2022–23 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by fifth-year head coach Penny Hardaway. The team played their home games at FedExForum as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–8, 13–5 in AAC Play to finish in second place. They defeated UCF and Tulane to advance to the championship game of the AAC tournament where they upset No. 1-ranked Houston to claim their first-ever AAC tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the East Region. There they were defeated by Florida Atlantic in the first round.

2022–23 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
AAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
APNo. 24
Record26–9 (13–5 AAC)
Head coach
  • Penny Hardaway (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFedExForum
(Capacity: 18,119)
2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Houston171 .944334  .892
No. 24 Memphis135 .722269  .743
Tulane126 .6672011  .645
Cincinnati117 .6112313  .639
Temple108 .5561616  .500
Wichita State99 .5001715  .531
UCF810 .4441915  .559
South Florida711 .3891418  .438
East Carolina612 .3331617  .485
SMU513 .2781022  .313
Tulsa117 .056525  .167
2023 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.