1998 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1998 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 25 to 28 in 1998 at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Virginia, the home of the Liberty Flames. For the first time in their school history, the Radford Highlanders won the tournament, led by head coach Ron Bradley.[1]

1998 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199798
Teams7
SiteVines Center
Lynchburg, VA
ChampionsRadford (1st title)
Winning coachRon Bradley (1st title)
MVPKevin Robinson (Radford)
1997–98 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Asheville111 .917  199  .679
Radford102 .833  2010  .667
UMBC66 .500  1414  .500
Liberty57 .417  1117  .393
Coastal Carolina48 .333  819  .296
Winthrop48 .333  720  .259
Charleston Southern210 .167  522  .185
1998 Big South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All seven teams participated in the tournament, hosted at the Vines Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. This was the last season for UMBC as a member of the league.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
February 25
    Semifinals
February 27
    Finals
February 28
                           
  4 Liberty 78    
  5 Coastal Carolina 70    
      1 UNC Asheville 46  
            4 Liberty 42    
               
      1 UNC Asheville 61
  3 UMBC 67               2 Radford 63
  6 Winthrop 55              
      2 Radford 88    
        3 UMBC 69  
  2 Radford 75    
  7 Charleston Southern 68  

* Asterisk indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

  • Kevin Robinson, Radford
  • Ryan Charles, Radford
  • Corey Reed, Radford
  • Kevin Martin, UNC Asheville
  • Josh Pittman, UNC Asheville

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References

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