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2007 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament

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2007 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2006–07
Teams8
SiteMemorial Center
Johnson City, Tennessee
ChampionsBelmont Bruins (2nd title)
Winning coachRick Byrd (2nd title)
MVPJustin Hare (Belmont)
← 2006
2008 →
2006–07 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Tennessee State 16 2   .889 24 10   .706
Belmont 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
Lipscomb 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Jacksonville 11 7   .611 15 14   .517
Kennesaw State 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
Mercer 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Campbell 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Gardner–Webb 7 11   .389 9 21   .300
Stetson 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
North Florida 1 17   .056 3 26   .103
2007 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 6, 2007
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2007 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament was the 29th edition of the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun)'s Men's Basketball Tournament. It took place from March 1–3, 2007 at the Memorial Center on the campus of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. The Belmont University Bruins won the tournament, defeating the East Tennessee State University Buccaneers 94–67 in the final.[1]

Format

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The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the 20-game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 6, 7
Semifinals
March 8
Championship Game
March 9
         
1 ETSU 77
8 Stetson 61
1 ETSU 77
4 Lipscomb 72
4 Lipscomb 85
5 Mercer 49
1 ETSU 67
2 Belmont 94
3 Jacksonville 85
6 Campbell 90*
6 Campbell 63
2 Belmont 79
2 Belmont 79
7 Gardner-Webb 61

Asterisk denotes overtime game

Awards and honors

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Tournament MVP

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Justin Hare of Belmont was awarded MVP honors in the 2007 Atlantic Sun Conference tournament.

All-Tournament Team

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All-Tournament Team
Brian Fisk (Lipscomb)
Courtney Pigram (ETSU)
Andrew Preston (Belmont)
Mike Smith (ETSU)
Andy Wicke (Belmont)

References

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  1. ^ "Belmont earns second straight NCAA Tournament trip". ESPN. March 4, 2007. Retrieved February 5, 2024.[dead link]
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