2021 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

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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
 →
 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) . 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
                                               
W4 UTSA 72  
E5 Charlotte 62  
  E1 Western Kentucky 80
  W4 UTSA 67  
  E1 Western Kentucky 64  
  W2 UAB 60  
W6 Rice 61  
W7 Southern Miss 52  
  E3 Marshall 68  
  W6 Rice 72  
  W2 UAB 73
  W6 Rice 60  
E1 Western Kentucky 57
W3 North Texas 61*
E4 Florida Atlantic 76  
W5 UTEP 70  
  W1 Louisiana Tech 75
  E4 Florida Atlantic 69  
  W1 Louisiana Tech 48
  W3 North Texas 54  
E6 Middle Tennessee  
E7 FIU[A]  
  W3 North Texas 76  
  E6 Middle Tennessee 56  
  E2 Old Dominion 55
  W3 North Texas 61  

* 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 9 March 2021.

See also[]

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