DALLAS – Conference USA men’s basketball will enter the second phase of its conference slate with the release of its Bonus Play schedule Saturday evening. The Athletics Directors and Board of Directors originally passed the concept in January 2018. Head Men’s Basketball Coaches and Athletics Directors finalized the details during the league’s annual spring meetings in May 2018.

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Saturday's release will include all Bonus Play matchups and game times for Feb. 23. A complete TV and tip time schedule will be released Sunday afternoon.
 
Within the format, teams will conclude the first seven weeks of the scheduled conference season on Feb. 16. Teams will be placed in one of three groups based on conference standings through the first 14 games of league action and will be guaranteed seeding within that group. The teams will be divided into two groups of five (1-5 and 6-10) and a group of four (11-14). During the final three weeks, teams will play within their respective grouping for the last four games of conference play. Home and away games within the groups will be determined by a preset formula.
 
Once all 18 games have been completed, 12 teams, based on their overall conference record within their respective group, will be seeded in the conference tournament. For example, if a program lands in the second group (6-10), it will seed no higher than six and no lower than 10 in the tournament field.
 
The 2019 Air Force Reserve C-USA Basketball Championships presented by Baylor Scott & White Sports Performance Center at The Star will be held in Frisco, Texas, March 13-16, at Ford Center.