2024 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

The 2024 Conference USA men's basketball tournament is a postseason tournament held from March 12–16, 2024, at Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama.[1]

2024 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams9
SitePropst Arena
Huntsville, Alabama
ChampionsWestern Kentucky (1st title)
Winning coachSteve Lutz (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+, CBSSN
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2025 →
2023–24 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston 13 3   .813 21 12   .636
Louisiana Tech 12 4   .750 22 10   .688
Western Kentucky 8 8   .500 22 12   .647
Liberty 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
UTEP 7 9   .438 18 16   .529
New Mexico State 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
Middle Tennessee 7 9   .438 14 19   .424
Jacksonville State 6 10   .375 14 18   .438
FIU 5 11   .313 11 22   .333
2024 CUSA tournament winner

Seeds

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Teams were seeded by conference record. The top seven teams received byes to the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conference
record
Tiebreaker #1 Tiebreaker #2 Tiebreaker #3
1 Sam Houston 13–3
2 Louisiana Tech 12–4
3 Western Kentucky 8–8
4 Liberty 7–9 1–1 vs. Sam Houston
5 UTEP 7–9 0–2 vs. Sam Houston 2–0 vs. JSU Higher RPI
6 New Mexico State 7–9 0–2 vs. Sam Houston 2–0 vs. JSU Lower RPI
7 Middle Tennessee 7–9 0–2 vs. Sam Houston 1–1 vs. JSU
8 Jacksonville State 6–10
9 FIU 5–11

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – March 12, 2024
1 8:00 pm No. 8 Jacksonville State vs. No. 9 FIU 67–76 ESPN+ 444
Quarterfinals – March 13, 2024
2 5:30 pm No. 1 Sam Houston vs. No. 9 FIU 78–59 ESPN+ 628
3 8:00 pm No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 7 Middle Tennessee 67–70 678
Quarterfinals – March 14, 2024
4 5:30 pm No. 4 Liberty vs. No. 5 UTEP 57–66 ESPN+ 2,265
5 8:00 pm No. 3 Western Kentucky vs. No. 6 New Mexico State 89–69 2,333
Semifinals – March 15, 2024
6 11:30 am No. 1 Sam Houston vs. No. 5 UTEP 63–65 CBSSN 3,272
7 2:00 pm No. 7 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 3 Western Kentucky 54–85
Championship – March 16, 2024
8 7:30 pm No. 5 UTEP vs No. 3 Western Kentucky 71–78 CBSSN 4,541
*Game times in CT. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Tuesday, March 12
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 13
Thursday, March 14
Semifinals
Friday, March 15
Championship
Saturday, March 16
            
1 Sam Houston State 78
9 Florida International 59
8 Jacksonville State 67
9 Florida International 76
1 Sam Houston State 63
5 UTEP 65
4 Liberty 57
5 UTEP 66
5 UTEP 71
3 Western Kentucky 78
2 Louisiana Tech 67
7 Middle Tennessee 70
7 Middle Tennessee 54
3 Western Kentucky 85
3 Western Kentucky 89
6 New Mexico State 69

* – Denotes overtime period

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CUSA Basketball Championships Moving to Huntsville, Alabama". conferenceusa.com. 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  2. ^ "Basketball Championships Schedule" (PDF). Conference USA.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Championship Bracket" (PDF). Conference USA.
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