Record: 23-6. Last 10: 9-1.

Location, conference: Memphis, Tenn., Conference USA

Web site: http://gotigersgo.ocsn.com.

Conference finish: Second; lost in semifinals of conference tournament.

NCAA tournament record: 18-16.

Last tournament appearance: 1996.

Coach: John Calipari (third season, 71-30).

Starters:
F Chris Massie, 6-9, Sr., 17.1 ppg., 11.2 rpg.
F Rodney Carney, 6-7, Fr., 9.9 ppg., 4.9 rpg.
C Earl Barron, 7-0, Sr., 9.2 ppg., 3.4 rpg.
G Antonio Burks, 6-0, Jr., 8.4 ppg., 5.6 apg.
G Anthony Rice, 6-4, Soph., 7.4 ppg.

Key reserves: F John Grice, 6-6, Sr., 11.4 ppg., 6.5 rpg.; F/G Jeremy Hunt, 6-4, Fr., 9.4 ppg.

Key statistics: PPG.: 75.0. OPG.: 65.7. FG.: 44.3 percent. OFG.: 40.3 percent. 3-PT.: 34.8 percent FT.: 65.0 percent.

Scouting report: In Burks, Memphis has a distributor who gets everybody involved. ... An NIT team last season, the Tigers are hoping to build off their championship in that event. ... Memphis' 11-game winning streak to end the regular season was the second longest in Division I this year behind Louisville's 17 in a row. ... Memphis outrebounded its opponents by 6.6 per game. ... The Tigers held opponents to 29.3 percent three-point shooting.

—Statistics through regular season.