However, that same night they were knocked off by Virginia Tech 69-56 in Blacksburg.[6] In the 1983 NCAA Tournament, the Tigers beat Georgetown led by Patrick Ewing, whom Lee dominated in the paint. They lost their next game to top-seed Houston led by Akeem Olajuwon.[5]

After finishing 24-3 in the regular season, the 1984–1985 season proved to be another memorable one in Tiger history. Lee eventually led the team to another NCAA Tournament in 1985. Memphis State beat Penn, UAB, Boston College and Oklahoma to reach the school's second Final Four. They were defeated by eventual champion Villanova and finished the season 31-4. 11 of the twelve players on this team were from Memphis or Shelby County.[7] Lee was named a consensus All-American for the third time in his four-year career. In 1986, Kirk was forced out after becoming the subject of a criminal investigation. He was also found to have committed many NCAA violations as well; the Tigers were forced to sit out the 1987 NCAA Tournament and were stripped of their Final Four appearance from 1985, as well as all of their NCAA tournament appearances from 1982 to 1986. Former player and assistant under Dana Kirk, Larry Finch, took over head coaching duties in 1986. One of Finch's first recruits, Elliot Perry, began playing for the team in 1987. Elliot led Memphis State to the 1988 and 1989 NCAA Tournaments and was drafted to the NBA where he became a successful player. In the 1988-89 season, the Tigers set a school record by starting the game against arch-rival Louisville with a 24-0 run.[5]

1990s

The Pyramid Arena, the Tigers' home from 1991 to 2004.

In 1990, Finch landed the country's highest rated high school recruit, Anfenee "Penny" Hardaway. The Tigers also moved to the Great Midwest Conference and began playing their home games at the new Pyramid Arena (affectionately known as the "Tomb of Doom") in 1991. Stand-out Hardaway led Memphis State to the 1992 NCAA Tournament, where the Tigers were defeated in the Elite Eight by rival Cincinnati. The following summer, Hardaway was named All-American and earned a chance to train with the Dream Team before the Barcelona Olympics. During the 1992–1993 season, Hardaway earned Memphis State's first triple-double and then the first back-to-back triple-doubles in wins over Georgia State and Vanderbilt. On February 6, 1993, the school achieved its 1,000th all-time basketball victory in an upset over No. 4 Cincinnati. After the season, Penny Hardaway left for the NBA Draft where he was selected third overall by the Golden State Warriors. He became the most successful NBA player in history to matriculate from the Memphis basketball program. In 1994, Memphis State changed its name to the University of Memphis.[5]

In 1995, the Memphis team included future NBA players David Vaughn, Cedric Henderson, and Lorenzen Wright, and they made it to the 1995 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the Sweet Sixteen. Memphis joined Conference USA in 1995 as a founding member with long-time rivals Louisville and Cincinnati. Finch stepped down as head coach in 1997 and Tic Price took over thereafter. Price's three years were one of the Tigers' least successful since the 1960s. He was forced to resign just days before the start of the 1999-2000 season after school officials discovered he was involved in an inappropriate relationship with a student at the university.[8] Johnny Jones spent one year as interim head coach while the school looked for a replacement.[5]

2000s

Calipari directing his players during an away game against Conference USA rival Houston in January 2007.

John Calipari was named Memphis' head coach in 2000. Under his leadership, the Tigers won the 2002 NIT championship, then made the NCAA tournament in 2003 and 2004. The Tigers left The Pyramid to play home games in the FedExForum in 2004. The 2005–06 Tigers were led by Darius Washington, Shawne Williams and Rodney Carney and set a school record by going 30–3 and reaching a No. 3 ranking during a regular season that was capped by a Conference USA championship. In the 2006 NCAA tournament, the Tigers received a number one seed, and they advanced to the Elite Eight before falling to eventual tournament runner-up UCLA.

Despite losing their top three scorers from the prior season to the NBA and graduation, the 2006–07 Tigers duplicated the previous year's regular season record of 30–3, were ranked as high as No. 5, and again won the Conference USA championship, going undefeated in conference play. The Tigers earned a number two seed in the 2007 NCAA tournament. The Tigers defeated 15 seed North Texas in the first round, 7 seed Nevada in the second round, and 3 seed Texas A&M in the Sweet Sixteen, and lost to 1 seed and eventual tournament runner-up Ohio State in the Elite Eight.

