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LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY - ALLEN ARENA
June 11, 2013
MACON, Ga. – A dozen teams from seven A-Sun schools posted perfect scores and all teams in the A-Sun earned above the standard multi-year score for 2011-12 in the NCAA’s ninth annual APR report.
June 11, 2013
FORT MYERS, Fla. – FGCU Director of Athletics Ken Kavanagh has been named an Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year it was announced on Monday by the NACDA.
June 04, 2013
DELAND, Fla. - Stetson University Director of Athletics Jeff Altier announced on Monday the selection of Corey Williams as the new head coach of the Hatters men’s basketball program.
May 22, 2013
MACON, Ga. – Florida Gulf Coast University completed its sweep of the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Sports races, claiming the Jesse C. Fletcher Trophy as the conference’s men’s all-sports champion.
May 20, 2013
NASHVILLE, Tenn.– Lipscomb Athletic Director Philip Hutcheson announced on Saturday that Nashville native Casey Alexander has been hired as the 18th head coach of the Lipscomb men’s basketball program.
May 16, 2013
MACON, Ga. – Florida Gulf Coast University is the Bill Bibb Trophy winner for the first time in the school’s history, edging ETSU to claim the 2012-13 Atlantic Sun All-Sports championship.
April 17, 2013
FORT MYERS, Fla. – FGCU Director of Athletics Ken Kavanagh announced on Wednesday the hiring of Joe Dooley as the third men’s basketball head coach in program history.
April 09, 2013
FORT MYERS, Fla. - After reaching the Sweet Sixteen, FGCU earned its first national ranking in program history when it came in at No. 25 in the final USA Today/Coaches Poll.
April 08, 2013
MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun Conference will revamp its basketball tournament format for the 2014 edition of the General Shale A-Sun Basketball Championships.
April 06, 2013
ATLANTA, Ga. – The NABC and Allstate Insurance Company honored the inaugural Allstate NABC Good Works Teams® on Saturday, with Mercer's Jakob Gollon named as one of 10 national honorees.
April 02, 2013
FORT MYERS, Fla. – FGCU senior Sherwood Brown (Orlando, Fla./Olympia HS) was named an Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press on Monday afternoon.
March 29, 2013
ARLINGTON, Texas - The 15th-seeded FGCU Eagles fell to the No. 3 seed Florida Gators in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 by the final score of 62-50.
March 28, 2013
Get up to date on FGCU's run to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with highlights and interviews of the Eagles dating back to the A-Sun Championship Quarterfinals.
March 28, 2013
ARLINGTON, Texas - FGCU continues its historic run in the 2013 NCAA Tournament when it faces Florida on Friday in Cowboys Stadium at 9:57 p.m. ET.
March 27, 2013
ARLINGTON, Texas - Get all of the coverage, links and news you need for FGCU in the 2013 NCAA Tournament right here and stay plugged in with the conversation on social media.
March 27, 2013
MACON, Ga. - The FGCU Eagles Men's Basketball team is taking the nation by storm after becoming the first No. 15 seed to make it to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
March 27, 2013
Ready to make more history, FGCU's Eagles are soaring into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Do you have your green and blue?
March 26, 2013
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - FGCU became the first 15-seed and Atlantic Sun team to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with an 81-71 victory vs. San Diego State in the Round of 32.
March 26, 2013
PROVO, Utah – Mercer fought tooth and nail to erase an early deficit on Monday night in the second round of the NIT, but multiple comeback efforts fell short in a 90-71 loss to BYU at the Marriott Center.
March 25, 2013
PROVO, Utah - The 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference Regular-Season Champion, Mercer Bears face BYU on Monday night in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament at 9 p.m. on ESPNews.
March 23, 2013
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - No. 15 seed FGCU looks to continue its run in the NCAA Tournament as the Eagles face No. 7 San Diego State at 7:10 on TBS.
March 23, 2013
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The 15th-seeded FGCU Eagles upset the No. 2 Georgetown Hoyas for the first NCAA Tournament win in program history in the Eagles' debut with a 78-68 decision.
March 22, 2013
MACON, Ga. - No. 15 seed FGCU faces No. 2 Georgetown in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at 6:50 on TBS. The Eagles enter with a 24-10 record.
March 21, 2013
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The 2013 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Regular-Season Champion, Mercer Bears, defeated Tennessee, 75-67, in the opening round of the NIT.
March 19, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Seventh-seeded Mercer Bears takes on No. 2 Tennessee in the opening round of the National Invitational Tournament on Wednesday at 8 p.m. on ESPNU.
March 17, 2013
MACON, Ga. - FGCU, the winners of the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Championship, earned a 15-seed in the NCAA Tournament and will face Georgetown in Philadelphia on Friday.
March 17, 2013
MACON, Ga. – Mercer garnered the No. 7 seed in the National Invitation Tournament as announced by the NCAA selection committee and will square off with No. 2 Tennessee in Knoxville on Wednesday.
March 15, 2013
MACON, Ga. - FGCU won three-straight contests in the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Championship after posting an impressive non-conference schedule with a win vs. Miami; No. 4 in the RPI.
March 14, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Mercer enters postseason play for the second-straight season after winning the 2013 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Regular Season title and finishing with a 23-11 record.
March 14, 2013
MACON, Ga. – FGCU claimed regular season titles in men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball and women’s basketball and leads the A-Sun All-Sports race following completion of the 2012-13 winter seasons.
March 09, 2013
MACON, Ga. - The FGCU Eagles took control of the second half to defeat top-seeded Mercer to claim their first A-Sun Men's Basketball Championship title and the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament.
March 08, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Second-seeded FGCU advanced to its second-straight title game with a 72-58 win vs. Stetson in the semifinals of the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship.
March 08, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Mercer finished strong in the closing minutes to defeat fifth-seeded USC Upstate 72-64 in the semifinals of the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship.
March 07, 2013
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate captured the program's first win in General Shale Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship as the fifth-seeded Spartans took down No. 4 Jacksonville, 76-62.
March 07, 2013
MACON, Ga. - The third-seeded Stetson Hatters outscored No. 6 ETSU, 46-22, in the second half of the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship Quarterfinal for a 67-46 victory.
March 06, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Top-seeded Mercer defeated No. 8 seed Lipscomb, 82-48, in the 2013 General Shale A-Sun Men's Basketball Championship Quarterfinals for the largest tournament win in program history.
March 06, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Second-seeded FGCU advanced to the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship Semifinals for the second-straight year with a 73-63 victory vs. No. 7 UNF.
March 05, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Top-seeded Mercer welcomes seven teams to Hawkins Arena for the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship with quarterfinal action starting on Wednesday.
March 05, 2013
For some the 2013 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball season was an opportunity to live up to expectations. For others, preseason expectations became just a starting point.
March 05, 2013
MACON, Ga. – The A-Sun honored Stetson's Adam Pegg as the 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year to highlight the league’s Academic All-Conference team.
March 05, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Jessica Gu, a fifth-grader from Springdale Elementary School, provided the winning cover design for the 2013 General Shale A-Sun Basketball Championship program cover.
March 03, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Mercer and FGCU claimed the top-two seeds for the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship hosted at Mercer's Hawkins Arena.
March 03, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Northern Kentucky's Eshaunte Jones and Jacksonville's Jarvis Haywood landed the final A-Sun Men's Basketball Weekly Honors of the 2012-13 season as announced by the league office.
March 02, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Mercer defeated Stetson 77-65 to claim the A-Sun regular season title on Saturday night. The Bears will also be the No. 1 seed heading into the 2013 General Shale Basketball Championship.
March 01, 2013
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate defeated ETSU 88-56 in the final A-Sun/CSS Friday Night contest of the season. The Spartans were led by Torrey Craig who recorded a game-high 26 points.
March 01, 2013
MACON, Ga. - The final Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball CSS Friday Night Contest of the regular season features USC Upstate at ETSU as both enter with identical conference records.
February 28, 2013
MACON, Ga. - The battle between the top-two teams in the conference found FGCU victorious at home with a 60-57 win vs. Mercer in Thursday night's Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball action.
February 28, 2013
MACON, Ga. - With six days remaining until the 2013 General Shale A-Sun Men’s Basketball Championship, Mercer (13-3) leads the conference standings ahead of FGCU (11-5) and Stetson (10-6).
February 26, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Stetson took home the A-Sun Player of the Week honor for the second-straight week as Joel Naburgs received the accolade, while UNF's Beau Beech was tabbed the Newcomer of the Week.
February 23, 2013
Mercer limited Northern Kentucky to just 34 percent shooting from the floor in a 63-46 decision to win their 20th game of the season and clinch at least a share of the 2013 #ASunMBB Regular Season title.
February 22, 2013
Behind a career high 27 points from senior Joel Naburgs, Stetson avenged a road loss from earlier in the season, defeating Florida Gulf Coast by a score of 80-71 at home in men's basketball action Friday.
February 22, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Stetson welcomes FGCU to DeLand, Fla. for the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball CSS Friday Night Contest at 7 p.m. In their first meeting, the Eagles won 96-65.
February 21, 2013
MACON, Ga. – The North Florida Ospreys were the seventh team to lock up a spot in the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship with a 77-64 win vs. ETSU.
February 21, 2013
MACON, GA – MACON, GA – Northern Kentucky Head Men's Basketball Coach Dave Bezold is the guest on the Friday, Feb. 22, edition of the Atlantic Sun Insider segment on FOX Sports 1670 AM.
February 20, 2013
MACON, Ga. - With 14 days remaining until the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball Championship, Mercer sits atop the conference standings right ahead of FGCU.
February 20, 2013
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun office is counting down the days to the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships with photos taken from ASunPhotos.com of the previous three tournaments.
February 19, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Two of the top centers in the Atlantic Sun earned the men's basketball weekly honors as Stetson's Adam Pegg and Lipscomb's Stephen Hurt posted top performances this week.
February 19, 2013
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun office is counting down the days to the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships with photos taken from ASunPhotos.com of the previous three tournaments.
February 18, 2013
MACON, Ga. – The third look into the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball record books has several key career records approaching as well as a handful of single-season records up for grabs.
February 18, 2013
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun office is counting down the days to the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships with photos taken from ASunPhotos.com of the previous three tournaments.
February 16, 2013
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate defeated Kennesaw State 79-67 to secure its spot in the General Shale A- Sun Basketball Championship. With the Spartans victory, ETSU also clinched a spot in the tournament.
February 16, 2013
MACON, Ga. – Tickets for the General Shale A-Sun Basketball Championships, March 6-9, are available for purchase online, via phone and walk-up at Hawkins Arena on the campus of Mercer University.
February 15, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Jacksonville's clinch a spot in the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship with a win over North Florida in the A-Sun/CSS Friday Night contest.
February 15, 2013
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun is counting down the days to the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships with photos from ASunPhotos.com of the previous three tournaments held at Mercer.
February 14, 2013
MACON, Ga. – ETSU won at home while Stetson's road win clinched a spot in the A-Sun Championship. FGCU and Mercer also picked up key road victories in A-Sun men's basketball on Thursday.
February 14, 2013
MACON, Ga. – FGCU men’s basketball senior Sherwood Brown is the A-Sun’s CRONS Achiever Award winner for the month of January 2013.
February 14, 2013
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun office is counting down the days to the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships with photos from ASunPhotos.com of the previous three tournaments held at Mercer.
February 14, 2013
MACON, Ga. - North Florida and Jacksonville square off for the second time this year in the A-Sun/CSS Friday Night contest as the JU looks to clinch a spot in the 2013 General Shale Men's Basketball Championship.
February 13, 2013
MACON, Ga. - With 21 days remaining until the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball Championship, FGCU sits atop the conference standings with Mercer right behind the Eagles.
February 13, 2013
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun office is counting down the days to the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships with photos from ASunPhotos.com of the previous three tournaments held at Mercer.
February 12, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Led by two 20-point wins, FGCU swept the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Weekly Awards with Sherwood Brown and Eric McKnight claiming the accolades.
February 09, 2013
MACON, Ga. – Mercer locked up a spot in the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship with a 20-point win vs. North Florida at home.
February 08, 2013
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Led by Deonte Alexander's 22 points, Lipscomb halted Northern Kentucky's four-game winning streak with a 76-58 Bisons victory in Allen Arena.
February 08, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Lipscomb hosts Northern Kentucky in search of revenge after a 67-53 loss to the Norse earlier in the season. The Bisons and NKU tip at 6 PM CST in the A-Sun/CSS Friday night contest at 7 PM.
February 07, 2013
MACON, Ga. - FGCU clinched a spot in the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament with its 67-43 win at home vs. ETSU. Mercer, Stetson and North Florida also claimed victories in tonight's contests.
February 07, 2013
MACON, Ga. – North Florida Head Men's Basketball Coach Matthew Driscoll is the guest on the Friday, Feb. 8, edition of the weekly Atlantic Sun Insider, featured on "The Morning Show" on FOX Sports 1670 AM.
February 07, 2013
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference has engaged Greg Shaheen of OSM Advisors as a consultant to analyze the current structure of A-Sun basketball and develop a plan to enhance its profile.
February 07, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Nine conference games are scheduled for the next week of play with Northern Kentucky traveling to Lipscomb for the A-Sun/CSS Friday Night contest, which can also be seen on ESPN3.
February 05, 2013
MACON, Ga. - ETSU's Jarvis Jones hit a career-high with 36 points in the Buccaneers' win vs. Lipscomb, while also setting a new conference season-high for points to earn his first A-Sun Player of the Week honor.
February 02, 2013
MACON, Ga. – ETSU's Jarvis Jones sank three consecutive three-pointers in overtime to help ETSU top Lipscomb, 90-88, at home. North Florida also won at home, while FGCU and NKU won close road games.
February 01, 2013
MACON, Ga. – Mercer's Travis Smith led all scorers with 18 points as the Bears defeated Kennesaw State 66-42 at Hawkins Arena and remained in a four-way tie for first place in the A-Sun standings.
February 01, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Mercer and Kennesaw State square off in Hawkins Arena, where the Bears have won 10-straight home games dating back to last season, for the A-Sun/CSS Friday night contest at 7 PM.
January 31, 2013
MACON, Ga. – FGCU, Jacksonville and USC Upstate all earned wins to remain at the top of the A-Sun men's basketball standings at 7-3, while Northern Kentucky moved to 5-5 in league play.
January 31, 2013
MACON, Ga. – A total of eight USC Upstate men’s and women’s basketball games have been added to the schedule of Atlantic Sun Conference regular season games to be delivered through March 2 on ESPN3.
January 30, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Three of the next nine conference games can be seen on ESPN3 with USC Upstate hosting Lipscomb and Northern Kentucky. Mercer and Kennesaw State can also be viewed on ESPN3.
January 29, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Northern Kentucky's Eshaunte Jones captured the first Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Player of the Week honor in program history, announced Tuesday by the league office.
January 28, 2013
MACON, Ga. – Another look into the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball record books has several key career records approaching as well as a handful of single-season records up for grabs.
January 26, 2013
MACON, Ga. - ETSU, Mercer, Northern Kentucky and USC Upstate captured wins in tonight's Atlantic Sun Men's hoops action leaving four squads on top with a 6-3 record.
January 25, 2013
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Behind a dominating performance FGCU men’s basketball team led from start to finish in a convincing 96-65 win over Stetson in the A-Sun/CSS Friday Night Game of the Week.
January 25, 2013
MACON, Ga. - FGCU welcomes first-place Stetson into Alico Arena, where the Eagles have won 10 contests this season for the A-Sun/CSS Friday night contest at 7:05 PM.
January 24, 2013
MACON, Ga. – Northern Kentucky, USC Upstate, Jacksonville and Lipscomb picked up victories in Thursday night's conference action. The Dolphins moved to the top of the standings.
January 24, 2013
MACON, Ga. – Stetson Head Men's Basketball Coach Casey Alexander is the guest on the Friday, Jan. 25, edition of the weekly Atlantic Sun Insider, featured on "The Morning Show" on FOX Sports 1670 AM.
January 23, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Six of the next 10 games can be seen on ESPN3 with USC Upstate and Lipscomb combining to host five over the next week. Stetson at FGCU is the A-Sun/CSS Friday Night contest.
January 22, 2013
MACON, Ga. - FGCU's Sherwood Brown and Jacksonville's Javon Dawson earned the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Weekly Award winners, announced Tuesday by the league office.
January 19, 2013
MACON, Ga. – Stetson remains at the top of the A-Sun men's basketball standings after its 85-69 victory over Lipscomb, while ETSU, Mercer and FGCU also claimed victories on Saturday.
January 18, 2013
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Three players scored in double figures as Jacksonville defeated North Florida 77-68 to move into a first-place tie with Stetson in the A-Sun men's basketball standings on Friday.
January 18, 2013
MACON, Ga. - North Florida hosts crosstown rival Jacksonville in the A-Sun/CSS Friday night contest at 7 PM. Both teams sit above .500 in conference play through six games.
January 17, 2013
MACON, Ga. – Thursday's action saw Stetson claim the sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball standings after its fourth-straight conference win.
January 17, 2013
MACON, Ga. – USC Upstate Head Men's Basketball Coach Eddie Payne is the guest on the Friday, Jan. 18, edition of the weekly Atlantic Sun Insider, featured on "The Morning Show" on FOX Sports 1670 AM.
January 16, 2013
MACON, Ga. – Lipscomb is adding regular season men’s and women’s basketball games to the A-Sun's ESPN3 schedule as the conference continues to team up with ESPN to deliver live original content.
January 16, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Nine conference contests are slated for the next week with ETSU at Mercer on ESPN3 on Thursday and Lipscomb at FGCU for the CollegeInsider.com Thursday Night A-Sun Showcase.
January 15, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Kennesaw State's Markeith Cummings joined Jacksonville's Jarvis Haywood and Northern Kentucky's Tyler White as the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Weekly Award winners.
January 14, 2013
MACON, Ga. – Several Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball student-athletes are etching their names into the A-Sun career and single-season record books with their efforts this season.
January 12, 2013
MACON, Ga. - In today's Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball action ETSU and Jacksonville delivered upsets to the top teams in the league. The Dolphins moved to 4-2 in the league with a 49-47 win over Mercer.
January 11, 2013
MACON, Ga. - In A-Sun Friday night action, Northern Kentucky defeated Lipscomb 67-53 in a game featured on CSS. With the win over the Bisons the Norse improved their record to 2-3 in conference play.
January 11, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Lipscomb travels to Northern Kentucky on Friday night for the first A-Sun/CSS Friday night contest of the season. The Bisons and Norse both sport a 1-3 conference record.
January 10, 2013
MACON, Ga. – Jacksonville and FGCU picked up thrilling overtime victories and Mercer and Stetson were victorious on the road in A-Sun men's basketball action Thursday night.
January 10, 2013
MACON, Ga. – Lipscomb redshirt freshman center Stephen Hurt is the A-Sun’s CRONS Achiever Award winner for the month of December. Hurt claimed 50 percent of the fan vote to claim the award.
January 09, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Nine conference contests are slated for the next seven days with two on ESPN3 and Northern Kentucky hosting Lipscomb in the CSS/A-Sun Friday Night contest.
January 08, 2013
MACON, Ga. – USC Upstate is the latest member of the Atlantic Sun Conference to team up with ESPN to deliver additional regular season men’s and women’s basketball.
January 08, 2013
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference is partnering with CollegeInsider.com to bring a schedule of live conference men’s basketball games to the CollegeInsider.com website.
