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2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season


The 2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season is scheduled to begin with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 2020. Conference play will begin in December and conclude with the 2021 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. With UConn's departure on July 1, 2020, the American is back at 11 teams. For the 2020-21 Season due to COVID-19 pandemic The scheduling format was changed to a 20-game, double round-robin conference schedules. Conference play in men’s basketball will began with three windows for games in December (Dec. 14-17, Dec. 21-23 and Dec. 28-31).[1]

2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2020
through March 2021
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, ESPN+
Regular Season
Season championsWichita State
Season MVPTyson Etienne, Wichita State & Quentin Grimes, Houston
Tournament
ChampionsHouston
  Runners-upCincinnati
American Athletic Conference men's basketball seasons
2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wichita State11–2 .84616–6 .727
No. 6 Houston †14–3 .82428–4 .875
Memphis11–4 .73320–8 .714
SMU7–4 .63611–6 .647
Cincinnati8–6 .57112–11 .522
UCF8–10 .44411–12 .478
Tulsa7–9 .43811–12 .478
South Florida4–10 .2869–13 .409
Temple4–10 .2865–11 .313
Tulane4–12 .25010–13 .435
East Carolina2–10 .1678–11 .421
† 2021 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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Cincinnati, Houston and Tulsa were declared co-champions. The 2020 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was supposed to be held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.[2] Due to the coronavirus pandemic the tournament was cancelled on March 12, 2020 – only minutes before the first game was set to begin.[3]

Precious Achiuwa from Memphis was named the AAC player of the year, Tulsa's Frank Haith was named coach of the year.[4]

2020–21 will mark the first year of the AAC's new TV Contract. The deal includes a minimum of 65 regular-season games per season on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, with at least 25 on ESPN or ESPN2. Complete annual coverage of the conference tournament across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, including the championship game on ESPN.[5]

Head coaches

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Coaching changes

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On November 17, 2020: Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall resigned[6] following an investigation into allegations of verbal and physical abuse, Wichita State promoted assistant coach Isaac Brown, to interim coach. On February 26, 2021 he was named permanent head coach, agreeing to a five-year deal.[7]

Coaches

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Note: Stats are through the beginning of the season. All stats and records are from time at current school only

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordAAC recordAAC titlesNCAA Tournaments*NCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
CincinnatiJohn BrannenNorthern Kentucky232–2021–111000
East CarolinaJoe DooleyFlorida Gulf Coast794–10610–350000
HoustonKelvin SampsonHouston Rockets
(asst.)		7167–6485–402310
MemphisPenny HardawayEast HS363–3231–190000
SMUTim JankovichSMU
(asst.)		6101–5545–381100
South FloridaBrian GregoryMichigan State
(advisor)		457–6623–460000
TempleAaron McKieTemple
(asst.)		219–2810–220000
TulaneRon HunterGeorgia State222–318–260000
TulsaFrank HaithMissouri7127–8774–501100
UCFJohnny DawkinsStanford594–6048–420100
Wichita StateIsaac BrownWichita State (asst.)116–611–21100

Notes:

  • Overall and AAC records are from time at current school and are through the end of 2020–21 season. NCAA records include time at current school only.
  • AAC records only, prior conference records not included.
  • *In current job

Preseason

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Preseason media poll

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On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards[8]

Coaches Poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Houston99 (9)
2Memphis90 (2)
3SMU80
4Cincinnati77
5South Florida61
6Tulsa50
7Wichita State44
8UCF37
9East Carolina34
10Temple18
11Tulane15

Preseason All-AAC

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HonorRecipient
Preseason Player of the YearCaleb Mills, Houston
Preseason Rookie of the YearMoussa Cissé, Memphis
Preseason All-AAC First Team
Keith Williams, Cincinnati
Jayden Gardner, East Carolina*
Caleb Mills, Houston*
Kendric Davis, SMU
Brandon Rachal, Tulsa
Preseason All-AAC Second Team
Chris Vogt, Cincinnati
D. J. Jeffries, Memphis
Landers Nolley II, Memphis
Alexis Yetna, USF
Tyson Jolly, SMU
*Unanimous selections

