MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES APRIL 3, 2019 (WEEK No. 23) Contact: Mike Gambardella, Director of Communications [email protected] • (401) 486-9109 • @MikeGambardella 15 Park Row West • 3rd Floor • Providence, RI 02903 TheAmerican.org • @American_MBB • Facebook: fb.com/AmericanConf 2018-19 STANDINGS AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOLAP/USA TODAY W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N L10 STREAK NOTABLE * Houston 11/9 16-2 .889 77.8 64.2 8-1 8-1 33-4 .892 75.3 61.0 20-1 10-1 3-2 7-3 L 1 Advanced to sweet 16 for the first time in 35 years * Cincinnati 22/24 14-4 .778 69.9 64.8 8-1 6-3 28-7 .800 71.7 62.7 16-2 7-4 5-1 7-3 L 1 First American team to win back-to-back conference championships * Temple 13-5 .722 75.8 72.7 8-1 5-4 23-10 .697 74.7 71.5 13-2 8-5 2-3 6-4 L 2 Got Fran Dunphy to the NCAA Tournament in his final coaching season * UCF rv/rv 13-5 .722 70.3 64.3 8-1 5-4 24-9 .727 72.3 64.5 15-3 5-5 4-1 6-4 L 11 Earned first NCAA Tournament victory with win over No. 8 VCU Memphis 11-7 .611 78.6 75.2 8-1 3-6 22-14 .611 80.1 74.4 18-3 4-9 0-2 7-3 L 1 Defeated San Diego in NIT First Round to improve to 18-3 at FedExForum Wichita State 10-8 .556 70.9 69.4 6-3 4-5 22-15 .595 70.5 68.7 11-4 7-7 4-4 8-2 L 1 Head coach Gregg Marshall won his 500th game in NIT victory at Furman Tulsa 8-10 .444 71.7 73.7 6-3 2-7 18-14 .563 71.8 71.0 14-3 3-8 1-3 5-5 L 2 Golden Hurricane made the most of its home court going 14-3 in Tulsa USF 8-10 .444 69.2 68.8 5-4 3-6 23-13 .639 71.6 66.3 18-5 4-6 1-2 5-5 W 4 Collins hit game-winner with 1.7 seconds left in game on of CBI Finals UConn 6-12 .333 69.7 70.5 5-4 1-8 16-17 .485 73.8 71.3 13-5 1-8 2-4 3-7 L 1 Jalen Adams finished his career second all-time in American scoring (1,706) SMU 6-12 .333 69.0 71.7 4-5 2-7 15-17 .469 72.0 70.3 10-8 3-7 2-2 3-7 L 1 Jimmy Whitt, Ethan Chargois and Isiaha Mike set to return as starters ECU 3-15 .167 65.4 79.0 2-7 1-8 10-21 .323 67.4 74.2 9-9 1-11 0-1 1-9 L 5 Jayden Gardner became the 3rd American freshman to score 500 points Tulane 0-18 .000 66.1 80.1 0-9 0-9 4-27 .129 67.2 77.5 3-12 0-10 1-5 0-10 L 21 Caleb Daniels scored a career-high 36 points in his regular season finale vs. Wichita *clinched American Athletic Conference Championship First Round Bye TOURNAMENT RESULTS (all times Eastern) REGULAR SEASON HONORS POSTSEASON POWER Tuesday, March 19 - NCAA First Four PLAYER OF THE YEAR RECORD-SETTING SEASON No. 11 Temple, 70 vs. No. 11 Belmont , 81 Jarron Cumberland The American set a conference record with seven postseason teams in Junior, Guard, Cincinnati 2019. The league tied its high-water mark with four NCAA teams and reached Friday, March 22 - NCAA First Round the number for the first time since 2016. Additionally, two squads made No. 10 Iowa, 72 vs. No. 7 Cincinnati, 79 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR the NIT with one in the CBI. 2018-19 marks the first season in which seven No. 14 Georgia State, 55 vs. No. 3 Houston, 84 Alexis Yetna teams have reached 20 wins, besting 2015-16 (six teams). American teams No. 9 UCF, 73 vs. No. 8 VCU, 58 Forward, USF are now 11-5 in postseason play. Sunday, March 24 - NCAA Second Round COACH OF THE YEAR TOURNAMENT BREAKDOWNS No. 9 UCF, 76 vs. No. 1 Duke, 77 Kelvin Sampson Houston (33-4), The American’s regular season champion, received a No. No. 11 Ohio State, 59 vs. No. 3 Houston, 74 Houston 3 seed in the Midwest Region and downed No. 14 Georgia State (23-10), 84-55. Corey Davis Jr., had 26 points, seven 3-pointers, seven rebounds DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Friday, March 29 - NCAA Sweet 16 and six assists. The Cougars went on to defeat No. 11 Ohio State (20-15) to Laquincy Rideau advance to its first Sweet 16 in 35 years. Houston was edged in a regional No. 3 Houston, 58 vs. No. 2 Kentucky, 62 Redshirt-Junior, Guard, USF thriller by No. 2 Kentucky (30-6), 62-58. SIXTH MAN OF THEY YEAR Cincinnati (28-7), The American tournament champion for the second- DeJon Jarreau straight season, received a No. 7 seed in the South Region and faced No. Tuesday, March 19 - NIT First Round Redshirt-Sophomore, Guard, Houston 10 Iowa (23-11) last Friday in Columbus, Ohio. The Bearcats were edged No. 