Memphis basketball seemingly broke the No. 16 curse last week with a pair of wins to secure the AAC championship.

The Memphis basketball team's first 2025 AAC tournament game is Friday. Our experts predict how far Penny Hardaway's team can go in the bracket.

AAC Basketball Tournament is at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, March 12-16. Here is the full bracket and TV schedule.

PHILADELPHIA — Steve Settle scored 15 points as Temple upset North Texas 66-61 on Sunday in the final game of the regular season. Both teams advance to the American Athletic Association Conference Tournament. Ninth-seeded Temple plays a second-round game Thursday. North Texas, the No. 2 seed, plays a quarterfinal game Friday.

BOTTOM LINE: Temple takes on Charlotte in the AAC Tournament. The Owls are 13-5 against AAC opponents and 6-5 in non-conference play. Temple is sixth in the AAC scoring 67.4 points while shooting 39.1% from the field. The 49ers are 6-14 against AAC teams. Charlotte is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

When the final buzzer sounded in Dickies Arena last March, capping Temple’s loss to Rice as the No. 3 seed and the highest-rated remaining team, the Owls lost a shot to win the tournament and head to the NCAA women’s tournament for the first time since the 2017 season.