Derrick Rose during the 2008 NCAA Tournament

The 2007–08 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team achieved a No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press basketball poll in January 2008, the school's first No. 1 ranking in the poll since 1982, and went on to win their third straight Conference USA title on March 15, 2008. After a month, they lost this ranking when they were defeated by in-state rival and No. 2-ranked Tennessee at home. Led by First-Team All-American Chris Douglas-Roberts and future No. 1 overall pick Derrick Rose, the team received a No. 1 seed in the 2008 NCAA tournament and defeated No. 16 seed Texas-Arlington in round one, No. 8 seed Mississippi State in round two, and No. 5 seed Michigan State in the Sweet Sixteen. Memphis convincingly defeated No. 2 seed Texas in the Elite Eight round to advance to the school's first Final Four since 1985. Following this win, Memphis went on to beat No. 1 seed UCLA on April 5, 2008, advancing to the National Championship game on April 7, 2008. With this win, Memphis became the first team in NCAA history to achieve 38 wins in a single season.[9] After holding a nine-point lead with two minutes and twelve seconds left in regulation, the Tigers lost to Kansas in the National Championship in overtime by the final score of 75–68, becoming the second NCAA runner-up team in Memphis history.[10]

The 2008–09 Tigers, led by another freshman guard. Tyreke Evans. again went undefeated in Conference USA and earned a two seed in the 2009 NCAA tournament. The Tigers were defeated by the No. 3-seed University of Missouri Tigers in the Sweet Sixteen. Evans left after one year and was named NBA Rookie of the Year in 2010, the second straight Tiger to do so after Rose. On March 31, 2009, Calipari resigned to become the head coach at the University of Kentucky. In the months following Calipari's departure, nearly all of the incoming recruits who had committed to play basketball for the University of Memphis decommitted from Memphis and committed to Kentucky or other schools. The recruits included Xavier Henry, DeMarcus Cousins, Nolan Dennis, and Darnell Dodson.

On May 28, 2009, the NCAA formally accused the Tigers of allowing an ineligible player to participate in their games during the 2007–08 season.[11] On August 20, 2009, the NCAA Committee on Infractions announced that Memphis must vacate all 38 wins for that season as well as their appearance in the NCAA tournament and spend three years on probation. The NCAA alleged that Derrick Rose, a Chicago native, had obtained a fraudulent SAT score when another person took the test for him in Detroit, Michigan and his brother Reggie Rose was provided nearly $1,700 in free travel and lodging with the Memphis team.[12] The University of Memphis was not charged with knowingly fielding an ineligible player given that Rose had originally been cleared by the testing company and the NCAA. Rather, the NCAA imposed the penalty on a "strict liability" standard which held that Memphis must vacate their wins regardless of whether the school had any knowledge of wrongdoing by Rose and regardless of the NCAA's original clearance of Rose.[13]

2010s

On April 7, 2009, Josh Pastner was named the team's head coach. Pastner was hired as an assistant at Memphis in 2008 after serving as an assistant coach under Lute Olson at Arizona for six years. Pastner gained a reputation as a strong recruiter during his tenure at Arizona.[14] In his first year as coach at Memphis, Pastner brought in Elliot Williams, a transfer from Duke, who led the team in scoring and was drafted to the NBA. Williams was permitted to play his first season after departing Calipari took with him Memphis' top-ranked recruiting class.[15] In 2011 Pastner led the Tigers back to the NCAA tournament for the first time in his coaching career, though they lost in the first round to his former team, Arizona.

During the 2011–12 season, the Tigers announced they were leaving Conference USA to join the Big East Conference starting in 2013 (later renamed the American Athletic Conference).[16] They began the season strong, moving as high to No. 13 in the country before falling out of the rankings (a phenomenon which would become a recurrent theme of the Pastner era). In the last game of the season, Josh Pastner's victory over Tulsa gave him 72 career victories, the most by a Memphis head coach over his first three seasons.[17] Memphis made its second straight NCAA Tournament after winning the Conference USA tournament. An 8-seed, the Tigers lost in the first round to 9-seeded Saint Louis. After the season, sophomore star Will Barton left for the NBA.

In 2012–13, the Tigers, led by CUSA player of the year Joe Jackson, won the Conference USA regular season and tournament titles in their last season in CUSA.[18] The Tigers began competition in the then newly formed American Athletic Conference in 2013. AAC competition was not as kind to the Pastner-led Tigers, as they earned an NCAA tournament berth in only 1 of the team's first 3 seasons in the AAC.

