1939 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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]

1939 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams11
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsClemson (1st title)
Winning coachJoe Davis (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1938–39 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wake Forest153 .833  186  .750
Maryland83 .727  159  .625
Washington and Lee83 .727  139  .591
The Citadel73 .700  145  .737
Davidson97 .563  1910  .655
North Carolina87 .533  1011  .476
North Carolina State76 .538  107  .588
Duke88 .500  1012  .455
Clemson66 .500  168  .667
VMI66 .500  710  .412
Richmond55 .500  1010  .500
William & Mary49 .308  813  .381
South Carolina28 .200  518  .217
Virginia Tech210 .167  314  .176
Furman010 .000  616  .273
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1939; Rankings from AP Poll

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

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