However, rising sophomore Adonis Thomas, who projected as a possible first-round draft pick, decided to return to Memphis for his second season with the Tigers.

[1] The Tigers signed wing Damien Wilson and power forward Shaq Goodwin in their 2012 recruiting class.

The Atlantis results were disappointing for a Tiger squad which did not have a large number of difficult out of conference opponents remaining on its schedule.

In late November, junior captain Tarik Black walked out of practice and did not play in the Tigers' game against UT Martin as a result.

[4] On December 15, the Tigers faced the only ranked opponent left on their regular season schedule, #6 Louisville.

However, the veteran Cardinals defeated Memphis in the end, with Joe Jackson leading the Tigers with 23 points.

After the December 15 home loss to Louisville, however, the Tigers began a winning streak that persisted for over two months.

Guard Antonio Barton suffered a foot fracture in the road victory over Southern Miss on February 9.

With a win over Southern Miss on February 23, Memphis clinched the regular season Conference USA title.

Senior DJ Stephens finished the season as the CUSA blocks leader and was named defensive player of the year.