1924 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1924 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 28–March 4, 1924, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their second Southern Conference title, led by head coach Norman Shepard.^[1]

1924 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	16
Site	Municipal Auditorium Atlanta, GA
Champions	North Carolina Tar Heels (2nd title)
Winning coach	Norman Shepard (1st title)
Top scorer	Jack Cobb (North Carolina) (59 points)
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1923–24 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Tulane	10	–	0		1.000			21	–	1		.955
North Carolina†	7	–	0		1.000			26	–	0		1.000
Georgia	7	–	0		1.000			16	–	5		.762
Alabama	5	–	1		.833			12	–	4		.750
Kentucky	6	–	2		.750			13	–	3		.813
Mississippi State	8	–	4		.667			13	–	8		.619
Virginia	3	–	2		.600			12	–	3		.800
Tennessee	5	–	5		.500			10	–	8		.556
South Carolina	2	–	2		.500			11	–	9		.550
Georgia Tech	4	–	5		.444			9	–	13		.409
Mississippi	2	–	4		.333			16	–	6		.727
Washington and Lee	2	–	4		.333			9	–	5		.643
NC State	2	–	4		.333			7	–	16		.304
Maryland	1	–	2		.333			5	–	7		.417
Vanderbilt	1	–	3		.250			7	–	15		.318
Florida	0	–	2		.000			5	–	10		.333
Sewanee	0	–	2		.000			2	–	7		.222
Virginia Tech	0	–	4		.000			5	–	13		.278
Auburn	0	–	6		.000			4	–	9		.308
Clemson	0	–	6		.000			2	–	14		.125
LSU	0	–	7		.000			8	–	12		.400
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1924 Rankings from none

Bracket

	First round February 29					Quarterfinals March 1					Semifinals March 3					Finals March 4
	VMI		19
	Maryland		34
						Maryland		25
						Georgia		29
	Georgia		36
	Washington & Lee		24
											Georgia		20
											Alabama		37
	Alabama		44
	Ole Miss		42
						Alabama		40
						Auburn		19
	Georgia Tech		29
	Auburn		35
																Alabama		18
																North Carolina		26
	Tulane		60
	South Carolina		23
						Tulane		30
						Mississippi A&M		38
	Mississippi A&M		35
	Tennessee		18
											Mississippi A&M		23
											North Carolina		33
	North Carolina		41
	Kentucky		20
						North Carolina		37
						Vanderbilt		20
	Vanderbilt		42
	Clemson		13

* Overtime game

Championship

March 4

Alabama 18, North Carolina 26
Pts: Slim Carter 6		Pts: Jack Cobb 15

Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Sutton

All-Southern tournament team

Main article: 1924 College Basketball All-Southern Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Monk McDonald	G	Senior	North Carolina
K. P. Gatchell	G	Senior	Mississippi A&M
Cartwright Carmichael	F	Senior	North Carolina
Eddie Gurr	F	Senior	Georgia
Slim Carter	C	Junior	Alabama

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions

References

1. Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 6. Retrieved June 29, 2015.