2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season
Sports season
The 2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 7, 2022. Conference play began December 27, 2022, and concluded with the 2023 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament , held March 9–12, 2023, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas .
Scheduling stayed in the current format: an 18-game schedule in which every team in The American played eight of its 10 conference opponents twice and the other two opponents once—one at home and one on the road.[ 1]
Previous season
Houston won the regular season championship. The 2022 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas , where it was also won by Houston. Houston and Memphis received bids to the NCAA tournament . Memphis lost in the second round to Gonzaga, while Houston advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to Villanova. The conference finished 4–2 overall. SMU received a bid to the 2022 National Invitation Tournament . SMU lost to Washington State in the second round. The conference went 1–1 overall in the NIT.
Kendric Davis from SMU was named the AAC Player of the Year . Houston's Kelvin Sampson was named Coach of the Year .[ 2]
Coaches
Coaching changes
Head coaches
Note: Stats are through the beginning of the season. All stats and records are from time at current school only.
Notes:
Overall and AAC records are from time at current school and are through the end of 2021–22 season. NCAA records include time at current school only.
AAC records only, prior conference records not included.
*In current job
Preseason
Recruiting classes
2022 Recruiting classes rankings
Team
ESPN[ 9]
Rivals[ 10]
247 Sports[ 11]
Signees
Cincinnati
-
No. 39
No. 35
3
East Carolina
-
-
No. 139
6
Houston
-
No. 16
No. 30
3
Memphis
-
-
-
-
SMU
-
-
-
-
South Florida
-
No. 73
No. 138
2
Temple
-
No. 97
No. 134
1
Tulane
-
-
No. 110
1
Tulsa
-
No. 58
No. 115
3
UCF
-
No. 52
No. 60
2
Wichita State
-
-
-
-
Preseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
On October 12, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards.[ 20]
Coaches Poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Houston
100 (10)
2
Memphis
87 (1)
3
Cincinnati
82
4
Tulane
74
5
Temple
66
6
UCF
51
7
SMU
43
8
Wichita State
35
9
South Florida
33
10
Tulsa
21
11
East Carolina
13
Preseason All-AAC
Honor
Recipient
Preseason Player of the Year
Marcus Sasser , Houston
Preseason Rookie of the Year
Jarace Walker , Houston*
Preseason All-AAC First Team
Marcus Sasser, Houston*
Kendric Davis , Memphis*
DeAndre Williams , Memphis
Damian Dunn, Temple
Jalen Cook, Tulane*
Preseason All-AAC Second Team
David DeJulius , Cincinnati
Jamal Shead , Houston
Khalif Battle, Temple
Kevin Cross, Tulane
Jaylen Forbes, Tulane
*Unanimous selections
Regular season
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Cincinnati
East Carolina
Houston
Memphis
SMU
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa
UCF
Wichita State
vs. Cincinnati
–
1–1
2–0
2–0
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–1
0–2
0–1
vs. East Carolina
1–1
–
1–0
1–0
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
vs. Houston
0–2
0–1
–
0–2
0–2
0–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
vs. Memphis
0–2
0–1
2–0
–
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–0
0–1
1–1
0–2
vs. SMU
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–0
–
1–1
0–1
2–0
0–2
1–0
2–0
vs. South Florida
2–0
0–2
1–0
2–0
1–1
–
2–0
1–0
0–2
0–2
2–0
vs. Temple
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–0
0–2
–
2–0
0–2
0–2
1–0
vs. Tulane
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
0–2
0–1
0–2
–
1–1
0–1
1–1
vs. Tulsa
1–0
2–0
2–0
1–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
–
2–0
2–0
vs. UCF
2–0
0–2
2–0
1–1
0–1
2–0
2–0
1–0
0–2
–
0–2
vs. Wichita State
1–0
1–1
2–0
2–0
0–2
0–2
0–1
1–1
0–2
2–0
–
Total
11–7
6–12
17–1
13–5
5–13
7–11
10–8
12–6
1–17
8–10
9–9
Player of the week
Throughout the regular season, the American Athletic Conference named a player and rookie of the week.
Week
Player of the week
Freshman of the week
Ref.
