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1996 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

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1996 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams8
SiteVines Center
Lynchburg, VA
ChampionsUNC Greensboro (1st title)
Winning coachRandy Peele (1st title)
MVPScott Hartzell (UNC Greensboro)
← 1995
1997 →
1995–96 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
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

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]

Format

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

Bracket

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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

All-Tournament Team

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References

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