2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Duration	November 2016 through March 2017
Number of teams	11
TV partner(s)	ESPN, CBS, ASN
2017 NBA Draft
Regular Season
Tournament

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Houston	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
UCF	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Memphis	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Temple	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
SMU	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
South Florida	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Connecticut	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Tulane	0	–	0	–	1	–	7	.125

† 2017 AAC Tournament winner As of December 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play will start in early January 2017 and will conclude in March, after which all 11 members will participate in the 2017 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, with the tournament champion being guaranteed selection to the 2017 NCAA Tournament.

Pre-season

AAC Media Day will take place October 24, 2016 in Philadelphia, PA. The preseason poll, along with preseason player of the year, preseason rookie of the year and first and second-team all-conference honors will also be announced that day ahead the men’s sessions.

	Media^[1]
1.	Cincinnati (6)
2.	UConn (5)
3.	SMU
4.	Houston
5.	Memphis
6.	Temple
7.	East Carolina
8.	UCF
9.	Tulsa
10.	USF
11.	Tulane

() first place votes

Preseason All-AAC Teams

First Team	Second Team
Troy Caupain Cincinnati^† Gary Clark Cincinnati^† Dedric Lawson Memphis Ben Moore SMU Damyean Dotson Houston	Shake Milton SMU Jalen Adams UConn Jahmal McMurray USF Rob Gray Houston B.J. Tyson East Carolina

^† denotes unanimous selection

American Athletic Preseason Co-Players of the Year:
Troy Caupain Cincinnati
Dedric Lawson Memphis
American Athletic Preseason Rookie of the Year:
Alterique Gilbert UConn

Head Coaches

Mick Cronin, Cincinnati
Kevin Ollie, Connecticut
Jeff Lebo, East Carolina
Kelvin Sampson, Houston
Tubby Smith, Memphis
Tim Jankovich, SMU
Orlando Antigua, South Florida
Fran Dunphy, Temple
Mike Dunleavy, Tulane
Frank Haith, Tulsa
Johnny Dawkins, UCF

Coaching Changes

Josh Pastner left for the Georgia Tech job and was replaced by Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith.^[2]
Larry Brown surprisingly stepped down as SMU coach on July 8, 2016. Tim Jankovich, who had been hired along with Brown in 2012 as his top assistant and designated successor, was elevated to the top spot.^[3]
Tulane fired Ed Conroy, initial word of Conroy's impending firing came to him as he was coaching the Green Wave to an upset victory in the 2016 AAC Tournament. The move was made official a few days later.^[4] Former NBA coach Mike Dunleavy was hired for his first college coaching job, after a six-year hiatus from coaching.^[5]
UCF fired Donnie Jones was fired on March 10 after six seasons. Although he compiled a 100–88 overall record, the Knights went 12–18 overall and 6–12 in American Athletic play this season.^[6] Johnny Dawkins was hired fresh off his firing by Stanford.^[7]

Rankings

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

		Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4
Cincinnati	AP	RV	24	RV	RV
Cincinnati	C	25	25	RV	RV
Connecticut	AP	18	RV
Connecticut	C	16	RV	RV
East Carolina	AP
East Carolina	C
Houston	AP				RV
Houston	C
Memphis	AP
Memphis	C
SMU	AP		RV
SMU	C	RV	RV
South Florida	AP
South Florida	C
Temple	AP				RV
Temple	C				RV
Tulane	AP
Tulane	C
Tulsa	AP
Tulsa	C
UCF	AP
UCF	C			RV

AAC Regular Season

Conference Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

	Cincinnati	Connecticut	East Carolina	Houston	Memphis	SMU	South Florida	Temple	Tulane	Tulsa	UCF
vs. Cincinnati	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Connecticut	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. East Carolina	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Houston	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Memphis	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. SMU	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. South Florida	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Temple	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Tulane	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0
vs. Tulsa	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0
vs. UCF	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—
Total	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0

Post season

Index to colors and formatting
AAC member won
AAC member lost

American Men's Basketball Championship

Main article: 2017 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

March 9–12, 2017 at XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut

Seed	School	Conf.	Over.	Tiebreaker	First Round March 9	Quarterfinals March 10	Semifinals March 11	Championship March 12
American Men's Basketball Championship seeds and results
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
‡ – American regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games prior to the AAC Tournament.

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2017 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Seed	Region	School	First Four	Round of 64	Round of 32	Sweet 16	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship

		W–L (%):	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–) Total: 0–0 (–)

National Invitation Tournament

Seed	Bracket	School	First round	Second round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals

		W–L (%):	0–0 (.000)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–) Total: 0–0 (.000)

Honors and Awards

All-AAC awards and teams

Award	Recipient(s)
2017 American Men's Basketball Individual Awards
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Most Improved Player
Sixth Man Award
Sportsmanship Award

First Team	Second Team	Honorable Mention	All-Rookie Team
2017 American Athletic Conference All-Conference Teams\|

^† denotes unanimous selection

NBA Draft

The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2017 NBA draft.

Player	Position	School	Round	Pick	Team

References

↑ "Cincinnati Voted as 2016–17 American Men's Basketball Favorite" (Press release). American Athletic. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
↑ "Memphis hires Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith". ESPN.com. April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
↑ "Larry Brown resigns as SMU coach". Insidebayarea.com. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
↑ "Conroy Relieved of Duties as Head Basketball Coach at Tulane". tulanegreenwave.com. March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
↑ "Former NBA coach Mike Dunleavy Sr. agrees to take Tulane job".
↑ Goodman, Jeff (March 11, 2016). "UCF dismisses coach Donnie Jones after sixth season". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
↑ "Dawkins' Debut".

American Athletic Conference men's basketball

Teams	Cincinnati Bearcats Connecticut Huskies East Carolina Pirates Houston Cougars Memphis Tigers SMU Mustangs South Florida Bulls Temple Owls Tulane Green Wave Tulsa Golden Hurricane UCF Knights

Championships & awards	Conference Tournament Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year

Seasons	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball conference seasons

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