January 08, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Stetson's Chris Perez and Lipscomb's Stephen Hurt were named the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Weekly Award winners, announced Tuesday by the league office.
January 07, 2013
MACON, Ga. – USC Upstate and ETSU picked up road wins and Stetson and FGCU won at home in Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball on Monday.
January 07, 2013
MACON, Ga. – Voting is now open for the Crons "Achiever Award," which is presented to the school recognized by a fan vote for the most notable achievement from the month prior.
January 07, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Monday night brings four Atlantic Sun Conference contests with USC Upstate at Lipscomb, ETSU at Northern Kentucky, North Florida at FGCU and Jacksonville at Stetson.
January 05, 2013
MACON, Ga. – FGCU, North Florida, USC Upstate, Lipscomb and Kennesaw State all earned wins on Saturday with the Owls earning the first conference win under head coach Lewis Preston.
January 04, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Fourteen conference contests are slated for the next seven days including the A-Sun openers for ETSU and USC Upstate. Kennesaw State hosts Mercer in a Peach State rivalry.
January 02, 2013
MACON, Ga. – KSU Head Men's Basketball Coach Lewis Preston will be the guest on the weekly Atlantic Sun Insider, featured on the Friday, Jan. 4, edition of "The Morning Show" on FOX Sports 1670 AM.
January 02, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Mercer secured an overtime victory over FGCU to improve to 2-0 in conference play and 9-6 overall. Stetson, Jacksonville and Northern Kentucky also landed conference wins
January 02, 2013
MACON, Ga. - A-Sun play continues on Wednesday night with four league contests and two non-conference showdowns. NKU and North Florida appear on ESPN3 at 7:30 PM.
January 01, 2013
MACON, Ga. - Mercer's Travis Smith and North Florida's Beau Beech captured the first Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Weekly Honors of the New Year, announced Tuesday by the league office.
December 31, 2012
MACON, Ga. - In tonight's Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball conference-openers North Florida, Mercer, FGCU and Jacksonville grabbed wins.
December 31, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Conference play begins on New Year's Eve in the Atlantic Sun with eight contests across the league. All eight games can be viewed for free on ASun.TV.
December 28, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Twelve games are scheduled over the next seven days including the start of conference play on New Years Eve. Only four non-conference games are scheduled for the week.
December 26, 2012
MACON, Ga. - North Florida's Travis Wallace and Lipscomb's Stephen Hurt picked up the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Weekly Honors, announced Wednesday by the league office.
December 23, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Parker Smith recorded a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds as North Florida thumped Georgia Southern 74-46 to claim the title of the Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic on Sunday.
December 22, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Daniel Coursey scored a career high of 20 points as Mercer topped SEC foe Alabama 66-59 to give the A-Sun wins in four of the five early games on Saturday, as UNF, NKU and JU were also winners.
December 21, 2012
MACON, Ga. – USC Upstate and Kennesaw State men's basketball were both in action on Friday as KSU's Markeith Cummings led all A-Sun scorers with 20 points.
December 20, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Northern Kentucky earned its first victory of the Norse's Division I era with a 54-52 victory at Hampton. NKU's Chad Jackson led the Norse in scoring with 18, while Jalen Billups recorded 10 rebounds.
December 20, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Fifteen games are set for the next seven days including seven on television or ESPN3. On Thursday, Stetson at UCF can be seen on CSS. Lipscomb at Memphis will be on Fox Sports South.
December 20, 2012
MACON, Ga. – The A-Sun is renewing its partnership with the local FOX SPORTS 1670 AM as a part of its promotional efforts leading up to the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships.
December 19, 2012
MACON, Ga. – North Florida and Kennesaw State both were in action on Wednesday as UNF's Travis Wallace leading the way with 27 points.
December 18, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Stetson and Lipscomb both claimed road wins, while FGCU defeated Southeastern by 26 for its eight win of the season on Tuesday night.
December 18, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Mercer's Langston Hall and Lipscomb's Stephen Hurt picked up the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Weekly Honors, announced Tuesday by the league office.
December 17, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Ricardo Glenn tallied a double-double in USC Upstate's contest at Baylor to lead Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball players in rebounds and scoring on Monday night.
December 16, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Mercer picked up its sixth victory of the season behind the effort of Langston Hall with 19 points. Hall's teammate Monty Brown led all A-Sun student-athletes with eight rebounds.
December 15, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Stetson and Lipscomb both fell in Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball action on Saturday, while the Bisons Martin Smith led all scorers with 18 points with three trifectas at No. 22 Kentucky.
December 13, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Sixteen A-Sun men's basketball games are scheduled over the next seven days including five on television or ESPN3. Lipscomb at Kentucky (12/15) can be seen on FSN and ESPN3.
December 11, 2012
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate's Torrey Craig and Lipscomb's Khion Sankey corralled the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Weekly Honors, announced Tuesday by the league office.
December 08, 2012
MACON, Ga. – USC Upstate, Lipscomb and Mercer claimed victories on Saturday, while North Florida and ETSU fell in road games. A-Sun Preseason Player of the Year Torrey Craig led all scorers with 31 points.
December 07, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Over the next week, three A-Sun games will be broadcasted as Jacksonville faces South Carolina Friday on Fox Sports South, while UNF at Pittsburgh and ETSU at UNC are on ESPN3.
December 05, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Mercer and ETSU fell in non-conference play on Wednesday night in road contests. ETSU's Lester Wilson continued with his solid offensive play with a league-high 21 points.
December 04, 2012
MACON, Ga. – FGCU, Lipscomb and Northern Kentucky all took the court on Tuesday night, but were unable to come away with victories. FGCU's Chase Fielder owned the most points with 18.
December 04, 2012
MACON, Ga. - North Florida swept the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball weekly awards, announced Tuesday by the league office, after the Ospreys totaled two wins on the week against in-state foes.
December 03, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Jacksonville earned a convincing win vs. Florida Christian behind Dylan Fritsch's 18 points on four three-pointers as the Dolphins posted a season-high 18 steals.
December 02, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Mercer held off Florida State to secure a 61-56 road victory. The Bears' win marked their first victory over FSU since 1954 & Mercer's second win in their last three match-ups against an ACC team
December 01, 2012
MACON, Ga. - FGCU secured a 65-50 home victory against Loyola Maryland on Saturday night. The Eagles controlled the pace of the entire game with Bernard Thompson grabbing five steals.
December 01, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Over the next week, three A-Sun games can be seen on ESPN3 with Mercer at Florida State (12/2), North Florida at Pittsburgh (12/8) and ETSU at North Carolina (12/8).
November 29, 2012
MACON, Ga. – USC Upstate's Torrey Craig and ETSU's Lester Wilson each scored 27 points in wins and North Florida's Parker Smith contributed 18 points in the Ospreys' victory on Thursday.
November 29, 2012
MACON, Ga. – The A-Sun has an additional distribution partner for basketball, as Cox Sports Television will distribute a total of 13 A-Sun games in 2013, the conference office announced Thursday.
November 28, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Sherwood Brown led all scorers with 22 points and Bernard Thompson added 21 as FGCU topped SoCon foe Samford 86-62 on Wednesday. Jacksonville, Mercer and Stetson each fell on the road.
November 27, 2012
MACON, Ga. - FGCU's Sherwood Brown earned the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Player of the Week honors, while ETSU's Lester Wilson was tabbed the Newcomer of the Week.
November 26, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Stetson and Lipscomb were the lone Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball teams in action on Monday night with both teams falling at home to South Florida and Murray State, respectively.
November 21, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Over the next week, three A-Sun games can be seen on ESPN3 with North Florida at Florida State (11/21), FGCU at St. John’s (11/24) and Lipscomb hosting Murray State (11/26).
November 20, 2012
MACON, Ga. - After home wins vs. Miami (Fla.) and Ave Maria, FGCU swept the 2012-13 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball weekly awards, announced by the league office on Tuesday.
November 15, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Twenty four Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball games are scheduled for play over the next week including four on television. FGCU's showdown with No. 9 Duke on Sunday can be viewed on ESPNU.
November 15, 2012
MACON, Ga. – A-Sun members Stetson and Jacksonville will serve as the local host institutions at two of the 25 preliminary round sites for the 2014 and 2015 Division I Men’s Basketball Championships.
November 13, 2012
FORT MYERS, Fla. – FGCU men’s basketball team opened its home schedule in style with a 63-51 victory over ACC foe Miami in front of a school record 4,552 fans at Alico Arena on Tuesday night.
November 13, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Kennesaw State's Aaron Anderson and ETSU's Lester Wilson opened the 2012-13 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Season by claiming the weekly awards, announced by the league office on Tuesday.
November 09, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Six Atlantic Sun men’s basketball teams open play on Friday with Lipscomb hosting the lone home event. Lipscomb and Stetson can be seen on ESPN3.
November 09, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun is taking a look at the top-20 returning scorers. The final day features USC Upstate's Torrey Craig, the 2012 A-Sun Player of the Year, and Kennesaw State's Markeith Cummings.
November 08, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun is taking a look at the top-20 returning scorers. Thursday features the third and fourth returning scorers with Stetson's Adam Pegg and North Florida's Parker Smith.
November 07, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun is taking a look at the top-20 returning scorers. Wednesday reaches the top-five with Stetson's Aaron Graham and Chris Perez as well as FGCU's Sherwood Brown.
November 06, 2012
MACON, Ga. – The A-Sun Conference, Lipscomb University and ESPN are delivering additional basketball and volleyball content in November on the live multi-screen sports network, ESPN3, and via WatchESPN.
November 06, 2012
MACON, Ga. - To preview the start of the year, the A-Sun is taking a look at the top-20 returning scorers. Tuesday continues with Mercer's Langston Hall, FGCU's Bernard Thompson and Kennesaw State's Delbert Love.
November 05, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun is taking a look at the top-20 returning scorers. This week opens with North Florida's Jerron Granberry and Travis Wallace as well as the 2012 Freshman of the Year, Ty Greene from USC Upstate.
November 02, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun is taking a look at the top-20 returning scorers and features Northern Kentucky's Eshaunte Jones, ETSU's Marcus Dubose and Jacksonville's Glenn Powell today.
November 01, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun is taking a look at the men's basketball top-20 returning scorers. The countdown continues on day two with Northern Kentucky's Ethan Faulkner and Mercer's Jakob Gollon.
October 31, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The 2012-13 Atlantic Sun men's basketball season is almost ready to begin and to preview the start of the year, the A-Sun is taking a look at the top-20 returning scorers.
October 24, 2012
MACON, Ga. - From October 22-24th, the A-Sun will host the 2012 Online Basketball Media Days. Stetson wraps up the A-Sun Media Days with Head Coach Casey Alexander, Adam Pegg and Joel Naburgs.
October 24, 2012
MACON, Ga. - From October 22-24th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will host the 2012 Online Basketball Media Days. Mercer continues the final day with interviews from head coach Bob Hoffman and student-athletes.
October 24, 2012
MACON, Ga. - From October 22-24th, the A-Sun will host the 2012 Online Basketball Media Days. Kennesaw State starts with Lewis Preston, Markeith Cummings, Aaron Anderson and Delbert Love.
October 23, 2012
MACON, Ga. - From October 22-24th, the A-Sun will host the 2012 Online Basketball Media Days. USC Upstate finishes day two with Eddie Payne, Torrey Craig, Ty Greene and Ricardo Glenn.
October 23, 2012
MACON, Ga. - From October 22-24th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will host the 2012 Online Basketball Media Days. ETSU is third on day two with Murry Bartow, Sheldon Cooley and Marcus Dubose.
October 23, 2012
MACON, Ga. - From October 22-24th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will host the 2012 Online Basketball Media Days. UNF continues day two with Matthew Driscoll, Jerron Granberry and Parker Smith.
October 23, 2012
MACON, Ga. - From October 22-24th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will host the 2012 Online Basketball Media Days. Northern Kentucky starts day two with interviews from coaches and student-athletes.
October 22, 2012
MACON, Ga. - From October 22-24th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will host the 2012 Online Basketball Media Days. Lipscomb wraps up day one with interviews from coaches and student-athletes.
October 22, 2012
MACON, Ga. - From October 22-24th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will host the 2012 Online Basketball Media Days. Jacksonville continues the day with interviews from coaches and student-athletes.
October 22, 2012
MACON, Ga. - From October 22-24th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will host the 2012 Online Basketball Media Days. FGCU starts off the festivities with interviews from coaches and student-athletes.
October 21, 2012
MACON, Ga. – The A-Sun will hold its 2012-13 Basketball Online Media Days Oct. 22 – Oct. 24, on the conference website, AtlanticSun.org, along with its Facebook and Twitter social media outlets.
October 18, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Mercer landed the top spot in the 2012-13 Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches and Media Poll after setting the program record for wins (27) and winning the CIT title.
October 02, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Be a part of the team with your personalized A-Sun team basketball jersey, now available with a 10 percent discount via the A-Sun’s official online store, ASunStore.com.
September 27, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun and ESPN are teaming up to deliver exclusive basketball, baseball and softball content in 2013 on its live multi-screen sports network, ESPN3, and via WatchESPN.
September 21, 2012
MACON, Ga. – The A-Sun/CSS Friday Night Game of the Week is a highlight as the A-Sun and Comcast Sports Southeast begin their second decade of partnership during the 2012-13 basketball season.
September 17, 2012
Make sure to follow all of the Atlantic Sun Conference Social Media Platforms; Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to keep up to date with A-Sun news and results.
July 26, 2012
HONOLULU – The first-round matchups of the 2012 Diamond Head Classic were released on Thursday and ETSU will face No. 17 Arizona in the first round of the tournament on Saturday, Dec. 22.
July 13, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Eleven A-Sun men's basketball student-athletes adorned the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court, announced Tuesday by the organization.
July 11, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Mercer highlighted the 2011-12 Atlantic Sun men’s basketball season as the Bears captured the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament title with a 70-67 victory at Utah State.
July 09, 2012
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Former FGCU men’s basketball center Kevin Cantinol joined the professional ranks on Friday, signing a contract to play for ADA Blois Basketball 41 of the NM1 League in France.
July 01, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Northern Kentucky University has become the Atlantic Sun Conference’s newest member. Here is a quick rundown of what you need to know about NKU athletics.
June 28, 2012
MACON, Ga. – More than 65 percent of the student-athletes in the A-Sun posted a 3.0 grade point average or better during the 2011-12 competition season, establishing a new record for academic excellence.
June 22, 2012
MACON, Ga. – All-Sports races, video distribution, sportsmanship, sport-specific policies, championships and committee participation were topics at the recent 2012 A-Sun Spring Meetings in Daytona Beach, Fla.
June 21, 2012
MACON, Ga. – The full schedule and locations for the 2012-13 Atlantic Sun Championships were announced today by the league office, after the membership recently approved several sites.
June 20, 2012
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - JU assistant basketball coach Will Jones has been selected to the Achieving Coaches Excellence Program (ACE) as part of the class of 2012.
June 07, 2012
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The A-Sun met with its member institutions, recognized several student-athletes for their accomplishments and honored a staff member during its 2012 Spring Meetings.
June 05, 2012
MACON, Ga. – A tropical destination awaits the Mercer men's basketball team as the Bears were included in the field of the 2012 US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam, announced on Tuesday.
June 05, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Mercer rising junior Langston Hall's emergence as one of the nation's premier guards was recently validated with an invitation to NBA All-Star Chris Paul's Elite Guard Camp.
May 19, 2012
MACON, Ga. – East Tennessee State University is the Bill Bibb Trophy winner for the sixth consecutive time, edging Kennesaw State by 4.5 points to claim the 2011-12 Atlantic Sun All-Sports championship.
April 25, 2012
MACON, Ga. – East Tennessee State University holds the top spot in the Atlantic Sun All-Sports Standings with just the baseball and softball championships remaining.
April 17, 2012
MACON, Ga. – On the heels of the Bears’ CollegeInsider.com Tournament championship, Mercer’s Langston Hall has claimed the Crons Achiever Award for his accomplishments in the month of March.
April 10, 2012
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A unanimous Atlantic Sun All-Freshmen team choice, FGCU guard Bernard Thompson was named to the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Freshmen All-American team.
April 10, 2012
BOSTON – USC Upstate men's basketball player Ty Greene (Knoxville, Tenn.) has been named to the Mid-Major Freshman All-America Team, announced today by College Insider.
April 10, 2012
BOSTON - Belmont University men's basketball junior Ian Clark (Memphis, Tenn.) has been named to the 2012 Mid-Major Defensive All-America Team, CollegeInsider.com announced Tuesday.
April 05, 2012
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer Bears own the second-longest win streak in NCAA Division I men's basketball, thanks to their five-game championship run through the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
April 03, 2012
A-Sun student-athletes won three individual awards and five belong to the Men's and Women's Scholar-Athlete Teams released Tuesday by the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA).
April 03, 2012
LOGAN, Utah- The Mercer Bears downed the Utah State Aggies, 70-67, in the Collegeinsider.com Tournament. Langston Hall led the Bears with 16 points, six rebounds and four assists.
March 30, 2012
MACON, Ga. – After leading USC Upstate to the best one-year turnaround in Division I basketball in 2011-12, Eddie Payne was named the 2012 Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year.
March 28, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – USC Upstate sophomore Torrey Craig has been named an All-American Honorable Mention by the Associated Press.
March 28, 2012
The Bears face Utah State at 9 p.m. (EST) tonight in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament championship final. The game airs on Fox College Sports and locally in Macon on 96.5 The Peach (an iHeart station).
March 28, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University men's basketball senior Mick Hedgepeth will represent the program at the 2012 Final Four as a finalist for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.
March 28, 2012
LOGAN, Utah - Mercer and Utah State battle for the CollegeInsider.com Tournament Final on Wednesday at 9 p.m on Fox College Sports.
March 24, 2012
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Mercer punched its ticket to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament championship game with a 64-59 victory over Fairfield on Saturday night at Alumni Hall.
March 23, 2012
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Mercer and Fairfield vie for a spot in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament Championship Final on Saturday at 7 p.m. in a semifinal showdown.
March 22, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – USC Upstate Men’s Basketball Head Coach Eddie Payne has been nominated for two National Coach of the Year Honors after leading the Spartans to their best season in Division I.
March 21, 2012
NORFOLK, Va. — Mercer erased a 12-point second half deficit on Wednesday night and down Old Dominion 79-73 in the CollegeInsider.com quarterfinal at the Ted Constant Center.
March 21, 2012
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For the second-consecutive year, Belmont men's basketball head coach Rick Byrd has been named the National Association of Basketball Coaches District 3 Coach of the Year.
March 20, 2012
NORFOLK, Va. - Mercer and Old Dominion square off in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament Quarterfinals on Wednesday at 7 p.m. inside the Ted Constant Convocation Center.
March 18, 2012
NORFOLK, Va. - USC Upstate lost to Old Dominion, 65-56, in the Second Round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament to cap its season with a 21-13 record.
March 17, 2012
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's basketball team achieved a program record 24th win of the season in a 64-59 victory over Georgia State in Saturday's CollegeInsider.com Tournament second round game.
March 16, 2012
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Despite a valiant comeback effort, the Belmont men's basketball team (28-7) fell in NCAA Tournament to No. 3 Georgetown (24-8) on Friday afternoon.
March 15, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men's basketball team led wire-to-wire as the club claimed a 15-point victory over visiting Kent State Thursday night.
