1997 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 1997 Big South Conference I Men's 250px 8 Vines Center Lynchburg, VA Charleston Southern 4th Tom Conrad 1st Peter Aluma 1996 none Liberty Flames Liberty The 1997 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 26–March 1, 1997, at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Virginia, the home of the Liberty Flames. For the fourth time in their school history, the Charleston Southern Buccaneers won the tournament, led by head coach Tom Conrad.Big South Men's Basketball History - p. 4 The Buccaneers advanced to their first NCAA tournament in school history (the first three times they won the conference tournament, the conference did not have an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.) As of 2023, this is Charleston Southern's only NCAA tournament appearance. Format All eight teams participated in the tournament, hosted at the Vines Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. This was the last season for UNC Greensboro as a member of the league, who left for the Southern Conference the following season. Bracket QuarterfinalsFebruary 26 SemifinalsFebruary 28 FinalsMarch 1 high 1 1996 UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville 54 8 1996 UMBC Retrievers UMBC 51 4 Charleston Southern 67 5 1996 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina 51 3 1996 Radford Highlanders Radford 78 6 1996 UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro 76 2 1996 none Liberty Flames Liberty 83 7 1996 Winthrop Eagles Winthrop 69 1 UNC Asheville 57 4 Charleston Southern 67 2 Liberty 85 3 Radford 73 2 Liberty 54 4 Charleston Southern 64 Source All-Tournament Team Peter Aluma, Liberty Rolando Hourruitiner, Charleston Southern Brett Larrick, Charleston Southern Larry Jackson, Liberty Corey Reed, Radford References Tournament Category:Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Virginia Category:Sports in Lynchburg, Virginia