List of Memphis Tigers men's basketball seasons

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

Seasons

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Frederick Graham (Independent) (1920–1921)
1920–21Frederick Graham22–7–1
W.H. DePriest (Independent) (1921–1922)
1921–22W.H. DePriest1–7
Lester Barnard (Independent) (1922–1924)
1922–23Lester Barnard6–4
1923–24Lester Barnard4–9
Zach Curlin (Independent) (1924–1927)
1924–25Zach Curlin3–5
1925–26Zach Curlin4–5
1926–27Zach Curlin5–7
Zach Curlin (Mississippi Valley Conference) (1927–1934)
1927–28Zach Curlin10–115–3
1928–29Zach Curlin15–38–0
1929–30Zach Curlin16–812–2
1930–31Zach Curlin14–211–1
1931–32Zach Curlin11–109–5
1932–33Zach Curlin7–65–3
1933–34Zach Curlin5–142–4
Zach Curlin (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1934–1942)
1934–35Zach Curlin5–153–7
1935–36Zach Curlin7–73–7
1936–37Zach Curlin5–73–7
1937–38Zach Curlin0–140–10
1938–39Zach Curlin2–131–9
1939–40Zach Curlin7–95–5
1940–41Zach Curlin9–84–5
1941–42Zach Curlin7–93–7
Zach Curlin (Independent) (1942–1948)
1942–43Zach Curlin7–4
1943–44No team (WWII)
1944–45Zach Curlin3–6
1945–46Zach Curlin7–4
1946–47Zach Curlin11–7
1947–48Zach Curlin13–10
McCoy Tarry (Independent) (1948–1951)
1948–49McCoy Tarry11–10
1949–50McCoy Tarry12–9
1950–51McCoy Tarry17–8NAIA Elite Eight
Eugene Lambert (Independent) (1951–1956)
1951–52Eugene Lambert25–10NAIA 2nd Round
1952–53Eugene Lambert10–14
1953–54Eugene Lambert15–9
1954–55Eugene Lambert17–5NCAA first round
1955–56Eugene Lambert20–7NCAA first round
Bob Vanatta (Independent) (1957–1962)
1956–57Bob Vanatta24–6NIT Runner-up
1957–58Bob Vanatta15–7
1958–59Bob Vanatta17–6
1959–60Bob Vanatta18–5NIT first round
1960–61Bob Vanatta20–3NIT Quarterfinal
1961–62Bob Vanatta15–7NCAA University Division first round
Dean Ehlers (Independent) (1962–1966)
1962–63Dean Ehlers19–7NIT Quarterfinal
1963–64Dean Ehlers14–11
1964–65Dean Ehlers10–14
1965–66Dean Ehlers10–15
Moe Iba (Independent) (1966–1967)
1966–67Moe Iba17–9NIT first round
Moe Iba (Missouri Valley Conference) (1967–1970)
1967–68Moe Iba8–172–149th
1968–69Moe Iba6–190–169th
1969–70Moe Iba6–201–159th
Gene Bartow (Missouri Valley Conference) (1970–1973)
1970–71Gene Bartow18–88–64th
1971–72Gene Bartow21–712–2T–1stNIT first round
1972–73Gene Bartow25–612–21stNCAA University Division Runner-up
Gene Bartow (Independent) (1973–1974)
1973–74Gene Bartow19–11NIT Quarterfinal
Wayne Yates (Independent) (1974–1975)
1974–75Wayne Yates20–7NIT first round
Wayne Yates (Metro Conference) (1975–1979)
1975–76Wayne Yates21–91–14thNCAA Division I first round
1976–77Wayne Yates20–92–4T–5thNIT first round
1977–78Wayne Yates19–97–53rd
1978–79Wayne Yates13–155–53rd
Dana Kirk (Metro Conference) (1979–1986)
1979–80Dana Kirk13–145–74th
1980–81Dana Kirk13–145–75th
1981–82Dana Kirk24–5[Note A]10–21stNCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1982–83Dana Kirk23–8[Note A]6–64thNCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1983–84Dana Kirk26–7[Note A]11–3T–1stNCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1984–85Dana Kirk31–4[Note A]13–11stNCAA Division I Final Four
1985–86Dana Kirk28–6[Note A]9–32ndNCAA Division I second round
Larry Finch (Metro Conference) (1986–1991)
1986–87Larry Finch26–88–42ndIneligible
1987–88Larry Finch20–126–6T–3rdNCAA Division I second round
1988–89Larry Finch21–118–4T–2ndNCAA Division I first round
1989–90Larry Finch18–128–64thNIT first round
1990–91Larry Finch17–157–7T–4thNIT second round
Larry Finch (Great Midwest Conference) (1991–1995)
1991–92Larry Finch23–115–5T–3rdNCAA Division I Elite Eight
1992–93Larry Finch20–127–32ndNCAA Division I first round
1993–94Larry Finch13–164–8T–5th
1994–95Larry Finch24–109–31stNCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
Larry Finch (Conference USA) (1995–1997)
1995–96Larry Finch22–811–31st (White)NCAA Division I first round
1996–97Larry Finch16–1510–4T–1st (White)NIT first round
Tic Price (Conference USA) (1997–1999)
1997–98Tic Price17–1212–41st (National)NIT second round
1998–99Tic Price13–156–10T–2nd (National)
Johnny Jones (Conference USA) (1999–2000)
1999–00Johnny Jones15–167–9T–3rd (National)
John Calipari (Conference USA) (2000–2009)
2000–01John Calipari21–1510–6T–2nd (National)NIT Third Place
2001–02John Calipari27–912–41st (National)NIT Champion
2002–03John Calipari23–713–31st (National)NCAA Division I first round
2003–04John Calipari22–812–4T–1stNCAA Division I second round
2004–05John Calipari22–169–7T–6thNIT Semifinal
2005–06John Calipari33–413–11stNCAA Division I Elite Eight
2006–07John Calipari33–416–01stNCAA Division I Elite Eight
2007–08John Calipari38–2[Note B]16–0[Note B]1st[Note B]NCAA Division I Runner-up
2008–09John Calipari33–416–01stNCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
Josh Pastner (Conference USA) (2009–2013)
2009–10Josh Pastner24–1013–32ndNIT second round
2010–11Josh Pastner25–1010–64thNCAA Division I second round
2011–12Josh Pastner26–913–31stNCAA Division I second round
2012–13Josh Pastner30–416–01stNCAA Division I third round
Josh Pastner (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2016)
2013–14Josh Pastner24–1012–6T–3rdNCAA Division I third round
2014–15Josh Pastner18–1410–8T–5th
2015–16Josh Pastner19–158–107th
Tubby Smith (American Athletic Conference) (2016–2018)
2016–17Tubby Smith19–139–9T–5th
2017–18Tubby Smith21–1310–85th
Penny Hardaway (American Athletic Conference) (2018–present)
2018–19Penny Hardaway22–1411–75thNIT second round
2019–20Penny Hardaway21–1010–8T–5thNo postseason held
2020–21Penny Hardaway20–811–43rdNIT Champion
2021–22Penny Hardaway22–1113–53rdNCAA Division I second round
2022–23Penny Hardaway26–913–52ndNCAA Division I first round
2023–24Penny Hardaway22–1011–7T–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