2018–19 ASUN Conference men's basketball season
The 2018–19 ASUN Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2019 and concluded in March 2019. It was the 41st season of ASUN Conference basketball.
| 2018–19 ASUN Conference men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular season | |
| Champions | Lipscomb & Liberty |
| Season MVP | Garrison Mathews, Lipscomb |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Liberty |
| Runners-up | Lipscomb |
| Finals MVP | Scottie James - Liberty |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 ASUN Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb and Liberty tied for the regular season championship and were named co-champions. The ASUN tournament was held March 4–10 at campus sites as top seeds hosted each round.
Preseason
On October 17, 2018, the conference announced its preseason honors and polls.[1]
Preseason men's basketball coaches poll
(First place votes in parentheses)
- Lipscomb (7) 79
- FGCU (1) 66
- Liberty 63
- North Florida (1) 61
- Jacksonville 40
- NJIT 38
- Kennesaw State 26
- Stetson 20
- North Alabama 12
Preseason men's basketball media poll
(First place votes in parentheses)
- Lipscomb (44) 438
- FGCU (2) 374
- Liberty 338
- North Florida (2) 304
- Jacksonville (2) 254
- NJIT 203
- Kennesaw State 147
- Stetson 121
- North Alabama 71
Honors
- Preseason Player of the Year: Garrison Mathews, Lipscomb
- Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Noah Horchler, North Florida
- Fan-Voted Preseason Player of the Year: Kendall Stafford, North Alabama (640 votes)[2]
- Fan-Voted Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Reilly Walsh, NJIT (93 votes)
Conference matrix
| Florida Gulf Coast | Jacksonville | Kennesaw State | Liberty | Lipscomb | NJIT | North Alabama | North Florida | Stetson | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Florida Gulf Coast | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1-1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs. Jacksonville | 2–0 | — | 0-2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2-0 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| vs. Kennesaw State | 2–0 | 2-0 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2-0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Liberty | 0-2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 1-1 | 0–2 | 1-1 | 0–2 | 0-2 |
| vs. Lipscomb | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | — | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| vs. NJIT | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1–1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | — | 1-1 | 1–1 | 0-2 |
| vs. North Alabama | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2-0 | 1–1 | — | 2-0 | 1–1 |
| vs. North Florida | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2–0 | 2-0 | 1–1 | 1-1 | — | 0-2 |
| vs. Stetson | 1–1 | 2-0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | — |
| Total | 9-7 | 5–11 | 3-13 | 14–2 | 14-2 | 8–8 | 7-9 | 9-7 | 3-13 |
All-Atlantic Sun awards
Atlantic Sun men's basketball weekly awards
| Week | Player of the Week | School | Newcomer of the Week | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12 | Diandre Wilson | NJIT | Jamari Blackmon | North Alabama |
| Nov 19 | Haanif Cheatham | FGCU | Haanif Cheatham | FGCU |
| Nov 26 | Garrison Mathews Zach Cooks |
Lipscomb NJIT |
Darius McGhee | Liberty |
| Dec 3 | Garrison Mathews (2) | Lipscomb | Darius McGhee (2) | FGCU |
| Dec 10 | Rob Marberry Zach Cooks (2) |
Lipscomb NJIT |
Tyreese Davis | Jacksonville |
| Dec 17 | JD Notae | Jacksonville | Schadrac Casimir | FGCU |
| Dec 23 | Garrison Mathews (3) | Lipscomb | Zach Scott | FGCU |
| Jan 1 | Caleb Homesley | Liberty | Darius McGhee (3) | Liberty |
| Jan 7 | Noah Horchler | North Florida | Darius McGhee (4) | Liberty |
| Jan 14 | Garrison Mathews (4) Scottie James |
Lipscomb Liberty |
Tyreese Davis (2) | Jacksonville |
| Jan 21 | Schadrac Casimir Christian Agnew |
FGCU North Alabama |
Schadrac Casimir (2) Christian Agnew |
FGCU North Alabama |
| Jan 28 | Garrison Mathews (5) Abdul Lewis |
Lipscomb NJIT |
Schadrac Casimir (3) | FGCU |
| Feb 4 | Garrison Mathews (6) | Lipscomb | Ashan Asadullah | Lipscomb |
| Feb 11 | Eli Pepper | Lipscomb | Bobby Parker | Kennesaw State |
| Feb 18 | Lovell Cabbil | Liberty | Marques Sumner | Stetson |
| Feb 25 | Wajid Aminu | North Florida | Zach Scott (2) | FGCU |
| Mar 2 | Garrison Mathews (7) Tyler Hooker |
Lipscomb Kennesaw State |
Carter Hendricksen | North Florida |
Postseason
| Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 4 | |||||
| 8:00 pm | No. 8 Kennesaw State at No. 1 Lipscomb | 71–86 | ESPN+ | 2,957 | |
| 7:00 pm | No. 5 NJIT at No. 4 Florida Gulf Coast | 83–78 | 2,289 | ||
| 7:00 pm | No. 6 North Alabama at No. 3 North Florida | 66–76 | 1,924 | ||
| 7:00 pm | No.7 Jacksonville at No. 2 Liberty | 58–72 | 1,738 | ||
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 7 | |||||
| 8:00 pm | No. 5 NJIT at No. 1 Lipscomb | 55–78 | ESPN+ | 3,157 | |
| 7:00 pm | No. 3 North Florida at No. 2 Liberty | 63–71 | 2,319 | ||
| Final – Sunday, March 10 | |||||
| 3:00 p.m. | No. 2 Liberty at No. 1 Lipscomb | 74–68 | ESPN | 5,607 | |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
| Quarterfinals March 4 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 7 ESPN+ | Championship March 10 ESPN | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lipscomb | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Kennesaw State | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lipscomb | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | NJIT | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida Gulf Coast | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | NJIT | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lipscomb | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Liberty | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Liberty | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Jacksonville | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Liberty | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | North Florida | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | North Florida | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | North Alabama | 66 | ||||||||||||
References
- "2018-19 ASUN Conference Men’s Basketball Preseason Honors & Polls" ASUNSports.org. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- "Kendall Stafford wins preseason ASUN fan vote award" Rocket City Now. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- "Mathews, Hooker & Hendricksen take home final @ASUNMBB weekly awards". ASUN Sports. March 2, 2019.
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