# Conference USA men's basketball tournament

The Conference USA men's basketball tournament is held annually following the end of the regular season of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball.

## Format and hosts

After the conference realignment, the tournament was held at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee, for five seasons. It moved to the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the 2010, and then to El Paso, Texas, at the Don Haskins Center for 2011. It returned to FedExForum in 2012, and was set to be played there in 2013, as well. However, after Memphis' decision to leave Conference USA for what ultimately became the American Athletic Conference in 2013–14, the league decided to move the tournament to a site near a school remaining in the conference, ultimately selecting the BOK Center in Tulsa. The tournament returned to the Haskins Center in El Paso in 2014. In 2015, the tournament moved to Birmingham, Alabama and the Legacy Arena for three years. Most recently, C-USA signed a deal with the NFL's Dallas Cowboys to move its men's and women's tournaments to the Ford Center, an indoor stadium at the Cowboys' headquarters in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas. This deal, originally for the 2018 and 2019 tournaments, was later extended through 2021, and eventually 2023. After that season, C-USA announced that the men's and women's tournaments would move to Propst Arena in Huntsville, Alabama for at least 2024 and 2025.

## Tournament results

| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Tournament MVP | Location |
| 1996 | Cincinnati | 85–83 (OT) | Marquette | Danny Fortson, Cincinnati | The Pyramid; Memphis, Tennessee |
| 1997 | Marquette | 60–52 | Charlotte | Aaron Hutchins, Marquette | Kiel Center; St. Louis |
| 1998 | Cincinnati | 71–57 | Charlotte | Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati | Myrl Shoemaker Center; Cincinnati |
| 1999 | Charlotte | 68–59 | Louisville | Galen Young, Charlotte | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex; Birmingham, Alabama |
| 2000 | Saint Louis | 56–49 | DePaul | Justin Love, Saint Louis | The Pyramid; Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2001 | Charlotte | 80–72 | Cincinnati | Rodney White, Charlotte | Freedom Hall; Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2002 | Cincinnati | 77–63 | Marquette | Steve Logan, Cincinnati | Firstar Center; Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2003 | Louisville | 83–78 | UAB | Luke Whitehead, Louisville | Freedom Hall; Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2004 | Cincinnati | 55–50 | DePaul | Tony Bobbitt, Cincinnati | U.S. Bank Arena; Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2005 | Louisville | 75–74 | Memphis | Taquan Dean, Louisville | FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2006 | Memphis | 57–46 | UAB | Shawne Williams, Memphis | FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2007 | Memphis | 71–59 | Houston | Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis | FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2008 | Memphis* | 77–51 | Tulsa | Antonio Anderson, Memphis | FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2009 | Memphis | 64–39 | Tulsa | Tyreke Evans, Memphis | FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2010 | Houston | 81–73 | UTEP | Kelvin Lewis, Houston | BOK Center; Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2011 | Memphis | 67–66 | UTEP | Joe Jackson, Memphis | Don Haskins Center; El Paso, Texas |
| 2012 | Memphis | 83–57 | Marshall | Joe Jackson, Memphis | FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2013 | Memphis | 91–79 (2OT) | Southern Miss | Chris Crawford, Memphis | BOK Center; Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2014 | Tulsa | 69–60 | Louisiana Tech | James Woodard, Tulsa | Don Haskins Center; El Paso, Texas |
| 2015 | UAB | 73–60 | Middle Tennessee | Robert Brown, UAB | Legacy Arena; Birmingham, Alabama |
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | 55–53 | Old Dominion | Reggie Upshaw, Middle Tennessee | Legacy Arena; Birmingham, Alabama |
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | 83–72 | Marshall | Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee | Legacy Arena; Birmingham, Alabama |
| 2018 | Marshall | 67–66 | Western Kentucky | Jon Elmore, Marshall | Ford Center at The Star; Frisco, Texas |
| 2019 | Old Dominion | 62–56 | Western Kentucky | Xavier Green, Old Dominion | Ford Center at The Star; Frisco, Texas |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | North Texas | 61–57 | Western Kentucky | Javion Hamlet, North Texas | Ford Center at The Star; Frisco, Texas |
| 2022 | UAB | 82–73 | Louisiana Tech | Jordan Walker, UAB | Ford Center at The Star; Frisco, Texas |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 78–56 | UAB | Alijah Martin, FAU | Ford Center at The Star; Frisco, Texas |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 78–71 | UTEP | Don McHenry, Western Kentucky | Propst Arena; Huntsville, Alabama |
| 2025 | Liberty | 79–67 | Jacksonville State | Kaden Metheny, Liberty | Propst Arena; Huntsville, Alabama |
* NCAA ruled that Memphis vacate wins from the 2007–2008 season.

