| 2017 ASUN men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2016–17 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | campus sites |
| Champions | Florida Gulf Coast (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Joe Dooley (2nd title) |
| MVP | Brandon Goodwin (Florida Gulf Coast) |
| Television | ESPN |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast † | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2017 ASUN Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2017 ASUN men's basketball tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the ASUN Conference. The tournament marked the 38th year the league conducted a postseason tournament. The tournament was held February 27, March 2 and 5, 2017[1] at campus sites as top seeds host each round. Florida Gulf Coast defeated North Florida, 77–61, in the championship game to receive the conference's automatic trip to the NCAA tournament.
Seeds
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 12–2 | |
| 2 | Lipscomb | 11–3 | |
| 3 | North Florida | 8–6 | |
| 4 | USC Upstate | 7–7 | 1–1 vs. KSU, 1–1 vs. FGCU |
| 5 | Kennesaw State | 7–7 | 1–1 vs. USC Upstate, 0–2 vs. FGCU |
| 6 | Jacksonville | 5–9 | |
| 7 | NJIT | 3–11 | 1–1 vs. Stetson, identical records against all other teams, higher non-conference RPI |
| 8 | Stetson | 3–11 | 1–1 vs. NJIT, identical records against all other teams, lower non-conference RPI |
Schedule
| Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Monday, February 27 | |||||
| 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 Stetson at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast | 57–87 | ESPN3 | 3,744 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 Kennesaw State at No. 4 USC Upstate | 80–78 | 735 | ||
| 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Jacksonville at No. 3 North Florida | 74–77 | 2,938 | ||
| 8:00 p.m. | No. 7 NJIT at No. 2 Lipscomb | 66–97 | 2,456 | ||
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 2 | |||||
| 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 Kennesaw State at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast | 62–74 | ESPN3 | 4,333 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 North Florida at No. 2 Lipscomb | 91–85 | 3,011 | ||
| Final – Sunday, March 5 | |||||
| 3:00 p.m. | No. 3 North Florida at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast | 61–77 | ESPN | 4,711 | |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals February 27 ESPN3 | Semifinals March 2 ESPN3 | Championship March 5 ESPN | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Stetson | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Kennesaw State | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | USC Upstate | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Kennesaw State | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | North Florida | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Lipscomb | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | NJIT | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Lipscomb | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | North Florida | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | North Florida | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Jacksonville | 74 | ||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "2017 ASUN Tournament general information". ASUN Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ↑ "2017 ASUN Tournament Bracket" (PDF). ASUN Conference. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
External links
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