CHARLOTTE – The Big South Conference announced the seeding for the upcoming Hercules Tires Big South Men's Basketball Championship on Saturday evening with Gardner-Webb earning the #5 seed.

GWU's first matchup of the event will be contested on Friday, March 3 and will have a tip off at 2:00 p.m. in Bojangles Coliseum where it can be watched live from ESPN+
 
The Runnin' Bulldogs will face #4 USC Upstate in the quarterfinals of the event for each team's first matchup. The winner will face off against the winner of #1 UNC Asheville and #8 High Point/#9 Charleston Southern on Saturday. The conference championship will be contested on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. where it can be televised on ESPN2.
 
UNC Asheville earned the top season after finishing with a 16-2 record and winning the regular season crown. Behind them is #2 Longwood (12-6) and #3 Radford (12-6). At 10-8, there was a three-way tie with the composite records between each other being used to determine the seeds. #4 USC Upstate had a 3-1 record between them, while #5 Gardner-Webb was 2-2, and #6 Winthrop was 1-3.
 
Rounding out the field was #7 Campbell (8-10), #8 High Point (6-12), #9 Charleston Southern (5-13), and #10 Presbyterian (1-17). Each of these teams will compete in the first round of the tournament that will be competed on Wednesday.
 
Tickets for the tournament can be found at the following link.
 
Tournament Seeds
1 – UNC Asheville (16-2)
2 – Longwood (12-6)
3 – Radford (12-6)
4 – USC Upstate (10-8)
5 – Gardner-Webb (10-8)
6 – Winthrop (10-8)
7 – Campbell (8-10)
8 – High Point (6-12)
9 – Charleston Southern (5-13)
10 – Presbyterian (1-17)
 
First Round – Wednesday, March 1 – ESPN+
Game 1: (8) High Point vs. (9) Charleston Southern, 6:00pm
Game 2: (7) Campbell vs. (10) Presbyterian, 8:00pm
 
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3 – ESPN+
Game 3: (1) UNC Asheville vs. 8/9 winner, 12:00pm
Game 4: (4) USC Upstate vs. (5) Gardner-Webb, 2:00pm
Game 5: (2) Longwood vs 7/10 Winner, 6:00pm
Game 6: (3) Radford vs. (6) Winthrop, 8:00pm
 
Semifinals - Saturday, March 4 – ESPN+
Game 7:  Semifinals – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 12:00pm
Game 8:  Semifinals – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 2:00pm
 
Championship - Sunday, March 5 – ESPN2
Game 9:  Championship – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 1:00pm