American Athletic Conference - From Naismith to Nash

	MEMBERSHIP:
	Alabama-Birmingham	2024-
	Central Florida	2014-2023
	Charlotte	2024-
	Cincinnati	2014-2023
	Connecticut	2014-2020
	East Carolina	2015-
	Florida Atlantic	2024-
	Houston	2014-2023
	Louisville	2014
	Memphis	2014-
	North Texas	2024-
	Rice	2024-
	Rutgers	2014
	South Florida	2014-2023
	Southern Methodist Univ.	2014-
	Temple	2014-
	Texas-San Antonio	2024
	Tulane	2015-
	Tulsa	2015-
	Wichita State	2018-

YEAR	NO	REGULAR SEASON	POSTSEASON	COACH
13-14	10	Louisville/Cincinnati (15-3)	Louisville 71 Connecticut 61	Rick Pitino
14-15	11	S.M.U. (15-3)	S.M.U. 62 Connecticut 54	Larry Brown
15-16	11	Temple (14-4)	Connecticut 72 Memphis 58	Kevin Ollie
16-17	11	S.M.U. (17-1)	S.M.U. 71 Cincinnati 56	Tim Jankovich
17-18	12	Cincinnati (17-1)	Cincinnati 56 Houston 55	Mick Cronin
18-19	12	Houston (16-2)	Cincinnati 69 Houston 57	Mick Cronin
19-20	12	Tulsa/Houston/Cincinnati (13-5)	CANCELLED (covid-19 pandemic)	——–
20-21	11	Wichita State (11-2)	Houston 91 Cincinnati 54	Kelvin Sampson
21-22	11	Houston (15-3) (covid imbalance)	Houston 71 Memphis 53	Kelvin Sampson
22-23	11	Houston (17-1)	Memphis 75 Houston 65	Penny Hardaway
23-24	14	South Florida (16-2)	Alabama-Birmingham 85 Temple 69	Andy Kennedy

	PLAYER OF THE YEAR	COACH OF THE YEAR
13-14	Shabazz Napier – Connecticut	Mick Cronin – Cincinnati
14-15	Nic Moore – SMU	Fran Dunphy – Temple
15-16	Nic Moore – SMU	Fran Dunphy – Temple
16-17	Semi Ojeleye – S.M.U.	Tim Jankovich – SMU
17-18	Gary Clark – Cincinnati	Kelvin Sampson – Houston
18-19	Jarron Cumberland – Cincinnati	Kelvin Sampson – Houston
19-20	Precious Achiuwa – Memphis	Frank Haith – Tulsa
20-21	Quentin Grimes – Houston/ Tyson Etienne – Wichita State	Isaac Brown – Wichita State
21-22	Kendric Davis – S.M.U.	Kelvin Sampson – Houston
22-23	Marcus Sasser – Houston	Kelvin Sampson – Houston
23-24	Johnell Davis – Florida Atlantic/ Chris Youngblood – South Florida	Amir Abdur-Rahim – South Florida

	SCORING	REBOUNDS PER GAME
13-14	Sean Kilpatrick (Cincinnati) 22.2	Montrezl Harrell (Louisville) 8.6
14-15	Ryan Boatwright (Connecticut) 17.8	Daniel Hamilton (Connecticut) 9.1
15-16	Shaq Goodwin (Memphis) 17.2	Dedric Lawson (Memphis) 9.5
16-17	Rob Gray (Houston) 20.5	Dedric Lawson (Memphis) 8.8
17-18	Jeremiah Martin (Memphis) 19.6	Junior Etou (Tulsa) 8.6
18-19	Jeremiah Martin (Memphis) 23.2	Alexis Yetna (South Florida) 8.7
19-20	Jayden Gardner (East Carolina) 18.9	Tre Scott (Cincinnati) 11.6
20-21	Jayden Gardner (East Carolina) 17.5	Justin Gorham (Houston) 9.9
21-22	Kendric Davis (S.M.U.) 18.19	Marcus Weathers (S.M.U.) 8.12
22-23	Kendric Davis (Memphis) 23.12	Bryant Selebangue (Tulsa) 10.11
23-24	P.J. Haggerty (Tulsa) 23.44	Yaxel Lendeborg (Ala-Birmingham)11.76

	FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE	FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
13-14	Austin Nicholls (Memphis) .639	Myles Mack (Rutgers) .951
14-15	Amida Brimah (Connecticut) .699	Ryan Boatwright (Connecticut) .863
15-16	Justin McBride (Central Florida) .563	Jahmal McMurray (South Florida) .878
16-17	Tacko Fall (Central Florida) .621	Sterling Brown (S.M.U.) .872
17-18	Shaquille Morris (Wichita State) .591	Shawn Williams (East Carolina) .902
18-19	Tacko Fall (Central Florida) .721	Shizz Alston Jr (Temple) .907
19-20	Chris Vogt (Cincinnati) .627	Christian Vital (Connecticut) .909
20-21	Morris Udeze (Wichita State) .662	Xavier Castanada (South Florida) .868
21-22	Josh Carlton (Houston) .616	Tristen Newton (East Carolina) .874
22-23	J’Wan Roberts (Houston) .648	Khalif Battle (Temple) .917
23-24	Quincy Ballard (Wichita State) .750	Christian Tucker (TX-San Antonio) .877

	ASSISTS	STEALS
13-14	L.J. Rose (Houston) 5.9	Russ Smith (Louisville)/ Chris Jones (Louisville) 2.3
14-15	Nic Moore (S.M.U.) 5.7	Will Cummings (Temple) 2.6
15-16	Shaquille Harrison (Tulsa) 5.2	Shaquille Harrison (Tulsa) 1.8
16-17	Jalen Adams (Connecticut) 6.7	Melvin Fraser (Tulane) 2.1
17-18	Landry Shamet (Wichita State) 5.6	Jeremiah Martin (Memphis) 2.1
18-19	Laquincy Rideau (South Florida) 5.4	Laquincy Rideau (South Florida) 2.9
19-20	Kendric Davis (S.M.U.) 6.4	Christian Vital (Connecticut) 2.6
20-21	Kendric Davis (S.M.U.) 7.5	DeAndre Williams (Memphis) 2.0
21-22	Jamal Shead (Houston) 6.17	Craig Porter Jr (Wichita St) 2.14
22-23	David DeJulius (Cincinnati) 6.78	Zhuric Phelps (S.M.U.) 2.69
23-24	Eric Gaines (Ala-Birmingham) 5.76	David Jones (Memphis) 2.11

	THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE	THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS/GAME
13-14	Russ Smith (Louisville) .474	Sean Kilpatrick (Cincinnati) 2.9
14-15	Troy Caupain (Cincinnati) .465	Ryan Boatwright (Connecticut) 3.0
15-16	Sterling Brown (SMU) .488	Pat Birt (Tulsa) 3.1
16-17	Vance Jackson (Connecticut) .484	Damyean Dotson (Houston) 3.6
17-18	Austin Reaves (Wichita State) .451	Corey Davis Jr (Houston) 3.6
18-19	Curran Scott (Tulsa) .470	Armoni Brooks (Houston) 3.4
19-20	Darin Green Jr (Central Florida) .455	Darin Green Jr (Central Florida) 2.5
20-21	Brendan Barry (Temple) .439	Quentin Grimes (Houston) 3.1
21-22	Vance Jackson (East Carolina) .440	Vance Jackson (East Carolina) 3.0
22-23	Keonte Kennedy (Memphis) .431	Tyler Harris (South Florida) 3.06
23-24	Chris Youngblood (South Florida) .450	Colby Rogers (Wichita State) 2.94

	BLOCKS	ASSIST-TURNOVER RATIO
13-14	Justin Jackson (Cincinnati) 2.7	L.J. Rose (Houston) 3.2
14-15	Amida Brimah (Connecticut) 4.0	Antonio Robinson (East Carolina) 2.5
15-16	Tacko Fall (Central Florida) 2.2	Josh Brown (Temple) 3.9
16-17	Andre Washington (East Carolina) 3.4	Troy Caupain (Cincinnati) 4.4
17-18	Kyle Washington (Cincinnati) 1.8	Landry Shamet (Wichita State) 2.7
18-19	Tacko Fall (Central Florida)/ Josh Carlton (Connecticut) 1.8	Galen Robinson Jr (Houston) 2.6
19-20	Precious Achiuwa (Memphis) 2.6	Kendric Davis (S.M.U.) 2.6
20-21	Yor Anei (Houston) 3.2	Kendric Davis (S.M.U.) 2.6
21-22	Fabian White Jr (Houston) 1.89	Jamal Shead (Houston) 2.64
22-23	Taylor Hendricks (Central Florida) 1.62	David DeJulius (Cincinnati) 3.21
23-24	Quincy Ballard (Wichita State) 2.11	Bobby Pettiford (E. Carolina) 3.28

