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2024 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams9
SitePropst Arena
Huntsville, Alabama
ChampionsWestern Kentucky (1st title)
Winning coachSteve Lutz (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+, CBSSN
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2023–24 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston 13 3   .813 21 12   .636
Louisiana Tech 12 4   .750 22 10   .688
Western Kentucky 8 8   .500 22 12   .647
Liberty 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
UTEP 7 9   .438 18 16   .529
New Mexico State 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
Middle Tennessee 7 9   .438 14 19   .424
Jacksonville State 6 10   .375 14 18   .438
FIU 5 11   .313 11 22   .333
2024 CUSA tournament winner

The 2024 Conference USA men's basketball tournament is a postseason tournament held from March 12–16, 2024, at Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Seeds

Teams were seeded by conference record. The top seven teams received byes to the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conference
record
Tiebreaker #1 Tiebreaker #2 Tiebreaker #3
1 Sam Houston 13–3
2 Louisiana Tech 12–4
3 Western Kentucky 8–8
4 Liberty 7–9 1–1 vs. Sam Houston
5 UTEP 7–9 0–2 vs. Sam Houston 2–0 vs. JSU Higher RPI
6 New Mexico State 7–9 0–2 vs. Sam Houston 2–0 vs. JSU Lower RPI
7 Middle Tennessee 7–9 0–2 vs. Sam Houston 1–1 vs. JSU
8 Jacksonville State 6–10
9 FIU 5–11

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – March 12, 2024
1 8:00 pm No. 8 Jacksonville State vs. No. 9 FIU 67–76 ESPN+ 444
Quarterfinals – March 13, 2024
2 5:30 pm No. 1 Sam Houston vs. No. 9 FIU 78–59 ESPN+ 628
3 8:00 pm No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 7 Middle Tennessee 67–70 678
Quarterfinals – March 14, 2024
4 5:30 pm No. 4 Liberty vs. No. 5 UTEP 57–66 ESPN+ 2,265
5 8:00 pm No. 3 Western Kentucky vs. No. 6 New Mexico State 89–69 2,333
Semifinals – March 15, 2024
6 11:30 am No. 1 Sam Houston vs. No. 5 UTEP 63–65 CBSSN 3,272
7 2:00 pm No. 7 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 3 Western Kentucky 54–85
Championship – March 16, 2024
8 7:30 pm No. 5 UTEP vs No. 3 Western Kentucky 71–78 CBSSN 4,541
*Game times in CT. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 12
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 13
Thursday, March 14
Semifinals
Friday, March 15
Championship
Saturday, March 16
            
1 Sam Houston State 78
9 Florida International 59
8 Jacksonville State 67
9 Florida International 76
1 Sam Houston State 63
5 UTEP 65
4 Liberty 57
5 UTEP 66
5 UTEP 71
3 Western Kentucky 78
2 Louisiana Tech 67
7 Middle Tennessee 70
7 Middle Tennessee 54
3 Western Kentucky 85
3 Western Kentucky 89
6 New Mexico State 69

* – Denotes overtime period

See also

References

  1. "CUSA Basketball Championships Moving to Huntsville, Alabama". conferenceusa.com. 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  2. "Basketball Championships Schedule" (PDF). Conference USA.
  3. "Men's Basketball Championship Bracket" (PDF). Conference USA.

External links

Conference USA men's basketball tournament
Broadcasters
2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments
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