Regular season

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Conference matrix

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

 CincinnatiEast CarolinaHoustonMemphisSMUSouth FloridaTempleTulaneTulsaUCFWichita State
vs. Cincinnati—0–11–01–00–11–00–20–21–11–11–0
vs. East Carolina1–0—0–12–02–01–00–01–12–01–00–0
vs. Houston0–11–0—0–10–20–20–20–21–10–21–1
vs. Memphis0–10–21–0—1–10–20–00–22–00–20–1
vs. SMU1–00–22–01–1—0–00–20–00–10–10–0
vs. South Florida0–10–12–02–00–0—1–11–01–01–12–0
vs. Temple2–00–02–00–02–01–1—1–11–10–11–0
vs. Tulane2–01–12–02–00–00–11–1—0–12–02–0
vs. Tulsa1–10–11–10–21–00–11–11–0—2–02–0
vs. UCF1–10–22–02–01–01–11–00–20–2—2–0
vs. Wichita State0–10–01–11–00–00–20–10–20–20–2—
Total8–62–1014–311–47–44–104–104–127–98–1011–2

Player of the week

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Throughout the regular season, the American Athletic Conference named a player and rookie of the week.

WeekPlayer of the weekFreshman of the weekRef.
Week 1 – Nov 30Marcus Sasser, HoustonTramon Mark, Houston[9]
Week 2 – Dec 7Kendric Davis, SMUTramon Mark (2), Houston[10]
Week 3 – Dec 14David Collins, USFMoussa Cissé, Memphis[11]
Week 4 – Dec 21Brandon Mahan, UCFIsaiah Adams, UCF[12]
Week 5 – Dec 28Tyson Etienne, Wichita StateCaleb Murphy, USF[13]
Week 6 – Jan 4Brandon Rachal, TulsaCaleb Murphy (2), USF[14]
Week 7 – Jan 11Marcus Sasser (2), HoustonRicky Council IV, Wichita State[15]
Week 8 – Jan 18Morris Udeze, Wichita StateDamian Dunn, Temple[16]
Week 9 – Jan 25Quentin Grimes, HoustonMoussa Cisse (2), Memphis[17]
Week 10 – Feb 1Tyson Etienne (2), Wichita StateTylan Pope, Tulane[18]
Week 11 – Feb 8Jayden Gardner, East CarolinaDamian Dunn (2), Temple[19]
Week 12 – Feb 15Kendric Davis (2), SMUJeremiah Williams, Temple[20]
Week 13 – Feb 22Tyson Etienne (3), Wichita StateIsaiah Adams (2), UCF[21]
Week 14 – Mar 1Quentin Grimes (2), HoustonMoussa Cisse (3), Memphis[22]
Week 15 – Mar 8Dexter Dennis, Wichita StateIsaiah Adams (3), UCF[23]

All-AAC Awards and Teams

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HonorRecipient
Player of the YearQuentin Grimes, Houston
Tyson Etienne, Wichita State
Coach of the YearIsaac Brown, Wichita State*
Freshman of the YearMoussa Cissé, Memphis
Defensive Player of the YearDeJon Jarreau, Houston
Most Improved PlayerJustin Gorham, Houston
Sixth Man of the YearBoogie Ellis, Memphis
Darien Jackson, Tulsa
Sportsmanship AwardJ. P. Moorman II, Temple
All-AAC First Team
Jayden Gardner, East Carolina
Quentin Grimes, Houston*
Landers Nolley II, Memphis
Kendric Davis, SMU*
Tyson Etienne, Wichita State*
All-AAC Second Team
Keith Williams, Cincinnati
DeJon Jarreau, Houston
Justin Gorham, Houston
Marcus Sasser, Houston
Brandon Rachal, Tulsa
All-AAC Third Team
Brandon Mahan, UCF
Darius Perry, UCF
Feron Hunt, SMU
Khalif Battle, Temple
Jaylen Forbes, Tulane
Alterique Gilbert, Wichita State
All-Freshman Team
Isaiah Adams, UCF
Tari Eason, Cincinnati
Moussa Cissé, Memphis
Caleb Murphy, South Florida
Damian Dunn, Temple
Ricky Council IV, Wichita State
*Unanimous selections

