2019 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

2019 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2018–19
Teams	11
Site	Campus sites (first round) Gore Arena (quarterfinals and semifinals) Dedmon Center (championship)
Champions	Gardner–Webb (1st title)
Winning coach	Tim Craft (1st title)
MVP	D. J. Laster (Gardner–Webb)
Television	ESPN3, ESPN+, ESPN
Big South Conference men's basketball tournaments

2018–19 Big South men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Campbell	12	–	4		.750			20	–	13		.606
Radford	12	–	4		.750			22	–	11		.667
Winthrop	10	–	6		.625			18	–	12		.600
Gardner–Webb †	10	–	6		.625			23	–	12		.657
High Point	9	–	7		.563			16	–	15		.516
Charleston Southern	9	–	7		.563			18	–	16		.529
Presbyterian	9	–	7		.563			20	–	16		.556
Hampton	9	–	7		.563			18	–	17		.514
Longwood	5	–	11		.313			16	–	18		.471
UNC Asheville	2	–	14		.125			4	–	27		.129
USC Upstate	1	–	15		.063			6	–	26		.188
† 2019 Big South tournament winner

The 2019 Big South men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament that ended the 2018–19 season of the Big South Conference. It was held from March 5 through March 10, 2019 at various campus sites. Gardner–Webb defeated Radford 76–65 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It was the first title for Gardner–Webb after 11 years in the Big South, and their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in school history.

Sites

The first round was played at campus sites at the home of the higher seed. The quarterfinals and semifinals were played at Gore Arena in Buies Creek, North Carolina, home of regular-season champion Campbell. The championship game was held at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia, the home arena of the highest surviving seed, Radford.

Seeds

All 11 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. The top five teams received a first-round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed	School	Conference	Overall	Tiebreaker 1	Tiebreaker 2
1	Campbell	12–4	19–11	2–0 vs. Radford
2	Radford	12–4	20–10	0–2 vs. Campbell
3	Winthrop	10–6	18–11	1–1 vs. Gardner–Webb	1–2 vs. Campbell/Radford
4	Gardner–Webb	10–6	20–11	1–1 vs. Winthrop	0–2 vs. Campbell/Radford
5	High Point	9–7	16–14	4–0 vs. CHSO/Pres/Hampton
6	Charleston Southern	9–7	15–14	2–2 vs. HP/Pres/Hampton
7	Presbyterian	9–7	17–14	1–3 vs. HP/CHSO/Hampton	1–0 vs. Hampton
8	Hampton	9–7	14–15	1–3 vs. HP/CHSO/Pres	0–1 vs. Pres
9	Longwood	5–11	15–16
10	UNC Asheville	2–14	4–26
11	USC Upstate	1–15	6–25

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup No.	Score	Television
First round - Tuesday, March 5 Campus sites
1	7:00 pm	No. 10 UNC Asheville at No. 7 Presbyterian	59–106	ESPN3
2	7:00 pm	No. 11 USC Upstate at No. 6 Charleston Southern	52–71
3	7:00 pm	No. 9 Longwood at No. 8 Hampton	71–77
Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 7 at Gore Arena; Buies Creek, NC
4	12:00 pm	No. 7 Presbyterian vs. No. 2 Radford	76–84	ESPN3
5	2:00 pm	No. 6 Charleston Southern vs. No. 3 Winthrop	77–63
6	6:00 pm	No. 8 Hampton vs. No. 1 Campbell	77–86
7	8:00 pm	No. 5 High Point vs. No. 4 Gardner–Webb	69–75
Semifinals - Friday, March 8 at Gore Arena; Buies Creek, NC
8	6:00 pm	No. 6. Charleston Southern vs. No. 2 Radford	54–63	ESPN+
9	8:00 pm	No. 4 Gardner–Webb vs. No. 1 Campbell	79–74
Championship - Sunday, March 10 at Dedmon Center; Radford, VA
10	1:00 pm	No. 4 Gardner–Webb vs. No. 2 Radford	76–65	ESPN
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

	First round Tuesday, March 5 ESPN3					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7 ESPN3					Semifinals Friday, March 8 ESPN+					Championship Sunday, March 10 ESPN
						1	Campbell	86
						8	Hampton	77
	8	Hampton	77
	9	Longwood	71
											1	Campbell	74
											4	Gardner–Webb	79
						4	Gardner–Webb	75
						5	High Point	69
																4	Gardner–Webb	76
																2	Radford	65
						2	Radford	84
						7	Presbyterian	76
	7	Presbyterian	106
	10	UNC Asheville	59
											2	Radford	63
											6	Charleston Southern	54
						3	Winthrop	63
						6	Charleston Southern	77
	6	Charleston Southern	71
	11	USC Upstate	52

External links

• 2018 Big South Men's Basketball Championship