	ROOKIE OF THE YEAR	DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
13-14	Austin Nichols – Memphis	Justin Jackson – Cincinnati
14-15	Daniel Hamilton – Connecticut	Amida Brimah – Connecticut
15-16	Dedric Lawson – Memphis	Gary Clark – Cincinnati
16-17	K.J. Lawson – Memphis	Tacko Fall – Central Florida
17-18	Shawn Williams – East Carolina	Gary Clark – Cincinnati
18-19	Alexis Yetna – South Florida	Laquincy Rideau – South Florida
19-20	Precious Achiuwa – Memphis	Trevon Scott – Cincinnati
20-21	Moussa Cisse – Memphis	DeJon Jarreau – Houston
21-22	Jalen Duren – Memphis	Dexter Dennis – Wichita State
22-23	Jarace Walker – Houston	Jamal Shead – Houston
23-24	P.J. Haggerty – Tulsa	Yaxel Lendeborg – Ala-Birmingham

	SIXTH MAN	MOST IMPROVED
13-14	Michael Dixon Jr. – Memphis	Montrezl Harrell – Louisville
14-15	Markus Kennedy – SMU	Yanick Moreira – SMU
15-16	Markus Kennedy – SMU	Prince Williams – East Carolina
16-17	Jarron Cumberland – Cincinnati/ Ben Emelogu – S.M.U.	Cameron Reynolds – Tulane
17-18	Armoni Brooks – Houston	Melvin Frazier – Tulane
18-19	DeJon Jarreau – Houston	Josh Carlton – Connecticut/ Nate Pierre-Louis – Temple
19-20	Martins Igbanu – Tuls	Trevon Scott – Cincinnati
20-21	Boogie Ellis – Memphis/ Darien Jackson – Tulsa	Justin Gorham – Houston
21-22	Ricky Council IV – Wichita State	Kevin Cross – Tulane
22-23	Reggie Chaney – Houston	J’Wan Roberts – Houston
23-24	Selton Miguel – South Florida	Selton Miguel – South Florida

	ALL-CONFERENCE 1^st	2^nd & HM
13-14	Sean Kilpatrick – Cincinnati Shabazz Napier – Connecticut Montrezl Harrell – Louisville Russ Smith – Louisville Nic Moore – SMU	Isaiah Sykes – Central Florida Justin Jackson – Cincinnati TaShawn Thomas – Houston Shaq Goodwin – Memphis Joe Jackson – Memphis Markus Kennedy – SMU
14-15	Ryan Boatright – Connecticut Austin Nichols – Memphis Nic Moore – SMU Will Cummings – Temple James Woodard – Tulsa	Octavius Ellis – Cincinnati Markus Kennedy – SMU Yanick Moreira – SMU Louis Dabney – Tulane Shaquille Harrison – Tulsa HM Troy Caupain – Cincinnati Amida Brimah – UConn Daniel Hamilton – Connecticut Jaylen Bond – Temple
15-16	Troy Caupain – Cincinnati Shaq Goodwin – Memphis Nic Moore – SMU Quenton DeCosey – Temple James Woodard – Tulsa	Daniel Hamilton – Connecticut Gary Clark – Cincinnati Devonta Pollard – Houston Dedric Lawson – Memphis Shaquille Harrison – Tulsa HM Shonn Miller – Connecticut Damyean Dotson – Houston
16-17	Jalen Adams – Connecticut Damyean Dotson – Houston Rob Gray – Houston Dedric Lawson – Memphis Semi Ojeleye – SMU	Sterling Brown – SMU Troy Caupain – Cincinnati Shake Milton – SMU Ben Moore – SMU B.J. Taylor – Central Florida Kyle Washington – Cincinnati
17-18	Gary Clark – Cincinnati Jacob Evans III – Cincinnati Rob Gray – Houston Shaquille Morris – Wichita State Landry Shamet – Wichita State	Jalen Adams – Connecticut Junior Etou – Tulsa Melvin Frazer – Tulane Jeremiah Martin – Memphis Shake Milton Jr – SMU HM A.J. Davis – Central Florida Quinton Rose – Temple Kyle Washington – Cincinnati
18-19	Shizz Alston – Temple Jarron Cumberland – Cincinnati Correy Davis Jr – Houston Jeremiah Martin – Memphis B.J. Taylor – Central Florida	Armoni Brooks – Houston Aubrey Dawkins – Central Florida Markis McDuffie – Wichita State Jahmal McMurray – SMU Quinton Rose – Temple 3rd Jalen Adams – Connecticut David Collins – South Florida Tacko Fall – Central Florida DaQuan Jeffries – Tulsa Laquincy Rideau – South Florida
19-20	Jarron Cumberland – Cincinnati Trevon Scott – Cincinnati Christian Vital – Connecticut Precious Achiuwa – Memphis Martins Igbanu – Tulsa	Jayden Gardner – East Carolina Nate Hinton – Houston Caleb Mills – Houston Quinton Rose – Temple Jaime Echenique – Wichita State 3^rd James Bouknight – Connecticut Kendric Davis – SMU Tyson Jolly – SMU Isiaha Mike – SMU Brandon Rachal – Tulsa
20-21	Jayden Gardner – East Carolina Quentin Grimes – Houston Landers Nolley II – Memphis Kendric Davis – SMU Tyson Etienne – Wichita State	Keith Williams – Cincinnati DeJon Jarreau – Houston Justin Gorham – Houston Marcus Sasser – Houston Brandon Rachal – Tulsa 3rd Brandon Mahan – Central Florida Darius Perry – Central Florida Feron Hunt – SMU Khalif Battle – Temple Jaylen Forbes – Tulane Alterique Gilbert – Wichita State
21-22	Josh Carlton – Houston Fabian White Jr – Houston Jalen Duren – Memphis Kendric Davis – SMU Jalen Cook – Tulane	Tristen Newton – East Carolina Kyler Edwards – Houston DeAndre Williams – Memphis Marcus Weathers – SMU Damian Dunn – Temple Jaylen Forbes – Tulane 3rd Darin Green Jr- Centra Florida David DeJulius – Cincinnati Jamal Shead – Houston Kevin Cross – Tulane Tyson Etienne – Wichita State
22-23	Landers Nolley II – Cincinnati Marcus Sasser – Houston Kendric Davis – Memphis DeAndre Williams – Memphis Jalen Cook – Tulane	2nd Taylor Hendricks – Central Florida Jamal Shead – Houston J’Wan Roberts – Houston Jarace Walker – Houston Jaylen Forbes – Tulane 3rd David DeJulius – Cincinnati Tyler Harris – South Florida Damian Dunn – Temple Kevin Cross – Tulane Craig Porter Jr – Wichita State
23-24	Yaxel Lendeborg – Ala-Birmingham Johnell Davis – Florida Atlantic David Jones – Memphis Jason Edwards – North Texas Chris Youngblood – South Florida	2nd Lu’Cye Patterson – Charlotte Vladislav Goldin – Florida Atlantic Alijah Martin – Florida Atlantic Selton Miguel – South Florida Zhuric Phelps – SMU 3rd Igor Milicic Jr – Charlotte RJ Felton – East Carolina Jahvon Quinerly – Memphis Kevin Cross – Tulane PJ Haggerty – Tulsa

