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 Mountaineers, 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
Season1958–59
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsWest Virginia (5th title)
Winning coachFred Schaus (5th title)
← 1958
1960 →
1958–59 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 West Virginia 11 0   1.000 29 5   .853
Virginia Tech 10 2   .833 16 5   .762
The Citadel 7 4   .636 15 5   .750
William & Mary 7 7   .500 13 11   .542
Richmond 6 8   .429 11 11   .500
Furman 5 7   .417 14 12   .538
George Washington 4 7   .364 14 11   .560
Davidson 2 8   .200 9 15   .375
VMI 2 11   .154 5 13   .278
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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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

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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

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