On April 8, 2016, facing mounting criticism in Memphis, Pastner took the job of head men's basketball coach at Georgia Tech.[19] A few days later, the Tigers hired Tubby Smith to take over the head coaching job.[20] Smith had just won the Big 12 coach of the year award as well as some national coaching awards for his season at Texas Tech.

Seasons

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Frederick Graham (Independent) (1920–1921)
1920–21 Graham 22–7–1
W.H. DePriest (Independent) (1921–1922)
1921–22 DePriest 1–7
Lester Barnhard (Independent) (1922–1924)
1922–23 Barnhard 6–4
1923–24 Barnhard 4–9
Zach Curlin (Independent) (1924–1927)
1924–25 Curlin 3–5
1925–26 Curlin 4–5
1926–27 Curlin 5–7
Zach Curlin (Mississippi Valley Conference) (1927–1934)
1927–28 Curlin 10–11 5–3
1928–29 Curlin 15–3 8–0
1929–30 Curlin 16–8 12–2
1930–31 Curlin 14–2 11–1
1931–32 Curlin 11–10 9–5
1932–33 Curlin 7–6 5–3
1933–34 Curlin 5–14 2–4
Zach Curlin (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1934–1942)
1934–35 Curlin 5–15 3–7
1935–36 Curlin 7–7 3–7
1936–37 Curlin 5–7 3–7
1937–38 Curlin 0–14 0–10
1938–39 Curlin 2–13 1–9
1939–40 Curlin 7–9 5–5
1940–41 Curlin 9–8 4–5
1941–42 Curlin 7–9 3–7
Zach Curlin (Independent) (1942–1948)
1942–43 Curlin 7–4
1943–44 No team (WWII)
1944–45 Curlin 3–6
1945–46 Curlin 7–4
1946–47 Curlin 11–7
1947–48 Curlin 13–10
McCoy Tarry (Independent) (1948–1951)
1948–49 Tarry 11–10
1949–50 Tarry 12–9
1950–51 Tarry 17–8
Eugene Lambert (Independent) (1951–1956)
1951–52 Lambert 25–10
1952–53 Lambert 10–14
1953–54 Lambert 15–9
1954–55 Lambert 17–5 NCAA First Round
1955–56 Lambert 20–7 NCAA First Round
Bob Vanatta (Independent) (1957–1962)
1956–57 Vanatta 24–6 NIT Finals
1957–58 Vanatta 15–7
1958–59 Vanatta 17–6
1959–60 Vanatta 18–5 NIT First Round
1960–61 Vanatta 20–3 NIT Quarterfinals
1961–62 Vanatta 15–7 NCAA First Round
Dean Ehlers (Independent) (1962–1966)
1962–63 Ehlers 19–7 NIT Quarterfinals
1963–64 Ehlers 14–11
1964–65 Ehlers 10–14
1965–66 Ehlers 10–15
Moe Iba (Independent) (1966–1967)
1966–67 Iba 17–9 NIT First Round
Moe Iba (Missouri Valley Conference) (1967–1970)
1967–68 Iba 8–17 2–14 9th
1968–69 Iba 6–19 0–16 9th
1969–70 Iba 6–20 1–15 9th
Gene Bartow (Missouri Valley Conference) (1970–1973)
1970–71 Bartow 18–8 8–6 4th
1971–72 Bartow 21–7 12–2 T-1st NIT First Round
1972–73 Bartow 25–6 12–2 1st NCAA Finals
Gene Bartow (Independent) (1973–1974)
1973–74 Bartow 19–11 NIT Quarterfinals
Wayne Yates (Independent) (1974–1975)
1974–75 Yates 20–7 NIT First Round
Wayne Yates (Metro Conference) (1975–1979)
1975–76 Yates 21–9 1–1 4th NCAA First Round
1976–77 Yates 20–9 2–4 T-5th NIT First Round
1977–78 Yates 19–9 7–5 3rd
1978–79 Yates 13–15 5–5 3rd
Dana Kirk (Metro Conference) (1979–1986)
1979–80 Kirk 13–14 5–7 4th
1980–81 Kirk 13–14 5–7 5th
1981–82 Kirk 24–5 10–2 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen[a]
1982–83 Kirk 23–8 6–6 4th NCAA Sweet Sixteen[a]
1983–84 Kirk 26–7 11–3 T-1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen[a]
1984–85 Kirk 31–4 13–1 1st NCAA Final Four[a]
1985–86 Kirk 28–6 9–3 2nd NCAA Second Round[a]
Larry Finch (Metro Conference) (1986–1991)
1986–87 Finch 26–8 8–4 2nd [b]
1987–88 Finch 20–12 6–6 T-3rd NCAA Second Round
1988–89 Finch 21–11 8–4 T-2nd NCAA First Round
1989–90 Finch 18–12 8–6 4th NIT First Round
1990–91 Finch 17–15 7–7 T-4th NIT Second Round
Larry Finch (Great Midwest Conference) (1991–1995)
1991–92 Finch 23–11 5–5 T-3rd NCAA Elite Eight
1992–93 Finch 20–12 7–3 2nd NCAA First Round
1993–94 Finch 13–16 4–8 T-5th
1994–95 Finch 24–10 9–3 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Larry Finch (Conference USA) (1995–1997)
1995–96 Finch 22–8 11–3 1st (White) NCAA First Round
1996–97 Finch 16–15 10–4 T-1st (White) NIT First Round
Tic Price (Conference USA) (1997–1999)
1997–98 Price 17–12 12–4 1st (National) NIT Second Round
1998–99 Price 13–15 6–10 T-2nd (National)
Johnny Jones (Conference USA) (1999–2000)
1999–00 Jones 15–16 7–9 T-3rd (National)
Johnny Jones: 15–16 (.366) 7–9 (.438)
John Calipari (Conference USA) (2000–2009)
2000–01 Calipari 21–15 10–6 T-2nd (National) NIT 3rd Place
2001–02 Calipari 27–9 12–4 1st (National) NIT Champions
2002–03 Calipari 23–7 13–3 1st (National) NCAA First Round
2003–04 Calipari 22–8 12–4 T-1st NCAA Second Round
2004–05 Calipari 22–16 9–7 T-6th NIT Semifinals
2005–06 Calipari 33–4 13–1 1st NCAA Elite Eight
2006–07 Calipari 33–4 16–0 1st NCAA Elite Eight
2007–08 Calipari 38–2[c] 16–0 1st NCAA Final
2008–09 Calipari 33–4 16–0 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
John Calipari: 252–69 (.785) 117–25 (.824)
Josh Pastner (Conference USA) (2009–2013)
2009–10 Pastner 24–10 13–3 2nd NIT Second Round
2010–11 Pastner 25–10 10–6 4th NCAA Second Round
2011–12 Pastner 26–9 13–3 1st NCAA Second Round
2012–13 Pastner 30–4 16–0 1st NCAA Third Round
Josh Pastner (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2016)
2013–14 Pastner 24-10 12-6 T-3 NCAA Third Round
2014–15 Pastner 18-14 10-8 T-5
2015–16 Pastner 19-15 8-10 7th
Josh Pastner: 167–73 (.696) 82–36 (.695)
Tubby Smith (American Athletic Conference) (2016–present)
2016-17 Smith
Total:

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

[21]

NCAA Tournament results

The Tigers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 26 times. Their overall record is 34–26. However, wins in 1982–1986 and 2008 have been vacated.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result/Score
1955 - First RoundPenn StateL 55–59
1956 - First RoundOklahoma CityL 81–97
1962 - First RoundCreightonL 83–87
1973 - Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship Game		South Carolina
Kansas State
Providence
UCLA		W 90–76
W 92–72
W 98–85
L 66–87
1976 - First RoundPepperdineL 77–87
1982*#2Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		Wake Forest
Villanova		W 56–55
L 66–70
1983*#4Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		Georgetown
Houston		W 66–57
L 63–70
1984*#6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		Oral Roberts
Purdue
Houston		W 92–83
W 66–48
L 71–78
1985*#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		Penn
UAB
Boston College
Oklahoma
Villanova		W 67–55
W 67–66 OT
W 59–57
W 63–61
L 45–52
1986*#3First Round
Second Round		Ball State
LSU		W 95–63
L 81–83
1988#9First Round
Second Round		Baylor
Purdue		W 75–60
L 73–100
1989#5First RoundDePaulL 63–66
1992#6First Round
Second Rounc
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Pepperdine
Arkansas
Georgia Tech
Cincinnati		W 80–70
W 82–80
W 83–79
L 57–88
1993#10First RoundWestern KentuckyL 52–55
1995#6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		Louisville
Purdue
Arkansas		W 77–56
W 75–73
L 91–96 OT
1996#5First RoundDrexelL 63–75
2003#7First RoundArizona StateL 71–84
2004#7First Round
Second Round		South Carolina
Oklahoma State		W 59–43
L 53–70
2006#1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Oral Roberts
Bucknell
Bradley
UCLA		W 94–78
W 72–56
W 80–64
L 45–50
2007#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		North Texas
Nevada
Texas A&M
Ohio State		W 73–58
W 78–62
W 65–64
L 76–92
2008*#1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship Game		Texas–Arlington
Mississippi State
Michigan State
Texas
UCLA
Kansas		W 87–63
W 77–74
W 92–74
W 85–66
W 78–63
L 75–68 OT
2009#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		Cal State Northridge
Maryland
Missouri		W 81–70
W 89–70
L 91–102
2011#12Second RoundArizonaL 75–77
2012#8Second RoundSaint LouisL 54–61
2013#6Second Round
Third Round		Saint Mary's
Michigan State		W 54–52
L 48–70
2014#8Second Round
Third Round		George Washington
Virginia		W 71–66
L 60–78

