Atlantic Sun Conference Preview by Ashley Burns For the fourth straight year the Panthers of Georgia State are predicted to clean up in the A-Sun Conference. Troy State is expected to finish close behind GSU, however the Trojans will likely not repeat their dynamic performance in last season’s A-Sun tournament. […]
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A-Sun Offseason News Update
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 […]
Atlantic Sun 2002-03 Season Recap
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 […]
Atlantic Sun Finals
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 […]
Troy State’s Don Maestri
Maestri the Maestro by Jed Tai You’re somewhat forgiven if you’ve never heard of Troy State head coach Don Maestri, much less realize that he’s on the doorstep of being legendary. But after his Trojans captured the Atlantic Sun Tournament title with a 80-69 win over Central Florida to send […]
Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals
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 […]
Atlantic Sun Semifinals
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 […]
Atlantic Sun Notebook
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 […]
Atlantic Sun Notebook
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 […]
Atlantic Sun Notebook
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 […]
