The Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (popularly known as the Atlantic Sun Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 for the Atlantic Sun Conference

Atlantic Sun Conference

The Atlantic Sun Conference is a college athletic conference operating in the Southeastern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I; it does not sponsor football. The conference was established in 1978 as the Trans America Athletic Conference...

. The tournament has been held every year since 1979, except for 1992–93. It is a single-elimination tournament

Single-elimination tournament

A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...

 and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

History

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Location
1979	Northeast Louisiana	90–69	Mercer	Fant-Ewing Coliseum Fant-Ewing Coliseum Fant-Ewing Coliseum is a 7,085-seat multi-purpose arena in Monroe, Louisiana and was built in 1971. It is home to the University of Louisiana at Monroe Warhawks basketball team...  • Monroe, LA
1980	Centenary	79–77	Northeast Louisiana	Fant-Ewing Coliseum Fant-Ewing Coliseum Fant-Ewing Coliseum is a 7,085-seat multi-purpose arena in Monroe, Louisiana and was built in 1971. It is home to the University of Louisiana at Monroe Warhawks basketball team...  • Monroe, LA
1981	Mercer	72–67	Houston Baptist	Hirsch Coliseum • Shreveport, LA
1982	Northeast Louisiana	98–85	Centenary	Fant-Ewing Coliseum Fant-Ewing Coliseum Fant-Ewing Coliseum is a 7,085-seat multi-purpose arena in Monroe, Louisiana and was built in 1971. It is home to the University of Louisiana at Monroe Warhawks basketball team...  • Monroe, LA
1983	Georgia Southern	68–67	Arkansas-Little Rock	Barton Coliseum Barton Coliseum T. H. Barton Coliseum is a 7,150-seat multi-purpose arena, located within the Arkansas State Fairgrounds, in Little Rock, Arkansas.It is the former home of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans basketball team, the defunct Arkansas GlacierCats ice hockey team of the WPHL T. H. Barton...  • Little Rock, AR
1984	Houston Baptist	81–76	Samford	Spring Branch Coliseum Don Coleman Coliseum The Don Coleman Coliseum is an indoor arena operated by the Spring Branch Independent School District and located in Houston, Texas, United States...  • Houston, TX
1985	Mercer	105–96	Arkansas-Little Rock	Hanner Fieldhouse Hanner Fieldhouse Hanner Fieldhouse is a 4,358-seat multi-purpose arena in Statesboro, Georgia. It was built in 1969 and is home to the Georgia Southern University Eagles basketball team...  • Statesboro, GA
1986	Arkansas-Little Rock	85–63	Centenary	Barton Coliseum Barton Coliseum T. H. Barton Coliseum is a 7,150-seat multi-purpose arena, located within the Arkansas State Fairgrounds, in Little Rock, Arkansas.It is the former home of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans basketball team, the defunct Arkansas GlacierCats ice hockey team of the WPHL T. H. Barton...  • Little Rock, AR
1987	Georgia Southern	49–46	Stetson	Barton Coliseum Barton Coliseum T. H. Barton Coliseum is a 7,150-seat multi-purpose arena, located within the Arkansas State Fairgrounds, in Little Rock, Arkansas.It is the former home of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans basketball team, the defunct Arkansas GlacierCats ice hockey team of the WPHL T. H. Barton...  • Little Rock, AR
1988	Texas-San Antonio	76–69	Georgia Southern	Ocean Center Ocean Center The Ocean Center is a multi-purpose facility, in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. It was built in 1985 and expanded in 2009, doubling the facility's size...  • Daytona Beach, FL
1989	Arkansas-Little Rock	100–72	Centenary	Barton Coliseum Barton Coliseum T. H. Barton Coliseum is a 7,150-seat multi-purpose arena, located within the Arkansas State Fairgrounds, in Little Rock, Arkansas.It is the former home of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans basketball team, the defunct Arkansas GlacierCats ice hockey team of the WPHL T. H. Barton...  • Little Rock, AR
1990	Arkansas-Little Rock	105–95	Centenary	Barton Coliseum Barton Coliseum T. H. Barton Coliseum is a 7,150-seat multi-purpose arena, located within the Arkansas State Fairgrounds, in Little Rock, Arkansas.It is the former home of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans basketball team, the defunct Arkansas GlacierCats ice hockey team of the WPHL T. H. Barton...  • Little Rock, AR
1991	Georgia State	80–60	Arkansas-Little Rock	Edmunds Center Edmunds Center Edmunds Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida that opened on Dec. 5, 1974. It is home to the Stetson Hatters basketball team. The arena is named after Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds, fourth president of Stetson University .It hosted the 1991 and 1996 Atlantic Sun...  • DeLand, FL
1992	Georgia Southern	95–82	Georgia State	Hanner Fieldhouse Hanner Fieldhouse Hanner Fieldhouse is a 4,358-seat multi-purpose arena in Statesboro, Georgia. It was built in 1969 and is home to the Georgia Southern University Eagles basketball team...  • Statesboro, GA
1993	No Tournament
1994	Central Florida	70–67	Stetson	UCF Arena The Venue at UCF Arena The Venue at UCF is a multi-purpose arena located at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, USA. The arena which was opened in 1991, is home to the UCF's volleyball teams and serves as a practice facility for the university's basketball teams...  • Orlando, FL
1995	Florida International	68–57	Mercer	UCF Arena The Venue at UCF Arena The Venue at UCF is a multi-purpose arena located at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, USA. The arena which was opened in 1991, is home to the UCF's volleyball teams and serves as a practice facility for the university's basketball teams...  • Orlando, FL
1996	Central Florida	86–77	Mercer	Edmunds Center Edmunds Center Edmunds Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida that opened on Dec. 5, 1974. It is home to the Stetson Hatters basketball team. The arena is named after Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds, fourth president of Stetson University .It hosted the 1991 and 1996 Atlantic Sun...  • DeLand, FL
