2020 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2020 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament is the conference postseason tournament for the Atlantic Sun Conference. The tournament is the 41st year the league has conducted a postseason tournament. The tournament will be held March 3, 5, and 8, 2020 at campus sites of the higher seeds. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. [1]
| 2020 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Campus sites |
| Champions | Liberty (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Ritchie McKay (2nd title) |
| MVP | Caleb Homesley (Liberty) |
| Television | ESPN, ESPN+ |
| 2019–20 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty† | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 30 | – | 4 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama* | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 1 | – | 28 | .034 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2020 ASUN Tournament winner As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
The top eight teams in the conference standings qualify for the tournament. The teams are seeded by record in conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
The two tiebreakers used by the ASUN are: 1) head-to-head record of teams with identical record and 2) NCAA NET Rankings available on day following the conclusion of ASUN regular season play.[2]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty | 13–3 | NET Ranking: 64 |
| 2 | North Florida | 13–3 | NET Ranking: 153 |
| 3 | Lipscomb | 9–7 | NET Ranking: 256 |
| 4 | Stetson | 9–7 | NET Ranking: 306 |
| 5 | North Alabama | 8–8 | |
| 6 | Florida Gulf Coast | 7–9 | 2–0 vs. Jacksonville |
| 7 | Jacksonville | 7–9 | 0–2 vs. FGCU |
| 8 | NJIT | 6–10 | |
| DNQ | Kennesaw State | 0–16 |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 3 | |||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 NJIT vs. No. 1 Liberty | 49–55 | ESPN+ | 3,042 |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 North Alabama at No. 4 Stetson | 72–82 | 681 | |
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Jacksonville at No. 2 North Florida | 88–91 | 2,797 | |
| 4 | 8:00 pm | No. 6 Florida Gulf Coast at No. 3 Lipscomb | 63–66 | 2,191 | |
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 5 | |||||
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Stetson at No. 1 Liberty | 62–66 | ESPN+ | 2,966 |
| 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Lipscomb at No. 2 North Florida | 73–71 | 2,736 | |
| Championship – Sunday, March 8 | |||||
| 7 | 3:00 pm | No. 3 Lipscomb at No. 1 Liberty | 57–73 | ESPN | 7,422 |
| Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. | |||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 3, 2020 ESPN+ | Semifinals Thursday, March 5, 2020 ESPN+ | Championship Sunday, March 8, 2020 ESPN | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Liberty | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | NJIT | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Liberty | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Stetson | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Stetson | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | North Alabama | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Liberty | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lipscomb | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | North Florida | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Jacksonville | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | North Florida | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lipscomb | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lipscomb | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Florida Gulf Coast | 63 | ||||||||||||
Game Summaries
Quarterfinals
ESPN+ |
March 3 7:00 PM |
| #1 Liberty 55, #8 NJIT 49 | ||
| Scoring by half: 22-16, 33-33 | ||
| Pts: Homesley (14) Rebs: James (10) Asts: Cuffee (4) |
Pts: Cooks (17) Rebs: Cooks (12) Asts: Tied (3) | |
Vines Center Lynchburg, VA Attendance: 3,042 Referees: Chris King, Garrick Shannon, Wil Howard |
ESPN+ |
March 3 7:00 PM |
| #4 Stetson 82, #5 North Alabama 72 | ||
| Scoring by half: 35-34, 47-38 | ||
| Pts: Aninye (21) Rebs: Diawara (7) Asts: Tied (3) |
Pts: Blackmon (22) Rebs: James (9) Asts: Brim (6) | |
Edmunds Center DeLand, FL Attendance: 681 Referees: Stephen Divine, Josue Nieves, Keith Patterson |
Semifinals
ESPN+ |
March 5 7:00 PM |
| #1 Liberty 66, #4 Stetson 62 | ||
| Scoring by half: 22-25, 44-37 | ||
| Pts: Homesley (26) Rebs: Homesley (8) Asts: Tied (3) |
Pts: Jones (15) Rebs: Jones (7) Asts: Jones (3) | |
Vines Center Lynchburg, VA Attendance: 2,966 Referees: Jose Carrion, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal, Todd Austin |
Championship
References
- "2020 ASUN Men's Basketball Championship". ASUN Conference. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- https://asunsports.org/sports/mbkb/championship/2019-20/2020_ASUN_Men-s_Basketball_Championship
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