College Basketball 2011 Atlantic Sun Tournament

As often as dominant teams fall in conference tourney games, nobody ever feels safe. Belmont, however, seemed destined to run the table from the beginning. The expected championship game with East Tennessee State didn’t materialize, however. The upstart North Florida Ospreys took down the Buccaneers and inserted themselves into the auto-bid picture.

Now, the Osprey was an endangered bird back in the 1970s, but these days the raptor is pretty much in the clear, so what Belmont did to them is actually legal, if a bit ugly. The 87-46 beatdown in Macon was heavily dependent on the ability of the Bruins to pound the ball inside, which they were able to do easily with big Mick Hedgepeth (pictured) in the game. The 6-foot-9 junior led his team with 23 points and 9 rebounds, which the smaller Ospreys had no answer for. 6-10 Scott Saunders – a transfer from Rice -- threw in 15. Read More >>