The Big South Men’s Basketball conference is a mid-major conference comprised of ten southern schools in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia; Coastal Carolina, Radford, Winthrop, UNC Asheville, High Point, Liberty, Charleston Southern, VMI, Gardner-Webb, and Presbyterian. The conference celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2009 and there have been some big basketball moments in those two and a half decades. Tony Dunkin from Coastal Carolina was perhaps the conference’s most celebrated player, competing from 1988-1993, until VMI’s Reggie Williams came along in 2008-2009. There have been some memorable NCC conference moments as well. VMI and Winthrop both received national recognition in the 2007-2009 seasons, with Winthrop being the first Big South team to receive a national ranking in 2007 and going-on to defeat Notre Dame in the big dance. https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=592049&SPID=73495&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=1523302In the 2008-2009 season, Radford led the way with a 15-3 regular season record, followed by VMI at 13-5 and Liberty at 12-6. In the postseason, North Carolina defeated Radford and Liberty lost to James Madison.

• Charleston Southern Buccaneers
• Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
• Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
• High Point Panthers
• Liberty Flames
• Presbyterian College Blue Hose
• Radford Highlanders
• UNC at Asheville Bulldogs
• Virginia Military Institute Keydets
• Winthrop Eagles

In 2009-2010, Coastal Carolina claimed the league regular season championship, followed by Radford, Winthrop and UNC Asheville. Leading scorers were senior Art Parakhouski from Radford with over twenty points a game, junior Austin Kenon from VMI, and sophomore Nick Barbour from High Point. The regular season champs, Coastal Carolina, were led in scoring by senior Joseph Harris, junior Chad Gray, and senior Mario Edwards. Coastal Carolina had a strong regular season, winning non-conference games against the likes of Indiana State, and Georgia Southern, and losing at Duke. The best individual performance of the year was put on by Liberty’s Kyle Ohman, who poured in 39 points against High Point and Barbour of High Point who scored 38 points against UNC Pembroke.http://www.bigsouthsports.com/fls/4800/STATS/MBB/2009-10/confsked.htm

The 2008-2009 season will be the 25th Anniversary of the Big South Conference. It was formed on August 21, 1983 by Howard Bagwell Athletic Director of Charleston Southern and Augusta President George Christenberry. They began recruiting for the members of the Big South and having commitments from Augusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell University, Coastal Carolina and Winthrop.

Dr. Edward M. Singleton was the first league commissioner. In his efforts Armstrong Atlantic State, Radford and UNC Asheville were added to give the Big South an official Conference. The Big South's first year of competition was in 1984 and it was granted full-fledged NCAA Division I status in September 1986.

• 2008: Winthrop Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 2007: Winthrop Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 2006: Winthrop Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 2005: Winthrop Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 2004: Liberty Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 2003: UNC Asheville Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 2002: Winthrop Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 2001: Winthrop Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 2000: Winthrop Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 1999: Winthrop Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 1998: Radford Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 1997: Charleston Southern Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 1996: UNC Greensboro Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 1995: Charleston Southern Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 1994: Liberty Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 1993: Coastal Carolina Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 1992: Campbell Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 1991: Coastal Carolina Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 1990: Coastal Carolina Official site: Big South Tournament Champions
• 1989: UNC Asheville Official site: Big South Tournament Champions