1986 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1986 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament was the inaugural tournament for the Big South Conference, taking place March 3–5, 1986, at the Savannah Civic Center in Savannah, Georgia. The Baptist College Buccaneers (now known as Charleston Southern) won the tournament, led by head coach Tommy Gaither.[1]

1986 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams8
SiteSavannah Civic Center
Savannah, GA
ChampionsBaptist College (1st title)
Winning coachTommy Gaither (1st title)
MVPBen Hinson (Charleston Southern)
1987 →
1985–86 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Baptist 5 1   .833 21 9   .700
Winthrop 5 3   .625 20 9   .690
Augusta State 4 4   .500 13 17   .433
Radford 3 4   .429 11 17   .393
UNC Asheville 4 2   .667 20 9   .690
Campbell 3 5   .375 8 19   .296
Armstrong State 4 3   .571 15 12   .556
Coastal Carolina 1 7   .125 10 17   .370
1986 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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All of the conference's eight members participated in the tournament, hosted at the Savannah Civic Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Finals
March 5
         
1 Baptist 71
8 Coastal Carolina 70
1 Baptist 65
5 UNC Asheville 64OT
4 Radford 62
5 UNC Asheville 64
1 Baptist 68
3 Augusta State 60
3 Augusta State 67
6 Campbell 55
2 Winthrop 79
3 Augusta State 87
2 Winthrop 76
7 Armstrong State 72OT

All-Tournament Team

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References

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