Memphis Tigers men's basketball

The Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Memphis in NCAA Division I men's college basketball. The Tigers currently compete in Conference USA, in which they have won six regular season and four conference tournament championships. The Tigers will leave Conference USA for the Big East in 2013. ESPN Research ranked the men's basketball program as the 14th most prestigious in modern college basketball, and as of 2011, the Tigers have the 29th highest winning percentage in NCAA history. They play home games at FedExForum. The predecessor of the University of Memphis, West Tennessee State Normal School, first fielded a basketball team in 1920. Zach Curlin began coaching the team in 1924. The Tigers joined the...