1932 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1932 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
1932 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	16
Site	Municipal Auditorium; Atlanta, GA
Champions	Georgia (1st title)
Winning coach	Rex Enright (1st title)
	Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

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]

1931–32 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kentucky	9	–	1	.900	15	–	2	.882
Maryland	9	–	1	.900	16	–	4	.800
Auburn	9	–	2	.818	12	–	3	.800
Alabama	11	–	3	.786	16	–	4	.800
North Carolina	6	–	3	.667	16	–	5	.762
Virginia	6	–	3	.667	13	–	8	.619
Georgia †	7	–	4	.636	19	–	7	.731
Ole Miss	8	–	5	.615	9	–	6	.600
Georgia Tech	5	–	3	.625	7	–	6	.538
North Carolina State	6	–	4	.600	10	–	6	.625
Duke	6	–	5	.545	14	–	11	.560
LSU	8	–	8	.500	11	–	9	.550
Tennessee	5	–	5	.500	8	–	7	.533
South Carolina	2	–	2	.500	9	–	7	.563
Vanderbilt	5	–	7	.417	8	–	11	.421
Mississippi State	4	–	7	.364	5	–	10	.333
Tulane	5	–	9	.357	6	–	10	.375
Florida	4	–	10	.286	8	–	12	.400
Washington and Lee	3	–	8	.273	9	–	10	.474
Virginia Tech	2	–	8	.200	8	–	9	.471
Clemson	2	–	9	.182	8	–	12	.400
Sewanee	1	–	7	.125	3	–	9	.250
VMI	0	–	9	.000	0	–	14	.000

† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1932 Rankings from AP Poll

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

[4]

Georgia 26, North Carolina 24
Pts: Leroy Young 10		Pts: Wilmer Hines 11

Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 4,000

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

References

Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 7. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
"FOUR TEAMS SEEDED IN CONFERENCE PLAY". The Palm Beach Post. February 22, 1932. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
Ramsey, Glenn (February 26, 1932). "Kentucky and Tulane Holding S.I.C. Spotlight". Atlanta, Georgia: Fort Lauderdale News. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
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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[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.