The Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (popularly known as the Big South Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 for the Big South Conference

Big South Conference

The Big South Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. The conference's football teams are part of the Football Championship Subdivision...

. The tournament has been held every year since 1986. It is a single-elimination tournament

Single-elimination tournament

A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...

 and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

History

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Location
1986	Charleston Southern	68–60	Augusta	Savannah Civic Center Savannah Civic Center The Savannah Civic Center is a 9,600-seat multi-purpose arena located on Montgomery Street in Savannah, Georgia. The facility has two venues: The Martin Luther King Arena and the Johnny Mercer Theater...  • Savannah, GA
1987	Charleston Southern	64–63	Campbell	Savannah Civic Center Savannah Civic Center The Savannah Civic Center is a 9,600-seat multi-purpose arena located on Montgomery Street in Savannah, Georgia. The facility has two venues: The Martin Luther King Arena and the Johnny Mercer Theater...  • Savannah, GA
1988	Winthrop	71–56	Radford	Winthrop Coliseum Winthrop Coliseum Winthrop Coliseum is a 6,100-seat multi-purpose arena in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was built in 1982 and is home to the Winthrop University Eagles basketball team. It hosted the Big South Conference men's basketball tournament three times and the conference title game in 2005, 2006, and...  • Rock Hill, SC
1989	UNC Asheville	93–78	Campbell	Winthrop Coliseum Winthrop Coliseum Winthrop Coliseum is a 6,100-seat multi-purpose arena in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was built in 1982 and is home to the Winthrop University Eagles basketball team. It hosted the Big South Conference men's basketball tournament three times and the conference title game in 2005, 2006, and...  • Rock Hill, SC
1990	Coastal Carolina	76–73	UNC Asheville	Winthrop Coliseum Winthrop Coliseum Winthrop Coliseum is a 6,100-seat multi-purpose arena in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was built in 1982 and is home to the Winthrop University Eagles basketball team. It hosted the Big South Conference men's basketball tournament three times and the conference title game in 2005, 2006, and...  • Rock Hill, SC
1991	Coastal Carolina	89–54	Augusta	Civic Center of Anderson Civic Center of Anderson The Civic Center of Anderson is part of a larger entertainment complex in Anderson, South Carolina, that also features baseball and soccer fields, tennis courts, an amphitheatre, a playground, and conference center. Together, the facility is known as the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center...  • Anderson, SC
1992	Campbell	67–53	Charleston Southern	Civic Center of Anderson Civic Center of Anderson The Civic Center of Anderson is part of a larger entertainment complex in Anderson, South Carolina, that also features baseball and soccer fields, tennis courts, an amphitheatre, a playground, and conference center. Together, the facility is known as the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center...  • Anderson, SC
1993	Coastal Carolina	78–65	Winthrop	North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston Coliseum The North Charleston Coliseum is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose arena in North Charleston, South Carolina. It is part of the North Charleston Convention Center Complex, which also includes a Performing Arts Center, and is owned by the City of North Charleston and managed by SMG...  • North Charleston, SC
1994	Liberty	76–62	Campbell	North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston Coliseum The North Charleston Coliseum is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose arena in North Charleston, South Carolina. It is part of the North Charleston Convention Center Complex, which also includes a Performing Arts Center, and is owned by the City of North Charleston and managed by SMG...  • North Charleston, SC
1995	Charleston Southern	68–67	UNC Greensboro	Vines Center Vines Center The Vines Center is an 8,085-seat multi-purpose arena in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was built in 1990 and is home to the Liberty University Flames and Lady Flames basketball teams. It hosted the Big South Conference men's basketball tournament from 1995–98, and also all rounds of the tourney except...  • Lynchburg, VA
1996	UNC Greensboro	79–53	Liberty	Vines Center Vines Center The Vines Center is an 8,085-seat multi-purpose arena in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was built in 1990 and is home to the Liberty University Flames and Lady Flames basketball teams. It hosted the Big South Conference men's basketball tournament from 1995–98, and also all rounds of the tourney except...  • Lynchburg, VA
1997	Charleston Southern	64–54	Liberty	Vines Center Vines Center The Vines Center is an 8,085-seat multi-purpose arena in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was built in 1990 and is home to the Liberty University Flames and Lady Flames basketball teams. It hosted the Big South Conference men's basketball tournament from 1995–98, and also all rounds of the tourney except...  • Lynchburg, VA
1998	Radford	63–61	UNC Asheville	Vines Center Vines Center The Vines Center is an 8,085-seat multi-purpose arena in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was built in 1990 and is home to the Liberty University Flames and Lady Flames basketball teams. It hosted the Big South Conference men's basketball tournament from 1995–98, and also all rounds of the tourney except...  • Lynchburg, VA
