2012 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2012 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 29 – March 3, 2012 at University Center in Macon, Georgia. Belmont, in its final year in the A-Sun before moving to the Ohio Valley Conference, won the tournament and with it an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

2012 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201112
Teams8
SiteUniversity Center
Macon, Georgia
ChampionsBelmont (5th title)
Winning coachRick Byrd (5th title)
MVPKerron Johnson (Belmont)
2011–12 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Belmont162 .889  278  .771
Mercer135 .722  2711  .711
USC Upstate135 .722  2113  .618
East Tennessee State108 .556  1714  .548
North Florida108 .556  1616  .500
Florida Gulf Coast810 .444  1517  .469
Lipscomb810 .444  1318  .419
Jacksonville612 .333  822  .267
Stetson612 .333  920  .310
Kennesaw State018 .000  328  .097
2012 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The A-Sun Championship was a four-day single-elimination tournament. Eight teams competed in the championship and the participants were determined by conference winning percentage. The winner of the tournament earned the A-Sun's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
February 29, March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Championship Game
March 3
         
1 Belmont 76
8 Jacksonville 62
1 Belmont 69
4 East Tennessee State 61
4 East Tennessee State 68
5 North Florida 66
1 Belmont 83
6 Florida Gulf Coast 69
3 USC Upstate 61
6 Florida Gulf Coast 71
6 Florida Gulf Coast 62
2 Mercer 58
2 Mercer 61
7 Lipscomb 53

See also

Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Central

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