1933 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1933 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 24–27, 1933 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The South Carolina Gamecocks won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Billy Laval.

1933 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Site	Thompson Gym Raleigh, NC
Champions	South Carolina (1st title)
Winning coach	Billy Laval (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1932–33 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Carolina †	4	–	0		1.000			17	–	2		.895
Duke	7	–	3		.700			17	–	5		.773
Maryland	7	–	3		.700			11	–	9		.550
North Carolina State	6	–	3		.667			11	–	8		.579
North Carolina	5	–	3		.625			12	–	5		.706
Virginia	5	–	3		.625			12	–	6		.667
Virginia Tech	3	–	7		.300			5	–	10		.333
VMI	2	–	8		.200			5	–	10		.333
Washington and Lee	1	–	8		.111			6	–	10		.375
Clemson	0	–	2		.000			10	–	9		.526
† Southern Conference Tournament winner

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's ten 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 24					Semifinals February 25					Finals February 27
	North Carolina		32
	Virginia Tech		27
						North Carolina		32
						South Carolina		34
	South Carolina		65
	Maryland		28
											South Carolina		33
											Duke		21
	Washington & Lee		35
	NC State		34
						Washington & Lee		32
						Duke		41
	Duke		38
	Virginia		24

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions