2001 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2001 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 1–3, 2001 at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. For the third consecutive year, the tournament was won by the Winthrop Eagles, led by head coach Gregg Marshall.[1]

2001 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200001
Teams6
SiteRoanoke Civic Center
Roanoke, VA
ChampionsWinthrop (3rd title)
Winning coachGregg Marshall (3rd title)
MVPAndrey Savtchenko (Radford)
2000–01 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Radford122 .857  1910  .655
Winthrop113 .786  1813  .581
UNC Asheville95 .643  1513  .536
Coastal Carolina68 .429  820  .286
Charleston Southern68 .429  1019  .345
Liberty59 .357  1513  .536
Elon*410 .286  920  .310
High Point*311 .214  820  .286
2001 Big South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Format

Six teams participated in the tournament, hosted at the Roanoke Civic Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. As part of their transitional phase, conference members Elon and High Point were ineligible for the tournament.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
March 1
    Semifinals
March 2
    Finals
March 3
                           
      1 Radford 65  
  4 Coastal Carolina 64     5 Charleston Southern 62    
  5 Charleston Southern 77         1 Radford 65
      2 Winthrop 67*
      2 Winthrop 67**    
  3 UNC Asheville 48     6 Liberty 62  
  6 Liberty 60  

* Asterisk indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

  • Andrey Savtchenko, Radford
  • Tyrone Walker, Winthrop
  • Derrick Knox, Winthrop
  • Jason Williams, Radford
  • Chris Caldwell, Liberty

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References

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