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List of Memphis Tigers men's basketball seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the Memphis Tigers men's college basketball team.[1][2]

Seasons

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Frederick Graham (Independent) (1920–1921)
1920–21 Frederick Graham 22–7–1
W.H. DePriest (Independent) (1921–1922)
1921–22 W.H. DePriest 1–7
Lester Barnard (Independent) (1922–1924)
1922–23 Lester Barnard 6–4
1923–24 Lester Barnard 4–9
Zach Curlin (Independent) (1924–1927)
1924–25 Zach Curlin 3–5
1925–26 Zach Curlin 4–5
1926–27 Zach Curlin 5–7
Zach Curlin (Mississippi Valley Conference) (1927–1934)
1927–28 Zach Curlin 10–11 5–3
1928–29 Zach Curlin 15–3 8–0
1929–30 Zach Curlin 16–8 12–2
1930–31 Zach Curlin 14–2 11–1
1931–32 Zach Curlin 11–10 9–5
1932–33 Zach Curlin 7–6 5–3
1933–34 Zach Curlin 5–14 2–4
Zach Curlin (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1934–1942)
1934–35 Zach Curlin 5–15 3–7
1935–36 Zach Curlin 7–7 3–7
1936–37 Zach Curlin 5–7 3–7
1937–38 Zach Curlin 0–14 0–10
1938–39 Zach Curlin 2–13 1–9
1939–40 Zach Curlin 7–9 5–5
1940–41 Zach Curlin 9–8 4–5
1941–42 Zach Curlin 7–9 3–7
Zach Curlin (Independent) (1942–1948)
1942–43 Zach Curlin 7–4
1943–44 No team (WWII)
1944–45 Zach Curlin 3–6
1945–46 Zach Curlin 7–4
1946–47 Zach Curlin 11–7
1947–48 Zach Curlin 13–10
McCoy Tarry (Independent) (1948–1951)
1948–49 McCoy Tarry 11–10
1949–50 McCoy Tarry 12–9
1950–51 McCoy Tarry 17–8 NAIA Elite Eight
Eugene Lambert (Independent) (1951–1956)
1951–52 Eugene Lambert 25–10 NAIA 2nd Round
1952–53 Eugene Lambert 10–14
1953–54 Eugene Lambert 15–9
1954–55 Eugene Lambert 17–5 NCAA first round
1955–56 Eugene Lambert 20–7 NCAA first round
Bob Vanatta (Independent) (1957–1962)
1956–57 Bob Vanatta 24–6 NIT Runner-up
1957–58 Bob Vanatta 15–7
1958–59 Bob Vanatta 17–6
1959–60 Bob Vanatta 18–5 NIT first round
1960–61 Bob Vanatta 20–3 NIT Quarterfinal
1961–62 Bob Vanatta 15–7 NCAA University Division first round
Dean Ehlers (Independent) (1962–1966)
1962–63 Dean Ehlers 19–7 NIT Quarterfinal
1963–64 Dean Ehlers 14–11
1964–65 Dean Ehlers 10–14
1965–66 Dean Ehlers 10–15
Moe Iba (Independent) (1966–1967)
1966–67 Moe Iba 17–9 NIT first round
Moe Iba (Missouri Valley Conference) (1967–1970)
1967–68 Moe Iba 8–17 2–14 9th
1968–69 Moe Iba 6–19 0–16 9th
1969–70 Moe Iba 6–20 1–15 9th
Gene Bartow (Missouri Valley Conference) (1970–1973)
1970–71 Gene Bartow 18–8 8–6 4th
1971–72 Gene Bartow 21–7 12–2 T–1st NIT first round
1972–73 Gene Bartow 25–6 12–2 1st NCAA University Division Runner-up
Gene Bartow (Independent) (1973–1974)
1973–74 Gene Bartow 19–11 NIT Quarterfinal
Wayne Yates (Independent) (1974–1975)
1974–75 Wayne Yates 20–7 NIT first round
Wayne Yates (Metro Conference) (1975–1979)
1975–76 Wayne Yates 21–9 1–1 4th NCAA Division I first round
1976–77 Wayne Yates 20–9 2–4 T–5th NIT first round
1977–78 Wayne Yates 19–9 7–5 3rd
1978–79 Wayne Yates 13–15 5–5 3rd
Dana Kirk (Metro Conference) (1979–1986)
1979–80 Dana Kirk 13–14 5–7 4th
1980–81 Dana Kirk 13–14 5–7 5th
1981–82 Dana Kirk 24–5[Note A] 10–2 1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1982–83 Dana Kirk 23–8[Note A] 6–6 4th NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1983–84 Dana Kirk 26–7[Note A] 11–3 T–1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1984–85 Dana Kirk 31–4[Note A] 13–1 1st NCAA Division I Final Four
