University of Memphis Athletics
Men's Basketball Conference Championships
Conference Tournament History
• 74-38 all-time record (.661 winning percentage)
• 11 conference titles
• 20 conference championship game appearances
Mississippi Valley Conference (11-5)
1 Championship
1928/Jonesboro, Ark.
Mar. 2, 1928 Memphis 45, Will Mayfield 23
Mar. 2, 1928 Memphis 40, Lambuth 24
Mar. 3, 1928 UT-JC 38, Memphis 37
1929/Murray, Ky. (Champion)
Mar. 4, 1929 Memphis 32, Jonesboro College 27
Mar. 5, 1929 Memphis 44, Will Mayfield 22
Mar. 5, 1929 Memphis 33, Murray State 31
1930/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 3, 1930 Memphis 44, Lambuth 30
Mar. 3, 1930 Memphis 37, Sunflower JC 12
Mar. 4, 1930 Memphis 41, Middle Tennessee 21
Mar. 4, 1930 Murray State 34, Memphis 31
1931/Jonesboro, Ark.
Mar. 2, 1931 Memphis 45, Will Mayfield 23
Mar. 2, 1931 Memphis 40, Lambuth 24
Mar. 3, 1931 UT-JC 38, Memphis 37
1932/Jackson, Tenn.
Mar. 4, 1932 Memphis 44, UT-JC 25
Mar. 5, 1932 Caruthersville JC 45, Memphis 36
1933/Jackson, Tenn.
Feb. 27, 1933 Delta State 40, Memphis 34
Metro Conference (24-12)
4 Championships
1976/Louisville, Ky.
Mar. 4, 1976 Memphis 73, Saint Louis 69
Mar. 5, 1976 Memphis 87, Louisville 76
Mar. 6, 1976 Cincinnati 103, Memphis 95
1977/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 3, 1977 Memphis 94, Tulane 80
Mar. 4, 1977 Cincinnati 68, Memphis 67
1978/Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar. 2, 1978 Memphis 79, Saint Louis 57
Mar. 3, 1978 Louisville 67, Memphis 62
1979/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 1, 1979 Memphis 62, Saint Louis 58
Mar. 2, 1979 Florida State 35, Memphis 34
1980/Louisville, Ky.
Feb. 28, 1980 Memphis 62, Saint Louis 60
Feb. 29, 1980 Louisville 84, Memphis 65
1981/Louisville, Ky.
Mar. 5, 1981 Virginia Tech 72, Memphis 66
1982/Louisville, Ky. (Champion)
Mar. 6, 1982 Memphis 71, Virginia Tech 70
Mar. 7, 1982 Memphis 73, Louisville 62
1983/Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar. 11, 1983 Memphis 84, Florida State 74
Mar. 12, 1983 Louisville 71, Memphis 68
1984/Memphis, Tenn. (Champion)
Mar. 8, 1984 Memphis 86, Southern Miss 58
Mar. 9, 1984 Memphis 65, Florida State 63
Mar. 10, 1984 Memphis 78, Virginia Tech 65
1985/Louisville, Ky. (Champion)
Mar. 7, 1985 Memphis 68, Southern Miss 58
Mar. 8, 1985 Memphis 81, Louisville 74
Mar. 9, 1985 Memphis 90, Florida State 86 (ot)
1986/Louisville, Ky.
Mar. 7, 1986 Memphis 100, South Carolina 59
Mar. 8, 1986 Memphis 73, Florida State 71
Mar. 9, 1986 Louisville 88, Memphis 79
1987/Louisville, Ky. (Champion)
Mar. 6, 1987 Memphis 87, Cincinnati 58
Mar. 7, 1987 Memphis 74, South Carolina 64
Mar. 8, 1987 Memphis 75, Louisville 52
1988/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 11, 1988 Memphis 97, Southern Miss 84
Mar. 12, 1988 Memphis 81, Florida State 74
Mar. 13, 1988 Louisville 81, Memphis 73
1989/Columbia, S.C.
