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C-USA Men's Basketball Tournament C-USA logo Sport Basketball Conference Conference USA Number of teams 12 Format Single-elimination tournament Current stadium Don Haskins Center in 2011 Current location El Paso, Texas in 2011 Played 1996–present Last contest 2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament Current champion Memphis Tigers Most championships Memphis Tigers (5) Official website ConferenceUSA.CSTV.com Men's Basketball The Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament is held annually following the end of the regular season of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball.
After the conference realignment, the tournament was held at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, for five seasons. In 2011, the tournament was held in El Paso, Texas, at the Don Haskins Center.
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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 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 Cincinnati Rodney White, Charlotte Freedom Hall; Louisville, Kentucky 2002 Cincinnati Marquette Steve Logan, Cincinnati Firstar Center; Cincinnati, Ohio 2003 Louisville UAB Luke Whitehead, Louisville Freedom Hall; Louisville, Kentucky 2004 Cincinnati DePaul Tony Bobbitt, Cincinnati U.S. Bank Arena; Cincinnati, Ohio 2005 Louisville Memphis Taquan Dean, Louisville FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee 2006 Memphis UAB Shawne Williams, Memphis FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee 2007 Memphis Houston Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee 2008 Memphis* Tulsa Antonio Anderson, Memphis FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee 2009 Memphis Tulsa Tyreke Evans, Memphis FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee 2010 Houston UTEP Kelvin Lewis, Houston BOK Center; Tulsa, Oklahoma 2011 Memphis UTEP Joe Jackson, Memphis Don Haskins Center; El Paso, Texas 2012 FedExForum; Memphis, Tennessee - NCAA ruled that Memphis vacate wins from the 2007–2008 season.
Performance by school
Member Winners Winning Years Memphis 5 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 ¹Cincinnati 4 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004 ¹Louisville 2 2003, 2005 ¹Charlotte 2 1999, 2001 ¹St. Louis 1 2000 ¹Marquette 1 1997 Houston 1 2010 TOTAL 16 ¹no longer a conference member
Television coverage
Main article: Conference USA Tournament Finals broadcastersSee also
References
Conference USA Men's Basketball statistics from 1996–2004
Conference USA men's basketball Teams East Carolina Pirates • Houston Cougars • Marshall Thundering Herd • Memphis Tigers • Rice Owls • Southern Miss Golden Eagles • SMU Mustangs • Tulane Green Wave • Tulsa Golden Hurricane • UAB Blazers • UCF Knights • UTEP Miners
Championships & awards Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament • Player of the Year
NCAA Division I men's basketball conference tournaments ACC • America East • Atlantic 10 • Atlantic Sun • Big 12 • Big East • Big Sky • Big South • Big Ten • Big West
CAA • Conference USA • Great West • Horizon • MAAC • MEAC • Mid-American • Missouri Valley • Mountain West • Northeast Conference
Ohio Valley • Pac-12 • Patriot • SEC • Southern • Southland • SWAC • Sun Belt • The Summit League • WAC • West Coast
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