Big South Conference
Big South Conference logo
Established	1983
Association	NCAA
Division	Division I FCS
Members	12
Sports fielded	16 (men's: 8; women's: 8)
Region	South Atlantic States
Headquarters	Charlotte, North Carolina
Commissioner	Kyle Kallander (since 1996)
Website	www.bigsouthsports.com
Locations

The Big South Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. The conference's football teams are part of the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). The Big South, founded in 1983, is firmly rooted in the southeastern United States, with member institutions located in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.^[1]

Charter members included Armstrong State (now Armstrong Atlantic State University), Augusta (now Augusta State University), Campbell University, Charleston Baptist (now Charleston Southern University), Coastal Carolina University, Radford University, and Winthrop University.

The Big South Conference began sponsoring football in 2002, with Charleston Southern University, Gardner–Webb University, and Liberty University fielding teams; Coastal Carolina University and Virginia Military Institute joined the conference as football-playing members in 2003. Presbyterian joined the conference in 2007, moving up from Division II, and became eligible for regular-season championships and conference honors during the 2008 athletic year.^[2] Gardner–Webb, which had been a football playing member since 2002, joined the conference for all sports on July 1, 2008.^[2] Longwood accepted an invitation to join the Big South on January 23, 2012, with membership to formally begin July 1.^[3]

Current members[link]

Full members[link]

Campbell was a founding member of the Big South Conference in 1983. They left in 1994 and rejoined in 2011. Campbell's football program remains in the Pioneer Football League.^[4]

Associate members[link]

Stony Brook University (football)

2011–2012 divisional realignment[link]

With the additions of Campbell and Longwood University to the Big South in 2011 and 2012, Big South commissioner Kyle Kallander stated the conference will break up into two divisions of six teams each beginning in 2012–2013.^[5] He also said the Big South Tournament will be held at a single, neutral location. The divisional setup is as follows:

Teams will play the 5 other divisional opponents twice, one home and one away (10 games). They will play teams outside of the division once each (6 games). This cuts the number of conference games to 16, as opposed to 18 in previous years.

Former members[link]

Membership timeline[link]

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Sports[link]

The Big South sponsors intercollegiate competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's outdoor track and field, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's tennis, and women's volleyball. The conference will add women's lacrosse in the 2012-13 academic year.^[6]

The Big South is the only collegiate athletic conference to sponsor a quizbowl competition, starting this in 2006, and using questions from National Academic Quiz Tournaments.^{[citation needed]}

Football - players drafted to the NFL[link]

The Big South has had a number of players to get drafted and play football professionally in the NFL.

Conference champions[link]

Men's basketball

Basketball Tournament Championships by school

• ^†Former member of the Big South

Football

Broadcasters (Big South Network)[link]

In addition to basketball games being broadcasted on regional and national television, member schools of the Big South Conference are required to provide a live stream of all home games for all sports when playing teams both within and outside of the conference. These streams are run by the university hosting the event. All streams are featured on the conference website and are available for a monthly fee. The football games broadcasted on the web are branded as part of a Big South Network.

Conference facilities[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website

Bun B
Performing live in August 2007.
Background information
Birth name	Bernard Freeman
Born	(1973-03-19) March 19, 1973 (age 39)
Origin	Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Hip Hop, Southern Rap, Trill
Occupations	Rapper, Songwriter, Producer, CEO
Years active	1987–Present
Labels	Rap-a-Lot
Associated acts	UGK, Slim Thug, Outkast, Scarface, Sean Kingston, Z-Ro, Beyoncé Knowles, Trey Songz, Kirko Bangz, Chamillionaire, Juvenile, Rick Ross, Drake, Usher, Wu-Tang Clan, T.I., Lil Wayne

Bernard Freeman (born March 19, 1973^[1][2]) better known by his stage name Bun B, is an American rapper and was one half of the southern hip hop duo UGK (UnderGround Kingz). He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University located in Houston, Texas.^[3] He recently released his third official solo album Trill OG on August 3, 2010, which received a 5 Mic "Classic" rating in The Source Magazine - the first album in over five years to receive the honor.^[4] Bun B is married with two stepchildren.^[5]

Music career[link]

UGK[link]

In the late 1980s, Pimp C started the rap duo UGK. They then got signed to Jive Records where they released their major label debut album, Too Hard to Swallow, and their sophomore album, Super Tight.... Their third album, Ridin' Dirty reached the R&B Charts in 1996 peaking at number 2 and the Billboard 200 chart peaking at number 15. After releasing their fourth studio album, Dirty Money, Pimp C got sentenced to jail.^[6]

[edit] Trill and beginning of solo career

When Bun B's UGK partner, the late Chad "Pimp C" Butler entered a jail sentence on an aggravated gun assault charge in 2002, Bun B made guest appearances on numerous albums by other rappers and released a 2005 mixtape titled Legends.^[6] Singles featuring a Bun B guest appearance included "They Don't Know" by Paul Wall, "Gimme That" by Webbie and "I'm A G" by Yung Joc. Bun B also appeared in a documentary titled Screwed In Houston produced by VBS/Vice Magazine that details the history of the Houston rap scene.

In October 2005, Bun B's debut solo album Trill was released.^[7] Singles included "Draped Up",^[7] "Git It", and "Get Throwed".^[8] The album peaked at the sixth spot on the American Billboard 200 chart and number one on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.^[9]

[edit] II Trill

After Pimp C died in 2007, Bun B returned to a solo career. In 2008, he released his second album, II Trill^[6] The first single was "That's Gangsta" featuring Jamaican American artist Sean Kingston. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 98,000 copies.^[10] Other singles were "Damn I'm Cold" featuring Lil Wayne and "You're Everything" featuring Rick Ross, David Banner, DJ Corbett and 8Ball & MJG, the latter of which was dedicated to the late Pimp C.

[edit] Trill OG

Bun B's third album is Trill OG. In an interview with MTV Live, Bun B stated that 2Pac is set to feature on the album, claiming "It's a brand new verse."^[11] The album was released under Universal Music Group^[12] on August 3, 2010.^[13]

4th studio album[link]

On October 28 2011, a song titled "The Life" and produced by 14KT was leaked.

On March 3 2012, Bun B leaked a song featuring Royce Da 5'9 and Redman titled "Stop Playin'" after he reached 400,000 followers on Twitter. He has not announced the song's appearance on his upcoming album ^[14]

Other Ventures[link]

Acting[link]

Bun B recently acted in the Straight-to-DVD movie "Ghetto Stories: The Movie". It is unknown at this time though if he is still pursuing an acting career.

Teaching[link]

At the start of the Spring 2011 semester, Bun B joined the faculty of Rice University as a Distinguished Lecturer. He taught a course in the School of the Humanities on Hip-Hop and Religion.^[15]

Personal life[link]

Family[link]

Bun B is married to Angela Walls with two children.^[5] One of his sons is American rapper Young B, who is currently a member of the rap group Youngest N Charge. Youngest N Charge is currently Bun B's opening act.^[16]

Discography[link]

• 2005: Trill
• 2008: II Trill
• 2010: Trill OG
• 2012: Trill 4 Life

Filmography[link]

Films[link]

• Ghetto Stories (2010)

References[link]

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Bun B

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Bun B

• Bun B on Myspace
• Bun B at the Internet Movie Database
• Rap-A-Lot Records
• Discography at discogs.com
• Bun B RBMA lecture