1993 Memphis State University the Pyramid Arena Memphistn Gold Coin Art
| Memphis Tigers | ||||
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| Academy | University of Memphis | |||
| First season | 1920 | |||
| All-time record | 1,406–820–1 (.632) | |||
| Head motorcoach | Penny Hardaway (4th flavor) | |||
| Conference | The American | |||
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| Loonshit | FedExForum (Capacity: 18,119) | |||
| Nickname | Tigers | |||
| Colors | Blue and gray[1] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| NCAA Tournament Runner-up | ||||
| 1973, 2008* | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Final Four | ||||
| 1973, 1985*, 2008* | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Aristocracy Eight | ||||
| 1973, 1985*, 1992, 2006, 2007, 2008* | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Sweetness 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, 2022 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1982*, 1984*, 1985*, 1987, 2006, 2007, 2008*, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 | ||||
| Conference regular flavor champions | ||||
| 1972, 1973, 1982*, 1984*, 1985*, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008*, 2009, 2012, 2013 | ||||
| * Vacated by NCAA | ||||
The Memphis Tigers men'southward basketball team represents the University of Memphis in NCAA Division I men's college basketball. The Tigers have competed in the American Able-bodied 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 even so the primary dwelling house for Tigers women'due south basketball), the team has played dwelling house 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 congenital for the squad 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 every bit the 19th most successful basketball program from 1962 to 2012 in their annual fifty in 50 listing.[3]
History [edit]
Early years [edit]
The predecessor of the University of Memphis, West Tennessee State Normal School, kickoff put a basketball team on the courtroom in 1920. Zach Curlin began coaching the team in 1924. The Tigers joined the Mississippi Valley Conference in 1928. The team played its early on dwelling house games at a local high school gym, a local YMCA, and in a room on campus chosen 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 fourth dimension the schoolhouse had been renamed Memphis State College; it would go Memphis Country University in 1957. His successor was McCoy Tarry. In 1951, the new $700,000 Fieldhouse gym was opened for Tiger home games. In 1952, John Wallesea became the first Memphis State player to be drafted past 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 motorcoach Eugene Lambert. Bob Vanatta became the squad'southward coach in 1956 and took the Tigers to the NIT terminal. Win Wilfong became the squad'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'southward bus in 1966, the same twelvemonth the team joined the Missouri Valley Conference.[4] Iba's iv years running the program are considered the low point in the history of Memphis basketball, with the squad suffering xix and 20 loss seasons before Iba's dismissal. Yet, the Tigers did not remain downward for long.
1970s [edit]
In 1970, Gene Bartow was named head coach. The 1970 season likewise saw the beginning games of Larry Finch and Ronnie Robinson, 2 all-time greats. Larry Finch scored 24 points in his first advent as a freshman. In 1971, the Tigers led past Finch and Robinson upset conference rival Louisville. At 11–2, they were ranked #19 after not reaching the Tiptop 20 in a decade. Early in the 1971–1972 season, Memphis State roughshod in a heart breaker to No. 2 Marquette after leading by v 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 nearly successful seasons. Memphis Country won the MVC outright in 1972 after winning 14 straight games. They went to the NCAA tournament where they handily beat out South Carolina and Kansas State after a beginning round cheerio to attain the Last 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 Beak Walton. Keeping information technology close in the get-go half, the Tigers were overwhelmed in the second half somewhen losing by 21, 87–66. Bartow won the NABC National Coach of the Year honour that season and Larry Finch was named a consensus All-American. Too on the Finals team was Larry Kenon who went on to be a 2-fourth dimension 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 Land to 3 straight twenty-win seasons, including an NCAA Tournament berth in 1976. The Tigers left the Missouri Valley Briefing to become ane of the inaugural members of the Metro Conference in 1976. Dana Kirk became caput coach in 1979.[5]
