2017–18 ASUN Conference men's basketball season

The 2017–18 ASUN Conference men's basketball season with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2018 and concluded in February 2018. The season marked the 40th season of ASUN Conference basketball.

Florida Gulf Coast won the regular season championship by two games over Lipscomb. The ASUN tournament was held from February 26 through March 4 at campus sites as top seeds hosted each round."ASUNMADNESS OPENS MONDAY NIGHT; FOUR QUARTERFINAL SITES SET TO TIP" ASUNSports.org. Retrieved 2018-11-14. Lipscomb defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the championship game to win the tournament championship."College basketball: FGCU men lose in Atlantic Sun title game after huge comeback" Naples Daily News. Retrieved 2018-11-14. As a result, Lipscomb received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament."Lipscomb basketball will play North Carolina in the NCAA tournament" The Tennessean. Retrieved 2018-11-14. FCGU earned an invite to the NIT."College basketball: Seventh-seeded FGCU men open NIT play at No. 2 Oklahoma State" Naples Daily News. Retrieved 2018-11-14.

Lipscomb received the 15th seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament and was defeated by the second-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels in the first round."After loss to North Carolina, Lipscomb could return to 2019 NCAA tournament with all starters back" The Tennessean. Retrieved 2018-11-14. FGCU received the 7th seed in the USC bracket of the NIT and was defeated by the second-seeded Oklahoma State Cowboys in the first round of the tournament."College basketball: FGCU men fall at Oklahoma State in NIT" Naples Daily News. Retrieved 2018-11-14.

Conference matrix   Florida Gulf CoastJacksonvilleKennesaw StateLipscombNJITNorth FloridaStetsonUSC Upstatevs. Florida Gulf Coast — 0–2 0–21–10–20–2 0–2 1–1vs. Jacksonville 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 0–12–0 0–2 2–0vs. Kennesaw State2–0 1–1 — 2–0 0–21–10–21–1vs. Lipscomb1–1 0–2 0–2 — 0–2 2–0 0–20–1vs. NJIT2–02–02–02–0 — 1–11–11–1vs. North Florida2–01–11–10–21–1 — 1–11–1vs. Stetson 2–0 2–02–02–01–11–1 — 1–1vs. USC Upstate1–10–2 1–1 2–01–11–11–1—Total 12–2 5–97–711–33–118–63–117–7

Points scored

Conference regular season TeamForAgainstDifferenceFlorida Gulf Coast1092990102Jacksonville10431109 -66Kennesaw State1077105027Lipscomb11911079112NJIT9831069 -86North Florida1114108232Stetson10981203 -105USC Upstate108910890 Through February 23, 2017

All-Atlantic Sun Awards Honor RecipientPlayer of the Year Brandon Goodwin, Florida Gulf CoastCoach of the YearJoe Dooley, Florida Gulf CoastRookie of the Year JD Notae, Jacksonville All-Atlantic Sun First TeamBrandon Goodwin, Florida Gulf CoastGarrison Mathews, LipscombZach Johnson, Florida Gulf CoastRob Marberry, LipscombAnthony Tarke, NJIT All-Atlantic Sun Second TeamDevin Harris, JacksonvilleNick Masterson, Kennesaw StateAbdul Lewis, NJITNoah Horchler, North FloridaDivine Myles, Stetson All-Atlantic Sun Freshmen TeamJD Notae, JacksonvilleZach Cooks, NJITJalyn Hinton, JacksonvilleAbayomi Iyiola, StetsonTrip Day, North FloridaSource

Postseason TimeMatchupScoreTelevisionAttendance Quarterfinals – Monday, February 26 7:00 pmNo. 8 USC Upstate at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast76–96ESPN32,8327:30 pmNo. 5 North Florida at No. 4 NJIT80–761,2357:00 pmNo. 6 Kennesaw State at No. 3 Jacksonville68–877258:00 pmNo. 7 Stetson at No. 2 Lipscomb73–891,877 Semifinals – Thursday, March 17:00 pmNo. 5 North Florida at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast72–95ESPN33,3218:00 pmNo. 3 Jacksonville at No. 2 Lipscomb62–771,967 Final – Sunday, March 43:00 pmNo. 2 Lipscomb at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast108–96ESPN4,633 *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

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