2005 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2005
Conference:Big South Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:8
Arena:Campus sites
Finalarena:Winthrop Coliseum
Finalcity:Rock Hill, SC
Champions:Winthrop
Titlecount:6th
Coach:Gregg Marshall
Coachcount:5th
Mvp:Torrell Martin
Mvpteam:Winthrop
Attendance:16,212
Points:60

The 2005 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 1–5, 2005, at campus sites. The tournament was won by the Winthrop Eagles, their first of what would become four consecutive titles, led by head coach Gregg Marshall. They defeated the #7 in the championship game 68–46.[1]

Format

The top eight of the conference's nine teams were eligible for the tournament, seeded by conference winning percentage. All games were hosted at campus sites, with home-field advantage going to the higher seed. This gave the #1 seed Winthrop home-court advantage throughout the tournament.

Bracket

All-Tournament Team

Notes and References

  1. http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/tournaments/Conference/Big_South_Conference_Mens_Basketball_Tournament/10/Bracket/2005/88 2004-2005 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament