The 2013–14 Big South Conference men's basketball season began on November 8, 2013, and concluded in March with the 2014 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament played at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina.

It was the Big South's 29th season of men's basketball, and the final year for one member, the VMI Keydets, who leave for the Southern Conference beginning in 2014–15."VMI, ETSU, Mercer to join SoCon." ESPN.com. May 30, 2013. It was also the second year in which the conference utilized a six-team division format.

Awards and honors Player of the Year: John Brown, High Point Freshman of the Year: Andrew Rowsey, UNC Asheville Defense Player of the Year: D. J. Covington, VMI Coach of the Year: Scott Cherry, High Point Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Mike Byron, Gardner–Webb

All–Big South Teams

First Team NameSchool Pos. YearJohn BrownHigh PointFR–Soph.D. J. CovingtonVMICSeniorJavonte GreenRadfordFJuniorRodney GlasgowVMIPGSeniorAndrew RowseyUNC AshevilleGFreshman

Second Team NameSchool Pos. YearWarren GillisCoastal CarolinaFJuniorJerome HillGardner–WebbFSophomoreQ. J. PetersonVMIGFreshmanJaron LaneUNC AshevilleFR–SeniorD. J. CunninghamUNC AshevilleCR–Senior

Honorable Mention NameSchool Pos. YearElijah WilsonCoastal CarolinaGFreshmanTristan CareyLongwoodGSeniorJordan DowningPresbyterianGR–JuniorDevante WallaceHigh PointGJuniorKeon JohnsonWinthropGFreshman

All-Freshman NameSchool Pos.Andrew RowseyUNC AshevilleGQ. J. PetersonVMIGElijah WilsonCoastal CarolinaGKeon JohnsonWinthropGTyrell NelsonGardner–WebbF

All-Academic NameSchool Pos. YearPaul GombwerCharleston SouthernFJuniorMichael EnangaCoastal CarolinaFSophomoreMike ByronGardner–WebbCSeniorHaiishen McIntyreHigh PointGSophomoreJohn Caleb SandersLibertyGSeniorJeylani DublinLongwoodFR–JuniorKyle NoreenRadfordG/FJuniorJames BourneWinthropFJunior

NABC All–District Team District 20 First Team John Brown, High Point D. J. Covington, VMI District 20 Second Team Rodney Glasgow, VMI Andrew Rowsey, UNC Asheville

Conference Schedules

Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Teams play each team in their division twice and play teams out of their division once, totaling 16 games.   CU CSU CCU GWU HPU LU LwU PC RU UNCA VMI WU TotalCampbell – 0–10–10–11–10–21–11–01–10–11–10–16–10Charleston Southern1–0 – 1–11–10–11–00–12–00–10–20–11–16–10Coastal Carolina1–01–1 – 2–00–11–01–02–01–01–11–00–211–5Gardner–Webb1–01–10–2 – 1–01–01–02–01–00–20–12–010–6High Point1–11–01–00–1 – 2–01–01–01–11–01–11–012–4Liberty2–00–10–10–10–2 – 1–11–00–20–11–10–15–11Longwood1–11–00–10–10–11–1 – 0–10–20–10–20–13–13Presbyterian0–10–20–20–20–10–11–0 – 0–11–10–10–22–14Radford1–11–00–10–11–12–02–01–0 – 1–00–21–010–6UNC Asheville1–02–01–12–00–11–01–01–10–1 – 0–11–110–6VMI1–11–00–11–01–11–12–01–02–01–0 – 0–111–5Winthrop1–01–12–00–20–11–01–02–00–11–11–0 – 10–6

Campbell

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Coastal Carolina

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Gardner–Webb

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High Point

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Liberty

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Longwood

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Presbyterian

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Radford

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UNC Asheville

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VMI

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Winthrop

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Postseason

Big South tournament

2014 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament Seeds and Results North Division Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker First roundMarch 5 QuarterfinalsMarch 7 SemifinalsMarch 8 ChampionshipMarch 9 1High Point ‡ 12–4 16–13 Bye #4S Winthrop 2VMI 11–5 18–11 Bye #3S Gardner–Webb #1S Coastal Carolina 3Radford 10–6 20–11 #6S Presbyterian #2S UNC Asheville 4Campbell 6–10 12–19 #5S Charl. Southern 5Liberty 5–11 11–20 #4S Winthrop 6Longwood 3–13 8–23 #3S Gardner–Webb South Division Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker First roundMarch 5 QuarterfinalsMarch 7 SemifinalsMarch 8 ChampionshipMarch 9 1Coastal Carolina ‡ 11–5 18–12 Bye #5S Charl. Southern #2N VMI #4S Winthrop 2UNC Asheville 10–6 16–143–1 vs. GWU & Winthrop Bye #3N Radford #4S Winthrop 3Gardner–Webb 10–6 17–142–0 vs. Winthrop #6N Longwood #2N VMI 4Winthrop 10–6 17–12 #5N Liberty #1N High Point #3S UNC Asheville #1S Coastal Carolina 5Charleston Southern 6–10 12–17 #4N Campbell #1S Coastal Carolina 6Presbyterian 2–14 6–25 #3S Radford‡ – Big South regular season division champions.Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Bracket

NCAA tournament

Seed Region School Second round Third round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 16 East Coastal Carolina #1 Virginia – March 21, Raleigh – L, 59–70 1 bid0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 0–1

National Invitation tournament

Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 8 Minnesota High Point #1 Minnesota – March 18, Minneapolis – L, 81–88 1 bid0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 0–1

College Basketball Invitational

Seed Bracket School First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Radford Oregon State – March 19, Corvallis – W, 96–92 Old Dominion – March 24, Norfolk – L, 59–82 1 bid1–0 0–1 0–0 TOTAL: 1–1

CollegeInsider.com tournament

Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship VMI Canisius – March 18, Buffalo – W, 111–100 IPFW – March 22, Lexington – W, 106–95 Ohio – March 26, Athens – W, 92–90 Yale – April 1, Lexington – L, 62–751 bid1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 TOTAL: 3–1

Head coaches

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

Jasyon Gee, Longwood Gregg Nibert, Presbyterian Mike Jones, Radford Nick McDevitt, UNC Asheville Duggar Baucom, VMI Pat Kelsey, Winthrop

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