The 2022 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 10–13, 2022, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. All games of the tournament were televised by ESPN Inc.[1] The winner of the tournament, the Houston Cougars, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.
| 2022 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, Texas |
| Champions | Houston (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Kelvin Sampson (2nd title) |
| MVP | Fabian White Jr. (Houston) |
| Television | ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Houston † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 32 | – | 6 | .842 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 6 | – | 11 | .353 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
editTeams were seeded by conference record (tiebreakers were not required as no teams had identical conference records). The top five teams received byes to the quarterfinals.
With the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States still ongoing and the possibility of cancelled games, teams were required to play a minimum of 75% of the average number of conference games played in order to be seeded by winning percentage for the conference tournament; those with less games would be seeded below those meeting the minimum.[2][3] However, only three games were completely cancelled, so all teams met the 75% requirement.
| Seed | School | Conference Record |
Tiebreaker[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 15–3 | |
| 2 | SMU | 13–4 | |
| 3 | Memphis | 13–5 | |
| 4 | Temple | 10–7 | |
| 5 | Tulane | 10–8 | |
| 6 | UCF | 9–9 | |
| 7 | Wichita State | 6–9 | |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 7–11 | |
| 9 | East Carolina | 6–11 | |
| 10 | Tulsa | 4–14 | |
| 11 | South Florida | 3–15 |
Schedule
edit| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – March 10, 2022 | |||||||
| 1 | 12:00 PM | No. 8 Cincinnati vs. No. 9 East Carolina | 74–63 | ESPNU | |||
| 2 | 2:00 PM | No. 7 Wichita State vs. No. 10 Tulsa | 67–73 | ||||
| 3 | 6:00 PM | No. 6 UCF vs. No. 11 South Florida | 60–58 | ||||
| Quarterfinals – March 11, 2022 | |||||||
| 4 | 12:00 PM | No. 1 Houston vs. No. 8 Cincinnati | 69–56 | ESPN2 | |||
| 5 | 2:00 PM | No. 4 Temple vs. No. 5 Tulane | 60–69 | ||||
| 6 | 6:00 PM | No. 2 SMU vs. No. 10 Tulsa | 83–58 | ESPNU | |||
| 7 | 8:00 PM | No. 3 Memphis vs. No. 6 UCF | 85–69 | ||||
| Semifinals – March 12, 2022 | |||||||
| 8 | 2:00 PM | No. 1 Houston vs. No. 5 Tulane | 86–66 | ESPN2 | |||
| 9 | 4:00 PM | No. 2 SMU vs. No. 3 Memphis | 63–70 | ||||
| Championship – March 13, 2022 | |||||||
| 10 | 2:15 PM | No. 1 Houston vs No. 3 Memphis | 71–53 | ESPN | |||
| *Game times in CT. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||||
Bracket
edit* – Denotes overtime period
| First round Thursday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 | Championship Sunday, March 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #18 Houston | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Cincinnati | 74 | 8 | Cincinnati | 56 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | East Carolina | 63 | 1 | #18 Houston | 86 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tulane | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Temple | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tulane | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #18 Houston | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Memphis | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | SMU | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Wichita State | 67 | 10 | Tulsa | 58 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Tulsa | 73 | 2 | SMU | 63 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Memphis | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Memphis | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UCF | 60 | 6 | UCF | 69 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | South Florida | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
Game summaries
editFirst Round
editMarch 10, 2022
12:00 PM |
| No. 8 Cincinnati 74, No. 9 East Carolina 63 | ||
| Scoring by half: 40–41, 34–22 | ||
| Pts: D. DeJulius (22) Rebs: J. Newman III (8) Asts: J. Newman III (5) |
Pts: T. Newton (26) Rebs: V. Jackson (10) Asts: T. Newton (6) | |
Dickies Arena
Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Todd Austin, Olandis Poole, Josue Nieves |
ESPNU
|
March 10, 2022
2:00 PM |
| No. 7 Wichita State 67, No. 10 Tulsa 73 | ||
| Scoring by half: 34–24, 39–43 | ||
| Pts: R. Council IV (19) Rebs: Tied (6) Asts: T. Etienne (5) |
Pts: S. Griffin (21) Rebs: J. Horne (10) Asts: Tied (2) | |
Dickies Arena
Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Anthony Jordan, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal, Sean Casady |
ESPNU
|
March 10, 2022
6:00 PM |
| No. 6 UCF 60, No. 11 South Florida 58 | ||
| Scoring by half: 29–29, 31–29 | ||
| Pts: D. Perry (13) Rebs: C. Diong (8) Asts: Tied (4) |
Pts: C. Murphy (16) Rebs: R. Tchewa (10) Asts: C. Murphy (8) | |
Dickies Arena
Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Jason Baker, Wil Howard, Robert Felder |
Quarterfinals
editMarch 11, 2022
12:00 PM |
| No. 1 Houston 69, No. 8 Cincinnati 56 | ||
| Scoring by half: 27–32, 42–24 | ||
| Pts: White Jr. (18) Rebs: White Jr. (8) Asts: Shead (7) |
Pts: Tied (13) Rebs: Tied (5) Asts: Tied (4) | |
Dickies Arena
Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Jason Baker, Wil Howard, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal |
ESPN2
|
March 11, 2022
2:00 PM |
| No. 4 Temple 60, No. 5 Tulane 69 | ||
| Scoring by half: 27–36, 33–33 | ||
| Pts: Miller (21) Rebs: White (10) Asts: Tied (4) |
Pts: Cross (18) Rebs: Tied (9) Asts: James (9) | |
Dickies Arena
Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Anthony Jordan, Sean Casady, Robert Felder |
ESPNU
|
March 11, 2022
6:00 PM |
| No. 2 SMU 83, No. 10 Tulsa 58 | ||
| Scoring by half: 43–29, 40–29 | ||
| Pts: Davis (24) Rebs: Ma. Weathers (9) Asts: Davis (5) |
Pts: Griffin (16) Rebs: Idowu (8) Asts: Haywood II (7) | |
Dickies Arena
Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Rob Rorke, Owen Shortt, Bill Jacobson |
ESPNU
|
March 11, 2022
8:00 PM |
| No. 3 Memphis 85, No. 6 UCF 69 | ||
| Scoring by half: 41–31, 44–38 | ||
| Pts: Quiñones (22) Rebs: Duren (20) Asts: Lomax (7) |
Pts: Perry (23) Rebs: Tied (5) Asts: Tied (7) | |
Dickies Arena
Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Olandis Poole, Todd Austin, Josue Nieves |
Semifinals
editESPN2
|
March 12, 2022
2:00 PM |
| No.1 Houston 86, No. 5 Tulane 66 | ||
| Scoring by half: 37–29, 49–37 | ||
| Pts: Edwards (20) Rebs: Roberts (13) Asts: Edwards (8) |
Pts: Forbes (19) Rebs: Forbes (7) Asts: Cross (7) | |
Dickies Arena
Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Patrick Evans, K.B. Burdett, Rob Rorke |
ESPN2
|
March 12
4:00 PM |
| No. 2 SMU 63, No. 3 Memphis 70 | ||
| Scoring by half: 32–26, 38–37 | ||
| Pts: Weathers (16) Rebs: Weathers (6) Asts: Tied (2) |
Pts: Tied (12) Rebs: Williams (10) Asts: Tied (3) | |
Dickies Arena
Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Steven Anderson, Mike Nance, Owen Shortt |
Championship Game
editMarch 13, 2022
2:15 PM |
| No.1 Houston 71, No. 3 Memphis 53 | ||
| Scoring by half: 36–24, 35–29 | ||
| Pts: White Jr. (20) Rebs: Edwards (11) Asts: Moore (8) |
Pts: Duren (14) Rebs: Duren (10) Asts: Tied (4) | |
Dickies Arena
Ft. Worth, Texas Referees: Don Daily, Floyd Shuler, Pat Adams |
*Game times: CT
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The American Announces 2021-22 Men's Basketball Conference Schedule". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. September 30, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ Branson, Carina (December 27, 2021). "American Athletic Conference updates COVID-19 protocols for basketball". KSN.com. Nexstar Media Network. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "Basketball Tiebreaker Policy" (PDF). theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. February 21, 2022.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Basketball Championships". DickiesArena.com. DickiesArena. Retrieved February 7, 2022.