The 2025–26 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by eighth-year head coach Penny Hardaway, played their home games at FedExForum as members of the American Conference, formerly known as the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in American play. They were defeated by Tulane in the first round of the American tournament and did not qualify for any postseason play.
Previous season The Tigers finished the 2024–25 season 29–6, 16–2 in AAC play to win the conference championship. They defeated Wichita State, Tulane, and UAB to win the AAC tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West region. There they were upset in the first round by Colorado State.
Preseason On October 9, 2025, the American Conference released its preseason poll. Memphis was picked to finish atop the conference, while receiving eleven first-place votes.
Preseason rankings +American Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 Memphis 143 (11) 2 128 (2) 3 122 4 98 5 93 6 80 7 77 8 74 9 65 10 53 11 32 12 27 13 22
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Preseason All-American Teams Preseason All-Conference TeamsTeamPlayerYearPositionFirstAaron BradshawJuniorForwardDug McDanielSeniorGuard Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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