American Athletic Conference Men’s Report Tuesday, November 24, 2020

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2020-21 STANDINGS

AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA W-L PCT PF PA H A N L10 STREAK NOTABLE UCF 0-0 - - - 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Darin Green Jr., shot 41.7% from 3-point range last season Cincinnati 0-0 - - - 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Keith Williams Preseason All-Conference First Team East Carolina 0-0 - - - 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Jayden Gardner led AAC in scoring in 2019-20 (19.7 ppg) Houston17/18 0-0 - - - 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Preseason favorite in The American MemphisRV/RV 0-0 - - - 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - D.J. Jeffries and Landers Nolley II Preseason Second Team USF 0-0 - - - 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Alexis Yetna returns after missing 2019-20 season SMU 0-0 - - - 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Kendric Davis led AAC in assists last season with 6.6 apg Temple 0-0 - - - 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Jake Forrester led Owls with 53.3% percentage Tulane 0-0 - - - 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Improved total wins by 8 and AAC wins by 4 from 18-19 Tulsa 0-0 - - - 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Picked 10th in 2019-20 in AAC, finished tied for 1st Wichita State 0-0 - - - 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Return 3 starters from 23-8 squad in 2019-20

Rankings listed as AP/USA Today

SCHEDULE & RESULTS THE AMERICAN TODAY PRESEASON HONORS

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 2020-21 SEASON GETS UNDERWAY WEDNESDAY Preseason Player of the Year Florida College at USF (ESPN+)...... 11:30 a.m. The American opens the 2020-21 season with a RVMemphis vs. -/RVSt. Mary’s (ESPN2)...... 2 p.m. Caleb Mills, G, Houston Lamar at 17/18Houston (ESPN+)...... 3 p.m. four-game slate on Wednesday, Nov. 25. USF will Mills was named to the American Athletic Sam Houston St at SMU (ESPN+)...... 8 p.m. kick-off the season hosting Florida College at Conference 2019-20 All-Conference Second 11:30 a.m. Eastern on ESPN+. Memphis will take on Team after leading the Cougars with 13.2 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26 St. Mary’s on ESPN2 at 2 p.m. Eastern in the first RVMemphis vs. -/RVWKU/RVNorthern Iowa (ESPN/EU)...... TBD round of the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic points per game while coming off the bench in Sioux Falls, S.D. Houston will host Lamar at 3 for most of the season. He scored 20 or more FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+, while in the evening, SMU points eight times and in double figures 20 RVMemphis vs. TBD (ESPN/E2/EU)...... TBD hosts Sam Houston St at 8 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+. times. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Oklahoma at UCF (ESPN+)...... 2 p.m. HOUSTON NAMED PRESEASON FAVORITE Preseason Rookie of the Year USF vs. Rhode Island (ESPN3)...... 5:30 p.m. Houston has been selected as the preseason Moussa Cisse, C, Memphis Tulsa vs. TCU (ESPN3)...... 7:30 p.m. favorite to win the 2020-21 American Athletic In his final high school season, Cisse Temple vs. Virginia Tech (ESPNEWS)...... 8 p.m. Conference men’s basketball title in voting by the league’s head coaches, the conference announced averaged 18.4 points, 15.3 rebounds and 9.2 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 blocks in leading Lausanne to the Tennessee Tulsa vs. Liberty/South Carolina (ESPN2)...... TBA Oct. 28. Lipscomb at Tulane (ESPN+)...... 2 p.m. Division II-A State Championship. Cisse was 17/18Houston vs. 14/13Texas Tech (ESPN2)...... 5:30 p.m. Houston garnered nine first-place votes and ranked the No. 2 in the nation by USF vs. Virginia Tech (ESPN2)...... 8 p.m. earned a total of 99 points to become conference 247Sports Composite. favorites for the second year in a row. Memphis, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30 which tallied two first-place votes, is picked to RV/- Preseason All-Conference First Team Auburn at UCF (ESPN+)...... 7 p.m. finish second with 90 points. SMU was third with Texas A&M - Corpus Christi at SMU (ESPN+)...... 8 p.m. Keith Williams, G, Cincinnati 80 points, followed by Cincinnati (77), USF (61), Tulsa Jayden Gardner, F, East Carolina* All times ET and subject to change (50), Wichita State (44), UCF (37), East Carolina (34), Temple (18) and Tulane (15). Caleb Mills, G, Houston* Kendric Davis, G, SMU PACE AND DEFENSE Brandon Rachal, F, Tulsa Last season, Memphis ranked fifth in the country in defensive efficiency and led the country in field Preseason All-Conference Second Team goal percentage defense at 36.1, but what made Chris Vogt, C, Cincinnati Memphis unique was the pace the Tigers ran their D.J. Jeffries, F, Memphis offense. Of the top-10 defensive efficient teams, Memphis was the only school that ranked in the Landers Nolley II, G, Memphis top 100 in tempo, coming in at No. 28. Alexis Yetna, F, USF Tyson Jolly, G, SMU COUGARS CLEANED UP THE BOARDS In 2019-20, Houston led the country in rebounding * denotes unanimous selection margin at +9.5, is third in offensive rebounds with 14.42 per game and is third in total rebounds with 41.38 per contest. It was a team effort as well as only one Cougar, Nate Hinton, was in the top 200 individually (74th at 8.7 per game).Houston also ranked seventh in the nation in field goal percentage defense at 38.3 percent. AMERICAN NOTEBOOK

