1991 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199091
Teams8
SiteCivic Center of Anderson
Anderson, SC
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (2nd title)
Winning coachRuss Bergman (2nd title)
MVPTony Dunkin (Coastal Carolina)
1990–91 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Coastal Carolina131 .929248  .750
Radford122 .857227  .759
Augusta State95 .6431416  .467
Davidson68 .4291019  .345
Winthrop59 .357820  .286
UNC Asheville410 .286820  .286
Charleston Southern410 .286919  .321
Campbell311 .214919  .321
1991 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 28 – March 2, 1991, at the Civic Center of Anderson in Anderson, South Carolina. For the second time in their school history, Coastal Carolina won the tournament, led by head coach Russ Bergman.[1] The Chanticleers advanced to face Jackson State in a play-in game for the right to advance to the 1991 NCAA tournament. Coastal Carolina defeated Jackson State, 78-59, to secure the Big South Conference's first ever bid to the NCAA tournament (the conference tournament's winner did not receive an automatic bid from 1986–90), and their first tournament bid in school history.

Format

All of the conference's eight members participated in the tournament, hosted at the Civic Center of Anderson. This was the first season for Davidson as a member of the conference.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
February 28
Semifinals
March 1
Finals
March 2
         
1 Coastal Carolina 83
8 Campbell 46
1 Coastal Carolina 58
4 Davidson 55
4 Davidson 63
5 Winthrop 48
1 Coastal Carolina 89
3 Augusta State 54
3 Augusta State 62
6 UNC Asheville 53
2 Radford 56
3 Augusta State 69
2 Radford 75
7 Charleston Southern 70

* Asterisk indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

  • Tony Dunkin, Coastal Carolina
  • Brian Penny, Coastal Carolina
  • Robert Dowdell, Coastal Carolina
  • Keenan Mann, Augusta State
  • Derek Stewart, Augusta State

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References

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