1934 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1934 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 1–3, 1934 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Washington & Lee Generals won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Harry "Cy" Young.[1]

1934 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsWashington & Lee (1st title)
Winning coachHarry Young (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1933–34 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
South Carolina60 1.000  181  .947
North Carolina122 .857  184  .818
Maryland61 .857  118  .579
Duke94 .692  186  .750
North Carolina State65 .545  116  .647
Washington and Lee45 .444  106  .625
VMI36 .333  49  .308
Virginia19 .100  711  .389
Virginia Tech110 .091  115  .063
Clemson06 .000  712  .368
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1934; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's ten 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 1
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
         
Washington & Lee 45
Maryland 37
Washington & Lee 32
NC State 28
NC State 43
South Carolina 24
Washington & Lee 30
Duke 29
North Carolina 27
Virginia 18
Duke 21
North Carolina 18
Duke 35
VMI 14

* Overtime game

See also

References

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