2016–17 ASUN Conference men's basketball season

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2016–17 ASUN Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams8
Regular season
ChampionsFlorida Gulf Coast
Season MVPDallas Moore, North Florida
Tournament
ChampionsFlorida Gulf Coast
  Runners-upNorth Florida
Atlantic Sun men's basketball seasons
2016–17 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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 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[]

  1. ^ "Conference Student-Athletes Unveil New ASUN Brand Identity" (Press release). ASUN Conference. April 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Zach Johnson shoots FGCU to win over Stetson". FGCUEaglesNest.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "North Florida vs. Florida Gulf Coast - Game Recap - March 5, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "Florida Gulf Coast tops North Florida 77-61 to claim NCAA berth". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "USC Upstate News". news.uscupstate.edu. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  7. ^ "CIT 2017: Bracket, schedule, live stream info, and scores". SBNation.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "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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