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on November 9, 2021. Conference play began December 15, 2021, and concluded with the 2022 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament, held March 10–13, 2022, at

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. Scheduling returned to the previous format: an 18-game schedule in which every team in The American played eight of its 10 conference opponents twice and the other two opponents once—one at home and one on the road.

Previous season

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won the regular season championship. The 2021 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held at

, which was won by

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. Houston and Wichita State received bids to the NCAA tournament. Wichita State lost in the

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to Drake, while Houston advanced to the Final Four before losing to eventual National Champion Baylor. The conference finished 4–2 overall. Memphis and SMU received bids to the

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. SMU lost to Boise State in the first round, while Memphis won the NIT defeating Mississippi State in the Championship game. The conference went 4–1 overall in the NIT.

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from Houston and

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from Wichita State were named the co- AAC Players of the Year. Wichita State's Isaac Brown was named

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Coaches

Coaching changes

Head coaches

''Note:'' Stats are through the beginning of the season. All stats and records are from time at current school only. ''Notes:'' * Overall and AAC records are from time at current school and are through the end of 2020–21 season. NCAA records include time at current school only. * AAC records only, prior conference records not included. *''*In current job''

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Preseason media poll

On October 13, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards.

Preseason All-AAC

Regular season

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play, There were 3 games which were postponed that weren't made up, resulting in unbalanced conference schedules

Player of the week

Throughout the regular season, the American Athletic Conference named a player and rookie of the week.

All-AAC Awards and teams

Source:

Postseason

American Athletic Conference tournament

NCAA tournament

Two teams from the conference were selected to participate:

National Invitation tournament

One team from the conference was selected to participate:

NBA draft

The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the

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References

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