E.Tenn.St. used a balenced scoring attack to knock off Mercer in the finale of the 2010 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Championships. The Bucs head to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season. The Bucs claimed the Bob Vanatta Trophy with a tremdous team effort. Five different E.Tenn.St. players scored in double figures, led by Justin Tubbs (6'3''-G-87) with 18, as the Bucs powered past Mercer on the Bears home floor and into the NCAA tournament. Tommy Hubbard (6'4''-G-87), Micah Williams (6'4''-F-88), Isiah Brown (6'8''-F-89) and Adam Sollazzo (6'6''-G-90) joined Tubbs in double digits. E.J. Kusnyer (6'5''-G-86) led Mercer with 16 points but only four of those points came after halftime. Brandon Moore (6'6''-F-88) scored 13 off the bench for the Bears but Mercer was undone late in the game by poor free throw shooting. Mercer missed eight free throws after halftime. E.Tenn.St. continued its tournament trend of being very opportunist, scoring 22 points on 16 Mercer turnovers. The Bucs also controlled the painted area, scoring 38 and allowing just 26. The Bucs built an early 11 point led in the first half, but the Bears rallied and trailed by only two heading into halftime. Kusnyer hit four 3-pointers in the first half and led all scorers with 12 points but the senior only hit one after the break. E.Tenn.St. will wait to see where they head as the NCAA tournament brackets will be announced March 14 live on CBS. Fans can follow the Atlantic Sun on Twitter and on Facebook. Visit twitter.com/AtlanticSun to begin receiving updates on conference news, weekly awards, and from A-Sun championships. Atlantic Sun followers with a Facebook account can become a 'fan' of the conference by visiting facebook.com/AtlanticSunConference. Courtesy of A-Sun A-Sun Tournament Final: E.Tenn.St. - Mercer 72-66 A-Sun Tournament Semifinals: Mercer - Jacksonville 66-63 E.Tenn.St. - Kennesaw St. 69-64 A-Sun All-Tournament MVP: Micah Williams of E.Tenn.St. A-Sun All-Tournament Team Micah Williams of E.Tenn.St. Tommy Hubbard of E.Tenn.St. Justin Tubbs of E.Tenn.St. Daniel Emerson (6'8''-F-86) of Mercer Ben Smith (5'10''-G) of Jacksonville Markeith Cummings (6'7''-F) of Kennesaw St.
All-A-Sun 1st Team Daniel Emerson of Mercer Adnan Hodzic (6'9''-C-88) of Lipscomb Jonathan Rodriguez (6'5''-F-87) of Campbell Josh Slater (6'3''-G-89) of Lipscomb Ben Smith of Jacksonville All-A-Sun 2nd Team Ian Clark (6'3''-G-91) of Belmont Lehmon Colbert (6'6''-F) of Jacksonville Markeith Cummings of Kennesaw St. James Florence (6'1''-G-88) of Mercer Tommy Hubbard of E.Tenn.St. A-Sun All-Freshman Team Anthony Banks (6'6''-F) of Florida Gulf Coast Ian Clark of Belmont Markeith Cummings of Kennesaw St. Andy Diaz (6'7''-F/G-91) of UNF Ridge Graham (6'5''-F) of Stetson All-A-Sun Player of the Year: Adnan Hodzic of Lipscomb All-A-Sun Defensive Player of the Year: Junard Hartley (6'3''-G-89) of Campbell All-A-Sun 10 Freshman of the Year: Ian Clark of Belmont All-A-Sun Coach of the Year: Robbie Laing of Campbell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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