2019 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2019 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the Atlantic Sun Conference. The tournament was the 40th year the league has conducted a postseason tournament. The tournament was held March 4, 7, and 10, 2019 at campus sites of the higher seeds. Liberty upset top-seeded Lipscomb 74–68 in the championship game to win the tournament, and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.[1]
| 2019 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Campus sites |
| Champions | Liberty (1st ASUN title) |
| Winning coach | Ritchie McKay (2nd title) |
| MVP | Scottie James (Liberty) |
| Top scorer | Garrison Mathews (Lipscomb) (69 points) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPN |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 ASUN Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lipscomb | 14–2 | NET Rating 47 |
| 2 | Liberty | 14–2 | NET Rating 63 |
| 3 | North Florida | 9–7 | 1–1 vs. FGCU, 1–3 vs. Lipscomb/Liberty, 1–1 vs. NJIT, 2–0 vs. UNA |
| 4 | Florida Gulf Coast | 9–7 | 1–1 vs. UNF, 1–3 vs. Lipscomb/Liberty, 1–1 vs. NJIT, 1–1 vs. UNA |
| 5 | NJIT | 8–8 | |
| 6 | North Alabama | 7–9 | |
| 7 | Jacksonville | 5–11 | |
| 8 | Kennesaw State | 3–13 | 1–1 vs. Stetson, 0–4 vs. Lipscomb/Liberty, 1–3 vs. UNF/FGCU, 1–1 vs. NJIT |
| DNQ | Stetson | 3–13 | 1–1 vs. Kennesaw State, 0–3 vs. Lipscomb/Liberty, 1–3 vs. UNF/FGCU, 0–2 vs. NJIT |
Because North Alabama is in the first year of a four-year transition from NCAA Division II to Division I, it will not be eligible to compete in either the NCAA Tournament or the NCAA-operated NIT. Should the Lions win the ASUN tournament final, the ASUN's automatic NCAA Tournament bid goes either to Lipscomb or to Liberty if Liberty advances further than Lipscomb in the A-Sun tournament.[2]
Schedule
| Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 4 | |||||
| 8:00 pm | No. 8 Kennesaw State at No. 1 Lipscomb | 71–86 | ESPN+ | 2,957 | |
| 7:00 pm | No. 5 NJIT at No. 4 Florida Gulf Coast | 83–78 | 2,289 | ||
| 7:00 pm | No. 6 North Alabama at No. 3 North Florida | 66–76 | 1,924 | ||
| 7:00 pm | No.7 Jacksonville at No. 2 Liberty | 58–72 | 1,738 | ||
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 7 | |||||
| 8:00 pm | No. 5 NJIT at No. 1 Lipscomb | 55–78 | ESPN+ | 3,157 | |
| 7:00 pm | No. 3 North Florida at No. 2 Liberty | 63–71 | 2,319 | ||
| Final – Sunday, March 10 | |||||
| 3:00 p.m. | No. 2 Liberty at No. 1 Lipscomb | 74–68 | ESPN | 5,607 | |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals March 4 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 7 ESPN+ | Championship March 10 ESPN | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lipscomb | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Kennesaw State | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lipscomb | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | NJIT | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida Gulf Coast | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | NJIT | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lipscomb | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Liberty | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Liberty | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Jacksonville | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Liberty | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | North Florida | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | North Florida | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | North Alabama | 66 | ||||||||||||
See also
References
- "ASUN Tournament Championship recap: Liberty wins a wild game for first NCAA Tournament since 2013". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- "2019 ASUN Men's Basketball Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference.
- "2019 Atlantic Sun Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Atlantic Sun. Retrieved November 3, 2016.