2023 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

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
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams11
SiteDickies Arena
Fort Worth, Texas
ChampionsMemphis (1st title)
Winning coachPenny Hardaway (1st title)
MVPKendric Davis (Memphis)
TelevisionESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU
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2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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[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

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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

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* – 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

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First round

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ESPNU
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

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ESPN2
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

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ESPN2
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

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ESPN
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

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References

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  1. ^ "2022–23 Championship Schedule". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Basketball Tiebreaker Policy" (PDF). theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. February 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "American Athletic Conference Basketball Championships". DickiesArena.com. DickiesArena. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
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