1945 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1945 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 22–24, 1945 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their eighth Southern Conference title, led by head coach Ben Carnevale.[1]

1945 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina (8th title)
Winning coachBen Carnevale (1st title)
← 1944
1946 →
1944–45 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina 9 0   1.000 19 3   .864
Richmond 2 0   1.000 3 4   .429
Duke 6 1   .857 13 9   .591
North Carolina 11 3   .786 22 6   .786
The Citadel 8 4   .667 16 7   .696
North Carolina State 7 5   .583 10 11   .476
William & Mary 3 4   .429 7 11   .389
Clemson 3 5   .375 8 8   .500
Maryland 2 5   .286 2 14   .125
Virginia Tech 1 3   .250 6 8   .429
Davidson 2 7   .222 9 9   .500
VMI 1 4   .200 2 10   .167
Wake Forest 0 6   .000 3 14   .176
Furman 0 8   .000 2 15   .118
Southern Conference Tournament winner

Format

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The top eight finishers of the conference's fourteen 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
February 22
Semifinals
February 23
Finals
February 24
         
South Carolina 55'
Clemson 24
North Carolina 39
South Carolina 26
North Carolina 55
NC State 28
North Carolina 49
Duke 48
Duke 76
Maryland 49
Duke 59
William & Mary 22
William & Mary 54
The Citadel 41

* Overtime game

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