1999	Winthrop	86–74	Radford	Asheville Civic Center Asheville Civic Center The Asheville Civic Center is a 7,654-seat multi-purpose arena, in Asheville, North Carolina.It was home to the Asheville Altitude basketball team in the NBDL, before the franchise moved to Tulsa in 2005 and the United Hockey League's Asheville Smoke and also the SPHL's Asheville Aces.The venue...  • Asheville, NC
2000	Winthrop	81–68	UNC Asheville	Asheville Civic Center Asheville Civic Center The Asheville Civic Center is a 7,654-seat multi-purpose arena, in Asheville, North Carolina.It was home to the Asheville Altitude basketball team in the NBDL, before the franchise moved to Tulsa in 2005 and the United Hockey League's Asheville Smoke and also the SPHL's Asheville Aces.The venue...  • Asheville, NC
2001	Winthrop	67–65	Radford	Roanoke Civic Center • Roanoke, VA
2002	Winthrop	70–48	High Point	Roanoke Civic Center • Roanoke, VA
2003	UNC Asheville	85–71	Radford	Vines Center Vines Center The Vines Center is an 8,085-seat multi-purpose arena in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was built in 1990 and is home to the Liberty University Flames and Lady Flames basketball teams. It hosted the Big South Conference men's basketball tournament from 1995–98, and also all rounds of the tourney except...  • Lynchburg, VA
2004	Liberty	89–44	High Point	Vines Center Vines Center The Vines Center is an 8,085-seat multi-purpose arena in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was built in 1990 and is home to the Liberty University Flames and Lady Flames basketball teams. It hosted the Big South Conference men's basketball tournament from 1995–98, and also all rounds of the tourney except...  • Lynchburg, VA
2005	Winthrop	68–46	Charleston Southern	Winthrop Coliseum Winthrop Coliseum Winthrop Coliseum is a 6,100-seat multi-purpose arena in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was built in 1982 and is home to the Winthrop University Eagles basketball team. It hosted the Big South Conference men's basketball tournament three times and the conference title game in 2005, 2006, and...  • Rock Hill, SC
2006	Winthrop	51–50	Coastal Carolina	Winthrop Coliseum Winthrop Coliseum Winthrop Coliseum is a 6,100-seat multi-purpose arena in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was built in 1982 and is home to the Winthrop University Eagles basketball team. It hosted the Big South Conference men's basketball tournament three times and the conference title game in 2005, 2006, and...  • Rock Hill, SC
2007 2007 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament The 2007 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament marked the conclusion of the 2006–07 Big South Conference men's basketball season....	Winthrop	84–81	Virginia Military	Winthrop Coliseum Winthrop Coliseum Winthrop Coliseum is a 6,100-seat multi-purpose arena in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was built in 1982 and is home to the Winthrop University Eagles basketball team. It hosted the Big South Conference men's basketball tournament three times and the conference title game in 2005, 2006, and...  • Rock Hill, SC
2008 2008 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament -Format:The semifinals were held at the Justice Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The quarterfinals and finals were held at the home court of the better seed.-Bracket:-Sources:**...	Winthrop	66–48	UNC Asheville	Justice Center Justice Center The Justice Center is a 1,100-seat multi-purpose arena in Asheville, North Carolina. It is home to the University of North Carolina at Asheville Bulldogs basketball and volleyball teams and hosted the 2006 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament and 2008 men's tourney.The Jusice Center...  • Asheville, NC
2009 2009 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament The 2009 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 3–7, 2009. It was won by the Radford Highlanders.-Format:The quarterfinals were held on campus sites, with the higher seed playing host in each game. The semifinals and finals were held at the Dedmon Center in...	Radford	108–94	Virginia Military	Dedmon Center Dedmon Center Dedmon Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Radford, Virginia. It was built in 1981 and is home to the Radford University Highlanders basketball team. The Center is named after Dr. Donald Dedmon, a former Radford university president. It was the tenth air-supported roof built in the...  • Radford, VA
2010 2010 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament The 2010 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament was played for March 2, 4, 6, 2010 on campus sites. The semifinal round will be televised on ESPNU, and the finals will be seen on ESPN2.-Format:...	Winthrop	64–53	Coastal Carolina	Kimbel Arena Kimbel Arena Kimbel Arena is a 1,039-seat multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. It is home to the Coastal Carolina University men's and women's basketball teams, along with the women's volleyball team...  • Conway, SC
2011 2011 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament The 2011 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 1, 3, 5, 2011 at campus sites. The semifinal round was televised on ESPNU, and the finals were televised on ESPN2...	UNC Asheville	60–47	Coastal Carolina	Kimbel Arena Kimbel Arena Kimbel Arena is a 1,039-seat multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. It is home to the Coastal Carolina University men's and women's basketball teams, along with the women's volleyball team...  • Conway, SC
2012 2012 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament * – Denotes overtimeFirst round at campus sites of lower-numbered seedsQuarterfinals and Semifinals games at #1 seedChampionship game hosted by highest remaining seed-References:...