1980s [edit]
In the 1980s, the Tigers fabricated 7 NCAA tournaments and won 3 Metro Conference titles, amassing a record of 230–87 (.726). Keith Lee began playing for the Tigers in 1982, and Memphis was ranked number ane in both major national polls for the outset time the same year. However, that same nighttime they were knocked off by Virginia Tech 69–56 in Blacksburg.[6] In the 1983 NCAA Tournament, the Tigers beat Georgetown led past Patrick Ewing, whom Lee dominated in the paint. They lost their next game to top-seed Houston led past Hakeem Olajuwon.[5]
Later finishing 24–3 in the regular season, the 1984–1985 season proved to be another memorable 1 in Tiger history. Lee eventually led the team to another NCAA Tournament in 1985. Memphis State beat Penn, UAB, Boston Higher and Oklahoma to achieve the schoolhouse's second Final Four. They were defeated by eventual champion Villanova and finished the season 31–4. All but ane of the 12 players on this team were from Memphis or Shelby County.[7] Lee was named a consensus All-American for the tertiary time in his iv-yr career. In 1986, Kirk was forced out after becoming the subject of a criminal investigation. He was also found to take committed many NCAA violations as well. The Tigers were forced to sit down out the 1987 NCAA Tournament and were stripped of all of their NCAA tournament appearances from 1982 to 1986, including the 1985 Final Four run. Kirk's acme assistant, Larry Finch, one of the leaders of the fabled 1972–73 team, took over caput coaching duties in 1986. One of Finch's first recruits, Elliot Perry, began playing for the squad in 1987. Perry led Memphis State to the 1988 and 1989 NCAA Tournaments and was drafted to the NBA where he became a successful actor. In the 1988–89 flavor, the Tigers set a school record by starting the game against arch-rival Louisville with a 24–0 run.[five]
1990s [edit]
In 1990, Finch landed the country'south highest rated loftier school recruit, Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway. The Tigers also moved to the Great Midwest Briefing and began playing their domicile 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 Aristocracy Viii by rival Cincinnati. The following summer, Hardaway was named All-American and earned a gamble to railroad train with the Dream Team before the Barcelona Olympics. During the 1992–93 season, Hardaway earned Memphis State's starting time triple-double and then the kickoff back-to-dorsum triple-doubles in wins over Georgia Land and Vanderbilt. On February vi, 1993, the school achieved its 1,000th all-time basketball game victory in an upset over No. four Cincinnati. After the season, Penny Hardaway left for the NBA Typhoon where he was selected third overall by the Golden Country Warriors. He became the most successful NBA thespian in history to matriculate from the Memphis basketball plan. In 1994, Memphis Land changed its name to the University of Memphis.[v]
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 equally a founding member with long-time rivals Louisville and Cincinnati. Finch stepped down as head double-decker in 1997 and Tic Price took over thereafter. Cost's three years were i of the Tigers' to the lowest degree successful since the 1960s. He was forced to resign but days before the commencement of the 1999–2000 flavour after school officials discovered he was involved in an inappropriate human 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 [edit]
John Calipari was named Memphis' head coach in 2000. Under his leadership, the Tigers won the 2002 NIT championship, and then made the NCAA tournament in 2003 and 2004. The Tigers left The Pyramid to play domicile games in the FedExForum in 2004. The 2005–06 Tigers were led past Darius Washington, Shawne Williams and Rodney Carney and gear up a schoolhouse record by going xxx–3 and reaching a No. 3 ranking during a regular season that was capped past a Briefing USA championship. In the 2006 NCAA tournament, the Tigers received a number one seed, and they advanced to the Elite 8 before falling to eventual tournament runner-upwardly UCLA.
