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 Memphis Tigers
| What season was Darius Washington in when he declared for the NBA Draft? | Memphis Tigers
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Sophomore. He averaged 13.4 points per game and 3.1 assists per game last season.
| Who did Memphis beat in the first round of the NCAA tournament in 2005-06? | Memphis Tigers
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Oral Roberts. The final score was 94-78.
13-1. It was the best record in the Conference USA.
| In the 2005-06 season, who had the best free-throw percentage on the team? | Memphis Tigers
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Kareem Cooper. By the and of the season he shot 84.0 percent from the free-throw line.
Rodney Carney. Rodney Carney averaged 17.0 points per game.
John Calipari. He coached them to a 33-4 record in the season.
| In 1924, the University of Memphis (back then called the West Tennessee State Normal School) fielded a coach that is memorialized with a street near the University of Memphis campus. Who is he? | Ultimate Memphis Tigers
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Zach Curlin. Zach Curlin began coaching the Memphis Tigers in 1924. He remained the coach until 1948, where the school had changed their name to Memphis State College. Zach Curlin street is on the eastern side of the University of Memphis campus.
| In what year was the first time Memphis was the number 1 ranked team in the country in both polls? | Ultimate Memphis Tigers
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1982. On January 10, 1982, the Tigers were No. 1 in the Associated Press and UPI Polls. A feat that would not accomplished until January 2008.
| 1973 was a year that saw the Memphis Tigers burst on the national scene, and advance to the National Championship for the first time in school history. Who did the Tigers lose to in that National Championship game? | Ultimate Memphis Tigers
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UCLA. The U of M battled the mighty Bruins to a 39-39 halftime tie, but Bill Walton was too much in the second half as UCLA defeated the Tigers, 87-66.
1995. Memphis joined Conference USA in 1995, and was one of the few teams that dominated the conference.
Richard. He is called Joey because when he was kid, his friends said that he was very active like a baby kangaroo or a Joey.
Detroit. Chris Douglas-Roberts or CDR is a talented small forward/shooting guard whose old-school style of play grabbed the attention of the country. He received 1st Team All-American honors for the 2008 season.
| What number was Derrick Rose, the freshman phenom from Chicago that caught the attention of the country during the 2008 National Championship game? | Ultimate Memphis Tigers
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23. Derrick Rose led the Tigers to their third consecutive C-USA title and NCAA Tournament bid. Along with CDR, were a lethal combination of points that took the Tigers through the tournament to the NCAA Championship game.
C-USA. Memphis had been a part of Conference USA since 1995. They had won the conference championship three times in a row.
John Calipari. John Calipari joined the Tigers in 2000, and has led the Tigers to one NIT championship, three C-USA championships, three Elite 8 appearances, and one National Championship game.
| Memphis's first real test was in the 2K College Hoops Classic. Who did they beat 63-53 in Madison Square Garden? | Memphis Tigers 2007-08
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Oklahoma. Memphis beat numerous talented non-conference teams before conference play in January. This improved their strength of schedule considerably since their conference was always looked down upon by many sports writers.
| On December 4, 2007, the Tigers won a tough overtime game in the Jimmy V Classic against what team? | Memphis Tigers 2007-08
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USC. O.J. Mayo led USC with 16 points and Robert Dozier led Memphis with 13. This was not one of Memphis's better shooting nights as they only shot 37% from the field.
ECU. The Tigers ended conference play with a perfect record of 16-0. This was the second consecutive year they won every conference game in the season.
| On February 23, 2007, Memphis had a huge scare against UAB. With 7 seconds left, who converted a huge three point-play that helped the Tigers escape Birmingham with a victory? | Memphis Tigers 2007-08
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Chris Douglas-Roberts. Chris Douglas-Roberts drove down the lane and floated a shot off the backboard in the net. They called a foul and CDR drained the free throw to win the game for the Tigers.
| By the time the rivalry of Tennessee came around in the season, the Tigers were being talked about as the first team in a long time to go undefeated. However, the volunteers of Tennessee had other plans and gave Memphis their first loss of the season. What was the final score of the Memphis-Tennessee game? | Memphis Tigers 2007-08
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66-62. Tennessee had always been an in-state rival for Memphis. These two always battle it out and Tennessee seems to get the better of Memphis nearly every year.
| Memphis entered the NCAA Tournament as a number 1 seed. Of what region were they the number one seed? | Memphis Tigers 2007-08
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South. Memphis was put in the very difficult South region, which was a downer considering everyone thought they would be the first number one seed to be ousted out of the tournament.
| After the devastating National Championship loss, the Tigers still had accomplished a great season. They also set the record for most wins in a season. How many wins did they have? | Memphis Tigers 2007-08
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38. Memphis ended their season with a 38-2 record, barely beating the old record of 37 wins in a season.
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