2021–22 ASUN Conference men's basketball season explained

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2021–22 ASUN Conference men's basketball season
League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
No Of Teams:12
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Season Champ Name:Champions
Mvp Link:ASUN Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2022 ASUN Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:Bellarmine Knights
Finals Runner-Up:Jacksonville Dolphins
Finals Mvp Link:2022 ASUN Men's Basketball Tournament
Prevseason Link:2020–21 ASUN Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2020-21
Nextseason Link:2022–23 ASUN Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2022-23

The 2021–22 ASUN Conference men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 9, 2021, and began conference play on January 4, 2022. The regular season ended on February 26, 2022, followed by the 2022 ASUN men's basketball tournament held March 1–8, 2022.

The conference's regular season champions, the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, were awarded the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The conference tournament was won by the Bellarmine Knights, who were ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to their transitional status moving from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I.

Conference changes

Due to the offseason additions of Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and Jacksonville State, the ASUN changed the conference play format. The conference was split into East and West Divisions. The East includes Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Liberty, North Florida and Stetson, while the West features Bellarmine, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Lipscomb and North Alabama. Conference play consists of 96 total games, with each team playing 16 games. Each team plays home-and-home against the other teams in its own division, and single games against teams from the other division evenly split between home and away games.[1]

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Jacksonville hired Jordan Mincy after Tony Jasick was fired after going 11–13.

Coaches

TeamHead coach Previous Job Years at School Record at School ASUN Record ASUN Titles NCAA Tournaments
style= BellarmineScott DavenportLouisville (Assistant)17375-12010-300
style=Central ArkansasAnthony BooneCentral Arkansas (Assistant)314-330-000
style=Eastern KentuckyA. W. HamiltonNC State (Assistant)451-420-000
style=Florida Gulf CoastMichael FlyFlorida Gulf Coast (Assistant)434-4820-2100
style=JacksonvilleJordan MincyFlorida (Assistant)10-00-000
style=Jacksonville StateRay HarperWestern Kentucky697-640-001
style=Kennesaw StateAmir Abdur-RahimGeorgia (Assistant)36-472-2900
style=LibertyRitchie McKayVirginia (Associate HC)9177-9338-732
style=LipscombLennie AcuffAlabama–Huntsville331-2818-1300
style=North AlabamaTony PujolWyoming (Assistant)434-4922-2500
style=North FloridaMatthew DriscollBaylor (Assistant)13192-194111-8411
style=StetsonDonnie JonesDayton (Assistant)328-3216-1600
Notes:

Preseason Awards

The ASUN preseason men's basketball poll was released on October 20, 2021.[2]

Preseason men's basketball polls

Coaches Poll

First Place Votes in Parentheses

  1. Liberty (9) - 141
  2. Eastern Kentucky (1) - 126
  3. Jacksonville State - 103
  4. Bellarmine (1) - 97
  5. Lipscomb - 89
  6. Florida Gulf Coast - 88
  7. North Florida (1) - 82
  8. Stetson - 67
  9. North Alabama - 49
  10. Jacksonville - 40
  11. Kennesaw State - 37
  12. Central Arkansas - 17

Media Poll

First Place Votes in Parentheses

  1. Liberty (30) - 276
  2. Eastern Kentucky (2) - 288
  3. Bellarmine / Lipscomb - 284
    1. Jacksonville State - 240
  4. North Florida - 230
  5. Florida Gulf Coast - 200
  6. Stetson - 176
  7. North Alabama - 174
  8. Jacksonville - 94
  9. Central Arkansas - 80
  10. Kennesaw State - 0

Preseason Honors

HonorRecipient
Preseason Player of the YearDarius McGhee, Liberty*
Preseason Defensive Player of the YearKevin Samuel, Florida Gulf Coast
Preseason All-ASUN First TeamDarius McGhee, Liberty*
Ahsan Asadullah, Lipscomb*
Dylan Penn, Bellarmine
Braxton Beverly, Eastern Kentucky
Jomaru Brown, Eastern Kentucky
Kevin Samuel, Florida Gulf Coast
Kevion Nolan, Jacksonville
Darian Adams, Jacksonville State
Carter Hendricksen, North Florida
Rob Perry, Stetson

Regular season

Conference standings

North DivisionConferenceDivisionOverall
RankTeamRecordPerecentRecordPercentRecordPercentTiebreaker
1Liberty5-01.0004-01.00013-6.684
2Kennesaw State3-1.7503-01.0008-9.471
3Jacksonville3-2.6003-1.75011-6.647
4Florida Gulf Coast2-4.3332-3.40012-8.600Ahead of Stetson based on Head-to-Head Win %
5Stetson2-4.3331-4.2008-11.421
6North Florida0-6.0000-5.0004-16.200
South DivisionConferenceDivisionOverall
RankTeamRecordPerecentRecordPercentRecordPercentTiebreaker
1Jacksonville State5-01.0004-01.00012-6.667
Bellarmine5-01.0004-01.00011-8.579
3Central Arkansas3-2.6003-2.6006-12.333
4Eastern Kentucky2-4.3331-4.20010-10.500Ahead of Lipscomb based on Head-to-Head Win %
5Lipscomb2-4.3331-4.2009-12.429
6North Alabama1-5.1671-4.2008-11.421
Combined DivisionsConferenceOverall
RankTeamRecordPerecentRecordPercentTiebreaker
1Liberty5-01.00013-6.684
Jacksonville State5-01.00012-6.667
Bellarmine5-01.00011-8.579
4Kennesaw State3-1.7508-9.471
5Jacksonville3-2.60011-6.647
Central Arkansas3-2.6006-12.333
7Florida Gulf Coast2-4.33312-8.600Ahead of Lipscomb and Stetson based on Win % between 2-4 teams
Eastern Kentucky2-4.33310-10.500
9Lipscomb2-4.3339-12.429
Stetson2-4.3338-11.421
11North Alabama1-5.1678-11.421
12North Florida0-6.0004-16.200