Despite losing their meridian three scorers from the prior flavor to the NBA and graduation, the 2006–07 Tigers duplicated the previous year'due south regular season record of 30–3, were ranked as high every bit No. 5, and once again won the Briefing U.s. championship, going undefeated in conference play. The Tigers earned a number 2 seed in the 2007 NCAA tournament. The Tigers defeated 15 seed North Texas in the first round, 7 seed Nevada in the 2nd circular, 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. ane ranking in the Associated Press basketball poll in Jan 2008, the school's start No. one ranking in the poll since 1982, and went on to win their third directly Briefing USA championship on March 15, 2008. After a calendar month, they lost this ranking when they were defeated by in-state rival and No. ii-ranked Tennessee at home. Led by First-Squad All-American Chris Douglas-Roberts and future No. 1 overall pick Derrick Rose, the squad received a No. 1 seed in the 2008 NCAA tournament and defeated No. xvi seed Texas-Arlington in round one, No. eight seed Mississippi State in round 2, and No. 5 seed Michigan Land in the Sweet Sixteen. Memphis convincingly defeated No. two seed Texas in the Elite Viii circular to advance to the school'south first Final Four since 1985. Following this win, Memphis went on to vanquish No. ane seed UCLA on April 5, 2008, advancing to the National Title game on April 7, 2008. With this win, Memphis became the beginning squad in NCAA history to achieve 38 wins in a single season.[9] Afterwards holding a ix-signal lead with two minutes and 12 seconds left in regulation, the Tigers lost to Kansas in the National Championship in overtime past the last score of 75–68, condign the second NCAA runner-up squad in Memphis history.[10]
The 2008–09 Tigers, led by some other freshman baby-sit, Tyreke Evans, again went undefeated in Briefing USA and earned a two seed in the 2009 NCAA tournament. The Tigers were defeated by the No. 3-seed Missouri Tigers in the Sweetness Xvi. Evans left after one year and was named NBA Rookie of the Year in 2010, the 2nd straight Tiger to practice so afterward Rose. On March 31, 2009, Calipari resigned to become the caput autobus at the University of Kentucky. In the months following Calipari'due south departure, most 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 role player to participate in their games during the 2007–08 season.[xi] On August twenty, 2009, the NCAA Committee on Infractions announced that Memphis must vacate all 38 wins for that flavor 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 Saturday score when another person took the exam for him in Detroit, Michigan and his brother Reggie Rose was provided about $ane,700 in free travel and lodging with the Memphis team.[12] The University of Memphis was not charged with knowingly fielding an ineligible actor given that Rose had originally been cleared by the testing company and the NCAA. Rather, the NCAA imposed the penalization on a "strict liability" standard which held that Memphis must vacate their wins regardless of whether the school had whatever noesis of wrongdoing by Rose and regardless of the NCAA's original clearance of Rose.[thirteen]
2010s – present [edit]
On April vii, 2009, Josh Pastner was named the team's head coach. Pastner was hired as an banana at Memphis in 2008 after serving every bit an assistant autobus under Lute Olson at Arizona for 6 years. Pastner gained a reputation as a potent recruiter during his tenure at Arizona.[14] In his first year every bit passenger vehicle at Memphis, Pastner brought in Elliot Williams, a transfer from Duke, who led the squad in scoring and was drafted to the NBA. Williams was permitted to play his showtime season subsequently departing Calipari took with him Memphis' elevation-ranked recruiting form.[15] In 2011 Pastner led the Tigers back to the NCAA tournament for the kickoff 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 Briefing USA to join the Big East Conference starting in 2013 (afterwards renamed the American Athletic Conference).[16] They began the flavour strong, moving equally high to No. thirteen 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 flavor, Josh Pastner's victory over Tulsa gave him 72 career victories, the virtually by a Memphis head coach over his commencement 3 seasons.[17] Memphis made its second straight NCAA Tournament later winning the Conference USA tournament. An eight-seed, the Tigers lost in the offset round to 9-seeded Saint Louis. Later the flavor, 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.[xviii] The Tigers began competition in the and so newly formed American Athletic Conference in 2013. AAC contest was not as kind to the Pastner-led Tigers, as they earned an NCAA tournament berth in just one of the squad'due south outset iii seasons in the AAC.
On Apr 8, 2016, facing mounting criticism in Memphis, Pastner took the chore of head men's basketball game coach at Georgia Tech.[nineteen] 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 twelvemonth honour as well as some national coaching awards for his flavour at Texas Tech.
