Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

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

Since the realignment of conferences and the fact that the tournament is now permanently sited in Memphis, some newspaper columnists have jocularly called the tournament the "Memphis Invitational". [1]

[edit] Tournament Results

Year Champion Runner-up Most Valuable Player Site
1996 Cincinnati Marquette Danny Fortson, Cincinnati The Pyramid; Memphis, Tennessee
1997 Marquette Charlotte Aaron Hutchins, Marquette Kiel Center; St. Louis, Missouri
1998 Cincinnati (2) Charlotte Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati Myrl Shoemaker Center; Cincinnati, Ohio
1999 Charlotte Louisville Galen Young, Charlotte Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Arena ; Birmingham, Alabama
2000 Saint Louis DePaul Justin Love, Saint Louis The Pyramid; Memphis, Tennessee
2001 Charlotte (2) Cincinnati Rodney White, Charlotte Freedom Hall; Louisville, Kentucky
2002 Cincinnati (3) Marquette Steve Logan, Cincinnati Firstar Center; Cincinnati, Ohio
2003 Louisville UAB Luke Whitehead, Louisville Freedom Hall; Louisville, Kentucky
2004 Cincinnati (4) DePaul Tony Bobbitt, Cincinnati U.S. Bank Arena; Cincinnati, Ohio
2005 Louisville (2) Memphis Taquan Dean, Louisville FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee
2006 Memphis UAB Shawne Williams, Memphis FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee
2007 Memphis (2) Houston Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee
2008 Memphis (3) Tulsa Antonio Anderson, Memphis FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee

[edit] Performance By School

Member Winners Winning Years
¹Cincinnati
4
 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004
Memphis
3
 2006, 2007, 2008
¹Louisville
2
 2003, 2005
¹Charlotte
2
 1999, 2001
¹St. Louis
1
 2000
¹Marquette
1
 1997
TOTAL
13

¹no longer a conference member

[edit] References

Conference USA Men's Basketball statistics from 1996-2004

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