6 San Diego, 60 at No. 3 Memphis, 74 by seven, 79-72. MOST IMPROVED PLAYERS Wednesday, March 20 - NIT First Round Josh Carlton UCF (24-9), which enjoyed one of its strongest seasons in program his- No. 6 Wichita State, 76 at No. 3 Furman, 70 Sophomore, Forward/Center, UConn tory, earned a No. 9 seed and upset No. 8 VCU (25-8) on Friday, March 22, in Colombia, S.C. It was the first-ever NCAA victory for the Knights. UCF Friday, March 22 - NIT Second Round Nate Pierre-Louis went on to have the “game of the tournament” against No. 1 Duke (31-5). No. 3 Memphis, 57 at No. 2 Creighton, 79 Sophomore, Guard, Temple SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Temple (23-10) was part of the First Four in Dayton, Ohio, on Tuesday, March Sunday, March 24 - NIT Second Round Galen Robinson, Jr. 19, as a No. 11 seed. The Owls faced No. 11 Belmont (26-5) but fell, 81-70, No. 6 Wichita State, 63 at No. 2 Clemson, 55 Senior, Guard, Houston despite 21 points and five assists from Shizz, Alston, Jr. Tuesday, March 26 - NIT Quarterfinals ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM Memphis (22-14) was a No. 3 seed in the NIT and beat No. 6 San Diego (21-15), No. 6 Wichita State, 73 at No. 1 Indiana, 63 Shizz Alston, Jr., Temple 74-60, behind a game-high 21 points from Jeremiah Martin. They fell at No. Jarron Cumberland, Cincinnati * 2 Creighton (20-14) last Friday, 79-67. Tuesday, April 2 - NIT Semifinals Corey Davis, Jr., Houston * No. 6 Wichita State, 64 vs. No. 5 Lipscomb, 71 Jeremiah Martin, Memphis * Wichita State (22-14) earned a No. 6 seed in the NIT and won at No. 3 Furman B.J. Taylor, UCF (25-8) last Wednesday. The win was the 500th in the career of head coach Gregg Marshall. The Shockers then won at Clemson, 63-55, to advance to ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM the Quarterfinals. At Indiana (19-16), WSU became the first NIT team to Armoni Brooks, Houston knock off the top-three teams in their region and win three road games. Wednesday, March 20 - CBI First Round Aubrey Dawkins, UCF Their season came to a close with a semifinal loss to Lipscomb (29-7) in Stony Brook, 79 at USF, 82 (OT) Markis McDuffie, Wichita State New York City at Madison Square Garden. Jahmal McMurray, SMU Monday, March 25 - CBI Quarterfinals Quinton Rose, Temple USF (21-13) hosted a CBI First Round game against Stony Brook(24-9) and Utah Valley, 66 at USF, 57 erased a 25-point deficit to win in overtime. The Bulls then took down Utah ALL-CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM Valley (25-10) last Monday, 66-57. USF followed it up with a 56-47 semfinal Jalen Adams, UConn win over Loyola Marymount (22-12). The Bulls downed DePaul (18-16) in Thursday, March 28 - CBI Semifinals David Collins, USF game one of a three-game series for the CBI Championship. Sophomore Loyola Marymount, 47 at USF, 56 Tacko Fall, UCF David Collins hit the game-winning runner in the lane with just 1.7 seconds DaQuan Jeffries, Tulsa left in regulation. Monday, April 1 - CBI Championship (Game 1) Laquincy Rideau, USF DePaul, 61 at USF, 63 SAMPSON A NAISMITH FINALIST ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM After a record-setting season for the Houston men’s basketball program, Wednesday, April 3 - CBI Championship (Game 2) Dexter Dennis, Wichita State head coach Kelvin Sampson was recognized as a Werner Ladder Naismith USF at DePaul (ESPNU) ............................................................................... 8 p.m. Jayden Gardner, ECU * National Coach of the Year Finalist by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. In 2018-19, Tyler Harris, Memphis Sampson has led the Cougars to one of the best seasons in school history. Friday, April 5 - CBI Championship (Game 3 - if necessary) Nate Hinton, Houston * The Cougars captured the outright American Athletic Conference regular- USF at DePaul (ESPN) .................................................................................. 6 p.m. Alexis Yetna, USF * season championship, a first for the program since 1984. *unanimous TALKING POINTS UCF rv/rv CINCINNATI 22/24 UCONN ECU 24-8, 13-5 American 28-7, 14-4 American 16-17, 6-12 American 10-21, 3-15 American Last: ............................................................