AWARD CENTRAL SMU returns its top two scorers from a squad THE RECORD BOOK that went 19-11 last season. Kendric Davis led The The American’s single-game records: 2021 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy American in assists last season with 6.6 assists Watch List per game while scoring 14.2 points per game, while Individual Points Tyson Jolly led the Mustangs with 14.5 points per 43 Jeremiah Martin, Memphis vs. Tulane, 2/20/19 Caleb Mills, R-So., G, Houston 42 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. Houston, 3/14/14 contest. 41 Jeremiah Martin, Memphis at USF, 2/3/19 2021 Jerry West Award Watch List (SG) CINCINNATI shared The American regular season Individual Field Goals Caleb Mills, R-So., G, Houston championship in 2019-20 and returns its second 15 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis at UCF, 1/26/16 leading scorers. Keith Williams (12.6 ppg) scored in Dedric Lawson, Memphis vs. Iowa, 11/26/16 Jeremiah Martin, Memphis vs. Tulane, 2/20/19 2021 Julius Erving Award double figures in 12 of the last 13 games in 2019-20 Watch List (SF) and Chris Vogt (11.0 ppg) shot 64.8 percent from Individual 3-Point Field Goals Jayden Gardner, Jr., F, East Carolina the field last season. 11 Matt Williams, UCF vs. USF, 1/17/17 D.J. Jeffries, So., F, Memphis 10 James Woodard, Tulsa at SMU, 3/8/15 USF returns five of its top six scorers from a squad that went 14-17, including David Collins, who Individual Free Throws 2021 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award 17 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati vs. Nebraska, 12/28/13 averaged 13.7 points per game. Also back is 2018- Watch List (C) 16 Jayden Gardner, ECU vs. Appalachian State, 11/30/18 Moussa Cisse, Fr., C, Memphis 19 Freshman of the Year Alexis Yetna, who missed 15 Four tied, last season due to an injury suffered in preseason. Last: David Collins, USF vs. Stony Brook, 3/20/19 NEW CONFERENCE FORMAT For the first time in conference history, the TULSA shared the regular season conference Individual Rebounds format consists of a 20-game, double round-robin title after being picked 10th in the preseason poll. 23 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis vs. Temple, 2/7/15 Jordan Tolbert, SMU vs. Nicholls State, 12/16/15 conference schedule for each of The American’s 2019-20 Coach of the Year Frank Haith and the 22 , Memphis at Tulane (OT), 2/29/20 11 member institutions. Golden Hurricane return all-conference third-team 21 Trevon Scott, Cincinnati vs. UCF (2OT), 2/19/20 member Brandon Rachal, who was second on the NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS team with 12.1 points per game. Individual Assists Of The American’s 11 schools, 10 of them posted a 13 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. UConn, 3/8/14 winning record in non-conference play in 2019-20, WICHITA STATE returns three players with 17 Brandon Goodwin, UCF at Tulane, 2/19/15 Kendric Davis, SMU vs. Tulane, 2/1/20 led by Wichita State, who was 12-1 and Memphis, or more starts from a team that went 23-8 last 12 Seven tied, who was 11-2. season. (9.4 ppg) and Dexter Dennis Last: Jalen Adams, UConn at ECU 3/10/19 (9.2 ppg) combined for 18.6 points per contest out CONSISTENT SHOCKERS of the backcourt for the Shockers. Individual Blocks With a 2019-20 record of 23-8, Wichita State 9 Yanick Moreira, SMU vs. Midwestern State, 12/29/14 reached the 22-win mark for the 11th-consecutive UCF went 16-14 in 2019-20 and will be led by Darin Amida Brimah, UConn vs. Maine, 11/13/15 8 Five tied, year, joining Duke, Gonzaga and Kansas as the Green Jr., who shot 41.7 percent from behind the Last: Blake Paul, Tulane vs. SE Louisiana, 11/13/17 only programs to hit the number in every season arch and averaged 10.1 points per game as a since 2010. freshman. Individual Steals 10 Laquincy Rideau, USF at Temple, 1/12/19 EAST CAROLINA returns all five starters from a 7 Nine tied, AROUND THE LEAGUE Last: Laquincy Rideau, USF vs. IUPUI, 11/13/19 HOUSTON is looking for its third-consecutive year ago, including all-conference second-team regular season championship after finishing selection Jayden Gardner, who led The American Team Points 23-8 overall and 13-5 in conference play in 2019- in scoring with 19.7 points per game and recorded 119 Cincinnati vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 12/17/16 20. Mills returns as the Cougars’ leading scorer 10 games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds. 116 Rutgers vs. Stillman, 11/25/13 at 13.2 points per game despite coming off the Fewest Points Allowed bench. Houston also returns second-leading TEMPLE and second-year head coach Aaron McKie will look to seniors De’Vondre Perry and 31 Rutgers vs. Louisville, 3/13/14 scorer (12.1 ppg) and 2019-20 All- 35 ECU vs. Charleston, 12/15/16 Freshman Team selection Marcus Sasser. J.P. Moorman II and leading returning scorer Jake Forrester as the Owls lost four of its top five Team Field Goals MEMPHIS went 21-10 last season and returns scorers from a year ago. 44 Memphis vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 12/17/16 43 Cincinnati vs. McNeese, 11/22/16 double-digit scorers in D.J. Jeffries (10.8 ppg) and 2019-20 All-Freshman Team member Lester TULANE was much improved in head coach Ron Hunter’s first year in charge of the Green Wave, Team 3-Point Field Goals Quinones (10.7 ppg), while adding another strong 18 Houston vs. Tulsa, 1/11/18 recruiting class, including Cisse, who was a going 12-18 overall and 4-14 in conference play Houston vs. ECU, 2/25/18 consensus five-star recruit. after a 4-27 (0-18 American) season in 2018-19. Jordan Walker is the returning leading scorer at Team Free Throws 8.0 points per game. 41 Louisville vs. Rugers, 1/14/14 Cincinnati vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/22/15