Smith was fired on March xiv, 2018, afterward declining to reach the NCAA Tournament in both of his two years as caput autobus. Penny Hardaway was after confirmed as Smith's replacement.[21]
On March 28, 2021, the Tigers won their second NIT tournament with a 77–65 win over the #4 seed Mississippi State Bulldogs, finishing their season at twenty–viii.[22]
On June eleven, 2021 speculation began to broadcast that Penny Hardaway was a candidate for multiple caput coaching jobs in the NBA, including his former squad the Orlando Magic.[23] On June 28, reports emerged that Hardaway had in fact interviewed and emerged every bit a tiptop candidate for the Magic's vacant head coaching job.[24] Two days later, via Instagram, Hardaway confirmed he was non leaving the Academy of Memphis, and reports emerged the same twenty-four hours that Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown had accepted an offer to exist his banana. [25]
NCAA Tournament results [edit]
The Tigers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 27 times. Their overall tape is 35–27. Nevertheless, wins in 1982–1986 and 2008 have been vacated.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | – | Starting time Round | Penn State | L 55–59 |
| 1956 | – | Beginning Round | Oklahoma City | 50 81–97 |
| 1962 | – | First Circular | Creighton | L 83–87 |
| 1973 | – | Sweetness Sixteen Elite 8 Terminal Four National Title Game | South Carolina Kansas State Providence UCLA | W 90–76 Due west 92–72 Due west 98–85 L 66–87 |
| 1976 | – | Start Round | Pepperdine | L 77–87 |
| 1982* | #2 | 2nd Round Sweet Sixteen | Wake Forest Villanova | W 56–55 50 66–70 |
| 1983* | #4 | Second Circular Sweet 16 | Georgetown Houston | W 66–57 Fifty 63–70 |
| 1984* | #six | Outset Circular Second Round Sweetness 16 | Oral Roberts Purdue Houston | West 92–83 Due west 66–48 L 71–78 |
| 1985* | #2 | First Circular Second Circular Sugariness Sixteen Aristocracy Eight Terminal Four | Penn UAB Boston College Oklahoma Villanova | Due west 67–55 W 67–66 OT W 59–57 West 63–61 L 45–52 |
| 1986* | #iii | First Circular Second Circular | Ball State LSU | W 95–63 L 81–83 |
| 1988 | #9 | Offset Round Second Round | Baylor Purdue | Due west 75–lx L 73–100 |
| 1989 | #v | Beginning Round | DePaul | L 63–66 |
| 1992 | #6 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Viii | Pepperdine Arkansas Georgia Tech Cincinnati | W 80–lxx Westward 82–80 W 83–79 Fifty 57–88 |
| 1993 | #10 | Get-go Circular | Western Kentucky | Fifty 52–55 |
| 1995 | #half dozen | First Round 2nd Round Sweet Sixteen | Louisville Purdue Arkansas | W 77–56 W 75–73 L 91–96 OT |
| 1996 | #five | Outset Round | Drexel | Fifty 63–75 |
| 2003 | #vii | Outset Round | Arizona State | L 71–84 |
| 2004 | #7 | First Round 2nd Round | South Carolina Oklahoma Land | West 59–43 50 53–lxx |
| 2006 | #one | First Round Second Round Sugariness Sixteen Elite Eight | Oral Roberts Bucknell Bradley UCLA | W 94–78 Due west 72–56 W 80–64 L 45–50 |
| 2007 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Viii | Due north Texas Nevada Texas A&Yard Ohio State | Due west 73–58 West 78–62 Westward 65–64 L 76–92 |
| 2008* | #1 | First Round 2d Circular Sugariness 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 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweetness Sixteen | Cal Land Northridge Maryland Missouri | W 81–70 W 89–70 Fifty 91–102 |
| 2011 | #12 | Second Round | Arizona | L 75–77 |
| 2012 | #8 | Second Circular | Saint Louis | L 54–61 |
| 2013 | #6 | 2d Round Third Round | Saint Mary's Michigan State | W 54–52 L 48–70 |
| 2014 | #8 | Second Round Tertiary Round | George Washington Virginia | W 71–66 L 60–78 |
| 2022 | #ix | Showtime Round Second Circular | #viii Boise State #one Gonzaga | W 64–53 L 78–82 |
* = vacated by NCAA
NIT results [edit]
The Tigers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 19 times. Their combined record is 24–17 and they were NIT champions in 2002 and 2021.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Start Circular Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals | Utah Manhattan St. Bonaventure Bradley | Due west 77–75 W 85–73 W eighty–78 L 83–84 |
| 1960 | Start Round | Providence | L seventy–71 |
| 1961 | Quarterfinals | Holy Cantankerous | 50 69–81 |
| 1963 | First Round Quarterfinals | Fordham Canisius | Westward 70–49 L 67–76 |
| 1967 | First Round | Providence | 50 68–77 |
| 1972 | Beginning Round | Oral Roberts | L 74–94 |
| 1974 | First Round Quarterfinals | Seton Hall Utah | W 73–72 Fifty 78–92 |
| 1975 | Starting time Round | Oral Roberts | 50 95–97 |
| 1977 | Offset Round | Alabama | 50 63–86 |
| 1990 | First Circular | Tennessee | Fifty 71–73 |
| 1991 | Kickoff Circular Second Round | UAB Arkansas Land | W 82–76 50 57–58 |
| 1997 | First Round | UNLV | L 62–66 |
| 1998 | First Round 2nd Round | Ball Land Fresno State | W 90–67 50 80–83 |
| 2001 | Offset Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Identify Game | Utah UTEP New Mexico Tulsa Detroit | W 71–62 Westward 90–65 W 81–63 L 64–72 W 86–71 |
| 2002 | Outset Circular 2d Circular Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals | UNC Greensboro BYU Tennessee Tech Temple South Carolina | W 82–62 Due west 80–69 Due west 79–72 W 79–77 W 72–62 |
| 2005 | First Circular Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals | Northeastern Virginia Tech Vanderbilt Saint Joseph's | West 90–65 Westward 83–62 W 81–68 L 58–70 |
| 2010 | First Round Second Circular | St. John's Ole Miss | West 73–71 L 81–90 |
| 2019 | First Round 2nd Circular | San Diego Creighton | W 74–60 L 67–79 |
| 2021 | Beginning Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals | Dayton Boise Country Colorado Country Mississippi Country | W 71–60 Due west 59–56 Due west 90–67 W 77–64 |
All-Time coaches list [edit]
| All-Fourth dimension Coaches List | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenure | Coach | Seasons | W | 50 | T | Pct. |
| 1920–1921 | Fredrick Grantham | 1 | 22 | 7 | i | .750 |
| 1921–1922 | W. H. Depriest | one | 1 | 7 | – | .125 |
| 1922–1924 | Lester Barnard | 2 | ten | 13 | – | .435 |
| 1924–1948 | Zach Curlin | 23 | 173 | 184 | – | .485 |
| 1948–1951 | McCoy Tarry | iii | twoscore | 27 | – | .597 |
| 1951–1956 | Eugene Lambert | 5 | 87 | 45 | – | .659 |
| 1956–1962 | Bob Vanatta | 6 | 109 | 34 | – | .762 |
| 1962–1966 | Dean Ehlers | four | 53 | 47 | – | .530 |
| 1966–1970 | Moe Iba | 4 | 37 | 65 | – | .363 |
| 1970–1974 | Gene Bartow | four | 83 | 32 | – | .722 |
| 1974–1979 | Wayne Yates | five | 93 | 49 | – | .655 |
| 1979–1986 | Dana Kirk | 7 | 158 | 58 | – | .731 |
| 1986–1997 | Larry Finch | 11 | 220 | 130 | – | .629 |
| 1997–1999 | Tic Cost | two | thirty | 27 | – | .526 |
| 1999–2000 | Johnny Jones* | 1 | 15 | sixteen | – | .484 |
| 2000–2009 | John Calipari** | 9 | 214 | 69 | – | .756 |
| 2009–2016 | Josh Pastner | 7 | 167 | 73 | – | .696 |
| 2016–2018 | Tubby Smith | two | twoscore | 26 | – | .606 |
| 2018–present | Penny Hardaway | 3 | 63 | 32 | – | .663 |
Source:[26]
* Denotes interim coach
** 38 victories from 2007 to 2008 vacated by NCAA [27]
Awards [edit]
College Basketball game Hall of Fame [edit]
The Memphis programme has included multiple coaches that are members of the National College Basketball Hall of Fame. The schoolhouse has yet to produce whatever players that have been inducted. Larry Chocolate-brown was hired as an assistant in 2021 and was already a member of both the College and Naismith Memorial Basketball halls of fame.
