2006 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2006 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–4 at the Memorial Center at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee.[1]

2006 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200506
Teams8
SiteMemorial Center
Johnson City, TN
ChampionsBelmont (1st title)
Winning coachRick Byrd (1st title)
MVPJustin Hare (Belmont)
2005–06 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Lipscomb155 .750  2111  .656
Belmont155 .750  2011  .645
Florida Atlantic146 .700  1513  .536
Gardner-Webb137 .650  1712  .586
East Tennessee St.128 .600  1513  .536
Stetson119 .550  1418  .438
Kennesaw State1010 .500  1217  .414
Campbell911 .450  1018  .357
Mercer713 .350  919  .321
North Florida317 .150  622  .214
Jacksonville119 .050  126  .037
2006 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 7, 2006; Rankings from AP Poll

Belmont defeated top-seeded rival Lipscomb in the championship game, 74–69, to clinch their first Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament.

The Bruins, therefore, received the Atlantic Sun's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Tournament. This was Belmont's first appearance in the Division I tournament.

Format

The Atlantic Sun saw some significant membership changes prior to the 2005–06 season, even though the A-Sun remained fixed at 11 programs. Long-time member Georgia State departed for the CAA, Central Florida joined Conference USA, and Troy (formerly Troy State) left for the Sun Belt. Meanwhile, the conference added three new members: East Tennessee State (from the SoCon), Kennesaw State (from Division II), and North Florida (also from Division II).

Nonetheless, no changes were made to the tournament format. 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 and were all entered into the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Semifinals
Friday, March 3
Championship
Saturday, March 4
                           
  1 Lipscomb 78  
8 Mercer 62  
  1 Lipscomb 70  
    4 Gardner–Webb 51  
5 East Tennessee State 63
  4 Gardner–Webb 64  
    1 Lipscomb 69
  2 Belmont 74
  3 Florida Atlantic 44  
6 Stetson 54  
6 Stetson 59
    2 Belmont 72  
7 Campbell 76
  2 Belmont 90  

References

  1. "2005-2006 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
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