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July 24th, 2013, 06:10 PM
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com (http://www.bigsouthsports.com/)) – The Big South Conference is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 2013-14, and officially launched the year-long milestone with the unveiling of a commemorative logo today. The celebration also includes the voting and selection of All-Decade Teams for each Conference sport spanning the first three decades of the League’s existence.
The special logo will be used on all external communications in 2013-14, including press releases and weekly sport reports, media guides and fan guides, applicable print advertisements and various electronic communications. In addition, all 12 member institutions will utilize the Big South’s 30th anniversary logo on related elements as well as athletic facility videoboards and Big South Network broadcasts.
The newly-created All-Decade Teams will be voted on and selected by various administrators from the Big South’s member institutions, as well as fan voting. Fan votes will make up 20 percent of the overall total in determining All-Decade Teams. All-Decade Team candidates in each sport will be comprised of multiple All-Conference honorees; All-Americans; Big South Conference Hall of Fame members; Players of the Year, Tournament MVPs and First-Team All-Conference selections (1983-89 only); and coaches that won Conference Championships and/or was voted Conference Coach of the Year. All-Decade Teams will be selected similar to how current Big South All-Conference teams are selected in terms of the number of individuals honored. In the sports of baseball, softball and football, those All-Decade Teams shall be selected by position. Each All-Decade Team will have one head coach voted to the team.
All-Decade Teams will be selected in the years 1983-89, 1990-99 and 2000-09 for each sport sponsored by the Big South during that timeframe. All polling will be done online through www.BigSouthSports.com (http://www.bigsouthsports.com/). Fans are permitted one vote only. The All-Decade Teams will be announced just prior to each sport’s Big South Conference Championship event and All-Decade Team honorees will receive a memento to commemorate this special recognition.
Below is the timeline of the All-Decade Team process:
· Sept. 1 – All-Decade Team voting begins for men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball and football.
· Oct. 15 – All-Decade Team voting ends for fall sports
· Oct. 31 – Women’s Soccer All-Decade Teams announced (1993-99, 2000-09)
· Nov. 1 – Men’s and Women’s Cross Country All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
· Nov. 10 – Men’s Soccer All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
· Nov. 20 – Volleyball All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
· Nov. 22 – Football All-Decade Team announced (2000-09)
· Dec. 15 – All-Decade Team voting begins for men’s and women’s indoor track & field and men’s and women’s basketball.
· Feb. 1 – All-Decade Team voting ends for winter sports
· Feb. 15 – All-Decade Team voting begins for men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field
· Feb. 27 – Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field All-Decade Teams announced (1990-99, 2000-09)
· March 3 – Women’s Basketball All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
· March 4 – Men’s Basketball All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
· March 15 – All-Decade Team voting begins for baseball and softball
· April 1 – All-Decade Team voting ends for golf, tennis and outdoor track
· April 12 – Women’s Golf All-Decade Teams announced (1990-99, 2000-09)
· April 15 – Men’s and Women’s Tennis All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
· April 16 – Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Decade Teams announced (1990-99, 2000-09)
· April 20 – Men’s Golf All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
· May 1 – All-Decade Team voting ends for baseball and softball
· May 7 – Softball All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
· May 18 – Baseball All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
Founded August 21, 1983 by Charleston Southern (then Baptist College) Athletic Director Howard Bagwell and Augusta College President George Christenberry, the Big South Conference has matured into a competitive leader in college athletics while intentionally fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic and leadership development of its student-athletes. The League’s growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic conference is evident by athletic accomplishments on the national stage, innovative marketing and media partnerships, increased television packages and quality athletic competition. . Comprised of 12 member institutions throughout the Southeast -- Campbell University, Charleston Southern University, Coastal Carolina University, Gardner-Webb University, High Point University, Liberty University, Longwood University, Presbyterian College, Radford University, UNC Asheville, Virginia Military Institute and Winthrop University -- the Big South Conference’s institutions have a remarkable history of achievement and continues to succeed on the field and in the classroom through the League’s 19 championship sports. The Big South Conference: Developing Leaders Through Athletics.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com (http://www.bigsouthsports.com/)) – The Big South Conference is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 2013-14, and officially launched the year-long milestone with the unveiling of a commemorative logo today. The celebration also includes the voting and selection of All-Decade Teams for each Conference sport spanning the first three decades of the League’s existence.
