2020 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2020 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament that ended the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season of the Big South Conference. It was be held from March 3 through March 8, 2020 at various campus sites. The Winthrop Eagles received the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after defeating Hampton 76–68 in the championship game.
2020 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2019–20 |
Teams | 11 |
Site | Campus sites (first round) Dedmon Center (quarterfinals and semifinals) Winthrop Coliseum (championship) |
Champions | Winthrop (12th title) |
Winning coach | Pat Kelsey (2nd title) |
MVP | Hunter Hale (Winthrop) |
Television | ESPN3, ESPN+, ESPN |
2019–20 Big South men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radford | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop† | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner–Webb | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Longwood | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Asheville | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC Upstate | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Point | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2020 Big South Tournament winner As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll |
Sites
The first round was played at campus sites at the home of the higher seed. The quarterfinals and semifinals were played at the home of regular-season champion and No. 1 seed. The championship game was held at the home of the highest remaining seed after the semifinals.
Seeds
All 11 conference teams are eligible for the tournament. The top five teams receive a first-round bye. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
The tiebreakers operate in the following order:
- Head-to-head record.
- Record against the top-ranked conference team not involved in the tie, going down the standings until the tie is broken. For this purpose, teams with the same conference record are considered collectively. If two teams were unbeaten or winless against an opponent but did not play the same number of games against that opponent, the tie is not considered broken.
Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
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1 | Radford | 15–3 | 1–1 vs. Winthrop | 1–1 vs. Gardner–Webb 3–1 vs. Hampton/UNC Asheville | |
2 | Winthrop | 15–3 | 1–1 vs. Radford | 1–1 vs. Gardner–Webb 2–1 vs. Hampton/UNC Asheville | |
3 | Gardner–Webb | 11–7 | |||
4 | Longwood | 9–9 | |||
5 | Hampton | 8–10 | 2–0 vs. UNC Asheville | ||
6 | UNC Asheville | 8–10 | 0–2 vs. Hampton | ||
7 | USC Upstate | 7–11 | 2–1 vs. Charleston Southern/Presbyterian | ||
8 | Charleston Southern | 7–11 | 2–2 vs. USC Upstate/Presbyterian | ||
9 | Presbyterian | 7–11 | 1–2 vs. USC Upstate/Charleston Southern | ||
10 | High Point | 6−12 | 1–0 vs. Campbell | ||
11 | Campbell | 6−12 | 0–1 vs. High Point |
Schedule
Game | Time* | Matchup No. | Score | Television |
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First round - Tuesday, March 3 Campus sites | ||||
1 | 7:00 pm | No. 10 High Point at No. 7 USC Upstate | 59–69 | ESPN3 |
2 | 7:00 pm | No. 11 Campbell at No. 6 UNC Asheville | 68–72 | |
3 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Presbyterian at No. 8 Charleston Southern | 64–81 | |
Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 5 at Dedmon Center; Radford, VA | ||||
4 | 12:00 pm | No. 7 USC Upstate vs. No. 2 Winthrop | 70-106 | ESPN3 |
5 | 2:00 pm | No. 6 UNC Asheville vs. No. 3 Gardner–Webb | 62–72 | |
6 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 Charleston Southern vs. No. 1 Radford | 48–62 | |
7 | 8:00 pm | No. 5 Hampton vs. No. 4 Longwood | 78–53 | |
Semifinals - Friday, March 6 at Dedmon Center; Radford, VA | ||||
8 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Winthrop vs. No. 3 Gardner–Webb | 78-66 | ESPN+ |
9 | 8:00 pm | No. 1 Radford vs. No. 5 Hampton | 78–86 | |
Championship - Sunday, March 8 at Winthrop Coliseum; Rock Hill, SC | ||||
10 | 1:00 pm | No. 5 Hampton vs. No. 2 Winthrop | 68–76 | ESPN |
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding.[1] |
Bracket
First round Tuesday, March 3 ESPN3 |
Quarterfinals Thursday, March 5 ESPN3 |
Semifinals Friday, March 6 ESPN+ |
Championship Sunday, March 8 ESPN |
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1 | Radford | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Charleston Southern | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Charleston Southern | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Presbyterian | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Radford | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Hampton | 86 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Longwood | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Hampton | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Hampton | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Winthrop | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Winthrop | 106 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | USC Upstate | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | USC Upstate | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | High Point | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Winthrop | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Gardner–Webb | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Gardner–Webb | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | UNC Asheville | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | UNC Asheville | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Campbell | 68 |
References
- "Big South Conference - 2019 MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". bigsouthsports.com.