1945 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1945 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 22–24, 1945 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their eighth Southern Conference title, led by head coach Ben Carnevale.[1]

1945 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina (8th title)
Winning coachBen Carnevale (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1944–45 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
South Carolina90 1.000  193  .864
Richmond20 1.000  34  .429
Duke61 .857  139  .591
North Carolina113 .786  226  .786
The Citadel84 .667  167  .696
North Carolina State75 .583  1011  .476
William & Mary34 .429  711  .389
Clemson35 .375  88  .500
Maryland25 .286  214  .125
Virginia Tech13 .250  68  .429
Davidson27 .222  99  .500
VMI14 .200  210  .167
Wake Forest06 .000  314  .176
Furman08 .000  215  .118
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1945; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's fourteen 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
February 22
Semifinals
February 23
Finals
February 24
         
South Carolina 55'
Clemson 24
North Carolina 39
South Carolina 26
North Carolina 55
NC State 28
North Carolina 49
Duke 48
Duke 76
Maryland 49
Duke 59
William & Mary 22
William & Mary 54
The Citadel 41

* Overtime game

See also

References

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