2001 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2001 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 1–3, 2001, at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. For the third consecutive year, the tournament was won by the Winthrop Eagles, led by head coach Gregg Marshall.[1]

2001 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams6
SiteRoanoke Civic Center
Roanoke, VA
ChampionsWinthrop (4th title)
Winning coachGregg Marshall (3rd title)
MVPAndrey Savtchenko (Radford)
← 2000
2002 →
2000–01 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Radford 12 2   .857 19 10   .655
Winthrop 11 3   .786 18 13   .581
UNC Asheville 9 5   .643 15 13   .536
Coastal Carolina 6 8   .429 8 20   .286
Charleston Southern 6 8   .429 10 19   .345
Liberty 5 9   .357 15 13   .536
Elon* 4 10   .286 9 20   .310
High Point* 3 11   .214 8 20   .286
2001 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Format

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Six teams participated in the tournament, hosted at the Roanoke Civic Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. As part of their transitional phase, conference members Elon and High Point were ineligible for the tournament.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
1 Radford 65
4 Coastal Carolina 64 5 Charleston Southern 62
5 Charleston Southern 77 1 Radford 65OT
2 Winthrop 67
2 Winthrop 67
3 UNC Asheville 48 6 Liberty 622OT
6 Liberty 60

All-Tournament Team

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References

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