2020–21 ASUN Conference men's basketball season
| 2020–21 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Tournament | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty † | 11 | – | 2 | .846 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellarmine * | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | 14 | – | 8 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama * | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 2 | – | 13 | .133 | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period Jacksonville suspended their season on February 26, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 ASUN Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2020–21 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2021 and will conclude in March 2021.[1] It is the 43rd season of Atlantic Sun Conference basketball.
Preseason Awards
Preseason awards were announced by the league office on November 5, 2020.[2]
Preseason men's basketball coaches poll
(First place votes in parenthesis)
- Lipscomb (5) 74
- Liberty (2) 66
- Stetson (1) 64
- North Florida (1) 56
- FGCU 45
- North Alabama 40
- Jacksonville 29
- Bellarmine 18
- Kennesaw State 13
Preseason men's basketball media poll
(First place votes in parenthesis)
- Lipscomb (16) 256
- Liberty (10) 245
- Stetson (4) 202
- North Florida (2) 192
- FGCU 156
- North Alabama 146
- Jacksonville 108
- Kennesaw State 68
- Bellarmine 62
Honors
- Preseason Player of the Year: Ahsan Asadullah, Lipscomb
- Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Elijah Cuffee, Liberty
- Fan-Voted Preseason Player of the Year: Caleb Catto, FGCU
- Fan-Voted Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Alex Peterson, Kennesaw State
Conference matrix
| Bellarmine | Florida Gulf Coast | Jacksonville | Kennesaw State | Liberty | Lipscomb | North Alabama | North Florida | Stetson | |
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| vs. Bellarmine | — | 0−2 | 0−0 | 0−2 | 0−0 | 2−0 | 0−0 | 0−0 | 0−2 |
| vs. Florida Gulf Coast | 2−0 | — | 0−0 | 0−0 | 0−0 | 1−1 | 0−0 | 0−0 | 1−1 |
| vs. Jacksonville | 0−0 | 0−0 | — | 0−2 | 2−0 | 0−0 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 0−0 |
| vs. Kennesaw State | 2−0 | 0−0 | 2−0 | — | 2−0 | 0−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 0−0 |
| vs. Liberty | 0−0 | 0−0 | 0−2 | 0−2 | — | 1−1 | 0−0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Lipscomb | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| vs. North Alabama | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. North Florida | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 |
| vs. Stetson | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
| Total | 6−2 | 2−4 | 3−5 | 0−10 | 6−2 | 5−3 | 6−2 | 5−3 | 3−5 |
All-Atlantic Sun awards
Atlantic Sun men's basketball weekly awards
| Week | Player(s) of the Week | School | Newcomer of the Week | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30 | Darius McGhee | Liberty | Romeao Ferguson | Lipscomb |
| Dec 7 | Keegan McDowell | Liberty | Dontarius James | Jacksonville |
| Dec 14 | Caleb Catto | FGCU | Dontarius James | Jacksonville |
| Dec 21 | Emmanuel Littles & Rob Perry | North Alabama & Stetson | Chase Johnston | Stetson |
| Dec 28 | Cyrus Largie | FGCU | Eli Abaev | FGCU |
| Jan 4 | Kevion Nolan | Jacksonville | Kevion Nolan | Jacksonville |
| Jan 11 | Dontarius James | Jacksonville | Dontarius James | Jacksonville |
| Jan 19 | Ethan Claycomb | Bellarmine | Romeao Ferguson | Lipscomb |
| Jan 25 | Mervin James | North Alabama | Jose Placer | North Florida |
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References
- ^ "@ASUN_MBB Teams Set to Conclude Non-League Play; Conference Action Begins New Year's Day". ASUN Conference. 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Lipscomb Seletected Atop @ASUN_MBB Preseason Poll; Asadullah, Cuffee Earn Superlative Honors" ASUNSports.org. Retrieved 2020-01-06.