1988 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |
| Year=1988
| Conference=Big South Conference
| Division=I
| Gender=Men's
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| Teams=7
| Arena=Winthrop Coliseum
| City=Rock Hill, SC
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| Champions=Winthrop
| TitleCount=1st
| Coach=Steve Vacendak
| CoachCount=1st
| MVP=John Weiss
| MVPTeam=Winthrop
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{{1987–88 Big South Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1988 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–5, 1988, at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina. For the first time in their school history, the Winthrop Eagles won the tournament, led by head coach Steve Vacendak.[http://big-south.s3.amazonaws.com/sports/recordbooks/41/recordbook.pdf?1386252192 Big South Men's Basketball History - p. 1]
Format
All of the conference's seven members participated in the tournament, hosted at the Winthrop Coliseum, home of the Winthrop Eagles. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage.
Bracket
{{7TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinals
March 3
| RD2=Semifinals
March 4
| RD3=Finals
March 5
| RD1-seed1=4
| RD1-team1=Winthrop
| RD1-score1=63
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2=UNC Asheville
| RD1-score2=58
| RD1-seed3=2
| RD1-team3=Baptist College
| RD1-score3=69
| RD1-seed4=7
| RD1-team4=Campbell
| RD1-score4=61
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5=Radford
| RD1-score5=96
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6=Augusta State
| RD1-score6=82
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Coastal Carolina
| RD2-score1=40
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Winthrop
| RD2-score2=75
| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3=Charleston Southern
| RD2-score3=82
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=Radford
| RD2-score4=91*
| RD3-seed1=3
| RD3-team1=Radford
| RD3-score1=56
| RD3-seed2=4
| RD3-team2=Winthrop
| RD3-score2=71
}}
- [http://big-south.s3.amazonaws.com/sports/recordbooks/41/recordbook.pdf?1386252192 Source]
All-Tournament Team
- John Weiss, Winthrop
- Shaun Wise, Winthrop
- Greg Washington, Winthrop
- Aswan Wainright, Radford
- Oliver Johnson, Charleston Southern
- Heder Ambroise, Charleston Southern
References
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