Lipscomb University Selected to Host 2008 & 2009 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships
Date Posted: 6/12/2007
MACON, GA. - The Atlantic Sun Conference selected Allen Arena on the campus of Lipscomb University as the host site for the 2008 and 2009 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships at the recently completed A-Sun Spring Meetings in Daytona Beach, Fla.
The Nashville institution will host both the men’s and women’s basketball championships on March 5-8 in 2008 and on March 4-7 in 2009. This will be Lipscomb University’s first opportunity to host the league’s premier championships.
“The Atlantic Sun Conference is thrilled to see the basketball championships return to Nashville,” stated first-year Commissioner Ted Gumbart. “The support for the conference in the city has been tremendous with two successful basketball programs competing for men’s and women’s championships. We are excited and know that our fans will enjoy a first-class event in one of our best facilities in a great destination city of the conference. Lipscomb will do a tremendous job in hosting the newly combined men’s and women’s basketball tournament.”
The new format will feature 16 teams playing 14 games over four days, culminating in Championship Saturday. The men’s basketball final will be featured on an ESPN property while the women’s champion will be crowned live on Comcast Sports Southeast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS).