1939 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams11
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsClemson (1st title)
Winning coachJoe Davis (1st title)
1938–39 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wake Forest15–3 .83318–6  .750
Maryland8–3 .72715–9  .625
Washington and Lee8–3 .72713–9  .591
The Citadel7–3 .70014–5  .737
Davidson9–7 .56319–10  .655
North Carolina8–7 .53310–11  .476
North Carolina State7–6 .53810–7  .588
Duke8–8 .50010–12  .455
Clemson †6–6 .50016–8  .667
VMI6–6 .5007–10  .412
Richmond5–5 .50010–10  .500
William & Mary4–9 .3089–12  .429
South Carolina2–8 .2005–18  .217
Virginia Tech2–10 .1673–14  .176
Furman0–10 .0006–16  .273
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1939
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–4, 1939 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Clemson Tigers won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Joe Davis.[1]

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's fifteen 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

First round
March 1 		Quarterfinals
March 2 		Semifinals
March 3 		Finals
March 4
            
Clemson 44
North Carolina 43
Wake Forest 28
Clemson 30
Clemson 49
Davidson 33
Davidson 43
Washington and Lee 32
Clemson 39
Maryland 27
Richmond 31
VMI 20
Maryland 47
Richmond 32
Maryland 53
NC State 29
NC State 40
Duke 39
The Citadel 38
NC State 40

* Overtime game

See also

References

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