1929 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1929 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–March 4, 1929, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The NC State Wolfpack won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Gus Tebell.[1]

1929 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams16
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
ChampionsNC State Wolfpack (1st title)
Winning coachGus Tebell (1st title)
Top scorerFrank Goodwin (NC State)
(65 points)
← 1928
1930 →
1928–29 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington and Lee 7 1   .875 16 2   .889
North Carolina 12 2   .857 17 8   .680
Georgia Tech 10 2   .833 15 6   .714
Georgia 13 4   .765 17 7   .708
Tulane 9 4   .692 9 5   .643
Kentucky 7 4   .636 12 5   .706
Tennessee 7 4   .636 11 5   .688
Alabama 10 6   .625 16 10   .615
Clemson 6 4   .600 15 12   .556
Duke 5 4   .556 12 8   .600
NC State 6 5   .545 15 6   .714
Mississippi 7 8   .467 9 9   .500
Virginia Tech 5 7   .417 5 13   .278
Mississippi A&M 5 8   .385 8 15   .348
Virginia 3 6   .333 9 10   .474
LSU 5 9   .357 8 13   .381
South Carolina 4 10   .286 8 13   .381
Vanderbilt 2 5   .286 4 12   .250
Florida 4 11   .267 7 13   .350
Auburn 3 9   .250 6 15   .286
Maryland 2 6   .250 7 9   .438
VMI 1 7   .125 6 7   .462
Sewanee 0 7   .000 3 8   .273
Southern Conference Tournament winner

Bracket

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First round
March 1
Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 3
Finals
March 4
            
Washington & Lee 32
LSU 22
Washington & Lee 28
Mississippi 50
Mississippi 37
Maryland 35
Mississippi 32
NC State 34
NC State 48
Tennessee 32
NC State 31
Clemson 28
Clemson 30
Georgia Tech 26
NC State 44
Duke 35
Georgia 42
Auburn 24
Georgia 26
Kentucky 24
Kentucky 29
Tulane 15
Duke 43
Georgia 37
Alabama 32
Duke 38
Duke 34
North Carolina 17
North Carolina 43
Mississippi A&M 18

* Overtime game

Championship

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March 4
NC State 44, Duke 35
Pts: Frank Goodwin 14 Pts: Joe Croson 12

All-Southern tournament team

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Player Position Class Team
Billy Werber G Junior Duke
Louis McGinnis G Sophomore Kentucky
Robert Selby F Junior Mississippi
Larry Haar F Junior NC State
Frank Goodwin C Junior NC State

See also

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