2016 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2016 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2015–16
Teams 11
Site Campbell University
Pope Convocation Center
Buies Creek, North Carolina
Champions UNC Asheville (5th title)
Winning coach Nick McDevitt (1st title)
MVP Dwayne Sutton (UNC Asheville)
2015–16 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Winthrop13–5 .722  23–9  .719
High Point13–5 .722  21–11  .656
UNC Asheville †12–6 .667  22–12  .647
Coastal Carolina12–6 .667  21–12  .636
Gardner–Webb10–8 .556  17–16  .515
Liberty10–8 .556  13–19  .406
Radford9–9 .500  16–15  .516
Campbell5–13 .278  12–18  .400
Presbyterian5–13 .278  11–20  .355
Longwood5–13 .278  10–23  .303
Charleston Southern5–13 .278  9–21  .300
† 2016 Big South Tournament winner

The 2016 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament Thursday, March 3-Sunday, March 6, 2016, at the Pope Convocation Center in Buies Creek, North Carolina on the campus of Campbell University. The winner of the tournament will receive the Big South's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Tournament.

Site

Coastal Carolina was originally scheduled to host the basketball tournament for a fourth consecutive year, but, on August 30, 2015, the school announced that they would be joining the Sun Belt Conference effective July 1, 2016.[1] Big South bylaws state that member schools leaving the conference with less than two years notice are not eligible to host championships.[2]

Seeds

All 11 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. The top five teams received a first round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1High Point13–520–91–1 vs. Winthrop, 1–1 vs. Coastal Carolina, 1–0 vs. UNC Asheville
2Winthrop13–521–81–1 vs. High Point, 1–1 vs. Coastal Carolina, 1–1 vs. UNC Asheville
3Coastal Carolina12–618–102–0 vs. UNC Asheville
4UNC Asheville12–619–110–2 vs. Coastal Carolina
5Liberty10–813–182–0 vs. Gardner–Webb
6Gardner–Webb10–815–150–2 vs. Liberty
7Radford9–916–14
8Longwood5–139–221–0 vs. Charleston Southern, 0–2 vs. Presbyterian, 2–0 vs. Campbell
9Charleston Southern5–139–200–1 vs. Longwood, 1–1 vs. Campbell, 2–0 vs. Presbyterian
10Presbyterian5–1310–191–1 vs. Campbell, 2–0 vs. Longwood, 0–2 vs. Charleston Southern
11Campbell5–1312–171–1 vs. Presbyterian, 1–1 vs. Charleston Southern, 0–2 vs. Longwood
‡ – Big South regular season champions.
† – Received a bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Score
First round - Thursday, March 3
1 1 2:00 pm #8 Longwood vs. #9 Charleston Southern BSN 75–69
2 4:30 pm #7 Radford vs. #10 Presbyterian BSN 64–65
3 7:00 pm #6 Gardner–Webb vs. #11 Campbell BSN 79–69
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 4
2 4 12:00 pm #1 High Point vs. #8 Longwood ESPN3 89–78
5 2:00 pm #4 UNC Asheville vs. #5 Liberty ESPN3 80–49
3 6 6:00 pm #2 Winthrop vs. #10 Presbyterian ESPN3 67–53
7 8:00 pm #3 Coastal Carolina vs. #6 Gardner–Webb ESPN3 65–69
Semifinals - Saturday, March 5
4 8 1:00 pm #1 High Point vs. #4 UNC Asheville ESPN3 69–80
9 3:00 pm #2 Winthrop vs. #6 Gardner–Webb ESPN3 89–62
Championship - Sunday, March 6
5 10 2:30 pm #2 Winthrop vs. #4 UNC Asheville ESPN2 68–77
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

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Bracket

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  First round
Thursday, March 3		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 5		 Championship
Sunday, March 6
                                     
       
  1 High Point 89  
    8 Longwood 78  
8 Longwood 75
9 Charleston Southern 69  
  1 High Point 69  
  4 UNC Asheville 80  
       
       
  4 UNC Asheville 80
    5 Liberty 49  
     
       
  4 UNC Asheville 77
  2 Winthrop 68
       
       
  2 Winthrop 67
    10 Presbyterian 53  
7 Radford 64
10 Presbyterian 65  
  2 Winthrop 82
  6 Gardner–Webb 69  
       
       
  3 Coastal Carolina 65
    6 Gardner–Webb 69  
6 Gardner–Webb 79
11 Campbell 69  

References

  1. ↑ "Coastal Carolina University to join Sun Belt in 2016". Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Big South Announces Changes to 2016 Basketball Championships". Big South Conference. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "2016 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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