1997 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1996–97
Teams8
SiteVines Center
Lynchburg, VA
ChampionsCharleston Southern (4th title)
Winning coachTom Conrad (1st title)
MVPPeter Aluma (Liberty)
1996–97 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Asheville11–3 .78618–10  .643
Liberty11–3 .78623–9  .719
Radford8–6 .57115–13  .536
Charleston Southern †7–7 .50017–13  .567
Coastal Carolina6–8 .42911–16  .407
UNC Greensboro6–8 .42910–20  .333
Winthrop5–9 .35712–15  .444
UMBC2–12 .1435–22  .185
† 1997 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 26–March 1, 1997, at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Virginia, the home of the Liberty Flames. For the fourth time in their school history, the Charleston Southern Buccaneers won the tournament, led by head coach Tom Conrad.[1]

The Buccaneers advanced to their first NCAA tournament in school history (the first three times they won the conference tournament, the conference did not have an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.) As of 2023, this is Charleston Southern's only NCAA tournament appearance.

Format

All eight teams participated in the tournament, hosted at the Vines Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. This was the last season for UNC Greensboro as a member of the league, who left for the Southern Conference the following season.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
February 26 		Semifinals
February 28 		Finals
March 1
         
1 UNC Asheville 54
8 UMBC 51
1 UNC Asheville 57
4 Charleston Southern 67
4 Charleston Southern 67
5 Coastal Carolina 51
4 Charleston Southern 64
2 Liberty 54
3 Radford 78
6 UNC Greensboro 76
3 Radford 73
2 Liberty 85
2 Liberty 83
7 Winthrop 69

All-Tournament Team

[1]

References

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