| College Basketball game Hall of Fame Inductees | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Years | Category | Year Inducted |
| Gene Bartow | 1970–1974 | Coach | 2009 |
| John Calipari | 2000–2009 | Coach | 2015 |
| Larry Brown | 2021– | Autobus | 2006 |
All-Americans [edit]
Memphis has had 8 players chosen as All-Americans past the 4 sources used by the NCAA to determine consensus teams, the Associated Press, the Us Basketball Writers Association, the National Association of Basketball game Coaches and The Sporting News (which replaced the United Press International in 1998). Iii players have been unanimous first team selections (Keith Lee, Anfernee Hardaway, and Chris Douglas-Roberts). Keith Lee was the merely Tiger to be selected more than once, eventually being selected iii of his iv years at Memphis.
| NCAA Recognized All-Americans | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Histrion | Consensus | Points [a] | AP | USBWA | NABC | UPI/TSN | ||
| 1973 | Larry Finch | 2nd | three[b] | - | 1st | - | - | ||
| 1983 | Keith Lee | 1st | 10[b] | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | ||
| 1984 | Keith Lee | 2nd | 7 | third | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| 1985 | Keith Lee | 1st | 12 | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| 1986 | William Bedford | - | 1 | 3rd | - | quaternary | - | ||
| 1993 | Anfernee Hardaway | 1st | 12 | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| 1996 | Lorenzen Wright | 2d | 5 | 2nd | - | 3rd | 2nd | ||
| 2006 | Rodney Carney | 2nd | half dozen | 2nd | 2d | 2d | - | ||
| 2008 | Chris Douglas-Roberts | 1st | 12 | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| 2008 | Derrick Rose | - | two | 3rd | - | 3rd | - | ||
- a The NCAA uses points to determine consensus teams, awarding three points for a 1st squad selection, 2 points for 2d team, and 1 point for tertiary team.
- b The NCAA began computing points to determine consensus in 1984. Point totals are shown earlier 1984 for comparative purposes.
Source:[28]
School recognized [edit]
According to the program'due south records, the school recognizes the post-obit bodies for their selection of All-America teams: UPI, Converse, ESPN, Associated Press, Basketball game Times, Basketball Weekly, USBWA, The Sporting News, Scripps-Howard, Wooden Award, CBSSports.com, FOXSports.com, Collegehoops.cyberspace, 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 every bit All-Americans:
- Forest Arnold (1954, 1955, 1956)
- Orby Arnold (1958)
- Sean Banks (2004)
- Will Barton (2012)
- Hunter Beckman (1962)
- William Bedford (1986)
- James Bradley (1977, 1978, 1979)
- Antonio Burks (2004)
- Mike Butler (1968)
- Rodney Carney (2006)
- Bill Cook (1974, 1975, 1976)
- James Douglas (1971)
- Chris Douglas-Roberts (2007, 2008)
- Tyreke Evans (2009)
- Larry Finch (1972, 1973)
- Sylvester Grey (1987)
- Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway (1992, 1993)
- Cedric Henderson (1994)
- Marion Hillard (1975, 1976)
- Otis Jackson (1982)
- Rich Jones (1969)
- Larry Kenon (1973)
- George Kirk (1963, 1964)
- Keith Lee (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
- Todd Mundt (1990)
- Bobby Parks (1983)
- Elliot Perry (1988, 1989, 1990)
- Dexter Reed (1977)
- Ronnie Robinson (1972, 1973)
- Derrick Rose (2008)
- Andre Turner (1983, 1986)
- David Vaughn Three (1992)
- Dajuan Wagner (2002)
- Darius Washington Jr. (2005, 2006)
- Win Wilfong (1956, 1957)
- Shawne Williams (2006)
- Lorenzen Wright (1995, 1996)
- Wayne Yates (1961)
Conference Thespian of the Year [edit]
| Yr | Player | Briefing |
|---|---|---|
| 1971–72 | Larry Finch | Missouri Valley |
| 1972–73 | Larry Kenon | Missouri Valley |
| 1981–82 1982–83 | Keith Lee | Metro |
| 1991–92 1992–93 | Penny Hardaway | Great Midwest |
| 2003–04 | Antonio Burks | Briefing USA |
| 2005–06 | Rodney Carney | Conference U.s.a. |
| 2007–08 | Chris Douglas-Roberts | Briefing United states of america |
| 2011–12 | Will Barton | Conference USA |
