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
2015–16 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Florida10–4 .71422–12  .647
NJIT8–6 .57120–15  .571
Jacksonville8–6 .57116–16  .500
Florida Gulf Coast †8–6 .57121–14  .600
Kennesaw State7–7 .50011–20  .355
Lipscomb7–7 .50012–21  .364
Stetson*4–10 .28612–22  .353
USC Upstate4–10 .28610–22  .313
*ineligible for the 2016 NCAA tournament due to APR violations
† 2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner

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.

Seeds

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

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

[2]

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

References

  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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