	ALL-TOURNEY
13-14	*Russ Smith – Louisville Isaiah Sykes – Central Florida Sean Kilpatrick – Cincinnati Shabazz Napier – Connecticut Chris Jones – Louisville Montrez Harrell – Louisville	14-15	*Markus Kennedy – SMU Will Cummings – Temple Ryan Boatright – Connecticut Rodney Purvis – Connecticut Nic Moore – SMU Yanick Moreira – SMU
15-16	*Daniel Hamilton – Connecticut Troy Caupain – Cincinnati Jaylen Bond – Temple Dedric Lawson – Memphis Shonn Miller – Connecticut Jalen Adams – Connecticut	16-17	*Semi Ojeleye – S.M.U. Jalen Adams – Connecticut Sterling Brown – S.M.U. Gary Clark – Cincinnati Jacob Evans – Cincinnati Ben Moore – S.M.U.
17-18	*Gary Clark – Cincinnati Kyle Washington – Cincinnati Rob Gray – Houston Corey Davis Jr – Houston Kyvon Davenport – Memphis Landry Shamet – Wichita State	18-19	*Jarron Cumberland – Cincinnati Tre Scott – Cincinnati Jeremiah Martin – Memphis Corey Davis Jr. – Houston Armoni Brooks – Houston Markis McDuffie – Wichita State
19-20	None selected (cancelled, covid-19 pandemic)	20-21	*Quentin Grimes – Houston Justin Gorham – Houston DeJon Jarreau – Houston Jeremiah Davenport – Cincinnati Boogie Ellis – Memphis
21-22	*Fabian White Jr – Houston Jalen Duren – Memphis Kyler Edwards – Houston Taze Moore – Houston DeAndre Williams – Memphis	22-23	*Kendric Davis – Memphis DeAndre Williams – Memphis J’Wan Roberts – Houston Jamal Shead – Houston Landers Nolley II – Cincinnati
23-24	*Yaxel Lendeborg – Alabama-Birmingham Eric Gaines – Alabama-Birmingham Alejandro Vasquez – Alabama-Birmingham Hysier Miller – Temple Steve Settle III – Temple