AAC Basketball: Analyzing the 6 new potential additions for league

UTSA

A decade ago, UTSA was in the Southland Conference, and their rise this last decade is mostly due to their FBS football program settling into the C-USA. They present what would be yet another Texas option for the AAC, this time introducing the conference into the San Antonio market, another great addition, especially if a big TV deal is on the horizon. However, in basketball, this might be another team to be wary of adding.

UTSA’s most recent NCAA Tournament was back in 2011; they’ve made just a pair of trips since the turn of the century. When they first joined the C-USA, the Roadrunners were struggling in the conference, but these past few seasons have been much better. Since 2017, UTSA is 65-60, a major step forward from that initial struggle. Coach Steve Henson was brought in five years ago and the results have shown that this program is trending in the right direction.

But trending upwards doesn’t mean that this team could transition to the AAC and become a contender in that league. It took time for UTSA to stack wins and field competitive teams since leaving the Southland; would they just settle into that pack of schools near the bottom of the AAC, the teams that never seem to win more than a few games in conference play? Fortunately, UTSA has a chance to grow into a better basketball program in the coming years.