1939 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1939 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams11
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsClemson (1st title)
Winning coachJoe Davis (1st title)
← 1938
1940 →
1938–39 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wake Forest 15 – 3   .833 18 – 6   .750
Maryland 8 – 3   .727 15 – 9   .625
Washington and Lee 8 – 3   .727 13 – 9   .591
The Citadel 7 – 3   .700 14 – 5   .737
Davidson 9 – 7   .563 19 – 10   .655
North Carolina 8 – 7   .533 10 – 11   .476
North Carolina State 7 – 6   .538 10 – 7   .588
Duke 8 – 8   .500 10 – 12   .455
Clemson † 6 – 6   .500 16 – 8   .667
VMI 6 – 6   .500 7 – 10   .412
Richmond 5 – 5   .500 10 – 10   .500
William & Mary 4 – 9   .308 9 – 12   .429
South Carolina 2 – 8   .200 5 – 18   .217
Virginia Tech 2 – 10   .167 3 – 14   .176
Furman 0 – 10   .000 6 – 16   .273
† Southern Conference Tournament winner

The 1939 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–4, 1939 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Clemson Tigers won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Joe Davis.[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

First round
March 1 		Quarterfinals
March 2 		Semifinals
March 3 		Finals
March 4
            
Clemson 44
North Carolina 43
Wake Forest 28
Clemson 30
Clemson 49
Davidson 33
Davidson 43
Washington and Lee 32
Clemson 39
Maryland 27
Richmond 31
VMI 20
Maryland 47
Richmond 32
Maryland 53
NC State 29
NC State 40
Duke 39
The Citadel 38
NC State 40

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ^ Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 10. Retrieved August 28, 2014.