| Year: | 1972–73 |
| Team: | Memphis State Tigers |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVC |
| Coachrank: | 11 |
| Aprank: | 12 |
| Record: | 24–6 |
| Conf Record: | 12–2 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Champion: | NCAA tournament, runner-up Missouri Valley Conference Champions |
| Tourney Result: | L 66-87 vs. UCLA |
The 1972–73 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1972–73 men's college basketball season.[1] The team was led by third-year head coach Gene Bartow and played their home games at Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.
As MVC champions, the Tigers participated in the 1973 NCAA Tournament. They defeated South Carolina and Kansas State to reach the first Final Four in program history. After a win over Providence to reach the national championship game, Memphis State was defeated by unbeaten, 6-time defending National champion UCLA, 87–66. The team finished with a 24–6 record (12–2 MVC).
|-!colspan=9 style= | Regular season|-!colspan=9 style= | NCAA Tournament[4]
See main article: 1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings.
See main article: 1973 NBA draft.
| 3 | 50 | Detroit Pistons | ||
| 4 | 60 | Phoenix Suns | ||
| 4 | 68 | Los Angeles Lakers |