Bruins Clinch 30-Win Season with 41-Point Title Win
No. 1 seed Belmont Bruins cruised to their fourth General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball Championship with a 87-46 victory against No. 6 UNF. The win gives the Bruins 30 wins on the season and an automatic bid to the NCAA championship tournament. Belmont set an A-Sun record for most victories by an A-Sun team in a season, eclipsing the previous mark of 29 held by both Georgia Southern (2000-01) and College of Charleston (1996-97) and also set a new mark for margin of victory in the A-Sun Championship final with their 41-point advantage. The Bruins carry a 12-game win streak, second longest in the nation, into the NCAA tourney, having also won 22 of its last 23 contests. Leading wire-to-wire, Belmont shot better than 50 percent (36-71) from the field and 45 percent (9-20) from beyond the arc. The Bruins held a 39 to 22 advantage in rebounds, as well. Tournament MVP Mick Hedgepeth led the way with 23 points, hitting 10-fof-17 from the field and grabbing nine rebounds, both game-highs. Second Team All-Conference member Scott Saunders tallied 15 points and Ian Clark added 10. In all, the Bruins had 11 of 12 players in the game score at least two points. The Ospreys’ (14-19) Brad Haugabrook was the only UNF player in double figures with 10 points. Charles McRoy came off the bench to toss in nine points for UNF. Clark and Jordan Campbell joined Hedgepeth on the Atlantic Sun All-Tournament team, while UNF’s Jerron Granberry and Andy Diaz also earned the nod. Mercer’s Brian Mills capped out the tournament team. Courtesy of Atlantic Sun A-Sun Summary A-Sun Tournament Final: Belmont - UNF 87-46 A-Sun Tournament Semifinals: Belmont - Mercer 80-72 ETSU - UNF 55-56
All-Tournament MVP: Mick Hedgepeth (6'9''-F/C-89) of Belmont Player of the Year: Mike Smith (6'6''-G-87) of E.Tenn.St. Defensive Player of the Year: Ayron Hardy (6'5''-F-88) of Jacksonville Freshman of the Year: Torrey Craig (6'5''-F) of USC Upstate Coach of the Year: Rick Byrd of Belmont 1st Team G: Mike Smith (6'6''-87) of E.Tenn.St. G: Ian Clark (6'3''-91) of Belmont F: Ayron Hardy (6'5''-88) of Jacksonville F: Adnan Hodzic (6'8''-88) of Lipscomb F: Brian Mills (6'7''-88) of Mercer G: Josh Slater (6'3''-89) of Lipscomb 2nd Team F: Anthony Banks (6'6'') of Florida Gulf Coast G: Markeith Cummings (6'7'') of Kennesaw St. F/C: Mick Hedgepeth (6'9''-89) of Belmont F/C: Scott Saunders (6'10''-89) of Rice G: Micah Williams (6'4''-88) of E.Tenn.St. All-Tournament Team Ian Clark (6'3''-G-91) of Belmont Jordan Campbell (6'5''-G/F-88) of Belmont Mick Hedgepeth (6'9''-F/C-89) of Belmont Jerron Granberry (6'4''-G/F-91) of N.Florida Andres Diaz (6'7''-F/G-91) of N.Florida Brian Mills (6'7''-F-88) of Mercer All-Freshman Team Torrey Craig (6'5''-F) of USC Upstate Christophe Varidel (6'2''-G-89) of Florida Gulf Coast Corey Walden (6'2''-G-92) of Stetson Langston Hall (6'4''-G) of Mercer Luis Jacobo (6'5''-F-91) of Stetson J.J. Mann (6'6''-G/F) of Belmont Keith McDougle (6'1''-G) of Jacksonville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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