Atlantic Sun Conference Totally Explained

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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 doesn't sponsor football. The conference was formerly the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC)(External Link

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Joined
Belmont University	Nashville, Tennessee	1890	Private	4,765	2001
Campbell University	Buies Creek, North Carolina	1887	Private/Baptist	10,471	1994
East Tennessee State University	Johnson City, Tennessee	1911	Public	13,389	2005
Gardner-Webb University	Boiling Springs, North Carolina	1905	Private/Baptist	3,200	2002
Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers, Florida	1991	Public	8,292	2007
Jacksonville University	Jacksonville, Florida	1934	Private/Non-sectarian	3,100	1997
Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw, Georgia	1963	Public	20,603	2005
Lipscomb University	Nashville, Tennessee	1891	Private/Church of Christ	2,744	2003
Mercer University	Macon, Georgia	1833	Private/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/Non-sectarian	2,273	1986

Teams

Former and future members

Former Members

Institution	Years	New Conference	Classification
Oklahoma City University	1978-1979	Sooner Conference	NAIA Division I
University of Texas Pan American	1978-1980	Independent	NCAA Division I
University of Louisiana at Monroe	1978-1982	Sun Belt	NCAA Division I FBS
Houston Baptist University	1978-1989	Independent	NCAA Division I
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
Georgia Southern University	1980-1992	SoCon	NCAA Division I FCS
Georgia State University	1984-2005	CAA	NCAA Division I
University of Texas at San Antonio	1986-1991	Southland	NCAA Division I
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
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

Future membership changes

Gardner-Webb University (member beginning 2002-2003) announced on May 18, 2006, that that'll be leaving the conference after the 2007-2008 season to become a full member of the Big South Conference.

Men's Basketball Champions

Season	Regular Season Champion	Tournament Champion
1979	N/A	Northwest Louisiana
1980	Northwest Louisiana (6-0)	Centenary
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	Centenary (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

Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball tournament locations

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.

Men's All Sports: Jesse C. Fletcher Trophy

Year	Champion
1978-79	Oklahoma City
1979-80	Northeast Louisiana
1980-81	Northeast Louisiana
1981-82	Northeast Louisiana
1982-83	Georgia Southern
1983-84	Centenary
1984-85	Georgia Southern
1985-86	Houston Baptist
1986-87	Georgia Southern
1987-88	Georgia Southern
1988-89	Georgia Southern
1989-90	Georgia Southern
1990-91	Georgia Southern
1991-92	Florida International
1992-93	Florida International
1993-94	Florida International
1994-95	Central Florida
1995-96	Central Florida
1996-97	Florida International
1997-98	Georgia State
1998-99	Central Florida
1999-00	Georgia State
2000-01	Georgia State
2001-02	Georgia State
2002-03	Central Florida
2003-04	Central Florida
2004-05	Central Florida
2005-06	East Tennessee State
2006-07	East Tennessee State

Women's All Sport: Sherman Day Trophy

Year	Champion
1985-86	Stetson, Georgia State
1986-87	Stetson
1987-88	Georgia State
1988-89	Georgia State
1989-90	Georgia State
1990-91	Florida International
1991-92	Florida International
1992-93	Georgia State
1993-94	Florida International
1994-95	Campbell
1995-96	Central Florida
1996-97	Central Florida
1997-98	Georgia State
1998-99	Central Florida
1999-00	Georgia State
2000-01	Georgia State
2001-02	Central Florida
2002-03	Central Florida
2003-04	Central Florida
2004-05	Central Florida
2005-06	Florida Atlantic
2006-07	East Tennessee State

Conference facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity
Belmont	Non-Football School	N/A	Curb Event Center	5,000
Campbell	Campbell Football Stadium	N/A	Carter Gymnasium	947
East Tennessee State	Non-Football School	N/A	Memorial Center	13,000
Florida Gulf Coast	Non-Football School	N/A	Alico Arena	4,000
Gardner-Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium	7,800	Paul Porter Arena	5,000
Jacksonville	D.B. Milne Field	5,000	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (men) Swisher Gymnasium (women)	16,000 1,500
Kennesaw State	Non-Football School	N/A	KSU Convocation Center	4,000
Lipscomb	Non-Football School	N/A	Allen Arena	5,000
Mercer	Non-Football School	N/A	University Center	3,500
North Florida	Non-Football School	N/A	UNF Arena	5,800
Stetson	Non-Football School	N/A	Edmunds Center	5,000
USC Upstate	Non-Football School	N/A	G. B. Hodge Center	1,535

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