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The Amateur Athletic Union Tournament is the annual American amateur basketball championship series for Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) teams. [1] It started in 1897 and has continued until present. Most finals have been played in a single final format, apart from some occasions that the winner's tournament had been decided by a round robin format.
In 1897, the AAU held its first national men's basketball championship. The winner was the 23rd Street YMCA from New York City. The first AAU women's basketball tournament was held in April 1926 at the Los Angeles Athletics Club. The Pasadena Athletic & Country Club Flying Rings were crowned the champions.
1990 SEC men's basketball tournament; 1992 NBA All-Star Game; 1995 NBA Finals; 2009 NBA Finals; 2012 NBA All-Star Game; 2016 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament; 2018 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
From May 9–11, 2014, a WNBA pre-season tournament consisting of four teams was held alongside an AAU girls basketball tournament at the complex, with the Minnesota Lynx winning the tournament over the Chicago Sky 76–69. [20] While the Citrus Bowl was under repairs, the Orlando City Soccer Club played its 2014 home games at the complex. [21]
Originally, the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida (host of the 2016 Tournament) was slated to host the tournament for a second consecutive year, but in November 2014, the NCAA awarded the Amway Center with first and second-round games for the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament [1] As a result, the XL Center hosted the tournament in ...
Kia Center (formerly Amway Center) is an indoor arena located in the downtown core of Orlando, Florida.The arena is home to the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, [4] and the Orlando Predators of the National Arena League.
The tournaments organized by the AAU started in 1897 and until the late 1940s included college teams, athletic clubs and company teams. Gale Bishop holds the record for most points scored having netted 62 in the second round of the 1945 tournament in Denver.
The last basketball game played in the original facility was on March 3, 2007, when the UCF men's team beat the East Carolina Pirates, 77–64, in Conference USA play. While basketball moved into the new arena, the men's and women's volleyball teams continue to play their regular-season games at the Venue.