Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Memphis Tigers | ||||
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University | University of Memphis | |||
First season | 1920 | |||
All-time record | 1,406–820–1 (.632) | |||
Head coach | Penny Hardaway (6th season) | |||
Conference | The American | |||
Location | Memphis, Tennessee | |||
Arena | 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 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*l, 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 |
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]
History
Early years
The predecessor of the University of Memphis,
Curlin's last season coaching the Tigers was in 1948, by which time the school had been renamed
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
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
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 Hakeem 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. All but one of the 12 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 all of their NCAA tournament appearances from 1982 to 1986, including the 1985 Final Four run. Kirk's top assistant, Larry Finch, one of the leaders of the fabled 1972–73 team, took over head coaching duties in 1986. One of Finch's first recruits, Elliot Perry, began playing for the team in 1987. Perry 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
In 1990, Finch landed the country's highest rated high school recruit, Anfernee "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 1992–93 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
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.
The
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 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 – present
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
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.
Smith was fired on March 14, 2018, after failing to reach the NCAA Tournament in both of his two years as head coach. Penny Hardaway was later 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 20–8.[22]
On June 11, 2021 speculation began to circulate that Penny Hardaway was a candidate for multiple head coaching jobs in the NBA, including his former team the Orlando Magic.[23] On June 28, reports emerged that Hardaway had in fact interviewed and emerged as a top candidate for the Magic's vacant head coaching job.[24] Two days later, via Instagram, Hardaway confirmed he was not leaving the University of Memphis, and reports emerged the same day that Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown had accepted an offer to be his assistant.[25]
NCAA tournament results
The Tigers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 28 times. Their overall record is 35–27. However, wins in 1982–1986 and 2008 have been vacated.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1955 | – | First Round | Penn State | L 55–59 |
1956 | – | First Round | Oklahoma City | L 81–97 |
1962 | – | First Round | Creighton | L 83–87 |
1973 | – | Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game |
W 90–76 W 92–72 W 98–85 L 66–87 | |
1976 | – | First Round | Pepperdine | L 77–87 |
1982* | #2 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#7 Wake Forest #3 Villanova |
W 56–55 L 66–70 |
1983* | #4 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#5 Georgetown #1 Houston |
W 66–57 L 63–70 |
1984* | #6 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#11 | W 92–83 W 66–48 L 71–78 |
1985* | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four |
#15 Penn #7 UAB #11 Boston College #1 Oklahoma #8 (S) Villanova |
W 67–55 W 67–66 OT W 59–57 W 63–61 L 45–52 |
1986* | #3 | First Round Second Round |
#14 Ball State #11 LSU |
W 95–63 L 81–83 |
1988 | #9 | First Round Second Round |
#8 Baylor #1 Purdue |
W 75–60 L 73–100 |
1989 | #5 | First Round | #12 DePaul | L 63–66 |
1992 | #6 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#11 Pepperdine #6 Arkansas #7 Georgia Tech #4 Cincinnati |
W 80–70 W 82–80 W 83–79 L 57–88 |
1993 | #10 | First Round | #7 Western Kentucky | L 52–55 |
1995 | #6 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#11 Louisville #3 Purdue #2 Arkansas |
W 77–56 W 75–73 L 91–96 OT |
1996 | #5 | First Round | #12 Drexel | L 63–75 |
2003 | #7 | First Round | #10 Arizona State | L 71–84 |
2004 | #7 | First Round Second Round |
#10 South Carolina #2 Oklahoma State |
W 59–43 L 53–70 |
2006 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#16 Oral Roberts #9 Bucknell #13 Bradley #2 UCLA |
W 94–78 W 72–56 W 80–64 L 45–50 |
2007 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#15 North Texas #7 Nevada #3 Texas A&M #1 Ohio State |
W 73–58 W 78–62 W 65–64 L 76–92 |
2008* | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game |
#16 | W 87–63 W 77–74 W 92–74 W 85–66 W 78–63 L 68–75 OT |
2009 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#15 Cal State Northridge #10 Maryland #3 Missouri |
W 81–70 W 89–70 L 91–102 |
2011 | #12 | First Round | #5 Arizona | L 75–77 |
2012 | #8 | First Round | #9 Saint Louis | L 54–61 |
2013 | #6 | First Round Second Round |
#11 Saint Mary's #3 Michigan State |
W 54–52 L 48–70 |
2014 | #8 | First Round Second Round |
#9 George Washington #1 Virginia |
W 71–66 L 60–78 |
2022 | #9 | First Round Second Round |
#8 Gonzaga |
W 64–53 L 78–82 |
2023 | #8 | First Round | #9 Florida Atlantic | L 65–66 |
* = vacated by NCAA
NIT results
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 |
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1957 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
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 Final |
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 Ole Miss |
W 73–71 L 81–90 |
2019 | First Round Second Round |
San Diego Creighton |
W 74–60 L 67–79 |
2021 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Dayton Boise State Colorado State Mississippi State |
W 71–60 W 59–56 W 90–67 W 77–64 |
All-Time coaches list
Awards
Basketball Hall of Fame
The Memphis program has had two coaches inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame (Gene Bartow) and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (John Calipari). The school has yet to produce any players that have been inducted. Larry Brown was hired as an assistant in 2021 and was already a member of both the College and Naismith halls of fame.