Mar. 11, 1989 Louisville 71, Memphis 70
1990/Biloxi, Miss.
Mar. 8, 1990 Memphis 71, South Carolina 56
Mar. 9, 1990 Louisville 76, Memphis 73
1991/Roanoke, Va.
Mar. 7, 1991 Memphis 84, Tulane 77
Mar. 8, 1991 Louisville 72, Memphis 70
Great Midwest Conference (5-4)
0 Championships
1992/Chicago, Ill.
Mar. 12, 1992 Memphis 79, UAB 67
Mar. 13, 1992 Memphis 95, DePaul 75
Mar. 14, 1992 Cincinnati 75, Memphis 63
1993/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 12, 1993 Memphis 73, Saint Louis 65
Mar. 13, 1993 Cincinnati 77, Memphis 72
1994/Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar. 10, 1994 Memphis 91, UAB 86
Mar. 11, 1994 Memphis 73, Saint Louis 62
Mar. 12, 1994 Cincinnati 68, Memphis 47
1995/Milwaukee, Wis.
Mar. 10, 1995 Cincinnati 77, Memphis 64
Conference USA (28-11)
7 Championships
1996/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 7, 1996 Memphis 92, DePaul 69
Mar. 8, 1996 Marquette 72, Memphis 60
1997/St. Louis, Mo.
Mar. 6, 1997 Marquette 63, Memphis 45
1998/Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar. 5, 1988 Southern Miss 85, Memphis 57
1999/Birmingham, Ala.
Mar. 3, 1999 USF 88, Memphis 81 (ot)
2000/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 8, 2000 Memphis 60, USF 58
Mar. 9, 2000 DePaul 80, Memphis 76
2001/Louisville, Ky.
Mar. 8, 2001 Memphis 71, Marquette 64
Mar. 9, 2001 Cincinnati 89, Memphis 79
2002/Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar. 7, 2002 Houston 80, Memphis 74
2003/Louisville, Ky.
Mar. 13, 2003 Memphis 62, USF 56
Mar. 14, 2003 Louisville 78, Memphis 75
2004/Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar. 11, 2004 Saint Louis 72, Memphis 61
2005/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 9, 2005 Memphis 79, Saint Louis 59
Mar. 10, 2005 Memphis 83, Charlotte 69
Mar. 11, 2005 Memphis 81, USF 68
Mar. 12, 2005 Louisville 75, Memphis 74
2006/Memphis, Tenn. (Champion)
Mar. 9, 2006 Memphis 75, Tulane 56
Mar. 10, 2006 Memphis 68, Houston 54
Mar. 11, 2006 Memphis 57, UAB 46
2007/Memphis, Tenn. (Champion)
Mar. 8, 2007 Memphis 92, Marshall 71
Mar. 9, 2007 Memphis 71, Tulane 49
Mar. 10, 2007 Memphis 71, Houston 59
2008/Memphis, Tenn. (Champion)
Mar. 13, 2008 Memphis 75, Tulane 56
Mar. 14, 2008 Memphis 69, Southern Miss 53
Mar. 15, 2008 Memphis 77, Tulsa 51
2009/Memphis, Tenn. (Champion)
Mar. 12, 2009 Memphis 51, Tulane 41
Mar. 13, 2009 Memphis 74, Houston 49
Mar. 14, 2009 Memphis 64, Tulsa 39
2010/Tulsa, Okla.
