2009 – 10 Memphis Tigers men 's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2009 – 10 college basketball season , the 89th season of Tiger basketball . The Tigers were coached by first-year head coach Josh Pastner , played their home games at the FedExForum in Memphis , Tennessee and are members of Conference USA . They finished the season 24 – 10 , 13 – 3 in C-USA play . They were the 2 seed in the 2010 Conference USA Men 's Basketball Tournament where they were upset by 7 seed and eventual champion Houston . They failed to be invited to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005 . Instead , the Tigers were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the second round before losing to the Ole Miss Rebels
2010 Conference USA Men 's Basketball Tournament
2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
2009–10 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team