March 15, 2012
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Belmont University men's basketball took part in the NCAA Tournament Media Day festivities Thursday at Nationwide Arena.
March 15, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – USC Upstate and Kent State face off on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the First Round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament inside the Spartans' Hodge Center
March 15, 2012
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Belmont makes its fifth appearance in the NCAA Tournament when they face off with thrird-seeded Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament Second Round at 3:10 p.m. ET.
March 15, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Belmont holds the top spot in the Atlantic Sun All-Sports Standings after the completion of the winter sports regular seasons.
March 14, 2012
KANSAS CITY, MO. – Torrey Craig, Kerron Johnson and Langston Hall have been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All-District Team.
March 13, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Mercer trumped Tennessee State, 68-60, in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament for the program's first-ever postseason victory.
March 13, 2012
MACON, Ga. - For the first time in 27 years and just the third time in program history, the Mercer men's basketball team has qualified for postseason play.
March 12, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont, the 2012 Atlantic Sun Basketball Champions, earned a 14-seed in the NCAA Tournament and will face Georgetown in the Midwest Region in Columbus, Ohio.
March 10, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men's basketball team learned Saturday evening that it will battle the Kent State Golden Flashes in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
March 08, 2012
MACON, Ga. - After completing the 2011-12 Atlantic Sun Conference Basketball season, several men's and women's teams have positioned themselves for postseason play.
March 08, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Before heading to their respective NCAA Tournament first-round games, Belmont and FGCU fans will want to check out their teams’ 2012 A-Sun Championship gear at ASunStore.com.
March 07, 2012
MACON, Ga. - After completing the 2011-12 Atlantic Sun Conference Basketball season, several teams have positioned themselves for postseason play.
March 07, 2012
MACON, Ga. - After completing the 2011-12 Atlantic Sun Conference Basketball season, several teams on the men's and women's side have positioned themselves for postseason play.
March 07, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Mercer Athletics Director Jim Cole announced Tuesday that Mercer men's basketball is set to host a first round game of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, March 13, at 7 p.m.
March 07, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Despite its early departure from the A-Sun Championship, the USC Upstate men’s basketball team will participate in postseason play in the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
March 03, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The Belmont Bruins took home their second-straight General Shale Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship and fifth all-time, defeating the FGCU Eagles 83-69.
March 03, 2012
MACON, Ga. - No. 1 Belmont and No. 6 FGCU are battling for the 2012 A-Sun Men's Basketball Championship Final on ESPN2.
March 02, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The FGCU Eagles defeated the Mercer Bears, 62-58, to advance to the A-Sun Conference Championship Final in front of a record 3,497 fans at the University Center.
March 02, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Belmont topped ETSU in the 2012 General Shale Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship Semifinal, 69-61, to advance to the championship final.
March 01, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The championship debut for FGCU and USC Upstate ended with the lower seed, the No. 6 Eagles, as the victor against the No. 3 Spartans, 71-61.
March 01, 2012
MACON, Ga. - ETSU and North Florida went down to the wire in the 2012 General Shale Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship, but the Buccaneers prevailed in the end, 68-66.
February 29, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Mercer and Lipscomb played a tightly contested game with the Mercer Bears coming out on top, 61-53, at the 2012 General Shale Brick Men's Basketball Championship.
February 29, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The Belmont Bruins denied the JU Dolphins a desired upset when they handled JU 76-62 in the opening game of the 2012 General Shale Brick Men's Basketball Championship.
February 29, 2012
MACON, Ga. – This year fans of the A-Sun have even more ways to follow and enjoy the men’s and women’s Division I college basketball action at the 2012 General Shale Atlantic Sun Basketball Championship.
February 28, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The 2012 version of the General Shale Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship opens play on Wednesday with the top-two seeds, Belmont and Mercer, in action.
February 28, 2012
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference honored Adam Sollazzo of ETSU as the Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year to highlight the league’s Academic All-Conference team.
February 27, 2012
MACON, Ga. - 2012 has been a season full of great team achievements and outstanding individual performances which continue to showcase the outstanding student-athletes of the A-Sun.
February 26, 2012
MACON, Ga. -USC Upstate's Torrey Craig and FGCU's Bernard Thompson score the final A-Sun Weekly Honors, announced by the league office on Sunday.
February 25, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The 2012 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Basketball Championship seedings are set and ready for play starting next week from February 29th through March 3rd.
February 25, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Belmont topped Mercer in a battle of the top-two teams in the Atlantic Sun by a final score of 62-61 at the Bears' University Center on Saturday afternoon.
February 25, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – USC Upstate closed out the regular-season with a 90-72 victory vs. Stetson to earn its 20th win of the season and the 400th of Spartans' Head Coach Eddie Payne.
February 25, 2012
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - ETSU senior guard Adam Sollazzo scored 19 points on the night and eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career to help the Bucs to a 84-71 victory.
February 25, 2012
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida made a little bit of history Friday night after posting a 70-64 victory over crosstown rival Jacksonville in its regular season finale at Veterans Memorial Arena.
February 24, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Jacksonville hosts crosstown rival, North Florida, at 7:00 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Arena in the CSS/A-Sun Game of the Week. The game can also be seen on ESPN3.
February 24, 2012
TOWSON, Md. - Belmont University men's basketball senior Scott Saunders has been named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America Division I Men's Basketball Team.
February 23, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Belmont, Mercer and USC Upstate locked in their spots in the 2012 General Shale Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championships on Thursday with wins.
February 23, 2012
MACON, GA – Belmont University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Rick Byrd will be the next guest on the Atlantic Sun Insider segment on FOX Sports 1670 AM, Friday, February 24.
February 23, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Only nine Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball contests remain in the regular season before the 2012 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships.
February 21, 2012
MACON, Ga. - North Florida's Parker Smith rewrote the record books with his 46-point performance vs. Mercer by nailing 11 three-pointers to tie the A-Sun record for points in a conference game.
February 21, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont defeated USC Upstate, 88-79, Monday night and secured at least a share of their fifth Atlantic Sun Conference regular season championship.
February 20, 2012
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Parker Smith blistered the nets of UNF Arena for a school-record 46 points including 11 three-pointers as North Florida closed its home schedule with a 75-66 win vs. Mercer.
February 20, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Belmont climbed up to No. 16 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll, while Mercer and USC Upstate picked up four votes.
February 20, 2012
NASHVILLE – Junior guard Marcus Dubose hit a decisive 3-pointer with 33 seconds left on the clock to drop Lipscomb 66-57 in Atlantic Sun Conference men’s basketball action.
February 20, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Lipscomb men's basketball team clinched a spot in the 2012 Atlantic Sun Championship, the conference office announced Monday evening.
February 18, 2012
MACON, Ga. – A double-overtime victory over Kennesaw State helped the UNF Men’s Basketball team punch its ticket to the upcoming 2012 General Shale Brick A-Sun Basketball Championship on Saturday.
February 17, 2012
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Stetson tops FGCU, 86-80, in the CSS Game of the Week with the win Stetson improved to 6-10 in Atlantic Sun play and FGCU falls to 8-8.
February 17, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Thirteen Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball contests are slated for play throughout the week, which includes three that can be seen on CSS or ESPN3.
February 17, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Despite being just a sophomore, USC Upstate men’s basketball forward Torrey Craig picked up a significant honor Friday as he was named one of 25 finalists for the Lou Henson award.
February 14, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Jacksonville's Aloys Cabell and Stetson's Adam Pegg claimed the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Weekly Honors, announced by the league office on Tuesday.
February 13, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Belmont remained at No. 19 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll, while Mercer picked up votes for the fifth-time this season. The Bears and Bruins are tied in the A-Sun at 12-2.
February 13, 2012
FORT MYERS, Fla. - For the first time ever, FGCU clinches a spot in the Atlantic Sun Basketball Championship. FGCU becomes the fourth men's basketball team to clinch a spot on the tournament.
February 13, 2012
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The MSHA Athletic Center has been a house of horrors for the Jacksonville men’s basketball team.On Monday, the Dolphins put those memories behind them by defeating ETSU.
February 13, 2012
MACON, Ga.- Dylan Bledsoe and Kevin Corcoran win the first Atlantic Sun Basketball Fandemonium Ticket Giveaway.
February 13, 2012
JOHNSON CITY – ETSU takes on Jacksonville on Monday inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center at 7 p.m. on ESPN3. The Bucs will be looking for the season sweep vs. the Dolphins.
February 11, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - Torrey Craig led the Spartans with 20 points and 10 rebounds as USC Upstate erased a 12-point second-half deficit to claim a 70-66 win over Jacksonville Saturday.
February 10, 2012
KENNESAW, Ga. – Mercer outlasted an upset-minded Kennesaw State squad on Friday, erasing a six-point second-half deficit to achieve a 61-57 victory at the KSU Convocation Center.
February 10, 2012
KENNESAW, Ga. - The Kennesaw State Owls host their in-state rival, Mercer, at 7:00 p.m. at the KSU Convocation Center in the CSS/A-Sun Game of the Week.
February 10, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Ten Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball contests are slated for play throughout the week, which includes two that can be seen on CSS or ESPN3.
February 08, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Kennesaw State junior forward Aaron Anderson has claimed the inaugural Crons Achiever Award for his accomplishments in the month of January.
February 07, 2012
MACON, Ga. - North Florida's Parker Smith and Kennesaw State's Delbort Love score their first-career Atlantic Sun Weekly Honors, announced by the league office on Tuesday.
February 06, 2012
KENNESAW, Ga. – USC Upstate led by as many as 16 and thwarted a late Kennesaw State rally as the Spartans picked up a 70-58 win Monday night inside the KSU Convocation Center.
February 06, 2012
KENNESAW, Ga. - Kennesaw State (3-21; 0-12) is host to USC Upstate (14-10; 7-4) at the KSU Convocation Center tonight at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN3.com
February 04, 2012
MACON, Ga. – A suffocating first-half defense set the tone in the Mercer men's basketball team's 61-47 win over USC Upstate at the University Center on Saturday evening.
February 03, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Behind strong team defense and a career-high 21 points from senior Drew Hanlen, Belmont men's basketball defeated Lipscomb, 84-58, Friday night.
February 03, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Ten Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball contests are slated for play throughout the week including Lipscomb hosting Belmont on Friday, Feb. 3, which can be seen on CSS or ESPN3.
February 02, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - For the second consecutive year, Belmont's senior duo of Mick Hedgepeth and Scott Saunders have been named to the Capital One Academic All-District First Team.
February 02, 2012
MACON, GA – USC Upstate Men’s Basketball Head Coach Eddie Payne will be the guest on the weekly Atlantic Sun Insider, featured on the Friday, Feb. 3, edition of "The Morning Show" on FOX Sports 1670 AM.
January 31, 2012
MACON, Ga. - FGCU's Sherwood Brown picked up his first career A-Sun Player of the Week Honor, while Stetson's Chris Perez was named the conference's Newcomer of the Week.
January 31, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Belmont stayed at No. 18 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll for the third-straight week, while Mercer picked up votes for the third-time this season.
January 28, 2012
The A-Sun wants to know who the conference’s biggest basketball fan is. In order to find out, we are asking for fans to record a short video explaining why they are the biggest basketball fan.
January 28, 2012
MACON, Ga. – The A-Sun is searching the world of social media for its fans who shine the brightest, utilizing its new media outlets to build excitement for men’s and women’s basketball championship.
January 27, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mario Blessing sank a three-pointer with 1:17 to play to put the game away as USC Upstate (13-9, 7-3 Atlantic Sun) rallied past ETSU (10-10, 5-5), 58-54.
January 27, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - USC Upstate (12-9; 6-3) is host to ETSU (10-9; 5-4) at the Hodge Center on Friday night at 7 p.m. in the CSS Game of the Week. The game can also be seen on ESPN3.
January 26, 2012
MACON, GA – Play-by-Play talent Matt Stewart will be the guest on the weekly Atlantic Sun Insider, featured on the Friday, Jan. 27, edition of "The Morning Show" on FOX Sports 1670 AM.
January 26, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Eleven men's basketball contests are slated for play over the week including ten conference contests. ETSU at USC Upstate on Friday will be shown on CSS and ESPN3.
January 25, 2012
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - - Belmont University men's basketball senior Mick Hedgepeth (Crossville, Ala.) has been named as one of 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.
January 24, 2012
Midway through their first season as head coaches, Stetson’s Casey Alexander, FGCU’s Andy Enfield and Kennesaw State’s Lewis Preston already have their own unique story to tell.
January 24, 2012
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate's Torrey Craig and North Florida's Travis Wallace picked up the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Weekly Honors, announced Tuesday by the league office.
January 21, 2012
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's basketball team vaulted its way into first place in the Atlantic Sun standings by way of a 69-58 victory over North Florida Saturday at the University Center.
January 21, 2012
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – USC Upstate topped Belmont 79-78 on Saturday afternoon for the program's first ever win vs. the Bruins on a torrey Craig putback with seconds remaining on the clock.
January 20, 2012
DELAND, Fla. – Behind a season-high 24 points from freshman Brett Comer and four other players in double figures, the FGCU men’s basketball team came away with a 92-85 win at Stetson.
January 20, 2012
DeLand, Fla. - Stetson welcomes FGCU to the Edmunds Center for the CSS/A-Sun Game of the Week on Friday at 7 p.m. The contest can also be seen on ESPN3.
January 20, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Eleven men's basketball contests are slated for play over the week including nine Atlantic Sun Conference contests. FGCU at Stetson on Friday will be shown on CSS.
January 19, 2012
MACON, GA – UNF Head Men's Basketball Coach Matthew Driscoll is the guest on the weekly Atlantic Sun Insider segment, featured on the Friday, Jan. 20, edition of "The Morning Show" on FOX Sports 1670 AM.
January 17, 2012
MACON, Ga. - ETSU's Adam Sollazzo and USC Upstate's Jodd Maxey captured the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Weekly Honors, announced Tuesday by the league office.
January 16, 2012
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - ETSU picked up the program win No. 1,200 all-time with a 64-63 thrilling win at North Florida. The victory moved the Bucs to 5-2 in conference play.
January 16, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont jumped one spot to No. 18 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll for the week of Jan. 16.
January 13, 2012
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's basketball team placed four players in doubles figures en route to an 81-51 win over Kennesaw State at the University Center on Friday evening.
January 13, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Kennesaw State travels down to the University Center on Friday, Jan. 13th to face the Mercer Bears in the CSS/A-Sun Game of the Week at 7 p.m.
January 13, 2012
ROLLA, Mo. – On an evening in which they tied a school record for best start to a season, the Norse of Northern Kentucky University also shattered a defensive mark during a 62-36 win at Missouri S&T.
January 12, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Ten Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball games are slated for play over the week including one scheduled to be shown on CSS/ESPN3.
January 12, 2012
MACON, GA – Kennesaw State Head Men's Basketball Coach Lewis Preston will kick off the inaugural weekly A-Sun segment featured on Friday's edition of "The Morning Show" on FOX Sports 1670 AM.
January 10, 2012
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate's Torry Craig and North Florida's Travis Wallace earned the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Weekly Honors, announced Tuesday by the league office.
January 09, 2012
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference is partnering with the local Fox Sports 1670 AM as a part of its promotional efforts for men's and women's basketball.
January 09, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont dropped back to spots to No. 19 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll for the week of Jan. 9.
January 06, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Six players scored in double figures and Lipscomb shot 51.7 percent from the field in Friday night's 85-74 Battle of the Boulevard win at Belmont.
January 06, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Ten Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball games are slated for play over the week including two scheduled to be shown on ESPN3 and the other eight can be seen on ASun.TV.
January 05, 2012
MACON, Ga. – The 2012 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Basketball Championship moves to prime time, as the men’s championship game will now air at 7:00 p.m. (EST) on March 3 on ESPN2.
January 03, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Belmont's Scott Saunders and FGCU's Bernard Thompson received the first Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball awards of the new year, announced Tuesday by the league office.
January 02, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont moved up to No. 17 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll for the week of Jan. 2. The Bruins climbed up two spots from their 19th-place ranking last week.
December 27, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Lipscomb's Jordan Burgason set the Bison NCAA era record for three-pointers in a contest with nine, while UNF's Travis Wallace led the Ospreys in scoring and rebounding.
December 26, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont landed at No. 19 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll for the week of Dec. 26. The Bruins dropped two spots from their ranking last week at 17th.
December 22, 2011
DULUTH, Ga. – Mercer utilized a strong effort from its big men as it scored a 65-59 win over ACC rival Georgia Tech at The Arena at Gwinnett Center.
December 21, 2011
AMES, Iowa – Lipscomb's Jordan Burgason nailed a school NCAA era record for three-pointers (nine) and tied the Hilton Coliseum record in Lipscomb’s 81-64 loss to Iowa State.
December 21, 2011
MACON, Ga. - The Hatters continue to lead the A-Sun in rebounding this season with 38.7 boards per game. Last year, Stetson ranked eighth in the same category.
December 20, 2011
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate's duo of Ricardo Glenn and Ty Greene swept through the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Weekly Awards as the Spartans garnered two conference wins.
December 17, 2011
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Spencer Dixon reached the 1,000 career point milestone on Saturday afternoon in a road contest against Missouri State - the 14th player in KSU history to reach the mark.
December 16, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - With his three pointer at the 15:25 mark of the second half, Belmont's Ian Clark became the 136th Atlantic Sun student-athlete to reach the mark.
December 15, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Twenty-five Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball games are slated for play over the next eight days including four scheduled to appear on ESPN3.
December 13, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Mercer's Jakob Gollon picked up his first career A-Sun Player of the Week honor after guiding the Bears to two wins on the week and the program's best start since 2004-05.
December 12, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont men's basketball is ranked No. 6 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll for the week of Dec. 12. Mercer appeared in the poll with one vote.
December 09, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Twelve men's basketball games are slated for play over the next six days with three to appear on ESPN3 (UNF at Kansas State; Belmont at MTSU; Kennesaw State at Missouri).
December 08, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Northern Kentucky University will join the Atlantic Sun Conference effective July 1, 2012, with competition to begin in all sports for the 2012-13 academic year.
December 06, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Belmont's Kerron Johnson and Lipscomb's Malcolm Smith opened Atlantic Sun Conference play with impressive performances to win the league's weekly awards.
December 05, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont men's basketball is ranked No. 6 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll for the week of Dec. 5.
December 05, 2011
NASHVLLE, Tenn. - The Allen Arena playing court was named after former Lipscomb men's basketball coach Don Meyer in a ceremony held Saturday, Dec. 3 during the Kennesaw State game.
December 01, 2011
MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun Conference and ESPN have teamed up to deliver exclusive content on its signature multi-screen sports network ESPN3.
December 01, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Fifteen men's basketball games are slated for play over the next six days including the CSS/ESPN3 A-Sun Men's Basketball Game of the Week between Jacksonville and North Florida.
November 29, 2011
MACON, Ga. - ETSU's Marcus Dubose and Lipscomb's Zavion Williams capped their weeks by claiming the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Weekly honors.
November 28, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont men's basketball is ranked No. 6 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 Poll, while ETSU received votes for the second-straight week.
November 25, 2011
MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun owns a winning record against 12 of the 20 conferences it has faced this season, which includes 11 undefeated records, with a 26-23 overall record.
November 24, 2011
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville Dolphin alumnus Travis Cohn has been signed to play for the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League this season.
