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1996 TAAC men's basketball tournament

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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
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1995–96 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
College of Charleston 15 1   .938 25 4   .862
Campbell 11 5   .688 17 11   .607
Florida International 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Stetson 6 10   .375 10 17   .370
Central Florida 6 10   .375 11 19   .367
Florida Atlantic 5 11   .313 9 18   .333
West
Samford 11 5   .688 16 11   .593
Southeastern Louisiana 11 5   .688 15 12   .556
Centenary 8 8   .500 11 16   .407
Mercer 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
Georgia State 6 10   .375 10 16   .385
Jacksonville State 4 12   .250 10 17   .370
1996 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

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]

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

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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

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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

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  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.