ASUN Men's Basketball Tournament 2023: Schedule, Teams, and Key Players

The ASUN men's basketball tournament starts on Sunday with two play-in games, featuring Austin Peay vs. North Florida and Stetson vs. Central Arkansas.
The winners of the play-in games will advance to face the top two seeds, North Alabama and Lipscomb, respectively, on Monday.
The semifinals are scheduled for March 6, with the two highest remaining seeds hosting the games.

The ASUN men's basketball tournament begins on Sunday with two play-in games and ends on March 9 with the championship game at the home site of the highest-seeded team remaining.

No. 1 seeded Lipscomb and No. 2 North Alabama will get first-round byes. Lipscomb will play the winner of No. 9 Stetson vs. No. 10 Central Arkansas and North Alabama faces the winner between No. 7 Austin Peay and No. 8 North Florida.

The play-in games will be Sunday at 7 p.m. Stetson and UCA play at Lipscomb's Allen Arena in Nashville and Austin Peay and UNF play at North Alabama's Flowers Hall in Florence, Ala.

Sunday, all games 7 p.m.

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No. 7 Austin Peay (13-18) vs. No. 8 UNF (15-16)

Season results: APU won the only meeting 97-89 at UNF.

Series record: APU leads 6-3.

Key players: UNF — F Josh Harris (6-8, 13.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg); G Jasai Miles (6-6, 15.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg). APU — G LJ Thomas (6-2, 14.1 ppg, 3.9 apg; F Sai Witt (6-8, 13.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg).

No. 9 Stetson (8-23) vs. No. 10 Central Arkansas (8-23)

Season results: Stetson won the only meeting 75-65 at home.

Series record: Stetson leads 3-2.

Key players: Stetson — G Mehki Ellison (6-0, 14.8 ppg, 2.5 apg), F Josh Massey (6-6, 11.8 ppg, 4.9 apg). UCA — G/F Elias Cato (14.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg), G Michael Evbagharu (6-4, 7.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg).

Monday, all games 7 p.m.

Austin Peay-UNF winner at No. 2 North Alabama (22-9)

Season results: North Alabama swept UNF 90-84 and 83-70 and Austin Peay 88-84 and 74-64.

Series records: UNF leads North Alabama 7-6; Austin Peay leads North Alabama 24-10.

Key players: G Jacari Lane (6-0, 16.9 ppg, 4.2 apg), F Cornelius Williams (6-9, 9.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg).

Stetson-Central Arkansas winner at No. 1 Lipscomb (22-9)

Season results: The Bison won the only meeting against Stetson 93-60 at home. They swept Central Arkansas 68-66 and 78-60.

Series records: Lipscomb leads Stetson 28-20 and leads UCA 5-2.

Key players: F Jacob Ognacevic (6-8, 16.9 ppg, 4.2 apg), G Will Pruitt (6-3, 13.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.6 agp), G Gyasi Powell (6-3, 11.7 ppg).

No. 5 Eastern Kentucky (18-13) at No. 4 Jacksonville (18-12)

Season results: JU swept the Colonels 82-75 and 59-55.

Series record: JU leads EKU 4-2.

Key players: JU — G Robert McCray V (6-4, 16.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 4.5 apg), C Stephon Payne III (6-9, 8.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg), G Jakari Spence (6-0, 8.0 ppg, 3.8 apg). EKU — G George Kimble III (6-3, 18.0 ppg, 3.2 apg, 2.6 stpg), G Devontae Blanton (6-6, 16.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 4.6 apg).

No. 6 Queens (18-13) at No. 3 Florida Gulf Coast (18-13)

Season results: The two teams split, each winning at home, Queens 92-83 and FGCU 60-47.

Series record: Queens leads 4-2.

Key players: Queens — F Leo Colimerio (6-7, 13.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.0 apg), G Chris Ashby (6-2, 12.9 ppg). FGCU — Dallion Johnson (15.1 ppg), Keeshawn Kellman (13.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg).

Semifinals, March 6

Reseeded, with two highest remaining seeds hosting, times TBA.

Championship, March 9

At highest remaining seed, time TBA.