2018–19 ASUN Conference men's basketball season
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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.