2019 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams11
SiteCampus sites
(first round)
Gore Arena
(quarterfinals and semifinals)
Dedmon Center
(championship)
ChampionsGardner–Webb (1st title)
Winning coachTim Craft (1st title)
MVPD. J. Laster (Gardner–Webb)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN+, ESPN
2018–19 Big South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Campbell12–4 .75020–13  .606
Radford12–4 .75022–11  .667
Winthrop10–6 .62518–12  .600
Gardner–Webb †10–6 .62523–12  .657
High Point9–7 .56316–15  .516
Charleston Southern9–7 .56318–16  .529
Presbyterian9–7 .56320–16  .556
Hampton9–7 .56318–17  .514
Longwood5–11 .31316–18  .471
UNC Asheville2–14 .1254–27  .129
USC Upstate1–15 .0636–26  .188
† 2019 Big South tournament winner

The 2019 Big South men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament that ended the 2018–19 season of the Big South Conference. It was held from March 5 through March 10, 2019 at various campus sites. Gardner–Webb defeated Radford 76–65 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It was the first title for Gardner–Webb after 11 years in the Big South, and their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in school history.

Sites

The first round was played at campus sites at the home of the higher seed. The quarterfinals and semifinals were played at Gore Arena in Buies Creek, North Carolina, home of regular-season champion Campbell. The championship game was held at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia, the home arena of the highest surviving seed, Radford.

Seeds

All 11 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. The top five teams received a first-round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1Campbell12–419–112–0 vs. Radford
2Radford12–420–100–2 vs. Campbell
3Winthrop10–618–111–1 vs. Gardner–Webb1–2 vs. Campbell/Radford
4Gardner–Webb10–620–111–1 vs. Winthrop0–2 vs. Campbell/Radford
5High Point9–716–144–0 vs. CHSO/Pres/Hampton
6Charleston Southern9–715–142–2 vs. HP/Pres/Hampton
7Presbyterian9–717–141–3 vs. HP/CHSO/Hampton1–0 vs. Hampton
8Hampton9–714–151–3 vs. HP/CHSO/Pres0–1 vs. Pres
9Longwood5–1115–16
10UNC Asheville2–144–26
11USC Upstate1–156–25

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup No. Score Television
First round - Tuesday, March 5
Campus sites
1 7:00 pm No. 10 UNC Asheville at No. 7 Presbyterian 59–106 ESPN3
2 7:00 pm No. 11 USC Upstate at No. 6 Charleston Southern 52–71
3 7:00 pm No. 9 Longwood at No. 8 Hampton 71–77
Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 7
at Gore Arena; Buies Creek, NC
4 12:00 pm No. 7 Presbyterian vs. No. 2 Radford 76–84 ESPN3
5 2:00 pm No. 6 Charleston Southern vs. No. 3 Winthrop 77–63
6 6:00 pm No. 8 Hampton vs. No. 1 Campbell 77–86
7 8:00 pm No. 5 High Point vs. No. 4 Gardner–Webb 69–75
Semifinals - Friday, March 8
at Gore Arena; Buies Creek, NC
8 6:00 pm No. 6. Charleston Southern vs. No. 2 Radford 54–63 ESPN+
9 8:00 pm No. 4 Gardner–Webb vs. No. 1 Campbell 79–74
Championship - Sunday, March 10
at Dedmon Center; Radford, VA
10 1:00 pm No. 4 Gardner–Webb vs. No. 2 Radford 76–65 ESPN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding.[1]

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 5
ESPN3 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7
ESPN3 		Semifinals
Friday, March 8
ESPN+ 		Championship
Sunday, March 10
ESPN
            
1 Campbell 86
8 Hampton 77
8 Hampton 77
9 Longwood 71
1 Campbell 74
4 Gardner–Webb 79
4 Gardner–Webb 75
5 High Point 69
4 Gardner–Webb 76
2 Radford 65
2 Radford 84
7 Presbyterian 76
7 Presbyterian 106
10 UNC Asheville 59
2 Radford 63
6 Charleston Southern 54
3 Winthrop 63
6 Charleston Southern 77
6 Charleston Southern 71
11 USC Upstate 52

References

  1. ↑ "Big South Conference - 2019 MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". bigsouthsports.com.
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