MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis men's basketball team will open its 18-game American Athletic Conference season Thursday, Jan. 3 at FedExForum against perennial NCAA Tournament participant Wichita State and finish March 9, also at home, against Tulsa.
The AAC released the conference schedule today and Memphis, in its first season under coach Penny Hardaway, will play Wichita State and Cincinnati home-and-away, along with UCF, ECU, Temple, Tulane and Tulsa. The Tigers will play single games against Houston (Jan. 6 at Houston), SMU (Jan. 19 at home), USF (Feb. 2 at USF) and UConn (Feb.