Basketball Earns 5th-Seed for A-Sun Championship
2/25/2012 8:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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MACON, Ga. - The 2012 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Basketball Championship seeds are set and ready for play starting next week from February 29th through March 3rd on the campus of Mercer University. The North Florida Ospreys earned the No. 5 seed, the best in program history.
Belmont collected the top seed and will kick off the men's portion of the tournament on Wednesday against No. 8 seed Jacksonville at 2:30 p.m. Mercer - the two-seed - squares off against No. 7 Lipscomb in the night cap on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. In the Thursday contests, No. 4 ETSU and No. 5 North Florida tip at 2:30 p.m., while two newcomers to the tournament - No. 3 USC Upstate and No. 6 FGCU battle in the 8:30 p.m. slot.
Belmont collected the top seed and will kick off the men's portion of the tournament on Wednesday against No. 8 seed Jacksonville at 2:30 p.m. Mercer - the two-seed - squares off against No. 7 Lipscomb in the night cap on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. In the Thursday contests, No. 4 ETSU and No. 5 North Florida tip at 2:30 p.m., while two newcomers to the tournament - No. 3 USC Upstate and No. 6 FGCU battle in the 8:30 p.m. slot.
The semifinal games are slated for 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 2 on CSS and ASun.TV with the championship final set for 7 p.m. being broadcasted Saturday on ESPN2.
Belmont enters as the defending tournament champions, while Mercer and USC Upstate joined the Bruins with at least 20 wins in the regular season, which marks the first time since 2004 that three A-Sun teams enter the tournament with at least 20 wins.
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The Atlantic Sun Conference is an NCAA Division I league with 10 member institutions committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun meets the challenge of maintaining the highest standards in academic and athletic achievement with a true balance between student and athlete. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.
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