## Tournament Championships by School
### Current members

Kennesaw State will play its first CUSA season in 2024–25.
| School | Championships | Championship Years |
| Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2016, 2017 |
| Western Kentucky | 1 | 2024 |
| Liberty | 1 | 2025 |
| FIU | 0 | |
| Jacksonville State | 0 | |
| Louisiana Tech | 0 | |
| New Mexico State | 0 | |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | |
| UTEP | 0 | |
| Kennesaw State | 0 | |

### Former members

Former members that have won the tournament as of July 1, 2023.
| School | Championships | Championship Years |
| Memphis | 7 | 2006, 2007, 2008*, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Cincinnati | 4 | 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004 |
| Charlotte | 2 | 1999, 2001 |
| Louisville | 2 | 2003, 2005 |
| UAB | 2 | 2015, 2022 |
| Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2023 |
| Houston | 1 | 2010 |
| Marquette | 1 | 1997 |
| Marshall | 1 | 2018 |
| North Texas | 1 | 2021 |
| Old Dominion | 1 | 2019 |
| Saint Louis | 1 | 2000 |
| Tulsa | 1 | 2014 |
* NCAA ruled that Memphis vacate wins from the 2007–2008 season.

## Broadcasters
### Television

| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Analyst | Sideline |
| 2024 | CBSSN | Carter Blackburn | Avery Johnson | Tiffany Blackmon |
| 2023 | CBSSN | Carter Blackburn | Avery Johnson | Jenny Dell |
| 2022 | CBSSN | John Sadak | Avery Johnson | AJ Ross |
| 2021 | CBSSN | Carter Blackburn | Avery Johnson |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 2019 | CBSSN | Carter Blackburn | Pete Gillen | John Schriffen |
| 2018 | CBSSN | Carter Blackburn | Pete Gillen | Jamie Erdahl |
| 2017 | CBSSN | Carter Blackburn | Pete Gillen |
| 2016 | Fox Sports 1 | Aaron Goldsmith | Mike Jarvis |
| 2015 | Fox Sports 1 | Joe Davis | Mike Jarvis |
| 2014 | CBS | Ian Eagle | Jim Spanarkel |
| 2010 | CBS | Gus Johnson | Dan Bonner |
| 2009 | CBS | Gus Johnson | Dan Bonner |
| 2008 | CBS | Dick Enberg | Bob Wenzel |
| 2007 | CBS | Gus Johnson | Dan Bonner |
| 2006 | CBS | Gus Johnson | Dan Bonner |
| 2005 | CBS | Verne Lundquist | Jim Spanarkel |
| 2004 | CBS | Gus Johnson | Dan Bonner |
| 2003 | CBS | Gus Johnson | Dan Bonner |
| 2002 | CBS | Gus Johnson | Dan Bonner |
| 2001 | CBS | Dick Enberg | Bill Walton |
| 2000 | CBS | Verne Lundquist | Bill Raftery |
| 1999 | CBS | Sean McDonough | Bill Raftery |
| 1998 | CBS | Gus Johnson | Jim Spanarkel |
| 1997 | CBS | Tim Ryan | Al McGuire |
| 1996 | CBS | Tim Ryan | Al McGuire and Denny Crum |

### Radio

| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Analyst |
| 2013 | Dial Global Sports | Dave Ryan | Pete Gillen |
| 2012 | Dial Global Sports | Dave Ryan | Pete Gillen |
| 2011 | Dial Global Sports | Dave Ryan | Pete Gillen |
| 2010 | Dial Global Sports | Dave Ryan | Pete Gillen |
| 2009 | Dial Global Sports | Kevin Kugler | Pete Gillen |
| 2007 | Dial Global Sports | Marc Vandermeer | Pete Gillen |