November 23, 2011
CANCUN - Led by senior Jordan Burgason with six threes and 20 points in his season debut, Lipscomb came from behind to defeat Sacred Heart 79-77 to capture the Mayan Division title.
November 22, 2011
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate's Ricardo Glenn and FGCU's Brett Comer took home the Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Honors, announced Tuesday by the league office.
November 21, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University men's basketball is among those receiving votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the week of Nov. 21.
November 18, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Twenty-four men's basketball games are slated for play over the next six days including three teams participating in non-conference tournaments.
November 15, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Belmont's Kerron Johnson and Stetson's Adam Pegg earned the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week honors.
November 11, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Seven games are slated for the opening night of men's basketball in the Atlantic Sun on Friday including two showdowns with top-25 ranked opponents.
November 10, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Belmont's Greg Sage sits down with the Bruins Head Coach Rick Byrd and Preseason All-Conference member Mick Hedgepeth in the Belmont season preview.
November 09, 2011
MACON, Ga. - ETSU's Jay Sandos sits down with the Bucs Head Coach Murry Bartow and senior guard Adam Sollazzo in the ETSU season preview.
November 04, 2011
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Belmont's senior forward Mick Hedgepeth has been selected as one of 30 men's basketball candidates for the 2011-12 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, released Friday.
November 03, 2011
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Former ETSU and Atlantic Sun Conference standouts Courtney Pigram and Justin Tubbs were selected in the NBA Developmental League draft on Thursday evening.
November 03, 2011
MACON, Ga. - FGCU's Tom James sits down with the Eagles Head Coach Andy Enfield and junior forward Eddie Murray in the FGCU season preview.
November 02, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Jacksonville's Terry Norvelle sits down with the Dolphins Head Coach Cliff Warren and Preseason All-Conference member Delwan Graham in the JU season preview.
November 02, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont's senior forward Mick Hedgepeth has been named to the 2011-12 Lou Henson Preseason All-America Team, released Wednesday.
November 01, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In the preseason CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 Poll, Belmont landed at No. 4 in the rankings following a record-setting 30-5 season.
October 28, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University men's basketball received eight Top 25 votes in The Associated Press' 2011-12 preseason college basketball poll, released Friday.
October 27, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Kennesaw State's Art Eckman sits down with the Owls Head Coach Lewis Preston and Preseason A-Sun Player of the Year, Markeith Cummings, in the Owls season preview.
October 27, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Lipscomb's Jonathan Seamon sits down with the Bisons Head Coach Scott Sanderson in the Lipscomb season preview.
October 25, 2011
MACON, Ga. - North Florida's Robert Harper sits down with Ospreys Head Coach Matthew Driscoll and junior guard Jerron Granberry, a preseason All-Conference Selection in the North Florida preview.
October 20, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Mercer's Rick Cameron sits down with Bears Head Coach Bob Hoffman and sophomore forward Jake Gollon in the Bears season preview.
October 19, 2011
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate's Scott Larson sits down with Spartans Head Coach Eddie Payne and Preseason All-Conference member, Torrey Craig, in the Spartans season preview.
October 18, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Hatter Vision Broadcaster Bill Topping chats with new head coach Casey Alexander and junior guard Joel Naburgs in the Stetson men's basketball preview.
October 14, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Several days after their female counterparts hit the court, the Atlantic Sun men’s basketball teams begin official preseason workouts on Friday.
October 12, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Four unanimous choices adorn the 2011-12 Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference team including Mick Hedgepeth and Ian Clark from Belmont.
October 07, 2011
The Atlantic Sun Conference wants to hear the fan voice for the 2011-12 Preseason Men's Basketball Awards. Go to our Facebook page (Facebook.com/AtlanticSunConference) to vote on three awards.
October 05, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The basketball court at Lipscomb’s Allen Arena will be named in honor of former head men’s basketball coach Don Meyer. The dedication will take place in a ceremony on Dec. 3, 2011.
September 16, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Former Mercer University men’s basketball standout Brian Mills has signed a professional contract with Lusitania Angra Patrimonio Mundial of the Portuguese LPB league.
September 15, 2011
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference and Comcast Sports Southeast will continue their partnership during the 2011-12 basketball season, highlighted by the return of the A-Sun/CSS Friday Night Game of the Week.
September 11, 2011
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference and Streamline Technologies debuted a re-designed AtlanticSun.org on Monday, continuing a seven-year partnership between the entities.
August 30, 2011
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – On Saturday morning members of the USC Upstate men's basketball squad volunteered their time as they worked with Food From The Heart ministries and helped collect food.
August 29, 2011
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Members of the USC Upstate men's basketball squad volunteered their time as they worked with Food From The Heart ministries and helped collect food and other items for those in need.
August 13, 2011
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — Just seconds after the crowd filled with basketball royalty sat after giving him a standing ovation, Artis Gilmore introduced himself in a way he never could before Friday night
August 12, 2011
Lipscomb has arrived in the Dominican Republic for its preseason tour, and while the Bisons have to focus on playing five games in five days, they also will be helping those who are less fortunate.
August 04, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University men's basketball will be one of 12 participating teams in the 2011 EA Sports Maui Invitational, tournament organizers announced Thursday.
July 28, 2011
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida men's basketball coach Matthew Driscoll is taking the Ospreys to Ontario, Canada for three exhibition games, marking the program's first foreign tour of their NCAA Division I Era.
July 26, 2011
NASHVILLE - Two-time Atlantic Sun All-Conference selection Josh Slater signed a one-year professional contract Friday with BG Göttingen of the German BBL League.
July 20, 2011
BRINDISI, Italy - Former Belmont men's basketball standout and 2009 A-Sun Player of the Year, Alex Renfroe has signed a one-year professional contract with Enel Brindisi of Lega Basket Serie A in Italy.
July 13, 2011
NASHVILLE - Lipscomb's Adnan Hodzic, a four-year starter and the 2010 A-Sun Player of the Year, signed a contract Tuesday to play professionally with the Walter Tigers of the German BBL League.
July 12, 2011
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Belmont's men's basketball team ranked second in all of Division I with five Bruin senior and junior student-athletes on the 2011 NABC Honors Court List.
June 24, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Men’s basketball in the Atlantic Sun Conference continued its steady climb up the RPI ladder during the 2010-11 season by finishing the year as the 17th ranked conference.
May 07, 2011
NASHVILLE - Lipscomb's three-time All-Atlantic Sun Conference member, Adnan Hodzic returns to his native Bosnia to play for the Bosnian National Team prior to the European Championships
April 20, 2011
KENNESAW, Ga. — Kennesaw State University officials have named Lewis Preston, widely regarded as one of the top assistant coaches in the country, as the Owls new Head Men’s
April 20, 2011
DeLand, Fla. – After an extensive search Director of Athletics Jeff Altier has announced that Casey Alexander has accepted the position of Head Men's Basketball Coach at Stetson.
April 08, 2011
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Belmont University men's basketball junior Mick Hedgepeth has been named the 2010-11 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
April 06, 2011
BOSTON - In the finall CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25, Belmont finished at No. 6 while ETSU and Jacksonville both received votes. National runner-up Butler finished atop the poll.
April 04, 2011
HOUSTON - With a record-setting college career and a stellar professional career that included being named an all-star in three leagues, Artis Gilmore will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
April 02, 2011
HOUSTON - In one of the greatest honors of a distinguished career, Belmont men's basketball head coach Rick Byrd has been named the 2011 Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year by CollegeInsider.com
March 30, 2011
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Director of Athletics Ken Kavanagh announced the hiring of Florida State assistant coach Andy Enfield as the second-ever Florida Gulf Coast men’s basketball head coach.
March 30, 2011
LUBBOCK, Texas - Belmont University men's basketball head coach Rick Byrd is a finalist for the 2011 Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award, Chip Hilton Sports announced Wednesday.
March 29, 2011
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – ETSU senior guard Justin Tubbs has been selected as one of eight participants to compete in the Denny’s Slam Dunk Championship Thursday evening at the Hofheinz Pavilion
March 29, 2011
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Atlantic Sun Player of the Year Mike Smith added AP All-American to his list of 2010-11 accomplishments, joining an exclusive list of ETSU Buccaneers named to the prestigious team
March 27, 2011
OHNSON CITY, Tenn. – In a game with multiple offensive swings and plenty of exciting play, ETSU had no answers for the high-powered Iona offense in the second half and came up short in an 83-80 loss
March 25, 2011
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - As one of only a handful of teams still playing basketball this 2010-11 season, ETSU will take on Iona in the semifinals of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament
March 25, 2011
BOSTON - CollegeInsider.com announced the the 2011 Lou Henson All-America team with Mike Smith, the 2010-11 Atlantic Sun Player of the Year from ETSU making the 25-man squad.
March 23, 2011
BOSTON, Mass. - CollegeInsider.com announced the finalists for four NCAA men's basketball national coaching awards and three Atlantic Sun coaches made the cuts for the various honors
March 22, 2011
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Justin Tubbs scored a season high 27 points and fellow Mike Smith posted a double-double as ETSU dropped Ohio, 82-73, in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament quarterfinals
March 22, 2011
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - ETSU will attempt to extend its season once again, as the Buccaneers host MAC member Ohio in the quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament Tuesday. Tip is set for 7 p.m.
March 22, 2011
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Belmont men's basketball head coach Rick Byrd has been named the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 3 Coach of the Year, as selected by his peers.
March 19, 2011
DALLAS - Jacksonville had rallied from a 21-point first-half deficit and trailed by 17 with 11 minutes to go before falling to SMU, 63-62, on last-second free throws.
March 18, 2011
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville Dolphins will be using a "road warrior" mentality again when they face SMU (18-14) on Saturday at 3 p.m. in the second round of the CIT.
March 18, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Belmont saw its upset hopes slip away down the stretch in the Second Round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament. The 13th seeded Bruins were held off by No.4 Wisconsin, 72-58.
March 17, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz. - Belmont men's basketball head coach Rick Byrd and Bruin student-athletes took part in NCAA Tournament Media Day festivities Wednesday.
March 16, 2011
GREENEVILLE, N.C. - Ayron Hardy and Travis Cohn were determined to not their careers at JU end without a little drama as the two combined for 30 points in a 71-66 victory at East Carolina in the CIT First Round.
March 15, 2011
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Senior guard Mike Smith set a new career high and tied a tournament record with 32 points, leading the ETSU men’s basketball team to a 76-63 win against Furman in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
March 15, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Jacksonville and ETSU begin play in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament tonight. Both contests, ETSU hosting Furman JU at East Carolina air on Fox College Sports Broadband
March 14, 2011
INDIANAPOLIS - Belmont, the 2011 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Champion, earned the No. 13 seed in the Southeast Region. The Bruins will face No. 4 Wisconsin on Thursday in Tucson, Ariz.
March 14, 2011
BOSTON - For the first time since the 2004 NIT, two Atlantic Sun men's basketball teams will compete in the same postseason tournament as Jacksonville and ETSU will play in the CollegeInsider.com event
March 11, 2011
MACON, Ga. - After completing the 2010-11 Atlantic Sun Conference Basketball season, several teams on the men's and women's side have positioned themselves for postseason play.
March 10, 2011
MACON, Ga. - After completing the 2010-11 Atlantic Sun Conference Basketball season, several teams on the men's and women's side have positioned themselves for postseason play.
March 09, 2011
MACON, Ga. - After completing the 2010-11 Atlantic Sun Conference Basketball season, several teams on the men's and women's side have positioned themselves for postseason play.
March 08, 2011
MACON, Ga. - After completing the 2010-11 Atlantic Sun Conference Basketball season, several teams on the men's and women's side have positioned themselves for postseason play.
March 05, 2011
MACON, Ga. - No. 1 seed Belmont Bruins cruised to their fourth General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball Championship with a 87-46 victory against No. 6 UNF.
March 05, 2011
MACON, Ga. - The General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Basketball Championship Finals are underway starting with Stetson-Jacksonville on the women's side on CSS.
March 05, 2011
MACON, Ga. – No. 6 seed UNF continued its opportunistic run in the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s Basketball Championships by knocking off No. 2 seed ETSU.
March 04, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Top-seeded Belmont kept rolling along in the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball Championships, starving off a gutsy effort by No. 5 seed Mercer, 80-72.
March 04, 2011
MACON, Ga. - The semifinals day of the Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships is underway with the ETSU, Mercer, Jacksonville, Belmont, UNF and Stetson all vying for a spot in the finals.
March 03, 2011
MACON, Ga. - The fifth-seeded Mercer Bears ousted fourth-seeded Lipscomb Bisons, 73-63, at the University Center to advance to the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Championships.
March 03, 2011
MACON, Ga. – The men’s bracket of the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Conference Basketball Championship got its first shake-up as No. 6 seed UNF Ospreys upset cross-town rival Jacksonville, 68-64.
March 03, 2011
MACON, Ga. - The second day of the Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships is underway with the three different matchups; Jacksonville-UNF, Campbell-Belmont and Lipscomb-Mercer.
March 03, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Atlantic Sun Player of the Year Mike Smith stole the ball from Campbell's Junard Hartley in the closing seconds of ETSU's 54-53 General Shale Brick A-Sun Men's Basketball Championship quarterfinal victory
March 02, 2011
MACON, Ga. - The second session of day one of the 2011 General Shale Brick Basketball Championships are underway at Mercer's University Center starting with No. 2 Stetson and No. 7 Kennesaw State.
March 02, 2011
MACON, Ga. - The top-seeded Belmont Bruins advanced in the quarterfinals of the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships with a 72-57 victory against Kennesaw State.
March 01, 2011
MACON, Ga. – In the lead up to the beginning of the 2011 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball Championship, the conference announced its end-of-year awards.
March 01, 2011
MACON, Ga. – The 2011 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball Championship begins at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday from Mercer University’s University Center
March 01, 2011
MACON, Ga. - With the Atlantic Sun Conference's regular-season complete, the field, seeds and game times for the 2011 General Shale Brick Men's Basketball Championships have been set
February 28, 2011
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun conference handed out its final Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week awards of the season with Mercer’s Brian Mills and Stetson’s Luis Jacobo claiming the respective accolades
February 25, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Each week during the 2010-11 Atlantic Sun Conference basketball season, the A-Sun Office compiles the top plays from men's and women's games broadcasted on ASun.TV.
February 23, 2011
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference announced the full schedule of contests for the Men’s and Women’s General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships
February 23, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont moved up to No. 3 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid Major Top 25 Poll and also placed third in the Basketball State 'Small Conference' Top 25 rankings
February 22, 2011
TOWSON, Md. - Belmont's forward/center Scott Saunders has been named to the 2010-11 Capital One Academic All-America University Division Men's Basketball Third Team
February 22, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Belmont’s Ian Clark and Mercer’s Langston Hall each hit on at least 60 percent from the 3-point arc leading their respective squads to postseason certainty.
February 19, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Each week during the 2010-11 Atlantic Sun Conference basketball season, the A-Sun Office compiles the top plays from men's and women's games broadcasted on ASun.TV.
February 19, 2011
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Mercer kept rolling along with its fifth-straight victory, a 78-75 decision at UNF in the regular-season finale of the A-Sun/CSS Game of the Week. Brian Mills tallied a career-high 34 points
February 18, 2011
MACON, Ga. - One of the league’s hottest teams faces one of the two squads to beat them in the last 10 games as Mercer seeks revenge against
UNF at 7 p.m. on CSS.
February 18, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In arguably its most inspired performance of the season, Belmont defeated ETSU, 68-58, Thursday night. Belmont secured a share of its fourth A-Sun regular-season title in the last six years
February 15, 2011
BOSTON - After establishing a program record for regular-season record for wins at the Division I level, Belmont moved up to sixth in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll
February 15, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Mike Smith capped his ETSU home career with a career-best scoring night to earn his fourth Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honor while Campbell’s Eric Griffin won his first Newcomer of the Week honor
February 12, 2011
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Putting together a dominating first half, ETSU built a 24-point halftime lead and held off a Jacksonville late rally to take an 80-64 win in the A-Sun/CSS Game of the Week
February 11, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Seed positioning could be on the line when ETSU hosts Jacksonville in the A-Sun/CSS Game of the Week. The Bucs hold a game-and-a-half lead on the Dolphins for the second position.
February 09, 2011
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Russell Powell’s running floater with 4.7 seconds left lifted the JU men’s basketball team to a 71-69 over North Florida in the SunTrust River City Rumble in front of a crowd of 4,248.
February 08, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont received a program- best five votes in this week's AP Top 25 poll, one week after receiving three votes and moved up five spots to eighth in CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.
February 08, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Markeith Cummings moved to the precipice of a scoring milestone in leading Kennesaw State against Campbell while Stetson’s Corey Walden all-around week included a winning hoop against ETSU.
February 08, 2011
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF travels across town to the campus of Jacksonville for the second installment of the River City Rumble with both games being broadcast on CSS.
February 04, 2011
DeLAND, Fla. – On Friday night, four different Spartans reached double figures and helped USC Upstate claim a 72-59 win inside the Edmunds Center in the A-Sun/CSS Game of the week.
February 04, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Five student-athletes received recognition on the 2010-11 Capital One Academic All-District Basketball First Team as Belmont’s Mick Hedgepeth and Scott Saunders represented the men’s side.
February 04, 2011
MACON, Ga. - The first Atlantic Sun/CSS Game of the Week features some of the conference's top freshmen when USC Upstate, led by Torrey Craig, faces Stetson and Corey Walden
February 04, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Each week during the 2010-11 Atlantic Sun Conference basketball season, the A-Sun Office compiles the top plays from men's and women's games broadcasted on ASun.TV.
February 01, 2011
MACON, Ga. – ETSU’s Mike Smith became the first A-Sun men’s basketball player this season to win three Player of the Week awards and FGCU’s Christophe Varidel claimed his first Newcomer of the Week award
February 01, 2011
BOSTON - Belmont reached 20 wins faster than any other team in the program's NCAA era and remained No. 13 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll, released Monday night
January 31, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont is among those receiving votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the week of Jan. 31. The Bruins received three votes in this week's AP Top 25 poll
January 30, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Behind a season-high 13 three-point field goals and more strong defense, Belmont defeated Stetson, 82-64, Sunday to give head coach Rick Byrd career victory No. 600.
January 29, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Behind a program record tying 18 steals and a Curb Event Center record 29 turnovers forced, Belmont defeated FGCU, 89-56,
in the A-Sun/CSS Game of the Week.
January 28, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Belmont, off a loss at Lipscomb, faces FGCU, off a triple-overtime win at Stetson, square off from the Curb Event Center in the Atlantic Sun/CSS Game of the Week at 6 p.m. CT
January 28, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Each week during the 2010-11 Atlantic Sun Conference basketball season, the A-Sun Office compiles the top plays from men's and women's games broadcasted on ASun.TV.
January 26, 2011
NASHVILLE - The Lipscomb Bisons came back from an 18-point deficit to snap Belmont's perfect 10-0 Atlantic Sun Conference record with a 73-64 in front of a crowd of 5,122 at Allen Arena.
January 25, 2011
MACON, Ga. – UNF won road contests at Kennesaw State and Mercer, sweeping the Georgia swing of the Atlantic Sun schedule for the first time in program history led by Andy Diaz and Parker Smith
January 25, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Less than two weeks after Belmont won the opening round of the "Battle of the Boulevard" of 2010-11, the Bruins and Lipscomb renew their rivalry at 7 p.m. CT on CSS.
