1934 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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1934 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsWashington & Lee (1st title)
Winning coachHarry Young (1st title)
← 1933
1935 →
1933–34 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina 6 – 0   1.000 18 – 1   .947
North Carolina 12 – 2   .857 18 – 4   .818
Maryland 6 – 1   .857 11 – 8   .579
Duke 9 – 4   .692 18 – 6   .750
North Carolina State 6 – 5   .545 11 – 6   .647
Washington and Lee † 4 – 5   .444 10 – 6   .625
VMI 3 – 6   .333 4 – 9   .308
Virginia 1 – 9   .100 7 – 11   .389
Virginia Tech 1 – 10   .091 1 – 15   .063
Clemson 0 – 6   .000 7 – 12   .368
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1934; Rankings from

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]

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[]

  1. ^ Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 8. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
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