1985–86 Dana Kirk 28–6[Note A] 9–3 2nd NCAA Division I second round
Larry Finch (Metro Conference) (1986–1991)
1986–87 Larry Finch 26–8 8–4 2nd Ineligible
1987–88 Larry Finch 20–12 6–6 T–3rd NCAA Division I second round
1988–89 Larry Finch 21–11 8–4 T–2nd NCAA Division I first round
1989–90 Larry Finch 18–12 8–6 4th NIT first round
1990–91 Larry Finch 17–15 7–7 T–4th NIT second round
Larry Finch (Great Midwest Conference) (1991–1995)
1991–92 Larry Finch 23–11 5–5 T–3rd NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1992–93 Larry Finch 20–12 7–3 2nd NCAA Division I first round
1993–94 Larry Finch 13–16 4–8 T–5th
1994–95 Larry Finch 24–10 9–3 1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
Larry Finch (Conference USA) (1995–1997)
1995–96 Larry Finch 22–8 11–3 1st (White) NCAA Division I first round
1996–97 Larry Finch 16–15 10–4 T–1st (White) NIT first round
Tic Price (Conference USA) (1997–1999)
1997–98 Tic Price 17–12 12–4 1st (National) NIT second round
1998–99 Tic Price 13–15 6–10 T–2nd (National)
Johnny Jones (Conference USA) (1999–2000)
1999–00 Johnny Jones 15–16 7–9 T–3rd (National)
John Calipari (Conference USA) (2000–2009)
2000–01 John Calipari 21–15 10–6 T–2nd (National) NIT Third Place
2001–02 John Calipari 27–9 12–4 1st (National) NIT Champion
2002–03 John Calipari 23–7 13–3 1st (National) NCAA Division I first round
2003–04 John Calipari 22–8 12–4 T–1st NCAA Division I second round
2004–05 John Calipari 22–16 9–7 T–6th NIT Semifinal
2005–06 John Calipari 33–4 13–1 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2006–07 John Calipari 33–4 16–0 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2007–08 John Calipari 38–2[Note B] 16–0[Note B] 1st[Note B] NCAA Division I Runner-up
2008–09 John Calipari 33–4 16–0 1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
Josh Pastner (Conference USA) (2009–2013)
2009–10 Josh Pastner 24–10 13–3 2nd NIT second round
2010–11 Josh Pastner 25–10 10–6 4th NCAA Division I second round
2011–12 Josh Pastner 26–9 13–3 1st NCAA Division I second round
2012–13 Josh Pastner 30–4 16–0 1st NCAA Division I third round
Josh Pastner (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2016)
2013–14 Josh Pastner 24–10 12–6 T–3rd NCAA Division I third round
2014–15 Josh Pastner 18–14 10–8 T–5th
2015–16 Josh Pastner 19–15 8–10 7th
Tubby Smith (American Athletic Conference) (2016–2018)
2016–17 Tubby Smith 19–13 9–9 T–5th
2017–18 Tubby Smith 21–13 10–8 5th
Penny Hardaway (American Athletic Conference) (2018–present)
2018–19 Penny Hardaway 22–14 11–7 5th NIT second round
2019–20 Penny Hardaway 21–10 10–8 T–5th No postseason held
2020–21 Penny Hardaway 20–8 11–4 3rd NIT Champion
2021–22 Penny Hardaway 22–11 13–5 3rd NCAA Division I second round
2022–23 Penny Hardaway 26–9 13–5 2nd NCAA Division I first round
2023–24 Penny Hardaway 22–10 11–7 T–5th
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

^A. The 1982–1986 NCAA tournament records were vacated by the NCAA.
^B. The 2007–08 season was vacated by the NCAA.

Notes

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  1. ^ 2012–13 Memphis Tigers men's basketball fact book. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "Memphis Tigers Index".