| 2023 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, Texas |
| Champions | Memphis (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Penny Hardaway (1st title) |
| MVP | Kendric Davis (Memphis) |
| Television | ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Houston | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 33 | – | 4 | .892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Memphis † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 9–12, 2023, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. All games of the tournament were televised by ESPN Inc. The winner of the tournament, the Memphis Tigers, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.
Seeds
Teams were seeded by conference record. The top five teams received byes to the quarterfinals.
Tiebreakers were applied as needed to properly seed the teams.
| Seed | School | Conference Record |
Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 17–1 | |
| 2 | Memphis | 13–5 | |
| 3 | Tulane | 12–6 | |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 11–7 | |
| 5 | Temple | 10–8 | |
| 6 | Wichita State | 9–9 | |
| 7 | UCF | 8–10 | |
| 8 | South Florida | 7–11 | |
| 9 | East Carolina | 6–12 | |
| 10 | SMU | 5–13 | |
| 11 | Tulsa | 1–17 |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – March 9, 2023 | |||||||
| 1 | 11:30 AM | No. 8 South Florida vs. No. 9 East Carolina | 58–73 | ESPNU | |||
| 2 | 1:30 PM | No. 7 UCF vs. No. 10 SMU | 76–70 | 5,986 | |||
| 3 | 6:00 PM | No. 6 Wichita State vs. No. 11 Tulsa | 81–63 | ||||
| Quarterfinals – March 10, 2023 | |||||||
| 4 | 12:00 PM | No. 1 Houston vs. No. 9 East Carolina | 60–46 | ESPN2 | |||
| 5 | 2:00 PM | No. 4 Cincinnati vs. No. 5 Temple | 84–54 | ||||
| 6 | 6:00 PM | No. 2 Memphis vs. No. 7 UCF | 81–76 | ESPNU | |||
| 7 | 8:00 PM | No. 3 Tulane vs. No. 6 Wichita State | 82–76 | 6,111 | |||
| Semifinals – March 11, 2023 | |||||||
| 8 | 2:00 PM | No. 1 Houston vs. No. 4 Cincinnati | 69–48 | ESPN2 | |||
| 9 | 4:00 PM | No. 2 Memphis vs. No. 3 Tulane | 94–54 | 6,943 | |||
| Championship – March 12, 2023 | |||||||
| 10 | 2:15 PM | No. 1 Houston vs. No. 2 Memphis | 65–75 | ESPN | |||
| *Game times in CT. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||||
Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period
| First round Thursday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 | Championship Sunday, March 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Houston | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | South Florida | 58 | 9 | East Carolina | 46 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | East Carolina | 73 | 1 | Houston | 69 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cincinnati | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cincinnati | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Temple | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Houston | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Memphis | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Memphis | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UCF | 76 | 7 | UCF | 76 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | SMU | 70 | 2 | Memphis | 94 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tulane | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tulane | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wichita State | 81 | 6 | Wichita State | 76 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Tulsa | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
Game summaries
First round
| ESPNU |
| March 9, 2023 11:30 AM |
| Report |
| No. 8 South Florida 58, No. 9 East Carolina 73 | ||
| Scoring by half: 33–41, 25–32 | ||
| Pts: Harris (26) Rebs: Tchewa (11) Asts: Tchewa (3) |
Pts: Tied (22) Rebs: Felton (6) Asts: Walker (10) | |
| Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Jason Baker, Garrick Shannon, Josue Nieves |
| ESPNU |
| March 9, 2023 1:30 PM |
