1996 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1996 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1995–96
Teams 8
Site Vines Center
Lynchburg, VA
Champions UNC Greensboro (1st title)
Winning coach Randy Peele (1st title)
MVP Scott Hartzell (UNC Greensboro)
1995–96 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Greensboro †11–3 .786  20–10  .667
Liberty9–5 .643  17–12  .586
UNC Asheville9–5 .643  18–10  .643
Charleston Southern9–5 .643  15–13  .536
Radford8–6 .571  14–13  .519
Winthrop6–8 .429  7–19  .269
UMBC3–11 .214  5–22  .185
Coastal Carolina1–13 .071  5–21  .192
† 1996 Big South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 29–March 2, 1996, at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Virginia, the home of the Liberty Flames. For the first time in their school history, the UNC Greensboro Spartans won the tournament, led by head coach Randy Peele.[1]

Format

All eight teams participated in the tournament, hosted at the Vines Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
February 29 		Semifinals
March 1 		Finals
March 2
         
1 UNC Greensboro 78
8 Coastal Carolina 67
1 UNC Greensboro 69
4 Charleston Southern 60
4 Charleston Southern 55
5 Radford 52
1 UNC Greensboro 79
2 Liberty 53
3 UNC Asheville 69
6 Winthrop 61
2 Liberty 73
3 UNC Asheville 60
2 Liberty 74
7 UMBC 52

* Asterisk indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

  • Scott Hartzel, UNC Greensboro
  • Eric Cuthrell, UNC Greensboro
  • Jeremy Davis, UNC Greensboro
  • Peter Aluma, Liberty
  • Marcus White, Liberty

[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Big South Men's Basketball History - p. 4
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