1938 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1938 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Thompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
Champions Duke (1st title)
Winning coach Eddie Cameron (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1937  1939»
1937–38 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Carolina 13 3   .813     16 5   .762
North Carolina State 10 3   .769     13 6   .684
The Citadel 7 3   .700     13 5   .722
Clemson 9 4   .692     16 7   .696
Duke 9 5   .643     15 9   .625
Richmond 7 4   .636     15 5   .750
Maryland 6 4   .600     15 9   .625
Washington and Lee 6 5   .545     12 9   .571
Wake Forest 7 8   .467     7 12   .368
Virginia Tech 4 5   .444     6 8   .429
Davidson 4 11   .267     10 12   .455
Furman 2 6   .250     6 13   .316
VMI 2 7   .222     4 11   .267
South Carolina 2 12   .143     3 21   .125
William & Mary 0 8   .000     2 10   .167
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1938; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 3–5, 1938 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Eddie Cameron.[1]

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's fifteen members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Finals
March 5
         
Clemson 35
Richmond 32
Clemson 38
Washington and Lee 33
Washington and Lee 48
North Carolina 33
Clemson 30
Duke 40
Maryland 45
The Citadel 43
Maryland 32
Duke 35
Duke 44
NC State 33

* Overtime game

See also

References

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