January 24, 2011
OHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Behind the determined play of seniors Jon House and Jordan Campbell, Belmont defeated ETSU, 72-62, in a showdown for first place in the Atlantic Sun.
January 23, 2011
MACON, Ga. - ETSU and Belmont own two of the nine longest active win streaks in the nation. The two meet for the first time in 2010-11 at 4 p.m. on Sunday in Johnson City on ASun.TV
January 21, 2011
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Mike Smith scored a team-high 20 points to lead ETSU a hard-fought 68-67 home win against Lipscomb in the CSS Game of the Week
January 21, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Week three of the Atlantic Sun/CSS Game of the Week features the red-hot ETSU Buccaneers hosting the Lipscomb Bisons and Player of the Year Adnan Hodzic at 7 p.m.
January 21, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Each week during the 2010-11 Atlantic Sun Conference basketball season, the A-Sun Office compiles the top plays from men's and women's games broadcasted on ASun.TV.
January 18, 2011
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January 18, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Ian Clark paced Belmont to two blowout victories to win his first Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week honor. Stetson’s Luis Jacobo averaged 17 points to earn Newcomer of the Week
January 18, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Three wins by a combined 102 points saw Belmont move up to No. 16 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll and among programs receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
January 15, 2011
DeLAND, Fla. - Freshman Luis Jacobo scored a career-high 18 points and sophomore Ridge Graham scored 16 points to go along with 10 rebounds to lead Stetson to a 79-72 win against Mercer
January 14, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Each week during the 2010-11 Atlantic Sun Conference basketball season, the A-Sun Office compiles the top plays from men's and women's games broadcasted on ASun.TV.
January 14, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Behind a fast start and more solid defense, Belmont men's basketball defeated Lipscomb Thursday night, 88-52, before a boisterous, standing room only crowd of 5,123.
January 12, 2011
MACON, Ga. - The 127th edition of the "Battle of the Boulevard" featuring Belmont and Lipscomb returns to the ESPN family of networks when ESPN3.com airs the Thursday contest at 7:30 pm CT
January 11, 2011
BOSTON - For the fourth consecutive week, Belmont found itself in the CollegeInsider.com's Top 25 Mid-Major poll. Belmont moved up two spots, to No. 18 on Monday, in a poll released prior their win against Jacksonville.
January 11, 2011
MACON, Ga. – ETSU’s Mike Smith tallied the program’s first 20-point, 20-rebound performance in more than 50 years and earned his second Player of the Week award.
January 11, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont turned in another total team effort in defeating Jacksonville, 81-50, Monday night in a battle of conference undefeateds. The Bruins improved to 14-3, 6-0 in A-Sun play.
January 10, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - An early-season battle for the top Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings takes place tonight from Belmont's Curb Event Center when the Bruins host Jacksonville at 7:15 p.m. CT
January 08, 2011
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell went a 20-3 run midway through the second half and defeated Kennesaw State 65-52 Friday night in the opener of the A-Sun/CSS Game of the Week schedule
January 07, 2011
MACON, Ga. - The ninth season Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) broadcasting Atlantic Sun Conference actions kicks off Friday with Campbell hosting Kennesaw State at 7 p.m.
January 07, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Each week during the 2010-11 Atlantic Sun Conference basketball season, the A-Sun Office compiles the top plays from men's and women's games broadcasted on ASun.TV.
January 06, 2011
DeLAND, Fla. - Belmont head coach Rick Byrd claimed his 500th career victory at Belmont Wednesday night as the Bruins defeated Stetson, 70-53, becoming the fourth active coach with 500 wins at his current school.
January 05, 2011
MACON, Ga. – An eight-day span that features 40 Atlantic Sun Men’s and Women’s Basketball conference contests returns with 10 games on Wednesday.
January 05, 2011
BOSTON - Belmont moved up in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25, to 21st in the weekly poll after taking down Miami (Ohio) out of the Mid-American Conference.
January 04, 2011
MACON, Ga. – ETSU’s Adam Sollazzo used late-game heroics and UNF’s Parker Smith lit up two power-conference opponents to earn the Atlantic Sun’s Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week award
December 29, 2010
BOSTON - For the second straight week, Belmont found itself inside the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25, falling two spots after its one-point loss at then-No. 19 Tennessee to 22nd in the weekly poll.
December 29, 2010
Lipscomb Seniors Josh Slater and Adnan Hodzic were two of 12 players named to the Bleacher Report's All Mid-Major Team: Mid-Season Edition. The publication named Hodzic the starting center and Slater a reserve.
December 28, 2010
MACON, Ga. – ETSU senior Mike Smith nearly averaged a double-double and landed on the Cancun Governor’s Cup All-Tournament Team to claim the Atlantic Sun Player of the
Week accolade.
December 21, 2010
BOSTON - Off to their best 11-game start as a Division I school, the Belmont Bruins find themselves back in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25, checking at No. 20.
December 21, 2010
MACON, Ga. – Jacksonville's Keith McDougald led JU to its first win against a ranked team in 16 years to claim the Atlantic Sun Newcomer of the Week; Belmont’s Scott Saunders earned his first Player of the Week
December 20, 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - With a complete team effort, the JU men’s basketball team overcame a seven-point deficit in the final seven minutes to upset No. 20 Florida in overtime, 71-68.
December 20, 2010
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Junard Hartley of Campbell University is one of 66 candidates for the 2011 Bob Cousy Award, which recognizes college basketball's top point guard.
December 14, 2010
MACON, Ga. – One month into the 2010-11 NCAA men’s basketball season, the Atlantic Sun Conference has moved up across the board in the ratings indexes bolstered by strong performances across the league.
December 14, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Atlantic Sun Player of the Year Adnan Hodzic, from Lipscomb, set the Bisons' Division I career scoring and Campbel's Marvelle Harris registered his first double-double to win the league's weekly honors
December 12, 2010
STARKVILLE, Miss. – In a game dominated by ETSU on the boards, it was the Buccaneers’ final offensive rebound that truly made the difference in a 63-62 win over Southeastern Conference foe Mississippi State
December 07, 2010
MACON, Ga. – Buoyed by four wins against BCS opposition and ETSU ending Dayton’s 40-game non-conference home win streak, the Atlantic Sun’s conference rating ranks in the top half of the country,
December 07, 2010
MACON, Ga. – Jacksonville’s Ayron Hardy paced the Dolphins to two Atlantic Sun wins to earn the A-Sun Player of the Week award while USC Upstate’s Torrey Craig became the first to win two Newcomer of the Week awards
December 02, 2010
MACON, Ga. - For the third straight season, Atlantic Sun basketball conference play begins before the Christmas holiday with seven contests on both the men's and women's side slated for the weekend
November 30, 2010
Jacksonville's hot streak and the Atlantic Sun's early-season success earned mention in ESPN.com's Mid-Major Watch column, written by former head coach Mark Adams
November 30, 2010
MACON, Ga. – UNF’s Jerron Granberry paced the Ospreys to a title in the Mayan Division of the Cancun Challenge while USC Upstate’s Babatunde Olumuyiwa etched his name in the Atlantic Sun and Spartan record books
November 28, 2010
AUBURN, Ala. - The JU men’s basketball team didn’t have its best offensive effort, but its defense was back on display as the Dolphins knocked off Auburn, 69-55, at the Auburn Arena.
November 25, 2010
PLAYA del CARMEN, Mexico -- UNF used a smothering defense to overcome Morgan State for a 59-52 victory in the championship game of the Cancun Challenge - Mayan Division bracket.
November 23, 2010
MACON, Ga. – Campbell’s Lorne Merthie guided the Camels to their first win against an SEC school in 16 years while USC Upstate’s Torrey Craig led the Spartans in scoring in three Charleston Classic games
November 23, 2010
MACON, Ga. – Less than two weeks into the college basketball season, the Atlantic Sun Conference announced that Cox Sports Television will carry 19 league games broadcast on CSS
November 20, 2010
Campbell added Auburn to the growing list of BCS opponents defeated by A-Sun competition this season after the Camels rolled to a 61-54 victory on the plains.
November 17, 2010
MACON, Ga. – The A-Sun earned its first win versus the ACC in more than 13 years when Stetson toppled Wake Forest. Not to be outdone, Kennesaw State throttled Georgia Tech three days.
November 16, 2010
KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State pulled off an impressive performance on Monday, taking down Georgia Tech, 80-63, at the KSU Convocation Center. Spencer Dixon and LaDaris Green recorded career highs
November 14, 2010
BOSTON - CollegeInsider.com announced the creation of 'Shots from the Heart,' a project designed to help raise awareness for heart disease and four A-Sun coaches will participate
November 13, 2010
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Stetson opened the season with an impressive 89-79 road win over Wake Forest in Winston-Salem. It is the first Stetson win over an ACC opponent since January 5, 1974
November 12, 2010
MACON, Ga. – College basketball tips off on Friday with the schools of the A-Sun taking on several of the country's elite programs. The ESPN FullCourt package and ESPN3.com will air two opening-weekend matches
November 12, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Each day from Oct. 29th through Nov. 12th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will preview the upcoming 2010-11 men's basketball season with 11 Days of Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball.
November 11, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Each day from Oct. 29th through Nov. 12th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will preview the upcoming 2010-11 men's basketball season with 11 Days of Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball.
November 10, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Each day from Oct. 29th through Nov. 12th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will preview the upcoming 2010-11 men's basketball season with 11 Days of Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball.
November 10, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont defeated Northern State Tuesday evening, 79-64, in the inaugural Don Meyer Classic. The exhibition contest, honored former Northern State and Lipscomb head coach Don Meyer
November 09, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Each day from Oct. 29th through Nov. 12th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will preview the upcoming 2010-11 men's basketball season with 11 Days of Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball.
November 09, 2010
MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun Conference and ESPN reached an agreement to air one of the nation’s top rivalries, Lipscomb at Belmont, exclusively on ESPN3.com at 7:30 p.m. CT on Thursday, January 13
November 08, 2010
NEW YORK - Two former Atlantic Sun stars, Mercer's James Florence and Stetson's Garfield Blair heard their names called in the recently conducted 2010 NBDL Draft.
November 08, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Each day from Oct. 29th through Nov. 12th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will preview the upcoming 2010-11 men's basketball season with 11 Days of Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball.
November 05, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Each day from Oct. 29th through Nov. 12th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will preview the upcoming 2010-11 men's basketball season with 11 Days of Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball.
November 04, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Each day from Oct. 29th through Nov. 12th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will preview the upcoming 2010-11 men's basketball season with 11 Days of Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball.
November 03, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Each day from Oct. 29th through Nov. 12th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will preview the upcoming 2010-11 men's basketball season with 11 Days of Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball.
November 02, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Each day from Oct. 29th through Nov. 12th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will preview the upcoming 2010-11 men's basketball season with 11 Days of Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball.
November 01, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Each day from Oct. 29th through Nov. 12th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will preview the upcoming 2010-11 men's basketball season with 11 Days of Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball.
October 29, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Each day from Oct. 29th through Nov. 12th, the Atlantic Sun Conference will preview the upcoming 2010-11 men's basketball season with 11 Days of Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball.
October 18, 2010
DeLand, Fla. - Former Stetson head basketball coach Glenn Wilkes is set to be inducted into the Central Florida Sports Hall of Fame after leading the program for 36 years.
October 13, 2010
MACON, Ga. – A year after sharing the regular-season crown, Lipscomb emerged as the favorite in both the Atlantic Sun preseason men’s basketball coaches’ poll and media poll.
October 08, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Fox Sport's writer Jeff Goodman compiled a list of the top assistants for men's basketball in the Atlantic Sun Conference with Belmont's Casey Alexander at the top of the rankings.
September 23, 2010
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - - Belmont men’s basketball will host Northern State University in the inaugural Don Meyer Classic on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. CT on ESPNU, the network announced Thursday.
September 09, 2010
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference and Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) announced the schedule of games for their popular CSS A-Sun Game of the Week television package
September 01, 2010
MACON, Ga. – On Wednesday, the Atlantic Sun Conference announced its partnership with General Shale Brick will extend through the 2010-11 athletic year.
August 18, 2010
BRISTOL, Conn. - Belmont's season-opening contest with Tennessee on November 16 will air on ESPNU at part of ESPN's College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
July 26, 2010
At the College Basketball Roundtable, Rivals.com asks each member of the staff for his opinion about a topic in the sport. Last week's question was "Who is the most underrated player in the nation"? One answer - Adnan Hodzic.
July 20, 2010
Rivals.com College Basketball Editor Mike Huguenin profiles five mid-major coaches poised to make the jump into a "Big 6" conference job, one of whom is Jacksonville's Cliff Warren.
March 31, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Lipscomb's Adnan Hodzic, the Atlantic Sun's Men's Basketball Player of the Year added AP Honorable Mention All-America to his list of year-end accolades
March 30, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Freshman Ian Clark collected another postseason accolade after an amazing first season with the Bruins Monday afternoon. He was named a 2010 CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Freshman All-American.
March 20, 2010
LUBBOCK, Texas Brad Reese had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Texas Tech past Jacksonville, 69-64, Saturday in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.
March 20, 2010
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Join JUDolphins.com editor Joel Lamp as he travels across the country once again for Saturday's second round matchup in the NIT at Texas Tech.
March 20, 2010
NEW ORLEANS – Facing a team that hit on all cylinders offensively proved too tough for 16th-seeded ETSU to overcome as top-seeded Kentucky advanced with 100-71 victory
March 17, 2010
TEMPE, Ariz. - Jacksonville completed a furious final-minute rally when Ben Smith hit 24-foot, 3-point shot, off glass, to send the Dolphins past Arizona State, 67-66 in the first round of the NIT
March 16, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Jacksonville hits the road for the first round of the National Invitation Tournament today when they face Arizona State at 11 p.m. on ESPN2 but follow the Dolphins Live Blog leading up through gametime.
March 16, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Six Atlantic Sun student-athletes were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All‐District teams for 2010, recognizing the nation’s best men’s basketball student‐athletes.
March 16, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Lipscomb's Adnan Hodzic and Jacksonville's Ben Smith earned recognition from CollegeHoops.net being named to the website's Mid-Major All-Americans with Hodzic earning second-team honors.
March 14, 2010
MACON, Ga. - ETSU learned it will head to New Orleans to take on top-seeded Kentucky on Thursday while Duke headlines the group of eight headed to Jacksonville for first-round play
March 14, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Jacksonville will hit the road for the first round of the National Invitation Tournament on Tuesday when they face Arizona State at 11 p.m. on ESPN2.
March 12, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Three Atlantic Sun men's basketball head coaches, Jacksonville's Cliff Warren, ETSU's Murry Bartow and Campbell's Robbie Laing received national recognition for their work this season
March 06, 2010
MACON, Ga. - ETSU used a balanced scoring effort to knock off Mercer in the final of the 2010 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Championships. The Bucs head to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season.
March 05, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Daniel Emerson tallies a game-high 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Mercer Bears in a 66-63 victory against the Jacksonville Dolphins in the final semifinal game from Mercer's University Center.
March 05, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Micah Williams and Tommy Hubbard combined for 38 to lead ETSU past Kennesaw State and into the finals of the 2010 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Championships.
March 04, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Mercer used 49 second half points to overcome a 14-point deficit and knock off Belmont in the final, first-round game of the 2010 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Championships, 87-81.
March 04, 2010
MACON, Ga. - The first men's game of day two at the 2010 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Championships saw the No. 5 ETSU Buccaneers upend the No. 4 Campbell Camels, 72-64, from Mercer's University Center.
March 03, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Ben Smith and Lehmon Colbert combined for 48 points for Jacksonville as the Dolphins held off a late charge from UNF to earn a first round victory.
March 03, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Kennesaw State used a tremendous team effort and 11 3-pointers to knock off No.1 seed Lipscomb in the first round of the 2010 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball Championship, 72-69.
March 02, 2010
MACON, Ga. – A mix of the Atlantic Sun’s familiar faces and fresh stars make up the All-Atlantic Sun teams, led by Player of the Year Adnan Hodzic of Lipscomb.
March 01, 2010
MACON, Ga. – Lipscomb’s Adnan Hodzic helped the Bisons to a 2-0 week against Mercer and Kennesaw State and the No. 1 seed in the General Shale Brick A-Sun Basketball Championships.
February 28, 2010
MACON, Ga. - With the men's and women's brackets finalized for the 2010 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships, a preview of Wednesday and Thurday's quarterfinal games
February 27, 2010
The Lipscomb Bisons won a share of the regular season Atlantic Sun Championship with a 85-73 win over Mercer, a highlight of homecoming weekend.
February 27, 2010
MACON, Ga. - The final A-Sun/CSS Game of the Week features Lipscomb hosting Mercer at 5:00 p.m. CT. Lipscomb could be playing for a share of the regular-season title, if Jacksonville loses to ETSU.
February 26, 2010
The JU men’s basketball team clinched at least a share of its second straight Atlantic Sun Conference title with a second half comeback, beating Campbell, 65-52.
February 25, 2010
MACON, Ga. – In its third year of existence, A-Sun.TV has always been around to feature broadcasts from many athletic events around the Atlantic Sun Conference.
February 23, 2010
MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun enters its final weekend of regular season action with both the men’s and women’s championship field set but with only one of eight seeds locked in.
February 23, 2010
Spartanburg, S.C. - Nick Schneiders has garnered many accomplishments and awards as a member of the USC Upstate men's basketball team. On Monday, he was named an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American.
February 22, 2010
MACON, Ga. – Lipscomb’s Josh Slater continued to make his push for the Atlantic Sun’s player of the year award by leading the Bisons to a pair of victories, netting the junior his second Player of the Week award
February 22, 2010
MACON, Ga. – On Monday, the Atlantic Sun announced its final CSS broadcast will feature Mercer and Lipscomb from Allen Arena. Game time, originally set for 4:15 p.m. CT on Saturday, moves to 5:00 p.m. CT.
February 20, 2010
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell celebrated Senior Night at Gore Arena in style on Friday with a 79-57 victory against ETSU, sending the Camels back into sole possession of first place
February 19, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Campbell hosts ETSU in the A-Sun/CSS Game of the Week. The Camels share first place with Belmont and Jacksonville. When the two met in Johnson City, the Bucs bested the Camels, 72-57.
February 15, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Campbell’s Jonathan Rodriguez helped the Camels to a win against Mercer last week, earning the senior forward Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honors, the conference announced Monday.
February 13, 2010
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.–Sophomore forward Isiah Brown collected a career high 15 rebounds and scored 14 points as the ETSU men’s basketball team won its third straight game by defeating Kennesaw State 66-45
February 12, 2010
MACON, Ga. -The CSS/A-Sun Game of the Week makes its first trip of the season to Johnson City, Tenn., as ETSU hosts Kennesaw State at 7:00 p.m. ETSU can tie Belmont and Jacksonville for first place with a win
February 09, 2010
MACON, Ga. – Nick Schneiders’ passion for graphic design has taken him from Reitberg, Germany to Spartanburg, S.C. Schneiders continues to solidify his place as one of the best big men in the history of the Spartans.
February 08, 2010
MACON, Ga. – Belmont moved up to the top of the Atlantic Sun standings thanks in large part to the play of freshman Ian Clark, who on Monday earned his first Player of the Week award.
February 06, 2010
NASHVILLE, TENN. - In a contest dripping with postseason intensity, Belmont men's basketball defeated Jacksonville Friday night, 73-70, at the Curb Event Center.
