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
2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Western Kentucky11–3 .78621–8  .724
Old Dominion11–5 .68815–8  .652
Marshall9–5 .64315–7  .682
Florida Atlantic7–5 .58313–10  .565
Charlotte5–11 .3139–15  .375
Middle Tennessee3–13 .1885–18  .217
FIU2–15 .1189–17  .346
West
Louisiana Tech12–4 .75024–8  .750
UAB13–5 .72222–7  .759
North Texas †9–5 .64318–10  .643
UTSA9–7 .56315–11  .577
UTEP8–8 .50012–12  .500
Rice6–10 .37515–13  .536
Southern Miss4–13 .2358–17  .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[upper-alpha 1]
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[upper-alpha 1]

* denotes overtime period.

Notes

  1. 1 2 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

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