1931 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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.[1]

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)
1930–31 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Georgia15–1 .93823–2  .920
Maryland †8–1 .88918–4  .818
Alabama11–2 .84614–6  .700
Kentucky8–2 .80015–3  .833
Auburn7–4 .6368–6  .571
Washington and Lee4–3 .57111–7  .611
Duke5–4 .55614–7  .667
Georgia Tech8–7 .53311–13  .458
Vanderbilt7–7 .50016–8  .667
North Carolina6–6 .50015–9  .625
North Carolina State5–5 .5008–8  .500
LSU4–4 .5007–8  .467
Virginia5–6 .45511–9  .550
Florida5–7 .41710–9  .526
Clemson3–5 .3756–7  .462
Sewanee3–5 .3755–9  .357
Tennessee4–8 .33311–10  .524
Ole Miss2–4 .3336–9  .400
Virginia Tech3–7 .3005–10  .333
VMI2–8 .2004–12  .250
Tulane2–10 .1676–14  .300
South Carolina1–12 .0771–17  .056
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1931
Rankings from AP Poll

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.
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