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
- 2015 — John Calipari, Coach, 2000–2009
College Basketball Hall of Fame
- 2010 — Gene Bartow, Coach, 1970–1974
Major Individual Awards
- 1973 — Gene Bartow, NABC Coach of the Year
- 2008 — John Calipari, Naismith College Coach of the Year
- 2009 — John Calipari, NABC Coach of the Year
- 2009 — John Calipari, Sports Illustrated National Coach of the Year
- 2009 — John Calipari, Jim Phelan Award
- 2009 — Tyreke Evans, USBWA National Freshman of the Year
All-Americans
Memphis has had 9 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 | |||||||
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Year | Player | Consensus | Points [a] | AP | USBWA | NABC | UPI/TSN |
1973 | Larry Finch | 2nd | 3[b] | HM | 1st | - | - |
1982 | Keith Lee | - | 2[b] | 2nd | - | - | - |
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 | - |
2023 | Kendric Davis | - | 1 | HM | - | - | 3rd |
- a The NCAA uses points to determine consensus teams, awarding 3 points for a 1st team selection, 2 points for 2nd team, and 1 point for 3rd team.
- b The NCAA began calculating points to determine consensus in 1984. Point totals are shown before 1984 for comparative purposes.
Source:[26]
School recognized
According to the program's records, the school recognizes the following bodies for their selection of All-America teams:
. They recognize all levels including honorable mentions and freshman teams.The University of Memphis currently recognizes 38 players as 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)
- Kendric Davis (2023)
- James Douglas (1971)
- Chris Douglas-Roberts (2007, 2008)
- Tyreke Evans (2009)
- Larry Finch (1972, 1973)
- Sylvester Gray (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 III (1992)
- Dajuan Wagner (2002)
- Darius Washington Jr. (2005, 2006)
- Win Wilfong (1956, 1957)
- Shawne Williams (2006)
- Lorenzen Wright (1995, 1996)
- Wayne Yates (1961)
Conference Player of the Year
Year | Player | Conference |
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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 | Conference USA |
2005–06 | Rodney Carney | Conference USA |
2007–08 | Chris Douglas-Roberts | Conference USA |
2011–12 | Will Barton | Conference USA |
2012–13 | Joe Jackson | Conference USA |
2019–20 | Precious Achiuwa | American |
Memphis Tigers in the NBA
Since the
Current NBA Players
As of the 2022–23 NBA Season, seven former Tigers are currently signed to NBA rosters.