The special logo will be used on all external communications in 2013-14, including press releases and weekly sport reports, media guides and fan guides, applicable print advertisements and various electronic communications. In addition, all 12 member institutions will utilize the Big South’s 30th anniversary logo on related elements as well as athletic facility videoboards and Big South Network broadcasts.
The newly-created All-Decade Teams will be voted on and selected by various administrators from the Big South’s member institutions, as well as fan voting. Fan votes will make up 20 percent of the overall total in determining All-Decade Teams. All-Decade Team candidates in each sport will be comprised of multiple All-Conference honorees; All-Americans; Big South Conference Hall of Fame members; Players of the Year, Tournament MVPs and First-Team All-Conference selections (1983-89 only); and coaches that won Conference Championships and/or was voted Conference Coach of the Year. All-Decade Teams will be selected similar to how current Big South All-Conference teams are selected in terms of the number of individuals honored. In the sports of baseball, softball and football, those All-Decade Teams shall be selected by position. Each All-Decade Team will have one head coach voted to the team.
All-Decade Teams will be selected in the years 1983-89, 1990-99 and 2000-09 for each sport sponsored by the Big South during that timeframe. All polling will be done online through www.BigSouthSports.com (http://www.bigsouthsports.com/). Fans are permitted one vote only. The All-Decade Teams will be announced just prior to each sport’s Big South Conference Championship event and All-Decade Team honorees will receive a memento to commemorate this special recognition.
Below is the timeline of the All-Decade Team process:
· Sept. 1 – All-Decade Team voting begins for men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball and football.
· Oct. 15 – All-Decade Team voting ends for fall sports
· Oct. 31 – Women’s Soccer All-Decade Teams announced (1993-99, 2000-09)
· Nov. 1 – Men’s and Women’s Cross Country All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
· Nov. 10 – Men’s Soccer All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
· Nov. 20 – Volleyball All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
· Nov. 22 – Football All-Decade Team announced (2000-09)
· Dec. 15 – All-Decade Team voting begins for men’s and women’s indoor track & field and men’s and women’s basketball.
· Feb. 1 – All-Decade Team voting ends for winter sports
· Feb. 15 – All-Decade Team voting begins for men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field
· Feb. 27 – Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field All-Decade Teams announced (1990-99, 2000-09)
· March 3 – Women’s Basketball All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
· March 4 – Men’s Basketball All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
· March 15 – All-Decade Team voting begins for baseball and softball
· April 1 – All-Decade Team voting ends for golf, tennis and outdoor track
· April 12 – Women’s Golf All-Decade Teams announced (1990-99, 2000-09)
· April 15 – Men’s and Women’s Tennis All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
· April 16 – Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Decade Teams announced (1990-99, 2000-09)
· April 20 – Men’s Golf All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
· May 1 – All-Decade Team voting ends for baseball and softball
· May 7 – Softball All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
· May 18 – Baseball All-Decade Teams announced (1983-89, 1990-99, 2000-09)
Founded August 21, 1983 by Charleston Southern (then Baptist College) Athletic Director Howard Bagwell and Augusta College President George Christenberry, the Big South Conference has matured into a competitive leader in college athletics while intentionally fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic and leadership development of its student-athletes. The League’s growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic conference is evident by athletic accomplishments on the national stage, innovative marketing and media partnerships, increased television packages and quality athletic competition. . Comprised of 12 member institutions throughout the Southeast -- Campbell University, Charleston Southern University, Coastal Carolina University, Gardner-Webb University, High Point University, Liberty University, Longwood University, Presbyterian College, Radford University, UNC Asheville, Virginia Military Institute and Winthrop University -- the Big South Conference’s institutions have a remarkable history of achievement and continues to succeed on the field and in the classroom through the League’s 19 championship sports. The Big South Conference: Developing Leaders Through Athletics.
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