1931 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1931 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 27–March 3, 1931, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Maryland Terrapins won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Burton Shipley.[1]

1931 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams16
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
ChampionsMaryland (1st title)
Winning coachBurton Shipley (1st title)
MVPLouis Berger (Maryland)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1930–31 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Georgia151 .938  232  .920
Maryland81 .889  184  .818
Alabama112 .846  146  .700
Kentucky82 .800  153  .833
Auburn74 .636  86  .571
Washington and Lee43 .571  117  .611
Duke54 .556  147  .667
Georgia Tech87 .533  1113  .458
Vanderbilt77 .500  168  .667
North Carolina66 .500  159  .625
North Carolina State55 .500  88  .500
LSU44 .500  78  .467
Virginia56 .455  119  .550
Florida57 .417  109  .526
Clemson35 .375  67  .462
Sewanee35 .375  59  .357
Tennessee48 .333  1110  .524
Ole Miss24 .333  69  .400
Virginia Tech37 .300  510  .333
VMI28 .200  412  .250
Tulane210 .167  614  .300
South Carolina112 .077  117  .056
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1931; Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

  First Round
February 27
Quarterfinals
February 28
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
                                     
North Carolina 23  
Vanderbilt 21  
  North Carolina 17  
    Maryland 19  
Maryland 37
LSU 33  
  Maryland 26  
  Georgia 25  
Auburn 33  
Virginia 26  
  Georgia 31
    Auburn 27  
Georgia 32
Washington & Lee 31  
  Maryland 29
  Kentucky 27
Duke 31  
Clemson 27  
  Duke 30
    Kentucky 35  
Kentucky 33
NC State 28  
  Kentucky 56
  Florida 35  
Tennessee 26  
Alabama 20  
  Florida 33
    Tennessee 29  
Florida 53
Georgia Tech 48  

* Overtime game

Championship

March 3
Maryland 29, Kentucky 27
Pts: Louis Berger 12 Pts: Jake Bronston 14
Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia

All-Southern Tournament Team


Player Position Class Team
Louis Berger G Junior Maryland
Edward Ronkin G Senior Maryland
Louis McGinnis F Senior Kentucky
Carey Spicer F Senior Kentucky
George Yates C Junior Kentucky
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