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2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season


The 2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018 followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The conference held its media day in October 2018. Conference play began in December 2018 and concluded in March 2019.

2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2018
through March 2019
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, CBSSN, CBS
Regular Season
Season championsHouston
Season MVPJarron Cumberland, Cincinnati
Tournament
ChampionsCincinnati
  Runners-upHouston
American Athletic Conference men's basketball seasons
2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Houston16–2 .88933–4 .892
No. 22 Cincinnati †14–4 .77828–7 .800
Temple13–5 .72223–10 .697
UCF13–5 .72224–9 .727
Memphis11–7 .61122–14 .611
Wichita State10–8 .55622–15 .595
Tulsa8–10 .44418–14 .563
South Florida8–10 .44424–14 .632
UConn6–12 .33316–17 .485
SMU6–12 .33315–17 .469
East Carolina3–15 .16710–21 .323
Tulane0–18 .0004–27 .129
† 2019 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Coaches

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordAAC recordAAC titlesNCAA TournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
CincinnatiMick CroninMurray State13292–14485–202800
ConnecticutDan HurleyRhode Island114–165–120000
East CarolinaJoe DooleyFlorida Gulf Coast668–713–140000
HoustonKelvin SampsonHouston Rockets
(asst.)		5111–5057–341100
MemphisPenny HardawayEast HS118–1211–70000
SMUTim JankovichSMU
(asst.)		469–3728–251100
South FloridaBrian GregoryMichigan State
(advisor)		229–3311–240000
TempleFran DunphyPenn13269–16058–491700
TulaneMike DunleavyLos Angeles Clippers324–678–450000
TulsaFrank HaithMissouri595–6454–350100
UCFJohnny DawkinsStanford366–3133–200000
Wichita StateGregg MarshallWinthrop11290–10123–120710

Notes:

  • Overall and AAC records are from time at current school and are through the end of 2018–19 season. NCAA records include time at current school only.
  • AAC records only, prior conference records not included.

Preseason

Preseason Coaches Poll

The American Coaches poll was released on October 15, 2018, with UCF predicted to finish first in the AAC.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1UCF114 (6)
2Cincinnati107 (3)
3Houston103 (2)
4Memphis85 (1)
5Connecticut75
6Temple74
7SMU63
8Wichita State60
9Tulsa48
10Tulane23
11East Carolina22
12USF18

Preseason All-AAC Teams

HonorRecipient
Preseason Player of the YearB. J. Taylor, UCF
Preseason All-AAC First Team[2]
Jarron Cumberland, Cincinnati
Jalen Adams, Connecticut
Jeremiah Martin, Memphis
Quinton Rose, Temple
B. J. Taylor, UCF
Preseason All-AAC Second Team
Corey Davis, Houston
Jarrey Foster, SMU
Markis McDuffie, Wichita State
Tacko Fall, UCF
Jahmal McMurray, SMU
Sterling Taplin, Tulsa
Preseason Rookie of the YearNate Hinton, Houston

Regular season

Rankings

Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 18 conference games: one game vs. four opponents and two games against seven opponents.

 CincinnatiConnecticutEast CarolinaHoustonMemphisSMUSouth FloridaTempleTulaneTulsaUCFWichita State
vs. Cincinnati–0–21–02–00–20–20–10–10–10–21–10–2
vs. Connecticut2–0–0–21–01–01–11–12–00–11–02–01–1
vs. East Carolina0–12–0–2–02–01–02–01–00–22–01–02–0
vs. Houston0–20–10–2–0–10–20–21–10–10–21–10–1
vs. Memphis2–00–10–21–0–0–11–01–10–21–11–10–2
vs. SMU2–01–10–12–01–0–1–11–00–20–12–02–0
vs. South Florida1–01–10–22–00–11–1–2–00–21–02–00–1
vs. Temple1–00–20–11–11–10–10–2–0–21–11–10–1
vs. Tulane1–01–02–01–02–01–02–02–0–2–01–02–0
vs. Tulsa2–00–10–22–01–12–00–11–10–2–1–02–0
vs. UCF1–10–20–11–11–10–20–21–10–10–1–1–0
vs. Wichita State2–01–10–21–02–00–21–01–00–20–20–1–
Total14–46–123–1516–211–76–128–1013–50–188–1013–510–8

Player of the week

Throughout the regular season, the American Athletic Conference named a player and rookie of the week.

