2018 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament that ended the 2017–18 season of the Big South Conference. It was held from February 27 through March 4, 2018 at various campus sites. No. 2 seed Radford defeated No. 5 seed Liberty in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
| 2018 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Campus sites (First round) Kimmel Arena (Qrts and Semis) Dedmon Center (Championship Game) |
| Champions | Radford (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Mike Jones (1st title) |
| MVP | Carlik Jones (Radford) |
| Television | BSN, ESPN3, ESPN |
| 2017–18 Big South men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 26 | .212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2018 Big South Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sites
The first round was played at campus sites at the home of the higher seed. The quarterfinals and semifinals were played at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, home of regular-season champion UNC Asheville. The championship game was held at the home arena of the higher surviving seed among the two finalists—in this case Radford's home of the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia.
Seeds
All 10 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. The top six teams received a first-round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 | Tiebreaker 3 | Tiebreaker 4 | Tiebreaker 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNC Asheville | 13–5 | 20–11 | |||||
| 2 | Radford | 12–6 | 19–12 | RPI: 140 | ||||
| 3 | Winthrop | 12–6 | 18–11 | RPI: 170 | ||||
| 4 | Campbell | 10–8 | 16–14 | |||||
| 5 | Liberty | 9–9 | 18–13 | 3–3 vs GW/HP/CharSo | 1–1 vs UNCA | 2–2 vs Win/Rad | ||
| 6 | Gardner–Webb | 9–9 | 14–17 | 3–3 vs Lib/HP/CharSo | 1–1 vs UNCA | 1–3 vs Win/Rad | 1–1 vs Camp | 2–0 vs Pres |
| 7 | High Point | 9–9 | 14–15 | 3–3 vs Lib/GW/CharSo | 1–1 vs UNCA | 1–3 vs Win/Rad | 1–1 vs Camp | 1–1 vs Pres |
| 8 | Charleston Southern | 9–9 | 14–15 | 3–3 vs Lib/GW/HP | 0–2 vs UNCA | |||
| 9 | Presbyterian | 4–14 | 11–20 | |||||
| 10 | Longwood | 3–15 | 6–25 | |||||
Schedule
| Game | Time* | MatchupNo. | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round - Tuesday, February 27 Campus sites | ||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 10 Longwood at No. 7 High Point | 68–55 | BSN |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Presbyterian at No. 8 Charleston Southern | 51–68 | |
| Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 1 at Kimmel Arena; Asheville, NC | ||||
| 3 | 1:00 pm | No. 10 Longwood vs. No. 2 Radford | 53–59 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 3:30 pm | No. 6 Gardner–Webb vs. No. 3 Winthrop | 68–72 | |
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Charleston Southern vs. No. 1 UNC Asheville | 66–71 | |
| 6 | 9:30 pm | No. 5 Liberty vs. No. 4 Campbell | 73–59 | |
| Semifinals - Friday, March 2 at Kimmel Arena; Asheville, NC | ||||
| 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 3 Winthrop vs. No. 2 Radford | 52–61 | ESPN3 |
| 8 | 8:30 pm | No. 5 Liberty vs. No. 1 UNC Asheville | 69–64 | |
| Championship - Sunday, March 4 at Dedmon Center; Radford, VA | ||||
| 9 | 1:00 pm | No. 5 Liberty at No. 2 Radford | 52–55 | ESPN |
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||
Bracket
| First round Tuesday, February 27 |
Quarterfinals Thursday, March 1 |
Semifinals Friday, March 2 |
Championship Sunday, March 4 |
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| 1 | UNC Asheville | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Charleston Southern | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Charleston Southern | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Presbyterian | 51 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNC Asheville | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Liberty | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Campbell | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Liberty | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Liberty | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Radford | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Radford | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Longwood | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | High Point | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Longwood | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Radford | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Winthrop | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Winthrop | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Gardner–Webb | 68 | ||||||||||||||||