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1936 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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1936 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina (6th title)
Winning coachWalter Skidmore (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments← 19351937 →
1935–36 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington and Lee 10 1   .909 19 2   .905
North Carolina 13 3   .813 21 4   .840
North Carolina State 10 3   .769 15 4   .789
Maryland 4 3   .571 14 6   .700
Clemson 5 5   .500 15 7   .682
Duke 4 5   .444 20 6   .769
Virginia 4 8   .333 11 13   .458
South Carolina 1 6   .143 11 8   .579
Virginia Tech 1 9   .100 5 16   .238
VMI 0 10   .000 3 14   .176
Southern Conference Tournament winner

The 1936 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 5–7, 1936 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their sixth Southern Conference title, led by head coach Walter Skidmore.

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 5
Semifinals
March 6
Finals
March 7
         
North Carolina 39
Virginia 21
North Carolina 31
NC State 28
NC State 32
Clemson 31
North Carolina 50
Washington and Lee 45
Washington and Lee 36
Virginia Tech 20
Washington and Lee 32
Maryland 28
Maryland 47
Duke 35

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 8-9. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
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