Mar. 11, 2010 Houston 66, Memphis 65
2011/El Paso, Texas (Champion)
Mar. 10, 2011 Memphis 66, Southern Miss 61
Mar. 11, 2011 Memphis 76, East Carolina 56
Mar. 12, 2011 Memphis 67, UTEP 66
2012/Memphis, Tenn. (Champion)
Mar. 8, 2012 Memphis 65, UTEP 47
Mar. 9, 2012 Memphis 83, UCF 52
Mar. 10, 2012 Memphis 83, Marshall 57
2013/Tulsa, Okla. (Champion)
Mar. 14, 2013 Memphis 81, Tulane 68
Mar. 15, 2013 Memphis 85, Tulsa 74
Mar. 16, 2013 Memphis 91, Southern Miss 79 (2ot)
American Athletic Conference (6-6)
0 Championships
2014/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 13, 2014 Connecticut 72, Memphis 53
2015/Hartford, Conn.
Mar. 13, 2015 Temple 80, Memphis 75
2016/Orlando, Fla.
Mar. 11, 2016 Memphis 89, Tulsa 67
Mar. 12, 2016 Memphis 74, Memphis 54
Mar. 13, 2016 Connecticut 72, Memphis 58 #
2017/Hartford, Conn.
Mar. 10, 2017 UCF 84, Memphis 54
2018/Orlando, Fla.
Mar. 8, 2018 Memphis 79, USF 77
Mar. 9, 2018 Memphis 67, Tulsa 64
Mar. 10, 2018 Cincinnati 70, Memphis 60
2019/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 14, 2019 Memphis 83, Tulane 68
Mar. 15, 2019 Memphis 79, UCF 55
Mar. 16, 2019 Houston 61, Memphis 58
2020/Fort Worth, Texas
Mar. 12-15, 2020 Canceled/Coronavirus pandemic
2021/Fort Worth, Texas
Mar. 12, 2021 Memphis 70, UCF 62
Mar. 13, 2021 Houston 76, Memphis 74
2022/Fort Worth, Texas
Mar. 11, 2022 Memphis 85, UCF 69
Mar. 12, 2022 Memphis 70, SMU 63
Mar. 13, 2022 Houston 71, Memphis 53 #
2023/Fort Worth, Texas
Mar. 10, 2023 Memphis 71, UCF 76
Mar. 11, 2023 Memphis 94, Tulane 54
Mar. 12, 2023 Memphis 75, Houston 65 #
# - Title game
• 74-38 all-time record (.661 winning percentage)
• 11 conference titles
• 20 conference championship game appearances
Mississippi Valley Conference (11-5)
1 Championship
1928/Jonesboro, Ark.
Mar. 2, 1928 Memphis 45, Will Mayfield 23
Mar. 2, 1928 Memphis 40, Lambuth 24
Mar. 3, 1928 UT-JC 38, Memphis 37
1929/Murray, Ky. (Champion)
Mar. 4, 1929 Memphis 32, Jonesboro College 27
Mar. 5, 1929 Memphis 44, Will Mayfield 22
Mar. 5, 1929 Memphis 33, Murray State 31
1930/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 3, 1930 Memphis 44, Lambuth 30
Mar. 3, 1930 Memphis 37, Sunflower JC 12
Mar. 4, 1930 Memphis 41, Middle Tennessee 21
Mar. 4, 1930 Murray State 34, Memphis 31
1931/Jonesboro, Ark.
Mar. 2, 1931 Memphis 45, Will Mayfield 23
Mar. 2, 1931 Memphis 40, Lambuth 24
Mar. 3, 1931 UT-JC 38, Memphis 37
1932/Jackson, Tenn.
Mar. 4, 1932 Memphis 44, UT-JC 25
Mar. 5, 1932 Caruthersville JC 45, Memphis 36
1933/Jackson, Tenn.
Feb. 27, 1933 Delta State 40, Memphis 34
Metro Conference (24-12)
4 Championships
1976/Louisville, Ky.
Mar. 4, 1976 Memphis 73, Saint Louis 69
Mar. 5, 1976 Memphis 87, Louisville 76
Mar. 6, 1976 Cincinnati 103, Memphis 95
1977/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 3, 1977 Memphis 94, Tulane 80
Mar. 4, 1977 Cincinnati 68, Memphis 67
1978/Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar. 2, 1978 Memphis 79, Saint Louis 57
Mar. 3, 1978 Louisville 67, Memphis 62
1979/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 1, 1979 Memphis 62, Saint Louis 58
Mar. 2, 1979 Florida State 35, Memphis 34
1980/Louisville, Ky.
