1959_Southern_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament

1959 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1959 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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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]

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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

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References

  1. [1]
    Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 17. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
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