# List of Big South Conference men's basketball champions

The following is a list of regular season and tournament champions of the Big South Conference in men's basketball. The Big South has held a tournament every year since 1986, with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Champions by year

| Year | Regular Season Champion(s) | Record | Tournament champion | Tournament venue | Tournament city |
| 1985–86 | Charleston Southern | 21–9 (5–1) | Charleston Southern | Savannah Civic Center | Savannah, GA |
| 1986–87 | Charleston Southern | 21–9 (12–2) | Charleston Southern | Savannah Civic Center | Savannah, GA |
| 1987–88 | Coastal Carolina | 17–11 (9–3) | Winthrop | Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, SC |
| 1988–89 | Coastal Carolina | 14–14 (9–3) | UNC Asheville | Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, SC |
| 1989–90 | Coastal Carolina | 23–6 (11–1) | Coastal Carolina | Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, SC |
| 1990–91 | Coastal Carolina | 24–8 (13–1) | Coastal Carolina | Civic Center of Anderson | Anderson, SC |
| 1991–92 | Radford | 20–9 (12–2) | Campbell | Civic Center of Anderson | Anderson, SC |
| 1992–93 | Towson State | 18–9 (14–2) | Coastal Carolina | North Charleston Coliseum | North Charleston, SC |
| 1993–94 | Towson State | 21–9 (15–3) | Liberty | North Charleston Coliseum | Charleston, SC |
| 1994–95 | UNC Greensboro | 23–6 (14–2) | Charleston Southern | Vines Center | Lynchburg, VA |
| 1995–96 | UNC Greensboro | 20–10 (11–3) | UNC Greensboro | Vines Center | Lynchburg, VA |
| 1996–97 | UNC Asheville | 18–10 (11–3) | Charleston Southern | Vines Center | Lynchburg, VA |
| 1997–98 | UNC Asheville | 19–9 (11–1) | Radford | Vines Center | Lynchburg, VA |
| 1998–99 | Winthrop | 21–8 (9–1) | Winthrop | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville, NC |
| 1999–00 | Radford | 18–10 (12–2) | Winthrop | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville, NC |
| 2000–01 | Radford | 19–10 (12–2) | Winthrop | Roanoke Civic Center | Roanoke, VA |
| 2001–02 | Winthrop | 19–12 (10–4) | Winthrop | Roanoke Civic Center | Roanoke, VA |
| 2002–03 | Winthrop | 20–10 (11–3) | UNC Asheville | Vines Center | Lynchburg, VA |
| 2003–04 | Liberty | 18–15 (12–4) | Liberty | Vines Center | Lynchburg, VA |
| 2004–05 | Winthrop | 27–6 (15–1) | Winthrop | Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, SC |
| 2005–06 | Winthrop | 23–8 (13–3) | Winthrop | Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, SC |
| 2006–07 | Winthrop | 29–5 (14–0) | Winthrop | Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, SC |
| 2007–08 | UNC Asheville | 23–10 (10–4) | Winthrop | Justice Center | Asheville, NC |
| 2008–09 | Radford | 21–12 (15–3) | Radford | Dedmon Center | Radford, VA |
| 2009–10 | Coastal Carolina | 28–7 (15–3) | Winthrop | Kimbel Arena | Conway, SC |
| 2010–11 | Coastal Carolina | 28–6 (16–2) | UNC Asheville | Kimbel Arena | Conway, SC |
| 2011-12 | UNC Asheville | 24-10 (16–2) | UNC Asheville | KimmelArena | Asheville, NC |
| 2014-15 | Charleston Southern | 19–10 (13-5) | Coastal Carolina | HTC Center | Conway, SC |
| 2015-16 | High Point | 24–10 (16–2) | UNC Asheville | Pope Convocation Center | Asheville, NC |
| 2016-17 | Winthrop | 25-6 (15-3) | Winthrop | Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, SC |

### Divisional Format

Beginning in the 2012–13 season, the Big South split up into two divisions of six teams each following the addition of Longwood to the conference in July 2012.
| Year | Regular Season Champion (North) | Record | Regular Season Champion (South) | Record | Tournament champion | Tournament Venue | Tournament City |
| 2012–13 | High Point | 17–14 (12–4) | Charleston Southern | 19–13 (12–4) | Liberty | HTC Center | Conway, SC |
| 2013–14 | High Point | 16–15 (12–4) | Coastal Carolina | 21–13 (11–5) | Coastal Carolina | HTC Center | Conway, SC |

## Tournament championships by school
### Current members

| School | Championships | Years |
| Winthrop | 13 | 1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2020, 2021 |
| Charleston Southern | 4 | 1986, 1987, 1995, 1997 |
| UNC Asheville | 5 | 1989, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2016 |
| Coastal Carolina | 4 | 1990, 1991, 1993, 2014 |
| Liberty | 3 | 1994, 2004, 2013 |
| Radford | 3 | 1998, 2009, 2018 |
| Campbell | 1 | 1992 |
| Gardner–Webb | 1 | 2019 |
| High Point | 0 | |
| Longwood | 1 | 2022 |
| Presbyterian | 0 | |

### Former members

| School | Championships | Years |
| UNC Greensboro | 1 | 1996 |
| Armstrong Atlantic State | 0 | |
| Georgia Regents | 0 | |
| Davidson | 0 | |
| Towson | 0 | |
| UMBC | 0 | |
| Elon | 0 | |
| Birmingham–Southern | 0 | |
| VMI | 0 | |