2004 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

2004 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteVines Center
Lynchburg, VA
ChampionsLiberty (2nd title)
Winning coachRandy Dunton (1st title)
MVPDanny Gathings (High Point)
Attendance24,860
2003–04 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Birmingham–Southern12–4 .75019–7  .731
Liberty †12–4 .75018–15  .545
High Point10–6 .62519–11  .633
Winthrop10–6 .62516–12  .571
Coastal Carolina8–8 .50014–15  .483
Radford7–9 .43812–16  .429
UNC Asheville6–10 .3759–20  .310
VMI4–12 .2506–22  .214
Charleston Southern3–13 .1886–22  .214
† 2004 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 2–6, 2004, at campus sites. The tournament was won by the Liberty Flames, their second tournament win in school history. Liberty defeated High Point in the title game 89–44, although Danny Gathings of High Point won the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[1]

Format

Eight of the conference's nine teams participated for the tournament, with Birmingham–Southern being ineligible. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. All games were hosted at campus sites, with home-field advantage going to the higher seed.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 4
Finals
March 6
         
1 Liberty 60
8 Charleston Southern 54
1 Liberty 88
4 Coastal Carolina 73
4 Coastal Carolina 67
5 Radford 62
1 Liberty 89
2 High Point 44
3 Winthrop 46
6 UNC Asheville 49
6 UNC Asheville 49
2 High Point 63
2 High Point 75
7 VMI 43

All-Tournament Team

[1]

References