1953 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1953 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 5–7, 1953 at the Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons, led by head coach Murray Greason, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1953 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1953 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteReynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsWake Forest (1st title)
Winning coachMurray Greason (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1952–53 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 18 North Carolina State133 .813  266  .813
No. 15 Wake Forest123 .800  196  .760
Maryland123 .800  158  .652
West Virginia113 .786  1917  .528
Furman103 .769  216  .778
Duke124 .750  178  .680
Richmond135 .722  217  .750
North Carolina156 .714  1710  .630
George Washington126 .667  157  .682
Clemson68 .429  810  .444
South Carolina712 .368  1113  .458
William & Mary613 .316  1013  .435
Virginia Tech413 .235  419  .174
Davidson314 .176  416  .200
VMI114 .067  519  .208
Washington and Lee117 .056  220  .091
The Citadel011 .000  414  .222
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1953; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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

Quarterfinals
March 5
Semifinals
March 6
Finals
March 7
         
1 #12 NC State 86
8 North Carolina 54
1 #12 NC State 85
4 West Virginia 80
4 West Virginia 91
5 Furman 87
1 #12 NC State 70
2 Wake Forest 71
2 Wake Forest 88
7 Richmond 70
2 Wake Forest 61
3 Maryland 59
3 Maryland 74
6 Duke 65

* Overtime game

See also

References

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