League NCAA Division I Co-Champions Cincinnati, Louisville Runners-up Connecticut Number of teams 10 | Sport Basketball Champions Louisville Top scorer Sean Kilpatrick Season MVP Shabazz Napier | |
Duration November 2013
through March 2014 Champion Louisville Cardinals men's basketball TV partners ESPN, College Basketball on CBS People also search for 2015 American Athletic Conference football season | ||
The 2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season took place between November 2013 and concluded in March 2014. Practices began in October 2013, with conference play beginning in December, and the season ended with the 2014 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. The season was the first since the split of the original Big East Conference into two separate leagues.
Contents
- Coaching changes
- Predicted American Athletic results
- 2013 14 Preseason All American Athletic Teams
- Composite matrix
- Weekly honors
- Postseason
- References
This was the first season that Houston, Memphis, SMU, Temple, and UCF participated in American Athletic competition. It was also the final season for Louisville and Rutgers in Big East/AAC competition, as these schools left for the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Ten Conference respectively.
Coaching changes
Predicted American Athletic results
At American Athletic Conference media day on October 16, the conference released their predictions for standings and All-Conference teams.
first place votes
2013-14 Preseason All-American Athletic Teams
American Athletic Preseason Player of the Year: Russ Smith, Louisville
American Athletic Preseason Rookie of the Year: Keith Frazier, SMU
Composite matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games scheduled this season.
Weekly honors
Throughout the conference regular season, the American Athletic names a player of the week and rookie of the week each Monday.