1923 Southern Intercollegiate Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1923 Southern Intercollegiate Men's Basketball Tournament took place between teams of both the Southern Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association from February 27–March 3, 1923, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Mississippi Aggies won their first Southern Conference title.[1] After MSU won the tournament, a celebration broke out in downtown Starkville. A bonfire was built, and when firemen arrived to put it out, students chopped up their water hose and even hit one of the firemen over the head with a bugle.[2]

1923 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams26
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
ChampionsMississippi Aggies (1st title)
Top scorerBill Redd (Chattanooga)
(62 points)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1922–23 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Carolina50 1.000  151  .938
Vanderbilt20 1.000  168  .667
Tulane51 .833  153  .833
Tennessee31 .750  152  .882
Mississippi State83 .727  154  .789
Washington and Lee42 .667  78  .467
Georgia Tech53 .625  99  .500
Alabama33 .500  205  .800
Clemson33 .500  116  .647
Georgia33 .500  118  .579
Auburn23 .400  77  .500
Mississippi24 .333  87  .533
Virginia Tech12 .333  136  .684
NC State12 .333  58  .385
Virginia13 .250  125  .706
South Carolina03 .000  613  .316
Florida03 .000  25  .286
Kentucky05 .000  310  .231
LSU06 .000  1010  .500
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1923; Rankings from none

Bracket

  First Round
February 27
Second Round
February 28
Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
                                               
VPI  
Bye  
  VPI 26  
    Vanderbilt 23  
Vanderbilt 36
LSU 10  
  VPI 23  
  Chattanooga 38  
Chattanooga 43  
Georgetown 27  
  Chattanooga
    Bye  
     
       
  Chattanooga 24  
  Mercer 19  
South Carolina  
Bye  
  South Carolina 24
    Alabama 49  
Wofford 25
Alabama 44  
  Alabama 23
  Mercer 28  
Newberry  
Bye  
  Newberry 22
    Mercer 34  
Mercer 45
Auburn 24  
  Chattanooga 21
  Mississippi A&M 31
Georgia 23  
Tennessee 19  
  Georgia  
    Bye  
     
       
  Georgia 22  
  Georgia Tech 27  
Centre 23  
Clemson 27  
  Centre 26
    Georgia Tech 34  
Georgia Tech
Bye  
  Georgia Tech 17
  Mississippi A&M 25  
North Carolina 28  
Mississippi College 21  
  North Carolina 32
    Mississippi 34  
Mississippi
Bye  
  Mississippi 25
  Mississippi A&M 33  
Furman 40  
Millsaps 21  
  Furman 21
    Mississippi A&M 47  
Mississippi A&M
Bye  

* Overtime game

Championship

March 3
Chattanooga 21, Mississippi A&M 31
Pts: Yarnell Barnes 8 Pts: B. E. Norris 12

All-Southern Tournament Team

Player Position Class Team
K. P. Gatchell G Junior Mississippi A&M
Baby Roane G Senior Georgia Tech
H. G. Perkins F Senior Mississippi A&M
Consuello Smith F Senior Mercer
Bill Redd C Senior Chattanooga

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