2013–14 Big South Conference men's basketball season explained

2013–14 Big South Men's Basketball Season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:12
Tv:ESPN, MASN
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:High Point (North)
Coastal Carolina (South)
Mvp:John Brown
Mvp Link:Big South Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Top Scorer:Andrew Rowsey
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2014 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:Coastal Carolina
Finals Runner-Up:Winthrop
Finals Mvp:Warren Gillis
Seasonslistnames:Basketball
Prevseason Link:2012–13 Big South Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:12–13
Nextseason Link:2014–15 Big South Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:14–15

The 2013–14 Big South Conference men's basketball season began on November 8, 2013, and concluded in March with the 2014 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament played at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina.

It was the Big South's 29th season of men's basketball, and the final year for one member, the VMI Keydets, who leave for the Southern Conference beginning in 2014–15.[1] It was also the second year in which the conference utilized a six-team division format.

Awards and honors

All–Big South Teams

First Team

NameSchoolPos.Year
John BrownHigh PointFR–Soph.
D. J. CovingtonVMICSenior
Javonte GreenRadfordFJunior
Rodney GlasgowVMIPGSenior
Andrew RowseyUNC AshevilleGFreshman

Second Team

NameSchoolPos.Year
Warren GillisCoastal CarolinaFJunior
Jerome HillGardner–WebbFSophomore
QJ PetersonVMIGFreshman
Jaron LaneUNC AshevilleFR–Senior
D. J. CunninghamUNC AshevilleCR–Senior

Honorable Mention

NameSchoolPos.Year
Elijah WilsonCoastal CarolinaGFreshman
Tristan CareyLongwoodGSenior
Jordan DowningPresbyterianGR–Junior
Devante WallaceHigh PointGJunior
Keon JohnsonWinthropGFreshman

All-Freshman

NameSchoolPos.
Andrew RowseyUNC AshevilleG
QJ PetersonVMIG
Elijah WilsonCoastal CarolinaG
Keon JohnsonWinthropG
Tyrell NelsonGardner–WebbF

All-Academic

NameSchoolPos.Year
Paul GombwerCharleston SouthernFJunior
Michael EnangaCoastal CarolinaFSophomore
Mike ByronGardner–WebbCSenior
Haiishen McIntyreHigh PointGSophomore
John Caleb SandersLibertyGSenior
Jeylani DublinLongwoodFR–Junior
Kyle NoreenRadfordG/FJunior
James BourneWinthropFJunior
[2]

NABC All–District Team

District 20 First Team

District 20 Second Team

[3]

Conference Schedules

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Teams play each team in their division twice and play teams out of their division once, totaling 16 games.

  CUCSUCCUGWUHPULULwUPCRUUNCAVMIWUTotal
Campbell0–10–10–11–10–21–11–01–10–11–10–16–10
Charleston Southern1–01–11–10–11–00–12–00–10–20–11–16–10
Coastal Carolina1–01–12–00–11–01–02–01–01–11–00–211–5
Gardner–Webb1–01–10–21–01–01–02–01–00–20–12–010–6
High Point1–11–01–00–12–01–01–01–11–01–11–012–4
Liberty2–00–10–10–10–21–11–00–20–11–10–15–11
Longwood1–11–00–10–10–11–10–10–20–10–20–13–13
Presbyterian0–10–20–20–20–10–11–00–11–10–10–22–14
Radford1–11–00–10–11–12–02–01–01–00–21–010–6
UNC Asheville1–02–01–12–00–11–01–01–10–10–11–110–6
VMI1–11–00–11–01–11–12–01–02–01–00–111–5
Winthrop1–01–12–00–20–11–01–02–00–11–11–010–6

Campbell

|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF7F00; color:#000000;"| Big South Regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF7F00; color:#000000;"| 2014 Big South tournament

Charleston Southern

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Coastal Carolina

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Gardner–Webb

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High Point

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Liberty

|-!colspan=9 style="background:#00009C; color:#FF0000;"| Big South Regular season |-!colspan=9 style="background:#00009C; color:#FF0000;"| 2014 Big South tournament

Longwood

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Presbyterian

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Radford

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UNC Asheville

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VMI

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Winthrop

|-!colspan=9 style="background:#8C2633; color:#FFD700;"| Big South Regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#8C2633; color:#FFD700;"| 2014 Big South tournament

Postseason

Big South tournament

See main article: 2014 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament.

