1938 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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The 1938 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 3–5, 1938 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Eddie Cameron.[1]

ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
ChampionsDuke (1st title)
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1938 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteThompson Gym
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsDuke (1st title)
Winning coachEddie Cameron (1st title)
← 1937
1939 â†’
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1937–38 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Carolina13–3 .81316–5  .762
North Carolina State10–3 .76913–6  .684
The Citadel7–3 .70013–5  .722
Clemson9–4 .69216–7  .696
Duke †9–5 .64315–9  .625
Richmond7–4 .63615–5  .750
Maryland6–4 .60015–9  .625
Washington and Lee6–5 .54512–9  .571
Wake Forest7–8 .4677–12  .368
Virginia Tech4–5 .4446–8  .429
Davidson4–11 .26710–12  .455
Furman2–6 .2506–13  .316
VMI2–7 .2224–11  .267
South Carolina2–12 .1433–21  .125
William & Mary0–9 .0002–10  .167
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
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Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's fifteen 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 3
Semifinals
March 4
Finals
March 5
         
Clemson 35
Richmond 32
Clemson 38
Washington and Lee 33
Washington and Lee 48
North Carolina 33
Clemson 30
Duke 40
Maryland 45
The Citadel 43
Maryland 32
Duke 35
Duke 44
NC State 33

* Overtime game

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