Sports season
The 2020–21 Big South Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2021 and will conclude in March 2021.
Preseason Awards
The preseason coaches' poll was announced by the league office on November 10, 2020.[ 1]
Preseason men's basketball coaches poll
(First place votes in parentheses)
Winthrop (21) 261
UNC Asheville (2) 214
Charleston Southern 192
Gardner-Webb (1) 188
USC Upstate 149
Radford 127
High Point 117
Longwood 111
Hampton 92
Campbell 78
Presbyterian 55
Honors
Preseason honors were announced by the league office on November 10, 2020.[ 2]
Honor
Recipient
Preseason Player of the Year
Phlandrous Fleming Jr., Charleston Southern
Preseason All-Big South First Team
Phlandrous Fleming Jr., Charleston Southern
D. J. Burns Jr., Winthrop
DeVon Baker, UNC Asheville
Chandler Vaudrin , Winthrop
Jaheam Cornwall, Gardner-Webb
Preseason All-Big South Second Team
Tommy Bruner , USC Upstate
LJ Thorpe, UNC Asheville
John-Michael Wright, High Point
Everette Hammond, USC Upstate
Kareem Reid, Gardner-Webb
Conference matrix
Campbell
Charleston Southern
Gardner–Webb
Hampton
High Point
Longwood
Presbyterian
Radford
UNC Asheville
USC Upstate
Winthrop
vs. Campbell
–
0−2
1−1
0−2
0−1
1−1
0−2
2−0
0−0
0–2
2–0
vs. Charleston Southern
2–0
–
2−0
2−0
1−1
2−0
0−1
2−0
2−0
0–0
2–0
vs. Gardner-Webb
1–1
0−2
–
1–1
2−0
2−0
0−2
0−2
1−1
1–1
2–0
vs. Hampton
2–0
0−2
1−1
–
1−1
1−1
1−1
2−0
1−1
0−2
0–0
vs. High Point
1–0
1−1
0−2
1−1
–
2−0
1−1
0−0
2−0
1–1
2–0
vs. Longwood
1−1
0−2
0−2
1−1
0−2
–
1−1
2−0
1−1
2–0
2–0
vs. Presbyterian
2–0
1−0
2−0
1−1
1−1
1−1
–
1−1
0−0
1–1
2–0
vs. Radford
0–2
0−2
2−0
0−2
0−0
0−2
1−1
–
1−1
0–2
2−0
vs. UNC Asheville
0–0
0−2
1−1
1−1
0−2
1−1
0−0
1−1
–
0–0
1–1
vs. USC Upstate
2−0
0−0
1−1
2−0
1−1
0−2
1−1
2−0
0−0
–
2–0
vs. Winthrop
0–2
0−2
0−2
0−0
0−2
0−2
0−2
0−2
1−1
0–2
−
Total
11–6
2–15
10–10
9–9
6–11
10–10
5–12
12–6
9–5
5–11
17–1
All-Big South awards
Big South men's basketball weekly awards
Week
Player(s) of the Week
School
Newcomer of the Week
School
Nov 30
John-Michael Wright
High Point
JaQuavian Florence
Charleston Southern
Dec 7
Chandler Vaudrin
Winthrop
Rayshon Harrison
Presbyterian
Dec 14
Jordan Whitfield & Chandler Vaudrin (2)
Campbell & Winthrop
Justin Hill
Longwood
Dec 21
Charles Falden
Winthrop
Rayshon Harrison (2)
Presbyterian
Dec 28
Davion Warren
Hampton
Rayshon Harrison (3)
Presbyterian
Jan 4
Davion Warren (2)
Hampton
Rayshon Harrison (4)
Presbyterian
Jan 11
Dalvin White & Chandler Vaudrin (3)
USC Upstate & Winthrop
Fah'mir Ali
Radford
Jan 18
Davion Warren (3)
Hampton
Justin Hill (2)
Longwood
Jan 25
Juan Munoz
Longwood
D'Maurian Williams
Gardner-Webb
Feb 1
Cedric Henderson Jr.
Campbell
Rayshon Harrison (5)
Presbyterian
Feb 8
Dravon Mangum
Radford
Jamaine Mann
Gardner-Webb
Feb 15
Phlandrous Fleming Jr.
Charleston Southern
Justin Hill (3)
Longwood
Feb 22
Mar 1
References
Teams Championships & awards Seasons