2016–17 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

2016–17 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record19–13 (9–9 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFedExForum
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 SMU 17 1   .944 30 5   .857
No. 18 Cincinnati 16 2   .889 30 6   .833
Houston 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
UCF 11 7   .611 24 12   .667
Memphis 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
UConn 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Tulsa 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Temple 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
East Carolina 6 12   .333 15 18   .455
Tulane 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
South Florida 1 17   .056 7 23   .233
2017 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the 96th season of Tiger basketball and the first under head coach Tubby Smith. The Tigers played their home games at the FedExForum. This was the fourth season the Tigers participated in the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to UCF. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.