2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season
Sports season
2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration |
November 2022
through March 2023 |
Number of teams | 11 |
TV partner(s) | CBS , ESPN , ESPN+ |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Houston |
Season MVP | Marcus Sasser , Houston |
Tournament | |
Champions | Memphis |
Runners-up | Houston |
American Athletic Conference men's basketball seasons | |
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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 | ||||
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2023 AAC tournament
winner
Rankings from AP poll |
The 2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 7, 2022. Conference play began December 27, 2022, and concluded with the 2023 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament , held March 9–12, 2023, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas .
Scheduling stayed in the current format: an 18-game schedule in which every team in The American played eight of its 10 conference opponents twice and the other two opponents once—one at home and one on the road. [1]
Previous season
Houston won the regular season championship. The 2022 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas , where it was also won by Houston. Houston and Memphis received bids to the NCAA tournament . Memphis lost in the second round to Gonzaga, while Houston advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to Villanova. The conference finished 4–2 overall. SMU received a bid to the 2022 National Invitation Tournament . SMU lost to Washington State in the second round. The conference went 1–1 overall in the NIT.
Kendric Davis from SMU was named the AAC Player of the Year . Houston's Kelvin Sampson was named Coach of the Year . [2]
Coaches
Coaching changes
Coach | School | Reason | Replacement |
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Joe Dooley | East Carolina | East Carolina fired Dooley after 4 seasons on March 11, 2022. It was his second stint with the program, having previously been the head coach from 1995–1999. [3] | Michael Schwartz . [4] |
Frank Haith | Tulsa | On March 12, 2022, Haith announced that he was resigning after 8 seasons. [5] | Eric Konkol . [6] |
Tim Jankovich | SMU | Jankovich announced his retirement after 6 seasons on March 22, 2022. [7] | Rob Lanier . [8] |
Head coaches
Note: Stats are through the beginning of the season. All stats and records are from time at current school only.
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | AAC record | AAC titles | NCAA tournaments* | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
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Cincinnati | Wes Miller | UNC Greensboro | 1 | 18–15 | 7–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East Carolina | Michael Schwartz |
Tennessee
(asst.) |
0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston | Kelvin Sampson |
Houston Rockets
(asst.) |
8 | 199–70 | 100–43 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Memphis | Penny Hardaway | East HS | 4 | 85–43 | 45–24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
SMU | Rob Lanier | Georgia State | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Florida | Brian Gregory |
Michigan State
(advisor) |
5 | 65–89 | 26–61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Temple | Aaron McKie |
Temple
(asst.) |
3 | 36–40 | 20–29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tulane | Ron Hunter | Georgia State | 3 | 36–46 | 18–34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tulsa | Eric Konkol | Louisiana Tech | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UCF | Johnny Dawkins | Stanford | 6 | 112–72 | 57–51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wichita State | Isaac Brown | Wichita State (asst.) | 2 | 31–19 | 17–11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Overall and AAC records are from time at current school and are through the end of 2021–22 season. NCAA records include time at current school only.
- AAC records only, prior conference records not included.
