2003 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2003 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 4–8, 2003 at campus sites. The tournament was won by the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, their first tournament championship, as well as first under head coach Eddie Biedenbach.[1]

2003 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteVines Center
Lynchburg, VA
ChampionsUNC Asheville (1st title)
Winning coachEddie Biedenbach (1st title)
MVPAndre Smith (UNC Asheville)
2002–03 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Winthrop11–3 .786  20–10  .667
Charleston Southern8–6 .571  14–14  .500
Liberty8–6 .571  14–15  .483
Elon8–6 .571  12–15  .444
UNC Asheville †7–7 .500  15–17  .469
Radford6–8 .429  10–20  .333
Coastal Carolina5–9 .357  13–15  .464
High Point3–11 .214  7–20  .259
† 2003 Big South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All eight teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. For the quarterfinals, all games were hosted at campus sites, with home-field advantage going to the higher seed, while the semifinals and finals were played at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Virginia, the home of Liberty University. This was the last year for Elon as a member of the Big South.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 7
Finals
March 8
         
1 Winthrop 80
8 High Point 64
1 Winthrop 73
5 UNC Asheville 80
4 Elon 66
5 UNC Asheville 68
5 UNC Asheville 85
7 Radford 71
3 Liberty 63
6 Coastal Carolina 61
3 Liberty 52
7 Radford 55
2 Charleston Southern 62
7 Radford 65

* Asterisk indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

  • Andre Smith, UNC Asheville
  • Alex Kragel, UNC Asheville
  • Ryan McCullough, UNC Asheville
  • Ben McGonagil, UNC Asheville
  • Raymond Arrington, Radford

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