The 1986

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men's basketball tournament was the inaugural tournament for the Big South Conference, taking place March 3–5, 1986, at the

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. 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 * Bernard Innocent, Charleston Southern * Eric Rogers, Augusta State * Eric Juratic, Augusta State * Byron Samuels, UNC Asheville * Allen Washington, Winthrop

References

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Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

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