# 2017 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Big South men's basketball tournament was the conference tournament for the Big South Conference. It was played between February 28, 2017 and March 5, 2017 at various campus sites. Winthrop defeated Campbell, 76–59, to win the tournament championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Sites

The first round was played at campus sites at the home of the higher seed. The quarterfinals and semifinals were played at No. 1-seeded Winthrop's Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The championship game was held at the home of the highest remaining seed, Winthrop's Winthrop Coliseum.

## Seeds

All 10 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. The top six teams receive a first round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Winthrop | 15–3 | 23–6 | 1–1 vs UNCA, 2–0 vs Lib., 2–0 vs GW |
| 2 | UNC Asheville | 15–3 | 23–8 | 1–1 vs Winth., 2–0 vs Lib., 1–1 vs GW |
| 3 | Liberty | 14–4 | 19–12 | |
| 4 | Gardner–Webb | 11–7 | 18–13 | |
| 5 | High Point | 9–9 | 15–15 | |
| 6 | Radford | 8–10 | 13–17 | |
| 7 | Campbell | 7–11 | 14–16 | 1–1 vs CSU, 0–2 vs top 3 seeds, 1–1 vs GW |
| 8 | Charleston Southern | 7–11 | 11–18 | 1–1 vs Camp., 0–2 vs top 3 seeds, 0–2 vs GW |
| 9 | Longwood | 3–15 | 6–23 | |
| 10 | Presbyterian | 1–17 | 5–24 | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Score | Attendance |
| First round - Tuesday, February 28 Campus sites | First round - Tuesday, February 28 Campus sites | First round - Tuesday, February 28 Campus sites | First round - Tuesday, February 28 Campus sites | First round - Tuesday, February 28 Campus sites | |
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 10 Presbyterian at No. 7 Campbell | BSN | 62–81 | 1,328 |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Longwood at No. 8 Charleston Southern | BSN | 74–79 | 815 |
| Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 2 at Winthrop Coliseum | Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 2 at Winthrop Coliseum | Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 2 at Winthrop Coliseum | Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 2 at Winthrop Coliseum | Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 2 at Winthrop Coliseum | |
| 3 | 1:00 pm | No. 2 UNC Asheville vs. No. 7 Campbell | ESPN3 | 79–81 | 1,694 |
| 4 | 3:00 pm | No. 3 Liberty vs. No. 6 Radford | ESPN3 | 52–56 | 729 |
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Winthrop vs. No. 8 Charleston Southern | ESPN3 | 92–78 | 2,944 |
| 6 | 9:00 pm | No. 4 Gardner–Webb vs. No. 5 High Point | ESPN3 | 91–55 | 2,556 |
| Semifinals - Friday, March 3 at Winthrop Coliseum | Semifinals - Friday, March 3 at Winthrop Coliseum | Semifinals - Friday, March 3 at Winthrop Coliseum | Semifinals - Friday, March 3 at Winthrop Coliseum | Semifinals - Friday, March 3 at Winthrop Coliseum | |
| 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Campbell vs. No. 6 Radford | ESPN3 | 66–50 | 1,593 |
| 8 | 8:00 pm | No. 1 Winthrop vs. No. 4 Gardner–Webb | ESPN3 | 80–77 | 3,008 |
| Championship - Sunday, March 5 at Winthrop Coliseum | Championship - Sunday, March 5 at Winthrop Coliseum | Championship - Sunday, March 5 at Winthrop Coliseum | Championship - Sunday, March 5 at Winthrop Coliseum | Championship - Sunday, March 5 at Winthrop Coliseum | |
| 9 | 1:00 pm | No. 7 Campbell vs. No. 1 Winthrop | ESPN | 59–76 | 5,109 |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, February 28 | First round Tuesday, February 28 | First round Tuesday, February 28 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 2 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 2 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 2 | Semifinals Friday, March 3 | Semifinals Friday, March 3 | Semifinals Friday, March 3 | Championship Sunday, March 5 | Championship Sunday, March 5 | Championship Sunday, March 5 |
| | | | 1 | Winthrop | 92 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Charleston Southern | 78 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Charleston Southern | 79 | 8 | Charleston Southern | 78 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Longwood | 74 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Longwood | 74 | | | | 1 | Winthrop | 80* | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Gardner–Webb | 77 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Gardner–Webb | 91 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | High Point | 55 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Winthrop | 76 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Campbell | 59 |
| | | | 2 | UNC Asheville | 79 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Campbell | 81 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Campbell | 81 | 7 | Campbell | 81 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Presbyterian | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Presbyterian | 62 | | | | 7 | Campbell | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Radford | 50 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Liberty | 52 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Radford | 56 | | | | | | |