2014–15 Big South Conference men's basketball season

2014–15 Big South Men's Basketball Season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	11
TV partner(s)	ESPN, MASN, ASN
Regular Season
Season champions	Charleston Southern
Season MVP	Saah Nimley
Top scorer	Saah Nimley
Tournament
Champions	Coastal Carolina
Runners-up	Winthrop
Finals MVP	Elijah Wilson

2014–15 Big South men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Charleston Southern	13	–	5		.722			19	–	12		.613
High Point	13	–	5		.722			23	–	10		.697
Coastal Carolina †	12	–	6		.667			24	–	10		.706
Radford	12	–	6		.667			22	–	12		.647
Winthrop	12	–	6		.667			19	–	13		.594
UNC Asheville	10	–	8		.556			15	–	16		.484
Gardner–Webb	10	–	8		.556			20	–	15		.571
Presbyterian	6	–	12		.333			10	–	22		.313
Longwood	5	–	13		.278			11	–	23		.324
Campbell	4	–	14		.222			10	–	22		.313
Liberty	2	–	16		.111			8	–	24		.250
† 2015 Big South Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Big South Conference men's basketball season began on November 14, 2014, and concluded in March with the 2015 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament played at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina.

It was the Big South's 30th season of men's basketball. The league was reduced to eleven members for the first time since 2011–12 with the loss of VMI to the Southern Conference. Because of this, the Big South dropped the divisional format it utilized the previous two seasons, and played an eighteen-game conference schedule, as opposed to sixteen the year prior.

Awards and Honors

• Player of the Year: Saah Nimley, Charleston Southern
• Freshman of the Year: DeSean Murray, Presbyterian
• Defense Player of the Year: Javonte Green, Radford
• Coach of the Year: Barclay Radebaugh, Charleston Southern
• Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Giacomo Zilli, UNC Asheville

All–Big South Teams

First Team

Name	School	Pos.	Year
Saah Nimley	Charleston Southern	G	Senior
John Brown	High Point	F	R–Junior
Jerome Hill	Gardner–Webb	F	Junior
Javonte Green	Radford	F	Senior
Keon Moore	Winthrop	G	R–Senior.

Second Team

Name	School	Pos.	Year
Warren Gillis	Coastal Carolina	F	Junior
Andrew Rowsey	UNC Asheville	G	Sophomore
Tyler Strange	Gardner–Webb	G	Senior
Will Saunders	Charleston Southern	F	Senior
Quincy Taylor	Longwood	G	R–Senior

Honorable Mention

Name	School	Pos.	Year
Arlon Harper	Charleston Southern	G	Senior
R. J. Price	Radford	G	Senior
Jordan Downing	Presbyterian	G	R–Senior
DeSean Murray	Presbyterian	F	Freshman
Josh Cameron	Coastal Carolina	G	Senior

All-Freshman

Name	School	Pos.
DeSean Murray	Presbyterian	F
Xavier Cooks	Winthrop	F
Kevin Vannatta	UNC Asheville	G
Ryan Badowski	Longwood	G
Curtis Phillips	Campbell	F

All-Academic

Name	School	Pos.	Year
Paul Gombwer	Charleston Southern	F	Junior
Andrew Ryan	Campbell	G	R–Senior
Tristan Curtis	Coastal Carolina	F	Junior
Haiishen McIntyre	High Point	G	Sophomore
Tyrell Nelson	Gardner–Webb	C	Sophomore
Ethan Layer	Liberty	G	R–Junior
Damarion Geter	Longwood	F	Sophomore
Kyle Noreen	Radford	F	Senior
Giacomo Zilli	UNC Asheville	F	Sophomore
Derrick Henry	Winthrop	G	R–Junior

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Postseason

Big South Tournament

2015 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament Seeds and Results
Seed	School	Conference	Overall	Tiebreaker	First Round March 5	Quarterfinals March 7	Semifinals March 8	Championship March 9
1	Charleston Southern ‡	13–5	19–10	2–2 vs. Coastal, Radford	BYE	#9 Longwood
2	High Point	13–5	22–8	0–4 vs. Coastal, Radford	BYE	#7 Gardner–Webb
3	Coastal Carolina	12–6	21–9	2–0 vs. HPU, 1–0 vs. Radford	BYE	#6 UNC Asheville	#7 Gardner–Webb	#5 Winthrop
4	Radford	12–6	21–10	2–0 vs. High Point	BYE	#5 Winthrop
5	Winthrop	12–6	17–12	0–2 vs. High Point	BYE	#4 Radford	#9 Longwood	#3 Coastal Carolina
6	UNC Asheville	10–8	14–15	2–0 vs. GWU	#11 Liberty	#3 Coastal Carolina
7	Gardner–Webb	10–8	18–13	0–2 vs. UNCA	#10 Campbell	#2 High Point	#3 Coastal Carolina
8	Presbyterian	6–12	10–21		#9 Longwood
9	Longwood	5–13	9–22		#8 Presbyterian	#1 Charleston Southern	#5 Winthrop
10	Campbell	4–14	10–21		#7 Gardner–Webb
11	Liberty	2–16	8–23		#6 UNC Asheville
‡ – Big South regular season champions. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 4					Quarterfinals Friday, March 6					Semifinals Saturday, March 7					Championship Sunday, March 8
						1	Charleston Southern	60
						9	Longwood	68
	8	Presbyterian	61
	9	Longwood	65
											5	Winthrop	71
										9	Longwood	58
						4	Radford	66
						5	Winthrop	67
																3	Coastal Carolina	81
																5	Winthrop	70
						2	High Point	71
						7	Gardner–Webb	72
	7	Gardner–Webb	72
	10	Campbell	64
											3	Coastal Carolina	73
										7	Gardner-Webb	70
						3	Coastal Carolina	74
						6	UNC-Asheville	57
	6	UNC–Asheville	80
	11	Liberty	70

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NCAA Tournament

Seed	Region	School	Second Round	Third Round	Sweet 16	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship
16	West	Coastal Carolina	L Wisconsin 86–72
		1 bid	0–1 .000	0–0 –	0–0 –	0–0 –	0–0 –	TOTAL: 0–1 .000

National Invitation Tournament

Seed	Bracket	School	First Round	Second Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
8	Old Dominion	Charleston Southern	L Old Dominion 65–56
		1 bid	0–1 .000	0–0 –	0–0 –	0–0 –	TOTAL: 0–1 .000

College Basketball Invitational

Seed	Bracket	School	First Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
		Gardner–Webb	L Colorado 78–87
		Radford	W Delaware State 78–57	L Vermont 71–78
		2 bids	1–1 .500	0–1 .000	0–0 –	TOTAL: 1–2 .333

CollegeInsider.com Tournament

Seed	Bracket	School	First Round	Second Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
		High Point	W Maryland Eastern Shore 70–67	L Eastern Kentucky 65–66
		1 bid	1–0 1.000	0–1 .000	0–0 –	0–0 –	TOTAL: 1–1 .500

Head coaches

Kevin McGeehan, Campbell Barclay Radebaugh, Charleston Southern Cliff Ellis, Coastal Carolina Tim Craft, Gardner–Webb Scott Cherry, High Point Dale Layer, Liberty

Jayson Gee, Longwood Gregg Nibert, Presbyterian Mike Jones, Radford Nick McDevitt, UNC Asheville Pat Kelsey, Winthrop

References

1. "Big South Announces 2014-15 Men's Basketball Award Winners". BigSouthSports.com. Big South Conference. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
2. "2015 VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Mens Basketball Bracket" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved 10 March 2015.