2017 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

2017 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams11
SiteXL Center
Hartford, Connecticut
ChampionsSMU (2nd title)
Winning coachTim Jankovich (1st title)
MVPSemi Ojeleye (SMU)
TelevisionESPN, ESPN2,
ESPNU, ESPNews
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2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 SMU 17 1   .944 30 5   .857
No. 18 Cincinnati 16 2   .889 30 6   .833
Houston 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
UCF 11 7   .611 24 12   .667
Memphis 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
UConn 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Tulsa 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Temple 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
East Carolina 6 12   .333 15 18   .455
Tulane 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
South Florida 1 17   .056 7 23   .233
2017 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the conference tournament for the American Athletic Conference during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 9–12, 2017, at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. Originally, the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida (host of the 2016 Tournament) was slated to host the tournament for a second consecutive year, but in November 2014, the NCAA awarded the Amway Center with first and second-round games for the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament[1] As a result, the XL Center hosted the tournament in 2017, with the tournament returning to Orlando in 2018.[2]

  1. ^ "AAC basketball tournament not returning to Orlando in 2017". Orlando Sentinel.
  2. ^ "Hartford's XL Center Set To Host 2017 American Men's Basketball Championship". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2016.