University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
No. 1 Seed Men’s Basketball Opens Play at Hercules Tires Big South Championships Friday
02.25.2023 | Men's Basketball
BIG SOUTH RELEASE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Big South Conference announced the seedings and pairings for the upcoming Hercules Tires Big South Men's Basketball Championship on Saturday evening. The Bulldogs, who finished the 2022-23 season with a 24-7 overall record that included a 16-2 mark in Big South play, will be the Tournament's No. 1 seed after claiming the Big South Regular Season Championship. It marks the sixth time Asheville has earned the No. 1 seed and the first time since 2017-18.
Asheville's first game in Charlotte will be on Friday when it plays the winner of Wednesday's First Round contest between No. 8 seed High Point and No. 9 seed Charleston Southern. Tip-off for Asheville's first game is set for Noon on ESPN+.
The 2023 Hercules Tires Big South Men's Basketball Championship will be televised on ESPN+ Wednesday-through-Saturday, while Sunday's Championship game will air live on ESPN2. The Big South's Tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The Conference Championship schedule is below, and tickets are available HERE.
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
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Big South Conference announced the seedings and pairings for the upcoming Hercules Tires Big South Men's Basketball Championship on Saturday evening. The Bulldogs, who finished the 2022-23 season with a 24-7 overall record that included a 16-2 mark in Big South play, will be the Tournament's No. 1 seed after claiming the Big South Regular Season Championship. It marks the sixth time Asheville has earned the No. 1 seed and the first time since 2017-18.
Asheville's first game in Charlotte will be on Friday when it plays the winner of Wednesday's First Round contest between No. 8 seed High Point and No. 9 seed Charleston Southern. Tip-off for Asheville's first game is set for Noon on ESPN+.
The 2023 Hercules Tires Big South Men's Basketball Championship will be televised on ESPN+ Wednesday-through-Saturday, while Sunday's Championship game will air live on ESPN2. The Big South's Tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The Conference Championship schedule is below, and tickets are available HERE.
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
Highlights || Men's Basketball || #2 UNC Asheville vs #5 Longwood (Big South Tournament)
Monday, March 18
Highlights || Men's Basketball || #2 UNC Asheville vs #3 Gardner-Webb (Big South Tournament)
Monday, March 18
Highlights || Men's Basketball || #2 UNC Asheville vs #7 Charleston Southern (Big South Tournament)
Thursday, March 14
Highlights || Men's Basketball || UNC Asheville at Radford
Monday, March 04