1923 Southern Intercollegiate Men's Basketball Tournament

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1923 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams26
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
ChampionsMississippi Aggies (1st title)
Top scorerBill Redd (Chattanooga)
(62 points)
← 1922
1924 →
1922–23 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina 5 – 0   1.000 15 – 1   .938
Vanderbilt 2 – 0   1.000 16 – 8   .667
Tulane 5 – 1   .833 15 – 3   .833
Tennessee 3 – 1   .750 15 – 2   .882
Mississippi State† 8 – 3   .727 15 – 4   .789
Washington and Lee 4 – 2   .667 7 – 8   .467
Georgia Tech 5 – 3   .625 9 – 9   .500
Alabama 3 – 3   .500 20 – 5   .800
Clemson 3 – 3   .500 11 – 6   .647
Georgia 3 – 3   .500 11 – 8   .579
Auburn 2 – 3   .400 7 – 7   .500
Mississippi 2 – 4   .333 8 – 7   .533
Virginia Tech 1 – 2   .333 13 – 6   .684
NC State 1 – 2   .333 5 – 8   .385
Virginia 1 – 3   .250 12 – 5   .706
South Carolina 0 – 3   .000 6 – 13   .316
Florida 0 – 3   .000 2 – 5   .286
Kentucky 0 – 5   .000 3 – 10   .231
LSU 0 – 6   .000 10 – 10   .500
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1923; Rankings from none

The 1923 Southern Intercollegiate Men's Basketball Tournament took place between teams of both the Southern Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association from February 27–March 3, 1923, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Mississippi Aggies won their first Southern Conference title.[1] After MSU won the tournament, a celebration broke out in downtown Starkville. A bonfire was built, and when firemen arrived to put it out, students chopped up their water hose and even hit one of the firemen over the head with a bugle.[2]

Bracket[]

First Round
February 27 		Second Round
February 28 		Quarterfinals
March 1 		Semifinals
March 2 		Finals
March 3
               
VPI
Bye
VPI 26
Vanderbilt 23
Vanderbilt 36
LSU 10
VPI 23
Chattanooga 38
Chattanooga 43
Georgetown 27
Chattanooga
Bye
Chattanooga 24
Mercer 19
South Carolina
Bye
South Carolina 24
Alabama 49
Wofford 25
Alabama 44
Alabama 23
Mercer 28
Newberry
Bye
Newberry 22
Mercer 34
Mercer 45
Auburn 24
Chattanooga 21
Mississippi A&M 31
Georgia 23
Tennessee 19
Georgia
Bye
Georgia 22
Georgia Tech 27
Centre 23
Clemson 27
Centre 26
Georgia Tech 34
Georgia Tech
Bye
Georgia Tech 17
Mississippi A&M 25
North Carolina 28
Mississippi College 21
North Carolina 32
Mississippi 34
Mississippi
Bye
Mississippi 25
Mississippi A&M 33
Furman 40
Millsaps 21
Furman 21
Mississippi A&M 47
Mississippi A&M
Bye

* Overtime game

Championship[]

March 3
Chattanooga 21, Mississippi A&M 31
Pts: Yarnell Barnes 8 Pts: B. E. Norris 12
Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia
Referees: Stanley Sutton

All-Southern Tournament Team[]

Main article: 1923 College Basketball All-Southern Team
Player Position Class Team
K. P. Gatchell G Junior Mississippi A&M
Baby Roane G Junior Georgia Tech
H. G. Perkins F Senior Mississippi A&M
Consuello Smith F Senior Mercer
Bill Redd C Senior Chattanooga

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 6. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Basketball, 1923 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament Trophy".
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