THE AMERICAN’S COACHING RECORDS Team Rebounds Coach, School Overall School Conference 69 Cincinnati vs. Chicago State, 12/23/13 Johnny Dawkins, UCF 239-163 13th Season 83-48 Fifth Season 40-32 67 Wichita State vs. Savannah State, 11/28/17 John Brannen, Cincinnati 102-62 Sixth Season 20-10 Second Season 13-5 Joe Dooley, East Carolina 192-151 11th Season 78-93 Seventh Season 8-28 Team Assists , Houston 639-330 32nd Season 139-60 Seventh Season 71-37 35 Memphis vs. McNeese State, 11/22/16 32 Cincinnati vs. Robert Morris, 11/15/15 , Memphis 43-24 Third Season 43-24 Third Season 21-15 Wichita State at ECU, 1/11/18 Brian Gregory, USF 296-333 17th Season 48-53 Fourth Season 18-36 Tim Jankovich, SMU 247-169 14th Season 90-49 Fifth Season 38-34 Team Blocks Aaron McKie, Temple 14-17 Second Season 14-17 Second Season 6-12 15 Memphis vs. Oral Roberts, 12/20/14 Ron Hunter, Tulane 457-332 27th Season 12-18 Second Season 4-14 UConn vs. Maine, 11/13/15 Frank Haith, Tulsa 303-205 17th Season 116-76 Seventh Season 67-41 Team Steals Issac Brown, Wichita State 0-0 First Season 0-0 First Season 0-0 19 Louisville vs. Rugers, 3/13/14 18 USF vs. Boston College, 11/10/19

2 • 2020-21 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball NATIONAL POLLS

Associated Press Poll USA Today Coaches Poll American Preseason Coaches’ Poll Preseason Presason Team (1st place votes)...... Points Rec Pts Prv Rec Pts Prv 1. Houston (9)...... 99 1 Gonzaga (28) 0-0 1541 - 1 Baylor (12) 0-0 764 - 2. Memphis (2)...... 90 2 Baylor (24) 0-0 1540 - 2 Gonzaga (10) 0-0 762 - 3. SMU...... 80 3 Villanova (11) 0-0 1501 - 3 Villanova (8) 0-0 755 - 4. Cincinnati...... 77 4 Virginia (1) 0-0 1364 - 4 Virginia 0-0 666 - 5. USF...... 61 5 Iowa 0-0 1273 - 5 Kansas 0-0 612 - 6. Tulsa...... 50 6 Kansas 0-0 1221 - 6 Iowa (1) 0-0 587 - 7. Wichita State...... 44 7 Wisconsin 0-0 1150 - 7 Wisconsin 0-0 579 - 8. UCF...... 37 8 Illinois 0-0 1105 - 8 Duke (1) 0-0 555 - 9. East Carolina...... 34 9 Duke 0-0 1073 - 9 Kentucky 0-0 541 - 10. Temple...... 18 10 Kentucky 0-0 1038 - 10 Illinois 0-0 523 - 11. Tulane...... 15 11 Creighton 0-0 922 - 11 Creighton 0-0 458 - 12 Tennessee 0-0 919 - 12 Michigan State 0-0 437 - 13 Michigan State 0-0 820 - 13 Texas Tech 0-0 420 - Preseason Player of the Year 14 Texas Tech 0-0 790 - 14 Tennessee 0-0 383 - Caleb Mills, R-So., G, Houston 15 West Virginia 0-0 651 - 15 West Virginia 0-0 347 - 16 North Carolina 0-0 465 - 16 North Carolina 0-0 266 - Preseason Rookie of the Year 17 Houston 0-0 438 - 17 Arizona State 0-0 240 - Moussa Cisse, C, Memphis 18 Arizona State 0-0 402 - 18 Houston 0-0 203 - 19 Texas 0-0 380 - Florida State 0-0 203 - Preseason All-Conference First Team 20 Oregon 0-0 375 - 20 Oregon 0-0 193 - Keith Williams, Sr., G, Cincinnati 21 Florida State 0-0 351 - 21 UCLA 0-0 145 - Jayden Gardner, Jr., F, East Carolina* 22 UCLA 0-0 336 - 22 Texas 0-0 137 - Caleb Mills, R-So., G, Houston* 23 Ohio State 0-0 270 - 23 Rutgers 0-0 104 - Kendric Davis, Jr., G, SMU 24 Rutgers 0-0 190 - 24 Ohio State 0-0 102 - Brandon Rachal, Sr., F, Tulsa 25 Michigan 0-0 160 - 25 Alabama 0-0 62 - Others receiving votes: LSU 146, Memphis 69, Others receiving votes: Louisville 55, Florida Preseason All-Conference Second Team Florida 69, Alabama 50, Indiana 48, Louisville 41, 52, Michigan 38, LSU 27, Dayton 23, San Diego Chris Vogt, Sr., C, Cincinnati Richmond 40, Stanford 14, Providence 9, Saint State 23, Richmond 21, Maryland 15, Indiana 14, D.J. Jeffries, So., F, Memphis Louis 8, Auburn 8, UConn 6, San Diego State 6, Seton Hall 12, Memphis 12, UConn 11, Stanford Landers Nolley II, R-So., G, Memphis BYU 4, Loyola Chicago 3, Seton Hall 2, Northern 10, Oklahoma State 9, Northern Iowa 8, BYU 8, Alexis Yetna, R-Jr., F, USF Iowa 1, UNC Greensboro 1 Providence 4, Syracuse 4, Purdue 3, Arkansas Tyson Jolly, Sr., G, SMU 2, Stephen F. Austin 1, Saint Mary’s 1, Loyola Chicago 1, Western Kentucky 1, Georgia Tech 1 * unanimous selection WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE NATIONAL POLLS

Rankings are listed as AP/USA Today

UCF Cincinnati ECU Houston Memphis USF SMU Temple Tulane Tulsa Wichita St. Preseason - - - 17/18 RV/RV ------Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 Week 19 FINAL

3 • 2020-21 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball THE 2019-20 SEASON

