Atlantic Sun Conference 2007-08 Preview
by Phil Kasiecki

The times are changing for the Atlantic Sun as it enters its 30th year of existence. Most notably, the makeup of the conference has undergone some changes in recent years and continues to this season. Those changes have of late involved newcomers to Division I.
This time [...]

Atlantic Sun Conference 2005-06 Preview
by Michael Protos

The Atlantic Sun Conference danced the realignment shuffle this off-season, though few media sources made much fanfare of their moves. Gone are Central Florida, Georgia State and Troy. In their place, the A-Sun welcomes East Tennessee State, Kennesaw State and North Florida.

Of the departed three, Central Florida made [...]

Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Recap
by Michael Protos

Quarterfinals

No. 1 Gardner-Webb 64, No. 8 Troy 62

Despite poor shooting and no support from its bench, No. 1 Gardner-Webb slipped past No. 8 Troy 64-62, overcoming a four-point halftime deficit. Junior center Simon Conn was a beast in the paint, scoring 21 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, including [...]

Atlantic Sun Conference Notebook
by Darren Lowry

Two Schools Join A-Sun

With the conference set to lose four schools in the next two years, there was no secret that the A-Sun was going to have to replace them sooner rather than later. On Jan. 5, the A-Sun announced that Kennesaw State University, located in a northern Atlanta [...]

Atlantic Sun Conference Notebook
by Darren Lowry

Conference turns upside down

The Atlantic Sun Conference has been turned on its head in the early going, with the cellar-dwelling teams of last year leading the conference and the conference heavyweights from last year stuck at the bottom of the standings.

In an odd quirk, home court has actually been [...]

Atlantic Sun Conference Notebook
by Darren Lowry

UCF dominates early

The Atlantic Sun Conference got some national exposure in the early part of the 2004-2005 season with a number of their teams playing in national tournaments and against some big-name teams, but for the most part, they have been less than impressive against the major programs they’ve [...]

Atlantic Sun Conference 2004-05 Preview
by Darren Lowry

The Atlantic Sun conference is as unpredictable as any other conference this season due to the major roster turnover that occurred conference-wide in the off-season. Several schools will be benefiting from an influx of new talent, whether it be now-eligible transfers or incoming freshmen. However, many of those [...]

Atlantic Sun Conference 2003-04 Season Recap
by Michael Protos

The Atlantic Sun may not get much respect because it is a non-major conference, but this conference offers several teams with the ability to shock the nation. Just ask Missouri, which hosted Belmont in the beginning of this past season. The Tigers lost a shocker to the [...]

Atlantic Sun Semifinals Recap

Recap by Michael Protos

No. 1 Troy State 63, No. 4 Georgia State 62
For 37 minutes, Georgia State played a perfect game by slowing down Troy State. The Trojans are one of the highest scoring teams in the nation, but with just over three minutes remaining in the game, [...]

Atlantic Sun Finals Preview

Preview by Michael Protos

No. 1 Troy State vs. No. 2 Central Florida
The Trojans, in the midst of a 13-game winning streak, will play Central Florida for one of the 31 automatic bids to dance in the NCAA Tournament. The last team to beat Troy State – Central Florida. The Golden [...]

Atlantic Sun Finals Recap

Recap by Michael Protos

No. 2 Central Florida 60, No. 1 Troy State 55
Welcome to the NCAA Tournament, Central Florida. The Golden Knights earned their third bid to the Big Dance with an upset against top seed Troy State, 60-55. Central Florida controlled the tempo, which translated into controlling the [...]

Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals Recap

Recap by Michael Protos

No. 1 Troy State 85, No. 8 Florida Atlantic 82
Top seed Troy State probably did not want a close game in the first round of the Atlantic Sun tournament, but the result is a win and the Trojans cannot complain about that. After trailing for much of [...]

Atlantic Sun Semifinals Preview

Preview by Michael Protos

No. 1 Troy State vs. No. 4 Georgia State
The Trojans are the hottest team in the Atlantic Sun conference as they have won 12 consecutive games. Prior to the win streak, Troy State had lost two of three games, including a road game against Georgia [...]

Atlantic Sun Conference Quarterfinals Preview

Preview by Michael Protos

The Atlantic Sun conference tournament starts Thursday and concludes Saturday with the championship game at 4 p.m. on ESPN2. Each game will be played in Nashville, Tenn. Belmont is the host of the tournament. The conference tournament takes the top eight regular season squads of 11 [...]

