Atlantic Sun Conference

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Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun)
Established: 1978
NCAA	Division I
Members	11
Sports fielded	17 (men's: 8; women's: 9)
Region	Southeastern United States
Former names	Trans America Athletic Conference (1978-2001)
Headquarters	Macon, GA
Commissioner	Ted Gumbart (since 2007)
Website	http://www.atlanticsun.org/
Locations

The Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun) is a college athletic conference which operates primarily on the east coast of the United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I; the conference does not sponsor football. The conference was established in 1978 as the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC)[1].

Contents 1 Current members 2 Former Members 3 Men's Basketball Champions 4 Men's Tournament Championships by School 5 All Sports Championships 5.1 Men's All Sports: Jesse C. Fletcher Trophy 5.2 Women's All Sport: Sherman Day Trophy 6 Conference facilities 7 Notes and references 8 External links

[edit] Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Joined
Belmont University	Nashville, Tennessee	1890	Private	5,800	2001
Campbell University	Buies Creek, North Carolina	1887	Baptist	10,471	1994
East Tennessee State University	Johnson City, Tennessee	1911	Public	13,389	2005
Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers, Florida	1991	Public	10,561	2007
Jacksonville University	Jacksonville, Florida	1934	Private	3,100	1997
Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw, Georgia	1963	Public	20,603	2005
Lipscomb University	Nashville, Tennessee	1891	Church of Christ	3,054	2003
Mercer University	Macon, Georgia	1833	Baptist	7,300	1978
University of North Florida	Jacksonville, Florida	1969	Public	13,547	2005
University of South Carolina Upstate	Spartanburg, South Carolina	1967	Public	4,507	2007
Stetson University	DeLand, Florida	1883	Private	2,273	1986

Teams

• Belmont Bruins
• Campbell Fighting Camels and Lady Camels
• East Tennessee State Buccaneers and Lady Bucs
• Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
• Jacksonville Dolphins
• Kennesaw State Owls and Lady Owls
• Lipscomb Bisons and Lady Bisons
• Mercer Bears
• North Florida Ospreys and Lady Ospreys
• USC Upstate Spartans
• Stetson Hatters

[edit] Former Members

Institution	Years	New Conference	Classification
Oklahoma City University	1978-1979	Sooner Conference	NAIA Division I
University of Texas Pan American	1978-1980	Great West	NCAA Division I FCS
University of Louisiana at Monroe	1978-1982	Sun Belt	NCAA Division I FBS
Houston Baptist University	1978-1989	Great West	NCAA Division I FCS
Hardin-Simmons University	1978-1990	American Southwest	NCAA Division III
Centenary College of Louisiana	1978-1999	The Summit	NCAA Division I
Samford University	1978-2003	SoCon	NCAA Division I FCS
Northwestern State University	1980-1984	Southland	NCAA Division I FCS
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	1980-1991	Sun Belt	NCAA Division I FBS[1]
Georgia Southern University	1980-1992	SoCon	NCAA Division I FCS
Georgia State University	1984-2005	CAA	NCAA Division I FCS[2]
University of Texas at San Antonio	1986-1991	Southland	NCAA Division I FCS[3]
Southeastern Louisiana University	1991-1997	Southland	NCAA Division I FCS
Florida International University	1991-1998	Sun Belt	NCAA Division I FBS
College of Charleston	1992-1997	SoCon	NCAA Division I FCS[4]
University of Central Florida	1992-2005	C-USA	NCAA Division I FBS
Florida Atlantic University	1993-2006	Sun Belt	NCAA Division I FBS
Jacksonville State University	1995-2003	OVC	NCAA Division I FCS
Troy University	1997-2005	Sun Belt	NCAA Division I FBS
Gardner-Webb University	2002-2008	Big South	NCAA Division I FCS

[edit] Men's Basketball Champions

It has been suggested that this section be split into a new article entitled Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. (Discuss)

