1932 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1932 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 26–27, 1932 and February 29–March 1, 1932 at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Georgia Bulldogs won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Rex Enright.[1]

1932 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams16
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
ChampionsGeorgia (1st title)
Winning coachRex Enright (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1931–32 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Kentucky9–1 .900  15–2  .882
Maryland9–1 .900  16–4  .800
Auburn9–2 .818  12–3  .800
Alabama11–3 .786  16–4  .800
North Carolina6–3 .667  16–5  .762
Virginia6–3 .667  13–8  .619
Georgia †7–4 .636  19–7  .731
Ole Miss8–5 .615  9–6  .600
Georgia Tech5–3 .625  7–6  .538
North Carolina State6–4 .600  10–6  .625
Duke6–5 .545  14–11  .560
LSU8–8 .500  11–9  .550
Tennessee5–5 .500  8–7  .533
South Carolina2–2 .500  9–7  .563
Vanderbilt5–7 .417  8–11  .421
Mississippi State4–7 .364  5–10  .333
Tulane5–9 .357  6–10  .375
Florida4–10 .286  8–12  .400
Washington and Lee3–8 .273  9–10  .474
Virginia Tech2–8 .200  8–9  .471
Clemson2–9 .182  8–12  .400
Sewanee1–7 .125  3–9  .250
VMI0–9 .000  0–14  .000
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1932; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top sixteen finishers of the conference's twenty-three members were eligible for the tournament. Mississippi and South Carolina did not participate. The tournament was seeded so that no team would face a school that they had faced in the regular season in the first round of the tournament.[2]

Bracket

  First Round
February 26
Quarterfinals
February 27
Semifinals
February 29
Finals
March 1
                                     
Maryland 24  
Florida 39  
  Florida 22  
    Duke 33  
Duke 44
Vanderbilt 32  
  Duke 32  
  Georgia 43  
Georgia 48  
Mississippi State 26  
  Georgia 40
    Virginia 19  
Virginia 20
Alabama 16  
  Georgia 26
  North Carolina 24
Auburn 34  
NC State 33  
  Auburn 30
    LSU 22  
LSU 36
Georgia Tech 33  
  Auburn 31
  North Carolina 52  
North Carolina 35  
Tennessee 25  
  North Carolina 43
    Kentucky 42  
Kentucky 50
Tulane 30  

* Overtime game

  • Games were not played on Sunday to observe the Sabbath.[3]

Championship

March 1
8:30 PM CST
Georgia 26, North Carolina 24
Pts: Leroy Young 10 Pts: Wilmer Hines 11

All-Southern Tournament Team


Player Position Class Team
Tom Alexander G Junior North Carolina
T. W. Lumpkin G Senior Auburn
Leroy Young F Senior Georgia
Virgil Weathers F Senior North Carolina
Bill Strickland C Junior Georgia

See also

References

  1. Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 7. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  2. "FOUR TEAMS SEEDED IN CONFERENCE PLAY". The Palm Beach Post. February 22, 1932. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. Ramsey, Glenn (February 26, 1932). "Kentucky and Tulane Holding S.I.C. Spotlight". Atlanta, Georgia: Fort Lauderdale News. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  4. Graham, Dillon (March 2, 1932). "Georgians Win First Tourney In Eight Tries". Atlanta, Georgia: The Greenville News. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
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