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 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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Baptist51 .833219  .700
Winthrop53 .625209  .690
Augusta State44 .5001317  .433
Radford34 .4291117  .393
UNC Asheville42 .667209  .690
Campbell35 .375819  .296
Armstrong State43 .5711512  .556
Coastal Carolina17 .1251017  .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 71
8 Coastal Carolina 70
1 Baptist 65
5 UNC Asheville 64OT
4 Radford 62
5 UNC Asheville 64
1 Baptist 68
3 Augusta State 60
3 Augusta State 67
6 Campbell 55
2 Winthrop 79
3 Augusta State 87
2 Winthrop 76
7 Armstrong State 72OT

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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