The following is a list of regular season and tournament champions of the Big South Conference in men's basketball. The Big South has held a tournament every year since 1986, with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Big South Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Conference basketball championship | |
Sport | Basketball |
Conference | Big South Conference |
Number of teams | 10 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Current stadium | HTC Center |
Current location | Conway, SC |
Played | 1986–present |
Last contest | 2014 |
Current champion | Longwood Lancers |
Most championships | Winthrop (10) |
TV partner(s) | ESPN |
Official website | Big South Conference Men's Basketball |
Champions by year edit
Year | Regular Season Champion(s) | Record | Tournament champion | Tournament venue | Tournament city |
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1985–86 | Charleston Southern | 21–9 (5–1) | Charleston Southern | Savannah Civic Center | Savannah, GA |
1986–87 | Charleston Southern | 21–9 (12–2) | Charleston Southern | Savannah Civic Center | Savannah, GA |
1987–88 | Coastal Carolina | 17–11 (9–3) | Winthrop | Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, SC |
1988–89 | Coastal Carolina | 14–14 (9–3) | UNC Asheville | Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, SC |
1989–90 | Coastal Carolina | 23–6 (11–1) | Coastal Carolina | Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, SC |
1990–91 | Coastal Carolina | 24–8 (13–1) | Coastal Carolina | Civic Center of Anderson | Anderson, SC |
1991–92 | Radford | 20–9 (12–2) | Campbell | Civic Center of Anderson | Anderson, SC |
1992–93 | Towson State | 18–9 (14–2) | Coastal Carolina | North Charleston Coliseum | North Charleston, SC |
1993–94 | Towson State | 21–9 (15–3) | Liberty | North Charleston Coliseum | Charleston, SC |
1994–95 | UNC Greensboro | 23–6 (14–2) | Charleston Southern | Vines Center | Lynchburg, VA |
1995–96 | UNC Greensboro | 20–10 (11–3) | UNC Greensboro | Vines Center | Lynchburg, VA |
1996–97 | UNC Asheville | 18–10 (11–3) | Charleston Southern | Vines Center | Lynchburg, VA |
1997–98 | UNC Asheville | 19–9 (11–1) | Radford | Vines Center | Lynchburg, VA |
1998–99 | Winthrop | 21–8 (9–1) | Winthrop | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville, NC |
1999–00 | Radford | 18–10 (12–2) | Winthrop | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville, NC |
2000–01 | Radford | 19–10 (12–2) | Winthrop | Roanoke Civic Center | Roanoke, VA |
2001–02 | Winthrop | 19–12 (10–4) | Winthrop | Roanoke Civic Center | Roanoke, VA |
2002–03 | Winthrop | 20–10 (11–3) | UNC Asheville | Vines Center | Lynchburg, VA |
2003–04 | Liberty | 18–15 (12–4) | Liberty | Vines Center | Lynchburg, VA |
2004–05 | Winthrop | 27–6 (15–1) | Winthrop | Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, SC |
2005–06 | Winthrop | 23–8 (13–3) | Winthrop | Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, SC |
2006–07 | Winthrop | 29–5 (14–0) | Winthrop | Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, SC |
2007–08 | UNC Asheville | 23–10 (10–4) | Winthrop | Justice Center | Asheville, NC |
2008–09 | Radford | 21–12 (15–3) | Radford | Dedmon Center | Radford, VA |
2009–10 | Coastal Carolina | 28–7 (15–3) | Winthrop | Kimbel Arena | Conway, SC |
2010–11 | Coastal Carolina | 28–6 (16–2) | UNC Asheville | Kimbel Arena | Conway, SC |
2011-12 | UNC Asheville | 24-10 (16–2) | UNC Asheville | KimmelArena | Asheville, NC |
2014-15 | Charleston Southern | 19–10 (13-5) | Coastal Carolina | HTC Center | Conway, SC |
2015-16 | High Point | 24–10 (16–2) | UNC Asheville | Pope Convocation Center | Asheville, NC |
2016-17 | Winthrop | 25-6 (15-3) | Winthrop | Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, SC |
Divisional Format edit
Beginning in the 2012–13 season, the Big South split up into two divisions of six teams each following the addition of Longwood to the conference in July 2012.[1]
Year | Regular Season Champion (North) | Record | Regular Season Champion (South) | Record | Tournament champion | Tournament Venue | Tournament City |
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2012–13 | High Point | 17–14 (12–4) | Charleston Southern | 19–13 (12–4) | Liberty | HTC Center | Conway, SC |
2013–14 | High Point | 16–15 (12–4) | Coastal Carolina | 21–13 (11–5) | Coastal Carolina | HTC Center | Conway, SC |
Tournament championships by school edit
Current members edit
School | Championships | Years |
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Winthrop | 13
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1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2020, 2021 |
Charleston Southern | 4
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1986, 1987, 1995, 1997 |
UNC Asheville | 5
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1989, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2016 |
Coastal Carolina | 4
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1990, 1991, 1993, 2014 |
Liberty | 3
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1994, 2004, 2013 |
Radford | 3
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1998, 2009, 2018 |
Campbell | 1
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1992 |
Gardner–Webb | 1
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2019 |
High Point | 0
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Longwood | 1
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2022 |
Presbyterian | 0
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Former members edit
School | Championships | Years |
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UNC Greensboro | 1
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1996 |
Armstrong Atlantic State | 0
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Georgia Regents | 0
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Davidson | 0
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Towson | 0
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UMBC | 0
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Elon | 0
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Birmingham–Southern | 0
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VMI | 0
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