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The Bracket
Seeding
- Union (22-8 overall, 20-4 AAC)
- Montreat (19-8 overall, 17-7 AAC)
- Reinhardt (20-10 overall, 17-7 AAC)
- Bryan (18-10 overall, 15-9 AAC)
- Truett McConnell (18-11 overall, 14-10 AAC)
- Columbia International (18-11 overall, 14-10 AAC)
- Tennessee Wesleyan (17-11, 14-10 AAC)
- Bluefield (16-12 overall, 14-10 AAC)
- Point (15-15 overall, 11-13)AAC)
- Kentucky Christian (6-22 overall, 6-18 AAC)
- Johnson (8-20 overall, 6-18 AAC)
- Milligan (6-21, 5-19 AAC)
- St. Andrews (3-25 overall, 3-21 AAC)
Tournament Schedule
Monday, Feb. 21
Game 1 – No. 13 St. Andrews (3-25) at No. 4 Bryan (18-10), 5:30 p.m. ET – Watch Live
Game 2 – No. 12 Milligan (6-21) at No. 5 Truett McConnell (18-11), 7:30 p.m. ET – Watch Live
Game 3 – No. 11 Johnson (8-20) at No. 6 Columbia International (18-11), 7 p.m. ET – Watch Live
Game 4 – No. 10 Kentucky Christian (6-22) at No. 7 Tennessee Wesleyan (17-11), 7:30 p.m. ET – Watch Live
Game 5 – No. 9 Point (15-15) at No. 8 Bluefield (16-12), 6 p.m. ET – Watch Live
Thursday, Feb. 24 – in Kingsport, Tenn.
Game 6 – Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 8:30 a.m.
Game 7 – No. 1 Union (22-8) vs. Game 5 Winner, 10:15 a.m.
Game 8 – No. 2 Montreat (19-8) vs. Game 4 Winner, 3:30 p.m.
Game 9 – No. 3 Reinhardt (20-10) vs. Game 3 Winner, 5:15 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 25 – in Kingsport, Tenn
Game 10 – Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner, 2 p.m.
Game 11 – Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 26 – in Kingsport, Tenn.
Game 12 – Championship Game – Game 10 Winner vs. Game 11 Winner, 1 p.m.
Tournament Favorite
Union – They have won 8 straight AAC Tournaments, they go for #9 this week! They also ran away with their 8th straight AAC Regular Season Championship. Finishing 3 games up on 2nd place.
Players To Watch
Markell Turner, Union – Reigning AAC Player of the Year. 5th in scoring this season at 21.4ppg. He is also 2nd in assists at 5.1apg. The do it all guard was a 1st team All-American last season.
Noah Dunn, Montreat – The 6’4, 240lb Dunn has been a real force in the AAC once again this season. 3rd in the AAC in scoring at 21.9ppg.
Andre Silva, Union – The Sophomore has been a real force defensively and on the glass. Leads the AAC in rpg at 11.1.
Coby Jones, Johnson (TN) – AAC Leading Scorer at 24.5ppg
Kristian Collins, Reinhardt – One of the better Forwards in the AAC. Averages 13.5ppg, 4.5rpg.
Jermiah Jenkins, Bluefield – 4th in the AAC in scoring at 21.6ppg.
Brandon Thomas, Bryan – Been a staple for Bryan the past few years. Very underrated player. 7th in the AAC in scoring, 5th in Rebounds and 2nd in FG%.
Corey Bowen, Point – 12th in the AAC in scoring at 14.9ppg.
Lorenzo Freeman Jr, Point – 13th in the AAC in scoring at 14.3ppg.
Ty Patterson, TN Wesleyan – Another 6’4 260lb player in this league that is a force. Averaging 13.7ppg
Bryan Bernard, TN Wesleyan – One of the best two way players in the AAC. He’s top 15 in the AAC in ppg, apg and spg!
Darrian Oates, CIU – 10th in the AAC in scoring.
Isaac Clay, St Andrews – 2nd leading scorer in the AAC at 22.8ppg. Has 10, 30+pt games on the season.
Underdog Team To Win AAC Tournament
Reinhardt – Winners of 7 of their last 8 games. Only loss in that stretch was a 4pt loss to Union. They have the veteran leadership and toughness to win the AAC Tournament.
Tennessee Wesleyan – Limping into the tournament a bit as they lost 3 of their last 5 games. However, this Bulldog team was once RV in the NAIA Top 25 and were a Top 3 team in the AAC for most of the season. They are the 7-seed, but a team to keep an eye on to make a run!
