The 2023–24 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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. The Tigers were led by sixth-year head coach

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. The team played their home games at

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as members of the

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. The Memphis Tigers men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 12,276 in 15 games in 2023–24.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 23–8, 13–5 in AAC play, to finish in second place. They defeated UCF and

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to advance to the championship game of the AAC tournament. There, they upset No. 1-ranked

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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, where they were defeated by Florida Atlantic in the first round.

Offseason

Departing players

Incoming transfers

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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Memphis Tigers men's basketball seasons