The Tigers' basketball team has managed to win 1406 games through the history of the school. They meanwhile have lost just 820 games. Add in one tie and the winning percentage of the team sits at a solid .632. That percentage is pretty impressive and the team has had a lot to be excited about over the years.
The team began having a fair amount of success in 1955. This marked the first time in the history of the university that the Tigers had made the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Tournament is the biggest stage in college basketball and is a great accomplishment. The team has gone on to make the NCAA Tournament 21 times in the history of the school. This includes two different seasons that were later vacated by the NCAA. These seasons were vacated because of procedures that took place in the school that were contrary to rules in the NCAA.
The team has also had quite a bit of success in their conference play. The team managed to win the MVC two times in the 1970s. The team later went on to play in the Metro in the 1980s. While playing in the Metro they managed to win 3 more conference titles. The team went on to play in the GMWC and won another conference championship in 1995.
The team really managed to find the most success in Conference USA. The team won the championship in that conference in 1996, but took a while before they were really able to win again. The team then turned around dramatically in 2004. The team won 5 conference championships between 2004 and 2009. This was a result of what we know as the John Calipari era.
John Calipari was quickly a successful coach at Memphis. He managed to win the NIT in 2002 and then went on to become a perennial player in the NCAA Tournament. Calipari was well known for his ability to recruit top prospects to Memphis. This was a huge feat as Memphis did not have nearly the same pull as many other schools out there.
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