1986 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1986 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1985–86
Teams 8
Site Savannah Civic Center
Savannah, GA
Champions Baptist College (1st title)
Winning coach Tommy Gaither (1st title)
MVP Ben Hinson (Charleston Southern)
1985–86 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Baptist College † 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 4 – 3   .571     15 – 12   .556
Coastal Carolina 1 – 7   .125     10 – 17   .370
† 1986 Big South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the inaugural tournament for the Big South Conference, taking place from 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]

Format

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

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

*Asterisk indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Big South Men's Basketball History - p. 1
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