2006 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2006 Atlantic Sun I Men's 200px 8 Memorial Center Johnson City, TN Belmont 1st Rick Byrd 1st Justin Hare Belmont The 2006 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4, 2006 at the Memorial Center at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee.2005-2006 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/atlantic-sun/2006.html April 9, 2016 Belmont defeated top-seeded rival 2005 men Lipscomb Bisons Lipscomb in the championship game, 74–69, to clinch their first Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Bruins, therefore, received the Atlantic Sun's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament. This was Belmont's first appearance in the Division I tournament. Format The Atlantic Sun saw some significant membership changes prior to the 2005–06 season, even though the A-Sun remained fixed at 11 programs. Long-time member Georgia State departed for the CAA, Central Florida joined Conference USA, and Troy (formerly Troy State) left for the Sun Belt. Meanwhile, the conference added three new members: East Tennessee State (from the SoCon), Kennesaw State (from Division II), and North Florida (also from Division II). Nonetheless, no changes were made to the tournament format. 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 and were all entered into the quarterfinal round. Bracket QuarterfinalsThursday, March 2 SemifinalsFriday, March 3 ChampionshipSaturday, March 4 1 2005 men Lipscomb Bisons Lipscomb 78 8 2005 men Mercer Bears Mercer 62 5 2005 men East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State 63 4 2005 men Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Gardner–Webb 64 3 2005 men Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic 44 6 2005 men Stetson Hatters Stetson 54 7 2005 none Campbell Fighting Camels Campbell 76 2 Belmont 90 1 Lipscomb 70 4 Gardner–Webb 51 6 Stetson 59 2 Belmont 72 1 Lipscomb 69 2 Belmont 74 References Category:ASUN men's basketball tournament Tournament Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament