2017 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Big South men's basketball tournament was the conference tournament for the Big South Conference. It was played between February 28, 2017 and March 5, 2017 at various campus sites. Winthrop defeated Campbell, 76–59, to win the tournament championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

2017 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
(first round)
Winthrop Coliseum
(quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Championship)
ChampionsWinthrop Eagles (11th title)
Winning coachPat Kelsey (1st title)
MVPKeon Johnson (Winthrop)
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2016–17 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop 15 3   .833 26 7   .788
UNC Asheville 15 3   .833 23 10   .697
Liberty 14 4   .778 21 14   .600
Gardner–Webb 11 7   .611 19 14   .576
High Point 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
Radford 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Campbell 7 11   .389 19 18   .514
Charleston Southern 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Longwood 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
Presbyterian 1 17   .056 5 25   .167
2017 Big South tournament winner

Sites edit

The first round was played at campus sites at the home of the higher seed. The quarterfinals and semifinals were played at No. 1-seeded Winthrop's Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The championship game was held at the home of the highest remaining seed, Winthrop's Winthrop Coliseum.

Seeds edit

All 10 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. The top six teams receive a first round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Winthrop 15–3 23–6 1–1 vs UNCA, 2–0 vs Lib., 2–0 vs GW
2 UNC Asheville 15–3 23–8 1–1 vs Winth., 2–0 vs Lib., 1–1 vs GW
3 Liberty 14–4 19–12
4 Gardner–Webb 11–7 18–13
5 High Point 9–9 15–15
6 Radford 8–10 13–17
7 Campbell 7–11 14–16 1–1 vs CSU, 0–2 vs top 3 seeds, 1–1 vs GW
8 Charleston Southern 7–11 11–18 1–1 vs Camp., 0–2 vs top 3 seeds, 0–2 vs GW
9 Longwood 3–15 6–23
10 Presbyterian 1–17 5–24

Schedule edit

Game Time* Matchup# Television Score Attendance
First round - Tuesday, February 28
Campus sites
1 7:00 pm No. 10 Presbyterian at No. 7 Campbell BSN 62–81 1,328
2 7:00 pm No. 9 Longwood at No. 8 Charleston Southern BSN 74–79 815
Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 2
at Winthrop Coliseum
3 1:00 pm No. 2 UNC Asheville vs. No. 7 Campbell ESPN3 79–81 1,694
4 3:00 pm No. 3 Liberty vs. No. 6 Radford ESPN3 52–56 729
5 7:00 pm No. 1 Winthrop vs. No. 8 Charleston Southern ESPN3 92–78 2,944
6 9:00 pm No. 4 Gardner–Webb vs. No. 5 High Point ESPN3 91–55 2,556
Semifinals - Friday, March 3
at Winthrop Coliseum
7 6:00 pm No. 7 Campbell vs. No. 6 Radford ESPN3 66–50 1,593
8 8:00 pm No. 1 Winthrop vs. No. 4 Gardner–Webb ESPN3 80–77 3,008
Championship - Sunday, March 5
at Winthrop Coliseum
9 1:00 pm No. 7 Campbell vs. No. 1 Winthrop ESPN 59–76 5,109
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

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Bracket edit

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First round
Tuesday, February 28
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Semifinals
Friday, March 3
Championship
Sunday, March 5
            
1 Winthrop 92
8 Charleston Southern 78
8 Charleston Southern 79
9 Longwood 74
1 Winthrop 80*
4 Gardner–Webb 77
4 Gardner–Webb 91
5 High Point 55
1 Winthrop 76
7 Campbell 59
2 UNC Asheville 79
7 Campbell 81
7 Campbell 81
10 Presbyterian 62
7 Campbell 66
6 Radford 50
3 Liberty 52
6 Radford 56

References edit

  1. ^ a b "2017 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Championship". Retrieved January 30, 2017.

External links edit