1998 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1998 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 25 to 28 in 1998 at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Virginia, the home of the Liberty Flames. For the first time in their school history, the Radford won the tournament, led by head coach Ron Bradley.[1]

1998 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1997–98
Teams7
SiteVines Center
Lynchburg, VA
ChampionsRadford (1st title)
Winning coachRon Bradley (1st title)
MVPKevin Robinson (Radford)
← 1997
1999 →
1997–98 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Asheville 11 1   .917 19 9   .679
Radford 10 2   .833 20 10   .667
UMBC 6 6   .500 14 14   .500
Liberty 5 7   .417 11 17   .393
Coastal Carolina 4 8   .333 8 19   .296
Winthrop 4 8   .333 7 20   .259
Charleston Southern 2 10   .167 5 22   .185
1998 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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All seven teams participated in the tournament, hosted at the Vines Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. This was the last season for UMBC as a member of the league.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
February 25
Semifinals
February 27
Finals
February 28
         
1 UNC Asheville 46
4 Liberty 42
4 Liberty 78
5 Coastal Carolina 70
1 UNC Asheville 61
2 Radford 63
3 UMBC 67
6 Winthrop 55
3 UMBC 69
2 Radford 88
2 Radford 75
7 Charleston Southern 68

All-Tournament Team

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References

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