1996 TAAC men's basketball tournament

The 1996 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the ASUN men's basketball tournament) was held February 29–March 2 at the Edmunds Center at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida.[2]

1996 TAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams8
SiteEdmunds Center
DeLand, FL
ChampionsCentral Florida (2nd title)
Winning coachKirk Speraw (2nd title)
MVPHarry Kennedy (Central Florida)
TAAC men's basketball tournaments
1995–96 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
College of Charleston15–1 .93825–4  .862
Campbell11–5 .68817–11  .607
Florida International6–10 .37513–15  .464
Stetson6–10 .37510–17  .370
Central Florida †6–10 .37511–19  .367
Florida Atlantic5–11 .3139–18  .333
West
Samford11–5 .68816–11  .593
Southeastern Louisiana11–5 .68815–12  .556
Centenary8–8 .50011–16  .407
Mercer7–9 .43815–14  .517
Georgia State6–10 .37510–16  .385
Jacksonville State4–12 .25010–17  .370
† 1996 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Central Florida defeated Mercer in the championship game, 86–77, to win their second TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament.

The Golden Knights, therefore, received the TAAC's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament, where they lost to UMass in the first round.

Format

Prior to the season, the TAAC added one more team, Jacksonville State, to reach a total of 12 teams. For conference scheduling, these teams were separated into two six-team divisions. However, only the top eight teams in the standings, regardless of conference, were invited to participate in the tournament.

College of Charleston, despite finishing at the top of the conference standings, were not able to participate as a transitioning Division I member.

Bracket
Quarterfinals
Thursday, February 29 		Semifinals
Friday, March 1 		Championship
Saturday, March 2
         
1 Samford 55
8 Florida International 58
8 Florida International 76
5 Mercer 101
5 Mercer 72
4 Centenary 61
5 Mercer 77
6 Central Florida 86
3 SE Louisiana 80
6 Central Florida 83
6 Central Florida 80
2 Campbell 71
7 Stetson 59
2 Campbell 67

References
  1. sports-reference.com 1995-96 Trans America Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. "1995-96 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
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