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.[1]

1938 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsDuke (1st title)
Winning coachEddie Cameron (1st title)
← 1937
1939 →
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

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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

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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

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