The Tigers were led by fifth-year head coach Penny Hardaway.

The team played their home games at FedExForum as members of the American Athletic Conference.

They defeated UCF and Tulane to advance to the championship game of the AAC tournament where they upset No.

As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No.

They defeated UCF and SMU to advance to the championship game of the AAC tournament where they lost to Houston.