- Derrick Rose, Memphis Grizzlies (since 2023)
- Will Barton, Washington Wizards (since 2022)
- James Wiseman, Detroit Pistons (since 2023)
- Precious Achiuwa, New York Knicks (since 2023)
- Jalen Duren, Detroit Pistons (since 2022)
- Josh Minott, Minnesota Timberwolves (since 2022)
- Lester Quiñones, Golden State Warriors (since 2022)
Memphis Tigers in International Competition
Memphis Tigers in International Competition | ||||||
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Player | Country | Year | Competition | Location | Finish | Ref |
Elliot Perry | USA | 1989 | FIBA Americas Championship |
Mexico City | Silver | |
Anfernee Hardaway[a] | USA | 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta | Gold | |
Darius Washington Jr.[b] | North Macedonia |
2009 |
Eurobasket |
Poland | 2nd Round | [27] |
Derrick Rose[a] | USA | 2010 | FIBA World Championship |
Turkey | Gold | |
Derrick Rose[a] | USA | 2014 |
FIBA World Championship |
Spain | Gold | |
Precious Achiuwa[a] | Nigeria | 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo | 10th Place | [28] |
European Championships | |||
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Player | Club (Tenure) | Championship(s) | |
Rich Jones | Pallacanestro Varese (1969–1970) | 1970 FIBA European Champions Cup | |
Joey Dorsey | Olympiacos B.C. (2012) | 2012 EuroLeague Champion |
- a competed internationally as NBA players
- b Though American by birth, Washington is a naturalized citizen of North Macedonia (known before February 2019 as Macedonia) where he is known as Darius Vašington (Дариус Вашингтон).[27]
- Adonis Thomas (born 1993), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Retired jerseys
The University of Memphis has retired nine jerseys. Chris Douglas-Roberts, guard/forward from 2005 to 2008, declined the University of Memphis' invitation to have his #14 jersey retired in 2017.[29]
Memphis Tigers retired numbers | |||||
No. | Player | Pos. | Tenure | Ref. | |
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13 |
Forest Arnold | C | 1952–56 | [30] | |
21 |
Larry Finch | SG | 1970–73 | [30] | |
22 |
Win Wilfong | SG | 1955–57 | [30] | |
24 |
Keith Lee | PF |
1981–85 | [30] | |
25 |
Penny Hardaway [n1 1] | PG | 1991–93 | [30] | |
33 |
Ronnie Robinson | PF |
1970–73 | [30] | |
34 |
Elliot Perry | PG | 1987–91 | [30] | |
35 |
Larry Kenon | PF |
1972–73 | [32] | |
44 |
John Gunn [n1 2] | C | 1974–76 | [30] | |
55 | Lorenzen Wright | C | 1994–96 | [33] |
- Notes
- ^ 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, Junior and Senior seasons (he wore #1 in his Sophomore season).[31]
- ^ John Gunn succumbed to Stevens–Johnson syndrome on December 21, 1976. He had been diagnosed with the rare disease only three games into the 1976 season.[5]
Notes and references
- ^ The University of Memphis Athletic Brand Standards. April 29, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ NCAA D1 Record Book
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Former UNO men's basketball coach Tic Price finds love of coaching again at Lamar | NOLA.com". Archived from the original on January 14, 2015.
- ^ "Could this year's champ be 'greatest ever'?" MSNBC. April 2, 2008. Retrieved on April 5, 2008.
- ^ "Kansas vs. Memphis Box Score" ESPN April 7, 2008
- ^ "Memphis Tigers found guilty by NCAA; must vacate 2007–08 basketball season, will appeal". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ O'Neill, Dana (August 20, 2009). "Memphis also gets 3 years' probation". ESPN. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ "NCAA rejects Memphis' final appeal 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 6, 2009
- ^ "Scout.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-USA title". ESPN.com. February 2, 2013.
- ^ Smith, Jason (April 8, 2016). "University of Memphis to pay Josh Pastner $1.255 million in settlement". Commercialappeal.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Jason (April 14, 2016). "Tubby Smith introduced as 'most accomplished coach' in Tigers history (w/ poll)". Commercialappeal.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "Memphis reaches agreement with Penny Hardaway to become 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). "Report: Penny Hardaway interviewed for Orlando Magic head coaching job and is a "serious candidate"". Orlando Pinstriped Post. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Penny Hardaway won't coach Magic, reportedly hires Hall of Famer Larry Brown as Memphis assistant". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "PDF File – History Part 1, pg.142–143". Memphis Tigers.
- ^ a b "Eurobasket2009.org". Archived from the original on September 1, 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. December 20, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Retired Jerseys at Gotigersgo.com (archived 2008)
- ^ "See Penny Hardaway's Son Jayden, Who's Making His Own Name in the NCAA". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ If You're Retiring Larry Kenon's Number... by Frank Murtaugh at Memphisflyer.com - February 24, 2014
- ^ "'Never letting memories leave us' | Lorenzen Wright's jersey retired at game against Tulane". localmemphis.com. February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.