1997 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

1997 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1996–97
Teams12
SiteKiel Center
St. Louis, MO
ChampionsMarquette (1st title)
Winning coachMike Deane (1st title)
MVPAaron Hutchins (Marquette)
← 1996
1998 →
1996–97 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Blue
No. 10 Cincinnati 12 2   .857 26 8   .765
Marquette 9 5   .643 22 9   .710
Saint Louis 4 10   .286 11 18   .379
DePaul 1 13   .071 3 23   .115
Red
Tulane 11 3   .786 20 11   .645
UAB 7 7   .500 18 14   .563
Southern Miss 6 8   .429 12 15   .444
South Florida 2 12   .143 8 19   .296
White
UNC Charlotte 10 4   .714 22 9   .710
Memphis 10 4   .714 16 15   .516
No. 25 Louisville 9 5   .643 26 9   .743
Houston 3 11   .214 11 16   .407
1997 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1997 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 5–8 at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.[2]

Marquette defeated UNC Charlotte in the championship game, 60–52, to clinch their first Conference USA men's tournament championship.

The Golden Eagles, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members UNC Charlotte, Cincinnati, and Louisville, who all earned at-large bids.

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1996-97 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. ^ "1996-97 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.