The 1987

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men's basketball tournament took place February 26–28, 1987, at the

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. For the second time in their school history, the Baptist College Buccaneers (now known as Charleston Southern) won the tournament, led by head coach Tommy Gaither.Big South Men's Basketball History - p. 1
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Format

All of the conference's eight members participated in the tournament, hosted at the Savannah Civic Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage.

Bracket

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All-Tournament Team

* Ben Hinson, Charleston Southern * Oliver Johnson, Charleston Southern * Heder Ambroise, Charleston Southern * Clarence Grier, Campbell *

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, Campbell * Van Wilkins, UNC Asheville

References

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Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

Big South Conference men's basketball tournament The Big South Conference men's basketball tournament (popularly known as the Big South tournament) is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Big South Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 1986. It is a s ...