- *In current job
Preseason
Recruiting classes
Team | ESPN [9] | Rivals [10] | 247 Sports [11] | Signees |
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Cincinnati | - | No. 39 | No. 35 | 3 |
East Carolina | - | - | No. 139 | 6 |
Houston | - | No. 16 | No. 30 | 3 |
Memphis | - | - | - | - |
SMU | - | - | - | - |
South Florida | - | No. 73 | No. 138 | 2 |
Temple | - | No. 97 | No. 134 | 1 |
Tulane | - | - | No. 110 | 1 |
Tulsa | - | No. 58 | No. 115 | 3 |
UCF | - | No. 52 | No. 60 | 2 |
Wichita State | - | - | - | - |
Preseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
Wooden [12] | Naismith [13] | Cousy [14] | West [15] | Erving [16] | Malone [17] | NABC [18] | Abdul-Jabbar [19] | |
Kendric Davis , Memphis |
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Marcus Sasser , Houston |
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Jarace Walker , Houston |
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DeAndre Williams , Memphis |
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Preseason media poll
On October 12, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards. [20]
Coaches Poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Houston | 100 (10) |
2 | Memphis | 87 (1) |
3 | Cincinnati | 82 |
4 | Tulane | 74 |
5 | Temple | 66 |
6 | UCF | 51 |
7 | SMU | 43 |
8 | Wichita State | 35 |
9 | South Florida | 33 |
10 | Tulsa | 21 |
11 | East Carolina | 13 |
Preseason All-AAC
Honor | Recipient |
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Preseason Player of the Year | Marcus Sasser , Houston |
Preseason Rookie of the Year | Jarace Walker , Houston* |
Preseason All-AAC First Team | |
Marcus Sasser, Houston* | |
Kendric Davis , Memphis* | |
DeAndre Williams , Memphis | |
Damian Dunn, Temple | |
Jalen Cook, Tulane* | |
Preseason All-AAC Second Team | |
David DeJulius , Cincinnati | |
Jamal Shead, Houston | |
Khalif Battle, Temple | |
Kevin Cross, Tulane | |
Jaylen Forbes, Tulane | |
*Unanimous selections |
Regular season
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Cincinnati | East Carolina | Houston | Memphis | SMU | South Florida | Temple | Tulane | Tulsa | UCF | Wichita State | |
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vs. Cincinnati | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
vs. East Carolina | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
vs. Houston | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
vs. Memphis | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
vs. SMU | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
vs. South Florida | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
vs. Temple | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
vs. Tulane | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
vs. Tulsa | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 |
vs. UCF | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 |
vs. Wichita State | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | – |
Total | 11–7 | 6–12 | 17–1 | 13–5 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 1–17 | 8–10 | 9–9 |
Player of the week
Throughout the regular season, the American Athletic Conference named a player and rookie of the week.
Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week | Ref. |
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Week 1 – Nov 14 | David DeJulius , Cincinnati | Jarace Walker , Houston | [21] |
Week 2 – Nov 21 | Marcus Sasser , Houston | Taylor Hendricks , UCF | [22] |
Week 3 – Nov 28 | Kendric Davis , Memphis | Taylor Hendricks (2), UCF | [23] |
Week 4 – Dec 5 | Khalif Battle, Temple | Taylor Hendricks (3), UCF | [24] |
Week 5 – Dec 12 | Kendric Davis (2), Memphis | Taylor Hendricks (4), UCF | [25] |
Week 6 – Dec 19 | Kendric Davis (3), Memphis | Jarace Walker (2), Houston | [26] |
Week 7 – Dec 26 | Zhuric Phelps, SMU | Emanuel Sharp, Houston | [27] |
Week 8 – Jan 2 | Kendric Davis (4), Memphis | Taylor Hendricks (5), UCF | [28] |
Week 9 – Jan 9 | Jaylen Forbes, Tulane | Jarace Walker (3), Houston | [29] |
Week 10 – Jan 16 |
Kendric Davis (5), Memphis
Jaylen Forbes (2), Tulane |
Taylor Hendricks (6), UCF | [30] |
Week 11 – Jan 23 | DeAndre Williams , Memphis | Jarace Walker (4), Houston | [31] |
Week 12 – Jan 30 |
Kendric Davis (6), Memphis
Khalif Battle (2), Temple |
Jarace Walker (5), Houston | [32] |
Week 13 – Feb 6 | Jalen Cook, Tulane | Jarace Walker (6), Houston | [33] |
Week 14 – Feb 13 | DeAndre Williams (2), Memphis | Taylor Hendricks (7), UCF | [34] |
Week 15 – Feb 20 | Jalen Cook (2), Tulane | Ezra Ausar, East Carolina | [35] |
Week 16 – Feb 27 | DeAndre Williams (3), Memphis | Taylor Hendricks (8), UCF | [36] |
