1952 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1952 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 6–8, 1952 at the Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack, led by head coach Everett Case, won their seventh Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1952 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1952 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1951–52
Teams8
SiteReynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina State (7th title)
Winning coachEverett Case (6th title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1951–52 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 West Virginia15–1 .938  23–4  .852
North Carolina State †12–2 .857  24–10  .706
No. 12 Duke13–3 .813  24–6  .800
Clemson11–4 .733  17–7  .708
George Washington12–6 .667  15–9  .625
Maryland9–5 .643  13–9  .591
Furman9–5 .643  18–6  .750
William & Mary10–6 .625  15–13  .536
South Carolina8–7 .533  14–10  .583
Wake Forest7–9 .438  10–19  .345
North Carolina8–11 .421  12–15  .444
Virginia Tech3–10 .231  4–16  .200
Richmond3–11 .214  7–15  .318
Washington and Lee3–11 .214  6–21  .222
Davidson4–15 .211  7–18  .280
VMI2–13 .133  3–21  .125
The Citadel1–11 .083  8–20  .286
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1952; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's seventeen 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 6
Semifinals
March 7
Finals
March 8
         
1 #10 West Virginia 77
8 William & Mary 64
1 #10 West Virginia 88
3 #15 Duke 90
3 #15 Duke 51
6 Maryland 48
2 NC State 77
3 #15 Duke 68
2 NC State 73
7 Furman 68
2 NC State 76
5 George Washington 64
4 Clemson 65
5 George Washington 78

* Overtime game

See also

References

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