Sports season
The 2016–17 ASUN Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began on January 24, 2017 and concluded on February 23, 2017. The season marked the 39th season of ASUN Conference basketball, and also the first under the conference's current branding with the ASUN name.[1]
Florida Gulf Coast won the regular season championship by one game over Lipscomb .[2] The ASUN tournament was held from February 27 through March 5 at campus sites as top seeds hosted each round. Florida Gulf Coast defeated North Florida in the championship game to win the tournament championship.[3] As a result, Florida Gulf Coast received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament .[4]
North Florida's Dallas Moore was named conference player of the year.[5] Florida Gulf Coast’s head coach Joe Dooley was named conference coach of the year.[5]
In addition to Florida Gulf Coast's invitation to the NCAA Tournament, USC Upstate and Jacksonville were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament .[6] [7]
Conference matrix
Florida Gulf Coast
Jacksonville
Kennesaw State
Lipscomb
NJIT
North Florida
Stetson
USC Upstate
vs. Florida Gulf Coast
—
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
vs. Jacksonville
2–0
—
1–1
2–0
0–1
2–0
0–2
2–0
vs. Kennesaw State
2–0
1–1
—
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
vs. Lipscomb
1–1
0–2
0–2
—
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–1
vs. NJIT
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
—
1–1
1–1
1–1
vs. North Florida
2–0
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
—
1–1
1–1
vs. Stetson
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
—
1–1
vs. USC Upstate
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
—
Total
12–2
5–9
7–7
11–3
3–11
8–6
3–11
7–7
Points scored
Conference regular season
Team
For
Against
Difference
Florida Gulf Coast
1092
990
102
Jacksonville
1043
1109
-66
Kennesaw State
1077
1050
27
Lipscomb
1191
1079
112
NJIT
983
1069
-86
North Florida
1114
1082
32
Stetson
1098
1203
-105
USC Upstate
1089
1089
0
Through February 23, 2017
All-ASUN Awards
Honor
Recipient
Player of the Year
Dallas Moore , North Florida
Coach of the Year
Joe Dooley , Florida Gulf Coast
Rookie of the Year
Wajid Aminu, North Florida
All-ASUN First Team
Dallas Moore, North Florida
Brandon Goodwin , Florida Gulf Coast
Garrison Mathews , Lipscomb
Kendrick Ray , Kennesaw State
Michael Buchanan, South Carolina Upstate
All-ASUN Second Team
J.R. Holder, Jacksonville
Aubrey Williams, Kennesaw State
Rob Marberry, Lipscomb
Damon Lynn , New Jersey Institute of Technology
Derick Newton, Stetson
All-ASUN Freshmen Team
Wajid Aminu, North Florida
Tanner Rubio, Jacksonville
James Scott, Kennesaw State
Anthony Tarke , NJIT
Garrett Sams, North Florida
Source[8]
Postseason
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 . No.-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
References
^ "Conference Student-Athletes Unveil New ASUN Brand Identity" (Press release). ASUN Conference. April 28, 2016.
^ "Zach Johnson shoots FGCU to win over Stetson" . FGCUEaglesNest.com . Retrieved July 27, 2017 .
^ "North Florida vs. Florida Gulf Coast - Game Recap - March 5, 2017 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 27, 2017 .
^ "Florida Gulf Coast tops North Florida 77-61 to claim NCAA berth" . USA TODAY . Retrieved July 27, 2017 .
^ a b "Atlantic Sun Conference Releases 2016-2017 Award Winners" . www.fanragsports.com . Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2017 .
^ "USC Upstate News" . news.uscupstate.edu . Retrieved July 27, 2017 .
^ "CIT 2017: Bracket, schedule, live stream info, and scores" . SBNation.com . Retrieved July 27, 2017 .
^ "Atlantic Sun Conference Releases 2016-2017 Award Winners" . www.fanragsports.com . Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2017 .
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