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
Season195152
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 Virginia151 .938  234  .852
North Carolina State122 .857  2410  .706
No. 12 Duke133 .813  246  .800
Clemson114 .733  177  .708
George Washington126 .667  159  .625
Maryland95 .643  139  .591
Furman95 .643  186  .750
William & Mary106 .625  1513  .536
South Carolina87 .533  1410  .583
Wake Forest79 .438  1019  .345
North Carolina811 .421  1215  .444
Virginia Tech310 .231  416  .200
Richmond311 .214  715  .318
Washington and Lee311 .214  621  .222
Davidson415 .211  718  .280
VMI213 .133  321  .125
The Citadel111 .083  820  .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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