1938 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1938 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 3–5, 1938 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Eddie Cameron.

1938 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Site	Thompson Gym Raleigh, NC
Champions	Duke (1st title)
Winning coach	Eddie Cameron (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1937–38 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina	13	–	3		.813			16	–	5		.762
North Carolina State	10	–	3		.769			13	–	6		.684
The Citadel	7	–	3		.700			13	–	5		.722
Clemson	9	–	4		.692			16	–	7		.696
Duke †	9	–	5		.643			15	–	9		.625
Richmond	7	–	4		.636			15	–	5		.750
Maryland	6	–	4		.600			15	–	9		.625
Washington and Lee	6	–	5		.545			12	–	9		.571
Wake Forest	7	–	8		.467			7	–	12		.368
Virginia Tech	4	–	5		.444			6	–	8		.429
Davidson	4	–	11		.267			10	–	12		.455
Furman	2	–	6		.250			6	–	13		.316
VMI	2	–	7		.222			4	–	11		.267
South Carolina	2	–	12		.143			3	–	21		.125
William & Mary	0	–	9		.000			2	–	10		.167
† Southern Conference Tournament winner

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's fifteen 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 3					Semifinals March 4					Finals March 5
	Clemson		35
	Richmond		32
						Clemson		38
						Washington and Lee		33
	Washington and Lee		48
	North Carolina		33
											Clemson		30
											Duke		40
	Maryland		45
	The Citadel		43
						Maryland		32
						Duke		35
	Duke		44
	NC State		33

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions