Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
| C-USA Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Legacy Arena |
| Current location | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Played | 1996–present |
| Last contest | 2016 |
| Current champion | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
| Most championships | Memphis Tigers (6) |
| Official website | ConferenceUSA.CSTV.com Men's Basketball |
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 the Big East 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 where it has since remained.
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 | UNC Charlotte | Aaron Hutchins, Marquette | Kiel Center; St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1998 | Cincinnati | 71–57 | UNC Charlotte | Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati | Myrl Shoemaker Center; Cincinnati |
| 1999 | UNC 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 | FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2007 | Memphis | 71–59 | Houston | Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis | FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2008 | Memphis* | 77–51 | Tulsa | Antonio Anderson, Memphis | FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2009 | Memphis | 64–39 | Tulsa | Tyreke Evans, Memphis | FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee |
| 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 | Joe Jackson, Memphis | 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 | Legacy Arena; Birmingham, Alabama |
- NCAA ruled that Memphis vacate wins from the 2007–2008 season.
Performance by school
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 6–2 | 8 | 2006, 2007, 2008*, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Cincinnati | 4–1 | 5 | 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004 |
| Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) | 2–2 | 4 | 1999, 2001 |
| Louisville | 2–1 | 3 | 2003, 2005 |
| UAB | 1–2 | 3 | 2012 |
| Tulsa | 1–2 | 3 | 2014 |
| Marquette | 1–2 | 3 | 1997 |
| Middle Tennessee | 1–1 | 2 | 2016 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 2 | 2010 |
| Saint Louis | 1–0 | 1 | 2000 |
| UTEP | 0–2 | 2 | |
| DePaul | 0–2 | 2 | |
| Old Dominion | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Louisiana Tech | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Southern Miss | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Marshall | 0–1 | 1 | |
| TOTAL | |
- Schools highlighted in yellow are current members of Conference USA
- NCAA ruled that Memphis vacate wins from the 2007–2008 season.
Television coverage
See also
References
Conference USA Men's Basketball statistics from 1996–2004