The Conference USA men's basketball tournament is held annually following the end of the regular season of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball.
| C-USA men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Propst Arena |
| Current location | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Played | 1996–present |
| Last contest | 2024 |
| Current champion | Western Kentucky |
| Most championships | Memphis Tigers (6) |
| Official website | ConferenceUSA.com Men's Basketball |
Format and hosts
editAfter the conference realignment, the tournament was held at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee, for five seasons. It moved to the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the 2010, and then to El Paso, Texas, at the Don Haskins Center for 2011. It returned to FedExForum in 2012, and was set to be played there in 2013, as well. However, after Memphis' decision to leave Conference USA for what ultimately became the American Athletic Conference in 2013–14, the league decided to move the tournament to a site near a school remaining in the conference, ultimately selecting the BOK Center in Tulsa. The tournament returned to the Haskins Center in El Paso in 2014. In 2015, the tournament moved to Birmingham, Alabama and the Legacy Arena for three years. Most recently, C-USA signed a deal with the NFL's Dallas Cowboys to move its men's and women's tournaments to the Ford Center, an indoor stadium at the Cowboys' headquarters in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas. This deal, originally for the 2018 and 2019 tournaments,[1] was later extended through 2021,[2] and eventually 2023. After that season, C-USA announced that the men's and women's tournaments would move to Propst Arena in Huntsville, Alabama for at least 2024 and 2025.[3]
Tournament results
edit- NCAA ruled that Memphis vacate wins from the 2007–2008 season.
Tournament Championships by School
editCurrent members
editKennesaw State will play its first CUSA season in 2024–25.
| School | Championships | Years |
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| Middle Tennessee | 2
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2016, 2017
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| Western Kentucky | 1
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2024
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| FIU | 0
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| Jacksonville State | 0
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| Liberty | 0
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| Louisiana Tech | 0
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| New Mexico State | 0
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| Sam Houston | 0
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| UTEP | 0
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Former members
editFormer members that have won the tournament as of July 1, 2023.
| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 7
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2006, 2007, 2008*, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013
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| Cincinnati | 4
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1996, 1998, 2002, 2004
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| Charlotte | 2
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1999, 2001
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| Louisville | 2
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2003, 2005
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| UAB | 2
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2015, 2022
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| Florida Atlantic | 1
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2023
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| Houston | 1
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2010
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| Marquette | 1
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1997
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| Marshall | 1
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2018
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| North Texas | 1
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2021
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| Old Dominion | 1
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2019
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| Saint Louis | 1
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2000
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| Tulsa | 1
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2014
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- NCAA ruled that Memphis vacate wins from the 2007–2008 season.
Broadcasters
editTelevision
edit| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Analyst | Sideline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CBSSN | Carter Blackburn | Avery Johnson | Tiffany Blackmon |
| 2023 | Jenny Dell | |||
| 2022 | John Sadak | AJ Ross | ||
| 2021 | Carter Blackburn | |||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||
| 2019 | CBSSN | Carter Blackburn | Pete Gillen | John Schriffen |
| 2018 | Jamie Erdahl | |||
| 2017 | ||||
| 2016 | Fox Sports 1 | Aaron Goldsmith | Mike Jarvis | |
| 2015 | Joe Davis | |||
| 2014 | CBS | Ian Eagle | Jim Spanarkel | |
| 2010[4] | Gus Johnson | Dan Bonner | ||
| 2009[5] | ||||
| 2008[6] | Dick Enberg | Bob Wenzel | ||
| 2007[7] | Gus Johnson | Dan Bonner | ||
| 2006[8] | ||||
| 2005[9] | Verne Lundquist | Jim Spanarkel | ||
| 2004[10] | Gus Johnson | Dan Bonner | ||
| 2003[11] | ||||
| 2002[12] | ||||
| 2001[13] | Dick Enberg | Bill Walton | ||
| 2000[14] | Verne Lundquist | Bill Raftery | ||
| 1999[15] | Sean McDonough | |||
| 1998[16] | Gus Johnson | Jim Spanarkel | ||
| 1997[17] | Tim Ryan | Al McGuire | ||
| 1996[18] | Al McGuire and Denny Crum | |||
Radio
edit| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dial Global Sports | Dave Ryan | Pete Gillen |
| 2012 [19] | |||
| 2011[20] | |||
| 2010[21] | |||
| 2009[21] | Kevin Kugler | ||
| 2007[22] | Marc Vandermeer |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "C-USA BKB Championships Moving to Frisco, Texas" (Press release). Conference USA. May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ "C-USA Extends Hoops Championship at The Star" (Press release). Conference USA. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ "C-USA Basketball Championships Moving to Huntsville, Alabama" (Press release). Conference USA. April 6, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
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