2016 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament

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
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
ChampionsFlorida Gulf Coast (2nd title)
Winning coachJoe Dooley (1st title)
MVPMarc-Eddy Norelia (Florida Gulf Coast)
Attendance19,278
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2015–16 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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All 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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament general information". Atlantic Sun Conference. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Atlantic Sun. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
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