The American Athletic Conference announced its men’s basketball individual honors in advance of the 2020 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship, which will be held in front of limited attendance from March 12-15 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

Tulsa head coach Frank Haith was selected as the Coach of the Year, while TU senior forward Martins Igbanu was picked as the Sixth Man of the Year.

"Those awards only happen when you have a great staff. We have a great staff, and we have great players, great support here," Haith said in a Wednesday press conference. "I'm very humbled and honored by the award. You're only as good as the people around you, and we have great people around us."

Haith has led Tulsa to a 21-10 record overall and a 13-5 record in league play on the way to a share of the regular season championship after being picked 10th in the coaches’ preseason poll. It is the first Coach of the Year honor for Tulsa, and it's Haith’s first conference honor. He earned National Coach of the Year honors at Missouri in 2012.

Despite coming off the bench, Igbanu leads the Golden Hurricane in scoring with 13.4 points per game while shooting 55.6 percent from the field.

"That's pretty awesome. I think it's well-deserved," Haith said of Igbanu's award. "This young man bought into coming off the bench and embraced it to the point where he didn't even want to start on his senior night. He deserves all the credit because he embraced it."

The awards were voted on by the league’s 12 head coaches.

Player of the Year
Precious Achiuwa, Fr., F, Memphis

Coach of the Year
Frank Haith, Tulsa

Freshman of the Year
Precious Achiuwa, F, Memphis

Defensive Player of the Year
Trevon Scott, R-Sr., F, Cincinnati

Most Improved Player of the Year
Trevon Scott, R-Sr., F, Cincinnati

Sportsmanship Award
Trevon Scott, R-Sr., F, Cincinnati

Sixth Man of the Year
Martins Igbanu, Sr., F, Tulsa