2013 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2013 Big South Conference I Men's 2013 Big South Basketball Championship Logo.jpg 175px 2013 Big South Championship logo 12 HTC Center Conway, South Carolina Liberty 3rd Dale Layer 1st John Caleb-Sanders The 2013 Big South men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big South Conference that took place from March 5–10, 2013, at the brand new HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina. Both semifinal games were broadcast on ESPN3, and the championship game was televised on ESPN2. Both the men's and women's tournaments were held together at the HTC Center.Big South Announces Title Sponsor, Format for Basketball Tourneys http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25346&SPID=1987&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=205436968 bigsouthsports.com 9 June 2012 The conference hadn't held combined men’s and women’s tournaments since 2001–02 when both events were played at the Roanoke Civic CenterLang Chris Big South unveils new basketball tourney format http://www2.newsadvance.com/sports/2012/jun/07/big-south-unveils-new-basketball-tourney-format-ar-1974341/ 9 June 2012 News & Advance 7 June 2012 https://archive.today/20120610154800/http://www2.newsadvance.com/sports/2012/jun/07/big-south-unveils-new-basketball-tourney-format-ar-1974341/ 10 June 2012 dead dmy-all The tournament was won by the fifth-seeded North Division Liberty Flames, their third conference title, and first since 2004. With four wins in the tournament, including two over both divisions' top seeds, Liberty won the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, becoming only the second 20-loss team in the tournament's history (the other being Coppin State in 2007–08). Format With the addition of Longwood, and Presbyterian completing its Division I transition, all 12 teams were eligible for the 2013 tournament. Seeding was decided by divisions - the top two teams with the best overall conference records in each division received the top four seeds in the championship and first-round byes. The remaining seeds were determined based on division finish. In the event of a tie for a particular seed, the seed was determined within each division.Big South Announces Men's and Women's Basketball Changes http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25346&SPID=1987&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=205438179 Big South Conference June 12, 2012 Bracket 2013 visitmyrtlebeach.com Big South Men's Basketball Championship http://www.bigsouthsports.com/pdf9/1085000.pdf March 5, 2013 First roundMarch 5  QuarterfinalsMarch 7  SemifinalsMarch 9ESPN3 ChampionshipMarch 10ESPN2 4S Coastal Carolina 61 5N Liberty 78 3N Campbell 81* 6S Presbyterian 73 4N Radford 58 5S Winthrop 60* 3S UNC-Asheville 72 6N Longwood 87 1N High Point 60 5N Liberty 61 2S Gardner-Webb 71 3N Campbell 57 1S Charleston Southern 54 5S Winthrop 47 2N VMI 90 6N Longwood 86 5N Liberty 65 2S Gardner-Webb 62 1S Charleston Southern 71 2N VMI 65 5N Liberty 87 1S Charleston Southern 76 * Indicates overtime victory 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 South Carolina Category:Conway, South Carolina