| Report |
| No. 7 UCF 76, No. 10 SMU 70 | ||
| Scoring by half: 28–36, 48–34 | ||
| Pts: Kelly (21) Rebs: Hendricks (8) Asts: Johnson (5) |
Pts: Phelps (21) Rebs: Williamson (11) Asts: Phelps (7) | |
| Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Attendance: 5,986 Referees: Anthony Jordan, Robert Felder, Jim Rife |
| ESPNU |
| March 9, 2023 6:00 PM |
| Report |
| No. 6 Wichita State 81, No. 11 Tulsa 63 | ||
| Scoring by half: 30–25, 51–38 | ||
| Pts: Tied (13) Rebs: Rojas (7) Asts: Porter Jr. (11) |
Pts: Dalger (21) Rebs: Selebangue (7) Asts: Betson (7) | |
| Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Patrick Evans, Sean Casady, Bill Jacobson |
Quarterfinals
| ESPN2 |
| March 10, 2023 12:00 PM |
| Report |
| No. 1 Houston 60, No. 9 East Carolina 46 | ||
| Scoring by half: 23–21, 37–25 | ||
| Pts: Sasser (30) Rebs: Roberts (12) Asts: Tied (4) |
Pts: Ausar (18) Rebs: Ausar (19) Asts: Walker (6) | |
| Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Tony Greene, Patrick Evans, Garrick Shannon |
| ESPN2 |
| March 10, 2023 2:00 PM |
| Report |
| No. 4 Cincinnati 84, No. 5 Temple 54 | ||
| Scoring by half: 37–27, 47–27 | ||
| Pts: Nolley II (22) Rebs: Oguama (12) Asts: Adams-Woods (5) |
Pts: Tied (12) Rebs: Hicks (8) Asts: Miller (5) | |
| Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Mike Nance, Jason Baker, Landon Brandes |
| ESPNU |
| March 10, 2023 6:00 PM |
| Report |
| No. 2 Memphis 81, No. 7 UCF 76 | ||
| Scoring by half: 40–30, 41–46 | ||
| Pts: Williams (35) Rebs: Williams (13) Asts: Davis (7) |
Pts: Kelly (28) Rebs: Hendricks (9) Asts: Johnson (4) | |
| Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Anthony Jordan, Wil Howard, Josue Nieves |
| ESPNU |
| March 10, 2023 8:00 PM |
| Report |
| No. 3 Tulane 82, No. 6 Wichita State 76 | ||
| Scoring by half: 46–40, 36–36 | ||
| Pts: Cross (24) Rebs: Cross (13) Asts: James (8) |
Pts: Porter Jr. (22) Rebs: Pohto (9) Asts: Porter Jr. (11) | |
| Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Attendance: 6,111 Referees: Chuck Jones, Rob Rorke, Robert Felder |
Semifinals
| ESPN2 |
| March 11, 2023 2:00 PM |
| Report |
| No. 1 Houston 69, No. 4 Cincinnati 48 | ||
| Scoring by half: 38–23, 31–25 | ||
| Pts: Tied (16) Rebs: Tied (8) Asts: Shead (9) |
Pts: Nolley II (14) Rebs: Oguama (9) Asts: DeJulius (5) | |
| Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Wil Howard, Mike Nance, Owen Shortt |
| ESPN2 |
| March 11, 2023 4:00 PM |
| Report |
| No. 2 Memphis 94, No. 3 Tulane 54 | ||
| Scoring by half: 42–17, 52–37 | ||
| Pts: Williams (27) Rebs: Williams (11) Asts: Davis (6) |
Pts: Cook (15) Rebs: Pope (13) Asts: Cross (5) | |
| Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Attendance: 6,943 Referees: Chuck Jones, Olandis Poole, Todd Austin |
Championship game
| ESPN |
| March 12, 2023 2:15 PM |
| Report |
| No. 1 Houston 65, No. 2 Memphis 75 | ||
| Scoring by half: 31–46, 34–29 | ||
| Pts: Shead (16) Rebs: Roberts (20) Asts: Shead (4) |
Pts: Davis (31) Rebs: Williams (13) Asts: Lomax (4) | |
| Dickies Arena Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Doug Shows, Joe Lindsay, Pat Adams |
*Game times: CT
See also
- 2023 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
- American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
- American Athletic Conference
References
- "2022–23 Championship Schedule". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- "Basketball Tiebreaker Policy" (PDF). theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. February 21, 2022.
- "American Athletic Conference Basketball Championships". DickiesArena.com. DickiesArena. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
External links
| American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Broadcasters |
| 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments | |
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| Conference | |
| Postseason | |