| Memphis Tigers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
 | ||||
| University | University of Memphis | |||
| First season | 1920 | |||
| All-time record | 1,406–820–1 (.632) | |||
| Head coach | Penny Hardaway (7th season) | |||
| Conference | The American | |||
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| Arena | FedExForum (capacity: 18,119) | |||
| Nickname | Tigers | |||
| Colors | Blue and gray[1] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
| ||||
| 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 round of 32 | ||||
| 1976, 1982*, 1983*, 1984*, 1985*, 1986*, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008*, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2022 | ||||
| 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, 2022, 2023 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1982*, 1984*, 1985*, 1987, 2006, 2007, 2008*, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2023 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1972, 1973, 1982*, 1984*, 1985*, 1995, 1996, 2004, 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 2020, the Tigers had the 26th highest winning percentage in NCAA history.[2] While the Tigers have an on-campus arena, Elma Roane Fieldhouse (which is still the primary home for Tigers women's basketball), the team has played home games off campus since the mid-1960s. The Tigers moved to the Mid-South Coliseum at the Memphis Fairgrounds in 1966, and then to downtown Memphis at The Pyramid, initially built for the team in 1991 and later home to the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. In 2004, both teams moved to a new downtown venue, 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]
- ^ The University of Memphis Athletic Brand Standards. April 29, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ NCAA D1 Record Book
- ^ "50 in 50 series: No. 19 Memphis – College Basketball Nation Blog – ESPN". ESPN. August 23, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2014.