Big South Conference Tournament Predictions 2013
Tuesday, March 5 - First Round
GAME 1: No. 4N Radford vs. No. 5S Winthrop, 12:00pm GAME 2: No. 3S UNC Asheville vs. No. 6N Longwood, 2:00pm GAME 3: No. 3N Campbell vs. No. 6S Presbyterian College, 6:00pm GAME 4: No. 4S Coastal Carolina vs. No. 5N Liberty, 8:00pm Thursday, March 7 - Quarterfinals GAME 5: No. 1S Charleston Southern vs. No. 5S Winthrop, 12:00pm GAME 6: No. 2N VMI vs. No. 3S UNC Asheville , 2:00pm GAME 7: No. 2S Gardner-Webb vs. No. 3N Campbell, 6:00pm GAME 8: No. 1N High Point vs. No. 4S Coastal Carolina, 8:00pm Saturday, March 9 - Semifinals GAME 9: No. 1S Charleston Southern vs. No. 2N VMI, 12:00pm (TV: ESPN3) GAME 10: No. 3N Campbell vs. No. 4S Coastal Carolina, 2:00pm (TV: ESPN3) Sunday, March 10 - Championship GAME 11: No. 1S Charleston Southern vs. No. 4S Coastal Carolina, 12:00pm (TV: ESPN2) |
Big South WinnerCharleston Southern: Won the tougher division in the regular season. Went 4-3 on the road in conference play. Nimley and Harper are one of the top young backcourts in the nation.
Big South Runner UpCoastal Carolina: Home court advantage puts them as the runner up. Coastal went 12-3 at home.
Big South Sleeper TeamVMI: My preseason player of the year, Stan Okoye, didn't disappointing this season. Okoye could power a run for the Keydets. He averaged 21 points and nine rebounds this season.
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My Big South Pre-Season PredictionsNorth Division
#1 VMI #2 Campbell #3 Liberty #4 High Point #5 Radford #6 Longwood South Division #1 Coastal Carolina #2 Charleston Southern #3 Gardner Webb #4 UNC Asheville #5 Presbyterian #6 Winthrop |
Big South Final StandingsNORTH CONF OVERALL
High Point 12-4 17-12 Virginia Military 8-8 13-16 Radford 7-9 13-18 Campbell 7-9 12-19 Liberty 6-10 11-20 Longwood 4-12 7-24 SOUTH CONF OVERALL Charleston Southern 12-4 17-11 Gardner-Webb 11-5 20-11 UNC-Asheville 10-6 16-15 Coastal Carolina 9-7 14-14 Winthrop 6-10 13-16 Presbyterian 4-12 8-23 |