THE AMERICAN’S 2019-20 2019-20 ATTENDANCE AGAINST THE CONFERENCES TEAM Home Avg Away Avg Neutral Avg Total Avg Cincinnati 15-166493 11100 11-88999 8091 4-8339 2085 30-263831 8794 East Carolina 16-62899 3931 12-69397 5783 3-900 300 31-133196 4297 Conference Record Pct. Houston 16-107490 6718 12-94948 7912 3-11941 3980 31-214379 6915 America East 3-0 1.000 Memphis 18-293622 16312 11-96232 8748 2-9074 4537 31-398928 12869 ACC 3-4 .429 SMU 17-74722 4395 13-93476 7190 0-0 0 30-168198 5607 Atlantic Sun 2-1 .667 Temple 15-96377 6425 12-76392 6366 4-10316 2579 31-183085 5906 Tulane 14-24405 1743 10-66057 6606 6-1050 175 30-91512 3050 Atlantic 10 4-2 .667 Tulsa 17-68731 4043 13-95247 7327 1-2422 2422 31-166400 5368 Big East 0-5 .000 UCF 16-80783 5049 11-69742 6340 3-0 0 30-150525 5018 Big Sky 0-0 .000 USF 17-63826 3754 9-65703 7300 5-2481 496 31-132010 4258 Big South 2-0 1.000 Wichita State 19-195978 10315 10-85338 8534 2-3040 1520 31-284356 9173 Totals 197-1391715 7065 134-979439 7309 37-72049 1947 368-2443203 6639 Big Ten 0-5 .000 Big 12 2-4 .333 Big West 0-0 .000 2019-20 GAMES DECIDED BY ... OT or Colonial 4-2 .667 0-5 6-10 11-15 16+ Total Conference USA 7-1 .878 UCF 8-5 1-3 4-3 3-3 16-14 Horizon 2-1 .667 Cincinnati 10-4 2-3 3-2 6-0 20-10 Ivy 1-2 .333 ECU 4-5 2-7 3-2 2-6 11-20 Houston 4-5 6-2 5-1 8-0 23-8 Metro Atlantic Athletic 3-0 1.000 Memphis 8-6 4-3 4-0 5-1 21-10 Mid-American 1-2 .333 USF 4-5 2-5 4-3 4-4 14-17 MEAC 5-1 .833 SMU 7-6 3-2 2-0 7-2 19-11 Missouri Valley 8-0 .000 Temple 5-5 2-6 4-3 3-3 14-17 Tulane 4-6 3-1 2-7 3-4 12-18 Mountain West 3-2 .600 Tulsa 4-3 7-1 4-1 5-5 21-10 Northeast 2-0 1.000 Wichita State 4-3 7-1 2-3 10-1 23-8 Ohio Valley 4-0 1.000 Total 65-61 43-37 38-25 65-30 213-155 Overtime Records – UCF (1-0), Cincinnati (4-3), ECU (0-2), Houston (0-1), Memphis (1-1), USF (1-1), SMU (2-2), Temple (2-0), Tulane (0-2), Pac-12 3-2 .600 Tulsa (1-1), Wichita State (1-0) Patriot 0-2 .000 SEC 10-5 .667 Southern 3-0 1.000 2021-20 NON-CONFERENCE GAMES AGAINST TOP 25 (0-0) DATE TEAM RANK* OPPONENT RANK* RESULT Southland 12-0 1.000 11/25 Memphis RV vs. St. Mary’s -/RV 2 p.m. Summit 3-0 1.000 11/29 Houston 17/18 vs. Texas Tech 14/13 5:30 p.m. SWAC 12-0 1.000 * Rank in Associated Press poll followed by rank in USA Today poll Sun Belt 4-3 .571 West Coast 2-1 .500 Western Athletic 0-2 .000

Independents 0-0 .000 Non-Division I 0-0 .000

Total: 105-47 .691 Home: 75-14 .843 Away: 13-13 .500 Neutral: 17-20 .459 Regular Season: 105-47 .691 Postseason: 0-0 .000

Non-Conference Records UCF 9-3 Cincinnati 7-5 East Carolina 6-7 Houston 10-3 Memphis 11-2 USF 7-6 SMU 10-2 Temple 8-5 Tulane 8-4 Tulsa 8-5 Wichita State 12-1

4 • 2020-21 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball THE 2019-20 SEASON

