1950 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1950 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–3, 1950 at the Duke Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack, led by head coach Everett Case, won their fifth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1950 NCAA tournament.[1]

1950 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1949–50
Teams8
SiteDuke Indoor Stadium
Durham, NC
ChampionsNorth Carolina State (5th title)
Winning coachEverett Case (4th title)
← 1949
1951 →
1949–50 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 NC State 12 2   .857 27 6   .818
William & Mary 12 4   .750 23 9   .719
George Washington 12 4   .750 17 8   .680
South Carolina 12 5   .706 13 9   .591
North Carolina 13 6   .684 17 12   .586
Virginia Tech 9 5   .643 16 9   .640
Wake Forest 11 8   .579 14 16   .467
Duke 9 7   .563 15 15   .500
Clemson 8 8   .500 10 10   .500
Davidson 6 12   .333 10 16   .385
Furman 4 8   .333 9 12   .429
Washington and Lee 4 9   .308 8 12   .400
Maryland 5 13   .278 7 18   .280
Richmond 4 13   .235 8 16   .333
The Citadel 2 10   .167 4 16   .200
VMI 2 11   .154 4 17   .190
1950 Southern Conference tournament winner
As of April 30, 1950
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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The top eight finishers of the conference's seventeen 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

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Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
         
1 #8 NC State 67
6 Virginia Tech 42
1 #8 NC State 59
7 Wake Forest 53
3 George Washington 61
7 Wake Forest 65
1 #8 NC State 67
8 Duke 47
2 William & Mary 50
5 North Carolina 47
2 William & Mary 50
8 Duke 60
4 South Carolina 41
8 Duke 53

* Overtime game

See also

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