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Revision as of 17:43, 7 June 2017
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season | |
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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 | |
Champions | SMU |
Season MVP | Semi Ojeleye |
Tournament |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 SMU † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Cincinnati | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 30 | – | 6 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The Conference held its media day on October 24, 2016. Conference play began on December 27, 2016 and concluded on March 4, 2017.
SMU won the regular season championship by one game over Cincinnati. The American Athletic Conference Tournament was held from March 9 through March 12 at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. SMU defeated Cincinnati in the Tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Simi Ojeleye was named the Tournament MVP.[1]
SMU's Semi Ojeleye was also named the conference's Player of the Year.[2] SMU's head coach, Tim Jankovich, was named Coach of the Year.
Two AAC teams were invited to the NCAA Tournament, Cincinnati and SMU. Houston and UCF received bids to the NIT.
Coaching Changes
- Josh Pastner left Memphis for the Georgia Tech job and was replaced by Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith.[3]
- Larry Brown resigned 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.[4]
- Tulane fired Ed Conroy.[5] Former NBA coach Mike Dunleavy was hired for his first college coaching job, after a six-year hiatus from coaching.[6]
- UCF fired Donnie Jones was fired on March 10 after six seasons.[7] Johnny Dawkins was hired after being fired by Stanford.[8]
Preseason
Preseason Coaches Poll
AAC Media Day took place October 24, 2016 in Philadelphia, PA. Cincinnati was picked to win the conference's regular season (six votes) with Connecticut a close second (five votes).[9]
Rank | Team |
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1. | Cincinnati (6) |
2. | Connecticut (5) |
3. | SMU |
4. | Houston |
5. | Memphis |
6. | Temple |
7. | East Carolina |
8. | UCF |
9. | Tulsa |
10. | USF |
11. | Tulane |
first place votes in parentheses
Preseason All-AAC Teams
Honor | Recipient |
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Preseason Player of the Year | Troy Caupain, Cincinnati Dedric Lawson, Memphis |
Preseason All-AAC First Team | |
Troy Caupain†, Cincinnati | |
Gary Clark†, Cincinnati | |
Dedric Lawson, Memphis | |
Ben Moore, Houston | |
Damyean Dotson, Houston | |
Preseason All-AAC Second Team | |
Shake Milton, SMU | |
Jalen Adams, Connecticut | |
Jahmal McMurray, USF | |
Rob Gray, Houston | |
B.J. Tyson, East Carolina | |
Preseason Rookie of the Year | Alterique Gilbert, Connecticut |
† denotes unanimous selection
Source[10]
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
Rankings
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Cincinnati | AP | RV | 24 | RV | RV | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | |
C | 25 | 25 | RV | RV | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 22 | |
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SMU | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||
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Regular Season
Conference Matrix
Cincinnati | Connecticut | East Carolina | Houston | Memphis | SMU | USF | Temple | Tulane | Tulsa | UCF | |
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vs. Cincinnati | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
vs. Connecticut | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
vs. East Carolina | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
vs. Houston | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
vs. Memphis | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
vs. SMU | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
vs. South Florida | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
vs. Temple | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
vs. Tulane | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
vs. Tulsa | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
vs. UCF | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Total | 16–2 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 17–1 | 1–17 | 7–11 | 3–15 | 8–10 | 11–7 |
Postseason
2017 American Athletic Conference Tournament
- March 9–12, 2017 at XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut
2017 American Men's Basketball Championship seeds and results | |||||||||
Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreaker | First Round March 9 |
Quarterfinals March 10 |
Semifinals March 11 |
Championship March 12 | ||
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1. | SMU ‡ # | 17–1 | Bye | vs. #9 East Carolina - W, 81-77 | vs. #4 UCF - W, 70-59 | vs. #2 Cincinnati - W, 71-56 | |||
2. | Cincinnati # | 16–2 | Bye | vs. #7 Tulsa - W, 80-61 | vs. #6 Connecticut - W, 81-71 | vs. #1 SMU - L, 56-71 | |||
3. | Houston # | 12–6 | Bye | vs. #6 Connecticut - L, 65-74 | |||||
4. | UCF # | 11–7 | Bye | vs. #5 Memphis - W, 84-54 | vs. #1 SMU - L, 59-70 | ||||
5. | Memphis # | 9–9 | 1–1 vs Houston | Bye | vs. #4 UCF - L, 54-84 | ||||
6. | Connecticut | 9–9 | 0–2 vs Houston | vs. #11 South Florida - W, 77-66 | vs. #3 Houston - W, 74-65 | vs. #2 Cincinnati - L, 71-81 | |||
7. | Tulsa | 8–10 | vs. #10 Tulane - W, 66-60 | vs. #2 Cincinnati - L, 61-80 | |||||
8. | Temple | 7–11 | vs. #9 East Carolina - L, 69-80 | ||||||
9. | East Carolina | 6–12 | vs. #8 Temple - W, 80-69 | vs. #1 SMU - L, 77-81 | |||||
10. | Tulane | 3–15 | vs. #7 Tulsa - L, 60-66 | ||||||
11. | South Florida | 1–17 | vs. #6 Connecticut - L, 66-77 | ||||||
‡ – American regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a bye in the conference tournament. |
NCAA Tournament
Seed | Region | School | First Four | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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6 | East | SMU | Bye | vs. #11 USC - L, 65-66 | |||||
6 | South | Cincinnati | Bye | vs. #11 Kansas State - W, 75-61 | vs. #3 UCLA - L, 67-79 | ||||
W–L (%): | 0–0 | 1–1 (.500) | 0–0 (.000) | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 Total: 1–2 (.333) |
NIT
Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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2 | California | Houston | vs. #7 Akron - L, 75-78 | ||||
4 | Illinois State | UCF | vs. #5 Colorado - W, 79-74 | vs. #1 Illinois State - W, 63-62 | vs. #2 Illinois - W, 68-58 | vs. #4 TCU - L, 53-68 | |
W–L (%): | 1–1 (.500) | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) Total: 3–2 (.600) |
Honors and Awards
All-Americans
All-AAC awards and teams
2017 American Men's Basketball Individual Awards | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Player of the Year | Semi Ojeleye, SMU | |||||
Coach of the Year | Tim Jankovich, SMU | |||||
Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Semi Ojeleye, SMU | |||||
Rookie of the Year | K. J. Lawson, Memphis | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | Tacko Fall, UCF | |||||
Most Improved Player | Cameron Reynolds, Tulane | |||||
Sixth Man Award | Jarron Cumberland, Cincinnati
Ben Emelogu, SMU | |||||
Sportsmanship Award | Troy Caupain, Cincinnati |
2017 American Athletic Conference All-Conference Teams| | ||||||
First Team | Second Team | Honorable Mention | All-Rookie Team | |||
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† denotes unanimous selection |
References
- ^ "Cincinnati vs. SMU - Game Recap - March 12, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ "SMU's Ojeleye Named Player, Scholar-Athlete of the Year as American Awards Announced". www.theamerican.org. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ "Cincinnati Voted as 2016–17 American Men's Basketball Favorite" (Press release). American Athletic. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "Cincinnati Voted as 2016-17 American Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2017-06-07.