2008 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200708
Teams12
SiteFedExForum
Memphis, Tennessee
ChampionsMemphis (3rd title)
Winning coachJohn Calipari (3rd title)
MVPAntonio Anderson[1] (Memphis)
2007–08 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Memphis160 1.000382  .950
UAB124 .7502311  .676
Houston115 .6882410  .706
Southern Miss97 .5631914  .576
UCF97 .5631615  .516
Tulsa88 .5002514  .641
UTEP88 .5001914  .576
Marshall88 .5001614  .533
Tulane610 .3751715  .531
East Carolina511 .3131119  .367
SMU412 .2501020  .333
Rice016 .000327  .100
2008 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was won by Memphis. By winning the tournament, Memphis received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It took place March 12–15, 2008, at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. However, the NCAA vacated Memphis' standings after Derrick Rose was found ineligible.

2008 Conference USA tournament

First round
March 12
Second round
March 13
Semifinals
March 14
C-USA Championship Game
March 15
            
8 Marshall 47
9 Tulane 48
9 Tulane 56
1 #2 Memphis 75
1 #2 Memphis 69
5 Southern Miss 53
5 Southern Miss 68
4 UCF 62
5 Southern Miss 59
12 Rice 50
1 #2 Memphis 77
7 Tulsa 51
7 Tulsa 66
10 East Carolina 49
7 Tulsa 78*
2 UAB 68*
7 Tulsa 64*
6 UTEP 62*
6 UTEP 80
3 Houston 77
6 UTEP 71
11 SMU 49

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

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