CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – The Big South Conference Council of Chief Executive Officers has unanimously voted to award the 2016 Big South Men’s Basketball Championship to Campbell University and the 2016 Women’s Basketball Championship to UNC Asheville, it was announced today.
Campbell will host the men’s event for the first time, which will be Thursday-Sunday, March 3-6 at the 3,095-seat Gilbert Craig Gore Arena in the John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center on the Buies Creek campus. It will be the third time that all rounds of the Big South Men’s Basketball Championship will be held in the state of North Carolina. The previous times were in 1999 and 2000 in Asheville.
UNC Asheville will host all rounds of the Women’s Championship for the sixth time, second-most in league history, and the first time in 3,200-seat Kimmel Arena on Asheville’s campus. The 2016 tournament will be Thursday-Sunday, March 10-13 — just the third time the event will be played over four consecutive days. Asheville previously hosted the Big South Women’s Basketball Championship in 1990, 1999, 2000, 2007 and 2008.
“The Big South Conference is excited to bring its version of March Madness to the state of North Carolina,” stated Big South Commissioner Kyle Kallander. “It is clear from the bids that Campbell and UNC Asheville will do an outstanding job hosting the 2016 Big South Basketball Championships, and will provide an unbelievable experience for our student-athletes. We are appreciative of the commitment expressed by the leadership of both institutions, as well as the tourism bureaus of Raleigh/Dunn and Asheville, in supporting this event. We can’t wait for March!”
Below are the tentative schedules for both championships. More information on the 2016 events, including finalized game times and ticket information, will be announced at a later date.
2016 Men’s Basketball Championship – March 3-6 (at Campbell)
Thursday, March 3 – First Round
No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seed, TBA (Big South Network)
No. 7 seed vs. No. 10 seed, TBA (BSN)
No. 6 seed vs. No. 11 seed, TBA (BSN)
Friday, March 4 – Quarterfinals
No. 1 seed vs. Winner 8/9, 12:00pm (ESPN3)
No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed, 2:00pm (ESPN3)
No. 2 seed vs. Winner 7/10, 6:00pm (ESPN3)
No. 3 seed vs. Winner 6/11, 8:00pm (ESPN3)
Saturday, March 5 – Semifinals
Semifinal Game 1, TBA (ESPN3)
Semifinal Game 2, TBA (ESPN3)
Sunday, March 6 – Championship
Championship Game, 2:30pm (ESPN2)
2016 Women’s Basketball Championship – March 10-13 (at UNC Asheville)
Thursday, March 10 – First Round
No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seed, TBA (BSN)
No. 7 seed vs. No. 10 seed, TBA (BSN)
No. 6 seed vs. No. 11 seed, TBA (BSN)
Friday, March 11 – Quarterfinals
No. 1 seed vs. Winner 8/9, 12:00pm (ESPN3)
No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed, 2:00pm (ESPN3)
No. 2 seed vs. Winner 7/10, 6:00pm (ESPN3)
No. 3 seed vs. Winner 6/11, 8:00pm (ESPN3)
Saturday, March 12 – Semifinals
Semifinal Game 1, TBA (ESPN3)
Semifinal Game 2, TBA (ESPN3)
Sunday, March 13 – Championship
Championship Game, 2:00pm (ESPN3)
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