2015 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

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2015 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification Division I
Season 201415
Teams11
Site HTC Center
Conway, South Carolina
Champions Coastal Carolina (5th title)
Winning coach Cliff Ellis (2nd title)
MVP Elijah Wilson (Coastal Carolina)
  2014
2016  
2014–15 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Charleston Southern 135 .7221912  .613
High Point 135 .7222310  .697
Coastal Carolina126 .6672410  .706
Radford 126 .6672212  .647
Winthrop 126 .6671913  .594
UNC Asheville 108 .5561516  .484
Gardner–Webb 108 .5562015  .571
Presbyterian 612 .3331022  .313
Longwood 513 .2781123  .324
Campbell 414 .2221022  .313
Liberty 216 .111824  .250
2015 Big South tournament winner

The 2015 Big South men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big South Conference that took place March 4 and 8, 2015, at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina. Quarterfinals and semifinal games were broadcast on ESPN3, with the championship game was televised on ESPN2. All 11 teams were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded 1-11, with the top five teams earning a first round bye. Previously, teams were split into two divisions.

Contents

Seeds

SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker
1 Charleston Southern‡†13–519–102–2 vs. Coastal, Radford
2 High Point13–522–80–4 vs. Coastal, Radford
3 Coastal Carolina12–621–92–0 vs. High Point, 1–0 vs. Radford
4 Radford12–621–102–0 vs. High Point
5 Winthrop12–617–120–2 vs. High Point
6 UNC Asheville 10–814–152–0 vs. Gardner–Webb
7 Gardner–Webb 10–818–130–2 vs. UNC Asheville
8 Presbyterian 6–1210–21
9 Longwood 5–139–22
10 Campbell 4–1410–21
11 Liberty 2–168–23
‡ – Big South regular season champions.
† – Received a bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionScore
First round - Wednesday, March 4
1112:00 pmPresbyterian vs. Longwood BSN 61–65
22:30 pmGardner–Webb vs. CampbellBSN72–64
36:00 pmUNC Asheville vs. LibertyBSN80–70
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 6
2412:00 pmCharleston Southern vs. Longwood ESPN3 60–68
52:30 pmRadford vs. WinthropESPN366–67
366:00 pmHigh Point vs. Gardner–WebbESPN371–72
78:30 pmCoastal Carolina vs. UNC AshevilleESPN374–57
Semifinals - Saturday, March 7
4812:00 pmWinthrop vs. LongwoodESPN371–58
92:00 pmCoastal Carolina vs. Gardner–WebbESPN373–70
Championship - Sunday, March 8
51012:30pmCoastal Carolina vs. Winthrop ESPN2 81–70
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 4
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6
Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
Championship
Sunday, March 8
            
1 Charleston Southern 60
9 Longwood68
8 Presbyterian 61
9 Longwood65
9 Longwood 58
5 Winthrop71
4 Radford 66
5 Winthrop67
5 Winthrop 70
3 Coastal Carolina81
2 High Point 71
7 Gardner–Webb72
7 Gardner–Webb72
10 Campbell 64
7 Gardner–Webb 70
3 Coastal Carolina73
3 Coastal Carolina74
6 UNC Asheville 57
6 UNC Asheville80
11 Liberty 70

References

  1. "2015 Big South Mens Basketball Bracket" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2014.