1923 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams26
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
ChampionsMississippi Aggies (1st title)
Top scorerBill Redd (Chattanooga)
(62 points)
1922–23 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Carolina5–0 1.00015–1  .938
Vanderbilt2–0 1.00016–8  .667
Tulane5–1 .83315–3  .833
Tennessee3–1 .75015–2  .882
Mississippi State†8–3 .72715–4  .789
Washington and Lee4–2 .6677–8  .467
Georgia Tech5–3 .6259–9  .500
Alabama3–3 .50020–5  .800
Clemson3–3 .50011–6  .647
Georgia3–3 .50011–8  .579
Auburn2–3 .4007–7  .500
Mississippi2–4 .3338–7  .533
Virginia Tech1–2 .33313–6  .684
NC State1–2 .3335–8  .385
Virginia1–3 .25012–5  .706
South Carolina0–3 .0006–13  .316
Florida0–3 .0002–5  .286
Kentucky0–5 .0003–10  .231
LSU0–6 .00010–10  .500
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1923
Rankings from none

The 1923 Southern Intercollegiate men's basketball tournament took place between teams of both the Southern Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association from February 27–March 3, 1923, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Mississippi Aggies won their first Southern Conference title.[1] After MSU won the tournament, a celebration broke out in downtown Starkville. A bonfire was built, and when firemen arrived to put it out, students chopped up their water hose and even hit one of the firemen over the head with a bugle.[2]

Bracket

First round
February 27 		Second round
February 28 		Quarterfinals
March 1 		Semifinals
March 2 		Finals
March 3
               
VPI
Bye
VPI 26
Vanderbilt 23
Vanderbilt 36
LSU 10
VPI 23
Chattanooga 38
Chattanooga 43
Georgetown 27
Chattanooga
Bye
Chattanooga 24
Mercer 19
South Carolina
Bye
South Carolina 24
Alabama 49
Wofford 25
Alabama 44
Alabama 23
Mercer 28
Newberry
Bye
Newberry 22
Mercer 34
Mercer 45
Auburn 24
Chattanooga 21
Mississippi A&M 31
Georgia 23
Tennessee 19
Georgia
Bye
Georgia 22
Georgia Tech 27
Centre 23
Clemson 27
Centre 26
Georgia Tech 34
Georgia Tech
Bye
Georgia Tech 17
Mississippi A&M 25
North Carolina 28
Mississippi College 21
North Carolina 32
Mississippi 34
Mississippi
Bye
Mississippi 25
Mississippi A&M 33
Furman 40
Millsaps 21
Furman 21
Mississippi A&M 47
Mississippi A&M
Bye

* Overtime game

Championship

March 3
Chattanooga 21, Mississippi A&M 31
Pts: Yarnell Barnes 8 Pts: B. E. Norris 12

All-Southern tournament team

Player Position Class Team
K. P. Gatchell G Junior Mississippi A&M
Baby Roane G Junior Georgia Tech
H. G. Perkins F Senior Mississippi A&M
Consuello Smith F Senior Mercer
Bill Redd C Senior Chattanooga

See also

References

  1. ↑ Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 6. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Basketball, 1923 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament Trophy".
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