1991 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

1991 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1990–91
Teams	8
Site	Civic Center of Anderson Anderson, SC
Champions	Coastal Carolina (2nd title)
Winning coach	Russ Bergman (2nd title)
MVP	Tony Dunkin (Coastal Carolina)
Big South Conference men's basketball tournaments

1990–91 Big South Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Coastal Carolina †	13	–	1		.929			24	–	8		.750
Radford	12	–	2		.857			22	–	7		.759
Augusta State	9	–	5		.643			14	–	16		.467
Davidson	6	–	8		.429			10	–	19		.345
Winthrop	5	–	9		.357			8	–	20		.286
UNC Asheville	4	–	10		.286			8	–	20		.286
Charleston Southern	4	–	10		.286			9	–	19		.321
Campbell	3	–	11		.214			9	–	19		.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

• Source

All-Tournament Team

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

[1]

References

1. Big South Men's Basketball History - p. 2