PROVIDENCE, R.I. – American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco announced today that the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut will host the 2017 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship, March 9-12. Hartford was selected from a large pool of potential host cities in The American's geographical footprint.
This marks a change in venue for the conference tournament from a previous announcement made in April 2014. Originally, the American Men's Basketball Championship was slated to be played at the Amway Center in Orlando in both 2016 and 2017. The Amway Center now will be host to the 2016 and 2018 championships.