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The 2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season took place between November 2015 and March 2016. Practices began in October 2015, with conference play beginning in December, and the season ended with the 2016 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament at the Amway Center in Orlando, FL. The season was the third since the split of the original Big East Conference into two separate leagues. The tournament had only 10 teams, as SMU is serving a postseason ban due to academic fraud and unethical conduct[1]
2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | November 2015 through March 2016 |
Number of teams | 11 |
TV partner(s) | ESPN, CBS, ASN |
Regular Season | |
Champions | Temple |
Tournament | |
Champions | Connecticut |
Runners-up | Memphis |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 SMU* | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 5 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 25 | .242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 22 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban † American Athletic Conference tournament Champions Rankings from AP poll |
At the 2015 American Athletic Conference media day on October 27, the conference released announced coaches predictions for standings and All-Conference teams[2]
See Also: Men's Basketball Media Day October 27 In Orlando
(First-Place Votes) Points
First Team | Second Team |
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Octavius Ellis, F, CIN Daniel Hamilton, G/F, CONN Markus Kennedy†, F, SMU Nic Moore†, G, SMU James Woodard, G, TULSA |
Troy Caupain, G, CIN Amida Brimah, C, CONN Sterling Gibbs, G, CONN Shaq Goodwin, F, MEM Shaquille Harrison, G, TULSA |
† denotes unanimous selection
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking |
Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final | ||
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Cincinnati | AP | RV | RV | 24 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||
C | RV | RV | 24 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
Connecticut | AP | 20 | 19 | 18 | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||
C | т 24 | 24 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||
East Carolina | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Houston | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
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Memphis | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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SMU | AP | RV | RV | т25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | |
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USF | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Temple | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
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Tulane | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Tulsa | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
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UCF | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Cincinnati | Connecticut | East Carolina | Houston | Memphis | SMU | USF | Temple | Tulane | Tulsa | UCF | |
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vs. Cincinnati | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1-1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0-1 |
vs. Connecticut | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1-1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0-2 |
vs. East Carolina | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2-0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2-0 |
vs. Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1-1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0-2 |
vs. Memphis | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2-0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0-2 |
vs. SMU | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0-1 |
vs. South Florida | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2-0 |
vs. Temple | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0-2 |
vs. Tulane | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2-0 |
vs. Tulsa | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0-2 |
vs. UCF | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — |
Total | 12–6 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 4–14 | 14–4 | 3–15 | 12–6 | 6–12 |
2016 American Men's Basketball Championship seeds and results | |||||||||
Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker | First round March 10 |
Quarterfinals March 11 |
Semifinals March 12 |
Championship March 13 | |
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1. | Temple ‡ # | 14-4 | 20-10 | Bye | vs. #9 South Florida - W, 79-62 | vs. #5 Connecticut - L, 62-77 | |||
2. | Houston # | 12-6 | 22-8 | 1-0 vs. MEM | Bye | vs. #10 Tulane - L, 69-72 | |||
3. | Tulsa # | 12-6 | 20-10 | 0-1 vs. MEM | Bye | vs. #6 Memphis - L, 67-89 | |||
4. | Cincinnati # | 12-6 | 22-9 | 0-2 vs. TEMP | Bye | vs. #5 Connecticut - L, 97-104 4OT | |||
5. | Connecticut # | 11-7 | 21-10 | Bye | vs. #4 Cincinnati - W, 104-97 4OT | vs. #1 Temple - W, 77-62 | vs. #6 Memphis - W, 72-58 | ||
6. | Memphis # | 8-10 | 17-14 | Bye | vs. #3 Tulsa - W, 89-67 | vs. #10 Tulane - W, 74-54 | vs. #5 Connecticut - L, 58-72 | ||
7. | UCF | 6-12 | 12-17 | vs. #10 Tulane - L, 63-65 | |||||
8. | East Carolina | 4-14 | 12-19 | 1-1 vs. TEMP | vs. #9 South Florida - L, 66-71 | ||||
9. | South Florida | 4–14 | 7–24 | 0–2 vs. TEMP | vs. #8 East Carolina - W, 71-66 | vs. #1 Temple - L, 62-79 | |||
10. | Tulane | 3–15 | 10–21 | vs. #7 UCF - W, 65-63 | vs. #2 Houston - W, 72-69 | vs. #6 Memphis - L, 54-74 | |||
‡ – American regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games prior to the AAC tournament. | |||||||||
* SMU is banned from postseason play due to academic fraud and unethical conduct[4]
Seed | Region | School | First Four | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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9 | South | Connecticut | Bye | vs. #8 Colorado - W, 74-67 | vs. #1 Kansas - L, 61-73 | ||||
9 | West | Cincinnati | Bye | vs. #8 St. Joseph's - L, 76-78 | |||||
10 | South | Temple | Bye | vs. #7 Iowa - L, 70-72 OT | |||||
11 | East | Tulsa | vs. #11 Michigan - L, 62-67 | ||||||
W–L (%): | 0–1 (.000) | 1–2 (.333) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 1–4 (.200) |
Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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5 | South Carolina | Houston | vs. #4 Georgia Tech - L, 62-81 | ||||
W–L (%): | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 0–1 (.000) |
2016 American Men's Basketball Individual Awards | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Player of the Year | Nic Moore, G,SMU | |||||
Coach of the Year | Fran Dunphy,TEMP | |||||
Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Shaquille Harrison, G,TULSA | |||||
Rookie of the Year | Dedric Lawson, F,MEM | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | Gary Clark, F, CIN | |||||
Most Improved Player | Prince Williams, G, ECU | |||||
Sixth Man Award | Markus Kennedy, F, SMU | |||||
Sportsmanship Award | Ruben Guerrero, C, USF |
2016 American Athletic Conference All-Conference Teams|[5] | ||||||
First Team | Second Team | Honorable Mention | All-Rookie Team | |||
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Troy Caupain, G, CIN Shaq Goodwin, F, MEM Nic Moore†, G, SMU Quenton DeCosey†, G, TEM James Woodard, G, TULSA |
Daniel Hamilton, G/F, CONN Gary Clark, F, CIN Devonta Pollard, F, HOU Dedric Lawson, F, MEM Shaquille Harrison, G, TULSA |
Shonn Miller, F, CONN Damyean Dotson, G, HOU |
Kentrell Barkley, G/F, ECU Dedric Lawson†, F, MEM Galen Robinson, G, HOU Jahmal McMurray†, G, USF Shake Milton†, G, SMU | |||
† denotes unanimous selection |
The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2016 NBA draft.
Player | Position | School | Round | Pick | Team |
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Daniel Hamilton | SG/SF | Connecticut | 2 | 56 | Denver Nuggets |
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