The 2016 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament marked the 37th year the league now known as the ASUN Conference conducted a postseason tournament. The tournament was held March 1–6, 2016[1] at campus sites as top seeds hosted each round. Florida Gulf Coast won their second Atlantic Sun Tournament title and a berth in the 2016 NCAA tournament.
| 2016 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2015–16 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | campus sites |
| Champions | Florida Gulf Coast (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Joe Dooley (1st title) |
| MVP | Marc-Eddy Norelia (Florida Gulf Coast) |
| Attendance | 19,278 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast † | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson* | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 12 | – | 22 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *ineligible for the 2016 NCAA tournament due to APR violations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
editAll 8 teams in the conference participated in the Tournament.
Stetson was ineligible to participate in the NCAA Tournament due to APR violations, but was allowed to participate in the Atlantic Sun Tournament. Had Stetson won the tournament, North Florida would have gone to the NCAA Tournament because of its regular season Atlantic Sun Conference title.
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Florida | 10–4 | |
| 2 | NJIT | 8–6 | 2–0 vs. Jacksonville, 1–1 vs. FGCU |
| 3 | Jacksonville | 8–6 | 0–2 vs. NJIT, 2–0 vs. FGCU |
| 4 | Florida Gulf Coast | 8–6 | 1–1 vs. NJIT, 0–2 vs. Jacksonville |
| 5 | Kennesaw State | 7–7 | 2–0 vs. Lipscomb |
| 6 | Lipscomb | 7–7 | 0–2 vs. Kennesaw State |
| 7 | Stetson | 4–10 | 1–1 vs. USC Upstate, 1–1 vs. North Florida |
| 8 | USC Upstate | 4–10 | 1–1 vs. Stetson, 0–2 vs. North Florida |
Schedule
edit| Time | Matchup | Final score | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 1 | |||||
| 7:30 pm | #8 USC Upstate at #1 North Florida | 69–92 | WatchESPN | 3,317 | |
| 7:05 pm | #5 Kennesaw State at #4 Florida Gulf Coast | 64–74 | 2,752 | ||
| 7:00 pm | #6 Lipscomb at #3 Jacksonville | 92–89OT | 747 | ||
| 7:30 pm | #7 Stetson at #2 NJIT | 82–67 | 1,022 | ||
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 3 | |||||
| 7:00 pm | #7 Stetson at #6 Lipscomb | 96–75 | WatchESPN | 2,465 | |
| 7:30 pm | #4 Florida Gulf Coast at #1 North Florida | 89–56 | 4,305 | ||
| Final – Sunday, March 6 | |||||
| 7:00 pm | #7 Stetson at #4 Florida Gulf Coast | 78–80OT | ESPN2 | 4,670 | |
| *Game times in ET. #-Tournament seed | |||||
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals March 1 WatchESPN | Semifinals March 3 WatchESPN | Championship March 6 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | North Florida | 92 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | USC Upstate | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | North Florida | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida Gulf Coast | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida Gulf Coast | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Kennesaw State | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida Gulf Coast | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Stetson | 78OT | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Jacksonville | 89OT | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lipscomb | 92 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lipscomb | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Stetson | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | NJIT | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Stetson | 82 | ||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament general information". Atlantic Sun Conference. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Atlantic Sun. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.