2019–20 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball season
The 2019–20 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2020 and will conclude in March 2020. It is the 42nd season of Atlantic Sun Conference basketball.
2019–20 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 8 |
Regular season | |
Tournament |
2019–20 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty† | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 30 | – | 4 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Florida | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Alabama* | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw State | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 1 | – | 28 | .034 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* ineligible for the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2020 ASUN Tournament winner As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll |
Preseason
On October 11, 2019, the conference announced its preseason honors and polls.[1]
Preseason men's basketball coaches poll
(First place votes in parenthesis)
- Liberty (7) 79
- North Florida (2) 74
- FGCU 60
- NJIT 51
- Lipscomb 40
- North Alabama 35
- Jacksonville 32
- Kennesaw State 20
- Stetson 14
Preseason men's basketball media poll
(First place votes in parenthesis)
- Liberty (44) 429
- North Florida (2) 340
- FGCU 314
- Lipscomb (2) 298
- NJIT 240
- North Alabama 189
- Jacksonville 161
- Kennesaw State 99
- Stetson 90
Honors
- Preseason Player of the Year: Caleb Homesley, Liberty
- Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Wajid Aminu, North Florida
- Fan-Voted Preseason Player of the Year: Christiaan Jones, Stetson
- Fan-Voted Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Jahlil Rawley, Stetson
Conference matrix
Florida Gulf Coast | Jacksonville | Kennesaw State | Liberty | Lipscomb | NJIT | North Alabama | North Florida | Stetson | |
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vs. Florida Gulf Coast | — | 0−2 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 |
vs. Jacksonville | 2−0 | — | 0−2 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 1−1 |
vs. Kennesaw State | 2−0 | 2−0 | — | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 |
vs. Liberty | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | — | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 |
vs. Lipscomb | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 1−1 | — | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 |
vs. NJIT | 1−1 | 2−0 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 1−1 | — | 2−0 | 1−1 | 1−1 |
vs. North Alabama | 0−2 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 0−2 | — | 2−0 | 2−0 |
vs. North Florida | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | — | 0−2 |
vs. Stetson | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 2−0 | — |
Total | 7−9 | 7−9 | 0−16 | 13−3 | 9−7 | 6−10 | 8−8 | 13−3 | 9−7 |
All-Atlantic Sun awards
Atlantic Sun men's basketball weekly awards
Week | Player(s) of the Week | School | Newcomer of the Week | School |
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Nov 11 | Ahsan Asadullah | Lipscomb | Rob Perry | Stetson |
Nov 18 | Zach Cooks & Carter Hendricksen | NJIT & North Florida | C.J. Brim | North Alabama |
Nov 25 | Scottie James | Liberty | Kyle Rode | Liberty |
Dec 2 | David Bell | Jacksonville | KJ Johnson | Lipscomb |
Dec 9 | Carter Hendricksen | North Florida | Destin Barnes | Jacksonville |
Dec 16 | Tyler Hooker & Myo-Baxter Bell | Kennesaw State & Liberty | Diante Wood | Jacksonville |
Dec 23 | Scottie James | Liberty | Mahamadou Diawara | Stetson |
Dec 30 | Souleymane Diakite | NJIT | KJ Johnson | Lipscomb |
Jan 6 | Caleb Homesley | Liberty | Sam Gagliardi | Florida Gulf Coast |
Jan 13 | San Antonio Brinson | NJIT | Mervin James | North Alabama |
Jan 21 | Garrett Sams | North Florida | Rob Perry | Stetson |
Jan 27 | Ahsan Asadullah | Lipscomb | Rob Perry | Stetson |
Feb 3 | Garrett Sams | North Florida | Jalen Warren | Florida Gulf Coast |
Feb 10 | Caleb Homesley | Liberty | Rob Perry | Stetson |
Feb 17 | Ahsan Asadullah | Lipscomb | Joel Kabimba | Stetson |
Feb 24 | ||||
Mar 2 |
Conference awards
On March 3, 2020, the Atlantic Sun announced its conference awards.[2]
Award | Recipients |
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Coach of the Year | Matthew Driscoll, North Florida & Ritchie McKay, Liberty |
Player of the Year | Caleb Homesley, Liberty |
Defensive Player of the Year | David Bell, Jacksonville |
Newcomer of the Year | Destin Barnes, Jacksonville |
Freshman of the Year | Rob Perry, Stetson |
First Team | Caleb Homesley, Liberty Scottie James, Liberty |
Second Team | David Bell, Jacksonville Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz, Liberty |
All-Freshman Team | Rob Perry, Stetson Mahamadou Diawara, Stetson |
References
- "2019-20 ASUN Conference Men’s Basketball Preseason Honors & Polls" ASUNSports.org. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- "Liberty's Homesley Highlights 2019–20 @ASUN_MBB Postseason Awards" (Press release). ASUN Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.