1932 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams16
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
ChampionsGeorgia (1st title)
Winning coachRex Enright (1st title)
1931–32 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kentucky9–1 .90015–2  .882
Maryland9–1 .90016–4  .800
Auburn9–2 .81812–3  .800
Alabama11–3 .78616–4  .800
North Carolina6–3 .66716–5  .762
Virginia6–3 .66713–8  .619
Georgia †7–4 .63619–7  .731
Ole Miss8–5 .6159–6  .600
Georgia Tech5–3 .6257–6  .538
North Carolina State6–4 .60010–6  .625
Duke6–5 .54514–11  .560
LSU8–8 .50011–9  .550
Tennessee5–5 .5008–7  .533
South Carolina2–2 .5009–7  .563
Vanderbilt5–7 .4178–11  .421
Mississippi State4–7 .3645–10  .333
Tulane5–9 .3576–10  .375
Florida4–10 .2868–12  .400
Washington and Lee3–8 .2739–10  .474
Virginia Tech2–8 .2008–9  .471
Clemson2–9 .1828–12  .400
Sewanee1–7 .1253–9  .250
VMI0–9 .0000–14  .000
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1932
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1932 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 26–27, 1932 and February 29–March 1, 1932 at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Georgia Bulldogs won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Rex Enright.[1]

Format

The top sixteen finishers of the conference's twenty-three members were eligible for the tournament. Mississippi and South Carolina did not participate. The tournament was seeded so that no team would face a school that they had faced in the regular season in the first round of the tournament.[2]

Bracket

First round
February 26 		Quarterfinals
February 27 		Semifinals
February 29 		Finals
March 1
            
Maryland 24
Florida 39
Florida 22
Duke 33
Duke 44
Vanderbilt 32
Duke 32
Georgia 43
Georgia 48
Mississippi State 26
Georgia 40
Virginia 19
Virginia 20
Alabama 16
Georgia 26
North Carolina 24
Auburn 34
NC State 33
Auburn 30
LSU 22
LSU 36
Georgia Tech 33
Auburn 31
North Carolina 52
North Carolina 35
Tennessee 25
North Carolina 43
Kentucky 42
Kentucky 50
Tulane 30

* Overtime game

  • Games were not played on Sunday to observe the Sabbath.[3]

Championship

March 1
8:30 PM CST
Georgia 26, North Carolina 24
Pts: Leroy Young 10 Pts: Wilmer Hines 11

All-Southern tournament team

Player Position Class Team
Tom Alexander G Junior North Carolina
T. W. Lumpkin G Senior Auburn
Leroy Young F Senior Georgia
Virgil Weathers F Senior North Carolina
Bill Strickland C Junior Georgia

See also

References

  1. ↑ Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 7. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  2. ↑ "FOUR TEAMS SEEDED IN CONFERENCE PLAY". The Palm Beach Post. February 22, 1932. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ Ramsey, Glenn (February 26, 1932). "Kentucky and Tulane Holding S.I.C. Spotlight". Atlanta, Georgia: Fort Lauderdale News. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ Graham, Dillon (March 2, 1932). "Georgians Win First Tourney In Eight Tries". Atlanta, Georgia: The Greenville News. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
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