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2021 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

2021 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams14
SiteFord Center at The Star
Frisco, Texas
ChampionsNorth Texas (1st title)
Winning coachGrant McCasland (1st title)
MVPJavion Hamlet (North Texas)
TelevisionStadium, ESPN+, CBSSN
← 2020
2022 →
2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky 11 – 3   .786 21 – 8   .724
Old Dominion 11 – 5   .688 15 – 8   .652
Marshall 9 – 5   .643 15 – 7   .682
Florida Atlantic 7 – 5   .583 13 – 10   .565
Charlotte 5 – 11   .313 9 – 15   .375
Middle Tennessee 3 – 13   .188 5 – 18   .217
FIU 2 – 15   .118 9 – 17   .346
West
Louisiana Tech 12 – 4   .750 24 – 8   .750
UAB 13 – 5   .722 22 – 7   .759
North Texas † 9 – 5   .643 18 – 10   .643
UTSA 9 – 7   .563 15 – 11   .577
UTEP 8 – 8   .500 12 – 12   .500
Rice 6 – 10   .375 15 – 13   .536
Southern Miss 4 – 13   .235 8 – 17   .320
† 2021 C-USA Tournament winner


The 2021 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was the concluding event of the 2020–21 Conference USA (C-USA) men's basketball season. It was held from March 10–13, 2021 alongside the C-USA women's tournament in Frisco, Texas, at the Ford Center at The Star.[1] In the first round and quarterfinals, two games were played simultaneously within the same arena, with the courts separated by a curtain.[2]

Seeds

Seed School Record Tiebreaker
#1 East Western Kentucky 11–3
#1 West Louisiana Tech 12–4
#2 East Old Dominion 11–5
#2 West UAB 13–5
#3 East Marshall 9–5
#3 West North Texas 9–5
#4 East Florida Atlantic 7–5
#4 West UTSA 9–7
#5 East Charlotte 5–11
#5 West UTEP 8–8
#6 East Middle Tennessee 3–13
#6 West Rice 6–10
#7 East FIU 2–15
#7 West Southern Miss 4–13

Schedule

[3]

Rankings denote tournament seed.

Game Time Matchup Score Television
First Round – Tuesday, March 9
1 7:00 pm W6 Rice vs. W7 Southern Miss 61–52 ESPN+
2 7:30 pm E6 Middle Tennessee vs. E7 FIU Cancelled[A]
Second Round – Wednesday, March 10
3 5:30 pm W4 UTSA vs. E5 Charlotte 72–62 ESPN+
4 6:00 pm E3 Marshall vs. W6 Rice 68–72
5 8:30 pm E4 FAU vs. W5 UTEP 76–70
6 9:00 pm W3 North Texas vs. E6 Middle Tennessee 76–56
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11
7 5:30 pm E1 Western Kentucky vs. W4 UTSA 80–67 Stadium
8 6:00 pm W2 UAB vs. W6 Rice 73–60
9 8:30 pm W1 Louisiana Tech vs. E4 FAU 75–69
10 9:00 pm E2 Old Dominion vs. W3 North Texas 55-61
Semifinals – Friday, March 12
11 11:00 am E1 Western Kentucky vs. W2 UAB 64–60 CBSSN
12 2:00 pm W1 Louisiana Tech vs. W3 North Texas 48–54
Championship – Saturday, March 13
13 8:00 pm E1 Western Kentucky vs. W3 North Texas 57–61 CBSSN
*Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 9
ESPN+		Second round
Wednesday, March 10
ESPN+		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11
Stadium		Semifinals
Friday, March 12
CBSSN		Championship
Saturday, March 13
CBSSN
E1Western Kentucky80
W4UTSA72W4UTSA67
E5Charlotte62E1Western Kentucky64
W2UAB60
W2UAB73
E3Marshall68W6Rice60
W6Rice61W6Rice72E1Western Kentucky57
W7Southern Miss52W3North Texas61*
W1Louisiana Tech75
E4Florida Atlantic76E4Florida Atlantic69
W5UTEP70W1Louisiana Tech48
W3North Texas54
E2Old Dominion55
W3North Texas76W3North Texas61
E6Middle TennesseeE6Middle Tennessee56
E7FIU[A]

* denotes overtime period.

Notes

  1. ^ a b FIU withdrew from the Conference USA Tournament due to COVID-19 protocols, which led to the game being cancelled, and Middle Tennessee advancing in the tournament.[4]

References

  1. ^ Juarez, Lindsey (May 16, 2017). "Conference USA 2018, 2019 basketball championships moving to The Star in Frisco". Community Impact Newspaper. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "2019 C-USA Basketball Championships".
  3. ^ "2021 C-USA Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). Conference USA.
  4. ^ "Conference USA Announces Men's Basketball Championship Schedule Change". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.

See also

Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Conference_USA_men%27s_basketball_tournament