2016–17 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball season

The 2016–17 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball season 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 Atlantic Sun Conference basketball.

2016–17 Atlantic Sun 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
2016–17 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast †12–2 .857  26–8  .765
Lipscomb11–3 .786  20–13  .606
North Florida8–6 .571  15–19  .441
USC Upstate7–7 .500  17–16  .515
Kennesaw State7–7 .500  14–18  .438
Jacksonville5–9 .357  17–16  .515
NJIT3–11 .214  11–20  .355
Stetson3–11 .214  11–21  .344
† 2017 ASUN Tournament winner

Florida Gulf Coast won the regular season championship by one game over Lipscomb.[1] The Atlantic Sun 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.[2] As a result, Florida Gulf Coast received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.[3]

North Florida's Dallas Moore was named conference player of the year.[4] Florida Gulf Coast’s head coach Joe Dooley was named conference coach of the year.[4]

In addition to Florida Gulf Coast's invitation to the NCAA Tournament, USC Upstate and Jacksonville were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.[5][6]

Conference matrix
  Florida Gulf Coast Jacksonville Kennesaw State Lipscomb NJIT North Florida Stetson USC Upstate
vs. Florida Gulf Coast —0–20–21–10–20–20–21–1
vs. Jacksonville 2–0—1–12–00–12–00–22–0
vs. Kennesaw State 2–01–1—2–00–21–10–21–1
vs. Lipscomb 1–10–20–2—0–22–00–20–1
vs. NJIT 2–02–02–02–0—1–11–11–1
vs. North Florida 2–01–11–10–21–1—1–11–1
vs. Stetson 2–02–02–02–01–11–1—1–1
vs. USC Upstate 1–10–21–12–01–11–11–1—
Total 12–25–97–711–33–118–63–117–7

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-Atlantic Sun 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-Atlantic Sun First Team Dallas Moore, North Florida
Brandon Goodwin, Florida Gulf Coast
Garrison Mathews, Lipscomb
Kendrick Ray, Kennesaw State
Michael Buchanan, South Carolina Upstate
All-Atlantic Sun Second Team J.R. Holder, Jacksonville
Aubrey Williams, Kennesaw State
Rob Marberry, Lipscomb
Damon Lynn, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Derick Newton, Stetson
All-Atlantic Sun Freshmen Team Wajid Aminu, North Florida
Tanner Rubio, Jacksonville
James Scott, Kennesaw State
Anthony Tarke, NJIT
Garrett Sams, North Florida

Source[7]

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. "Zach Johnson shoots FGCU to win over Stetson". FGCUEaglesNest.com. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  2. "North Florida vs. Florida Gulf Coast - Game Recap - March 5, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  3. "Florida Gulf Coast tops North Florida 77-61 to claim NCAA berth". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  4. "Atlantic Sun Conference Releases 2016-2017 Award Winners". www.fanragsports.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  5. "USC Upstate News". news.uscupstate.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  6. "CIT 2017: Bracket, schedule, live stream info, and scores". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  7. "Atlantic Sun Conference Releases 2016-2017 Award Winners". www.fanragsports.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2017-07-27.


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