1988 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198788
Teams7
SiteWinthrop Coliseum
Rock Hill, SC
ChampionsWinthrop (1st title)
Winning coachSteve Vacendak (1st title)
MVPJohn Weiss (Winthrop)
1987–88 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Coastal Carolina93 .7501711  .607
Baptist84 .6671712  .586
Radford84 .6671614  .533
Winthrop57 .4171713  .567
UNC Asheville57 .4171315  .464
Augusta State48 .333818  .308
Campbell39 .2501116  .407
1988 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–5, 1988, at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina. For the first time in their school history, the Winthrop Eagles won the tournament, led by head coach Steve Vacendak.[1]

Format

All of the conference's seven members participated in the tournament, hosted at the Winthrop Coliseum, home of the Winthrop Eagles. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Finals
March 5
         
1 Coastal Carolina 40
4 Winthrop 75
4 Winthrop 63
5 UNC Asheville 58
3 Radford 56
4 Winthrop 71
2 Baptist College 69
7 Campbell 61
2 Charleston Southern 82
3 Radford 91*
3 Radford 96
6 Augusta State 82

* Asterisk indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

  • John Weiss, Winthrop
  • Shaun Wise, Winthrop
  • Greg Washington, Winthrop
  • Aswan Wainright, Radford
  • Oliver Johnson, Charleston Southern
  • Heder Ambroise, Charleston Southern

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References

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