AWARD WINNERS 2019-20 STATISTICAL RANKINGS

AMERICAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK OFFENSE DEFENSE Nov. 11 - Nate Pierre-Louis, Jr., G, Temple Team Scoring FG-Pct 3FG-Pct Rebounds Scoring FG-Pct 3FG-Pct Rebounds Nov. 18 - Brandon Rachal, Jr., F, Tulsa Cincinnati 3 2 10 5 7 5 9 4 Nov. 25 - Precious Achiuwa, Fr., F, Memphis East Carolina 10 7 12 8 12 10 10 7 Dec. 2 - Quinton Rose, Sr., G, Temple Dec. 9 - Quentin Grimes, So., G, Houston Houston 4 6 1 1 1 2 2 2 Dec. 16 - Erik Stevenson, So., G, Wichita State Memphis 5 4 3 2 5 1 1 10 Dec. 23 - Jayden Gardner, So., F, ECU SMU 1 1 6 7 10 8 12 3 Dec. 30 - Fabian White Jr, Jr., F, Houston Temple 9 12 8 6 8 6 5 11 Jan. 6 - Erik Stevenson, So., G, Wichita State Tulane 8 9 2 12 11 12 11 12 Jan. 13 - Jayden Gardner, So., F, ECU Tulsa 11 3 9 10 3 4 3 5 Jan. 20 - Brandon Rachal, Jr., F, Tulsa UCF 7 5 7 9 9 9 6 9 Jan. 27 - Martins Igbanu, Sr., F, Tulsa UConn 2 8 5 4 6 7 7 8 Feb. 3 - Elijah Joiner, Jr., G, Tulsa USF 12 11 11 11 2 11 8 1 Feb. 10 - James Bouknight, Fr., G, UConn Wichita State 6 10 4 3 4 3 4 6 Feb. 17 - Trevon Scott, R-Sr., F, Cincinnati Feb. 24 - Teshaun Hightower, Jr., G, Tulane March 2 - Christian Vital, Sr., G, UConn Scoring Turnover Asst/TO March 9 - Christian Vital, Sr., G, UConn Team FT-Pct 3FGs Blocks Steals Assists Margin Margin Margin Ratio AMERICAN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Cincinnati 11 9 4 8 2 5 4 10 5 Nov. 11 - , C, Memphis East Carolina 4 12 8 9 6 12 8 9 6 Nov. 18 - Lester Quinones, G, Memphis Houston 3 5 3 12 8 1 1 8 3 Nov. 25 - James Bouknight, G, UConn Memphis 10 8 2 2 3 3 5 12 11 Dec. 2 - Boogie Ellis, G, Memphis SMU 1 2 6 11 1 6 3 11 1 Dec. 9 - Tyson Etienne, G, Wichita State Temple 9 7 7 3 5 9 10 7 4 Dec. 16 - Caleb Mills, G, Houston Tulane 5 3 10 1 11 11 12 1 8 Dec. 23 - Precious Achiuwa, F, Memphis Tulsa 7 11 11 4 10 7 9 4 9 Dec. 30 - Grant Sherfield, Wichita State UCF 6 4 9 10 7 8 11 6 7 Jan. 6 - Precious Achiuwa, F, Memphis UConn 2 5 1 6 8 4 6 3 10 Jan. 13 - Precious Achiuwa, F, Memphis USF 12 10 12 4 12 10 7 5 12 Jan. 20 - D.J. Jeffries, F, Memphis Wichita State 8 1 5 7 4 2 2 2 2 Jan. 27 - Caleb Mills, G, Houston Feb. 3 - Precious Achiuwa, F, Memphis Feb. 10 - Darin Green Jr., G, UCF Feb. 17 - James Bouknight, G, UConn WEEKLY HONOR ROLL SELECTIONS Feb. 24 - Precious Achiuwa, F, Memphis March 2 - Marcus Sasser, G, Houston Nov. 11 - Christian Vital, Sr., G, UConn - Jayden Gardner, So., F, East Carolina - Tyson Jolly, Jr., G, SMU - March 9 - Precious Achiuwa, F, Memphis Jordan Walker, R-So., G, Tulane - Dexter Dennis, So., G, Wichita State ACTIVE CAREER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS Nov. 18 - Christian Vital, Sr., G, UConn - Isiaha Mike, Jr., F, SMU - Nate Pierre-Louis, Jr., G, Temple - Player of the Week Teshaun Hightower, Jr., G, Tulane - Jamarius Burton, So., G, Wichita State Player, School Total 2019-20 Nov. 25 - Collin Smith, R-Jr., F, UCF - Quentin Grimes, So., G, Houston - Feron Hunt, So., F, SMU - Josh Jayden Gardner, ECU 2 2 Brandon Rachal, Tulsa 2 2 Pierre-Louis, Fr., G, Temple - Jordan Walker, R-So., G, Tulane Quentin Grimes, Houston 1 1 Dec. 2 - Chris Vogt, Jr., C, Cincinnati - Nate Hinton, So., G, Houston - K.J. Lawson, Gr., F, Tulane - Brandon Fabian White Jr, Houston 1 1 Rachal, Jr., G, Tulsa - Erik Stevenson, So., G, Wichita State Elijah Joiner, Tulsa 1 1 Dec. 9 - Ceasar DeJesus, R-Jr., G, UCF - Josh Carlton, Jr., F, UConn - Alex Lomax, So., G, Memphis - David

Freshman of the Week Collins, Jr., G, USF - Jamarius Burton, So., G, Wichita State Player, School Total 2019-20 Dec. 16 - Collin Smith, R-Jr., F, UCF - Jayden Gardner, So., F, ECU - Nate Hinton, So., G, Houston - David Caleb Mills, Houston 2 2 Collins, Jr., G, USF - Jake Forrester, So., F, Temple Lester Quinones, Memphis 1 1 Dec. 23 - Nate Hinton, So., G, Houston - Isiaha Mike, Jr., F, SMU - Teshaun Hightower, Jr., G, Tulane - Boogie Ellis, Memphis 1 1 Tyson Etienne, Wichita State 1 1 Jeriah Horne, R-Jr., F, Tulsa - Jaime Echenique, Sr., C, Wichita State D.J. Jeffries, Memphis 1 1 Dec. 30 - Christian Vital, Sr., G, UConn - Jayden Gardner, So., F, ECU - Precious Achiuwa, Fr., F, Memphis Darin Green Jr., UCF 1 1 - Ezacuras Dawson III, R-So., G, USF - Feron Hunt, So., F, SMU Marcus Sasser, Houston 1 1 Jayden Gardner, ECU 5 - Jan. 6 - Jayden Gardner, So., F, ECU - Nate Hinton, So., G, Houston - Kendric Davis, So., G, SMU - Alexis Yetna, USF 4 - Christion Thompson, Gr., G, Tulane - Jeriah Horne, R-Jr., F, Tulsa Fabian White Jr., Houston 2 - Jan. 13 - Trevon Scott, R-Sr., F, Cincinnati - Christian Vital, Sr., G, UConn - Kendric Davis, So., G, SMU - Ethan Chargois, SMU 2 - Caleb Mills, Fr., G, Houston - K.J. Lawson, Gr., F, Tulane J.P. Moorman II, Temple 1 - Nate Pierre-Louis, Temple 1 - Jan. 20 - Dazon Ingram, R-Sr., G, UCF - , Sr., G, Cincinnati - DeJon Jarreau, Jr., G, Dexter Dennis, Wichita State 1 - Houston - Precious Achiuwa, Fr., F, Memphis - Tyson Jolly, Jr., G, SMU Jan. 27 - Jarron Cumberland, Sr., G, Cincinnati - Jayden Gardner, So., F, ECU - DeJon Jarreau, Jr., G, Houston - Kendric Davis, So., G, SMU - Dexter Dennis, So., G, Wichita State Feb. 3 - Jarron Cumberland, Sr., G, Cincinnati - Christian Vital, Sr., G, UConn - Jayden Gardner, So., F, ECU - Lance Thomas, R-So., F, Memphis - Laquincy Rideau, Sr., G, USF Feb. 10 - Trevon Scott, Sr., F, Cincinnati - Nate Hinton, So., G, Houston - Justin Brown, Jr., G/F, USF - Quinton Rose, Sr., G, Temple - Martins Igbanu, Sr., F, Tulsa Feb. 17 - Precious Achiuwa, Fr., F, Memphis - Feron Hunt, So., F, SMU - Quinton Rose, Sr., G, Temple - Martins Igbanu, Sr., F, Tulsa - Dexter Dennis, So., G, Wichita State Feb. 24 - Tony Johnson Jr., Fr., G, UCF - Trevon Scott, R-Sr., F, Cincinnati - Christian Vital, Sr., G, UConn - Jayden Gardner, So., F, ECU - Caleb Mills, R-Fr., G, Houston March 1 - James Bouknight, Fr., G, UConn - Precious Achiuwa, Fr., F, Memphis - Justin Brown, Jr., G, USF - Lawson Korita, Sr., G, Tulsa - Dexter Dennis, So., G, Wichita State March 8 - Keith Williams, Jr., G, Cincinnati - Darin Green Jr., Fr., G, UCF - Quentin Grimes, So., G, Houston - Laquincy Rideau, Sr., G, USF - Martins Igbanu, Sr., F, Tulsa

5 • 2020-21 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball TEAM SCHEDULES

UCF ECU MEMPHIS SMU (0-0, 0-0 American) (0-0, 0-0 American) (0-0, 0-0 American) (0-0, 0-0 American)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 28 OKLAHOMA (ESPN+)...... 2 p.m. 5 RADFORD (ESPN+)...... TBA Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic 25 SAM HOUSTON ST (ESPN+)...... 8 p.m. 30 AUBURN (ESPN+)...... 7 p.m. 7 UNCW (ESPN+)...... 6 p.m. 25 vs. St. Mary’s (ESPN/ESPN2)...... 4:30 p.m. 30 TEXAS A&M - CORPUS CHRISTI (ESPN+)...8 p.m. 10 NORTH FLORIDA (ESPN+)...... 6 p.m. 26 vs. West Virginia/Texas A&M...... TBD DECEMBER 16 at SMU*...... TBD 27 vs. TBD...... TBD DECEMBER 6 at Michigan...... 4 p.m. 19 JAMES MADISON (ESPN+)...... 2 p.m. 2 HOUSTON BAPTIST (ESPN+)...... 8 p.m. 15 at Houston*...... TBD 22 TULANE*...... TBD DECEMBER 5 at Dayton...... 2 p.m. 19 at Florida State...... TBD 30 at Wichita State*...... TBD 2 ARKANSAS STATE (ESPN+)...... TBD 8 VANDERBILT (ESPN+)...... 8 p.m. 22 CINCINNATI*...... TBD 8 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST (ESPN+)...... TBD 16 EAST CAROLINA*...... TBD 30 TULANE*...... TBD JANUARY 16 at Tulane*...... TBD 30 at Temple*...... TBD 2 at Tulane*...... TBD 21 TULSA*...... TBD JANUARY 9 USF*...... TBD 29 USF*...... TBD JANUARY 2 at USF*...... TBD 13 at Cincinnati*...... TBD 2 HOUSTON*...... TBD 6 MEMPHIS*...... TBD 16 TEMPLE*...... TBD JANUARY 6 CINCINNATI*...... TBD 9 at Tulsa*...... TBD 20 at USF*...... TBD 2 at Temple*...... TBD 9 TEMPLE*...... TBD 13 at Temple*...... TBD 24 MEMPHIS*...... TBD 6 at UCF*...... TBD 14 at Memphis*...... TBD 16 HOUSTON*...... TBD 27 at UCF*...... TBD 14 SMU*...... TBD 17 WICHITA STATE*...... TBD 23 SMU*...... TBD 30 TULSA*...... TBD 17 at Tulsa*...... TBD 20 at Tulane*...... TBD 27 EAST CAROLINA*...... TBD 21 WICHITA STATE*...... TBD 23 at UCF*...... TBD 30 at Wichita State*...... TBD FEBRUARY 24 at East Carolina*...... TBD 27 MEMPHIS*...... TBD 3 HOUSTON*...... TBD 27 at SMU*...... TBD 30 at Houston*...... TBD FEBRUARY 6 at Memphis*...... TBD 3 at Memphis*...... TBD 8 SMU*...... TBD FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 6 TULSA*...... TBD 13 at Temple*...... TBD 3 UCF*...... TBD 6 USF*...... TBD 10 WICHITA STATE*...... TBD 17 at Houston*...... TBD 6 EAST CAROLINA*...... TBD 8 at East Carolina*...... TBD 14 at Cincinnati*...... TBD 21 WICHITA STATE*...... TBD 11 CINCINNATI*...... TBD 13 at Tulsa*...... TBD 17 USF*...... TBD 27 at Tulsa*...... TBD 14 at Houston*...... TBD 17 TULANE*...... TBD 20 at Tulane*...... TBD 18 at Wichita State*...... TBD 20 at USF*...... TBD 24 at SMU*...... TBD MARCH 21 TEMPLE*...... TBD 24 UCF*...... TBD 27 TEMPLE*...... TBD 4 UCF*...... TBD 24 TULANE*...... TBD 28 at Wichita State*...... TBD 7 CINCINNATI*...... TBD 28 at Cincinnati*...... TBD MARCH MARCH 4 at East Carolina*...... TBD * American Athletic Conference game MARCH 4 at Cincinnati*...... TBD All times Eastern 3 at USF*...... TBD 7 TULSA*...... TBD * American Athletic Conference game 6 HOUSTON*...... TBD All times Eastern * American Athletic Conference game * American Athletic Conference game All times Eastern All times Eastern

