2021 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

2021 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams11
SiteDickies Arena
Fort Worth, Texas
ChampionsHouston (1st title)
Winning coachKelvin Sampson (1st title)
MVPQuentin Grimes (Houston)
TelevisionESPN, ESPNU, ESPN2
← 2020
2022 →
2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wichita State 11 2   .846 16 6   .727
No. 6 Houston 14 3   .824 28 4   .875
Memphis 11 4   .733 20 8   .714
SMU 7 4   .636 11 6   .647
Cincinnati 8 6   .571 12 11   .522
UCF 8 10   .444 11 12   .478
Tulsa 7 9   .438 11 12   .478
South Florida 4 10   .286 9 13   .409
Temple 4 10   .286 5 11   .313
Tulane 4 12   .250 10 13   .435
East Carolina 2 10   .167 8 11   .421
2021 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2021 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the American Athletic Conference. It was held at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas from March 11–14.[1]

  1. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces 2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". American Athletic Conference. November 20, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.