The Big South Men’s Basketball conference championship has turned in some exciting moments in seasons during the last half of the 2000s. This southern mid-major conference is comprised of ten schools located in the south and mid-Atlantic in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The teams comprising the Big South conference are Coastal Carolina, Radford, Winthrop, UNC Asheville, High Point, Liberty, Charleston Southern, VMI, Gardner-Webb, and Presbyterian College. During the 2008-2009 regular 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 conference tournament that year, Radford ran the table, High Point, UNC Asheville, and VMI en route to the conference championship. In the NCAA tournament, Radford was defeated by North Carolina by a score of 101-58. The previous year, during the 2007-2008 season, Winthrop played their way into the big dance with a dominating performance over UNC Asheville in the championship game. Perhaps the most memorable tournament champion was the Winthrop team of 2006-2007. Winthrop squeaked by VMI 84-81 in the championship game and went on to the NCAA tournament to defeat Notre Dame in perhaps the most memorable victory in the basketball conference’s twenty-five year history.http://www.bigsouthsports.com/fls/4800/STATS/MBB/2008-09/RAD.HTM

In 2009-2010, Coastal Carolina claimed the league regular season championship, followed by perennial contenders Radford, Winthrop and UNC Asheville. Regular season 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. http://www.bigsouthsports.com/fls/4800/STATS/MBB/2009-10/confsked.htmThe 2010 Advance Auto Parts Big South Conference Men's Basketball Championship was held March 2-6, 2010 at the home sites of the top seeds. The top eight teams advanced to the tournament, with Presbyterian College ineligible for this year’s tournament. Coastal Carolina was the favorite to earn the conference’s automatic bid but lost in the championship game to Winthrop, who is going to the big dance.

In 1989, George F. Sasser implemented its public relations and programs and introduced its first men's basketball television package, having the Big South competing among some of the finest teams in the nation.

Winthrop Eagles is the 2007-2008 Conference Tournament Champions. They have four straight conference tournament championships from 2004 up to 2008. Torrell Martin is the two time MVP in 2004 to 2006 season, Craig Bradshaw in 2006-07, and Michael Jenkins in 2007-2008 season MVP for the Winthrop Eagles.

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