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.[1] The winner of the tournament, the Memphis Tigers, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
editTeams 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[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| 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
edit* – 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
editFirst round
editESPNU
|
March 9, 2023
11:30 AM |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
editESPN2
|
March 10, 2023
12:00 PM |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
editESPN2
|
March 11, 2023
2:00 PM |
| 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 |
| 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
editESPN
|
March 12, 2023
2:15 PM |
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.