| 2012–13 | Joe Jackson | Conference USA |
| 2019–twenty | Precious Achiuwa | American |
Memphis Tigers in the NBA [edit]
Since the NBA Draft began in 1947, 50 players from Memphis have been drafted, with an boosted iv signed as undrafted free agents. Of the 50 drafted players, 28 played in at to the lowest degree 1 NBA (or ABA) game. Memphis has produced 13 showtime-round picks, including viii top-ten picks and one number-one choice (Derrick Rose). 3 erstwhile Tigers have been named NBA All-Stars: Larry Kenon (twice), Penny Hardaway (iv times), and Derrick Rose (3 times). Iii have gone on to win the NBA Title: 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 get-go former Tiger to be named the NBA Near Valuable Player. Many Memphis players since the 1960s that take gone undrafted or had unsuccessful NBA careers have as well played in professional person leagues in Europe, Asia and/or Latin America.
Electric current NBA Players [edit]
As of the 2020–21 NBA Flavor, four former Tigers are currently signed to NBA rosters.
- Derrick Rose, New York Knicks (since 2021)
- Will Barton, Denver Nuggets (since 2015)
- James Wiseman, Golden State Warriors (since 2020)
- Precious Achiuwa, Toronto Raptors (since 2021)
Memphis Tigers in International Competition [edit]
| Memphis Tigers in International Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role player | State | Year | Competition | Location | Medal | Ref |
| Elliot Perry |  USA | 1989 | FIBA Americas Championship | United mexican states Metropolis | Silver | |
| Anfernee Hardaway[a] | The states | 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta | Aureate | |
| Darius Washington Jr.[b] |  North Macedonia | 2009 | Eurobasket | Poland | none | [29] |
| Derrick Rose[a] | USA | 2010 | FIBA Earth Title | Turkey | Gold | |
| Derrick Rose[a] | USA | 2014 | FIBA World Championship | Spain | Gold | |
| Precious Achiuwa[a] |  Nigeria | 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo | 10th place | [xxx] |
| European Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club (Tenure) | Championship(due south) | |
| Rich Jones |  Pallacanestro Varese (1969–1970) | 1970 FIBA European Champions Loving cup | |
| Joey Dorsey |  Olympiacos B.C. (2012) | 2012 EuroLeague Champion | |
- a competed internationally as NBA players
- b Though American by nascence, Washington is a naturalized citizen of N Macedonia (known before February 2019 equally Republic of macedonia) where he is known as Darius Vašington (Дариус Вашингтон).[29]
Retired jerseys [edit]
The University of Memphis has retired nine jerseys. Chris Douglas-Roberts, guard/forrard from 2005 to 2008, declined the University of Memphis' invitation to have his #fourteen jersey retired in 2017.[31]
| Retired basketball jerseys | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Years played |
| xiii | 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[2] | Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway | 1991–93 |
- 1 John Gunn succumbed to Stevens–Johnson syndrome on Dec 21, 1976. He had been diagnosed with the rare affliction simply iii games into the 1976 flavour.[v]
- two Jayden Hardaway, guard/forward from 2018 to present and son of head coach Penny Hardaway, has worn his father's #25 in his Redshirt, Freshman and Inferior seasons (he wore #one in his Sophomore season).[32]
Source:[33]
Notes and references [edit]
- ^ Primary Brand Colors. The University of Memphis Make Guidelines. April thirty, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ NCAA D1 Record Volume
- ^ "50 in 50 serial: No. 19 Memphis – Higher Basketball Nation Blog – ESPN". espn.go.com. Baronial 23, 2012. Retrieved Jan 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c Tiger Basketball History :: The early years
- ^ a b c d e f "Tigers Basketball History II". University of Memphis. Archived from the original on October 28, 2006. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ Anderson, Mike (January 11, 1983). "Tech stuns MSU". Collegiate Times: A1.
