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2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season

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League
  
NCAA Division I

Number of teams
  
11

Location
  
United States of America

Duration
  
November 2016 through March 2017

TV partners
  
ESPN, College Basketball on CBS, American Sports Network


The 2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play will start in early January 2017 and will conclude in March, after which all 11 members will participate in the 2017 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, with the tournament champion being guaranteed selection to the 2017 NCAA Tournament.

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Pre-season

AAC Media Day will take place October 24, 2016 in Philadelphia, PA. The preseason poll, along with preseason player of the year, preseason rookie of the year and first and second-team all-conference honors will also be announced that day ahead the men’s sessions.

See Also: 2017 Media Day October 23 in Philadelphia

Preseason

() first place votes

Preseason All-AAC Teams

† denotes unanimous selection

Head Coaches

  • Mick Cronin, Cincinnati
  • Kevin Ollie, Connecticut
  • Jeff Lebo, East Carolina
  • Kelvin Sampson, Houston
  • Tubby Smith, Memphis
  • Tim Jankovich, SMU
  • Orlando Antigua, South Florida
  • Fran Dunphy, Temple
  • Mike Dunleavy, Tulane
  • Frank Haith, Tulsa
  • Johnny Dawkins, UCF

    • Coaching Changes

  • Josh Pastner left for the Georgia Tech job and was replaced by Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith.
  • Larry Brown surprisingly stepped down as SMU coach on July 8, 2016. Tim Jankovich, who had been hired along with Brown in 2012 as his top assistant and designated successor, was elevated to the top spot.
  • Tulane fired Ed Conroy, initial word of Conroy's impending firing came to him as he was coaching the Green Wave to an upset victory in the 2016 AAC Tournament. The move was made official a few days later. Former NBA coach Mike Dunleavy was hired for his first college coaching job, after a six-year hiatus from coaching.
  • UCF fired Donnie Jones was fired on March 10 after six seasons. Although he compiled a 100–88 overall record, the Knights went 12–18 overall and 6–12 in American Athletic play this season. Johnny Dawkins was hired fresh off his firing by Stanford.

    • 2017 American Athletic Conference Tournament

  • March 9–12, 2017 at XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut

    • References

    2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season Wikipedia
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