2017 ASUN men's basketball tournament

The 2017 ASUN men's basketball tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the ASUN Conference. The tournament marked the 38th year the league conducted a postseason tournament. The tournament was held February 27, March 2 and 5, 2017^[1] at campus sites as top seeds host each round. Florida Gulf Coast defeated North Florida, 77–61, in the championship game to receive the conference's automatic trip to the NCAA tournament.

2017 ASUN men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2016–17
Teams	8
Site	campus sites
Champions	Florida Gulf Coast (3rd title)
Winning coach	Joe Dooley (2nd title)
MVP	Brandon Goodwin (Florida Gulf Coast)
Television	ESPN
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2016–17 ASUN men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Florida Gulf Coast †	12	–	2		.857			26	–	8		.765
Lipscomb	11	–	3		.786			20	–	13		.606
North Florida	8	–	6		.571			15	–	19		.441
USC Upstate	7	–	7		.500			17	–	16		.515
Kennesaw State	7	–	7		.500			14	–	18		.438
Jacksonville	5	–	9		.357			17	–	16		.515
NJIT	3	–	11		.214			11	–	20		.355
Stetson	3	–	11		.214			11	–	21		.344
† 2017 ASUN Tournament winner

Seeds

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreaker
1	Florida Gulf Coast	12–2
2	Lipscomb	11–3
3	North Florida	8–6
4	USC Upstate	7–7	1–1 vs. KSU, 1–1 vs. FGCU
5	Kennesaw State	7–7	1–1 vs. USC Upstate, 0–2 vs. FGCU
6	Jacksonville	5–9
7	NJIT	3–11	1–1 vs. Stetson, identical records against all other teams, higher non-conference RPI
8	Stetson	3–11	1–1 vs. NJIT, identical records against all other teams, lower non-conference RPI

Schedule

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. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

^[2]

	Quarterfinals February 27 ESPN3					Semifinals March 2 ESPN3					Championship March 5 ESPN
	1	Florida Gulf Coast	87
	8	Stetson	57
						1	Florida Gulf Coast	74
						5	Kennesaw State	62
	4	USC Upstate	78
	5	Kennesaw State	80
											1	Florida Gulf Coast	77
											3	North Florida	61
	2	Lipscomb	97
	7	NJIT	66
						2	Lipscomb	85
						3	North Florida	91
	3	North Florida	77
	6	Jacksonville	74

See also

• 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
• ASUN men's basketball tournament
• 2017 ASUN women's basketball tournament

References

1. "2017 ASUN Tournament general information". ASUN Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
2. "2017 ASUN Tournament Bracket" (PDF). ASUN Conference. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

External links

• ASUN Men's Basketball Championship Details