- ^ "4. Memphis State – 11.26.84 – SI Vault". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. November 26, 1984. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Erstwhile UNO men's basketball coach Tic Cost finds dearest of coaching once more at Lamar | NOLA.com". Archived from the original on January 14, 2015.
- ^ "Could this twelvemonth's champ be 'greatest always'?" MSNBC. April 2, 2008. Retrieved on April v, 2008.
- ^ "Kansas vs. Memphis Box Score" ESPN April 7, 2008
- ^ "Memphis Tigers plant guilty by NCAA; must vacate 2007–08 basketball flavor, volition entreatment »". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ O'Neill, Dana (August 20, 2009). "Memphis also gets three years' probation". ESPN. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ "NCAA rejects Memphis' last entreatment of vacated wins – ESPN". sports.espn.go.com. March 22, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ Memphis promotes assistant Pastner to coach, replacing Calipari, by Gary Parrish, CBSSports.com, April vi, 2009
- ^ "Watch.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". scouthoops.scout.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Memphis announces move to Big East". USA Today. February 8, 2012.
- ^ "Memphis Tigers clinch C-USA season title with 78–66 win in Tulsa »". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Memphis Tigers clinch C-U.s. title". ESPN.com. February 2, 2013.
- ^ Smith, Jason (April eight, 2016). "University of Memphis to pay Josh Pastner $1.255 million in settlement". Commercialappeal.com. Retrieved Nov twenty, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Jason (April 14, 2016). "Tubby Smith introduced every bit 'most achieved motorcoach' in Tigers history (w/ poll)". Commercialappeal.com. Retrieved November twenty, 2021.
- ^ "Memphis reaches agreement with Penny Hardaway to get next head coach". CBSSports.com . Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ "Memphis Wins 2021 NIT Championship". ncaa.com. March 28, 2021.
- ^ Cordner, Jason (June 11, 2021). "Penny Hardaway Draws Interest of Several NBA Teams For Head Coach". The Source . Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ Cali, Mike (June 27, 2021). "Study: Penny Hardaway interviewed for Orlando Magic caput coaching job and is a "serious candidate"". Orlando Pinstriped Postal service . Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Penny Hardaway won't coach Magic, reportedly hires Hall of Famer Larry Dark-brown as Memphis assistant". sports.yahoo.com . Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "PDF File – History Part i, pg. 121". Memphis Tigers.
- ^ NCAA may 'vacate' Memphis Tigers victories, by Dana O'Neil, ESPN
- ^ "PDF File – History Role ane, pg.142–143". Memphis Tigers.
- ^ a b "Eurobasket2009.org". Archived from the original on September i, 2009. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ "Three former Tigers headed to Tokyo for 2020 Olympic Games". University of Memphis Athletics . Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Calkins: Supreme Bey (formerly Chris Douglas-Roberts) is coming back to Memphis". Daily Memphian. Dec xx, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ "Meet Penny Hardaway's Son Jayden, Who's Making His Own Name in the NCAA". www.yahoo.com . Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Retired Jerseys". Memphis Tigers. Archived from the original on March 22, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
External links [edit]
- Official website
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_Tigers_men%27s_basketball
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