1996 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1996 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 29–March 2, 1996, at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Virginia, the home of the Liberty Flames. For the first time in their school history, the UNC Greensboro Spartans won the tournament, led by head coach Randy Peele.^[1]

1996 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1995–96
Teams	8
Site	Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
Champions	UNC Greensboro (1st title)
Winning coach	Randy Peele (1st title)
MVP	Scott Hartzell (UNC Greensboro)
Big South Conference men's basketball tournaments ← 1995 1997 →

1995–96 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Greensboro †	11	–	3		.786			20	–	10		.667
Liberty	9	–	5		.643			17	–	12		.586
UNC Asheville	9	–	5		.643			18	–	10		.643
Charleston Southern	9	–	5		.643			15	–	13		.536
Radford	8	–	6		.571			14	–	13		.519
Winthrop	6	–	8		.429			7	–	19		.269
UMBC	3	–	11		.214			5	–	22		.185
Coastal Carolina	1	–	13		.071			5	–	21		.192
† 1996 Big South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All eight teams participated in the tournament, hosted at the Vines Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals February 29					Semifinals March 1					Finals March 2
	1	UNC Greensboro	78
	8	Coastal Carolina	67
						1	UNC Greensboro	69
						4	Charleston Southern	60
	4	Charleston Southern	55
	5	Radford	52
											1	UNC Greensboro	79
											2	Liberty	53
	3	UNC Asheville	69
	6	Winthrop	61
						2	Liberty	73
						3	UNC Asheville	60
	2	Liberty	74
	7	UMBC	52

* Asterisk indicates overtime game

• Source

All-Tournament Team

• Scott Hartzel, UNC Greensboro
• Eric Cuthrell, UNC Greensboro
• Jeremy Davis, UNC Greensboro
• Peter Aluma, Liberty
• Marcus White, Liberty

^[1]

References

1. Big South Men's Basketball History - p. 4