ATLANTA -
The 2023 Atlantic Sun Conference Basketball Tipoff, sponsored by SERVPRO, takes place on Monday at F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, Tenn.
All 12 ASUN Men's and Women's Basketball programs will be highlighted across two ESPN+ broadcasts, with the first beginning at 11 AM, followed by the second at 2 PM. Brian Rives, voice of the Austin Peay Governors, will host both ESPN+ shows, sitting down with ASUN Commissioner Jeff Bacon as well as the league's head coaches and student-athletes in attendance.
Additionally, the Preseason All-ASUN teams, along with the Preseason Coaches and Media Polls, will also be unveiled on Monday at 10 AM (Women's) and 1 PM (Men's).
The regular season starts on Monday, Nov. 6 with both the Men's and Women's conference slates beginning on Jan. 4, 2024. The top 10 teams on both the Men's and Women's sides advance to the ASUN postseason. The 2024 ASUN Men's Basketball Championship begins on March 4, with the final tipping off on March 10. The Women's Basketball Championship is set to start on March 8 with the title game slated for March 16.
The 56 student-athletes at the 2023 ASUN Basketball Tipoff will rotate through a series of media stations throughout the day. Five new league coaches are scheduled to be on hand for the event. On the Women's side, Tony Kemper (Central Arkansas), Special Jennings (Jacksonville) and Erika Lambert (North Florida) each enter their first seasons at the helm of their respective programs. Corey Gipson (Austin Peay) and Antoine Pettway (Kennesaw State) are new faces on the Men's side.
Below is a full list of attendees and their appearance times on the ESPN+ broadcasts.
ASUN Tipoff Sponsored by SERVPRO (All Times ET)
Morning Show (ESPN+)
11 AM - ASUN Commissioner Jeff Bacon
11:05 AM - Jacksonville
WBB - HC Special Jennings, Jada Duckett, Makayla Edwards
MBB - HC Jordan Mincy, Jarius Cook, Gyasi Powell, Bryce Workman
11:25 AM - Bellarmine
WBB - HC Chancellor Dugan, Hayley Harrison, Gracie Merkle
MBB - HC Scott Davenport, Alex Pfriem, Garrett Tipton
11:45 AM - Queens
WBB - HC Jen Brown, Kemia Ward, Jordyn Weaver
MBB - HC Grant Leonard, Bryce Cash, AJ McKee
12:05 PM - Central Arkansas
WBB - HC Tony Kemper, Leah Mafua, Randrea White
MBB - HC Anthony Boone, Camren Hunter Masai Olowokere
12:25 PM - Stetson
WBB - HC Lynn Bria, Tyra Myers, Jamiya Turner
MBB - HC Donnie Jones, Jalen Blackmon, Stephan Swenson
12:45 PM - Kennesaw State
WBB - HC Octavia Blue, Prencis Harden, Carly Hooks
MBB - HC Antoine Pettway, Terrell Burden, Simeon Cottle, Demond Robinson
Afternoon Show (ESPN+)
2 PM - North Florida
MBB - HC Matt Driscoll, Oscar Berry, Dorian James, Chaz Lanier
WBB - HC Erika Lambert, Jayla Adams, Emma Broermann, Lyric Swann
2:20 PM - Austin Peay
MBB - HC Corey Gipson, Ja'Monta Black, Hansel Enmanuel, DeMarcus Sharp
WBB - HC Brittany Young, Tiya Douglas, Shamarre Hale, Anala Nelson
2:40 PM - EKU
MBB - HC A.W. Hamilton, Devontae Blanton, Isaiah Cozart, Michael Moreno
WBB - HC Greg Todd, Alice Recanati, Antwainette Walker
3 PM - FGCU
MBB - HC Pat Chambers, Zach Anderson, Chase Johnston
WBB - HC Karl Smesko, Kierra "Kiki" Adams, Uju Ezeudu
3:20 PM - North Alabama
MBB - HC Tony Pujol, KJ Johnson, Jacari Lane, Will Soucie
WBB - HC Missy Tiber, Alexis Callins, Rhema Pegues, Sara Wohlgemuth
3:40 PM - Lipscomb
MBB - HC Lennie Acuff, Derrin Boyd, Jacob Ognacevic, Will Pruitt
WBB - HC Lauren Sumski, Jalyn Holcomb, Blythe Pearson, Aleah Sorrentino