2016 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament

2016 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2015–16
Teams	8
Site	campus sites
Champions	Florida Gulf Coast (2nd title)
Winning coach	Joe Dooley (1st title)
MVP	Marc-Eddy Norelia (Florida Gulf Coast)
Attendance	19,278
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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

The 2016 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament marked the 37th year the league 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	92–89^OT		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	78–80^OT	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	78
	3	Jacksonville	89
	6	Lipscomb	92*
						6	Lipscomb	75
						7	Stetson	96
	2	NJIT	67
	7	Stetson	82

* denotes overtime period

See also

• 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
• Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament

References

1. "2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament general information". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
2. "2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Atlantic Sun. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

External links

• Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship Details