* = vacated by NCAA

NIT results

The Tigers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 17 times. Their combined record is 20–16 and they were NIT champions in 2002.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1957 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals 		Utah
Manhattan
St. Bonaventure
Bradley 		W 77–75
W 85–73
W 80–78
L 83–84
1960 First Round Providence L 70–71
1961 Quarterfinals Holy Cross L 69–81
1963 First Round
Quarterfinals 		Fordham
Canisius 		W 70–49
L 67–76
1967 First Round Providence L 68–77
1972 First Round Oral Roberts L 74–94
1974 First Round
Quarterfinals 		Seton Hall
Utah 		W 73–72
L 78–92
1975 First Round Oral Roberts L 95–97
1977 First Round Alabama L 63–86
1990 First Round Tennessee L 71–73
1991 First Round
Second Round 		UAB
Arkansas State 		W 82–76
L 57–58
1997 First Round UNLV L 62–66
1998 First Round
Second Round 		Ball State
Fresno State 		W 90–67
L 80–83
2001 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game 		Utah
UTEP
New Mexico
Tulsa
Detroit 		W 71–62
W 90–65
W 81–63
L 64–72
W 86–71
2002 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals 		UNC Greensboro
BYU
Tennessee Tech
Temple
South Carolina 		W 82–62
W 80–69
W 79–72
W 79–77
W 72–62
2005 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals 		Northeastern
Virginia Tech
Vanderbilt
Saint Joseph's 		W 90–65
W 83–62
W 81–68
L 58–70
2010 First Round
Second Round 		St. John's
Mississippi 		W 73–71
L 81–90

All-Time coaches list

All-Time Coaches List
Tenure Coach Seasons W L T Pct.
1920–1921 Fredrick Grantham 1 22 7 1 .750
1921–1922 W. H. Depriest 1 1 7 - .125
1922–1924 Lester Barhard 2 10 13 - .435
1924–1948 Zach Curlin 23 173 184 - .485
1948–1951 McCoy Tarry 3 40 27 - .597
1951–1956 Eugene Lambert 5 87 45 - .659
1956–1962 Bob Vanatta 6 109 34 - .762
1962–1966 Dean Ehlers 4 53 47 - .530
1966–1970 Moe Iba 4 37 65 - .363
1970–1974 Gene Bartow 4 83 32 - .722
1974–1979 Wayne Yates 5 93 49 - .655
1979–1986 Dana Kirk 7 158 58 - .731
1986–1997 Larry Finch 11 220 130 - .629
1997–1999 Tic Price 2 30 27 - .526
1999–2000 Johnny Jones* 1 15 16 - .484
2000–2009 John Calipari** 9 214 69 - .756
2009–2016 Josh Pastner 7 167 73 - .696

Source:[22]
* Denotes interim coach
** 38 victories from 2007 to 2008 vacated by NCAA [23]

All-Americans

NCAA recognized

Memphis has had 8 players chosen as All-Americans by the four sources used by the NCAA to determine consensus teams, the Associated Press, the United States Basketball Writers Association, the National Association of Basketball Coaches and The Sporting News (which replaced the United Press International in 1998). Three players have been unanimous first team selections (Keith Lee, Anfernee Hardaway, and Chris Douglas-Roberts). Keith Lee was the only Tiger to be selected more than once, eventually being selected three of his four years at Memphis.

