1986 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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]

1986 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198586
Teams8
SiteSavannah Civic Center
Savannah, GA
ChampionsBaptist College (1st title)
Winning coachTommy Gaither (1st title)
MVPBen Hinson (Charleston Southern)
1985–86 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Baptist College51 .833  219  .700
Winthrop53 .625  209  .690
Augusta State44 .500  1317  .433
Radford34 .429  1117  .393
UNC Asheville42 .667  209  .690
Campbell35 .375  819  .296
Armstrong43 .571  1512  .556
Coastal Carolina17 .125  1017  .370
1986 Big South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

  • Ben Hinson, Charleston Southern
  • Bernard Innocent, Charleston Southern
  • Eric Rogers, Augusta State
  • Eric Juratic, Augusta State
  • Byron Samuels, UNC Asheville
  • Allen Washington, Winthrop

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References

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