2014 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament Seeds and Results
North Division
SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreakerFirst round
March 5
Quarterfinals
March 7
Semifinals
March 8
Championship
March 9
1High Point12–416–13Bye
  1. 4S Winthrop
2VMI11–518–11Bye
  1. 3S Gardner–Webb
  1. 1S Coastal Carolina
3Radford10–620–11
  1. 6S Presbyterian
  1. 2S UNC Asheville
4Campbell6–1012–19
  1. 5S Charl. Southern
5Liberty5–1111–20
  1. 4S Winthrop
6Longwood3–138–23
  1. 3S Gardner–Webb
South Division
SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreakerFirst round
March 5
Quarterfinals
March 7
Semifinals
March 8
Championship
March 9
1Coastal Carolina11–518–12Bye
  1. 5S Charl. Southern
  1. 2N VMI
  1. 4S Winthrop
2UNC Asheville10–616–143–1 vs. GWU & WinthropBye
  1. 3N Radford
  1. 4S Winthrop
3Gardner–Webb10–617–142–0 vs. Winthrop
  1. 6N Longwood
  1. 2N VMI
4Winthrop10–617–12
  1. 5N Liberty
  1. 1N High Point
  1. 3S UNC Asheville
  1. 1S Coastal Carolina
5Charleston Southern6–1012–17
  1. 4N Campbell
  1. 1S Coastal Carolina
6Presbyterian2–146–25
  1. 3S Radford
‡ – Big South regular season division champions.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Bracket

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NCAA tournament

See main article: 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

SeedRegionSchoolSecond roundThird roundSweet 16Elite EightFinal FourChampionship
16EastCoastal Carolina
  1. 1 VirginiaMarch 21, Raleigh – L, 59–70
1 bid0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 0–1

National Invitation tournament

See main article: 2014 National Invitation Tournament.

SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
8MinnesotaHigh Point
  1. 1 MinnesotaMarch 18, Minneapolis – L, 81–88
1 bid0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 0–1

College Basketball Invitational

See main article: 2014 College Basketball Invitational.

SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
RadfordOregon StateMarch 19, Corvallis – W, 96–92Old DominionMarch 24, Norfolk – L, 59–82
1 bid1–0 0–1 0–0 TOTAL: 1–1

CollegeInsider.com tournament

See main article: 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
VMICanisiusMarch 18, Buffalo – W, 111–100IPFWMarch 22, Lexington – W, 106–95OhioMarch 26, Athens – W, 92–90YaleApril 1, Lexington – L, 62–75
1 bid1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 TOTAL: 3–1

Head coaches

Kevin McGeehan, Campbell

Barclay Radebaugh, Charleston Southern

Cliff Ellis, Coastal Carolina

Tim Craft, Gardner–Webb

Scott Cherry, High Point

Dale Layer, Liberty

Jasyon Gee, Longwood

Gregg Nibert, Presbyterian

Mike Jones, Radford

Nick McDevitt, UNC Asheville

Duggar Baucom, VMI

Pat Kelsey, Winthrop

Notes and References

  1. https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/9326201/vmi-keydets-east-tennessee-state-buccaneers-mercer-bears-join-southern-conference "VMI, ETSU, Mercer to join SoCon." ESPN.com. May 30, 2013.
  2. Web site: "Big South Announces 2013-14 Men's Basketball Award Winners." BigSouthSports.com. March 3, 2014. . April 21, 2014 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023929/http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/big-south-announces-2013-14-mens-basketball-award-winners . dead .
  3. Web site: NABC All-District Teams . 2014-04-21 . 2016-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160418101646/http://www.nabc.org/awards/all_district/2013-14_NABC-Division_I_ALL-DISTRICT_TEAMS-final.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: 2014 Big South Men's Basketball Championship. March 5, 2013.