CINCINNATI HOUSTON USF TEMPLE (0-0, 0-0 American) (0-0, 0-0 American) (0-0, 0-0 American) (0-0, 0-0 American)

DECEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 2 LIPSCOMB (ESPN+)...... TBD 25 LAMAR (ESPN+)...... 3 p.m. 25 FLORIDA COLLEGE (ESPN+)...... 11:30 a.m. 28 vs. Virginia Tech (ESPNEWS)...... 8 p.m. Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout Southwest Showcase (Multiple Sites) Basketball HoF Tip-Off (Uncasville, 6 XAVIER (ESPN)...... 3 p.m. 27 BOISE STATE (ESPN+)...... 3 p.m. Conn.) DECEMBER 9 FURMAN (ESPN+)...... TBD 29 vs. Texas Tech (ESPN2)...... 5:30 p.m. 28 vs. Rhode Island (ESPN3)...... 5:30 p.m. 3 at Villanova (FS1)...... 7 p.m. 12 at Tennessee...... TBD 29 vs. Virginia Tech (ESPN2)...... 8 p.m. 6 LA SALLE (ESPN+)...... 2 p.m. 16 USF*...... TBD DECEMBER 12 at Saint Joseph’s (NBCSN)...... 3 p.m. 19 at Georgia...... TBD 5 SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPN+)...... 8 p.m. DECEMBER 22 at Houston*...... TBD 22 at UCF*...... TBD 9 SAM HOUSTON STATE (ESPN+)...... TBA 4 FLORIDA A&M (ESPN+)...... 5 p.m. 30 SMU*...... TBD 12 RICE (ESPN+)...... 2 p.m. 8 STETSON (ESPN+)...... 5 p.m. JANUARY 15 UCF*...... TBA Holiday Hoopsgiving (Atlanta, Ga.) JANUARY 2 TULSA*...... TBD 19 at Alabama...... TBA 12 vs. LSU...... 2:30 p.m. 2 MEMPHIS*...... TBD 6 at SMU*...... TBD 22 TEMPLE*...... TBA 16 at Cincinnati*...... TBD 6 at Tulane*...... TBD 9 at Wichita State*...... TBD 29 at Tulsa*...... TBA 22 WICHITA STATE*...... TBD 9 at SMU*...... TBD 13 East Carolina*...... TBD 29 at Memphis*...... TBD 13 UCF*...... TBD 16 TULANE*...... TBD JANUARY 16 at East Carolina*...... TBD 20 at Temple*...... TBD 2 at SMU*...... TBA JANUARY 20 CINCINNATI*...... TBD 23 at Houston*...... TBD 6 WICHITA STATE*...... TBA 2 UCF*...... TBD 27 at USF*...... TBD 27 WICHITA STATE*...... TBD 9 TULANE*...... TBA 6 TULSA*...... TBD 30 TULANE*...... TBD 30 at USF*...... TBD 13 at USF*...... TBA 9 at East Carolina*...... TBD 16 at UCF*...... TBA 13 HOUSTON*...... TBD FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 20 TULSA*...... TBA 20 EAST CAROLINA*...... TBD 4 at Cincinnati*...... TBD 4 TEMPLE*...... TBD 23 CINCINNATI*...... TBA 24 at Wichita State*...... TBD 7 at Wichita State*...... TBD 7 at Tulane*...... TBD 27 at Tulane*...... TBA 27 TEMPLE*...... TBD 10 HOUSTON*...... TBD 11 at Memphis*...... TBD 30 SMU*...... TBA 30 CINCINNATI*...... TBD 13 EAST CAROLINA*...... TBD 14 UCF*...... TBD 17 at Tulsa*...... TBD 21 HOUSTON*...... TBD FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 21 at Memphis*...... TBD 24 at Tulsa*...... TBD 3 at ECU*...... TBA 3 at Tulsa*...... TBD 24 USF*...... TBD 28 MEMPHIS*...... TBD 10 at Temple*...... TBA 6 at SMU*...... TBD 27 at UCF*...... TBD 14 MEMPHIS*...... TBA 13 TULANE*...... TBD MARCH 17 EAST CAROLINA*...... TBA 17 at UCF*...... TBD MARCH 4 SMU*...... TBD 21 at Cincinnati*...... TBA 20 SMU*...... TBD 2 TULSA*...... TBD 7 at East Carolina*...... TBD 25 at Wichita State*...... TBA 24 at Temple*...... TBD 6 WICHITA STATE*...... TBD 28 USF*...... TBA 28 at Houston*...... TBD * American Athletic Conference game * American Athletic Conference game All times Eastern MARCH MARCH All times Eastern 6 at Memphis*...... TBA 3 MEMPHIS*...... TBD 6 at Tulane*...... TBD * American Athletic Conference game All times Eastern * American Athletic Conference game All times Eastern

6 • 2020-21 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball TEAM SCHEDULES/MEDIA SERVICES

