1943 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1943 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place in March 1943 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The George Washington Colonials won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Otis Zahn.[1]

1943 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsGeorge Washington (1st title)
Winning coachOtis Zahn (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1942–43 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Duke121 .923  206  .769
George Washington82 .800  176  .739
South Carolina63 .667  136  .684
Davidson74 .636  186  .750
The Citadel53 .625  85  .615
William & Mary64 .600  1110  .524
VMI75 .583  88  .500
North Carolina State75 .583  79  .438
Maryland55 .500  88  .500
Richmond44 .500  115  .688
North Carolina89 .471  1210  .545
Virginia Tech36 .333  77  .500
Washington and Lee210 .167  712  .368
Wake Forest110 .091  110  .091
Clemson010 .000  313  .188
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1943; 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

Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 5
Finals
March 6
         
Davidson 33
NC State 30
Davidson 40
George Washington 47
George Washington 49
William & Mary 23
George Washington 56
Duke 40
Duke 57
VMI 41
Duke 56
The Citadel 37
South Carolina 23
The Citadel 37

* Overtime game

See also

References

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