Week 17 – Mar 6 | Jamal Shead, Houston | Taylor Hendricks (9), UCF | [37] |
All-AAC Awards and teams
Honor | Recipient |
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Player of the Year | Marcus Sasser , Houston |
Coach of the Year | Kelvin Sampson , Houston |
Freshman of the Year | Jarace Walker , Houston |
Defensive Player of the Year | Jamal Shead, Houston |
Most Improved Player | J'Wan Roberts , Houston |
Sixth Man of the Year | Reggie Chaney, Houston |
Sportsmanship Award |
Ludgy Debaut, East Carolina
Sion James, Tulane |
All-AAC First Team | |
Landers Nolley II , Cincinnati | |
Marcus Sasser, Houston * | |
Kendric Davis , Memphis * | |
DeAndre Williams , Memphis | |
Jalen Cook, Tulane | |
All-AAC Second Team | |
Taylor Hendricks , UCF | |
Jamal Shead, Houston | |
J'Wan Roberts, Houston | |
Jarace Walker, Houston | |
Jaylen Forbes, Tulane | |
All-AAC Third Team | |
David DeJulius , Cincinnati | |
Tyler Harris, South Florida | |
Damian Dunn, Temple | |
Kevin Cross, Tulane | |
Craig Porter Jr., Wichita State | |
All-Freshman Team | |
Taylor Hendricks, UCF * | |
Ezra Ausar, East Carolina * | |
Jarace Walker, Houston * | |
Terrance Arceneaux , Houston | |
Emanuel Sharp, Houston | |
*Unanimous selections |
Source: [38]
Postseason
American Athletic Conference tournament
* – Denotes overtime period
First round
Thursday, March 9 |
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10 |
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11 |
Championship
Sunday, March 12 |
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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 |
NCAA tournament
Seed | Region | School | First Four | First Round | Second Round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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1 | Midwest | Houston | N/A | defeated (16) Northern Kentucky , 63–52 | defeated (9) Auburn , 81–64 | eliminated by (5) Miami (FL) , 75–89 | – | – | – |
8 | East | Memphis | N/A | eliminated by (9) Florida Atlantic , 65–66 | – | – | – | – | – |
W–L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 1–1 (.500) | 1–0 (1.000) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 2–2 (.500) |
National Invitation tournament
Seed | Bracket | School | First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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4 | Rutgers | Cincinnati | defeated Virginia Tech , 81–72 | defeated Hofstra , 79–65 | eliminated by Utah Valley , 68–74 | – | – |
– | Oregon | UCF | defeated (4) Florida , 67–49 | eliminated by (1) Oregon , 54–68 | – | – | – |
W–L (%): | 2–0 ( 1.000 ) | 1–1 ( .500 ) | 0–1 ( .000 ) | 0–0 ( – ) | 0–0 ( – ) Total: 3–2 ( .600 ) |
NBA draft
The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2023 NBA draft .
Player | Position | School | Round | Pick | Team |
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Jarace Walker | PF | Houston | 1 | 8 | Washington Wizards |
Taylor Hendricks | PF | UCF | 1 | 9 | Utah Jazz |
Marcus Sasser | SG/PG | Houston | 1 | 25 | Memphis Grizzlies |
References
- ↑ "The American Announces 2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule" . theAmerican.org . American Athletic Conference. September 21, 2022 . Retrieved 21 November 2022 .
- ↑ "American Athletic Conference Announces Men's Basketball Honors" . theamerican.org . 9 Mar 2022 . Retrieved 21 Nov 2022 .
- ↑ Igoe, Stephen (March 11, 2022). "ECU parts ways with head basketball coach Joe Dooley" . 247sports.com . Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
- ↑ Kosko, Nick (March 14, 2022). "Tennessee assistant Michael Schwartz hired as East Carolina head coach" . 247sports.com . Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
- ↑ Borzello, Jeff (March 12, 2022). "Tulsa men's basketball coach Frank Haith resigns, 'will cherish the memories we have made' " . abcnews.go.com . Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
- ↑ McGuire, Kane (March 21, 2022). "Eric Konkol accepts head coach job at University of Tulsa" . crescentcitysports.com . Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
- ↑ Borzello, Jeff (March 22, 2022). "SMU men's basketball coach Tim Jankovich announces retirement" . abcnews.go.com . Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
- ↑ Hofeditz, Jordan (March 27, 2022). "Lanier hired as next SMU head men's basketball coach" . 247sports.com . Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
- ↑ Borzello, John; Finkelstein, Adam (2022-04-20). "2022 men's college basketball recruiting class rankings: Who rose and who fell after the Final Four?" . ESPN.com .