1997	College of Charleston	83–73	Florida International	John Kresse Arena John Kresse Arena John Kresse Arena is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Charleston, South Carolina. It was built in 1982 and was home to the College of Charleston Cougars basketball team. The facility, named after the school's longtime head basketball coach John Kresse, hosted the 1997 and 1998 Atlantic Sun...  • Charleston, SC
1998	College of Charleston	72–63	Florida International	John Kresse Arena John Kresse Arena John Kresse Arena is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Charleston, South Carolina. It was built in 1982 and was home to the College of Charleston Cougars basketball team. The facility, named after the school's longtime head basketball coach John Kresse, hosted the 1997 and 1998 Atlantic Sun...  • Charleston, SC
1999	Samford	89–61	Central Florida	Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, FL
2000	Samford	81–68	Central Florida	Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, FL
2001	Georgia State	79–55	Troy	GSU Sports Arena GSU Sports Arena The Georgia State University Sports Arena is an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is the home of the basketball teams of Georgia State University and hosted the badminton competition of the 1996 Summer Olympics. Georgia State's women's volleyball team uses the facility as...  • Atlanta, GA
2002	Florida Atlantic	76–75	Georgia State	UCF Arena The Venue at UCF Arena The Venue at UCF is a multi-purpose arena located at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, USA. The arena which was opened in 1991, is home to the UCF's volleyball teams and serves as a practice facility for the university's basketball teams...  • Orlando, FL
2003	Troy	80–59	Central Florida	GSU Sports Arena GSU Sports Arena The Georgia State University Sports Arena is an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is the home of the basketball teams of Georgia State University and hosted the badminton competition of the 1996 Summer Olympics. Georgia State's women's volleyball team uses the facility as...  • Atlanta, GA
2004	Central Florida	60–55	Troy	Curb Event Center Curb Event Center The Curb Event Center is a multipurpose arena on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.The facility was completed in 2003. It is the home venue of Belmont's men's and women's basketball and volleyball teams and hosted the 2004 and 2005 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball...  • Nashville, TN
2005	Central Florida	63–54	Gardner-Webb	Curb Event Center Curb Event Center The Curb Event Center is a multipurpose arena on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.The facility was completed in 2003. It is the home venue of Belmont's men's and women's basketball and volleyball teams and hosted the 2004 and 2005 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball...  • Nashville, TN
2006	Belmont	74–69 OT	Lipscomb	Memorial Center Memorial Center ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center, previously known as the Memorial Center, and popularly referred to as the "Mini-Dome", is a 8,539-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. It currently hosts ETSU's men's and women's...  • Johnson City, TN
2007	Belmont	94–67	East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Memorial Center ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center, previously known as the Memorial Center, and popularly referred to as the "Mini-Dome", is a 8,539-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. It currently hosts ETSU's men's and women's...  • Johnson City, TN
2008 2008 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament The 2008 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 5–8, 2008 at Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.-Format:The eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 16 game conference season, teams are...	Belmont	79–61	Jacksonville	Allen Arena Allen Arena Allen Arena is an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. The arena was named in honor of James C. and Linda Allen, the facility's primary benefactors. James Allen is a member of the board of trustees for the university and worked for the university at one time...  • Nashville, TN
2009 2009 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament The 2009 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 4–7, 2009 at Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.-Format:The seven eligible men's basketball teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 20 game conference season, teams are...	East Tennessee State	85–68	Jacksonville	Allen Arena Allen Arena Allen Arena is an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. The arena was named in honor of James C. and Linda Allen, the facility's primary benefactors. James Allen is a member of the board of trustees for the university and worked for the university at one time...  • Nashville, TN
2010 2010 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament The 2010 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 3–6, 2010 at University Center in Macon, Georgia.-Format: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...	East Tennessee State	72–66	Mercer	University Center • Macon, GA
2011 2011 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament The 2011 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament was the 33rd edition of the Atlantic Sun Conference 's Men's Basketball Tournament. It took place from March 2–5, 2011 at the University Center on the campus of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia...	Belmont Belmont Bruins men's basketball The Belmont Bruins men's basketball team is the basketball team that represent the Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 2011...	87–46	North Florida	University Center • Macon, GA
2012 2012 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament The 2012 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament will take place from February 29 - March 3, 2012 at University Center in Macon, Georgia.-See also:*2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season*Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament...				University Center • Macon, GA
2013				University Center • Macon, GA

