2015 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2015 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big South Conference that took place March 4–8, 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.

2015 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201415
Teams11
SiteHTC Center
Conway, South Carolina
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (5th title)
Winning coachCliff Ellis (2nd title)
MVPElijah Wilson (Coastal Carolina)
2014–15 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Charleston Southern135 .722  1912  .613
High Point135 .722  2310  .697
Coastal Carolina126 .667  2410  .706
Radford126 .667  2212  .647
Winthrop126 .667  1913  .594
UNC Asheville108 .556  1516  .484
Gardner–Webb108 .556  2015  .571
Presbyterian612 .333  1022  .313
Longwood513 .278  1123  .324
Campbell414 .222  1022  .313
Liberty216 .111  824  .250
2015 Big South Tournament winner

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1Charleston Southern‡†13–519–102–2 vs. Coastal, Radford
2High Point13–522–80–4 vs. Coastal, Radford
3Coastal Carolina12–621–92–0 vs. High Point, 1–0 vs. Radford
4Radford12–621–102–0 vs. High Point
5Winthrop12–617–120–2 vs. High Point
6UNC Asheville10–814–152–0 vs. Gardner–Webb
7Gardner–Webb10–818–130–2 vs. UNC Asheville
8Presbyterian6–1210–21
9Longwood5–139–22
10Campbell4–1410–21
11Liberty2–168–23
‡ – Big South regular season champions.
† – Received a bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Score
First round - Wednesday, March 4
1 1 12:00 pm Presbyterian vs. Longwood BSN 61–65
2 2:30 pm Gardner–Webb vs. Campbell BSN 72–64
3 6:00 pm UNC Asheville vs. Liberty BSN 80–70
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 6
2 4 12:00 pm Charleston Southern vs. Longwood ESPN3 60–68
5 2:30 pm Radford vs. Winthrop ESPN3 66–67
3 6 6:00 pm High Point vs. Gardner–Webb ESPN3 71–72
7 8:30 pm Coastal Carolina vs. UNC Asheville ESPN3 74–57
Semifinals - Saturday, March 7
4 8 12:00 pm Winthrop vs. Longwood ESPN3 71–58
9 2:00 pm Coastal Carolina vs. Gardner–Webb ESPN3 73–70
Championship - Sunday, March 8
5 10 12:30pm Coastal 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 Longwood 68  
8 Presbyterian 61
9 Longwood 65  
  9 Longwood 58  
  5 Winthrop 71  
       
       
  4 Radford 66
    5 Winthrop 67  
     
       
  5 Winthrop 70
  3 Coastal Carolina 81
       
       
  2 High Point 71
    7 Gardner–Webb 72  
7 Gardner–Webb 72
10 Campbell 64  
  7 Gardner–Webb 70
  3 Coastal Carolina 73  
       
       
  3 Coastal Carolina 74
    6 UNC Asheville 57  
6 UNC Asheville 80
11 Liberty 70  

References

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