1993 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1993 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–6, 1993, at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. For the third time in their school history, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers won the tournament, led by head coach Russ Bergman.[1]

1993 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1992–93
Teams9
SiteNorth Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (3rd title)
Winning coachRuss Bergman (3rd title)
MVPTony Dunkin (Coastal Carolina)
1992–93 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Towson State14–2 .87518–9  .667
Coastal Carolina †12–4 .75022–10  .688
Campbell10–6 .62512–15  .444
Liberty9–7 .56316–14  .533
Radford8–8 .50016–15  .516
UMBC7–9 .43812–16  .429
Charleston Southern5–11 .3139–18  .333
Winthrop5–11 .31314–16  .467
UNC Asheville2–14 .1254–23  .148
† 1993 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Although Coastal Carolina won the tournament, due to participation of ineligible players, the Chanticleers victories and title were vacated, and no official conference champion for the tournament was declared.[1]

Format

All of the conference's nine members participated in the tournament, hosted at the North Charleston Coliseum. The bottom two finishers played in a first-round game, with the winner playing the first seed. This was the first season for UMBC and Towson State as conference members, and UNC Greensboro was transitioning to the conference as well.

Bracket
First round
March 3 		Quarterfinals
March 4 		Semifinals
March 5 		Finals
March 6
1 Towson State 79
8 Winthrop 101 8 Winthrop 83
9 UNC Asheville 87 5 Radford 69
8 Winthrop 87
4 Liberty 69
5 Radford 73
2 Coastal Carolina 78
8 Winthrop 65
3 Campbell 67
6 UMBC 85
2 Coastal Carolina 66
6 UMBC 59
2 Coastal Carolina 79
7 Charleston Southern 66

All-Tournament Team
  • Tony Dunkin, Coastal Carolina
  • Mohammed Acha, Coastal Carolina
  • KeKe Hicks, Coastal Carolina
  • Eddie Gay, Winthrop
  • Mark Hailey, Winthrop

[1]

References
  1. Big South Men's Basketball History - p. 3
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