2017 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Big South men's basketball tournament was the conference tournament for the Big South Conference. It was played between February 28, 2017 and March 5, 2017 at various campus sites. Winthrop defeated Campbell, 76–59, to win the tournament championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

2017 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
(first round)
Winthrop Coliseum
(quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Championship)
ChampionsWinthrop Eagles (11th title)
Winning coachPat Kelsey (1st title)
MVPKeon Johnson (Winthrop)
2016–17 Big South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Winthrop †15–3 .83326–7  .788
UNC Asheville15–3 .83323–10  .697
Liberty14–4 .77821–14  .600
Gardner–Webb11–7 .61119–14  .576
High Point9–9 .50015–16  .484
Radford8–10 .44414–18  .438
Campbell7–11 .38919–18  .514
Charleston Southern7–11 .38912–19  .387
Longwood3–15 .1676–24  .200
Presbyterian1–17 .0565–25  .167
† 2017 Big South tournament winner

Sites

The first round was played at campus sites at the home of the higher seed. The quarterfinals and semifinals were played at No. 1-seeded Winthrop's Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The championship game was held at the home of the highest remaining seed, Winthrop's Winthrop Coliseum.

Seeds

All 10 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. The top six teams receive a first round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1Winthrop15–323–61–1 vs UNCA, 2–0 vs Lib., 2–0 vs GW
2UNC Asheville15–323–81–1 vs Winth., 2–0 vs Lib., 1–1 vs GW
3Liberty14–419–12
4Gardner–Webb11–718–13
5High Point9–915–15
6Radford8–1013–17
7Campbell7–1114–161–1 vs CSU, 0–2 vs top 3 seeds, 1–1 vs GW
8Charleston Southern7–1111–181–1 vs Camp., 0–2 vs top 3 seeds, 0–2 vs GW
9Longwood3–156–23
10Presbyterian1–175–24

Schedule
Game Time* Matchup# Television Score Attendance
First round - Tuesday, February 28
Campus sites
1 7:00 pm No. 10 Presbyterian at No. 7 Campbell BSN 62–81 1,328
2 7:00 pm No. 9 Longwood at No. 8 Charleston Southern BSN 74–79 815
Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 2
at Winthrop Coliseum
3 1:00 pm No. 2 UNC Asheville vs. No. 7 Campbell ESPN3 79–81 1,694
4 3:00 pm No. 3 Liberty vs. No. 6 Radford ESPN3 52–56 729
5 7:00 pm No. 1 Winthrop vs. No. 8 Charleston Southern ESPN3 92–78 2,944
6 9:00 pm No. 4 Gardner–Webb vs. No. 5 High Point ESPN3 91–55 2,556
Semifinals - Friday, March 3
at Winthrop Coliseum
7 6:00 pm No. 7 Campbell vs. No. 6 Radford ESPN3 66–50 1,593
8 8:00 pm No. 1 Winthrop vs. No. 4 Gardner–Webb ESPN3 80–77 3,008
Championship - Sunday, March 5
at Winthrop Coliseum
9 1:00 pm No. 7 Campbell vs. No. 1 Winthrop ESPN 59–76 5,109
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

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Bracket

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First round
Tuesday, February 28 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2 		Semifinals
Friday, March 3 		Championship
Sunday, March 5
            
1 Winthrop 92
8 Charleston Southern 78
8 Charleston Southern 79
9 Longwood 74
1 Winthrop 80*
4 Gardner–Webb 77
4 Gardner–Webb 91
5 High Point 55
1 Winthrop 76
7 Campbell 59
2 UNC Asheville 79
7 Campbell 81
7 Campbell 81
10 Presbyterian 62
7 Campbell 66
6 Radford 50
3 Liberty 52
6 Radford 56

References
  1. "2017 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Championship". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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