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
Season2011–12
Teams8
SiteUniversity Center
Macon, Georgia
ChampionsBelmont (5th title)
Winning coachRick Byrd (5th title)
MVPKerron Johnson (Belmont)
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2011–12 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
Mercer 13 5   .722 27 11   .711
USC Upstate 13 5   .722 21 13   .618
East Tennessee State 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
North Florida 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Florida Gulf Coast 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Lipscomb 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Jacksonville 6 12   .333 8 22   .267
Stetson 6 12   .333 9 20   .310
Kennesaw State 0 18   .000 3 28   .097
2012 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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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

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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

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