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2008-2009 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 3 - 7, 2009
Tournament Champions: Radford
Tournament Runner Up: Virginia Military
Tournament MOP/MVP: Artsiom Parakhouski (Radford, Jr.)
All-Tournament Team: Artsiom Parakhouski (Radford, Jr.), Kenny Thomas (Radford, Sr.), Joey Lynch-Flohr (Radford, Jr.), Chavis Holmes (Virginia Military, Sr.), Austin Kenon (Virginia Military, So.)
Championship Game Venue: Dedmon Center (Radford, VA)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Roger Ayers, Haywood Bostic, Sean Cassidy, Steve Coleman, Tim Comer, Tony Crisp, Dave Davis, David Davis, Billy Dunlap, Mike Eades, Jerry Heater, Nathan Quick, Rick Ridenhour, Mark Schnur, Dan Stryffeler
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Kenny Thomas (Radford, Sr.) (69)
Total Rebounds:Artsiom Parakhouski (Radford, Jr.) (39)
Total Assists:Amir Johnson (Radford, Jr.) (18)
Total Steals:Chavis Holmes (Virginia Military, Sr.) (14)
Total Blocks:Artsiom Parakhouski (Radford, Jr.) (12)
Total Minutes:Kenny Thomas (Radford, Sr.) (109)
Total FIC:Artsiom Parakhouski (Radford, Jr.) (61.0)
Total Fouls:Joey Lynch-Flohr (Radford, Jr.) (13)
Total Turnovers:Travis Holmes (Virginia Military, Sr.) (10)
Total FGs:Artsiom Parakhouski (Radford, Jr.) (24)
Total 3PM:Austin Kenon (Virginia Military, So.) (13)
Total FTs:Kenny Thomas (Radford, Sr.) (23)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
1 Radford 82
8 High Point 58
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 North Carolina-Asheville 76
5 Winthrop 68
3 Liberty 88
6 Gardner-Webb 77
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Virginia Military 96
7 Coastal Carolina 76
Semifinals
 
 
1 Radford 94
4 North Carolina-Asheville 86
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Virginia Military 78
3 Liberty 58
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Radford 108
2 Virginia Military 94

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
7 Coastal Carolina 11  19  36.67% 5  13  27.78%
6 Gardner-Webb 13  16  44.83% 9  9  50.00%
8 High Point 9  20  31.03% 4  14  22.22%
3 Liberty 21  10  67.74% 12  6  66.67%
4 North Carolina-Asheville 14  15  48.28% 10  8  55.56%
1 Radford 18  11  62.07% 15  3  83.33%
2 Virginia Military 22  7  75.86% 13  5  72.22%
5 Winthrop 11  18  37.93% 9  9  50.00%
*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 3, 2009
 Gardner-Webb Liberty 77-88 Vines Center PTS: 30. Seth Curry
REB: 9. Kyle Ohman
AST: 6. Seth Curry 		PTS: 20. Jonathan Moore
REB: 10. Auryn MacMillan
AST: 5. Jonathan Moore
Mar 3, 2009
 High Point Radford 58-82 Dedmon Center PTS: 24. Artsiom Parakhouski
REB: 11. Philip Martin
AST: 9. Philip Martin 		PTS: 12. Jourdan Morris
REB: 9. Cruz Daniels
AST: 6. David Singleton
Mar 3, 2009
 Coastal Carolina Virginia Military 76-96 Cameron Hall PTS: 30. Travis Holmes
REB: 8. Chavis Holmes
AST: 7. Ron Burks 		PTS: 15. Anthony Breeze
REB: 13. Joseph Harris
AST: 6. Logan Johnson
Mar 3, 2009
 Winthrop North Carolina-Asheville 68-76 Justice Center PTS: 27. Reid Augst
REB: 10. John Williams
AST: 4. Matt Dickey 		PTS: 18. Andre Jones
REB: 10. Charles Corbin
AST: 4. Mantoris Robinson
Mar 5, 2009
 Liberty Virginia Military 58-78 Dedmon Center PTS: 22. Chavis Holmes
REB: 11. Willie Bell
AST: 6. Travis Holmes 		PTS: 16. Kyle Ohman
REB: 13. Anthony Smith
AST: 5. Anthony Smith
Mar 5, 2009
 North Carolina-Asheville Radford 86-94 Dedmon Center PTS: 35. Kenny Thomas
REB: 13. Artsiom Parakhouski
AST: 8. Amir Johnson 		PTS: 21. Sean Smith
REB: 6. Matt Dickey
AST: 5. J.P. Primm
Mar 7, 2009
 Virginia Military Radford 94-108 Dedmon Center PTS: 26. Artsiom Parakhouski
REB: 18. Artsiom Parakhouski
AST: 6. Kenny Thomas 		PTS: 34. Austin Kenon
REB: 10. Travis Holmes
AST: 4. Travis Holmes