1934 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1934 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–3, 1934 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Washington & Lee Generals won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Harry "Cy" Young.

1934 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Site	Thompson Gym Raleigh, NC
Champions	Washington & Lee (1st title)
Winning coach	Harry Young (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1933–34 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Carolina	6	–	0		1.000			18	–	1		.947
North Carolina	12	–	2		.857			18	–	4		.818
Maryland	6	–	1		.857			11	–	8		.579
Duke	9	–	4		.692			18	–	6		.750
North Carolina State	6	–	5		.545			11	–	6		.647
Washington and Lee †	4	–	5		.444			10	–	6		.625
VMI	3	–	6		.333			4	–	9		.308
Virginia	1	–	9		.100			7	–	11		.389
Virginia Tech	1	–	10		.091			1	–	15		.063
Clemson	0	–	6		.000			7	–	12		.368
† 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 March 1					Semifinals March 2					Finals March 3
	Washington & Lee		45
	Maryland		37
						Washington & Lee		32
						NC State		28
	NC State		43
	South Carolina		24
											Washington & Lee		30
											Duke		29
	North Carolina		27
	Virginia		18
						Duke		21
						North Carolina		18
	Duke		35
	VMI		14

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions