| 2023 Conference USA men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas |
| Champions | Florida Atlantic (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Dusty May (1st title) |
| MVP | Alijah Martin (Florida Atlantic) |
| Television | ESPN+, CBSSN |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Florida Atlantic † | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 35 | – | 4 | .897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 31 | – | 7 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 29 | – | 10 | .744 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 C-USA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 8–11, 2023, at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. First-round and quarterfinal games of the tournament were televised on ESPN+ while the semifinal and championship games were aired on CBS Sports Network. The winner of the tournament, Florida Atlantic, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.
Seeds
Teams were seeded by conference record. The top five teams received byes to the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conference record |
Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 18–2 | |
| 2 | North Texas | 16–4 | |
| 3 | UAB | 14–6 | |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 11–9 | |
| 5 | Charlotte | 9–11 | |
| 6 | Rice | 8–12 | 3–1 vs. FIU/Western Kentucky |
| 7 | FIU | 8–12 | 2–2 vs. Rice/Western Kentucky |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 8–12 | 1–3 vs. Rice/FIU |
| 9 | UTEP | 7–13 | 1–1 vs. Middle Tennessee |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 7–13 | 0–2 vs. Middle Tennessee |
| 11 | UTSA | 4–16 |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – March 8, 2023 | |||||||
| 1 | 5:30 pm | (8) Western Kentucky vs. (9) UTEP | 73–67 | ESPN+ | 1,041 | ||
| 2 | 8:00 pm | (7) FIU vs. (10) Louisiana Tech | 76–81 | 1,232 | |||
| 3 | 8:30 pm | (6) Rice vs. (11) UTSA | 72–71 | ||||
| Quarterfinals – March 9, 2023 | |||||||
| 4 | 5:30 pm | (1) Florida Atlantic vs. (8) Western Kentucky | 75–51 | ESPN+ | 1,773 | ||
| 5 | 6:00 pm | (4) Middle Tennessee vs. (5) Charlotte | 66–65 | ||||
| 6 | 8:00 pm | (2) North Texas vs. (10) Louisiana Tech | 74–46 | 2,765 | |||
| 7 | 8:30 pm | (3) UAB vs. (6) Rice | 87–60 | ||||
| Semifinals – March 10, 2023 | |||||||
| 8 | 11:30 am | (1) Florida Atlantic vs. (4) Middle Tennessee | 68–65 | CBSSN | 2,005 | ||
| 9 | 2:00 pm | (2) North Texas vs. (3) UAB | 69–76 | ||||
| Championship – March 11, 2023 | |||||||
| 10 | 7:30 pm | (1) Florida Atlantic vs. (3) UAB | 78–56 | CBSSN | 1,681 | ||
| *Game times in CT. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||||
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, March 8 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 | Semifinals Friday, March 10 | Championship Saturday, March 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 73 | 8 | Western Kentucky | 51 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | UTEP | 67 | 1 | Florida Atlantic | 68 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Charlotte | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UAB | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Texas | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Florida International | 76 | 10 | Louisiana Tech | 46 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 81* | 2 | North Texas | 69 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | UAB | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UAB | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Rice | 72 | 6 | Rice | 60 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | UTSA | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
* – Denotes overtime period
Game summaries
First round
| ESPN+ |
| March 8, 2023 5:30 pm |
| Report |
| No. 8 Western Kentucky 73, No. 9 UTEP 67 | ||
| Scoring by half: 28–34, 33–45 | ||
| Pts: Sharp (16) Rebs: Sharp (8) Asts: McKnight (7) |
Pts: Solomon (18) Rebs: Onyema (9) Asts: Givance (8) | |
| Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 1,041 Referees: Amy Bonner Gary Maxwell Shane Staggs |
| ESPN+ |
| March 8, 2023 8:00 pm |
| Report |
| No. 7 Florida International 76, No. 10 Louisiana Tech 81 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by half: 24–36, 45–33 Overtime: 7–12 | ||
| Pts: Jones (25) Rebs: Dean (6) Asts: Dean (7) |
Pts: Willis (23) Rebs: Mangum (11) Asts: Crawford/Willis (3) | |
| Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 1,232 Referees: Rick Crawford John St. Clair Antinio Petty |
| ESPN+ |
| March 8, 2023 8:30 pm |
| Report |
| No. 6 Rice 72, No. 11 UTSA 71 | ||
| Scoring by half: 42–33, 30–38 | ||
| Pts: Olivari (18) Rebs: Olivari (8) Asts: Fiedler (6) |
Pts: Medor (20) Rebs: Richards (7) Asts: Medor (6) | |
| Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 1,232 Referees: Darron George Chris Merlo Chris Pacsi |
Quarterfinals
| ESPN+ |
| March 9, 2023 5:30 pm |
| Report |
| No. 1 Florida Atlantic 75, No. 9 Western Kentucky 51 | ||
| Scoring by half: 30–20, 45–31 | ||
| Pts: Davis (14) Rebs: Greenlee (8) Asts: Davis (4) |
Pts: McKnight (18) Rebs: Sharp (11) Asts: McKnight (2) | |
| Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 1,773 Referees: Kelly Self Craig Murley Kevin Mathis |
| ESPN+ |
| March 9, 2023 6:00 pm |
| Report |
| No. 4 Middle Tennessee 66, No. 5 Charlotte 65 | ||
| Scoring by half: 26–28, 40–37 | ||
| Pts: Weston (22) Rebs: Dishman (9) Asts: Dishman/Weston/Lenard Jr./Bufford/Millin (1) |
Pts: Khalifa/Patterson (14) Rebs: Khalifa (7) Asts: Khalifa (4) | |
| Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 1,773 Referees: Rick Crawford Antinio Petty Chris Hudson |
| ESPN+ |
| March 9, 2023 8:00 pm |
| Report |
| No. 2 North Texas 74, No. 10 Louisiana Tech 46 | ||
| Scoring by half: 35–19, 39–27 | ||
| Pts: Scott (19) Rebs: Ousmane (9) Asts: Huntsberry (4) |
Pts: J. Crawford (10) Rebs: Hunter (5) Asts: I. Crawford/J. Crawford (1) | |
| Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 2,765 Referees: Darron George Tyler Kumpf James Duke |
| ESPN+ |
| March 9, 2023 8:30 pm |
| Report |
| No. 3 UAB 87, No. 6 Rice 60 | ||
| Scoring by half: 40–30, 47–30 | ||
| Pts: Walker (27) Rebs: Jemison (10) Asts: Gaines (6) |
Pts: Evee (20) Rebs: Sheffield (6) Asts: Fiedler (5) | |
| Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 2,765 Referees: Stephen Divine Rodrick Dixon Gary Maxwell |
Semifinals
| CBSSN |
| March 10, 2023 11:30 am |
| Report |
| No. 1 Florida Atlantic 68, No. 4 Middle Tennessee 65 | ||
| Scoring by half: 37–25, 31–40 | ||
| Pts: Davis (18) Rebs: Martin (6) Asts: Greenlee (3) |
Pts: Dishman (17) Rebs: Dishman (11) Asts: Weston (6) | |
| Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Referees: Darron George Tyler Kumpf Gary Maxwell |
| CBSSN |
| March 10, 2023 2:00 pm |
| Report |
| No. 2 North Texas 69, No. 3 UAB 76 | ||
| Scoring by half: 28–35, 41–41 | ||
| Pts: Perry (17) Rebs: Scott (13) Asts: Huntsberry (4) |
Pts: Walker (32) Rebs: Buffen (7) Asts: Walker (6) | |
| Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 2,005 Referees: Rick Crawford Jeb Hartness Antinio Petty |
Championship game
| CBSSN |
| March 11, 2023 7:30 pm |
| Report |
| No. 1 Florida Atlantic 78, No. 3 UAB 56 | ||
| Scoring by half: 46–27, 32–29 | ||
| Pts: Martin (30) Rebs: Martin (11) Asts: Rosado/Boyd/Gaffney (2) |
Pts: Walker (18) Rebs: Jemison (8) Asts: Gaines (2) | |
| Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 1,681 Referees: Jeb Hartness, Antinio Petty, Gary Maxwell |
*Game times: CT
See also
- 2023 Conference USA women's basketball tournament
- Conference USA men's basketball tournament
- Conference USA
References
- "2022-23 Championship Schedule". Conference USA.
- "Basketball Championships Schedule" (PDF). Conference USA.
- "Men's Basketball Championship Bracket" (PDF). Conference USA.
External links
| Conference USA men's basketball tournament | |
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| Broadcasters |
| 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments | |
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| Conference | |
| Postseason | |