The Big South is looking for a single home for its men's and women's basketball tournaments beginning next year.

Salem Civic Center officials will decide next week whether to put in a bid, but they might have a scheduling conflict.

The conference office sent out inquiries about two weeks ago to all Big South schools and potential neutral site locations, including the Salem Civic Center, Charlotte and Winston-Salem, N.C., and Charleston, Greenville and Myrtle Beach, S.C., according to commissioner Kyle Kallander.

The women's tournament will again be held at High Point next month, but the men's tournament site is based on the highest seed.

The commissioner said the goal is to find the perfect mutual site for the men's and women's tournament for the next three years. The site would host the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. Preliminary games leading up to the quarterfinals would still be played on campus sites.

Salem civic facilities director Carey Harveycutter said his facility has a potential conflict with the Group AA and Group A boys and girls basketball quarterfinals.

Salem is one of the "super sites" that host multiple quarterfinal games on a Friday and Saturday in early March.

"We're getting all of our ducks together to see if we can even submit a [Big South] proposal," Harveycutter said.

The deadline for applicants to submit bids is April 15. Presidents of Big South schools will award the tournament to a city in late May.

Kallander wouldn't say where he expects the tournament to land but said striking a three-year agreement is a necessity.

Charlotte is considered a strong candidate because of its location and size. It's also where Big South Conference headquarters is located.

"There are a number of things we will look at, not just the best financial deal," Kallander said. "We want to go where tournament will be most successful. We want a bidder who'll provide the very best experience for student athletes."

The Big South includes VMI and Radford.

In last year's men's tournament, the top four seeds hosted quarterfinal games, with the top seed hosting the semifinals and the highest remaining seed hosting the title game.

For this year's men's tournament, the top seed (UNC Asheville) will host all the quarterfinals as well as the semifinals. The highest remaining seed will again host the title game.

The Roanoke Civic Center hosted all rounds of the men's and women's tournaments in 2001 and 2002, but the league has preferred campus sites since then in a quest for good crowds and a good atmosphere.

"Every year we have talked about our format," Kallander said. "We've talked about what is right for us and playing at a neutral site and different ideas. Our membership just felt it was the right time to go back to a predetermined location."

The last time one site hosted both tournaments was in 2003, when Liberty hosted the men's and women's semifinals and finals.

"By combining the two tournaments in one city, it would enable fans to see both the men and the women at the same time and celebrate Big South basketball," Kallander said.