2017 ASUN men's basketball tournament
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
- ASUN men's basketball tournament
- 2017 ASUN women's basketball tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "2017 ASUN Tournament general information". ASUN Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "2017 ASUN Tournament Bracket" (PDF). ASUN Conference. Retrieved November 3, 2016.