1988 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1988 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–5, 1988, at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina. For the first time in their school history, the Winthrop Eagles won the tournament, led by head coach Steve Vacendak.[1]

1988 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams7
SiteWinthrop Coliseum
Rock Hill, SC
ChampionsWinthrop (1st title)
Winning coachSteve Vacendak (1st title)
MVPJohn Weiss (Winthrop)
← 1987
1989 →
1987–88 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Coastal Carolina 9 3   .750 17 11   .607
Baptist 8 4   .667 17 12   .586
Radford 8 4   .667 16 14   .533
Winthrop 5 7   .417 17 13   .567
UNC Asheville 5 7   .417 13 15   .464
Augusta State 4 8   .333 8 18   .308
Campbell 3 9   .250 11 16   .407
1988 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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All of the conference's seven members participated in the tournament, hosted at the Winthrop Coliseum, home of the Winthrop Eagles. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Finals
March 5
         
1 Coastal Carolina 40
4 Winthrop 75
4 Winthrop 63
5 UNC Asheville 58
3 Radford 56
4 Winthrop 71
2 Baptist College 69
7 Campbell 61
2 Charleston Southern 82
3 Radford 91*
3 Radford 96
6 Augusta State 82

* Asterisk indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

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[1]

References

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