1989 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1989 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 2–4, 1989, at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina. For the first time in their school history, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs won the tournament, led by head coach Don Doucette.[1]

1989 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198889
Teams7
SiteWinthrop Coliseum
Rock Hill, SC
ChampionsUNC Asheville (1st title)
Winning coachDon Doucette (1st title)
MVPMilton Moore (UNC Asheville)
1988–89 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Coastal Carolina93 .7501414  .500
Campbell84 .6671812  .600
Baptist66 .5001216  .429
UNC Asheville66 .5001614  .533
Radford57 .4171513  .536
Winthrop57 .4171613  .552
Augusta State39 .250523  .179
1989 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All of the conference's seven members participated in the tournament, hosted at the Winthrop Coliseum, home of the Winthrop Eagles. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 3
Finals
March 4
         
1 Coastal Carolina 76
4 UNC Asheville 88
4 UNC Asheville 62
5 Radford 58
2 Campbell 78
4 UNC Asheville 93
2 Campbell 90
7 Augusta State 84
2 Campbell 78
6 Winthrop 55
3 Baptist 68
6 Winthrop 81

All-Tournament Team

  • Milton Moore, UNC Asheville
  • Harvey Shropshire, UNC Asheville
  • Brent Keck, UNC Asheville
  • Mark Mocnik, Campbell
  • Henry Wilson, Campbell
  • Greg Washington, Winthrop

This was the last year in which six players were selected to the All-Tournament Team. It was reduced to five the following year.[1]

References

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