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	Atlantic Sun Conference; (A-Sun)
	Established: 1978
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NCAA	Division I
Members	11
Sports fielded	17 (men's: 8; women's: 9)
Region	Southeastern United States
Former names	Trans America Athletic; Conference (1978-2001)
Headquarters	Macon, Georgia
Commissioner	Ted Gumbart (since 2007)
Website	http://www.atlanticsun.org/
	Locations

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 does not sponsor football. The conference was established in 1978 as the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC)[1].

[edit] Current members

Locations of current Atlantic Sun Conference full member institutions.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Joined
Belmont University	Nashville, Tennessee	1890	Private	5,800	2001
Campbell University	Buies Creek, North Carolina	1887	Baptist	10,471	1994
East Tennessee State University	Johnson City, Tennessee	1911	Public	13,389	2005
Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers, Florida	1991	Public	10,561	2007
Jacksonville University	Jacksonville, Florida	1934	Private	3,100	1997
Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw, Georgia	1963	Public	20,603	2005
Lipscomb University	Nashville, Tennessee	1891	Church of Christ	3,054	2003
Mercer University	Macon, Georgia	1833	Baptist	7,300	1978
University of North Florida	Jacksonville, Florida	1969	Public	16,509	2005
University of South Carolina Upstate	Spartanburg, South Carolina	1967	Public	4,507	2007
Stetson University	DeLand, Florida	1883	Private	2,273	1986

Teams

Campbell will be leaving the A-Sun for the Big South in 2011. [2]

[edit] Former members

Institution	Joined	Left	New Conference	Classification
Oklahoma City University	1978-79	1979-80	Sooner Conference	NAIA Division I
University of Texas Pan American	1978-79	1980-81	Great West	NCAA Division I FCS
University of Louisiana at Monroe	1978-79	1982-83	Sun Belt	NCAA Division I FBS
Houston Baptist University	1978-79	1989-90	Great West	NCAA Division I FCS
Hardin-Simmons University	1978-79	1990-90	American Southwest	NCAA Division III
Centenary College of Louisiana	1978-79	1999-2000	The Summit	NCAA Division I
Samford University	1978-79	2003-04	SoCon	NCAA Division I FCS
Northwestern State University	1980-81	1984-85	Southland	NCAA Division I FCS
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	1980-81	1991-92	Sun Belt	NCAA Division I FBS^[1]
Georgia Southern University	1980-81	1992-93	SoCon	NCAA Division I FCS
Georgia State University	1984-85	2005-06	CAA	NCAA Division I FCS^[2]
University of Texas at San Antonio	1986-87	1991-92	Southland	NCAA Division I FCS^[3]
Southeastern Louisiana University	1991-92	1997-98	Southland	NCAA Division I FCS
Florida International University	1991-92	1998-99	Sun Belt	NCAA Division I FBS
College of Charleston	1992-93	1997-98	SoCon	NCAA Division I FCS^[4]
University of Central Florida	1992-93	2005-06	C-USA	NCAA Division I FBS
Florida Atlantic University	1993-94	2006-07	Sun Belt	NCAA Division I FBS
Jacksonville State University	1995-96	2003-04	OVC	NCAA Division I FCS
Troy University	1997-98	2005-06	Sun Belt	NCAA Division I FBS
Gardner-Webb University	2002-03	2008-09	Big South	NCAA Division I FCS

[edit] Men's Basketball Champions

Season	Regular Season Champion	Tournament Champion
1979	N/A	Northwest Louisiana
1980	Northwest Louisiana (6-0)	Campbell
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	Campbell (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
2009	Jacksonville (15-5)	East Tennessee State

[edit] Men's Tournament Championships by School

School	# of Tournament Championships	Last Tournament Championship
Central Florida^†	4	2005
Arkansas-Little Rock^†	3	1990
Belmont	3	2008
Northwestern State^†	2	1982
Mercer	2	1985
Georgia Southern^†	2	1992
Georgia State^†	2	2001
Charleston^†	2	1998
Samford^†	2	2000
Campbell	1	1980
Houston Baptist^†	1	1984
Texas-San Antonio^†	1	1988
Florida Atlantic^†	1	2002
East Tennessee State	1	2009

^†Former member of the A-Sun

[edit] 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.^[5]

[edit] 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
2007-08	East Tennessee State
2008-09	East Tennessee State

[edit] 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
2007-08	Jacksonville
2008-09	Jacksonville

[edit] Conference facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity	Baseball stadium	Capacity	Soccer stadium	Capacity
Belmont	Non-Football School	N/A	Curb Event Center	5,500	Herschel Greer Stadium, Shelby Park	10,052; N/A	Whitten Soccer Complex	~500
Campbell	Barker-Lane Stadium	1,200	John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center	3,095	Taylor Field	N/A	Eakes Athletic Complex	~500
East Tennessee State	Non-Football School	N/A	Memorial Center	9,000	Howard Johnson Field	3,800	Summers-Taylor Stadium	850
Florida Gulf Coast	Non-Football School	N/A	Alico Arena	4,500	Swanson Stadium	1,500	FGCU Soccer Complex	1,000
Jacksonville	D.B. Milne Field	5,000	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (men) Swisher Gymnasium (women)	16,000 1,500	John Sessions Stadium	1,500	Ashley Sports Complex	500
Kennesaw State	Non-Football School	N/A	KSU Convocation Center	4,000	Stillwell Stadium	1,200	KSU Soccer Complex	1,500
Lipscomb	Non-Football School	N/A	Allen Arena	5,000	Dugan Field at Marsh Stadium	1,500	Lipscomb Soccer Complex	600
Mercer	Non-Football School	N/A	University Center	3,500	Claude Smith Field	500	Bear Field	500
North Florida	Non-Football School	N/A	UNF Arena	5,800	Harmon Stadium	1,000	Hodges Stadium	9,300
Stetson	Non-Football School	N/A	Edmunds Center	3,000	Melching Field at Conrad Park	2,500	Stetson Soccer Complex	500
USC Upstate	Non-Football School	N/A	G. B. Hodge Center	1,535	Harley Park	~400	County U. Soccer Stadium	300

[edit] Notes and references

^ Although the Sun Belt Conference competes in football at the Division I FBS level, Arkansas-Little Rock does not sponsor the sport.
^ Although the CAA competes in football at the Division I FCS level, Georgia State does not currently sponsor the sport. It will start a football program in 2011.
^ Although the Southland Conference competes in football at the Division I FCS level, UTSA does not currently sponsor the sport. It will also start a football program in 2011.
^ Although the Southern Conference competes in football at the Division I FCS level, the College of Charleston does not sponsor the sport.
^ Atlantic Sun: All Sports Race

[edit] External links

[UALR-0] Although the Sun Belt Conference competes in football at the Division I FBS level, Arkansas-Little Rock does not sponsor the sport.

[GSU-1] Although the CAA competes in football at the Division I FCS level, Georgia State does not currently sponsor the sport. It will start a football program in 2011.

[UTSA-2] Although the Southland Conference competes in football at the Division I FCS level, UTSA does not currently sponsor the sport. It will also start a football program in 2011.

[CofC-3] Although the Southern Conference competes in football at the Division I FCS level, the College of Charleston does not sponsor the sport.

[4] Atlantic Sun: All Sports Race

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