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
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Site	Richmond Arena Richmond, VA
Champions	West Virginia (5th title)
Winning coach	Fred Schaus (5th title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments

1958–59 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 West Virginia †	11	–	0		1.000			29	–	5		.853
Virginia Tech	10	–	2		.833			16	–	5		.762
The Citadel	7	–	4		.636			15	–	5		.750
William & Mary	7	–	7		.500			13	–	11		.542
Richmond	6	–	8		.429			11	–	11		.500
Furman	5	–	7		.417			14	–	12		.538
George Washington	4	–	7		.364			14	–	11		.560
Davidson	2	–	8		.200			9	–	15		.375
VMI	2	–	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

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions

References

1. Southern Conference Tournament Results. p. 17. Retrieved August 27, 2014.