1991 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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1991 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams8
SiteCivic Center of Anderson
Anderson, SC
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (2nd title)
Winning coach (2nd title)
MVPTony Dunkin (Coastal Carolina)
← 1990
1992 →
1990–91 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Coastal Carolina † 13 – 1   .929 24 – 8   .750
Radford 12 – 2   .857 22 – 7   .759
Augusta State 9 – 5   .643 14 – 16   .467
Davidson 6 – 8   .429 10 – 19   .345
Winthrop 5 – 9   .357 8 – 20   .286
UNC Asheville 4 – 10   .286 8 – 20   .286
Charleston Southern 4 – 10   .286 9 – 19   .321
Campbell 3 – 11   .214 9 – 19   .321
† 1991 Big South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 28 – March 2, 1991, at the Civic Center of Anderson in Anderson, South Carolina. For the second time in their school history, Coastal Carolina won the tournament, led by head coach .[1] The Chanticleers advanced to face Jackson State in a play-in game for the right to advance to the 1991 NCAA tournament. Coastal Carolina defeated Jackson State, 78-59, to secure the Big South Conference's first ever bid to the NCAA tournament (the conference tournament's winner did not receive an automatic bid from 1986-90), and their first tournament bid in school history.

Format[]

All of the conference's eight members participated in the tournament, hosted at the Civic Center of Anderson. This was the first season for Davidson as a member of the conference.

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals
February 28 		Semifinals
March 1 		Finals
March 2
         
1 Coastal Carolina 83
8 Campbell 46
1 Coastal Carolina 58
4 Davidson 55
4 Davidson 63
5 Winthrop 48
1 Coastal Carolina 89
3 Augusta State 54
3 Augusta State 62
6 UNC Asheville 53
2 Radford 56
3 Augusta State 69
2 Radford 75
7 Charleston Southern 70

* Asterisk indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team[]

  • Tony Dunkin, Coastal Carolina
  • , Coastal Carolina
  • , Coastal Carolina
  • , Augusta State
  • , Augusta State

[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Big South Men's Basketball History - p. 2
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