1987 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1987 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1986–87
Teams 8
Site Savannah Civic Center
Savannah, GA
Champions Baptist College (2nd title)
Winning coach Tommy Gaither (2nd title)
MVP Ben Hinson (Charleston Southern)
1986–87 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Baptist College †12–2 .857  21–9  .700
Campbell10–4 .714  17–13  .567
UNC Asheville5–3 .625  15–11  .577
Radford7–7 .500  17–14  .548
Winthrop1–7 .125  8–20  .286
Coastal Carolina4–4 .500  12–16  .429
Armstrong2–6 .250  6–22  .214
Augusta State3–11 .214  8–19  .296
† 1987 Big South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 26–28, 1987 at the Savannah Civic Center in Savannah, Georgia. For the second time in their school history, 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
February 26 		Semifinals
February 27 		Finals
February 28
         
1 Baptist College 78
8 Augusta State 59
1 Baptist College 91
4 Radford 70
4 Radford 71
5 Winthrop 69
1 Baptist College 64
2 Campbell 63
3 UNC Asheville 73
6 Coastal Carolina 68
2 Campbell 79
3 UNC Asheville 76
2 Campbell 92
7 Armstrong 86

* Asterisk indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

  • Ben Hinson, Charleston Southern
  • Oliver Johnson, Charleston Southern
  • Heder Ambroise, Charleston Southern
  • Clarence Grier, Campbell
  • Henry Wilson, Campbell
  • Van Wilkins, UNC Asheville

[1]

References

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