2003 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament

2003 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2002–03
Teams	8
Site	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
Champions	Troy State (1st title)
Winning coach	Don Maestri (1st title)
MVP	Ben Fletcher (Troy State)
Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournaments

The 2003 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–8 at the GSU Sports Arena at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Troy State defeated Central Florida in the championship game, 80–69, to win their first Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament.

The Trojans, therefore, received the Atlantic Sun's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Tournament, their first appearance in the Division I tournament.

Format

The Atlantic Sun's membership remained fixed at twelve, so no changes to the format were required. As such, only the top eight teams from the conference tournament were eligible for the tournament. These eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Thursday, March 6					Semifinals Friday, March 7					Championship Saturday, March 8
	1	Mercer	73
	8	Jacksonville	57
						1	Mercer	59
						4	Central Florida	79
	5	Jacksonville State	51
	4	Central Florida	68
											4	Central Florida	69
											2	Troy State	80
	3	Belmont	58
	6	Georgia State	76
						6	Georgia State	61
						2	Troy State	71
	7	Samford	54
	2	Troy State	70