1986 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1986 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament was the inaugural tournament for the Big South Conference, taking place March 3–5, 1986, at the Savannah Civic Center in Savannah, Georgia. The Baptist College Buccaneers (now known as Charleston Southern) won the tournament, led by head coach Tommy Gaither.

Format
All of the conference's eight members participated in the tournament, hosted at the Savannah Civic Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage.

Bracket

 * Source

All-Tournament Team

 * Ben Hinson, Charleston Southern
 * Bernard Innocent, Charleston Southern
 * Eric Rogers, Augusta State
 * Eric Juratic, Augusta State
 * Byron Samuels, UNC Asheville
 * Allen Washington, Winthrop