2003 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2003 Atlantic Sun I Men's 200px 8 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA Troy State 1st Don Maestri 1st Ben Fletcher Troy State 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.2002-2003 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/atlantic-sun/2003.html April 9, 2016 Troy State defeated 2002 UCF Golden Knights UCF 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 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 6 SemifinalsFriday, March 7 ChampionshipSaturday, March 8 1 2002 men Mercer Bears Mercer 73 8 2002 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville 57 4 2002 men Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 51 5 2002 men UCF Golden Knights UCF 68 3 Troy State 70 6 2002 men Samford Bulldogs Samford 54 2 2002 men Belmont Bruins Belmont 58 7 2002 men Georgia State Panthers Georgia State 76 1 Mercer 59 5 UCF 79 3 Troy State 71 7 Georgia State 61 5 UCF 69 3 Troy State 80 References Category:ASUN men's basketball tournament Tournament Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament