1997 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1997 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 26–March 1, 1997, at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Virginia, the home of the Liberty Flames. For the fourth time in their school history, the Charleston Southern Buccaneers won the tournament, led by head coach Tom Conrad.[1]

1997 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1996–97
Teams8
SiteVines Center
Lynchburg, VA
ChampionsCharleston Southern (4th title)
Winning coachTom Conrad (1st title)
MVPPeter Aluma (Liberty)
1996–97 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Asheville11–3 .786  18–10  .643
Liberty11–3 .786  23–9  .719
Radford8–6 .571  15–13  .536
Charleston Southern †7–7 .500  17–13  .567
Coastal Carolina6–8 .429  11–16  .407
UNC Greensboro6–8 .429  10–20  .333
Winthrop5–9 .357  12–15  .444
UMBC2–12 .143  5–22  .185
† 1997 Big South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All eight teams participated in the tournament, hosted at the Vines Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. This was the last season for UNC Greensboro as a member of the league, who left for the Southern Conference the following season.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
February 26
Semifinals
February 28
Finals
March 1
         
1 UNC Asheville 54
8 UMBC 51
1 UNC Asheville 57
4 Charleston Southern 67
4 Charleston Southern 67
5 Coastal Carolina 51
2 Liberty 54
4 Charleston Southern 64
3 Radford 78
6 UNC Greensboro 76
2 Liberty 85
3 Radford 73
2 Liberty 83
7 Winthrop 69

* Asterisk indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

[1]

References

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