2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season
The 2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2020 followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The conference will hold its media day in October 2020. Conference play will begin in December 2020 and concluded in March 2021.
| 2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 2020 through March 2021 |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN, CBSSN, CBS |
| Regular Season | |
| Tournament | |
| 2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll 2021 AAC Tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The American will play with 11 teams, after UConn officially departed the conference after the 2019–20 season.
Head coaches
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | AAC record | AAC titles | NCAA Tournaments* | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | John Brannen | Northern Kentucky | 2 | 20–10 | 13–5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Carolina | Joe Dooley | Florida Gulf Coast | 8 | 78–93 | 8–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston | Kelvin Sampson | Houston Rockets (asst.) |
7 | 138–59 | 71–37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Memphis | Penny Hardaway | East HS | 3 | 43–24 | 21–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SMU | Tim Jankovich | SMU (asst.) |
6 | 90–46 | 38–31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Florida | Brian Gregory | Michigan State (advisor) |
4 | 48–53 | 18–36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temple | Aaron McKie | Temple (asst.) |
2 | 14–17 | 6–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tulane | Ron Hunter | Georgia State | 2 | 12–18 | 4–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tulsa | Frank Haith | Missouri | 7 | 116–76 | 67–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| UCF | Johnny Dawkins | Stanford | 5 | 83–48 | 40–32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wichita State | Gregg Marshall | Winthrop | 14 | 337–119 | 35–19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Notes:
- Overall and AAC records are from time at current school and are through the end of 2019–20 season. NCAA records include time at current school only.
- AAC records only, prior conference records not included.
- *In current job
Preseason
Preseason Coaches Poll
Preseason All-AAC Teams
Regular season
Rankings
Conference Matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 18 conference games: one game vs. four opponents and two games against seven opponents.
| Cincinnati | East Carolina | Houston | Memphis | SMU | South Florida | Temple | Tulane | Tulsa | UCF | Wichita State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Cincinnati | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. East Carolina | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Houston | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Memphis | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. SMU | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. South Florida | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Temple | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Tulane | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Tulsa | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. UCF | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 |
| vs. Wichita State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – |
| Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Player of the week
Throughout the regular season, the American Athletic Conference named a player and rookie of the week.
Honors and awards
All-AAC Awards and Teams
Postseason
2021 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
NCAA Tournament
NBA Draft
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