1931 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1931 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 27–March 3, 1931, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Maryland Terrapins won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Burton Shipley.[1]

1931 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams16
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
ChampionsMaryland (1st title)
Winning coachBurton Shipley (1st title)
MVPLouis Berger (Maryland)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1930–31 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Georgia15–1 .938  23–2  .920
Maryland †8–1 .889  18–4  .818
Alabama11–2 .846  14–6  .700
Kentucky8–2 .800  15–3  .833
Auburn7–4 .636  8–6  .571
Washington and Lee4–3 .571  11–7  .611
Duke5–4 .556  14–7  .667
Georgia Tech8–7 .533  11–13  .458
Vanderbilt7–7 .500  16–8  .667
North Carolina6–6 .500  15–9  .625
North Carolina State5–5 .500  8–8  .500
LSU4–4 .500  7–8  .467
Virginia5–6 .455  11–9  .550
Florida5–7 .417  10–9  .526
Clemson3–5 .375  6–7  .462
Sewanee3–5 .375  5–9  .357
Tennessee4–8 .333  11–10  .524
Ole Miss2–4 .333  6–9  .400
Virginia Tech3–7 .300  5–10  .333
VMI2–8 .200  4–12  .250
Tulane2–10 .167  6–14  .300
South Carolina1–12 .077  1–17  .056
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1931; Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket
  First Round
February 27		 Quarterfinals
February 28		 Semifinals
March 2		 Finals
March 3
                                     
North Carolina 23  
Vanderbilt 21  
  North Carolina 17  
    Maryland 19  
Maryland 37
LSU 33  
  Maryland 26  
  Georgia 25  
Auburn 33  
Virginia 26  
  Georgia 31
    Auburn 27  
Georgia 32
Washington & Lee 31  
  Maryland 29
  Kentucky 27
Duke 31  
Clemson 27  
  Duke 30
    Kentucky 35  
Kentucky 33
NC State 28  
  Kentucky 56
  Florida 35  
Tennessee 26  
Alabama 20  
  Florida 33
    Tennessee 29  
Florida 53
Georgia Tech 48  

* Overtime game

Championship
March 3
Maryland 29, Kentucky 27
Pts: Louis Berger 12 Pts: Jake Bronston 14

All-Southern Tournament Team


Player Position Class Team
Louis Berger G Junior Maryland
Edward Ronkin G Senior Maryland
Louis McGinnis F Senior Kentucky
Carey Spicer F Senior Kentucky
George Yates C Junior Kentucky

See also

References
  1. Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 6-7. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
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