Postseason

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American Athletic Conference tournament

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Main article: 2021 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
First round
Thursday, March 11		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 12		Semifinals
Saturday, March 13		Championship
Sunday, March 14
            
1Wichita State68
8South Florida67
8South Florida73
9Temple71
1Wichita State59
5Cincinnati60
4SMU71
5Cincinnati74
5Cincinnati54
2#7 Houston91
2#7 Houston77
10Tulane52
7Tulsa70
10Tulane77
2#7 Houston76
3Memphis74
3Memphis70
6UCF62
6UCF72
11East Carolina62

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NCAA tournament

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Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The winner of the 2021 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament, will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

SeedRegionSchoolFirst FourFirst roundSecond roundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourChampionship
2MidwestHoustonN/Adefeated (15) Cleveland State, 87–56defeated (10) Rutgers, 63–60defeated (11) Syracuse, 62–46defeated (12) Oregon State, 67–61eliminated by (1) Baylor, 59–78
11WestWichita Stateeliminated by (11) Drake, 52–53
W–L (%):0–1 (.000)1–0 (1.000)1–0 (1.000)1–0 (1.000)1–0 (1.000)0–1 (.000)0–0 (–) Total: 4–2 (.667)

National Invitation tournament

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Main article: 2021 National Invitation Tournament
SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1MemphisMemphisdefeated (4) Dayton, 71–60defeated (2) Boise State, 59–56defeated (1) Colorado State, 90–67defeated (4) Mississippi State, 77–64
3MemphisSMUeliminated by (2) Boise State, 84–85
W–L (%):1–1 (.500)1–0 (1.000)1–0 (1.000)1–0 (1.000) Total: 4–1 (.800)

NBA draft

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The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2021 NBA draft.

PlayerPositionSchoolRoundPickTeam
Quentin GrimesSGHouston125Los Angeles Clippers

References

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  1. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Plans for 2020-21 Men's and Women's Basketball Seasons". American Athletic Conference. October 7, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  2. ^ McGrath, Shawn. "AAC Men's Basketball Tournament Headed to Fort Worth for 2020–2022". The UConn Blog. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "American Athletic Conference Statement on 2020 Air Force Reserve Men's Basketball Championship - American Athletic Conference". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. sidearmsports.com. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "American Athletic Conference and ESPN Agree to 12-Year Media Rights Extension". theAmerican.org. SidearmSports. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall resigns after misconduct probe". NBCSports.com. NBC Universal.
  7. ^ "Isaac Brown gets five-year deal to be men's basketball coach at Wichita State". espn.com. ESPN. February 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "Houston Tabbed as 2020-21 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Favorite". theAmerican.org. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  9. ^ "Houston Sweeps First Men's Basketball Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "SMU's Davis, Houston's Mark Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "USF's Collins, Memphis' Cisse Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "UCF Sweeps Men's Basketball Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  13. ^ "Wichita State's Etienne, USF's Murphy Earn Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  14. ^ "Tulsa's Rachal, USF's Murphy Earn Men's Basketball Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  15. ^ "Houston's Sasser, Wichita State's Council Earn Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  16. ^ "Wichita State's Udeze, Temple's Dunn Earn Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  17. ^ "Houston's Grimes, Memphis' Cisse Earn Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  18. ^ "Wichita State's Etienne, Tulane's Pope Earn Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  19. ^ "East Carolina's Gardner, Temple's Dunn Earn Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  20. ^ "SMU's Davis, Temple's Williams Earn Weekly Honors". theamerican.org. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  21. ^ "Wichita State's Etienne, UCF's Adams Earn Weekly Honors". theamerican.org.
  22. ^ "Houston's Grimes, Memphis' Cisse Earn Weekly Honors". theamerican.org.
  23. ^ "Wichita State's Dennis, UCF's Adams Earn Weekly Honors". theamerican.org.
  24. ^ "Bracket Set for 2021 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
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