1932 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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1932 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams16
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
ChampionsGeorgia (1st title)
Winning coachRex Enright (1st title)
← 1931
1933 →
1931–32 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kentucky 9 – 1   .900 15 – 2   .882
Maryland 9 – 1   .900 16 – 4   .800
Auburn 9 – 2   .818 12 – 3   .800
Alabama 11 – 3   .786 16 – 4   .800
North Carolina 6 – 3   .667 16 – 5   .762
Virginia 6 – 3   .667 13 – 8   .619
Georgia † 7 – 4   .636 19 – 7   .731
Ole Miss 8 – 5   .615 9 – 6   .600
Georgia Tech 5 – 3   .625 7 – 6   .538
North Carolina State 6 – 4   .600 10 – 6   .625
Duke 6 – 5   .545 14 – 11   .560
LSU 8 – 8   .500 11 – 9   .550
Tennessee 5 – 5   .500 8 – 7   .533
South Carolina 2 – 2   .500 9 – 7   .563
Vanderbilt 5 – 7   .417 8 – 11   .421
Mississippi State 4 – 7   .364 5 – 10   .333
Tulane 5 – 9   .357 6 – 10   .375
Florida 4 – 10   .286 8 – 12   .400
Washington and Lee 3 – 8   .273 9 – 10   .474
Virginia Tech 2 – 8   .200 8 – 9   .471
Clemson 2 – 9   .182 8 – 12   .400
Sewanee 1 – 7   .125 3 – 9   .250
VMI 0 – 9   .000 0 – 14   .000
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1932; Rankings from

The 1932 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 26–27, 1932 and February 29–March 1, 1932 at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Georgia Bulldogs won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Rex Enright.[1]

Format[]

The top sixteen finishers of the conference's twenty-three members were eligible for the tournament. Mississippi and South Carolina did not participate. The tournament was seeded so that no team would face a school that they had faced in the regular season in the first round of the tournament.[2]

Bracket[]

First Round
February 26 		Quarterfinals
February 27 		Semifinals
February 29 		Finals
March 1
            
Maryland 24
Florida 39
Florida 22
Duke 33
Duke 44
Vanderbilt 32
Duke 32
Georgia 43
Georgia 48
Mississippi State 26
Georgia 40
Virginia 19
Virginia 20
Alabama 16
Georgia 26
North Carolina 24
Auburn 34
NC State 33
Auburn 30
LSU 22
LSU 36
Georgia Tech 33
Auburn 31
North Carolina 52
North Carolina 35
Tennessee 25
North Carolina 43
Kentucky 42
Kentucky 50
Tulane 30

* Overtime game

  • Games were not played on Sunday to observe the Sabbath.[3]

Championship[]

March 1
8:30 PM CST
Georgia 26, North Carolina 24
Pts: Leroy Young 10 Pts: Wilmer Hines 11
Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 4,000

All-Southern Tournament Team[]

Player Position Class Team
Tom Alexander G Junior North Carolina
T. W. Lumpkin G Senior Auburn
Leroy Young F Senior Georgia
Virgil Weathers F Senior North Carolina
Bill Strickland C Junior Georgia

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 7. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  2. ^ "FOUR TEAMS SEEDED IN CONFERENCE PLAY". The Palm Beach Post. February 22, 1932. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. ^ Ramsey, Glenn (February 26, 1932). "Kentucky and Tulane Holding S.I.C. Spotlight". Atlanta, Georgia: Fort Lauderdale News. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Graham, Dillon (March 2, 1932). "Georgians Win First Tourney In Eight Tries". Atlanta, Georgia: The Greenville News. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
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