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2014–15 Big South Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)ESPN, MASN, ASN
Regular Season
Season championsCharleston Southern
Season MVPSaah Nimley
Top scorerSaah Nimley
Tournament
ChampionsCoastal Carolina
  Runners-upWinthrop
Finals MVPElijah Wilson
Basketball seasons
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2014–15 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Charleston Southern 13 – 5   .722 19 – 12   .613
High Point 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
Coastal Carolina † 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Radford 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
Winthrop 12 – 6   .667 19 – 13   .594
UNC Asheville 10 – 8   .556 15 – 16   .484
Gardner–Webb 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
Presbyterian 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313
Longwood 5 – 13   .278 11 – 23   .324
Campbell 4 – 14   .222 10 – 22   .313
Liberty 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† 2015 Big South tournament winner

The 2014–15 Big South Conference men's basketball season began on November 14, 2014, and concluded in March with the 2015 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament played at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina.

It was the Big South's 30th season of men's basketball. The league was reduced to eleven members for the first time since 2011–12 with the loss of VMI to the Southern Conference. Because of this, the Big South dropped the divisional format it utilized the previous two seasons, and played an eighteen-game conference schedule, as opposed to sixteen the year prior.

Awards and honors

  • Player of the Year: Saah Nimley, Charleston Southern
  • Freshman of the Year: DeSean Murray, Presbyterian
  • Defense Player of the Year: Javonte Green, Radford
  • Coach of the Year: Barclay Radebaugh, Charleston Southern
  • Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Giacomo Zilli, UNC Asheville

All–Big South Teams

First Team

Name School Pos. Year
Saah Nimley Charleston Southern G Senior
John Brown High Point F R–Junior
Jerome Hill Gardner–Webb F Junior
Javonte Green Radford F Senior
Keon Moore Winthrop G R–Senior.

Second Team

Name School Pos. Year
Warren Gillis Coastal Carolina F Junior
Andrew Rowsey UNC Asheville G Sophomore
Tyler Strange Gardner–Webb G Senior
Will Saunders Charleston Southern F Senior
Quincy Taylor Longwood G R–Senior

Honorable Mention

Name School Pos. Year
Arlon Harper Charleston Southern G Senior
R. J. Price Radford G Senior
Jordan Downing Presbyterian G R–Senior
DeSean Murray Presbyterian F Freshman
Josh Cameron Coastal Carolina G Senior

All-Freshman

Name School Pos.
DeSean Murray Presbyterian F
Xavier Cooks Winthrop F
Kevin Vannatta UNC Asheville G
Ryan Badowski Longwood G
Curtis Phillips Campbell F

All-Academic

Name School Pos. Year
Paul Gombwer Charleston Southern F Junior
Andrew Ryan Campbell G R–Senior
Tristan Curtis Coastal Carolina F Junior
Haiishen McIntyre High Point G Sophomore
Tyrell Nelson Gardner–Webb C Sophomore
Ethan Layer Liberty G R–Junior
Damarion Geter Longwood F Sophomore
Kyle Noreen Radford F Senior
Giacomo Zilli UNC Asheville F Sophomore
Derrick Henry Winthrop G R–Junior

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Postseason

Big South Tournament

Main article: 2015 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2015 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament Seeds and Results
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker First Round
March 5 		Quarterfinals
March 7 		Semifinals
March 8 		Championship
March 9
1 Charleston Southern ‡ 13–5 19–10 2–2 vs. Coastal, Radford BYE #9 Longwood
2 High Point 13–5 22–8 0–4 vs. Coastal, Radford BYE #7 Gardner–Webb
3 Coastal Carolina 12–6 21–9 2–0 vs. HPU, 1–0 vs. Radford BYE #6 UNC Asheville #7 Gardner–Webb #5 Winthrop
4 Radford 12–6 21–10 2–0 vs. High Point BYE #5 Winthrop
5 Winthrop 12–6 17–12 0–2 vs. High Point BYE #4 Radford #9 Longwood #3 Coastal Carolina
6 UNC Asheville 10–8 14–15 2–0 vs. GWU #11 Liberty #3 Coastal Carolina
7 Gardner–Webb 10–8 18–13 0–2 vs. UNCA #10 Campbell #2 High Point #3 Coastal Carolina
8 Presbyterian 6–12 10–21 #9 Longwood
9 Longwood 5–13 9–22 #8 Presbyterian #1 Charleston Southern #5 Winthrop
10 Campbell 4–14 10–21 #7 Gardner–Webb
11 Liberty 2–16 8–23 #6 UNC Asheville
‡ – Big South regular season champions.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 4 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 7 		Championship
Sunday, March 8
            
1 Charleston Southern 60
9 Longwood 68
8 Presbyterian 61
9 Longwood 65
5 Winthrop 71
9 Longwood 58
4 Radford 66
5 Winthrop 67
3 Coastal Carolina 81
5 Winthrop 70
2 High Point 71
7 Gardner–Webb 72
7 Gardner–Webb 72
10 Campbell 64
3 Coastal Carolina 73
7 Gardner-Webb 70
3 Coastal Carolina 74
6 UNC-Asheville 57
6 UNC–Asheville 80
11 Liberty 70

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NCAA tournament

Main article: 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Seed Region School Second Round Third Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
16 West Coastal Carolina L Wisconsin 86–72
1 bid 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – TOTAL: 0–1 .000

National Invitation Tournament

Main article: 2015 National Invitation Tournament
Seed Bracket School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
8 Old Dominion Charleston Southern L Old Dominion 65–56
1 bid 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – TOTAL: 0–1 .000

College Basketball Invitational

Main article: 2015 College Basketball Invitational
Seed Bracket School First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Gardner–Webb L Colorado 78–87
Radford W Delaware State 78–57 L Vermont 71–78
2 bids 1–1 .500 0–1 .000 0–0 – TOTAL: 1–2 .333

CollegeInsider.com Tournament

Main article: 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Seed Bracket School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
High Point W Maryland Eastern Shore 70–67 L Eastern Kentucky 65–66
1 bid 1–0 1.000 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – TOTAL: 1–1 .500

Head coaches

References

  1. ^ "Big South Announces 2014-15 Men's Basketball Award Winners". BigSouthSports.com. Big South Conference. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Mens Basketball Bracket" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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