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1937 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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U.S. collegiate basketball event

1937 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsWashington and Lee (2nd title)
Winning coachHarry Young (2nd title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments← 19361938 →
1936–37 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington and Lee 11 1   .917 17 4   .810
North Carolina 14 3   .824 18 5   .783
Wake Forest 9 4   .692 15 6   .714
North Carolina State 14 7   .667 15 9   .625
Duke 11 6   .647 15 8   .652
South Carolina 7 4   .636 13 7   .650
Richmond 5 4   .556 13 7   .650
Virginia 6 7   .462 9 10   .474
Furman 3 4   .429 8 7   .533
Davidson 5 8   .385 13 10   .565
Maryland 5 8   .385 8 12   .400
Virginia Tech 4 9   .308 6 11   .353
VMI 5 11   .313 6 11   .353
Clemson 2 7   .222 6 15   .286
The Citadel 0 5   .000 7 12   .368
William & Mary 0 13   .000 0 18   .000
Southern Conference Tournament winner

The 1937 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 4–6, 1937 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Washington and Lee Generals won their second Southern Conference title, led by head coach Harry Young.

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's sixteen 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 4
Semifinals
March 5
Finals
March 6
         
Washington and Lee 42
South Carolina 22
Washington and Lee 27
NC State 23
NC State 42
Maryland 35
Washington and Lee 44
North Carolina 33
Wake Forest 33
Richmond 24
Wake Forest 35
North Carolina 37
North Carolina 34
Duke 30

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 9. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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