Performance by school

Member	Winners	Winning Years
¹Central Florida UCF Knights men's basketball The UCF Knights men's basketball team represents the University of Central Florida located in Orlando, Florida. The Knights compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Eastern Division of Conference USA . They play their home games in the UCF Arena located on the...	4	1994, 1996, 2004, 2005
Belmont Belmont Bruins men's basketball The Belmont Bruins men's basketball team is the basketball team that represent the Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 2011...	4	2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
¹Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Eagles The Georgia Southern Eagles are the athletic teams of Georgia Southern University. The Eagles compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision and are members of the NCAA Division I Southern Conference...	3	1983, 1987, 1992
¹Arkansas-Llittle Rock	3	1986, 1989, 1990
¹Georgia State Georgia State Panthers The Georgia State Panthers are the athletic teams of Georgia State University. Georgia State currently sponsors 17 NCAA Division I teams.Georgia State University competes with 16 teams in an athletics program at the highest level of NCAA competition . Football and women's sand volleyball were added...	2	1991, 2001
¹Samford Samford Bulldogs Samford University fields 17 varsity teams . The Bulldogs have done well in recent years in both football and men's basketball, participating in the 1999 and 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The women's basketball team made its initial NCAA tournament appearance in the 2011 NCAA...	2	1999, 2000
Mercer Mercer University Mercer University is an independent, private, coeducational university with a Baptist heritage located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Mercer is the only university of its size in the United States that offers programs in eleven diversified fields of study: liberal arts, business, education, music,...	2	1981, 1985
¹†Northeast Louisiana	2	1979, 1982
¹College of Charleston College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball The College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Southern Conference. Home games are played at Carolina First Arena, located on College of Charleston's campus in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.-History:1920-21 was the...	2	1997, 1998
East Tennessee State East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball The East Tennessee State Buccaneers are the basketball team that represents East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. ETSU currently competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2010...	2	2009, 2010
¹Florida International	1	1995
¹Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic Owls The Florida Atlantic Owls are the athletics teams of Florida Atlantic University. The Owls participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I as members of the Sun Belt Conference....	1	2002
¹Troy Troy Trojans The Troy Trojans were a Major League Baseball team in the National League for four seasons from 1879 to 1882. Their home games were played at Putnam Grounds , Haymakers' Grounds , and Troy Ball Clubs Grounds , all in the upstate New York city of Troy. Overall, the franchise won 131 games and lost...	1	2003
¹Texas-San Antonio UTSA Roadrunners The UTSA Roadrunners is an athletic program that represent the University of Texas at San Antonio . The UTSA Roadrunners are also commonly referred to as "UTSA", Roadrunners,or simply as "Runners" . The Roadrunners compete in the NCAA Division I Southland Conference in 17 varsity sports...	1	1988
¹Houston Baptist Houston Baptist Huskies Houston Baptist Huskies, also known as Houston Baptist, HBU or Huskies, refers to the sports teams of Houston Baptist University. With the inception of the athletics program at the university in 1960 until 1990 the Huskies were a part of the NCAA...	1	1984
¹Centenary Centenary College of Louisiana Centenary College of Louisiana is a primarily undergraduate, liberal arts and sciences college in Shreveport, Louisiana. The college is one of the founding members of the Associated Colleges of the South, a pedagogical organization consisting of sixteen Southern liberal arts colleges...	1	1980
TOTAL	32

¹no longer a conference member

†Now known as Louisiana-Monroe