Year: | 2015 |
Conference: | Big South Conference |
Division: | I |
Gender: | Men's |
Teams: | 11 |
Arena: | HTC Center |
City: | Conway, South Carolina |
Champions: | Coastal Carolina |
Titlecount: | 5th |
Coach: | Cliff Ellis |
Coachcount: | 2nd |
Mvp: | Elijah Wilson |
Mvpteam: | Coastal Carolina |
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.
Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker |
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1 | Charleston Southern‡† | 13–5 | 19–10 | 2–2 vs. Coastal, Radford |
2 | High Point† | 13–5 | 22–8 | 0–4 vs. Coastal, Radford |
3 | Coastal Carolina† | 12–6 | 21–9 | 2–0 vs. High Point, 1–0 vs. Radford |
4 | Radford† | 12–6 | 21–10 | 2–0 vs. High Point |
5 | Winthrop† | 12–6 | 17–12 | 0–2 vs. High Point |
6 | 10–8 | 14–15 | 2–0 vs. Gardner–Webb | |
7 | 10–8 | 18–13 | 0–2 vs. UNC Asheville | |
8 | 6–12 | 10–21 | ||
9 | 5–13 | 9–22 | ||
10 | 4–14 | 10–21 | ||
11 | 2–16 | 8–23 | ||
‡ – Big South regular season champions. † – Received a bye in the conference tournament. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. |
Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Score | |
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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 | |
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