Memphis (29-20)

Eugene Lambert

1955 – lost to Penn State 59-55.
1956 – lost to Oklahoma City 97-81.

Bob Vanatta

1962 – lost to Creighton 87-83.

Gene Bartow

1973 – beat South Carolina 90-76; beat Kansas State 92-72; beat Providence 98-85; lost to UCLA 87-66. National runnerup.

Wayne Yates

1976 – lost to Pepperdine 87-77.

Dana Kirk

1982 – beat Wake Forest 56-55; lost to Villanova 70-66.
1983 – beat Georgetown 66-57; lost to Houston 70-63.
1984 – beat Oral Roberts 92-83; beat Purdue 66-48; lost to Houston 78-71.
1985 – beat Pennsylvania 67-55; beat Alabama-Birmingham 67-66, OT; beat Boston College 59-57; beat Oklahoma 63-61; lost to Villanova 52-45. Final Four.
1986 – beat Ball State 95-63; lost to LSU 83-81.

Larry Finch

1988 – beat Baylor 75-60; lost to Purdue 100-73.
1989 – lost to DePaul 66-63.
1992 – beat Pepperdine 80-70; beat Arkansas 82-80; beat Georgia Tech 83-79, OT; lost to Cincinnati 88-57.
1993 – lost to Western Kentucky 55-52.
1995 – beat Louisville 77-56; beat Purdue 75-73; lost to Arkansas 96-91, OT.1996 – lost to Drexel 75-63.

John Calipari

2003 – lost to Arizona State 84-71.
2004 – beat South Carolina 59-43; lost to Oklahoma State 70-53.
2006 – beat Oral Roberts 94-78; beat Bucknell 72-56; beat Bradley 80-64; lost to UCLA 50-45.
2007 – beat North Texas 73-58; beat Nevada 78-62; beat Texas A&M 65-64; lost to Ohio State 92-76.
2008 – beat Texas-Arlington 87-63; beat Mississippi State 77-74; beat Michigan State 92-74; beat Texas 85-67. Final Four.