1959 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1959 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 26–28, 1959 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineeers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their fifth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1959 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1959 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsWest Virginia (5th title)
Winning coachFred Schaus (5th title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1958–59 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 West Virginia †11–0 1.000  29–5  .853
Virginia Tech10–2 .833  16–5  .762
The Citadel7–4 .636  15–5  .750
William & Mary7–7 .500  13–11  .542
Richmond6–8 .429  11–11  .500
Furman5–7 .417  14–12  .538
George Washington4–7 .364  14–11  .560
Davidson2–8 .200  9–15  .375
VMI2–11 .154  5–13  .278
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1959; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine 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 26
Semifinals
February 27
Finals
February 28
         
1 #10 West Virginia 100
8 Davidson 65
1 #10 West Virginia 85
4 William & Mary 82
4 William & Mary 87
5 Richmond 69
1 #10 West Virginia 85
3 The Citadel 66
2 Virginia Tech 67
7 George Washington 85
3 The Citadel 53
7 George Washington 52
3 The Citadel 93
6 Furman 88

* Overtime game

See also

References

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