1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament
1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Teams | 15 |
Site | Municipal Auditorium Atlanta, GA |
Champions | Kentucky Wildcats (1st title) |
Winning coach | George Buchheit (1st title) |
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournaments |
The 1921 SIAA Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 25–March 1, 1921, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Kentucky Wildcats won their first Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association title, led by head coach George Buchheit.[1]
The Kentucky Wildcats defeated the pre-tournament favorite Georgia Bulldogs, on a free throw by Bill King. Georgia beat rival Georgia Tech in the semifinals.
Bracket[]
First Round February 25 | Quarterfinals February 26 | Semifinals February 28 | Finals March 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi A&M | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi A&M | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi A&M | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Millsaps | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Millsaps | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Newberry | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Birmingham-Southern | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | Bye |
* Overtime game
Championship[]
March 1
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Kentucky 20, Georgia 19 | ||
Pts: William King 12 | Pts: Billy Anderson 11 |
Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Yates and Sutton |
All-Southern Tournament Team[]
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Billy Anderson | G | Senior | Georgia |
Baby Roane | G | Sophomore | Georgia Tech |
Bill King | F | Freshman | Kentucky |
Paul Adkins | F | Senior | Kentucky |
Bob Lavin | C | Junior | Kentucky |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "History of the Early S.I.A.A. Atlanta Basketball Tournament". www.bigbluehistory.net.
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