Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament 2016
Tyler's A SUN PicksAtlantic Sun Tournament Bracket
Quarterfinals #1 North Florida vs. #8 USC Upstate #4 FGCU vs. #5 Kennesaw State #3 Jacksonville vs. #6 Lipscomb #2 NJIT vs. #7 Stetson Semifinals: #1 North Florida vs. #4 FGCU #3 Jacksonville vs. #2 NJIT Finals: #1 North Florida vs. #3 Jacksonville Players To Watch Winner: North Florida The Osperys are the regular season A-Sun Champions. They have five players who average over 12 points a game. Add in the combo of Dallas Moore and Beau Beech who have both scored 30 or more points in a game twice this season. Back to back tournaments for North Florida. Sleeper: Florida Gulf Coast We all remember the March Madness run that FGCU had 2013. The Eagles will need a run in the A-Sun tournament to get back to the Madness. FGCU has wins over the top two seeds in this tournament. Marc Eddy Norelia is the key to a run. He has nearly averaged a double-double this season posting 17.1 ppg and 9.0 rpg. |
Matt's A SUN PicksAtlantic Sun
Quarterfinals 8 USC Upstate at 1 North Florida 7 Stetson at 2 NJIT 6 Lipscomb at 3 Jacksonville 5 Kennesaw State at 4 Florida Gulf Coast Semifinals 5 Kennesaw State @ 1 North Florida 6 Lipscomb @ 2 NJIT Championship 6 Lipscomb @ 1 North Florida Players to Watch
Sleeper: Kennesaw State Owls Kendrick Ray and Yonel Brown led the Atlantic Sun in ppg during conference play. Ray and Brown are talented enough to keep the Owls in any game. However, Kennesaw State has a tough draw playing at FGCU and then having to turn around against North Florida. Champions: North Florida Ospreys This year the Atlantic Sun is wide open, but North Florida is my pick to win the Atlantic Sun’s auto-bid to the NCAA tournament. Home court advantage throughout the tournament adds value to the Osprey’s chances of an A-Sun title. Experience will be a key to their success, having been to the NCAA tournament last season. Dallas Moore and Beau Beech are the leaders and can light up the scoreboard. North Florida struggled down the stretch losing 4 straight games. With a 3 game win streak to end the season, the Ospreys look primed for a repeat Atlantic Sun tournament title. |