Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
Conference Basketball Championship
Atlantic Sun logo
Sport Basketball
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
Number of teams 7
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium University Center
Current location Macon, GA
Played 1979–present
Last contest 2011 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
Current champion Belmont Bruins
Most championships UCF Knights & Belmont Bruins (4)
TV partner(s) ESPN
Official website Atlantic Sun mens basketball

The Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (popularly known as the Atlantic Sun Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Atlantic Sun Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 1979, except for 1992–93. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

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History

Year Champion Score Runner-up Location
1979 Northeast Louisiana 90–69 Mercer Fant-Ewing Coliseum • Monroe, LA
1980 Centenary 79–77 Northeast Louisiana Fant-Ewing Coliseum • Monroe, LA
1981 Mercer 72–67 Houston Baptist Hirsch Coliseum • Shreveport, LA
1982 Northeast Louisiana 98–85 Centenary Fant-Ewing Coliseum • Monroe, LA
1983 Georgia Southern 68–67 Arkansas-Little Rock Barton Coliseum • Little Rock, AR
1984 Houston Baptist 81–76 Samford Spring Branch Coliseum • Houston, TX
1985 Mercer 105–96 Arkansas-Little Rock Hanner Fieldhouse • Statesboro, GA
1986 Arkansas-Little Rock 85–63 Centenary Barton Coliseum • Little Rock, AR
1987 Georgia Southern 49–46 Stetson Barton Coliseum • Little Rock, AR
1988 Texas-San Antonio 76–69 Georgia Southern Ocean Center • Daytona Beach, FL
1989 Arkansas-Little Rock 100–72 Centenary Barton Coliseum • Little Rock, AR
1990 Arkansas-Little Rock 105–95 Centenary Barton Coliseum • Little Rock, AR
1991 Georgia State 80–60 Arkansas-Little Rock Edmunds Center • DeLand, FL
1992 Georgia Southern 95–82 Georgia State Hanner Fieldhouse • Statesboro, GA
1993 No Tournament
1994 Central Florida 70–67 Stetson UCF Arena • Orlando, FL
1995 Florida International 68–57 Mercer UCF Arena • Orlando, FL
1996 Central Florida 86–77 Mercer Edmunds Center • DeLand, FL
1997 College of Charleston 83–73 Florida International John Kresse Arena • Charleston, SC
1998 College of Charleston 72–63 Florida International John Kresse Arena • Charleston, SC
1999 Samford 89–61 Central Florida Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, FL
2000 Samford 81–68 Central Florida Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, FL
2001 Georgia State 79–55 Troy GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta, GA
2002 Florida Atlantic 76–75 Georgia State UCF Arena • Orlando, FL
2003 Troy 80–59 Central Florida GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta, GA
2004 Central Florida 60–55 Troy Curb Event Center • Nashville, TN
2005 Central Florida 63–54 Gardner-Webb Curb Event Center • Nashville, TN
2006 Belmont 74–69 OT Lipscomb Memorial Center • Johnson City, TN
2007 Belmont 94–67 East Tennessee State Memorial Center • Johnson City, TN
2008 Belmont 79–61 Jacksonville Allen Arena • Nashville, TN
2009 East Tennessee State 85–68 Jacksonville Allen Arena • Nashville, TN
2010 East Tennessee State 72–66 Mercer University Center • Macon, GA
2011 Belmont 87–46 North Florida University Center • Macon, GA
2012 University Center • Macon, GA
2013 University Center • Macon, GA

Performance by school

Member Winners Winning Years
¹Central Florida
4
 1994, 1996, 2004, 2005
Belmont
4
 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
¹Georgia Southern
3
 1983, 1987, 1992
¹Arkansas-Llittle Rock
3
 1986, 1989, 1990
¹Georgia State
2
 1991, 2001
¹Samford
2
 1999, 2000
Mercer
2
 1981, 1985
¹†Northeast Louisiana
2
 1979, 1982
¹College of Charleston
2
 1997, 1998
East Tennessee State
2
 2009, 2010
¹Florida International
1
 1995
¹Florida Atlantic
1
 2002
¹Troy
1
 2003
¹Texas-San Antonio
1
 1988
¹Houston Baptist
1
 1984
¹Centenary
1
 1980
TOTAL
32

¹no longer a conference member
†Now known as Louisiana-Monroe

See also

References

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