NCAA Recognized All-Americans
Year Player Consensus Points [a] AP USBWA NABC UPI/TSN
1973 Larry Finch 2nd 3[b] - 1st - -
1983 Keith Lee 1st 10[b] 2nd 1st 2nd 1st
1984 Keith Lee 2nd 7 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd
1985 Keith Lee 1st 12 1st 1st 1st 1st
1986 William Bedford - 1 3rd - 4th -
1993 Anfernee Hardaway 1st 12 1st 1st 1st 1st
1996 Lorenzen Wright 2nd 5 2nd - 3rd 2nd
2006 Rodney Carney 2nd 6 2nd 2nd 2nd -
2008 Chris Douglas-Roberts 1st 12 1st 1st 1st 1st
2008 Derrick Rose - 2 3rd - 3rd -

Source:[24]

School recognized

According to the program's records, the school recognizes the following bodies for their selection of All-America teams: UPI, Converse, ESPN, Associated Press, Basketball Times, Basketball Weekly, USBWA, The Sporting News, Scripps-Howard, Wooden Award, CBSSports.com, FOXSports.com, Collegehoops.net, Rivals.com, NBC, NABC, College Sports, Collegeinsider.com, Sports Illustrated, NaismithLives.com and Rupp Trophy. They recognize all levels including honorable mentions and freshman teams.

The University of Memphis currently recognizes 38 players as All-Americans:

NBA players who attended Memphis

Since the NBA Draft began in 1947, 50 players from Memphis have been drafted, with an additional four signed as undrafted free agents. Of the 50 drafted players, 28 played in at least one NBA (or ABA) game. Memphis has produced 13 first-round picks, including 8 top-ten picks and one number-one pick (Derrick Rose). Three former Tigers have been named NBA All Stars: Larry Kenon (two times), Anfernee Hardaway (4 times), and Derrick Rose (3 times). Three have gone on to win the NBA Championship: Win Wilfong with the St. Louis Hawks in 1958, William Bedford with the Detroit Pistons in 1990, and Earl Barron with the Miami Heat in 2006. In 2010, Memphis became the second college to produce two consecutive NBA Rookie of the Year winners: Derrick Rose in 2009 and Tyreke Evans in 2010 (the first being North Carolina with winners Walter Davis in 1978 and Phil Ford in 1979). In 2011, Rose became the first former Tiger to be named the NBA Most Valuable Player. Many players since the late 1990s that have either gone undrafted or had unsuccessful NBA careers have played professionally for foreign teams in Europe or Asia.

NBA players who attended Memphis (incl. ABA)
Player Draft year Round Pick Team Achievements
Win Wilfong 1957 1 4th St. Louis Hawks 1958 NBA Champion
Wayne Yates 1961 1 5th Los Angeles Lakers
Mike Butler[a] 1968 10 121st San Diego Rockets 1971 ABA Champion
Rich Jones[a][b] 1969 5 58th Phoenix Suns 2x ABA All Star, 1976 ABA Champion
Ronnie Robinson[a] 1973 4 60th Phoenix Suns
Larry Kenon[a][c] 1973 3 50th Detroit Pistons 2x NBA All Star, 3x ABA All Star, 1974 ABA Champion
Larry Finch[a] 1973 4 68th Los Angeles Lakers
Hank McDowell 1981 5 102nd Golden State Warriors
Keith Lee 1985 1 11th Chicago Bulls
Andre Turner 1986 3 69th Los Angeles Lakers
William Bedford 1986 1 6th Phoenix Suns 1990 NBA Champion
Vincent Askew 1987 2 39th Philadelphia 76ers
Sylvester Gray 1988 2 35th Miami Heat
Elliot Perry 1991 2 37th Los Angeles Clippers
Anfernee Hardaway 1993 1 3rd Golden State Warriors 4x NBA All Star
Todd Mundt 1995 - - Boston Celtics
David Vaughn III 1995 1 25th Orlando Magic
Lorenzen Wright 1996 1 7th Los Angeles Clippers
Cedric Henderson 1997 2 44th Cleveland Cavaliers
Chris Garner 1997 - - Toronto Raptors
Dajuan Wagner 2002 1 6th Cleveland Cavaliers
Antonio Burks 2004 2 37th Orlando Magic
Earl Barron 2005 - - Miami Heat 2006 NBA Champion
Shawne Williams 2006 1 17th Indiana Pacers
Rodney Carney 2006 1 16th Chicago Bulls
Darius Washington, Jr. 2007 – – San Antonio Spurs
Chris Douglas-Roberts 2008 2 40th New Jersey Nets
Joey Dorsey 2008 2 33rd Portland Trail Blazers
Derrick Rose 2008 1 1st Chicago Bulls 3x NBA All Star, 2011 NBA MVP, NBA Rookie of the Year
Tyreke Evans 2009 1 4th Sacramento Kings NBA Rookie of the Year
Antonio Anderson 2009 – – Oklahoma City Thunder
Elliot Williams 2010 1 22nd Portland Trail Blazers
Will Barton 2012 2 40th Portland Trail Blazers
D.J. Stephens 2013 - - Milwaukee Bucks