Conference Matrix

BellarmineCentral ArkansasEastern Kentucky Florida Gulf CoastJacksonvilleJacksonville StateKennesaw StateLibertyLipscombNorth AlabamaNorth FloridaStetson
vs. Bellarmine–0-10-10-10-10-1
vs. Central Arkansas1-0–0-11-00-10-1
vs. Eastern Kentucky1-01-0–1-00-11-00-1
vs. Florida Gulf Coast–1-01-01-01-00-10-1
vs. Jacksonville1-00-1–1-00-10-1
vs. Jacksonville State0-10-10-1–0-10-1
vs. Kennesaw State0-1–1-00-10-1
vs. Liberty0-10-1–0-10-1
vs. Lipscomb1-01-01-01-00-1–0-1
vs. North Alabama1-01-00-11-01-0–1-0
vs. North Florida1-01-01-01-01-0–1-0
vs. Stetson1-01-01-01-00-10-1−

Players of the Week

Week[3] Player(s) of the WeekSchoolNewcomer of the WeekSchool
Nov. 15Ahsan AsadullahLipscombJacob OgnacevicLipscomb
Nov. 22Ahsan Asadullah (2)Lipscomb (2)Darious HallCentral Arkansas
Nov. 29Tavian Dunn-MartinFlorida Gulf CoastJannson WilliamsEastern Kentucky
Dec. 6Cyrus LargieFlorida Gulf Coast (2)Kevin SamuelFlorida Gulf Coast
Dec. 13Tavian Dunn-Martin (2)Florida Gulf Coast (3)Jarius HicklenNorth Florida
Dec. 20Christiaan JonesStetsonJacob Ognacevic (2)Lipscomb (2)
Dec. 27Darius McGheeLibertyIbbe KlintmanCentral Arkansas (2)
Jan. 3Devontae BlantonEastern KentuckyCameron HunterCentral Arkansas (3)
Jan. 10Ahsan Asadullah (3)Lipscomb (3)Cameron Hunter (2)Central Arkansas (4)
Jan. 18Darius McGhee (2)Liberty (2)Osayi OsifoJacksonville
Jan. 24Dylan PennBellarmineTavian Dunn-MartinFlorida Gulf Coast (2)
Jan. 31Kayne HenryJacksonville StateMike MarshJacksonville (2)
Feb. 7Tavian Dunn-Martin (3)Florida Gulf Coast (4)Kevin Samuel (2)Florida Gulf Coast (3)
Feb. 14Tavian Dunn-Martin (4)Florida Gulf Coast (5)Camren HunterCentral Arkansas (5)
Feb. 21Jarius HicklenNorth FloridaTavian Dunn-Martin (2)Florida Gulf Coast (4)
Feb. 28Darius McGhee (3)Liberty (3)Tavian Dunn-Martin (3)Florida Gulf Coast (5)

Records against other conferences

Power 7 ConferencesRecordPower 7 ConferencesRecord
ACC0-7American1-3
Big East0-2Big Ten0-2
Big 120-6Pac-120-6
SEC1-11Power 7 Total2-37
Other Division I ConferencesRecordOther Division I ConferencesRecord
America East1-0Atlantic 102-2
Big SkyNoneBig South3-3
NoneColonial4-2
Conference USA2-7Horizon League4-0
Ivy League1-0MAAC0-5
MAC3-2MEAC3-0
MVC1-3MWCNone
NECNoneOVC2-5
Patriot League1-0SoCon1-5
Southland1-1SWAC7-0
Summit League1-1Sun Belt1-3
WAC1-2WCC0-5
Other Division I Total39-46
NCAA Division I Total41-83
NCAA Division II Total1-0
NCAA Division III Total9-0
NAIA Total16-0
NCCAA Total12-0
USCAA Total1-0
Total Non-Conference Record80-83

Conference tournament

See main article: 2022 ASUN men's basketball tournament. The 2022 ASUN Tournament was held at the higher seeded team's home court from March 1, 2022 to March 8, 2022.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-07-07. 2021-22 @ASUN_MBB Schedule Announced; League Play Begins Jan. 4. en. asunsports.prestosports.com. ASUN Conference. 2022-04-12. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211230213318/https://asunsports.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/releases/20210702h90bfi. 2021-12-30.
  2. Web site: 2021-10-06. Liberty Selected Atop @ASUN_MBB Preseason Poll; McGhee, Samuel Earn Superlative Honors. en. asunsports.prestosports.com. ASUN Conference. 2022-04-12. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211230213403/https://asunsports.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/releases/20210930ulaxqe. 2021-12-30.
  3. Web site: Final Set of @ASUN_MBB Weekly Honors Earned by Liberty's McGhee & FGCU's Dunn-Martin. 2022-02-28. 2022-04-12. asunsports.prestosports.com. ASUN Conference. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220412132154/https://asunsports.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/releases/20220225sm3dnx. 2022-04-12.
  4. Web site: 2022 ASUN Men's Basketball Championship . . April 19, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220419031123/https://asunsports.org/sports/mbkb/championship/2021-22/MBB_Bracket_-_2022.pdf . April 19, 2022.
  5. Web site: 2021-22 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary . . April 19, 2022.

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