2001 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2001 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place 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
Season200001
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Radford122 .8571910  .655
Winthrop113 .7861813  .581
UNC Asheville95 .6431513  .536
Coastal Carolina68 .429820  .286
Charleston Southern68 .4291019  .345
Liberty59 .3571513  .536
Elon*410 .286920  .310
High Point*311 .214820  .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 65OT
2 Winthrop 67
2 Winthrop 67
3 UNC Asheville 48 6 Liberty 622OT
6 Liberty 60

All-Tournament Team

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

[1]

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