The following is a list of regular season and tournament champions of the Big South Conference in men's basketball . The Big South has held a tournament every year since 1986, with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament .
Champions by year [ ]
Year
Regular Season Champion(s)
Record
Tournament Champion
Tournament venue
Tournament city
1985–86
Charleston Southern
21–9 (5–1)
Charleston Southern
Savannah Civic Center
Savannah, GA
1986–87
Charleston Southern
21–9 (12–2)
Charleston Southern
Savannah Civic Center
Savannah, GA
1987–88
Coastal Carolina
17–11 (9–3)
Winthrop
Winthrop Coliseum
Rock Hill, SC
1988–89
Coastal Carolina
14–14 (9–3)
UNC Asheville
Winthrop Coliseum
Rock Hill, SC
1989–90
Coastal Carolina
23–6 (11–1)
Coastal Carolina
Winthrop Coliseum
Rock Hill, SC
1990–91
Coastal Carolina
24–8 (13–1)
Coastal Carolina
Civic Center of Anderson
Anderson, SC
1991–92
Radford
20–9 (12–2)
Campbell
Civic Center of Anderson
Anderson, SC
1992–93
Towson State
18–9 (14–2)
Coastal Carolina
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
1993–94
Towson State
21–9 (15–3)
Liberty
North Charleston Coliseum
Charleston, SC
1994–95
UNC Greensboro
23–6 (14–2)
Charleston Southern
Vines Center
Lynchburg, VA
1995–96
UNC Greensboro
20–10 (11–3)
UNC Greensboro
Vines Center
Lynchburg, VA
1996–97
UNC Asheville
18–10 (11–3)
Charleston Southern
Vines Center
Lynchburg, VA
1997–98
UNC Asheville
19–9 (11–1)
Radford
Vines Center
Lynchburg, VA
1998–99
Winthrop
21–8 (9–1)
Winthrop
Asheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
1999–00
Radford
18–10 (12–2)
Winthrop
Asheville Civic Center
Asheville, NC
2000–01
Radford
19–10 (12–2)
Winthrop
Roanoke Civic Center
Roanoke, VA
2001–02
Winthrop
19–12 (10–4)
Winthrop
Roanoke Civic Center
Roanoke, VA
2002–03
Winthrop
20–10 (11–3)
UNC Asheville
Vines Center
Lynchburg, VA
2003–04
Liberty
18–15 (12–4)
Liberty
Vines Center
Lynchburg, VA
2004–05
Winthrop
27–6 (15–1)
Winthrop
Winthrop Coliseum
Rock Hill, SC
2005–06
Winthrop
23–8 (13–3)
Winthrop
Winthrop Coliseum
Rock Hill, SC
2006–07
Winthrop
29–5 (14–0)
Winthrop
Winthrop Coliseum
Rock Hill, SC
2007–08
UNC Asheville
23–10 (10–4)
Winthrop
Justice Center
Asheville, NC
2008–09
Radford
21–12 (15–3)
Radford
Dedmon Center
Radford, VA
2009–10
Coastal Carolina
28–7 (15–3)
Winthrop
Kimbel Arena
Conway, SC
2010–11
Coastal Carolina
28–6 (16–2)
UNC Asheville
Kimbel Arena
Conway, SC
2011-12
UNC Asheville
24-10 (16–2)
UNC Asheville
KimmelArena
Asheville, NC
2014-15
Charleston Southern
19–10 (13-5)
Coastal Carolina
HTC Center
Conway, SC
2015-16
High Point
24–10 (16–2)
UNC Asheville
Pope Convocation Center
Asheville, NC
2016-17
Winthrop
25-6 (15-3)
Winthrop
Winthrop Coliseum
Rock Hill, SC
Divisional Format [ ]
Beginning in the 2012–13 season, the Big South split up into two divisions of six teams each following the addition of Longwood to the conference in July 2012.[1]
Year
Regular Season Champion (North)
Record
Regular Season Champion (South)
Record
Tournament Champion
Tournament Venue
Tournament City
2012–13
High Point
17–14 (12–4)
Charleston Southern
19–13 (12–4)
Liberty
HTC Center
Conway, SC
2013–14
High Point
16–15 (12–4)
Coastal Carolina
21–13 (11–5)
Coastal Carolina
HTC Center
Conway, SC
[2]
Tournament championships by school [ ]
Current members [ ]
School
Championships
Years
Winthrop
13
1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2020, 2021
Charleston Southern
4
1986, 1987, 1995, 1997
UNC Asheville
5
1989, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2016
Coastal Carolina
4
1990, 1991, 1993, 2014
Liberty
3
1994, 2004, 2013
Radford
3
1998, 2009, 2018
Campbell
1
1992
Gardner–Webb
1
2019
High Point
0
Longwood
1
2022
Presbyterian
0
Former members [ ]
School
Championships
Years
UNC Greensboro
1
1996
Armstrong Atlantic State
0
Georgia Regents
0
Davidson
0
Towson
0
UMBC
0
Elon
0
Birmingham–Southern
0
VMI
0
References [ ]
Teams Championships & awards Seasons
NCAA men's college basketball tournaments
Division I
Early season Conference postseason Postseason
Division II
Conference postseason Postseason
Division III
Conference postseason Postseason