2015–16 Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball Season
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The 2015–16 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball season was the 38th season of
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. The defending regular season and tournament champion was
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. It was the first season in the A-Sun for
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, who replaced
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following their departure for the
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. North Florida won their second straight regular season championship but were upset by Florida Gulf Coast in the
2016 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament The 2016 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament marked the 37th year the league now known as the ASUN Conference conducted a postseason tournament. The tournament was held March 1–6, 2016 at campus sites as top seeds hosted each round. Fl ...
semifinals. Florida Gulf Coast defeated Stetson in the Tournament title game to win their second A-Sun Tournament championship and berth in the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.


Postseason results


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