Performance By School

Member	Winners	Winning Years
Winthrop Winthrop University Winthrop University is a public, four-year liberal arts university in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA. In 2006-07, Winthrop University had an enrollment of 6,292 students. The University has been recognized as South Carolina's top-rated university according to evaluations conducted by the South...	10	1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
Charleston Southern Charleston Southern University Charleston Southern University, founded in 1964 as Baptist College, is an independent comprehensive university located in North Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston Southern enrolls a maximum of 3,200 students. Affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention, the university's mission is...	4	1986, 1987, 1995, 1997
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina University Coastal Carolina University is an independent, state-supported, liberal arts university in Conway, South Carolina, USA, located eight miles west of Myrtle Beach. Founded in 1954, Coastal became an independent university in 1993. The University enrolls approximately 8,300 students on its campus...	3	1990, 1991, 1993
UNC Asheville University of North Carolina at Asheville The University of North Carolina at Asheville is a co-educational, four year, public liberal arts university. The university is also known as UNC Asheville. Located in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, UNCA is the only designated liberal arts institution in the University of North...	3	1989, 2003, 2011
Liberty Liberty Flames The Liberty University Flames are the athletics teams of Liberty University. The Liberty Flames are a member of the NCAA Division I level in 18 sports...	2	1994, 2004
Radford Radford University Radford University is one of Virginia's eight doctoral-degree granting public universities. Originally founded in 1910, Radford offers comprehensive curricula for undergraduates in more than 100 fields, and graduate programs including the M.F.A., M.B.A...	2	1998, 2009
Campbell Campbell University Campbell University is a coeducational, church-related university in rural North Carolina, USA. Its main campus is located in the community of Buies Creek; its law school moved from Buies Creek to a new campus in the state capital of Raleigh in 2009. Campbell has an approximately equal number of...	1	1992
¹UNC Greensboro University of North Carolina at Greensboro The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , also known as UNC Greensboro, is a public university in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate, 61 master's and 26...	1	1996
TOTAL	26

¹no longer a conference member