The 2018–19 ASUN Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2019 and concluded in March 2019. It was the 41st season of ASUN Conference basketball.
Lipscomb and Liberty tied for the regular season championship and were named co-champions. The ASUN tournament was held March 4–10 at campus sites as top seeds hosted each round.
Preseason On October 17, 2018, the conference announced its preseason honors and polls."2018-19 ASUN Conference Men’s Basketball Preseason Honors & Polls" ASUNSports.org. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
Preseason men's basketball coaches poll (First place votes in parentheses) Lipscomb (7) 79 FGCU (1) 66 Liberty 63 North Florida (1) 61 Jacksonville 40 NJIT 38 Kennesaw State 26 Stetson 20 North Alabama 12
Preseason men's basketball media poll (First place votes in parentheses) Lipscomb (44) 438 FGCU (2) 374 Liberty 338 North Florida (2) 304 Jacksonville (2) 254 NJIT 203 Kennesaw State 147 Stetson 121 North Alabama 71
Honors Preseason Player of the Year: Garrison Mathews, Lipscomb Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Noah Horchler, North Florida Fan-Voted Preseason Player of the Year: Kendall Stafford, North Alabama (640 votes)"Kendall Stafford wins preseason ASUN fan vote award" Rocket City Now. Retrieved 2018-11-14. Fan-Voted Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Reilly Walsh, NJIT (93 votes)
Conference matrix Florida Gulf CoastJacksonvilleKennesaw StateLibertyLipscombNJITNorth AlabamaNorth FloridaStetsonvs. Florida Gulf Coast — 0–2 0–21–10–20–21-1 0–2 1–1vs. Jacksonville 2–0 — 0-2 2–0 1–12–02-0 0–2 2–0vs. Kennesaw State2–0 2-0 — 2–0 0–21–10–22-01–1vs. Liberty0-2 0–2 0–2 — 1-1 0–2 1-10–20-2vs. Lipscomb1-10-20-21-1 — 0-20-20-20-2vs. NJIT1-10-21–12-02-0 — 1-11–10-2vs. North Alabama 1-1 0-20–22–02-01–1 — 2-01–1vs. North Florida 1-1 1-11-12–02-01–11-1 — 0-2vs. Stetson1–12-01–12–02-02-01-12-0—Total 9-7 5–113-1314–214-28–87-99-73-13
All-Atlantic Sun awards
Atlantic Sun men's basketball weekly awards
WeekPlayer of the WeekSchoolNewcomer of the WeekSchoolNov 12Diandre WilsonNJITJamari BlackmonNorth AlabamaNov 19Haanif CheathamFGCUHaanif CheathamFGCUNov 26Garrison Mathews Zach CooksLipscomb NJITDarius McGheeLibertyDec 3Garrison Mathews (2)LipscombDarius McGhee (2)FGCUDec 10Rob Marberry Zach Cooks (2)Lipscomb NJITTyreese DavisJacksonvilleDec 17JD NotaeJacksonvilleSchadrac CasimirFGCUDec 23Garrison Mathews (3)LipscombZach ScottFGCUJan 1Caleb HomesleyLibertyDarius McGhee (3)LibertyJan 7Noah HorchlerNorth FloridaDarius McGhee (4)LibertyJan 14Garrison Mathews (4) Scottie JamesLipscomb LibertyTyreese Davis (2)JacksonvilleJan 21Schadrac Casimir Christian AgnewFGCU North AlabamaSchadrac Casimir (2) Christian AgnewFGCU North AlabamaJan 28Garrison Mathews (5) Abdul LewisLipscomb NJITSchadrac Casimir (3)FGCUFeb 4Garrison Mathews (6)LipscombAshan AsadullahLipscombFeb 11Eli PepperLipscombBobby ParkerKennesaw StateFeb 18Lovell CabbilLibertyMarques SumnerStetsonFeb 25Wajid AminuNorth FloridaZach Scott (2)FGCUMar 2Garrison Mathews (7) Tyler HookerLipscomb Kennesaw StateCarter HendricksenNorth Florida
Postseason TimeMatchupScoreTelevisionAttendance Quarterfinals – Monday, March 48:00 pmNo. 8 Kennesaw State at No. 1 Lipscomb71–86ESPN+2,9577:00 pmNo. 5 NJIT at No. 4 Florida Gulf Coast83–782,2897:00 pmNo. 6 North Alabama at No. 3 North Florida66–761,9247:00 pmNo.7 Jacksonville at No. 2 Liberty58–721,738 Semifinals – Thursday, March 78:00 pmNo. 5 NJIT at No. 1 Lipscomb55–78ESPN+3,1577:00 pm No. 3 North Florida at No. 2 Liberty63–712,319 Final – Sunday, March 103:00 p.m.No. 2 Liberty at No. 1 Lipscomb74–68ESPN5,607 *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
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