2001 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2001 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 1–3, 2001 at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. For the third consecutive year, the tournament was won by the Winthrop Eagles, led by head coach Gregg Marshall.[1]

2001 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams6
SiteRoanoke Civic Center
Roanoke, VA
ChampionsWinthrop (3rd title)
Winning coachGregg Marshall (3rd title)
MVPAndrey Savtchenko (Radford)
2000–01 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Radford12–2 .857  19–10  .655
Winthrop †11–3 .786  18–13  .581
UNC Asheville9–5 .643  15–13  .536
Coastal Carolina6–8 .429  8–20  .286
Charleston Southern6–8 .429  10–19  .345
Liberty5–9 .357  15–13  .536
Elon*4–10 .286  9–20  .310
High Point*3–11 .214  8–20  .286
† 2001 Big South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Format

Six teams participated in the tournament, hosted at the Roanoke Civic Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. As part of their transitional phase, conference members Elon and High Point were ineligible for the tournament.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
March 1
    Semifinals
March 2
    Finals
March 3
                           
      1 Radford 65  
  4 Coastal Carolina 64     5 Charleston Southern 62    
  5 Charleston Southern 77         1 Radford 65
      2 Winthrop 67*
      2 Winthrop 67**    
  3 UNC Asheville 48     6 Liberty 62  
  6 Liberty 60  

* Asterisk indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

  • Andrey Savtchenko, Radford
  • Tyrone Walker, Winthrop
  • Derrick Knox, Winthrop
  • Jason Williams, Radford
  • Chris Caldwell, Liberty

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References

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