2005 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2005 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 1–5, 2005 at campus sites. The tournament was won by the Winthrop Eagles, their first of what would become four consecutive titles, led by head coach Gregg Marshall. They defeated the #7 Charleston Southern Buccaneers in the championship game 68–46.[1]

2005 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200405
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteWinthrop Coliseum
Rock Hill, SC
ChampionsWinthrop Eagles (6th title)
Winning coachGregg Marshall (5th title)
MVPTorrell Martin (Winthrop)
Attendance16,212
2004–05 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Winthrop151 .938  276  .818
Liberty115 .688  1315  .464
UNC Asheville88 .500  1117  .393
Birmingham–Southern79 .438  1614  .533
Charleston Southern79 .438  1317  .433
Radford79 .438  1216  .429
High Point79 .438  1318  .419
Coastal Carolina79 .438  1019  .345
VMI313 .188  918  .333
2005 Big South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight of the conference's nine teams were eligible for the tournament, seeded by conference winning percentage. All games were hosted at campus sites, with home-field advantage going to the higher seed. This gave the #1 seed Winthrop home-court advantage throughout the tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 3
Finals
March 5
         
1 Winthrop 74
8 Coastal Carolina 62
1 Winthrop 78
4 Birmingham–Southern 64
4 Birmingham–Southern 69
5 Radford 40
1 Winthrop 68
7 Charleston Southern 46
3 UNC Asheville 93
6 High Point 98
6 High Point 55
7 Charleston Southern 58
2 Liberty 60
7 Charleston Southern 66

* Asterisk indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

  • Torrell Martin, Winthrop
  • James Shuler, Winthrop
  • Kurtis Rice, Charleston Southern
  • Terrell Brown, Charleston Southern
  • Jakob Sigurdarson, Birmingham–Southern

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