- ↑ "2022 Team Rankings" . rivals.com .
- ↑ "2022 Recruit Rankings" . 247Sports .
- ↑ "JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD PRESENTED BY WENDY'S ANNOUNCES 2022-23 PRESEASON TOP 50 WATCH LIST" . woodenaward.com . November 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Kentucky's Oscar Tshiebwe Headlines 2023 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List" . naismithtrophy.com . Atlanta Tip Off Club.
- ↑ "2023 Cousy Award Preseason Watch List" . hoophallawards.com .
- ↑ "2023 West Award Preseason Watch List" . hoophallawards.com .
- ↑ "2023 Erving Award Preseason Watch List" . hoophallawards.com .
- ↑ "2023 Malone Award Preseason Watch List" . hoophallawards.com .
- ↑ "Preseason Watch List Named for NABC Division I Player of the Year" . nabc.com . National Association of Basketball Coaches. November 3, 2022.
- ↑ "2023 Abdul-Jabbar Award Preseason Watch List" . hoophallawards.com .
- ↑ "Houston Picked as 2022-23 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Favorite" . theAmerican.org . Retrieved 21 November 2022 .
- ↑ "Cincinnati's DeJulius, Houston's Walker Earn Weekly Honors" . theamerican.org . Retrieved 2022-11-21 .
- ↑ "Houston's Sasser, UCF's Hendricks Earn Weekly Honors" . theamerican.org . Retrieved 2022-11-21 .
- ↑ "Memphis' Davis, UCF's Hendricks Earn Weekly Honors" . theamerican.org . Retrieved 2022-11-28 .
- ↑ "Temple's Battle, UCF's Hendricks Earn Weekly Honors" . theamerican.org . Retrieved 2022-12-05 .
- ↑ "Memphis' Davis, UCF's Hendricks Earn Weekly Honors" . theamerican.org . Retrieved 2022-12-12 .
- ↑ "Memphis' Davis, Houston's Walker Earn Weekly Honors" . theamerican.org . Retrieved 2022-12-19 .
- ↑ "SMU's Phelps, Houston's Sharp Earn Weekly Awards" . theamerican.org . Retrieved 2022-12-26 .
- ↑ "Memphis' Davis, UCF's Hendricks Earn Weekly Honors" . theamerican.org . Retrieved 2023-01-02 .
- ↑ "Tulane's Forbes, Houston's Walker Earn Weekly Awards" . theamerican.org . Retrieved 2023-01-09 .
- ↑ "Memphis' Davis, Tulane's Forbes, UCF's Hendricks Earn Weekly Honors" . theamerican.org . Retrieved 2023-01-16 .
- ↑ "Memphis' Williams, Houston's Walker Earn Weekly Honors" . theamerican.org . Retrieved 2023-01-23 .
- ↑ "Memphis' Davis, Temple's Battle, Houston's Walker Earn Weekly Honors" . theamerican.org . Retrieved 2023-01-30 .
- ↑ "Tulane's Cook, Houston's Walker Earn Weekly Honors" . theamerican.org . Retrieved 2023-02-06 .
- ↑ "Memphis' Williams, UCF's Hendricks Earn Weekly Honors" . theamerican.org . Retrieved 2023-02-13 .
- ↑ "Tulane's Cook, East Carolina's Ausar Earn Weekly Honors" . theamerican.org . Retrieved 2023-02-20 .
- ↑ "Memphis' Williams, UCF's Hendricks Earn Weekly Honors" . theamerican.org . Retrieved 2023-02-27 .
- ↑ "Houston's Shead, UCF's Hendricks Earn Final Weekly Honors of the Season" . theamerican.org . Retrieved 2023-03-06 .
- ↑ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Honors" . theamerican.org . American Athletic Conference. March 8, 2023 . Retrieved 8 March 2023 .
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