1987 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1987 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 26–28, 1987, at the Savannah Civic Center in Savannah, Georgia. For the second time in their school history, the Baptist College Buccaneers (now known as Charleston Southern) won the tournament, led by head coach Tommy Gaither.[1]

1987 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams8
SiteSavannah Civic Center
Savannah, GA
ChampionsBaptist College (2nd title)
Winning coachTommy Gaither (2nd title)
MVPBen Hinson (Charleston Southern)
← 1986
1988 →
1986–87 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Baptist 12 2   .857 21 9   .700
Campbell 10 4   .714 17 13   .567
UNC Asheville 5 3   .625 15 11   .577
Radford 7 7   .500 17 14   .548
Winthrop 1 7   .125 8 20   .286
Coastal Carolina 4 4   .500 12 16   .429
Armstrong State 2 6   .250 6 22   .214
Augusta State 3 11   .214 8 19   .296
1987 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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All of the conference's eight members participated in the tournament, hosted at the Savannah Civic Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
February 26
Semifinals
February 27
Finals
February 28
         
1 Baptist College 78
8 Augusta State 59
1 Baptist College 91
4 Radford 70
4 Radford 71
5 Winthrop 69
1 Baptist College 64
2 Campbell 63
3 UNC Asheville 73
6 Coastal Carolina 68
2 Campbell 79
3 UNC Asheville 76
2 Campbell 92
7 Armstrong 86

* Asterisk indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

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References

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