Week 1 – Nov 14
David DeJulius , Cincinnati
Jarace Walker , Houston
[ 21]
Week 2 – Nov 21
Marcus Sasser , Houston
Taylor Hendricks , UCF
[ 22]
Week 3 – Nov 28
Kendric Davis , Memphis
Taylor Hendricks (2), UCF
[ 23]
Week 4 – Dec 5
Khalif Battle, Temple
Taylor Hendricks (3), UCF
[ 24]
Week 5 – Dec 12
Kendric Davis (2), Memphis
Taylor Hendricks (4), UCF
[ 25]
Week 6 – Dec 19
Kendric Davis (3), Memphis
Jarace Walker (2), Houston
[ 26]
Week 7 – Dec 26
Zhuric Phelps, SMU
Emanuel Sharp, Houston
[ 27]
Week 8 – Jan 2
Kendric Davis (4), Memphis
Taylor Hendricks (5), UCF
[ 28]
Week 9 – Jan 9
Jaylen Forbes, Tulane
Jarace Walker (3), Houston
[ 29]
Week 10 – Jan 16
Kendric Davis (5), Memphis Jaylen Forbes (2), Tulane
Taylor Hendricks (6), UCF
[ 30]
Week 11 – Jan 23
DeAndre Williams , Memphis
Jarace Walker (4), Houston
[ 31]
Week 12 – Jan 30
Kendric Davis (6), Memphis Khalif Battle (2), Temple
Jarace Walker (5), Houston
[ 32]
Week 13 – Feb 6
Jalen Cook, Tulane
Jarace Walker (6), Houston
[ 33]
Week 14 – Feb 13
DeAndre Williams (2), Memphis
Taylor Hendricks (7), UCF
[ 34]
Week 15 – Feb 20
Jalen Cook (2), Tulane
Ezra Ausar, East Carolina
[ 35]
Week 16 – Feb 27
DeAndre Williams (3), Memphis
Taylor Hendricks (8), UCF
[ 36]
Week 17 – Mar 6
Jamal Shead , Houston
Taylor Hendricks (9), UCF
[ 37]
All-AAC Awards and teams
Honor
Recipient
Player of the Year
Marcus Sasser , Houston
Coach of the Year
Kelvin Sampson , Houston
Freshman of the Year
Jarace Walker , Houston
Defensive Player of the Year
Jamal Shead , Houston
Most Improved Player
J'Wan Roberts , Houston
Sixth Man of the Year
Reggie Chaney, Houston
Sportsmanship Award
Ludgy Debaut, East Carolina Sion James, Tulane
All-AAC First Team
Landers Nolley II , Cincinnati
Marcus Sasser, Houston*
Kendric Davis , Memphis*
DeAndre Williams , Memphis
Jalen Cook, Tulane
All-AAC Second Team
Taylor Hendricks , UCF
Jamal Shead, Houston
J'Wan Roberts, Houston
Jarace Walker, Houston
Jaylen Forbes, Tulane
All-AAC Third Team
David DeJulius , Cincinnati
Tyler Harris, South Florida
Damian Dunn, Temple
Kevin Cross, Tulane
Craig Porter Jr., Wichita State
All-Freshman Team
Taylor Hendricks, UCF*
Ezra Ausar, East Carolina*
Jarace Walker, Houston*
Terrance Arceneaux , Houston
Emanuel Sharp, Houston
*Unanimous selections
Source:[ 38]
Postseason
American Athletic Conference tournament
* – Denotes overtime period
First round Thursday, March 9
Quarterfinals Friday, March 10
Semifinals Saturday, March 11
Championship Sunday, March 12
1
Houston
60
8
South Florida
58
9
East Carolina
46
9
East Carolina
73
1
Houston
69
4
Cincinnati
48
4
Cincinnati
84
5
Temple
54
1
Houston
65
2
Memphis
75
2
Memphis
81
7
UCF
76
7
UCF
76
10
SMU
70
2
Memphis
94
3
Tulane
54
3
Tulane
82
6
Wichita State
81
6
Wichita State
76
11
Tulsa
63
NCAA tournament
Seed
Region
School
First Four
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Championship
1
Midwest
Houston
N/A
defeated (16) Northern Kentucky , 63–52
defeated (9) Auburn , 81–64
eliminated by (5) Miami (FL) , 75–89
–
–
–
8
East
Memphis
N/A
eliminated by (9) Florida Atlantic , 65–66
–
–
–
–
–
W–L (%):
0–0 (–)
1–1 (.500)
1–0 (1.000)
0–1 (.000)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–) Total: 2–2 (.500)
National Invitation tournament
Seed
Bracket
School
First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
4
Rutgers
Cincinnati
defeated Virginia Tech , 81–72
defeated Hofstra , 79–65
eliminated by Utah Valley , 68–74
–
–
–
Oregon
UCF
defeated (4) Florida , 67–49
eliminated by (1) Oregon , 54–68
–
–
–
W–L (%):
2–0 (1.000)
1–1 (.500)
0–1 (.000)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–) Total: 3–2 (.600)
NBA draft
The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2023 NBA draft .
References
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^ "SMU's Phelps, Houston's Sharp Earn Weekly Awards" . theamerican.org . Retrieved December 26, 2022 .
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^ "Memphis' Williams, UCF's Hendricks Earn Weekly Honors" . theamerican.org . Retrieved February 13, 2023 .
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^ "Memphis' Williams, UCF's Hendricks Earn Weekly Honors" . theamerican.org . Retrieved February 27, 2023 .
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