2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season
The 2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018 followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The conference held its media day in October 2018. Conference play began in December 2018 and concluded in March 2019. Head coaches. Coaches. "Notes:" Preseason. Preseason Coaches Poll. The American Coaches poll was released on October 15, 2018, with UCF predicted to finish first in the AAC. Regular season. Conference matrix. This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams  in conference play. Each team will play 18 conference games: one game vs. four opponents and two games against seven opponents. Player of the week. Throughout the regular season, the American Athletic Conference named a player and rookie of the week. Postseason. NCAA Tournament. The winner of the AAC Tournament, Cincinnati, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. NIT. Memphis and Wichita State received at-large bids to the NIT. CBI. South Florida received an at-large bid to the CBI. NBA Draft. No AAC players were drafted in the 2019 NBA draft. 2018–19 American Athletic Conference