1959 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1959 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 26–28, 1959 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineeers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their fifth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1959 NCAA tournament.[1]

1959 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season195859
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsWest Virginia (5th title)
Winning coachFred Schaus (5th title)
1958–59 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 West Virginia110 1.000295  .853
Virginia Tech102 .833165  .762
The Citadel74 .636155  .750
William & Mary77 .5001311  .542
Richmond68 .4291111  .500
Furman57 .4171412  .538
George Washington47 .3641411  .560
Davidson28 .200915  .375
VMI211 .154513  .278
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1959
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's nine 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 26
Semifinals
February 27
Finals
February 28
         
1 #10 West Virginia 100
8 Davidson 65
1 #10 West Virginia 85
4 William & Mary 82
4 William & Mary 87
5 Richmond 69
1 #10 West Virginia 85
3 The Citadel 66
2 Virginia Tech 67
7 George Washington 85
3 The Citadel 53
7 George Washington 52
3 The Citadel 93
6 Furman 88

* Overtime game

See also

References

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