February 05, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Jacksonville, owner of a 10-game win streak faces the last A-Sun school to post 10 straight wins, Belmont (in 2007-08), in the A-Sun/CSS Game of the Week at 6:00 p.m. CT on Friday.
February 04, 2010
MACON, Ga. - The College Sports Information Directors and ESPN The Magazine named its Academic All-District teams Thursday with two Atlantic Sun student-athletes earning first-team honors.
February 02, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Week five of the weekly basketball highlight package spotlights the "Battle of the Bouelvard" and "SunTrust River City Rumble" plus several final-minute decisions
February 02, 2010
MACON, Ga. – Josh Slater delivered back-to-back career outings last week to give the Lipscomb Bisons critical road wins against Belmont and ETSU. The junior earned his first Player of the Week award
February 02, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Mercer notched a 78-72 win against FGCU on Monday evening in the A-Sun/CSS Game of the Game. E.J. Kusnyer led the Bears with 22 points on a 7-for-15 night shooting, highlighted by six 3-pointers
February 01, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Eight days removed from claiming a one-point victory, FGCU seeks a sweep of Mercer in the Atlantic Sun/CSS Game of the Week from Mercer's University Center at 9:00 p.m.
January 30, 2010
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Using a business-like approach, Jacksonville finished off a sweep of the SunTrust River City Rumble with a 73-61 win at UNF on Friday night in the A-Sun/CSS “Game of the Week.”
January 29, 2010
MACON, Ga. - For the second time in less than two weeks, UNF and Jacksonville renew acquaintances as part of the A-Sun/CSS Game of the Week. The Dolphins defended home court, winning 62-55 on Jan. 18
January 28, 2010
MACON, Ga. – It wasn’t easy for head coach Tony Ingle and the Owls, but Kennesaw State’s leader claimed his spot as the winningest coach in the history of the program as KSU edged Mercer, 71-69.
January 26, 2010
Guard Jacob Arnett hit four-of-four from the line in the final 30 seconds and center Adnan Hodzic added a pair with four seconds to give the Bisons at 78-72 win over the Belmont Bruins Tuesday.
January 26, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Barely two weeks removed from the first edition of the "Battle of Boulevard", the two combatants return to the court, this time from Belmont's Curb Event Center at 6:00 p.m. CT on CSS.
January 25, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Kennesaw State’s Markeith Cummings picked up his second Atlantic Sun Player of the Week Award after leading the Owls to back-to-back road wins in league play, the conference office announced Monday.
January 23, 2010
DELAND, Fla. - Stetson (5-12, 3-6) scored on its opening possession and then never trailed en route to a 76-69 win over Mercer (9-9, 5-3) Friday night in the Edmunds Center.
January 22, 2010
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun’s two senior members, Mercer and Stetson meet in DeLand as the CSS Game of the Week. The Bears and Hatters have met 115 times, with the Hatters owning a 67-48 advantage
January 19, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Jacksonville opened the season favored to win the Atlantic Sun regular season crown featuring preseason player of the Ben Smith but things did not start as planed.
January 19, 2010
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The JU men’s basketball team survived its worst shooting night of the season, getting some timely plays and defensive stops late to rally past UNF in the SunTrust River City Rumble, televised on CSS.
January 18, 2010
MACON, Ga. – Campbell’s Jonathan Rodriguez pushed the Camels to the top of the A-Sun with home victories against FGCU and Stetson. On Monday, he claimed his second Player of the Week award
January 17, 2010
MACON, Ga. - The first installment of the SunTrust River City Rumble hits CSS when Jacksonville hosts UNF at 8:00 p.m. on Monday night from Swisher Gymnasium.
January 16, 2010
SPARTANBURG, S. C. – Daniel Emerson notched his tenth double-double performance of the year and Mercer stymied USC Upstate in the closing seconds in Friday’s A-Sun men’s basketball game featured on CSS.
January 15, 2010
MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun / CSS Game of the Week series makes its first ever trip to Spartanburg, S.C. as USC Upstate hosts Mercer at 7:00 p.m. Mercer seeks to build on a four-game win streak.
January 12, 2010
MACON, Ga. - The ETSU Buccaneers men’s basketball team continues to overcome and refuses to fall from the Atlantic Sun elite despite tremendous losses on and off the court.
January 12, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Lipscomb Bisons and Belmont Bruins were playing for the 125th time, but the pregame buzz was this time around the game was going to be different.
January 11, 2010
MACON, Ga. - In a three-game week, Mercer’s Daniel Emerson opened with a career performance at UNF and helped the Bears beat two unbeaten teams to claim his first Atlantic Sun Player of the Week
January 11, 2010
MACON, Ga. - The first hardwood edition of the “Battle of the Boulevard” takes place at Lipscomb as the Bisons face Belmont for the 125th time, as part of the A-Sun / CSS Game of the Week package
January 08, 2010
FORT MYERS, Fla. – UNF got 10 second half points from Brad Haugabrook, including four in a decisive 5-0 run with just over four minutes to play, to hold off host FGCU, 62-56 in the A-Sun Game of the Week
January 08, 2010
MACON, Ga. - The eighth year of the CSS/A-Sun Game of the Week series begins with UNF heading south to take on FGCU. UNF has five wins in its last six games while FGCU owns victories in five of its last seven
January 08, 2010
MACON, Ga. – In conjunction with the start of the Atlantic Sun / CSS Games of the Week package, the conference announced that Bright House Sports Network will carry 12 the men’s games and two women’s games,
January 04, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Jacksonville’s Ben Smith led the Dolphins to a team title at the UCF Holiday Classic and scored at least 20 points in all three games last week to win his fourth Atlantic Sun Player of the Week award
January 02, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The FGCU men’s basketball team handed Belmont its first conference loss of the season with a 66-63 victory at the Curb Event Center on Saturday night in Nashville, Tenn.
January 01, 2010
MACON, Ga. - Conference play hits full stride on Saturday, highlighted by an afternoon contest with FGCU at Belmont in the Game of the Week. Catch all the action on ASun.TV.
December 31, 2009
MACON, Ga. - In basketball the ball gets tossed up to start games, but tonight, its a ball drop that will serve as the start of a new year, so with that back "drop" here's a review of the non-conference portion
December 31, 2009
Ben Smith scored a game-high 20 points and used a stellar defensive effort as the JU men’s basketball team topped UCF, 61-51, for the UCF Holiday Classic title at the UCF Arena.
December 29, 2009
MACON, Ga. – In advance of the full-fledged conference play portion of the basketball season, the Atlantic Sun announced that Cox Sports Television will carry 16 of league games broadcast on CSS.
December 29, 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Mercer continues its season long five-game road trip against Charlotte with All-American candidate James Florence needing just eight points to break Sam Mitchell’s scoring record.
December 28, 2009
MACON, Ga. – Despite a short week of action, two performances stood out as UNF’s Brad Haugabrook and Lipscomb’s Adnan Hodzic shared the Atlantic Sun’s Men’s Basketball Player of the Week award,
December 24, 2009
GULFPORT, Miss. - UNF hit five free throws in the final 34 seconds to hold off Southern Miss, 53-46, Wednesday and capture the South Mississippi Christmas Classic with a perfect 3-0 record.
December 23, 2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball team earned its first win over a Big East opponent, defeating DePaul, 64-61, in front of 3,125 fans on Tuesday at Alico Arena.
December 21, 2009
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – ETSU found its stride offensively and ultimately outscored Jacksonville by 28 points, winning, 93-70, in the men's basketball game of the week at the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center.
December 21, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Reggie Chambers' steady hand at point guard helped FGCU to its second three-game win streak as a Division I program. For his effort, he earned consecutive Player of the Week awards
December 20, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Atlantic Sun Men's hoops fans receive an early Christmas gift with a rematch of March's A-Sun Championship title game as the champion ETSU Buccaneers host Jacksonville at 7:00 p.m on Monday.
December 14, 2009
MACON, Ga. - FGCU's Reggie Chambers delivered a perfect shooting night in the Atlantic Sun Game of the Week to win the second Player of the Week award of his career
December 12, 2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball team earned its first win of the season Saturday night when it topped FIU 81-64 in front of 1,835 fans at Alico Arena.
December 11, 2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. An in-state matchup from “The Sunshine State” takes the spotlight as the A-Sun Game of the Week when FGCU hosts FIU and first-year head coach Isiah Thomas.
December 08, 2009
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Follow the Belmont men's basketball team as they take on Midstate rival MTSU in a non-conference game in Murfeesboro, Tennessee
December 07, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Kennesaw State’s Markeith Cummings made quite the conference-debut for the Owls. In contests against Belmont and Lipscomb, the freshman recorded a pair of double-doubles
December 04, 2009
MACON, Ga. – Several Lipscomb players had career nights as the Bisons opened A-Sun action with a 98-89 victory against the Mercer Bears on Thursday evening in the men's basketball Game of the Week.
December 01, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Join the Atlantic Sun Insiders for the a live blog from the A-Sun Men's Basketball Game of the Week on Thursday as Lipscomb travels to face Mercer and University Center.
December 01, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Mercer welcomes preseason conference favorite Lipscomb to the University Center at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday for the Atlantic Sun Game of the Week.
November 30, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Join JUDolphins.com editor Joel Lamp as he blogs courtside from the Jacksonville vs. Georgia State and Brian Karst as he blogs from the Belmont vs. Tennessee State both games start at 7:00 p.m.
November 30, 2009
MACON, Ga. - ETSU’s Tommy Hubbard’s scoring and rebounding outburst shined in three Buccaneers wins, earning the junior his first Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball Player of the Week award.
November 29, 2009
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Mike Smith returned to the lineup and Tommy Hubbard continued his dominating play with his fifth double-double of the season, as ETSU opened A-Sun play with an 82-56 win against UNF
November 27, 2009
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Junior forward Tommy Hubbard posted a career high 32 points as ETSU earned an impressive 94-85 road win against SEC foe Arkansas on Friday evening.
November 27, 2009
Join JUDolphins.com editor Joel Lamp as he blogs courtside from the Jacksonville vs. South Carolina men's basketball game on Friday night.
November 24, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Lipscomb looks to claim its first win of the season against nationally ranked Ohio State in Columbus.
November 23, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Campbell’s Jonathan Rodriguez helped the Camels to two wins during the week keeping them unbeaten and earning the senior Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honors, the conference announced Monday.
November 20, 2009
MACON, GA – For the second straight year, Mercer will play an Atlantic Coast Conference team for Homecoming when it welcomes Florida State to the University Center tomorrow at 4:30 p.m.
November 19, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF won its home opener Wednesday night, downing Savannah State 57-46 at UNF Arena. The win moved the Ospreys to 1-1 and marked the first win in the Matthew Driscoll.
November 16, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Mercer’s James Florence led the Bears to a 2-1 record to open the season, earning Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honors, the conference announced on Monday.
November 14, 2009
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - On a Homecoming day full of emotion, the ETSU men’s basketball team made the plays it needed to make in the final minutes to outlast rival Appalachian State 62-58
November 13, 2009
MACON, Ga. - With men's and women's basketball set to begin the Atlantic Sun on Friday, beatwriters from around the conference previewed the upcoming season
November 12, 2009
MACON, Ga. - With men's basketball taking to the hardcourts for the first time this weekend, CSS college basketball analyst Sonny Smith offered up a preview of the season
November 11, 2009
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference and CSS announced the addition of three games to increase the total number of men’s basketball regular-reason games carried by network to 12.
November 11, 2009
MACON, Ga. - 11 Days of A-Sun Men's Basketball wraps up with the defending regular-season champions and the team that tied for first in the preseason coaches' poll - the Jacksonville Dolphins
November 10, 2009
MACON, Ga. - 11 Days of A-Sun Men's Basketball takes its second trip to Nashville, Tenn. - this time for a look at the Lipscomb Bisons - the team that tied for first in the preseason coaches' poll
November 09, 2009
MACON, Ga. - 11 Days of A-Sun Men's Basketball makes stays local with an in-depth look at the Mercer Bears - the team picked third in the preseason coaches' poll
November 06, 2009
MACON, Ga. - 11 Days of A-Sun Men's Basketball makes takes in-depth look at the reigning A-Sun Champions, the ETSU Buccaneers - the team picked fourth in the preseason coaches' poll
November 05, 2009
MACON, Ga. - 11 Days of A-Sun Men's Basketball makes its first of two trips to Nashville, Tenn. for in-depth look at the Belmont Bruins - the team picked fifth in the preseason coaches' poll
November 04, 2009
MACON, Ga. - 11 Days of A-Sun Men's Basketball hits the midway point with an in-depth look at the Campbell Camels - the team picked sixth in the preseason coaches' poll
November 03, 2009
MACON, Ga. - 11 Days of A-Sun Men's Basketball heads to DeLand, Fla. for an in-depth look at the Stetson Hatters - the team picked seventh in the preseason coaches' poll
November 02, 2009
MACON, Ga. - 11 Days of A-Sun Men's Basketball makes heads to its southern-most location for an in-depth look at the FGCU Eagles - the team picked eighth in the preseason coaches' poll
October 30, 2009
MACON, Ga. - 11 Days of A-Sun Men's Basketball makes its first of two trips to Jacksonville, Fla. Today's preview takes an in-depth look at the UNF Ospreys - the team picked ninth in the preseason coaches' poll.
October 29, 2009
MACON, Ga. - 11 Days of A-Sun Men's Basketball heads to Spartanburg ,S.C. with an in-depth look at the USC Upstate Spartans - the team picked 10th in the preseason coaches' poll.
October 28, 2009
MACON, Ga. - 11 Days of A-Sun Men's Basketball begins in Kennesaw, Ga. with an in-depth look at the Kennesaw State Owls - the team picked 11th in the preseason coaches' poll.
October 17, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The Basketball season offically started last night last night as the many teams in the A-Sun hit the court to prepare for the 2009-10 season.
October 15, 2009
Spartanburg, S.C. - Shortly after the final buzzer sounds to end 2009-10 season, USC Upstate will begin a renovation of the G.B. Hodge Center thanks to the generosity of Mrs. Dolores (Dodie) Anderson,
October 13, 2009
MACON, Ga. – National Basketball Hall of Fame member Dick Vitale delivered an appropriate preseason message for the 2009-10 Mercer men’s and women’s basketball teams.
October 07, 2009
MACON, Ga. - In the preseason media poll, announced Wednesday, Jacksonville ran away as the favorite. Meanwhile, the coaches voted the Dolphins a co-favorite with Lipscomb.
September 29, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun and Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) announced the schedule of games for their popular CSS A-Sun Game of the Week television package
September 24, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Preseason basketball publications have hit the newsstands and several Atlantic Sun hoop stars and coaches have earned special recognition.
August 26, 2009
Spartanburg, S.C. - Former USC Upstate standout basketball player Luke Payne scored a game-high 29 points to earn MVP and led the Lakeside Lightning to an 85-77 victory Saturday night in the Grand Final of the SBL.
July 18, 2009
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Belmont associate head coach Casey Alexander and ETSU assistant coach Mike Boyd have been ranked among the top Mid Major assistant coaches in the nation, according to CollegeInsider.com.
July 17, 2009
Former Lipscomb University basketball coach Don Meyer received the "Jimmy V Award for Perseverance" from ESPN at the ESPY Awards Wednesday night at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The awards ceremony were shown Sunday night on ESPN with actor Samuel L. Jackson serving as host.
Lipscomb athletics director Philip Hutcheson and Wade Tomlinson, both players under Meyer, were present at the awards ceremony.
July 09, 2009
July 09, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After leading the JU men's basketball program to the postseason for the first time since 1987, head coach Cliff Warren had his contract extended through the end of the 2012-13 season.
June 09, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Belmont basketball captain, Andy Wicke and Jacksonville men's soccer star Anton Axelsson added another honor to their resumes as they were awarded Atlantic Sun Conference Male Student-Athlete of the Year,
June 08, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Belmont basketball captain, Andy Wicke, was awarded the Atlantic Sun Conference Postgraduate Scholarship as voted on by the Faculty Athletic Representatives.
June 02, 2009
Mick Hedgepeth took full advantage of the chance to be a hero for the Belmont University men's basketball team last winter. Facing Mercer in an Atlantic Sun Tournament quarterfinal, Hedgepeth scored the winning points on a 7-foot bank shot with two-tenths of a second remaining
April 29, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - Belmont senior Andy Wicke received a coveted educational grant through the NCAA postgraduate scholarship program. The guard was one of 58 winter sports student-athletes selected
April 05, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Fresh off of helping lead the Baylor to the NIT finals, Baylor assistant coach Matthew Driscoll has been hired by UNF Director of Athletics Lee Moon as the Ospreys newest men's basketball coach.
April 05, 2009
DETROIT, MICH. - Belmont University men's basketball senior Andy Wicke has been named to the Lowe's All-Senior All-America Second Team in large part to his dedication to academic success and community service.
April 02, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Since the conclusion of a season that saw three A-Sun schools make the postseason, individuals have earned end-of-year honors from multiple media outlets.
March 27, 2009
Kevin Tiggs thought he had it made working in a car factory in Flint, Mich. as a 19-year-old. He was set for life. He had just graduated from Flint Northern High School. It was the same school that had produced Mateen Cleaves and a number of other future NCAA players, but no one at the time was predicting Tiggs would follow in their footsteps. It was nearly unthinkable that a few years later, he'd be headed to the NCAA Tournament after averaging 21.5 points this season, good for 17th in the country. But Kevin Tiggs, and his story, are unique.
March 23, 2009
NORFOLK, VA - Old Dominion rallied to defeat Belmont in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Quarterfinals, 70-62, Monday night.
March 22, 2009
MACON, Ga. - As Belmont prepares to play Evansville in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, AtlanticSun.org will provide the latest news coverage from around the country..
March 20, 2009
DAYTON, Ohio - One March after Belmont took Duke to the wire, ETSU captured the nation's attention as the Buccaneers matched top-seeded Pittsburgh throughout their first-round meeting, losing late, 72-62.
March 19, 2009
EVANSVILLE, IND. - Behind 29 points from senior Alex Renfroe,and a season-high 17 three-point field goals, Belmont defeated Evansville, 92-76, in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
March 19, 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville saw its season come to a conclusion on Wednesday night as the Dolphins fell in the first round of the NIT to Florida, 84-62. The Gators had one of their best shooting night of the season
March 17, 2009
MACON, Ga. - As ETSU's NCAA Tournament game against perennial power Pittsburgh approaches, AtlanticSun.org will provide the latest news coverage from across the country...
March 17, 2009
MACON, Ga. - As Jacksonville's NIT game against in-state rival the University of Florida approaches, AtlanticSun.org will provide the latest news coverage from across the country..
March 17, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun will appoint the new host institution for the 2010 and 2011 General Shale Brick Men's and Women's Basketball Championships in a 2:00 p.m. news conference. ASun.TV will carry the announcement.
March 17, 2009
MACON, Ga. - At a Tuesday news conference, the Atlantic Sun announced that Mercer's University Center will host the 2010 General Shale Brick Men's and Women's Basketball Championship as well as in 2011
March 15, 2009
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The waiting is finally over and ETSU has its assignment. During Sunday evenings live CBS Selection Show, the Buccaneers and the rest of the nation learned that ETSU has received a No. 16 seed
March 14, 2009
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 14, 2009) - When the ETSU men's basketball team learns of its seed and its opponent in the 2009 NCAA Tournament, the entire nation will be watching.
