On Monday, the American Athletic Conference (AAC) kicked off the new basketball season by introducing the 14 teams, including the FAU men’s and women’s basketball teams. The event occurred in Dallas, Texas. It was the first time since 2020 the event was in person.
This past July marked the 10th anniversary of the AAC’s creation.
Six new teams joined the AAC conference for the 2023-24 year. These schools are University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Texas at San Antonio, Rice, North Texas, Charlotte, and FAU. With the new teams, three previous universities left the conference: University of Houston, University of Central Florida and University of Cincinnati.