American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Brackets

2020-2021 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Information

Tournament Dates:Mar 11 - 14, 2021
Champions:#2 Houston
Runner-Up:#5 Cincinnati
MVP/MOP:Quentin Grimes (Houston, Jr.)
All-Tournament Team:Quentin Grimes (Houston, Jr.), Justin Gorham (Houston, Sr.), DeJon Jarreau (Houston, Sr.), Jeremiah Davenport (Cincinnati, So.), Boogie Ellis (Memphis, So.)
Championship Venue:Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, TX)
Attendance:N/A
Officials:N/A

2020-2021 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 South Florida 73
9 Temple 71
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7 Tulsa 70
10 Tulane 77
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 UCF 72
11 East Carolina 62
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 Wichita State 68
8 South Florida 67
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Southern Methodist 71
5 Cincinnati 74
2 Houston 77
10 Tulane 52
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 Memphis 70
6 UCF 62
Semifinals
 
 
 
1 Wichita State 59
5 Cincinnati 60
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Houston 76
3 Memphis 74
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Houston 91
5 Cincinnati 54

2020-2021 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Participants

Seed School Ovr. Wins Ovr. Losses Ovr. Win % Conf. Wins Conf. Losses Conf. Win %
1 Wichita State 16  76.19% 11  84.62%
2 Houston 23  88.46% 14  82.35%
3 Memphis 16  66.67% 11  73.33%
4 Southern Methodist 11  68.75% 63.64%
5 Cincinnati 12  10  54.55% 57.14%
6 UCF 11  12  47.83% 10  44.44%
7 Tulsa 11  12  47.83% 43.75%
8 South Florida 13  40.91% 10  28.57%
9 Temple 11  31.25% 10  28.57%
10 Tulane 10  13  43.48% 12  25.00%
11 East Carolina 11  42.11% 10  16.67%

*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

2020-2021 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 11, 2021 #9 Temple (L) #8 South Florida (W) 71-73 Dickies Arena PTS: 23. David Collins
REB: 11. Michael Durr
AST: 4. Caleb Murphy
PTS: 18. Khalif Battle
REB: 11. Jake Forrester
AST: 5. Khalif Battle
Mar 11, 2021 #10 Tulane (W) #7 Tulsa (L) 77-70 Dickies Arena PTS: 21. Brandon Rachal
REB: 14. Brandon Rachal
AST: 12. Elijah Joiner
PTS: 24. Jordan Walker
REB: 7. Jaylen Forbes
AST: 7. Jordan Walker
Mar 11, 2021 #11 East Carolina (L) #6 UCF (W) 62-72 Dickies Arena PTS: 15. Darius Perry
REB: 7. Dre Fuller, Jr.
AST: 4. Dre Fuller, Jr.
PTS: 17. Jayden Gardner
REB: 9. Jayden Gardner
AST: 6. Tristen Newton
Mar 12, 2021 #8 South Florida (L) #1 Wichita State (W) 67-68 Dickies Arena PTS: 20. Tyson Etienne
REB: 11. Morris Udeze
AST: 4. Craig Porter, Jr.
PTS: 13. Michael Durr
REB: 13. Michael Durr
AST: 3. Xavier Castaneda
Mar 12, 2021 #5 Cincinnati (W) #4 Southern Methodist (L) 74-71 Dickies Arena PTS: 35. Kendric Davis
REB: 12. Ethan Chargois
AST: 4. Kendric Davis
PTS: 19. Jeremiah Davenport
REB: 7. Jeremiah Davenport
AST: 6. Keith Williams
Mar 12, 2021 #10 Tulane (L) #2 Houston (W) 52-77 Dickies Arena PTS: 15. DeJon Jarreau
REB: 10. DeJon Jarreau
AST: 10. DeJon Jarreau
PTS: 11. Kevin Cross
REB: 5. R.J. McGee
AST: 4. Kevin Cross
Mar 12, 2021 #6 UCF (L) #3 Memphis (W) 62-70 Dickies Arena PTS: 17. D.J. Jeffries
REB: 15. Lester Quinones
AST: 5. DeAndre Williams
PTS: 15. Darius Perry
REB: 11. Dre Fuller, Jr.
AST: 5. Darius Perry
Mar 13, 2021 #5 Cincinnati (W) #1 Wichita State (L) 60-59 Dickies Arena PTS: 14. Alter Gilbert
REB: 7. Morris Udeze
AST: 5. Alter Gilbert
PTS: 10. Mason Madsen
REB: 11. Tari Eason
AST: 4. David DeJulius
Mar 13, 2021 #3 Memphis (L) #2 Houston (W) 74-76 Dickies Arena PTS: 21. Quentin Grimes
REB: 7. Justin Gorham
AST: 3. DeJon Jarreau
PTS: 27. Boogie Ellis
REB: 7. Moussa Cisse
AST: 3. DeAndre Williams
Mar 14, 2021 #5 Cincinnati (L) #2 Houston (W) 54-91 Dickies Arena PTS: 21. Quentin Grimes
REB: 6. Fabian White
AST: 7. DeJon Jarreau
PTS: 11. Jeremiah Davenport
REB: 6. Mamoudou Diarra
AST: 2. David DeJulius