Feb. 28, 1980 Memphis 62, Saint Louis 60
Feb. 29, 1980 Louisville 84, Memphis 65
1981/Louisville, Ky.
Mar. 5, 1981 Virginia Tech 72, Memphis 66
1982/Louisville, Ky. (Champion)
Mar. 6, 1982 Memphis 71, Virginia Tech 70
Mar. 7, 1982 Memphis 73, Louisville 62
1983/Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar. 11, 1983 Memphis 84, Florida State 74
Mar. 12, 1983 Louisville 71, Memphis 68
1984/Memphis, Tenn. (Champion)
Mar. 8, 1984 Memphis 86, Southern Miss 58
Mar. 9, 1984 Memphis 65, Florida State 63
Mar. 10, 1984 Memphis 78, Virginia Tech 65
1985/Louisville, Ky. (Champion)
Mar. 7, 1985 Memphis 68, Southern Miss 58
Mar. 8, 1985 Memphis 81, Louisville 74
Mar. 9, 1985 Memphis 90, Florida State 86 (ot)
1986/Louisville, Ky.
Mar. 7, 1986 Memphis 100, South Carolina 59
Mar. 8, 1986 Memphis 73, Florida State 71
Mar. 9, 1986 Louisville 88, Memphis 79
1987/Louisville, Ky. (Champion)
Mar. 6, 1987 Memphis 87, Cincinnati 58
Mar. 7, 1987 Memphis 74, South Carolina 64
Mar. 8, 1987 Memphis 75, Louisville 52
1988/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 11, 1988 Memphis 97, Southern Miss 84
Mar. 12, 1988 Memphis 81, Florida State 74
Mar. 13, 1988 Louisville 81, Memphis 73
1989/Columbia, S.C.
Mar. 11, 1989 Louisville 71, Memphis 70
1990/Biloxi, Miss.
Mar. 8, 1990 Memphis 71, South Carolina 56
Mar. 9, 1990 Louisville 76, Memphis 73
1991/Roanoke, Va.
Mar. 7, 1991 Memphis 84, Tulane 77
Mar. 8, 1991 Louisville 72, Memphis 70
Great Midwest Conference (5-4)
0 Championships
1992/Chicago, Ill.
Mar. 12, 1992 Memphis 79, UAB 67
Mar. 13, 1992 Memphis 95, DePaul 75
Mar. 14, 1992 Cincinnati 75, Memphis 63
1993/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 12, 1993 Memphis 73, Saint Louis 65
Mar. 13, 1993 Cincinnati 77, Memphis 72
1994/Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar. 10, 1994 Memphis 91, UAB 86
Mar. 11, 1994 Memphis 73, Saint Louis 62
Mar. 12, 1994 Cincinnati 68, Memphis 47
1995/Milwaukee, Wis.
Mar. 10, 1995 Cincinnati 77, Memphis 64
Conference USA (28-11)
7 Championships
1996/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 7, 1996 Memphis 92, DePaul 69
Mar. 8, 1996 Marquette 72, Memphis 60
1997/St. Louis, Mo.
Mar. 6, 1997 Marquette 63, Memphis 45
1998/Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar. 5, 1988 Southern Miss 85, Memphis 57
1999/Birmingham, Ala.
Mar. 3, 1999 USF 88, Memphis 81 (ot)
2000/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 8, 2000 Memphis 60, USF 58
Mar. 9, 2000 DePaul 80, Memphis 76
2001/Louisville, Ky.
Mar. 8, 2001 Memphis 71, Marquette 64
Mar. 9, 2001 Cincinnati 89, Memphis 79
2002/Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar. 7, 2002 Houston 80, Memphis 74
2003/Louisville, Ky.