currently active players are in bold

Source:[25]

Memphis Tigers in International Competition

Memphis Tigers in International Competition
Player Country Year Competition Location Medal
Elliot Perry United States USA 1989 FIBA Americas Championship Mexico City Silver
Anfernee Hardaway[a] United States USA 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta Gold
Darius Washington, Jr.[b] Republic of Macedonia Macedonia 2009 Eurobasket Poland none
Derrick Rose[a] United States USA 2010 FIBA World Championship Turkey Gold
Derrick Rose[a] United States USA 2014 FIBA World Championship Spain Gold

Retired jerseys

The University of Memphis has retired nine jerseys.

Retired basketball jerseys
Number Player Years played
13 Forest Arnold 1952–56
22 Win Wilfong 1955–57
44 John Gunn[1] 1974–76
21 Larry Finch 1970-73
33 Ronnie Robinson 1970–73
35 Larry Kenon 1972–73
24 Keith Lee 1981–85
34 Elliot Perry 1987-91
25 Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway 1991-93

Source:[27]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "UofM Web Guidelines - Brand Standards - University of Memphis". Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  2. ↑ NCAA D1 Record Book
  3. ↑ "50 in 50 series: No. 19 Memphis - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  4. 1 2 3 Tiger Basketball History :: The early years
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tigers Basketball History II". University of Memphis.
  6. ↑ Anderson, Mike (January 11, 1983). "Tech stuns MSU". Collegiate Times: A1.
  7. ↑ "4. Memphis State - 11.26.84 - SI Vault". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. November 26, 1984. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  8. ↑ http://www.nola.com/uno/index.ssf/2015/01/former_uno_mens_basketball_coa.html
  9. ↑ "Could this year's champ be 'greatest ever'?" MSNBC. April 2, 2008. Retrieved on April 5, 2008.
  10. ↑ "Kansas vs. Memphis Box Score" ESPN 7 April 2008
  11. ↑ "Memphis Tigers found guilty by NCAA; must vacate 2007-08 basketball season, will appeal »". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  12. ↑ "Memphis Tigers men's basketball team to vacate 38 victories from 2007-08 - ESPN". sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  13. ↑ "NCAA rejects Memphis' final appeal of vacated wins - ESPN". sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  14. ↑ Memphis promotes assistant Pastner to coach, replacing Calipari, by Gary Parrish, CBSSports.com, April 6, 2009
  15. ↑ "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". scouthoops.scout.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  16. ↑ "Memphis announces move to Big East". USA Today. Feb 8, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Memphis Tigers clinch C-USA season title with 78-66 win in Tulsa »". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  18. ↑ "Memphis Tigers clinch C-USA title". ESPN.com. 2 Feb 2013.
  19. ↑ http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/tigers/basketball/Source-Georgia-Tech-to-name-Pastner-head-coach-today-375027931.html
  20. ↑ http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/tigers/basketball/Tubby-Smith-agrees-to-become-Memphis-basketball-coach-source-says-375680321.html
  21. ↑ 2012–13 Memphis Tigers men's basketball fact book. Retrieved 2013-10-12.
  22. ↑ "PDF File - History Part 1, pg. 121". Memphis Tigers.
  23. ↑ NCAA may 'vacate' Memphis Tigers victories, by Dana O'Neil, ESPN
  24. ↑ "PDF File - History Part 1, pg.142-143". Memphis Tigers.
  25. ↑ "NBA Draft Index | Basketball-Reference.com". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  26. ↑ Eurobasket2009.org
  27. ↑ "Retired Jerseys". Memphis Tigers. Retrieved 2008-04-04.

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