Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Ford Center at The Star |
| Current location | Frisco, Texas |
| Played | 1996–present |
| Last contest | 2019 |
| Current champion | Old Dominion Monarchs |
| Most championships | Memphis Tigers (6) |
| Official website | ConferenceUSA.CSTV.com Men's Basketball |
Format and hosts
After 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] has since been extended through 2021.[2]
Tournament results
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Most Valuable Player | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Cincinnati | 85–83 (OT) | Marquette | Danny Fortson, Cincinnati | The Pyramid; Memphis, Tennessee |
| 1997 | Marquette | 60–52 | Charlotte | Aaron Hutchins, Marquette | Kiel Center; St. Louis |
| 1998 | Cincinnati | 71–57 | Charlotte | Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati | Myrl Shoemaker Center; Cincinnati |
| 1999 | Charlotte | 68–59 | Louisville | Galen Young, Charlotte | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex; Birmingham, Alabama |
| 2000 | Saint Louis | 56–49 | DePaul | Justin Love, Saint Louis | The Pyramid; Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2001 | Charlotte | 80–72 | Cincinnati | Rodney White, Charlotte | Freedom Hall; Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2002 | Cincinnati | 77–63 | Marquette | Steve Logan, Cincinnati | Firstar Center; Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2003 | Louisville | 83–78 | UAB | Luke Whitehead, Louisville | Freedom Hall; Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2004 | Cincinnati | 55–50 | DePaul | Tony Bobbitt, Cincinnati | U.S. Bank Arena; Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2005 | Louisville | 75–74 | Memphis | Taquan Dean, Louisville | FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2006 | Memphis | 57–46 | UAB | Shawne Williams, Memphis | |
| 2007 | Memphis | 71–59 | Houston | Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis | |
| 2008 | Memphis* | 77–51 | Tulsa | Antonio Anderson, Memphis | |
| 2009 | Memphis | 64–39 | Tulsa | Tyreke Evans, Memphis | |
| 2010 | Houston | 81–73 | UTEP | Kelvin Lewis, Houston | BOK Center; Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2011 | Memphis | 67–66 | UTEP | Joe Jackson, Memphis | Don Haskins Center; El Paso, Texas |
| 2012 | Memphis | 83–57 | Marshall | FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee | |
| 2013 | Memphis | 91–79 (2OT) | Southern Miss | Chris Crawford, Memphis | BOK Center; Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2014 | Tulsa | 69–60 | Louisiana Tech | James Woodard, Tulsa | Don Haskins Center; El Paso, Texas |
| 2015 | UAB | 73–60 | Middle Tennessee | Robert Brown, UAB | Legacy Arena; Birmingham, Alabama |
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | 55–53 | Old Dominion | Reggie Upshaw, Middle Tennessee | |
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | 83–72 | Marshall | Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee | |
| 2018 | Marshall | 67–66 | Western Kentucky | Jon Elmore, Marshall | Ford Center at The Star; Frisco, Texas |
| 2019 | Old Dominion | 62–56 | Western Kentucky | Xavier Green, Old Dominion | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | |||||
- NCAA ruled that Memphis vacate wins from the 2007–2008 season.
Tournament Championships by School
Current members
Members as of July 1, 2014.
| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | ||
| Middle Tennessee | ||
| Marshall | ||
| Old Dominion | ||
| UAB | ||
| FIU | ||
| Florida Atlantic | ||
| Louisiana Tech | ||
| North Texas | ||
| Rice | ||
| Southern Miss | ||
| UTEP | ||
| UTSA | ||
| Western Kentucky |
Former members
Former members that have won the tournament as of July 1, 2014.
| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Memphis | ||
| Cincinnati | ||
| Louisville | ||
| Tulsa | ||
| Marquette | ||
| Houston | ||
| Saint Louis |
- NCAA ruled that Memphis vacate wins from the 2007–2008 season.
Broadcasters
Television
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Analyst | Sideline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[3] | Gus Johnson | Dan Bonner | ||
| 2009[4] | ||||
| 2008[5] | Dick Enberg | Bob Wenzel | ||
| 2007[6] | Gus Johnson | Dan Bonner | ||
| 2006[7] | ||||
| 2005[8] | Verne Lundquist | Jim Spanarkel | ||
| 2004[9] | Gus Johnson | Dan Bonner | ||
| 2003[10] | ||||
| 2002[11] | ||||
| 2001[12] | Dick Enberg | Bill Walton | ||
| 2000[13] | Verne Lundquist | Bill Raftery | ||
| 1999[14] | Sean McDonough | |||
| 1998[15] | Gus Johnson | Jim Spanarkel | ||
| 1997[16] | Tim Ryan | Al McGuire | ||
| 1996[17] | Al McGuire and Denny Crum |
Radio
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dial Global Sports | Dave Ryan | Pete Gillen |
| 2012 [18] | |||
| 2011[19] | |||
| 2010[20] | |||
| 2009[20] | Kevin Kugler | ||
| 2007[21] | Marc Vandermeer |
References
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- "C-USA Extends Hoops Championship at The Star" (Press release). Conference USA. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
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