Mar. 13, 2003 Memphis 62, USF 56
Mar. 14, 2003 Louisville 78, Memphis 75
2004/Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar. 11, 2004 Saint Louis 72, Memphis 61
2005/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 9, 2005 Memphis 79, Saint Louis 59
Mar. 10, 2005 Memphis 83, Charlotte 69
Mar. 11, 2005 Memphis 81, USF 68
Mar. 12, 2005 Louisville 75, Memphis 74
2006/Memphis, Tenn. (Champion)
Mar. 9, 2006 Memphis 75, Tulane 56
Mar. 10, 2006 Memphis 68, Houston 54
Mar. 11, 2006 Memphis 57, UAB 46
2007/Memphis, Tenn. (Champion)
Mar. 8, 2007 Memphis 92, Marshall 71
Mar. 9, 2007 Memphis 71, Tulane 49
Mar. 10, 2007 Memphis 71, Houston 59
2008/Memphis, Tenn. (Champion)
Mar. 13, 2008 Memphis 75, Tulane 56
Mar. 14, 2008 Memphis 69, Southern Miss 53
Mar. 15, 2008 Memphis 77, Tulsa 51
2009/Memphis, Tenn. (Champion)
Mar. 12, 2009 Memphis 51, Tulane 41
Mar. 13, 2009 Memphis 74, Houston 49
Mar. 14, 2009 Memphis 64, Tulsa 39
2010/Tulsa, Okla.
Mar. 11, 2010 Houston 66, Memphis 65
2011/El Paso, Texas (Champion)
Mar. 10, 2011 Memphis 66, Southern Miss 61
Mar. 11, 2011 Memphis 76, East Carolina 56
Mar. 12, 2011 Memphis 67, UTEP 66
2012/Memphis, Tenn. (Champion)
Mar. 8, 2012 Memphis 65, UTEP 47
Mar. 9, 2012 Memphis 83, UCF 52
Mar. 10, 2012 Memphis 83, Marshall 57
2013/Tulsa, Okla. (Champion)
Mar. 14, 2013 Memphis 81, Tulane 68
Mar. 15, 2013 Memphis 85, Tulsa 74
Mar. 16, 2013 Memphis 91, Southern Miss 79 (2ot)
American Athletic Conference (6-6)
0 Championships
2014/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 13, 2014 Connecticut 72, Memphis 53
2015/Hartford, Conn.
Mar. 13, 2015 Temple 80, Memphis 75
2016/Orlando, Fla.
Mar. 11, 2016 Memphis 89, Tulsa 67
Mar. 12, 2016 Memphis 74, Memphis 54
Mar. 13, 2016 Connecticut 72, Memphis 58 #
2017/Hartford, Conn.
Mar. 10, 2017 UCF 84, Memphis 54
2018/Orlando, Fla.
Mar. 8, 2018 Memphis 79, USF 77
Mar. 9, 2018 Memphis 67, Tulsa 64
Mar. 10, 2018 Cincinnati 70, Memphis 60
2019/Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 14, 2019 Memphis 83, Tulane 68
Mar. 15, 2019 Memphis 79, UCF 55
Mar. 16, 2019 Houston 61, Memphis 58
2020/Fort Worth, Texas
Mar. 12-15, 2020 Canceled/Coronavirus pandemic
2021/Fort Worth, Texas
Mar. 12, 2021 Memphis 70, UCF 62
Mar. 13, 2021 Houston 76, Memphis 74
2022/Fort Worth, Texas
Mar. 11, 2022 Memphis 85, UCF 69
Mar. 12, 2022 Memphis 70, SMU 63
Mar. 13, 2022 Houston 71, Memphis 53 #
2023/Fort Worth, Texas
Mar. 10, 2023 Memphis 71, UCF 76
Mar. 11, 2023 Memphis 94, Tulane 54
Mar. 12, 2023 Memphis 75, Houston 65 #
# - Title game