FORT WORTH, Texas — It was time for Memphis basketball's coronation atop the AAC, and there was only one man to do it. Minutes after the Tigers beat UAB to win the AAC title, the entire team crowded around Tyrese Hunter as he slotted Memphis' name onto the board and completed the tournament bracket.

Hunter exited the Tigers’ AAC Tournament semifinal game Saturday early in the second half with a left foot injury and was examined by the team’s medical staff in the locker room