1997 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

1997 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199697
Teams8
SiteVines Center
Lynchburg, VA
ChampionsCharleston Southern (4th title)
Winning coachTom Conrad (1st title)
MVPPeter Aluma (Liberty)
1996–97 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Asheville113 .7861810  .643
Liberty113 .786239  .719
Radford86 .5711513  .536
Charleston Southern77 .5001713  .567
Coastal Carolina68 .4291116  .407
UNC Greensboro68 .4291020  .333
Winthrop59 .3571215  .444
UMBC212 .143522  .185
1997 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 26–March 1, 1997, at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Virginia, the home of the Liberty Flames. For the fourth time in their school history, the Charleston Southern Buccaneers won the tournament, led by head coach Tom Conrad.

The Buccaneers advanced to their first NCAA tournament in school history (the first three times they won the conference tournament, the conference did not have an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.) As of 2023, this is Charleston Southern's only NCAA tournament appearance.