1943 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1943 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place in March 1943 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The George Washington Colonials won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Otis Zahn.[1]

1943 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsGeorge Washington (1st title)
Winning coachOtis Zahn (1st title)
← 1942
1944 →
1942–43 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Duke 12 1   .923 20 6   .769
George Washington 8 2   .800 17 6   .739
South Carolina 6 3   .667 13 6   .684
Davidson 7 4   .636 18 6   .750
The Citadel 5 3   .625 8 5   .615
William & Mary 6 4   .600 11 10   .524
VMI 7 5   .583 8 8   .500
North Carolina State 7 5   .583 7 9   .438
Maryland 5 5   .500 8 8   .500
Richmond 4 4   .500 11 5   .688
North Carolina 8 9   .471 12 10   .545
Virginia Tech 3 6   .333 7 7   .500
Washington and Lee 2 10   .167 7 12   .368
Wake Forest 1 10   .091 1 10   .091
Clemson 0 10   .000 3 13   .188
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 4
Semifinals
March 5
Finals
March 6
         
Davidson 33
NC State 30
Davidson 40
George Washington 47
George Washington 49
William & Mary 23
George Washington 56
Duke 40
Duke 57
VMI 41
Duke 56
The Citadel 37
South Carolina 23
The Citadel 37

* Overtime game

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