WeekPlayer(s) of the weekRookie of the week
November 12, 2018Shizz Alston, Temple

Markis McDuffie, Wichita State

Jayden Gardner, ECU
November 19, 2018Aubrey Dawkins, UCFTyler Harris, Memphis
November 26, 2018Jarron Cumberland, CincinnatiCedrik Alley Jr.
December 3, 2018Armoni Brooks, HoustonJayden Gardner (2), ECU
December 10, 2018DaQuan Jeffries, TulsaTyler Harris (2), Memphis
December 17, 2018Shizz Alston Jr. (2), Temple

Galen Robinson Jr., Houston

Alexis Yetna, USF
December 24, 2018Jarron Cumberland (2), CincinnatiAlexis Yetna (2), USF
January 7, 2019Aubrey Dawkins (2), UCFNate Hinton, Houston
January 14, 2019Nate Pierre-Louis, TempleJayden Gardner (3), ECU

Alexis Yetna (3), USF

January 21, 2019Jarron Cumberland (3), CincinnatiJayden Gardner (4), ECU
January 28, 2019Jarron Cumberland (4), CincinnatiAlexis Yetna (4), USF
February 4, 2019Markis McDuffie (2), Wichita StateJamarius Burton, Wichita State
February 11, 2018Corey Davis Jr., HoustonCedrick Alley Jr., Houston
February 18, 2019Shizz Alston Jr. (3), TempleJayden Gardner (5), ECU
February 25, 2019Jeremiah Martin, MemphisDexter Dennis, Wichita State
March 4, 2019Tacko Fall, UCFJamarius Burton (2), Wichita State
March 11, 2019Corey Davis Jr. (2), HoustonNate Hinton (2), Houston

Honors and awards

All-AAC Awards and Teams

HonorRecipient
Player of the YearJarron Cumberland, Cincinnati
Coach of the YearKelvin Sampson, Houston
Rookie of the YearAlexis Yetna, USF
Defensive Player of the YearLaquincy Rideau, USF
Most Improved PlayerJosh Carlton, UConn

Nate Pierre-Louis, Temple

Sixth Man of the YearDeJon Jarreau, Houston
Sportsmanship AwardGalen Robinson, Jr., Houston
All-AAC First Team
Jarron Cumberland, Cincinnati*
Corey Davis Jr., Houston*
Jeremiah Martin, Memphis*
B. J. Taylor, UCF
Shizz Alston, Jr., Temple
All-AAC Second Team
Armoni Brooks, Houston
Aubrey Dawkins, UCF
Markis McDuffie, Wichita State
Quinton Rose, Temple
Jahmal McMurray, SMU
All-AAC Third Team
Jalen Adams, UConn
David Collins, UCF
Tacko Fall, UCF
DaQuan Jeffries, Tulsa
Laquincy Rideau, USF
All-Rookie Team
Jayden Gardner, ECU*
Nate Hinton, Houston*
Alexis Yetna, USF*
Tyler Harris, Memphis
Dexter Dennis, Wichita State

* Unanimous Selection

Postseason

American Athletic Conference tournament

First round
Thursday, March 14		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 15		Semifinals
Saturday, March 16		Championship
Sunday, March 17
            
1Houston84
9UConn45
8South Florida73
9UConn80
1Houston61
5Memphis58
4UCF55
5Memphis79
5Memphis83
12Tulane68
1Houston57
2Cincinnati69
2Cincinnati82
10SMU74
7Tulsa65
10SMU74
2Cincinnati66
6Wichita State63
3Temple74
6Wichita State80
6Wichita State73
11East Carolina57

[3]

NCAA Tournament

The winner of the AAC tournament, Cincinnati, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

SeedRegionSchoolFirst FourFirst roundSecond roundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourChampionship
3WestHoustonN/Adefeated (14) Georgia State, 84–55defeated (11) Ohio State, 74–59eliminated by (2) Kentucky, 58–62
7SouthCincinnatiN/Aeliminated by (10) Iowa, 72–79
9EastUCFN/Adefeated (8) VCU, 73–58eliminated by (1) Duke, 76–77
11EastTempleeliminated by (11) Belmont 70–81
W–L (%):0–1 (.000)2–1 (.667)1–1 (.500)0–1 (.000)0–0 (–)0–0 (–)0–0 (–) Total: 3–4 (.429)

NIT

Memphis and Wichita State received at-large bids to the NIT.

SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
3TCUMemphisdefeated (6) San Diego, 74–60eliminated by (2) Creighton, 67-79
6IndianaWichita Statedefeated (3) Furman, 76–70defeated (2) Clemson, 63–55defeated (1) Indiana, 73–63eliminated by (5) Lipscomb, 64–71
W–L (%):2–0 (1.000)1–1 (.500)1–0 (1.000)0–1 (.000)0–0 (–) Total: 4–2 (.667)

CBI

South Florida received an at-large bid to the CBI.

SchoolFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals (Best-of-three)
South Floridadefeated Stony Brook, 82–79OTdefeated Utah Valley, 66–57defeated Loyola Marymount, 56–47defeated DePaul, 63–61, 96-100OT, 77-65
W–L (%):1–0 (1.000)1–0 (1.000)1–0 (1.000)2–1 (.667) Total: 6–1 (.857)

NBA draft

No AAC players were drafted in the 2019 NBA draft.

References

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