2016 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

March 2016 March 2026 2016 American Athletic Conference I Men's 2016 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Logo.png 250px Tournament logo 10 Amway Center Orlando, Florida Connecticut 1st Kevin Ollie 1st 38,871 ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews The 2016 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the conference tournament for the American Athletic Conference during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 10–13, 2016, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The Official Site of The American Athletic Conference – 2016 Men's Basketball Championship http://theamerican.org/sports/2015/9/28/CHAMP_0928150250.aspx?id=155& theamerican.org 2015-10-01 The Tournament was won by the #5 Seed Connecticut Huskies, who beat the #6 Seed Memphis Tigers in the final by a score of 72–58. Seeds Teams are seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary. With SMU ineligible for postseason play,NCAA bans SMU from 2016 postseason, Larry Brown for nine games https://www.espn.com/dallas/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/13769364/college-sports-bans-smu-mustangs-2016-postseason-suspends-larry-brown-30-percent-team-games ESPN.com ESPN October 29, 2015 the top six seeds will receive first round byes. SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker1Temple14–42Houston12–61–0 vs Memphis3Tulsa12–60–1 vs Memphis4Cincinnati12–60–2 vs Temple5Connecticut11–76Memphis8–107UCF6–128East Carolina4–141–1 vs. Temple9South Florida4–140–2 vs. Temple10Tulane3–15 Schedule All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network: SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance First round – Thursday, March 10113:30 pm#9 South Florida 71 vs. #8 East Carolina 66ESPNU8,72326:00 pm#10 Tulane 65 vs. #7 UCF 63ESPNews Quarterfinals – Friday, March 112312:00 pm#9 South Florida 62 vs. #1 Temple 79ESPN2 7,47542:00 pm#5 Connecticut 104 vs. #4 Cincinnati 97 (4OT)357:00 pm#10 Tulane 72 vs. #2 Houston 69ESPNU 7,21869:00 pm#6 Memphis 89 vs. #3 Tulsa 67 Semifinals – Saturday, March 12473:00 pm#5 Connecticut 77 vs. #1 Temple 62ESPN27,46585:00 pm#10 Tulane 54 vs. #6 Memphis 74 Championship – Sunday, March 13593:15 pm#5 Connecticut 72 vs. #6 Memphis 58ESPN7,990 *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket 2016 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship Bracket http://theamerican.org/documents/2015/9/28//2016_championship_bracket.pdf?id=789 theamerican.org sidearmsports October 29, 2015 First round Thursday, March 10 Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 Semifinals Saturday, March 12 Championship Sunday, March 13 8 East Carolina 66 9 South Florida 71 7 UCF 63 10 Tulane 65 1 Temple 79 9 South Florida 62 4 Cincinnati 97 5 Connecticut 104**** 2 Houston 69 10 Tulane 72 3 Tulsa 67 6 Memphis 89 1 Temple 62 5 Connecticut 77 10 Tulane 54 6 Memphis 74 5 Connecticut 72 6 Memphis 58 * denotes overtime period References Category:American Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Orlando, Florida Category:College basketball tournaments in Florida American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament