2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season
Week Player ( s ) of the week Rookie of the week
November 13 , 2017 Shake Milton , SMU Ethan Chargois , SMU
November 20 , 2017 Melvin Frazier , Tulane Ceasar DeJesus , UCF
November 27 , 2017 Gary Clark , Cincinnati Fabian White Jr. , Houston
December 4 , 2017 Shake Milton ( 2 ) , SMU Shawn Williams , ECU
December 11 , 2017 Landry Shamet , Wichita State Jamal Johnson , Memphis
December 18 , 2017 Jacob Evans , Cincinnati Ethan Chargois ( 2 ) , SMU
December 26 , 2017 Tacko Fall , UCF David Nickelberry , Memphis
January 2 , 2018 Junior Etou , Tulsa Ceasar DeJesus ( 2 ) , UCF
January 8 , 2018 Jacob Evans ( 2 ) , Cincinnati Ceasar DeJesus ( 3 ) , UCF
January 15 , 2018 Jeremiah Martin , Memphis Nate Pierre-Louis , Temple
January 22 , 2018 Shake Milton ( 3 ) , SMU Gary Clark ( 2 ) , Cincinnati Shawn Williams ( 2 ) , ECU
January 29 , 2018 Gary Clark ( 3 ) , Cincinnati Fabian White Jr. ( 2 ) , Houston
February 5 , 2018 Junior Etou ( 2 ) , Tulsa Shawn Williams ( 3 ) , ECU
February 12 , 2018 Armoni Brooks , Houston J. P. Moorman II , Temple
February 19 , 2018 Shaquille Morris , Wichita State Shawn Williams ( 4 ) , ECU
February 26 , 2018 Raynere Thornton , Memphis Caleb Daniels , Tulane
March 5 , 2018 Rob Gray , Houston David Collins , USF
Regular season -- Player of the week
Throughout the regular season , the American Athletic Conference named a player and rookie of the week .
The 2017-18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017 followed by the start of the 2017-18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The conference held its media day in October 2017. Conference play begin in December 2017 and concluded on March 3, 2018. Cincinnati won the regular season championship by two games over Houston and Wichita State. The American Athletic Tournament was held at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida from March 8-11, 2018. Cincinnati also won the AAC Tournament championship, defeating Houston in the championship game. Cincinnati's Gary Clark was named the AAC player of the year while Houston's Kelvin Sampson was named coach of the year. Cincinnati, Houston, and Wichita State all received bids to the NCAA Tournament, but none made it past the Second Round as the conference went 2-3 in the Tournament. Temple received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament, but lost in the first round. The season marked the first season with Wichita State as a member of the AAC, having joined on July 1, 2017. As a result, the conference included 12 teams for the first time.