2006 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament

2006 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
Teams8
SiteMemorial Center
Johnson City, TN
ChampionsBelmont (1st title)
Winning coachRick Byrd (1st title)
MVPJustin Hare (Belmont)
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2007 →
2005–06 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lipscomb 15 5   .750 21 11   .656
Belmont 15 5   .750 20 11   .645
Florida Atlantic 14 6   .700 15 13   .536
Gardner–Webb 13 7   .650 17 12   .586
East Tennessee State 12 8   .600 15 13   .536
Stetson 11 9   .550 14 18   .438
Kennesaw State 10 10   .500 12 17   .414
Campbell 9 11   .450 10 18   .357
Mercer 7 13   .350 9 19   .321
North Florida 3 17   .150 6 22   .214
Jacksonville 1 19   .050 1 26   .037
2006 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 7, 2006
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4, 2006 at the Memorial Center at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee.[1]

Belmont defeated top-seeded rival Lipscomb in the championship game, 74–69, to clinch their first Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament.

The Bruins, therefore, received the Atlantic Sun's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament. This was Belmont's first appearance in the Division I tournament.

  1. ^ "2005-2006 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.