1931 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1931 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams16
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
ChampionsMaryland (1st title)
Winning coachBurton Shipley (1st title)
MVPLouis Berger (Maryland)
← 1930
1932 →
1930–31 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia 15 – 1   .938 23 – 2   .920
Maryland † 8 – 1   .889 18 – 4   .818
Alabama 11 – 2   .846 14 – 6   .700
Kentucky 8 – 2   .800 15 – 3   .833
Auburn 7 – 4   .636 8 – 6   .571
Washington and Lee 4 – 3   .571 11 – 7   .611
Duke 5 – 4   .556 14 – 7   .667
Georgia Tech 8 – 7   .533 11 – 13   .458
Vanderbilt 7 – 7   .500 16 – 8   .667
North Carolina 6 – 6   .500 15 – 9   .625
North Carolina State 5 – 5   .500 8 – 8   .500
LSU 4 – 4   .500 7 – 8   .467
Virginia 5 – 6   .455 11 – 9   .550
Florida 5 – 7   .417 10 – 9   .526
Clemson 3 – 5   .375 6 – 7   .462
Sewanee 3 – 5   .375 5 – 9   .357
Tennessee 4 – 8   .333 11 – 10   .524
Ole Miss 2 – 4   .333 6 – 9   .400
Virginia Tech 3 – 7   .300 5 – 10   .333
VMI 2 – 8   .200 4 – 12   .250
Tulane 2 – 10   .167 6 – 14   .300
South Carolina 1 – 12   .077 1 – 17   .056
† Southern Conference Tournament winner

The 1931 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 27–March 3, 1931, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Maryland Terrapins won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Burton Shipley.

Bracket

First round
February 27 		Quarterfinals
February 28 		Semifinals
March 2 		Finals
March 3
            
North Carolina 23
Vanderbilt 21
North Carolina 17
Maryland 19
Maryland 37
LSU 33
Maryland 26
Georgia 25
Auburn 33
Virginia 26
Georgia 31
Auburn 27
Georgia 32
Washington & Lee 31
Maryland 29
Kentucky 27
Duke 31
Clemson 27
Duke 30
Kentucky 35
Kentucky 33
NC State 28
Kentucky 56
Florida 35
Tennessee 26
Alabama 20
Florida 33
Tennessee 29
Florida 53
Georgia Tech 48

* Overtime game

Championship

March 3
Maryland 29, Kentucky 27
Pts: Louis Berger 12 Pts: Jake Bronston 14

All-Southern tournament team

Player Position Class Team
Louis Berger G Junior Maryland
Edward Ronkin G Senior Maryland
Louis McGinnis F Senior Kentucky
Carey Spicer F Senior Kentucky
George Yates C Junior Kentucky

See also

References

  1. ^ Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 6-7. Retrieved October 31, 2014.