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2008 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament

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2008 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2007–08
Teams8
SiteAllen Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsBelmont (3rd title)
Winning coachRick Byrd (3rd title)
MVPShane Dansby[1] (Belmont)
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2007–08 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont 14 2   .875 25 9   .735
Jacksonville 12 4   .750 18 13   .581
East Tennessee State 11 5   .688 19 13   .594
Stetson 11 5   .688 16 16   .500
Gardner–Webb 9 7   .563 16 16   .500
Lipscomb 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
Kennesaw State 7 9   .438 10 20   .333
Mercer 6 10   .375 11 19   .367
Florida Gulf Coast 6 10   .375 10 21   .323
Campbell 5 11   .313 10 20   .333
USC Upstate 5 11   .313 7 23   .233
North Florida 1 15   .063 3 26   .103
2008 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 3, 2008
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament took place March 5–8, 2008, at Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

Format

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The eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 16 game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 5–6
Semifinals
March 7
Finals
March 8
         
1 Belmont 75
8 Campbell 66
1 Belmont 69
4 East Tennessee State 65
4 East Tennessee State 81
5 Lipscomb 74
1 Belmont 79
2 Jacksonville 61
3 Stetson 63
6 Gardner–Webb 82
6 Gardner–Webb 80
2 Jacksonville 89
2 Jacksonville 65
7 Mercer 57

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