Atlantic Sun Conference Notebook
by Michael Protos

Moving On Up

There are only three days remaining before the end of the Atlantic Sun regular season, and eight teams will be moving on to the conference tournament.

But eight other teams will be competing in the conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn., March 4-6. [...]

Atlantic Sun Conference Notebook
by Michael Protos

Tight at the Top

With just about two weeks remaining in the Atlantic Sun conference’s regular season, there are three teams with a legitimate chance of winning the conference title. Central Florida, Troy State and Belmont rest on top of the Atlantic Sun standings. The three [...]

Atlantic Sun Conference Notebook
by Jonathan Scherner

The Atlantic Sun is starting to get tight at the top. With Georgia State’s victory over Troy State Tuesday, Central Florida is the only undefeated team left in the conference. Troy State is still second with a record of 6-1, but the Panthers are hot on their [...]

Atlantic Sun Conference Notebook
by Doug McKinney

What a week it’s been for the Atlantic Sun. Well, mostly for Belmont.
That’s right the Bruins of Belmont capped one of the biggest wins in school
and conference history, upsetting Missouri, 71-67. The Bruins had four
players score in double figures to get their first ever win over a [...]

Atlantic Sun Offseason News Update
by Ashley Burns

Belmont Bruins

The talk surrounding the Bruins this year has mainly focused on veteran head coach Paul Byrd. The 17-year coach of the Bruins, Byrd has just signed a contract extension that will allow him to stay at Belmont through his 22nd season. Byrd and the Bruins are [...]

Atlantic Sun Conference Notebook
by Kristy Shonka

The 2002-03 men’s basketball season proved one thing – Anything’s possible in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Mercer went from last to a share of the regular season championship. Florida Atlantic went from champions to chumps. Preseason division favorites Georgia State and Jacksonville finished with .500 conference records. UCF, a [...]

Atlantic Sun Finals Recap
by Kristy Shonka

Trojans get to dance
The third-seeded Troy State Trojans held off a resilient UCF team to beat the fifth-seeded Knights 80-69 Saturday for the Atlantic Sun Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The Knights were able to cut multiple double-digit leads to single figures, [...]

Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals
by Kristy Shonka

Georgia State pulls off upset
Georgia State defended its home court in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament, upsetting No. 2 Belmont, 76-58, Thursday. The No. 7 Panthers were the preseason favorite to win the conference, but finished the regular season with a 13-14 record (8-8 A-Sun). Belmont [...]

Atlantic Sun Semifinals
by Kristy Shonka

UCF upsets top-seeded Mercer
The fifth-seed UCF Golden Knights outscored Mercer 47-27 in the second half en route to a 79-59, earning the right to play for the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship and the league’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.

The teams went back and forth in the first [...]

Atlantic Sun Conference Notebook
by Kristy Shonka

Bears, Trojans Stick To Plans
The final week of the Atlantic Sun Conference’s regular season finished without a hitch, as no upsets happened. Mercer and Troy State both beat Jacksonville and Stetson to finish as the A-Sun regular season co-champions. Mercer will be the No. 1 seed in the tournament [...]

Atlantic Sun Conference Notebook
by Kristy Shonka

Down The Stretch They Come
The stage is already set for the Atlantic Sun Tournament heading into the final week of the regular season. Now all that’s left to determine is the dancing order.
Belmont (11-4 A-Sun), Samford (9-6), Jacksonville State (8-6) and Georgia State (6-8) will be in Atlanta [...]

Atlantic Sun Notebook
by Kristy Shonka

Knights, Bears Control Their Destiny
The University of Central Florida stumbled Thursday against Jacksonville, but with Mercer’s help, the Golden Knights (18-8 overall, 10-3 A-Sun) and the Bears (17-5, 10-2) control their fates heading into the final two weeks of the season.
In a game that pitted the Atlantic Sun South’s top [...]

Atlantic Sun Notebook
by Kristy Shonka

Stetson Turns Tables on Belmont
The Stetson Hatters proved Saturday that a team’s record doesn’t mean as much as the final score. The Belmont Bruins were the unhappy recipients of that lesson as they lost at home to Stetson 85-80.
The Hatters went into the game with just two Atlantic Sun wins, [...]