2019 ASUN men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2019
Conference:ASUN
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:8
Arena:Campus sites
Champions:Liberty
Titlecount:1st ASUN
Coach:Ritchie McKay
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Scottie James
Mvpteam:Liberty
Topscorer:Garrison Mathews
Topscorerteam:Lipscomb
Points:69
Television:ESPN+, ESPN

The 2019 ASUN men's basketball tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the ASUN Conference. The tournament was the 40th year the league has conducted a postseason tournament. The tournament was held March 4, 7, and 10, 2019 at campus sites of the higher seeds. Liberty upset top-seeded Lipscomb 74–68 in the championship game to win the tournament, and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1]

Seeds

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1Lipscomb14–2NET Rating 47
2Liberty14–2NET Rating 63
3North Florida9–71–1 vs. FGCU, 1–3 vs. Lipscomb/Liberty, 1–1 vs. NJIT, 2–0 vs. UNA
49–71–1 vs. UNF, 1–3 vs. Lipscomb/Liberty, 1–1 vs. NJIT, 1–1 vs. UNA
5NJIT8–8
6North Alabama7–9
7Jacksonville5–11
8Kennesaw State3–131–1 vs. Stetson, 0–4 vs. Lipscomb/Liberty, 1–3 vs. UNF/FGCU, 1–1 vs. NJIT
DNQStetson3–131–1 vs. Kennesaw State, 0–3 vs. Lipscomb/Liberty, 1–3 vs. UNF/FGCU, 0–2 vs. NJIT

Because North Alabama is in the first year of a four-year transition from NCAA Division II to Division I, it will not be eligible to compete in either the NCAA Tournament or the NCAA-operated NIT. Should the Lions win the ASUN tournament final, the ASUN's automatic NCAA Tournament bid goes either to Lipscomb or to Liberty if Liberty advances further than Lipscomb in the A-Sun tournament.[2]

Schedule

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TimeMatchupScoreTelevisionAttendance
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 4
8:00 pmNo. 8 Kennesaw State at No. 1 Lipscomb71–86ESPN+2,957
7:00 pmNo. 5 NJIT at No. 4 Florida Gulf Coast83–782,289
7:00 pmNo. 6 North Alabama at No. 3 North Florida66–761,924
7:00 pmNo.7 Jacksonville at No. 2 Liberty58–721,738
Semifinals – Thursday, March 7
8:00 pmNo. 5 NJIT at No. 1 Lipscomb55–78ESPN+3,157
7:00 pm No. 3 North Florida at No. 2 Liberty63–712,319
Final – Sunday, March 10
3:00 p.m.No. 2 Liberty at No. 1 Lipscomb74–68ESPN5,607
  • Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ASUN Tournament Championship recap: Liberty wins a wild game for first NCAA Tournament since 2013. Mid-Major Madness. 10 March 2019 . March 22, 2019.
  2. Web site: 2019 ASUN Men's Basketball Championship. Atlantic Sun Conference.
  3. Web site: 2019 Atlantic Sun Tournament Bracket. Atlantic Sun. November 3, 2016.