PROVIDENCE, R.I. – American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco announced today that FedExForum in Memphis will host the 2019 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship, March 14-17. FedExForum, home of the University of Memphis Tigers and the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies, was the site of the Conference’s inaugural tournament in 2014.
All 12 American Athletic Conference schools will participate in the 2019 championship. The format calls for four first-round games on the first day, followed by four quarterfinal matchups, two semifinal contests and the championship game. The ESPN family of networks again will provide television and digital coverage of the tournament.