2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season

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2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2022
through March 2023
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, ESPN+
Regular season
Season championsHouston
Season MVPMarcus Sasser, Houston
Tournament
ChampionsMemphis
  Runners-upHouston
American Athletic Conference men's basketball seasons
2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Houston 17 – 1   .944 33 – 4   .892
No. 24 Memphis † 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
Tulane 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645
Cincinnati 11 – 7   .611 23 – 13   .639
Temple 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
Wichita State 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531
UCF 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
South Florida 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
East Carolina 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
SMU 5 – 13   .278 10 – 22   .313
Tulsa 1 – 17   .056 5 – 25   .167
† 2023 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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[edit]

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[edit]

Coaching changes[edit]

Coach School Reason Replacement
Joe Dooley East Carolina East Carolina fired Dooley after 4 seasons on March 11, 2022. It was his second stint with the program, having previously been the head coach from 1995–1999.[3] Michael Schwartz.[4]
Frank Haith Tulsa On March 12, 2022, Haith announced that he was resigning after 8 seasons.[5] Eric Konkol.[6]
Tim Jankovich SMU Jankovich announced his retirement after 6 seasons on March 22, 2022.[7] Rob Lanier.[8]

Head coaches[edit]

Note: Stats are through the beginning of the season. All stats and records are from time at current school only.

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record AAC record AAC titles NCAA tournaments* NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Cincinnati Wes Miller UNC Greensboro 1 18–15 7–11 0 0 0 0
East Carolina Michael Schwartz Tennessee
(asst.) 		0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0
Houston Kelvin Sampson Houston Rockets
(asst.) 		8 199–70 100–43 3 4 1 0
Memphis Penny Hardaway East HS 4 85–43 45–24 0 1 0 0
SMU Rob Lanier Georgia State 0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0
South Florida Brian Gregory Michigan State
(advisor) 		5 65–89 26–61 0 0 0 0
Temple Aaron McKie Temple
(asst.) 		3 36–40 20–29 0 0 0 0
Tulane Ron Hunter Georgia State 3 36–46 18–34 0 0 0 0
Tulsa Eric Konkol Louisiana Tech 0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0
UCF Johnny Dawkins Stanford 6 112–72 57–51 0 1 0 0
Wichita State Isaac Brown Wichita State (asst.) 2 31–19 17–11 1 1 0 0

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[edit]

Recruiting classes[edit]

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[edit]

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Wooden[12] Naismith[13] Cousy[14] West[15] Erving[16] Malone[17] NABC[18] Abdul-Jabbar[19]
Kendric Davis, Memphis Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Marcus Sasser, Houston Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Jarace Walker, Houston Green tickY
DeAndre Williams, Memphis Green tickY

Preseason media poll[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Conference matrix[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

American Athletic Conference tournament[edit]

Main article: 2023 American Athletic Conference men's basketball 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
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NCAA tournament[edit]

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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[edit]

Main article: 2023 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[edit]

The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2023 NBA draft.

Player Position School Round Pick Team
Jarace Walker PF Houston 1 8 Washington Wizards
Taylor Hendricks PF UCF 1 9 Utah Jazz
Marcus Sasser SG/PG Houston 1 25 Memphis Grizzlies

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