Sports season
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.
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[ edit ]
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.
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
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
Name
School
Pos.
DeSean Murray
Presbyterian
F
Xavier Cooks
Winthrop
F
Kevin Vannatta
UNC Asheville
G
Ryan Badowski
Longwood
G
Curtis Phillips
Campbell
F
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
[ 1]
Big South tournament [ edit ]
2015 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament Seeds and Results
Seed
School
Conference
Overall
Tiebreaker
First roundMarch 5
QuarterfinalsMarch 7
SemifinalsMarch 8
ChampionshipMarch 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.
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
[ 2]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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
Kevin McGeehan , Campbell
Barclay Radebaugh , Charleston Southern
Cliff Ellis , Coastal Carolina
Tim Craft , Gardner–Webb
Scott Cherry , High Point
Dale Layer , Liberty
Jayson Gee , Longwood
Gregg Nibert , Presbyterian
Mike Jones , Radford
Nick McDevitt , UNC Asheville
Pat Kelsey , Winthrop
Teams Championships & awards Seasons