2024 ASUN men's basketball tournament

The 2024 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the Atlantic Sun Conference. The tournament was the 45th year the league has conducted a postseason tournament. The tournament was held March 4–10 at campus sites of the higher seeds. The winner, Stetson, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Tournament. It was their first ever ASUN championship and NCAA tournament appearance for the Hatters.

2024 ASUN men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsStetson (1st title)
Winning coachDonnie Jones (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN2
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2023–24 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Kentucky 12 4   .750 17 14   .548
Stetson 11 5   .688 22 13   .629
Lipscomb 11 5   .688 20 12   .625
Austin Peay 10 6   .625 19 16   .543
North Florida 9 7   .563 16 16   .500
North Alabama 8 8   .500 15 17   .469
Florida Gulf Coast 8 8   .500 14 18   .438
Queens* 7 9   .438 14 19   .424
Kennesaw State 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Jacksonville 5 11   .313 16 17   .485
Central Arkansas 5 11   .313 9 23   .281
Bellarmine* 4 12   .250 8 23   .258
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024 ASUN tournament winner

Seeds

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Ten teams contested the bracket. All rounds reseeded instead of a traditional set bracket; to that end, the 9 and 10 seeds play each other in round 1, and the 7 and 8 seeds do as well, rather than the traditional 7/10 and 8/9 matchup.[1]

The two tiebreakers used by the Atlantic Sun are 1) head-to-head records of teams with identical records and 2) NCAA NET rankings available on day following the conclusion of ASUN regular season play.

Seed School Conference Head-to-Head NET ranking[2]
1 Eastern Kentucky 12–4 205
2 Stetson 11–5 1–0 vs. Lipscomb 217
3 Lipscomb 11–5 0–1 vs. Stetson 159
4 Austin Peay 10–6 219
5 North Florida 9–7 251
6 North Alabama 8–8 1–0 vs. Florida Gulf Coast 258
7 Florida Gulf Coast 8–8 0–1 vs. North Alabama 241
8 Queens 7–9 269
9 Kennesaw State 6–10 257
10 Jacksonville 5–11 1–0 vs. Central Arkansas 284
DNQ Central Arkansas 5–11 0–1 vs. Jacksonville 343
DNQ Bellarmine 4–12 318

Schedule

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Game Time [3] Matchup[4] Score Television
First round – Monday, March 4 – Campus Sites
1 7:00 pm No. 10 Jacksonville vs No. 9 Kennesaw State 92–86 ESPN+
2 7:00 pm No. 8 Queens vs No. 7 Florida Gulf Coast 69–63
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 5 – Campus Sites
3 7:00 pm No. 10 Jacksonville at No. 1 Eastern Kentucky 67–65 ESPN+
4 8:00 pm No. 5 North Florida at No. 4 Austin Peay 98–101 OT
5 7:00 pm No. 8 Queens at No. 2 Stetson 83–91
6 8:00 pm No. 6 North Alabama at No. 3 Lipscomb 77–75
Semifinals – Thursday, March 7 – Campus Sites
7 7:00 pm No. 10 Jacksonville at No. 2 Stetson 87–88 ESPN+
8 8:00 pm No. 6 North Alabama at No. 4 Austin Peay 71–77
Championship – Sunday, March 10 – Campus Sites
9 2:00 pm No. 4 Austin Peay at No. 2 Stetson 91–94 ESPN2
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
Monday, March 4
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 5
Semifinals
Thursday, March 7
Championship
Sunday, March 10
1 Eastern Kentucky 65
9 Kennesaw State 86 10 Jacksonville 67
10 Jacksonville 92 2 Stetson 88
10 Jacksonville 87
4 Austin Peay 101*
5 North Florida 98
2 Stetson 94
4 Austin Peay 91
2 Stetson 83
7 Florida Gulf Coast 63 8 Queens 71
8 Queens 69 4 Austin Peay 77
6 North Alabama 71
3 Lipscomb 75
6 North Alabama 77


Game summaries

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First round

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ESPN+
March 4
7:00 p.m.
No. 10 Jacksonville 92, No. 9 Kennesaw State 86
Scoring by half: 35–33, 57–53
Pts: McCray V (31)
Rebs: Workman (15)
Asts: Niblack (4)
Pts: Cottle (29)
Rebs: Robinson (13)
Asts: Burden (9)
Baptist Health Arena
Richmond, KY
Referees: Wil Howard, Kyle Bottoms, Matt Jarman
ESPN+
March 4
7:00 p.m.
No. 8 Queens 69, No. 7 Florida Gulf Coast 63
Scoring by half: 31–27, 38–36
Pts: McKee (23)
Rebs: McLaurin(8)
Asts: McLaurin/Albury/Cash (3)
Pts: Thompson (31)
Rebs: Largie (7)
Asts: Kellman (3)
Edmunds Center
DeLand, FL
Referees: Jon Broska, Ben Stirt, John Atanassov

References

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  1. ^ "MBB Bracket - 2024 (PDF) - Atlantic Sun Conference" (PDF). asunsports.org. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's Basketball NET Rankings through Games Mar. 01 2024". NCAA.com. March 2, 2024. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship".
  4. ^ "2024 ASUN Men's Basketball Championship - Atlantic Sun Conference". asunsports.org. Retrieved 2023-11-25.