2017–18 ASUN Conference men's basketball season

The 2017–18 ASUN Conference men's basketball season with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2018 and concluded in February 2018. The season marked the 40th season of ASUN Conference basketball.

2017–18 ASUN Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams8
Regular season
ChampionsFlorida Gulf Coast
Season MVPBrandon Goodwin, Florida Gulf Coast
Tournament
ChampionsLipscomb
  Runners-upFlorida Gulf Coast
Finals MVPGarrison Mathews, Lipscomb
2017–18 ASUN men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast12–2 .85723–12  .657
Lipscomb †10–4 .71423–10  .697
Jacksonville8–6 .57115–18  .455
NJIT7–7 .50014–16  .467
North Florida7–7 .50014–19  .424
Kennesaw State6–8 .42910–20  .333
Stetson4–10 .28612–20  .375
USC Upstate2–12 .1437–25  .219
† 2018 ASUN Tournament winner

Florida Gulf Coast won the regular season championship by two games over Lipscomb. The ASUN Tournament was held from February 26 through March 4 at campus sites as top seeds hosted each round.[1] Lipscomb defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the championship game to win the tournament championship.[2] As a result, Lipscomb received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.[3] FCGU earned an invite to the NIT.[4]

Lipscomb received the 15th seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament and was defeated by the second-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels in the first round.[5] FGCU received the 7th seed in the USC bracket of the NIT and was defeated by the second-seeded Oklahoma State Cowboys in the first round of the tournament.[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 Brandon Goodwin, Florida Gulf Coast
Coach of the Year Joe Dooley, Florida Gulf Coast
Rookie of the Year JD Notae, Jacksonville
All-Atlantic Sun First Team Brandon Goodwin, Florida Gulf Coast
Garrison Mathews, Lipscomb
Zach Johnson, Florida Gulf Coast
Rob Marberry, Lipscomb
Anthony Tarke, NJIT
All-Atlantic Sun Second Team Devin Harris, Jacksonville
Nick Masterson, Kennesaw State
Abdul Lewis, NJIT
Noah Horchler, North Florida
Divine Myles, Stetson
All-Atlantic Sun Freshmen Team JD Notae, Jacksonville
Zach Cooks, NJIT
Jalyn Hinton, Jacksonville
Abayomi Iyiola, Stetson
Trip Day, North Florida

Source[7]

Postseason
Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Monday, February 26
7:00 pm No. 8 USC Upstate at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast 76–96 ESPN3 2,832
7:30 pm No. 5 North Florida at No. 4 NJIT 80–76 1,235
7:00 pm No. 6 Kennesaw State at No. 3 Jacksonville 68–87 725
8:00 pm No. 7 Stetson at No. 2 Lipscomb 73–89 1,877
Semifinals – Thursday, March 1
7:00 pm No. 5 North Florida at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast 72–95 ESPN3 3,321
8:00 pm No. 3 Jacksonville at No. 2 Lipscomb 62–77 1,967
Final – Sunday, March 4
3:00 pm No. 2 Lipscomb at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast 108–96 ESPN 4,633
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

References
  1. "ASUNMADNESS OPENS MONDAY NIGHT; FOUR QUARTERFINAL SITES SET TO TIP" ASUNSports.org. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  2. "College basketball: FGCU men lose in Atlantic Sun title game after huge comeback" Naples Daily News. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  3. "Lipscomb basketball will play North Carolina in the NCAA tournament" The Tennessean. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  4. "College basketball: Seventh-seeded FGCU men open NIT play at No. 2 Oklahoma State" Naples Daily News. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  5. "After loss to North Carolina, Lipscomb could return to 2019 NCAA tournament with all starters back" The Tennessean. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  6. "College basketball: FGCU men fall at Oklahoma State in NIT" Naples Daily News. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  7. "Atlantic Sun Conference Record Book" (PDF). www.asunsports.org. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
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