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1996-97 Men's Big South Conference Season Summary

Record: 111-118, .485 W-L% (20th of 31) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -10.03 (26th of 31)

SOS: -6.16 (24th of 31)

Regular Season Champion: Liberty and UNC Asheville

Player of the Year: Josh Pittman

Coach of the Year: Eddie Biedenbach

Conference Tournament Champion: Charleston Southern

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Charleston Southern)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: None

Ranked in Final AP Poll: None

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Liberty	11	3	.786	23	9	.719	68.2	62.3	-2.9	-7.0	Reg. Season Champion
1	UNC Asheville	11	3	.786	18	10	.643	69.0	69.2	-7.1	-5.4	Reg. Season Champion
3	Radford	8	6	.571	15	13	.536	73.1	74.0	-8.9	-6.2
4	Charleston Southern	7	7	.500	17	13	.567	71.7	70.1	-6.9	-6.6	NCAA Tournament; Conf. Tournament Champion
5	Coastal Carolina	6	8	.429	11	16	.407	63.6	67.6	-12.3	-6.7
5	UNC Greensboro	6	8	.429	10	20	.333	63.2	68.8	-9.8	-4.2
7	Winthrop	5	9	.357	12	15	.444	71.3	71.9	-15.1	-7.1
8	Maryland-Baltimore County	2	12	.143	5	22	.185	58.6	68.4	-17.3	-6.3

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/18	11/25	12/2	12/9	12/16	12/23	12/30	1/6	1/13	1/20	1/27	2/3	2/10	2/17	2/24	3/3	Final
Liberty	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Coastal Carolina	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UMBC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charleston Southern	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UNC Asheville	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UNC Greensboro	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Winthrop	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Radford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

School Stats Table
		Overall				Conf.		Home		Away		Ratings			Per Game																			Advanced
Rk	School	G	W	L	W%	W	L	W	L	W	L	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	PTS	SRS	SOS	Pace
1	Liberty	32	23	9	.719	11	3	12	4	9	4	103.0	94.1	+9.0	24.1	53.9	.447	6.4	17.9	.358	.507	13.5	20.0	.677	11.8	36.3	15.5	6.9	5.1	14.2	17.9	68.2	62.3	-2.86	-6.96	65.7
2	UNC Asheville	28	18	10	.643	11	3	7	1	9	8	97.7	98.0	-0.3	24.6	52.9	.466	4.1	12.5	.325	.505	15.6	23.9	.653	10.9	35.5	14.4	8.9	4.2	17.3	16.9	69.0	69.2	-7.10	-5.39
3	Radford	28	15	13	.536	8	6	8	4	6	9	105.2	106.5	-1.3	26.2	56.7	.462	7.6	18.9	.405	.529	13.1	18.4	.711	11.4	32.5	16.0	7.1	3.7	15.2	20.0	73.1	74.0	-8.87	-6.16	69.5
4	Charleston Southern	30	17	13	.567	7	7	8	4	7	7	100.4	98.1	+2.3	24.6	57.7	.427	6.6	19.0	.349	.485	15.8	22.7	.696	11.6	35.9	15.5	7.5	3.0	14.3	21.4	71.7	70.1	-6.92	-6.56	70.3
5	Coastal Carolina	27	11	16	.407	6	8	6	7	4	7	94.8	100.8	-6.0	23.6	56.9	.414	5.3	17.2	.310	.461	11.1	18.3	.608	13.8	36.4	11.9	6.2	1.4	15.6	18.7	63.6	67.6	-12.31	-6.69
6	UNC Greensboro	30	10	20	.333	6	8	5	6	3	9	97.8	106.5	-8.7	22.1	53.1	.416	6.3	17.0	.368	.476	12.7	19.2	.664	12.4	33.9	11.8	6.2	2.5	14.8	19.0	63.2	68.8	-9.75	-4.15
7	Winthrop	27	12	15	.444	5	9	9	5	3	10	110.0	111.0	-1.0	25.3	59.1	.428	6.1	18.9	.326	.480	14.6	23.1	.630	13.2	38.7	14.0	8.2	4.1	0.0	20.3	71.3	71.9	-15.08	-7.08
8	UMBC	27	5	22	.185	2	12	4	8	1	13	87.7	102.4	-14.7	20.6	54.7	.377	5.5	18.7	.294	.427	11.8	18.7	.633	12.8	35.1	12.7	7.1	2.0	16.1	19.2	58.6	68.4	-17.34	-6.30