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Conference USA men's basketball tournament

Annual college basketball tournament

Summary

Annual college basketball tournament

FieldValue
nameC-USA men's basketball tournament
imageConference USA logo (2013-2023).svg
image_size250
sportBasketball
conferenceConference USA
number_of_teams12
formatSingle-elimination tournament
current_stadiumPropst Arena
current_locationHuntsville, Alabama
years1996–present
most_recent2025
current_championLiberty Flames
most_championshipsMemphis Tigers (6)
websiteConferenceUSA.com Men's Basketball
all_stadiums
all_locations

The Conference USA men's basketball tournament is held annually following the end of the regular season of NCAA Division I 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. In 2017, 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, was later extended through 2021, and eventually 2023. After that season, C-USA announced that the men's and women's tournaments would move to Propst Arena in Huntsville, Alabama for at least 2024 and 2025, extended to 2026.

Tournament results

Conference USAborder=1color=#ffffff}}"YearConference USAborder=1color=#ffffff}}"ChampionConference USAborder=1color=#ffffff}}"ScoreConference USAborder=1color=#ffffff}}"Runner-upConference USAborder=1color=#ffffff}}"Tournament MVPConference USAborder=1color=#ffffff}}"Location
1996Cincinnati85–83 (OT)MarquetteDanny Fortson, CincinnatiThe Pyramid; Memphis, Tennessee
1997Marquette60–52CharlotteAaron Hutchins, MarquetteKiel Center; St. Louis
1998Cincinnati71–57CharlotteKenyon Martin, CincinnatiMyrl Shoemaker Center; Cincinnati
1999Charlotte68–59LouisvilleGalen Young, CharlotteBJCC Coliseum; Birmingham, Alabama
2000Saint Louis56–49DePaulJustin Love, Saint LouisThe Pyramid; Memphis, Tennessee
2001Charlotte80–72CincinnatiRodney White, CharlotteFreedom Hall; Louisville, Kentucky
2002Cincinnati77–63MarquetteSteve Logan, CincinnatiFirstar Center; Cincinnati, Ohio
2003Louisville83–78UABLuke Whitehead, LouisvilleFreedom Hall; Louisville, Kentucky
2004Cincinnati55–50DePaulTony Bobbitt, CincinnatiU.S. Bank Arena; Cincinnati, Ohio
2005Louisville 75–74MemphisTaquan Dean, LouisvilleFedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee
2006Memphis57–46UABShawne Williams, Memphis
2007Memphis71–59HoustonChris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis
2008Memphis 77–51TulsaAntonio Anderson, Memphis
2009Memphis 64–39TulsaTyreke Evans, Memphis
2010Houston81–73UTEPKelvin Lewis, HoustonBOK Center; Tulsa, Oklahoma
2011Memphis67–66UTEPJoe Jackson, MemphisDon Haskins Center; El Paso, Texas
2012Memphis83–57MarshallFedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee
2013Memphis91–79 (2OT)Southern MissChris Crawford, MemphisBOK Center; Tulsa, Oklahoma
2014Tulsa69–60Louisiana TechJames Woodard, TulsaDon Haskins Center; El Paso, Texas
2015UAB73–60Middle TennesseeRobert Brown, UABLegacy Arena; Birmingham, Alabama
2016Middle Tennessee55–53Old DominionReggie Upshaw, Middle Tennessee
2017Middle Tennessee83–72MarshallGiddy Potts, Middle Tennessee
2018Marshall67–66Western KentuckyJon Elmore, MarshallFord Center at The Star; Frisco, Texas
2019Old Dominion62–56Western KentuckyXavier Green, Old Dominion
2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021North Texas61–57Western KentuckyJavion Hamlet, North TexasFord Center at The Star; Frisco, Texas
2022UAB82–73Louisiana TechJordan Walker, UAB
2023Florida Atlantic78–56UABAlijah Martin, FAU
2024Western Kentucky78–71UTEPDon McHenry, Western KentuckyPropst Arena; Huntsville, Alabama
2025Liberty79–67Jacksonville StateKaden Metheny, Liberty

Tournament Championships by School

Current members

Delaware and Missouri State will play its first CUSA season in 2025–26.

Conference USAborder=1color=#ffffff}}"SchoolConference USAborder=1color=#ffffff}}"ChampionshipsConference USAborder=1color=#ffffff}}"Championship Years
Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky
Liberty
FIU
Jacksonville State
Kennesaw State
Louisiana Tech
New Mexico State
Sam Houston State
UTEP

Former members

Former members that have won the tournament as of July 1, 2023.

Conference USAborder=1color=#ffffff}}"SchoolConference USAborder=1color=#ffffff}}"ChampionshipsConference USAborder=1color=#ffffff}}"Championship Years
Memphis
Cincinnati
Charlotte
Louisville
UAB
Florida Atlantic
Houston
Marquette
Marshall
North Texas
Old Dominion
Saint Louis
Tulsa
  • NCAA ruled that Memphis vacate wins from the 2007–2008 season.

Broadcasters

Television

YearNetworkPlay-by-playAnalystSideline
2024CBSSNCarter BlackburnAvery JohnsonTiffany Blackmon
2023Jenny Dell
2022John SadakAJ Ross
2021Carter Blackburn
2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2019CBSSNCarter BlackburnPete GillenJohn Schriffen
2018Jamie Erdahl
2017
2016Fox Sports 1Aaron GoldsmithMike Jarvis
2015Joe Davis
2014CBSIan EagleJim Spanarkel
2010Gus JohnsonDan Bonner
2009
2008Dick EnbergBob Wenzel
2007Gus JohnsonDan Bonner
2006
date=July 2016bot=Cyberbot IIfix-attempted=yes }}Verne LundquistJim Spanarkel
2004Gus JohnsonDan Bonner
2003
2002
2001Dick EnbergBill Walton
date=July 2016bot=Cyberbot IIfix-attempted=yes }}Verne LundquistBill Raftery
date=July 2016bot=Cyberbot IIfix-attempted=yes }}Sean McDonough
date=July 2016bot=Cyberbot IIfix-attempted=yes }}Gus JohnsonJim Spanarkel
date=July 2016bot=Cyberbot IIfix-attempted=yes }}Tim RyanAl McGuire
date=July 2016bot=Cyberbot IIfix-attempted=yes }}Al McGuire and Denny Crum

Radio

YearNetworkPlay-by-playAnalyst
2013Dial Global SportsDave RyanPete Gillen
2012
2011
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2009Kevin Kugler
2007Marc Vandermeer

References

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