1996 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1996 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 29–March 2, 1996, at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Virginia, the home of the Liberty Flames. For the first time in their school history, the UNC Greensboro Spartans won the tournament, led by head coach Randy Peele.[1]

1996 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199596
Teams8
SiteVines Center
Lynchburg, VA
ChampionsUNC Greensboro (1st title)
Winning coachRandy Peele (1st title)
MVPScott Hartzell (UNC Greensboro)
1995–96 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Greensboro113 .786  2010  .667
Liberty95 .643  1712  .586
UNC Asheville95 .643  1810  .643
Charleston Southern95 .643  1513  .536
Radford86 .571  1413  .519
Winthrop68 .429  719  .269
UMBC311 .214  522  .185
Coastal Carolina113 .071  521  .192
1996 Big South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All eight teams participated in the tournament, hosted at the Vines Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
February 29
Semifinals
March 1
Finals
March 2
         
1 UNC Greensboro 78
8 Coastal Carolina 67
1 UNC Greensboro 69
4 Charleston Southern 60
4 Charleston Southern 55
5 Radford 52
1 UNC Greensboro 79
2 Liberty 53
3 UNC Asheville 69
6 Winthrop 61
2 Liberty 73
3 UNC Asheville 60
2 Liberty 74
7 UMBC 52

* Asterisk indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

  • Scott Hartzel, UNC Greensboro
  • Eric Cuthrell, UNC Greensboro
  • Jeremy Davis, UNC Greensboro
  • Peter Aluma, Liberty
  • Marcus White, Liberty

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