2017 – 18 Memphis Tigers men 's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season , the 97th season of Tiger basketball , the second under head coach Tubby Smith , and the fifth as members of the American Athletic Conference . They played their home games at the FedEx Forum . They finished the season 21 – 13 , 10 – 8 in AAC play to finish in fifth place . They defeated Tulsa in the AAC Tournament before losing to Cincinnati in the semifinals
AAC Tournament
2018 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team