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1944 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsDuke (4th title)
Winning coachGerry Gerard (2nd title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments← 19431945 →
1943–44 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina 9 – 1   .900 17 – 10   .630
Virginia Tech 4 – 1   .800 11 – 4   .733
Duke † 4 – 2   .667 13 – 13   .500
Maryland 2 – 1   .667 4 – 14   .222
Richmond 2 – 2   .500 7 – 6   .538
Davidson 3 – 4   .429 16 – 7   .696
South Carolina 1 – 2   .333 13 – 2   .867
Clemson 1 – 2   .333 1 – 10   .091
North Carolina State 2 – 5   .286 5 – 13   .278
William & Mary 1 – 3   .250 10 – 11   .476
The Citadel 0 – 1   .000 2 – 3   .400
VMI 0 – 5   .000 0 – 14   .000
† Southern Conference Tournament winner

The 1944 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 24–26, 1944 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils won their fourth Southern Conference title, led by head coach Gerry Gerard.

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's twelve 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
February 24 		Semifinals
February 25 		Finals
February 26
         
Virginia Tech 38
Davidson 34
Virginia Tech 24
North Carolina 39
North Carolina 62
Richmond 41
North Carolina 27
Duke 44
NC State 42
Maryland 23
Duke 40
NC State 32
Duke 68
William & Mary 25

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 12. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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