TULANE TULSA WICHITA STATE American Athletic (0-0, 0-0 American) (0-0, 0-0 American) (0-0, 0-0 American) Conference NOVEMBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Communications Contacts 27 LAMAR (ESPN+)...... 2 p.m. Hall of Fame Classic (Kansas City, Mo.) 2 ORAL ROBERTS (ESPN+)...... 7 p.m. 29 LIPSCOMB (ESPN+)...... 2 p.m. 28 vs. TCU (ESPN3)...... 7:30 p.m. 6 MISSOURI...... TBD UCF 29 vs. Northwe/S. Carolina (ESPN2)...... TBD 12 OKLAHOMA STATE (ESPN+)...... 3 p.m. Dan Forcella DECEMBER 15 at Tulsa*...... TBD Assistant AD, Strategic Communications 9 SOUTHERN MISS (ESPN+)...... 8 p.m. DECEMBER 22 at USF*...... TBD Mobile...... (207) 650-6790 12 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF (ESPN+)...... 2 p.m. 30 EAST CAROLINA*...... TBD 4 UT ARLINGTON (ESPN+)...... TBD e-mail...... [email protected] 16 MEMPHIS*...... TBD 8 ARKANSAS (ESPN+)...... TBD 19 GRAMBLING STATE (ESPN+)...... 2 p.m. 12 at Oral Roberts...... 3 p.m. JANUARY 22 at East Carolina*...... TBD 15 WICHITA STATE*...... TBD 2 at Ole Miss...... TBD CINCINNATI 30 at UCF*...... TBD 18 NORTHWESTERN STATE (ESPN+)...... TBD 6 at Houston*...... TBD Andre Foushee 21 at Memphis*...... TBD 9 CINCINNATI*...... TBD Assistant AD/Sports Communications JANUARY 29 HOUSTON*...... TBD 13 TULSA*...... TBD Office...... (513) 556-5182 2 EAST CAROLINA*...... TBD 17 at SMU*...... TBD Mobile...... (859) 797-7871 6 TEMPLE*...... TBD JANUARY 21 at Memphis*...... TBD e-mail...... [email protected] 9 at Houston*...... TBD 2 at Cincinnati*...... TBD 24 USF*...... TBD 16 at Cincinnati*...... TBD 6 at USF*...... TBD 27 at Cincinnati*...... TBD ECU 20 SMU*...... TBD 9 UCF*...... TBD 30 UCF*...... TBD Jody Jones 23 at Tulsa*...... TBD 13 at Wichita State*...... TBD Associate Director/Media Relations 27 HOUSTON*...... TBD 17 MEMPHIS*...... TBD FEBRUARY Office...... (252) 737-4524 30 at Temple*...... TBD 20 at Houston*...... TBD 3 TULANE*...... TBD Mobile...... (252) 414-2019 23 TULANE*...... TBD 7 TEMPLE*...... TBD e-mail...... [email protected] FEBRUARY 30 at East Carolina*...... TBD 10 at UCF*...... TBD 3 at Wichita State*...... TBD 18 MEMPHIS*...... TBD HOUSTON 7 CINCINNATI*...... TBD 21 at East Carolina*...... TBD FEBRUARY Jeff Conrad 10 TULSA*...... TBD 25 HOUSTON*...... TBD 3 USF*...... TBD Assistant AD for Athletics Communications 13 at USF*...... TBD 28 SMU*...... TBD 6 at UCF*...... TBD Office...... (713) 743-9410 17 at SMU*...... TBD 10 at Tulane*...... TBD Mobile...... (713) 557-3841 20 UCF*...... TBD 13 SMU*...... TBD MARCH e-mail...... [email protected] 24 at Memphis*...... TBD 17 TEMPLE*...... TBD 3 at Tulane*...... TBD 24 CINCINNATI*...... TBD 6 at Temple*...... TBD MARCH 27 EAST CAROLINA*...... TBD MEMPHIS 3 WICHITA STATE*...... TBD * American Athletic Conference game John Galatas 6 USF*...... TBD MARCH All times Eastern Assistant Director/Communications 2 at Temple*...... TBD Office...... (901) 678-2444 * American Athletic Conference game 7 at SMU*...... TBD Mobile...... (228) 229-0882 All times Eastern e-mail...... [email protected] * American Athletic Conference game All times Eastern USF Jay D’Abramo Assistant Director, Communications Office...... (813) 974-7009 TheAmerican.org Media Hub Mobile...... (813) 210-7333 The official website of the American Athletic Confer- The American Athletic Conference maintains an online e-mail...... [email protected] ence features up-to-date information on all facets of hub designed to members of the media in their the league. Basketball standings, results, statistics and coverage of The American and its member men’s bas- notes are updated as games are played. ketball programs. SMU Herman Hudson Twitter, Instagram & Facebook The media hub will be updated frequently and will contain Director of Public Relations links to the most recent media sessions of coaches and Office...... (214) 768-1304 Fans and media members are invited to follow the latest Mobile...... (214) 924-0358 American Athletic Conference basketball news through student-athletes as they are made available. The hub will e-mail...... [email protected] social media. The American Twitter feed may be accessed also link to game notes. @American_MBB, the official Instagram page is @Ameri- can_Conf and the conference’s official Facebook page is American Athletic Conference Media Hub TEMPLE available @AmericanConf. www.TheAmerican.org/MBBMedia Larry Dougherty, Senior Assoc. AD/Communications StatBroadcast Email Distribution Office...... (215) 204-2588 Mobile...... (215) 651-1822 The American Athletic Conference has partnered with Media members may access PDF versions of the complete StatBroadcast to provide media members with live, daily press release, including conference and team-by- e-mail...... [email protected] real-time statistics of all conference-controlled men’s team statistics, on TheAmerican.org. Regular updates basketball games. of the release will be distributed via e-mail from the TULANE conference office. To be included on the distribution list, Adam Miller American Athletic Conference Media Stats Central send an e-mail request to Contact Tom Fenstermaker Associate Dir., Strategic Communications TheAmericanStats.com ([email protected]). Office...... (504) 314-7219 Mobile...... (504) 214-7249 e-mail...... [email protected]

American Athletic Conference Communications TULSA Men’s Basketball Contact Nick Bushart Tom Fenstermaker • Director of Communications Assistant Athletic Media Relations Director email: [email protected] Office...... (918) 631-2492 cell: 336-259-1708 Mobile...... (901) 849-0521 WSOC, MBB, BASE, ROW e-mail...... [email protected] Chuck Sullivan Carlos Olivera WICHITA STATE Assistant Commissioner Director of Social Media & Digital Communications Bryan Holmgren [email protected] [email protected] Director of Communications FB, M/W TEN, WLAX Office...... (316) 978-5535 Tony Jones Mobile...... (316) 841-6206 Katie Ristow Assistant Director of Communications e-mail...... [email protected] Director of Creative Design & Services [email protected] [email protected] WBB, VB, XC, T&F, SB, SWIM/DIVE, GOLF

7 • 2020-21 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball