2003 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2003 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–8 at the GSU Sports Arena at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]

2003 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams8
SiteGSU Sports Arena
Atlanta, GA
ChampionsTroy State (1st title)
Winning coachDon Maestri (1st title)
MVPBen Fletcher (Troy State)
2002–03 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Belmont12–4 .750  17–12  .586
Jacksonville State10–6 .625  20–10  .667
Samford9–7 .563  13–15  .464
Georgia State8–8 .500  14–15  .483
Gardner-Webb2–14 .125  5–24  .172
Campbell1–15 .063  5–22  .185
South
Troy State †14–2 .875  26–6  .813
Mercer14–2 .875  23–6  .793
UCF11–5 .688  21–11  .656
Jacksonville8–8 .500  13–16  .448
Stetson4–12 .250  7–20  .259
Florida Atlantic3–13 .188  7–21  .250
† 2003 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 4, 2003; Rankings from AP Poll

Troy State defeated Central Florida in the championship game, 80–69, to win their first Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament.

The Trojans, therefore, received the Atlantic Sun's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Tournament, their first appearance in the Division I tournament.

Format

The Atlantic Sun's membership remained fixed at twelve, so no changes to the format were required. As such, only the top eight teams from the conference tournament were eligible for the tournament. These eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 6
Semifinals
Friday, March 7
Championship
Saturday, March 8
                           
  1 Mercer 73  
8 Jacksonville 57  
  1 Mercer 59  
    4 Central Florida 79  
5 Jacksonville State 51
  4 Central Florida 68  
    4 Central Florida 69
  2 Troy State 80
  3 Belmont 58  
6 Georgia State 76  
6 Georgia State 61
    2 Troy State 71  
7 Samford 54
  2 Troy State 70  

References

  1. "2002-2003 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
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