1944 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1944 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Thompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
Champions Duke (4th title)
Winning coach Gerry Gerard (2nd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1943  1945»
1943–44 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Carolina 9 1   .900     17 10   .630
Virginia Tech 4 1   .800     11 4   .733
Duke 4 2   .667     13 13   .500
Maryland 2 1   .667     4 14   .222
Richmond 2 2   .500     7 6   .538
Davidson 3 4   .429     16 7   .696
South Carolina 1 2   .333     13 2   .867
Clemson 1 2   .333     1 10   .091
North Carolina State 2 5   .286     5 13   .278
William & Mary 1 3   .250     10 11   .476
The Citadel 0 1   .000     2 3   .400
VMI 0 5   .000     0 14   .000
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1944; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 24–26, 1944 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils won their fourth Southern Conference title, led by head coach Gerry Gerard.[1]

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's twelve 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
February 24
Semifinals
February 25
Finals
February 26
         
Virginia Tech 38
Davidson 34
Virginia Tech 24
North Carolina 39
North Carolina 62
Richmond 41
North Carolina 27
Duke 44
NC State 42
Maryland 23
Duke 40
NC State 32
Duke 68
William & Mary 25

* Overtime game

See also

References

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