2003 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2003 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–8 at the GSU Sports Arena at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]

2003 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200203
Teams8
SiteGSU Sports Arena
Atlanta, GA
ChampionsTroy State (1st title)
Winning coachDon Maestri (1st title)
MVPBen Fletcher (Troy State)
2002–03 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Belmont124 .750  1712  .586
Jacksonville State106 .625  2010  .667
Samford97 .563  1315  .464
Georgia State88 .500  1415  .483
Gardner-Webb214 .125  524  .172
Campbell115 .063  522  .185
South
Troy State142 .875  266  .813
Mercer142 .875  236  .793
UCF115 .688  2111  .656
Jacksonville88 .500  1316  .448
Stetson412 .250  720  .259
Florida Atlantic313 .188  721  .250
2003 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 4, 2003; Rankings from AP Poll

Troy State defeated Central Florida in the championship game, 80–69, to win their first Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament.

The Trojans, therefore, received the Atlantic Sun's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Tournament, their first appearance in the Division I tournament.

Format

The Atlantic Sun's membership remained fixed at twelve, so no changes to the format were required. As such, only the top eight teams from the conference tournament were eligible for the tournament. These eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 6
Semifinals
Friday, March 7
Championship
Saturday, March 8
                           
  1 Mercer 73  
8 Jacksonville 57  
  1 Mercer 59  
    4 Central Florida 79  
5 Jacksonville State 51
  4 Central Florida 68  
    4 Central Florida 69
  2 Troy State 80
  3 Belmont 58  
6 Georgia State 76  
6 Georgia State 61
    2 Troy State 71  
7 Samford 54
  2 Troy State 70  

References

  1. "2002-2003 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
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