2010 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2010 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2010 Big South Championship logo
Classification Division I
Season 2009–10
Teams 8
Site campus sites
Finals site Kimbel Arena
Conway, South Carolina
Champions Winthrop (10th title)
Winning coach Randy Peele (3rd title)
2009–10 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Coastal Carolina15–3 .833  28–7  .800
Radford13–5 .722  19–12  .613
Winthrop †12–6 .667  19–14  .576
UNC Asheville11–7 .611  15–16  .484
High Point10–8 .556  15–15  .500
Liberty10–8 .556  15–16  .484
Charleston Southern7–11 .389  13–17  .433
VMI5–13 .278  10–19  .345
Gardner-Webb5–13 .278  8–21  .276
Presbyterian2–16 .111  5–26  .161
† 2010 Big South Tournament winner
As of March 16, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament was played for March 2, 4, 6, 2010 on campus sites. The semifinal round was be televised on ESPNU and the finals on ESPN2.

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Big South Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 18 game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record. Since the Winthrop Eagles won the tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Also, the #1 seed Coastal Carolina Chanticleers received an automatic bid to the NIT.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 2 		Semifinals
March 4 		Finals
March 6
         
1 Coastal Carolina 82
8 VMI 73
1 Coastal Carolina 92
4 UNC Asheville 73
4 UNC Asheville 84
5 High Point 73
1 Coastal Carolina 53
3 Winthrop 64
3 Winthrop 80
6 Liberty 72
3 Winthrop 61
2 Radford 46
2 Radford 64*
7 Charleston Southern 61
  • asterisk indicates overtime game

References

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