March 08, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Any agony that had festered from a year ago for East Tennessee State was melting as rapidly as an ice cube on a stove top by halftime Saturday in the championship game of the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Conference tournament.
March 07, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn.- ETSU dominated throughout the game to take down the top-seeded Jacksonville Dolphins, 85-68, in the 2009 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Championship Game.
March 06, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - ETSU ended two years of frustration, ousting the three-time defending champion Belmont Bruins by an 88-74 decision in the semifinals of the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship.
March 06, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Jacksonville left the boisterous home crowd stunned after a barrage of outside shots early in the second half, blitzing Lipscomb to the tune of an 88-72 victory on Friday in the semifinals..
March 05, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont defeated Mercer, 65-64 in a last minute effort to advance to the first game of the semifinals. The Bruins will face No. 2 ETSU Buccaneers on Friday at 6:00 p.m. on CSS.
March 05, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Lipscomb Bisons extended their winning streak to nine, taking down the Campbell Fighting Camels, 82-52, on the way. Lipscomb will face off with No. 1 Jacksonville, Friday at 8:30 p.m.
March 05, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Catch all the action of the General Shale Atlantic Sun Championship by getting you tickets at Lipscomb's Allen Arena.
March 04, 2009
CHICAGO, ILL. - Belmont University men's basketball will be the subject of a feature story for a series of ABC Sports college basketball programs entitled Race to March Madness. The Race to March Madness series is comprised of three one-hour specials centered on some of the most compelling storylines in college basketball.
March 04, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - After a frantic final few weeks of the regular-season marathon, the four-day sprint that is the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Championship tips off at 8:30 p.m. CT with ETSU squaring off with Stetson
March 04, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - ETSU takes out Stetson 90-76, to advance to the Semifinals on Thursday. The Buccaneers will face the winner of the Belmont and Mercer game.
March 03, 2009
NASHVILLE, TENN. - Belmont University men's basketball senior Alex Renfroe (Hermitage, Tenn.) was the subject of a feature story on NewsChannel 5's Sunday Sports Central Program Mar. 1.
March 03, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In 2005-06, Cliff Warren's first year at Jacksonville, he won only one game. A mere three years later, his Dolphins own their first regular-season title and Warren has his first A-Sun Coach of the Year
March 02, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Needing a victory against Belmont to clinch the regular-season title, Jacksonville's Ben Smith delivered that win for the Dolphins and for his efforts, he claimed the season's final Player of the Week honor
March 01, 2009
MACON, Ga. - It took until the results of the final conferene games were in, but the seeds and schedules are finally set for the 2009 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Championships that start Wednesday.
February 28, 2009
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell opened the game on a 27-5 run and never trailed Friday night in defeating Stetson 73-56 in the CSS Atlantic Sun Game of Week on Friday night in its A-Sun regular season finale
February 28, 2009
MACON, Ga. - For the first time in the 31-year history of the Atlantic Sun, two schools meet tied atop the men's basketball standings in the final game of the season when Belmont hosts Jacksonville at 4:15 p.m. CT.
February 28, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Four years ago, JU won one game with Marcus Allen leading the team as a freshman. On Saturday, his career came full circle as his 3-pointer with 35 seconds left gave JU its first lead in OT
February 27, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The regular-season CSS Atlantic Sun Game of the Week concludes with Campbell and Stetson. Both own 13-15 overall records with Camels owning a one-game advantage in conference play.
February 26, 2009
TOWSON, Md.- Belmont senior Andy Wicke added to his lengthy and distinguished list of accolades, as he was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America University Division Men's Basketball Third Team.
February 26, 2009
MACON, Ga. - With the 2009 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Championships less than one week away, ESPN.com's bracketologist, Joe Lunardi offered A-Sun fans some insight where the league champion could be seeded
February 24, 2009
MACON, Ga. - UNF completed its first season sweep of an Atlantic Sun school and extended its win streak to three led by the play of junior guard Eni Cuka, who earned his first Player of the Week award of the season
February 20, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The CSS Atlantic Sun Game of the Week features the conference's hottest teams as Lipscomb, winners of four straight, travels to Macon to battle with Mercer, owners of a five-game streak.
February 20, 2009
MACON, GA. - The Lipscomb University Bisons jumped out to a 12-2 lead Friday evening and went on to defeat Mercer University 88-67 in the Atlantic Sun Game of the Week.
February 17, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Facing a three-game in five-day gauntlet that featured two of the Atlantic Sun's frontrunners, Lipscomb's Adnan Hodzic pushed the Bisons back to a .500 conference record to earn the Player of the Week award
February 13, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Adnan Hodzic scored 28 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds to power the Bisons past Belmont 73-68 in the "Battle of the Boulevard" in front of 4,778 fans in Allen Arena.
February 12, 2009
MACON, Ga. - In a week of rivalry games, the CSS A-Sun Game of the Week turns its attention to the league's longest-standing rivalry when Belmont and Lipscomb partake in the 124th edition of the Battle of the Boulevard.
February 11, 2009
USA TODAY - Rick Byrd admits there's no magic potion to apply when a team is down, apparently hopelessly, and time is running out on a chance for a comeback. Byrd's Bruins just about wrote the book on comebacks Friday when they rallied from a 75-57 deficit with 3:27 to play and stunned Campbell 87-84.
February 10, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Facing a grueling schedule of three games in five days, Mercer's James Florence carried the Bears to wins in all three, highlighted by a buzzer-beating layup against Jacksonville on Saturday.
February 07, 2009
KENNESAW, Ga. - There's no place like home as far as Daniel Emerson is concerned. Of course, the exact definition of home may vary. The former Norcross standout and St. Mary's native is back home in Georgia in his first season at Mercer University after transferring to the Macon school from Western Kentucky.
February 06, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Standout athletes on and off the court, Andy Wicke of Belmont and Adrianne McNally of FGCU earned spots on the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams.
February 06, 2009
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Belmont head coach Rick Byrd has been preaching to his team about playing for an entire 40 minutes. The Bruins kept going and rallied from a 21-point second half deficit to defeat Campbell, 87-84.
February 04, 2009
KANSAS CITY, MO. - Belmont University men's basketball senior Andy Wicke (Hendersonville, Tenn.) has been selected as one of 10 finalists for the 2008-09 Lowe's Senior Class Award for men's basketball.
February 03, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Stetson's A.J. Smith capped a stellar week for the Hatters with a career-high 32 points against Belmont to earn his first Player of the Week award, the conference office announced on Tuesday.
February 03, 2009
NASHVILLE, TENN. - Tickets to the 2009 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Basketball Tournaments are now on sale through Ticketmaster. The men's and women's championships run simultaneously March 4-7
January 30, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The CSS Atlantic Sun Game of the Week offers a historic showdown in Jacksonville when the Dolphins host the ETSU Buccaneers. Both squads enter the contest at 9-1 with ETSU winning on its home court last month.
January 30, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville guard Ben Smith sank a game-tying 3-pointer with 10 seconds left in regulation, and the Dolphins outscored ETSU 14-4 in the overtime to take an 82-72 win in the Game of the Week.
January 27, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Belmont's Alex Renfroe cleared the glass in a way that would have impressed former Bruins like Boomer Herndon, Adam Mark and Adam Sonn on his way to claiming his second Player of the Week award
January 26, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Two teams look to extend modest win streaks when USC Upstate travels to Johnson City, Tenn. to take on ETSU in a special Monday night edition of the CSS Atlantic Sun Game of the Week.
January 26, 2009
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Facing a four-point halftime deficit, ETSU picked up the pace and forced the issue against USC Upstate, ultimately outscoring the Spartans 50-36 in the final 20 minutes to take an 82-72 win Monday
January 23, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The CSS Atlantic Sun Game of the Week offers up matchup pitting a pair of schools from The Sunshine State when FGCU hosts UNF at 7:00 p.m. on Friday night from the Eagles' Alico Arena.
January 23, 2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Thanks to a 7-0 run to close out the game, the FGCU Eagles narrowly escaped with a 50-44 win on Friday night. Derrick O'Neil and Reggie Chambers each scored a game-high 11 points for the Eagles, and
January 20, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Mercer-s Calvin Henry, the Atlantic Sun's reigning Defensive Player of the Year, put on a defensive clinic not seen in the conference in almost four years and for good measure averaged a double-double
January 16, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The CSS Atlantic Sun Game of the Week descends on the Kennesaw State Convocation Center for just the second time in school history when the Owls host the Stetson Hatters on Friday at 7:00 p.m..
January 16, 2009
Kennesaw, Ga. - Orlando's Sheldon Oliver and Garfield Blair led Stetson to a 69-52 road win against Kennesaw State (5-10, 1-5) Friday night in Georgia as Hatters' head coach Derek Waugh won his 100th game.
January 15, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The script was similar, almost to the point of plagiarism. The Belmont Bruins, perpetual feisty upstarts in dark blue uniforms, were standing toe-to-toe with another power conference opponent.
January 13, 2009
MACON, Ga. - FGCU's Reggie Chambers turned in the best week of his early career helping the Eagles to their first three-game win streak as a Division I program. For his efforts, he earned the Player of the Week award
January 10, 2009
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) - Four months after a car accident nearly killed Don Meyer, the former Lipscomb coach passed Bob Knight as college basketball's all-time winningest men's coach.
January 09, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The CSS Atlantic Sun Game of the Week package returns for a seventh season with one of the countries most competitive rivalries when Jacksonville hosts Mercer tonight at 7:00 p.m.
January 09, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -The Dolphins donned the alternate jerseys for the fifth time in the school history on Friday night and ran away from Mercer, 80-59, at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Atlantic Sun Conference play.
January 06, 2009
MACON, Ga. - ETSU's Courtney Pigram put on the nation's best scoring display last week, spanning three games, as the conference's active leading scorer picked up his fourth Player of the Week award,
January 03, 2009
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Senior guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis) set a career high and nearly broke the Memorial Center single game scoring mark by scoring 39 points, while junior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) sank
December 30, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Despite falling behind by 21 in the first half, Adnan Hodzic led a Lipscomb comeback past Indiana as he scored 17 of his 19 points over the final 21 minutes in a 74-69 win to earn his first Player of the Week award.
December 28, 2008
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Adnan Hodzic and Michael Teller each scored 19 points as Lipscomb rallied from a 21-point deficit to shock Indiana, 74-69, on Sunday in the final non-conference game for both teams.
December 23, 2008
MACON, Ga. - ETSU's Kevin Tiggs continued his scoring bonanza and Belmont's Alex Renfroe registered his two most prolific scoring nights to share the Atlantic Sun Player of the Week award, the conference office announced
December 23, 2008
KENNESAW, Ga. - In a coming out party for the redshirt freshman forward, Isiah Brown posted a career-high 18 points and grabbed a team high six rebounds to lift ETSU to a Christmas victory against Kennesaw State, 76-62
December 19, 2008
KANSAS CITY, MO. - Belmont University men's basketball senior Andy Wicke has been selected as one of the 30 candidates for the 2008-09 Lowe's Senior Class Award for men's basketball.
December 17, 2008
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - In a battle that live up to the rivalries long and storied history, Kevin Tiggs scored 32 points and Courtney Pigram added 24 as ETSU dropped in-state foe Chattanooga 82-70
December 16, 2008
MACON, Ga. - FGCU's Derrick O'Neil contributed everywhere possible in leading the Eagles to a pair of victories last week and for his efforts, he won his first Player of the Week award, the conference office announced on Tuesday.
December 15, 2008
DeLand, Fla. - Kris Thomas scored 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field to lead the Hatters to a 63-56 win against Campbell Monday night. It was Stetson's 19th win in its last 21 games on the home floor.
December 09, 2008
MACON, Ga. - ETSU's Kevin Tiggs continued his career dominance against Marshall and Mercer en route to winning the third Player of the Week award of his career, the conference office announced on Tuesday.
December 04, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Trailing by 19 points at halftime, Ben Smith capped an epic comeback with a pair of free throws with 6.6 seconds left to give the Dolphins an epic 65-64 win against Belmont in the Game of the Week.
December 02, 2008
MACON, Ga. - By virtue of a perfect week, Kennesaw State owns a record three games above the .500 mark for the first time since joining the A-Sun and Jon-Michael Nickerson earned his first Player of the Week
November 25, 2008
MACON, Ga. - One week after leading his team to an upset of Alabama, Mercer's James Florence headed up an upset of the Crimson Tide's arch rival, Auburn, and brought the Bears to the brink of a win against Georgia Tech
November 21, 2008
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - In ETSU's 96-66 win against Wingate in its home opener, Courtney Pigram became just the second player in program history to record a triple-double and Murry Bartow picked up his 200th coaching win
November 19, 2008
AUBURN, Ala. - Behind another huge effort on the boards and clutch free throw shooting, the Mercer men's basketball team won its third straight game with a 78-74 victory against Auburn on Wednesday night.
November 18, 2008
MACON, Ga. - For the second straight year, Mercer stunned a program from a BCS conference and like last year against USC, James Florence carried the Bears past Alabama to win the fourth Player of the Week award of his career
November 16, 2008
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama's football team is No.1 in the country and plays a tough brand of football, but the Mercer men's basketball came into Coleman Coliseum and used a huge 56-38 rebounding advantage to shock the
November 15, 2008
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - A big day of events on the Campbell campus concludes with a season-opening doubleheader the Camels' new arena, the John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center/Gilbert Craig Gore Arena.
November 13, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Kyle Whellison of ESPN.com and MidMajority.com took time out of his busy travels to preview the men's side of the Atlantic Sun Conference in advance of the season opening on Friday.
November 12, 2008
11 Days of A-Sun Men's Basketball concludes with a look at the Stetson Hatters. In 2007-08, the Hatters entered the season picked ninth by the coaches and media but went 11-5 in the A-Sun and finished third.
November 11, 2008
11 Days of A-Sun Men's Basketball hits its 10th day and a preview of the USC Upstate Spartans. The Spartans will be led by Bobby Davis. He averaged 9.8 ppg and 7.5 rpg and 10.9 ppg and 8.0 rpg in A-Sun games.
November 11, 2008
MACON, Ga. - For the 31st season, men's basketball returns in the Atlantic Sun and the opening week features two tournaments and three matchups pitting A-Sun schools against nationally-ranked foes.
November 10, 2008
11 Days of A-Sun Men's Basketball returns to the River City for a second stop, this time to preview the UNF Ospreys. The Ospreys enter the final year of the reclassifying period looking to surprise the experts.
November 07, 2008
11 Days of A-Sun Men's Basketball stays in Macon, Ga., with a preview of the new-look Mercer Bears. The Bears have a new head coach in Bob Hoffman, who brings with him 400 coaching wins.
November 05, 2008
11 Days of A-Sun Basketball reaches the halfway stage with a preview of the Kennesaw State Owls. After back-to-back seasons of recording .500 records in A-Sun play, the Owls fell one game shy of that mark, finishing 7-9.
November 05, 2008
11 Days of A-Sun Men's Basketball makes its second trip to Nashville, Tenn., today previewing the Lipscomb Bisons. The Bisons return a strong sophomore class led by Josh Slater, Adnan Hodzic and Brandon Brown.
November 04, 2008
11 Days of A-Sun Basketball hits Jacksonville, Fla., for the first time to preview the 2008 runner-up Jacksonville Dolphins. The Dolphins saw their win total increase again, improving to 18 from 15 in 2006-07.
November 03, 2008
11 Days of A-Sun Basketball venues south to Fort Myers, Fla., for a look at the FGCU Eagles. The Eagles move into year in the Atlantic Sun with 11 newcomers and will rely on senior guard Delvin Franklin.
October 31, 2008
11 Days of A-Sun Basketball hits Johnson City, Tenn., for a look at the ETSU Buccaneers. For the second consecutive preseason, guard Courtney Pigram captured Player-of-the-Year honors from the league's coaches.
October 30, 2008
11 Days of A-Sun Basketball moves to Buies Creek, N.C. for a preview of the new-look Campbell Camels. After 55 years in Carter Gymnasium, the Camels move into the new John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center.
October 30, 2008
MACON, Ga. - The list of accolades continues to grow for Campbell University junior Jonathan Rodriguez and ETSU senior Courtney Pigram. Both were recognized by CollegeHoops.net.
October 29, 2008
11 Days of A-Sun Basketball tips off with a closer look at the Belmont Bruins. The three-time defending tournament champions are led by preseason All-Atlantic Sun team member Shane Dansby.
October 28, 2008
MACON, Ga. - The 2008-09 Atlantic Sun Men's and Women's Basketball Media Guide is now available online. Visit the specific sport's page to view pages in a PDF.
October 21, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - On the surface, Lipscomb President L. Randolph Lowry III stepped out of the box to hire former Lipscomb basketball star Philip Hutcheson as the school's athletics director.
October 08, 2008
MACON, Ga. - An unprecedented three straight conference championships and nine returning letter winners earned the Belmont Bruins the nod from both the coaches and the media as the preseason favorite
September 25, 2008
BRISTOL, Conn. - ESPN unveiled a marathon of 14 college basketball games on Nov. 18 -- including FGCU's trip to Lawrence, Kan., to face the national champion Kansas Jayhawks -- will help kick off the 2008-09 season.
September 22, 2008
MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun Conference and Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) announced the schedule of games for their popular CSS A-Sun Game of the Week television package
September 11, 2008
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Michael Slonaker has been named assistant men's basketball coach at Campbell University, head coach Robbie Laing announced. The son of former Mercer University head coach Mark Slonaker, he replaces Lorenzo Watkins, who accepted a position at South Carolina State University.
September 05, 2008
Rick Byrd has spent a good portion of his summer fielding speaking engagement invitations. ""Most of the time, nobody wants to hear me talk," said the soft-spoken Byrd, heading into his 23rd year as Belmont head coach. "But when you play Duke like that, they do."
September 03, 2008
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - USC Upstate head men's basketball coach Eddie Payne is the only active NCAA Division I men's basketball head coach to serve as a head coach on all five levels of men's collegiate basketball.
August 21, 2008
FORT MYERS, Fla. - FGCU Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dave Balza has announced that Leo Miller has been promoted to Assistant Coach from Director of Basketball Operations. Sean Egan has been named Director of Basketball Operations.
August 15, 2008
If it wasn't for Andy Wicke, Belmont might have been just another flattened No. 15 seed. In one of the most memorable first-round games from the 2008 NCAA tournament, the then-junior came off the bench to bury five of his seven shots
July 18, 2008
July 16, 2008
MACON, Ga. - The 2008-09 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Prospectus is available at www.AtlanticSun.org where fans can get their first looks at the 11 teams of the conference.
April 18, 2008
CLEVELAND, OHIO - Belmont senior Justin Hare received yet another prestigious national honor, as he was named 2008 Scholar Athlete of the Year by the Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association.
April 08, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont University and head men's basketball coach Rick Byrd have agreed to a five-year contract extension, Belmont Director of Athletics Mike Strickland announced today.
April 04, 2008
NASHVILLE, TENN. - Earning perhaps his most significant national on-court honor to date, Belmont senior Justin Hare has been named Mid-Major Most Valuable Player by CollegeInsider.com, the site announced Friday.
April 01, 2008
MACON, Ga. - The postseason accolades for Gardner-Webb's Thomas Sanders, Belmont's Justin Hare and Campbell's Jonathan Rodriguez continued this week, each earning nods from varous media outlets.
March 27, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Mercer Athletics Director Bobby Pope introduced Bob Hoffman as the new head men's basketball coach, effective immediately. Hoffman succeeds Mark Slonaker, who coached the Bears from 1997 to 2008.
March 20, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C Mighty Duke let teeny, tiny Belmont play with the big boys. And, for stretches, get the better of them. No. 2-seeded Duke actually trailed in the final seconds before avoiding the monumental upset
March 18, 2008
MACON, Ga. - As Belmont's NCAA Tournament game against perennial power Duke approaches, AtlanticSun.org will provide the latest news coverage from across the country.
March 16, 2008
MACON, Ga. - For the third straight March, Belmont enter the NCAA Tournament as a No. 15 seed. This year, the Bruins will take on perennial powerhouse Duke on Thursday in Washington, D.C.
March 14, 2008
NASHVILLE - There is nothing in the world more fun that this fortnight, this extended Championship Week. Days full of games, wave after wave of cheerleaders, pep bands, student sections and players' moms.
March 12, 2008
BOSTON, MASS. - Belmont University head men's basketball coach Rick Byrd has been named one of 10 finalists for the inaugural Skip Prosser Man of the Year award.
March 08, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Shane Dansby scored a game-high 16 points and led four Belmont players in double figures as the top-seeded Bruins dismantled the No. 2 Jacksonville Dolphins, 79-61 for their third consecutive A-Sun Title.
March 07, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Second-seeded Jacksonville sprinted out to a 16-3 lead, and never looked back as they dropped No. 6 Gardner-Webb 89-80 Friday evening at the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Championship
March 07, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont went on a 16-2 run to close out a 69-65, come-from-behind victory over ETSU in the 2008 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Conference Semifinal on Friday night.
March 06, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Sixth-seeded Gardner-Webb scored 54 points in the second half and cruised past No. 3 Stetson, 82-63 in quarterfinal action at the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Thursday afternoon.
March 06, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The fourth-seeded ETSU Buccaneers withstood 15 three-pointers and a partisan home crowd to survive and advance, 81-74 against the No. 5 Lipscomb Bisons Thursday night.
March 05, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Jacksonville Dolphins used a strong performance from Marcus Allen and solid bench production to defeat the Mercer Bears for the third time this season. The Dolphins defeated the Bears 65-57
March 05, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Belmont Bruins began their quest for a third-straight conference tournament title on the right foot on Wednesday night with a 75-66 victory over Campbell.
March 04, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - On the eve of the 2008 General Shale Brick Men's Basketball Championships, the conference announced its postseason awards highlighted by Gardner-Webb's Thomas Sanders winning Player of the Year
March 03, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Kennesaw State senior Shuan Stegall put back with 33.9 seconds to put the Owls up for good in their season finale at Mercer, clinching Player of the Week honors for the forward.
March 03, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - After two years in Johnson City, Tenn., the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championships returns to Nashville with Lipscomb's Allen Arena serving as the venue.
March 01, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Shuan Stegall followed a Ronell Wooten shot with a lay-up with 33.9 seconds to put the Owls ahead as Kennesaw State topped Mercer, 65-61, in the final collegiate game for the Owls' two senior stars.
February 29, 2008
MACON, Ga. - CSS's sixth year of regular-season coverage of Atlantic Sun men's basketball concludes with a Leap Day matchup between Kennesaw State and Mercer. Tip-off for this Peach State rivalry is set for 7:30 eastern.
February 29, 2008
MACON, Ga. - All of the action from the 2008 Atlantic Sun General Shale Brick Basketball Championships will be webcast live on ASun.TV and is available to new subscribers for only $9.99.
February 27, 2008
Every night before he goes to sleep, Roman Narmbaye says his prayers.The 6-foot-10 center for Florida Gulf Coast prays for his brothers and sisters. They remain in his native Chad, which is in the midst of political unrest.
February 26, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Senior Thomas Sanders helped carry Gardner-Webb to home wins vs ETSU and USC Upstate with two monster performances, highlighted by a 19-point, 22-rebound game vs the Spartans.
February 26, 2008
NASHVILLE, TENN. - Belmont University senior Justin Hare was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America University Division Men's Basketball First Team.
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Most basketball fans know Artis Gilmore, the 7-2, 240-lb. "A-Train" as one of the greatest centers ever to play the game, a 12-time All-Star who played five seasons in the American Basketball Association before pounding the paint for 11 seasons for the Bulls and Spurs.
February 24, 2008
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell plays its final basketball games at 55-year old Carter Gym on Monday starting with the women facing USC Upstate at 5:45. The men will play the afterward, hosting against ETSU.
February 23, 2008
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - In need of a confidence boost, the ETSU got one during O'Reilly's ESPNU BracketBusters Saturday defeating the Ohio Valley Conference's Tennessee Tech, 88-80 at Memorial Center.
February 22, 2008
"This Week in the A-SUN" airs Friday February 22 with highlights from key matchups from the week just ended, including ETSU-Lipscomb, KSU-Stetson, Kennesaw State-Gardner-Webb and UNF-Jacksonville.
February 22, 2008
MACON, Ga. - For the 122nd time, Belmont and Lipscomb will meet on the hardwood in the latest edition of the "Battle of the Boulevard." Belmont's Curb Event Center serves as the host for the 6:30pm CT tip.
February 22, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In front of the third largest crowd in Curb Event Center history, Belmont showcased its deep bench and intestinal fortitude in grinding out a hard earned 74-65 victory over Lipscomb Friday night.
February 18, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Belmont's Shane Dansby led the Bruins for the week as he averaged close to a double-double and hit on almost 70 percent of his shots. Dansby earned his second Player of the Week award this year
February 15, 2008
MACON, Ga. - In just its 3rd year, the SunTrust River City Rumble has become one of the great rivalries in the A-Sun. Tonight, at 7:30pm, the latest contest between UNF and Jacksonville serves as the CSS A-Sun Game of the Week.
February 15, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Ben Smith scored 13 of JU's 18 points in overtime to lead the Dolphins back from a four-point deficit to beat UNF on Friday night in the SunTrust River City Rumble, 76-70
February 11, 2008
MACON, Ga. - In two Atlantic Sun games last week, Thomas Sanders established a career high for points in a game, 30, at Kennesaw State and tied another with 15 rebounds vs Mercer to win the A-Sun Player of the Week.
February 08, 2008
MACON, Ga. - In continuing the long-standing conference tradition of academic excellence, three Atlantic Sun men's basketball players earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team honors.
February 08, 2008
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate makes its debut on the CSS Atlantic Sun Game of the Week when it travels to DeLand, Fla, to take on the Stetson Hatters. USC Upstate enters the contest winners of two straight games.
February 08, 2008
DeLAND, Fla. - Friday night in the Edmunds Center Orlando's Garfield Blair scored a game-high 21 points and the Stetson Hatters fended off a late rally for a 72-64 win over conference foe USC Upstate.
February 04, 2008
MACON, Ga. - ETSU's Kevin Tiggs became the first player this season to win multiple Atlantic Sun Player of the Week awards after averaging a double-double in leading the Buccaneers to a pair of home wins.
February 04, 2008
MACON, Ga. - On Monday, ESPN announced the 50 matchups for sixth annual O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters event. ETSU will host Tennessee Tech from the Ohio Valley Conference on Saturday, February 23.
February 01, 2008
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - After watching a nine-point lead dwindle to one with just over three minutes left, ETSU made enough foul shots and senior Andrew Reed drained a clutch 3-pointer as ETSU outlasted Mercer, 85-79
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - Before Delvin Franklin takes a shot, three things have to happen.
He has to be open.
His feet have to be set.
January 28, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Perhaps Kennesaw State can claim the Battle of the Boulevard crown? The Owls swept their home games with Belmont and Lipscomb last week, led by the play of Ronell Wooten.
January 25, 2008
MACON, Ga. - The Jacksonville Dolphins will attempt to move two full games clear of the rest of the A-Sun when they host preseason favorite ETSU tonight at 7:30pm at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena on CSS.
January 25, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - In a one-point game with 3:16 remaining, the ETSU got an much-needed 7-0 offensive spurt to build a cushion and ultimately hold on to drop Jacksonville 83-77 in a critical A-Sun Conference battle
January 22, 2008
Macon, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun Conference and Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) reached an agreement to broadcast four additional games at the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships
January 21, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Stetson's Garfield Blair averaged 19.5 PPG in two games last week, leading the Hatters to their first 4-1 start in A-Sun play in 10 year. For his efforts, he earned his first Player of the Week award.
January 19, 2008
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Jonathan Rodriguez led four Campbell double figure scorers with 26 points and the Fighting Camels defeated visiting Gardner-Webb 93-73 Friday night in front of a capacity crowd at Carter Gym.
January 18, 2008
MACON, Ga. - CSS will broadcast from Campbell's historic Carter Gymnasium for the final time when the Campbell Fighting Camels host their in-state rival, the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs tonight at 7:30pm ET.
January 17, 2008
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Rob Quaintance knows that one of his main jobs as the Florida Gulf Coast University point guard is to get people the ball so they can score.
January 14, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Playing without star senior Justin Hare, Belmont needed someone to step up facing rival Lipscomb. Shane Dansby responded with a career-high 23 points and on Monday he won the A-Sun Player of the Week award.
January 12, 2008
FORT. MYERS, Fla. - Stetson's men's basketball team rode Garfield Blair's double-double and A.J Smith's game-high 18 points to an impressive 70-62 A-Sun conference win over Florida Gulf Coast University.
January 12, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Belmont and Lipscomb square off in the 121st edition of the "Battle of the Boulevard" at 3:00pm CT on CSS at Lipscomb's Allen Arena. The Bisons have won the last three vs the Bruins on their home floor.
January 12, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Among the all-time classics in the storied history of the 'Battle of the Boulevard' series, Belmont Basketball outlasted host Lipscomb Saturday afternoon, 99-91, in double overtime.
January 11, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Stetson travels to Fort Myers, Fla., for the first game of CSS Sports' A-Sun Game of the Week Package. 2008 marks the sixth year CSS Sports and the Atlantic Sun have been in partnership. Gametime is 7:30pm.
January 07, 2008
MACON, Ga. - For the first time since the 2000-01 season, Jacksonville has started 2-0 in Atlantic Sun Conference play. Sophomore guard Ben Smith led the Dolphins to those wins,
January 03, 2008
MACON, Ga. - After eight weeks of historic non-conference play, that included five wins against schools from BCS conferences, eight Atlantic Sun teams open conference play tonight
January 02, 2008
MACON, Ga. - VMI's Chavis Holmes hit a 3-pointer from deep in the left corner with 4.6 seconds on the clock to give the Keydets a lead and held on to defeat Mercer, 102-99, Wednesday night at the University Center.
December 31, 2007
MACON, Ga. - In a game better suited for the American Plains, Lipscomb senior Eddie Ard helped the Bisons defeated the Thundering Herd and became just the 11th non-conference opponent in the last 12 years to win at Marshall.
December 30, 2007
Fort Myers, Fla. - In the first half of FGCU's 60-30 win vs Penn, the Eagles set three NCAA Division I records by holding the Quakers to six points, 5.9 Pct from the floor and one field goal
December 30, 2007
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - ETSU held on for a victory despite a 14-0 offensive explosion by Appalachian State in the final three minutes to take an important non-conference victory over its former Southern Conference rival
December 24, 2007
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate spent the week in Texas with games at Southern Methodist and two in El Paso. The trip proved fruitful as Luke Payne earned the program's first Atlantic Sun Player of the Week award
December 22, 2007
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The FGCU men's basketball team nearly pulled a stunner on Saturday, falling 78-66 to #16 Butler. Butler shot 92.9 percent from the free-throw line including 10-of-10 in the last two minutes
December 21, 2007
HONOLULU - The ETSU men's basketball team responded off one of its worst losses in school history with a 76-58 win over SEC challenger Georgia in the first round of the 44th annual Rainbow Classic.
December 19, 2007
DALLAS, - Mezie Uzochukwu sank two free throws with 0.6 seconds to play in the game and Upstate used an 18-0 run to turn the tide in the second half as USC Upstate claimed a 58-56 victory over SMU at Moody Coliseum.
December 17, 2007
MACON, Ga. - Campbell's Jonathan Rodriguez scored a career-high 34 points against UNC Asheville and followed up with 23 in a home win at Liberty to earn his second career Player of the Week award
December 16, 2007
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Jonathan Rodriguez scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Campbell won a see-saw battle with visiting Liberty 73-70 Saturday night at Carter Gym in the Atlantic Sun Game of the Week.
December 10, 2007
MACON, Ga. - One year ago tomorrow, Mercer's Shaddean Aaron won his first Player of the Week award, sharing the honor with teammate James Florence. On Monday, he earned his first solo Player of the Week
December 07, 2007
KANSAS CITY, MO. - Belmont senior Justin Hare has been selected as a candidate for the 2007-08 Lowe's Senior Class Award.Hare sports a 3.86 GPA in his chosen major of exercise science and health promotion.
December 04, 2007
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Junior forward Kevin Tiggs (above) scored a game-high 24 points, Dequan Twilley added 15 and Courtney Pigram finished with 14, as ETSU silenced Marshall, 79-73 in the A-Sun Game of the Week.
December 03, 2007
MACON, Ga. - After a quiet first-half against former Atlantic Sun member, Florida International, Florida Gulf Coast's Landon Adler exploded in the second half, scoring 19 of his team-high 23 points and grabbing nine rebounds
November 27, 2007
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - After a furious stretch away from home to open the season, Belmont returned to the Curb Event Center in fine style Monday evening defeating Middle Tennessee State, 85-62.
November 26, 2007
MACON, Ga. - ETSU's Kevin Tiggs averaged 23.0 PPG in two overtime games last week, but his effort in the final minute of the Buccaneers' two-point win at UNC Asheville secured him his first Player of the Week award.
November 25, 2007
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The JU men's basketball team dropped its first game of the season as UAB used a late run in the first half with a long-range attack to hand the Dolphins an 84-72 loss on Saturday at Bartow Arena.
November 19, 2007
MACON, Ga. - One week after leading Gardner-Webb to an upset of nationally ranked Kentucky, Gardner-Webb's sophomore guard Grayson Flittner continued to excel on the national stage.
November 19, 2007
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - For the fourth time in less than two weeks, an A-Sun school defeated a program from a BCS conference. Belmont's Justin Hare hit a 15-foot jump shot with 2.2 seconds left lifting the Bruins past Alabama, 85-83.
November 15, 2007
In the week following a historic week of upsets for the Atlantic Sun in men's basketball, the conference received plenty of attention from the national level.
November 12, 2007
MACON, Ga. - Nearly four years have passed since the A-Sun's last win over a top-25 opponent before Gardner-Webb and Mercer combined to topple No. 22 Kentucky and No. 18 USC.
November 10, 2007
LOS ANGELES -- James Florence scored 30 points and Mercer stunned No. 18 USC 96-81, spoiling the college debut of O.J. Mayo. The win gave the A-Sun victories over SEC, Big East and Pac-10 teams in the last five days.
November 09, 2007
CINCINNATI - Two days after Gardner-Webb trounced No. 22 Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., Belmont upset Cincinnati out of the Big East, by the count of 86-75 for the A-Sun's second win over a "BCS Conference" school this week.
November 08, 2007
In the day after Gardner-Webb pulled off the Atlantic Sun's first upset of a nationally-ranked team in almost four year, the Bulldogs remain the talk of the basketball world.
November 08, 2007
Former Vermont head coach and current ESPN college basketball analyst Tom Brennan spent a couple of minutes breaking down what he saw in Gardner-Webb's upset victory against Kentucky on Wednesday.
November 07, 2007
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Thomas Sanders scored 21 points and ripped down 10 rebounds as Gardner-Webb stunned No. 22 Kentucky 84-68 in the second round of the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic at Rupp Arena.
November 06, 2007
12 Days of A-Sun Basketball concludes with the Stetson Hatters. The Hatters lost just one player and return 12 letterwinners from last year's team. Stetson began last year with fourth fewest Division I starts (47)
November 05, 2007
12 Days of A-Sun Basketball makes its inaugural trip to Spartanburg, S.C., for a look at league newcomer USC Upstate. The Spartans moved up from the Peach Belt Conference where they won six regular season championships
November 02, 2007
12 Days of A-Sun Basketball heads to Jacksonville, Fla., for a second time, this time to look at the UNF Ospreys. The Ospreys enter their third year in the conference returning all five starters from last year's squad.
November 01, 2007
12 Days of A-Sun Basketball looks at the Mercer Bears. The Bears improved by four wins from 2006, partially due to the play of James Florence. As a freshman he led the league in scoring at 19.2 PPG.
October 31, 2007
12 Days of A-Sun Basketball makes its sercond stop in Nashville, Tenn. for a look at the Lipscomb Bisons. The Bisons finished the 2006-07 campaign with an 18-13 mark. Once again, Eddie Ard will lead the squad.
October 30, 2007
12 Days of A-Sun Basketball makes its first of two Georgia stops with a trip up the road to Kennesaw for a look at the Owls. The Owls. in just their their second year of Division I play finished .500 in league play
October 29, 2007
12 Days of A-Sun Basketball makes its first of two stops in the River City with a look at the Jacksonville Dolphins. The Dolphins come off a season in which they had the best turnaround in the country.
October 26, 2007
12 Days of A-Sun Basketball moves north to Boiling Springs, N.C. to preview of Gardner-Webb. The Bulldogs took a step back in 2006-07, winning just nine games following 18 in 2004-05 and 17 last season
October 25, 2007
12 Days of A-Sun Basketball travels to Fort Myers, Fla. for the first time to preview the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles. The Eagles move up to Division I following a 27-6 season in 2006-07.
October 25, 2007
MACON, Ga. - On the heels of back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, Belmont cracked the preseason Mid-Major top 25 poll, checking in at No. 19. ETSU received 53 votes and Jacksonville received one vote.
October 24, 2007
12 Days of A-Sun Basketball moves on to Johnson City, Tenn. for a look at the ETSU Buccaneers. The Buccaneers won the regular season title in 2006-07 and enter 2007-08 as the favorite.
October 23, 2007
12 Days of A-Sun Basketball stops in Buies Creek, N.C. for a closer look at Campbell. The Camels enter the 2007-08 on the heels of a 14-win campaign, the most for the program since winning 17 in 1995-96.
October 22, 2007
12 Days of A-Sun Basketball tips off with a closer look at the Belmont Bruins. The two-time defending tournament champions are led by preseason All-Atlantic Sun team member Justin Hare.
October 16, 2007
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Admissions offices have a term for people like Clayton Osborne: non-traditional student. There might not be a better word than non-traditional to describe the twisting, turning road that led Osborne
October 12, 2007
MACON, Ga. - Campbell forward Jonathan Rodriguez and ETSU guard Courtney Pigram have been named to the CollegeHoops.Net pre-season Mid-Major All-America basketball team.
October 10, 2007
MACON, Ga. - Last season ETSU won its first Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball title, and entering the 2007-08 season, both the coaches and the media predict that the Buccaneers will again reign supreme
October 10, 2007
UNF freshman Justin Cecil impressed those who saw him play in exhibition games in Canada to the point where one national college basketball writer forecasts the 6-8 freshman as a potential Freshman of the Year candidate
September 21, 2007
Cliff Warren's first season at Jacksonville was a brutal one-win campaign. But in two short years, he's transformed the Dolphins from a doormat into a viable Atlantic Sun championship team. They made a 14-game improvement last season. Can it continue?
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