Campbell Chosen to Host 2016 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Championship
November 04, 2015 | Men's Basketball
CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- The Big South Conference announced the host for the 2016 Big South Men's Basketball Championship Wednesday, with the league's Council of Chief Executive Officers selecting Campbell University in a unanimous vote.
Campbell will host the event for the first time, welcoming the rest of the Big South to the Buies Creek campus and the 3,095-seat Gilbert Gore Arena inside the John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center. The championships will be contested from Thursday, March 3 thru Sunday, March 6, 2016.
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 two occasions – 1999 and 2000 – the championships were contested in Asheville.
Below is the tentative schedule for championship week. More information on the 2016 championship, 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)
