The Tigers have played in the Sweet 16 nine times. They have a 5-4 overall record in the Sweet 16, including 3 overtime games (in overtime they are 1-2). 3 teams the Tigers have faced in the Sweet 16 have gone on the National Championship game (Houston in 1983 and 1984, and Arkansas in 1995). All three teams lost in the Final. Overall the game has been decided by a margin of 6.6 points. In the five Tiger wins, Memphis has won the Sweet 16 games by an average of 7.4 points.
Sweet Sixteen Games
1973 Memphis vs. South Carolina - Won 90-76, leading Tiger scorer: Larry Kenon with 34 points
1982 Memphis vs. Villanova - Lost 70-66 (OT), leading Tiger scorer: Keith Lee with 14 points
1983 Memphis vs. Houston - Lost 70-63, leading Tiger scorer: Bobby Parks with 17 points
1984 Memphis vs. Houston - Lost 78-71, leading Tiger scorer: William Bedford with 21 points
1985 Memphis vs. Boston College - Won 59-57, leading Tiger scorer: William Bedford with 23 points
1992 Memphis vs. Georgia Tech - Won 83-79 (OT), leading Tiger scorer: Anfernee Hardaway with 24 points
1995 Memphis vs. Arkansas - Lost 96-91 (OT), leading Tiger scorer: Mingo Johnson with 32 points
2006 Memphis vs. Bradley - Won 80-64, leading Tiger scorer: Rodney Carney with 23 points
2007 Memphis vs. Texas A&M - Won 65-64, leading Tiger scorer: Jeremy Hunt with 19 points
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