Season	Regular Season Champion	Tournament Champion
1979	N/A	Northwest Louisiana
1980	Northwest Louisiana (6-0)	Campbell
1981	Houston Baptist (9-3)	Mercer
1982	Arkansas-Little Rock(12-4)	Northwest Louisiana
1983	Arkansas-Little Rock (12-2)	Georgia Southern
1984	Houston Baptist (11-3)	Houston Baptist
1985	Georgia Southern (11-3)	Mercer
1986	Arkansas-Little Rock (12-2)	Arkansas-Little Rock
1987	Arkansas-Little Rock (16-2)	Georgia Southern
1988	Georgia Southern/Arkansas-Little Rock (15-3)	Texas-San Antonio
1989	Georgia Southern (16-2)	Arkansas-Little Rock
1990	Campbell (14-2)	Arkansas-Little Rock
1991	Texas-San Antonio (12-2)	Georgia State
1992	Georgia Southern (13-1)	Georgia Southern
1993	Florida International (9-3)	N/A
1994	College of Charleston (14-2)	Central Florida
1995	College of Charleston (15-1)	Florida International
1996	College of Charleston (15-1)	Central Florida
1997	College of Charleston (16-0)	College of Charleston
1998	College of Charleston (14-2)	College of Charleston
1999	Samford (15-1)	Samford
2000	Troy/Georgia State(13-5)	Samford
2001	Georgia State (16-2)	Georgia State
2002	Georgia State/Troy (14-6)	Florida Atlantic
2003	Mercer/Troy (14-2)	Troy
2004	Troy (18-2)	Central Florida
2005	Central Florida/Gardner-Webb (13-7)	Central Florida
2006	Lipscomb/Belmont (15-5)	Belmont
2007	East Tennessee State (16-2)	Belmont
2008	Belmont (14-2)	Belmont
2009	Jacksonville (15-5)	East Tennessee State

[edit] Men's Tournament Championships by School

School	# of Tournament Championships	Last Tournament Championship
Central Florida†	4	2005
Arkansas-Little Rock†	3	1990
Belmont	3	2008
Northwestern State†	2	1982
Mercer	2	1985
Georgia Southern†	2	1992
Georgia State†	2	2001
Charleston†	2	1998
Samford†	2	2000
Campbell†	1	1980
Houston Baptist†	1	1984
Texas-San Antonio†	1	1988
Florida Atlantic†	1	2002
East Tennessee State	1	2009

• ^†Former member of the A-Sun

• Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball tournament locations
• Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

[edit] All Sports Championships

The Jesse C. Fletcher and Sherman Day Trophies are awarded each year to the top men's and women's program in the conference.^[5]

[edit] Conference facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity	Soccer stadium	Capacity
Belmont	Non-Football School	N/A	Curb Event Center	5,500	Whitten Soccer Complex	~500
Campbell	Barker-Lane Stadium	1,200	Gilbert Craig Gore Arena	3,095	Eakes Athletic Complex	~500
East Tennessee State	Non-Football School	N/A	Memorial Center	9,000	Summers-Taylor Stadium	850
Florida Gulf Coast	Non-Football School	N/A	Alico Arena	4,500	FGCU Soccer Complex	1,000
Jacksonville	D.B. Milne Field	5,000	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (men) Swisher Gymnasium (women)	16,000 1,500	Ashley Sports Complex	500
Kennesaw State	Non-Football School	N/A	KSU Convocation Center	4,000	KSU Soccer Complex	1,500
Lipscomb	Non-Football School	N/A	Allen Arena	5,000	Lipscomb Soccer Complex	600
Mercer	Non-Football School	N/A	University Center	3,500	Bear Field	500
North Florida	Non-Football School	N/A	UNF Arena	5,800	Hodges Stadium	9,300
Stetson	Non-Football School	N/A	Edmunds Center	3,000	Stetson Soccer Complex	500
USC Upstate	Non-Football School	N/A	G. B. Hodge Center	1,535	County U. Soccer Stadium	300

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• Atlantic Sun Conference official website
• Primary Atlantic Sun Conference message board

v • d • e Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun) Belmont (Bruins) • Campbell (Fighting Camels) • ETSU (Buccaneers) • Florida Gulf Coast (Eagles) • Jacksonville (Dolphins) • Kennesaw State (Owls) • Lipscomb (Bisons) • Mercer (Bears) • North Florida (Ospreys) • South Carolina Upstate (Spartans) • Stetson (Hatters)

v • d • e Current Basketball Venues in the Atlantic Sun Conference Alico Arena (Florida Gulf Coast) • Allen Arena (Lipscomb) • John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (Campbell) • Curb Event Center (Belmont) • Edmunds Center (Stetson) • G. B. Hodge Center (USC Upstate) • Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (Jacksonville men) • KSU Convocation Center (Kennesaw State) • Memorial Center (East Tennessee State) • Swisher Gymnasium (Jacksonville women) • UNF Arena (North Florida) • University Center (Mercer)

v • d • e Current baseball venues in the Atlantic Sun Conference Herschel Greer Stadium (Belmont) • Taylor Field (Campbell) • Howard Johnson Field (East Tennessee State) • Swanson Stadium (Florida Gulf Coast) • John Sessions Stadium (Jacksonville) • Stillwell Stadium (Kennesaw State) • Dugan Field (Lipscomb) • Claude Smith Field (Mercer) • Harmon Stadium (North Florida) • Melching Field at Conrad Park (Stetson) • Harley Park (USC Upstate)