1925 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1925 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 26–March 3, 1925, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their third Southern Conference title, led by head coach Monk McDonald.^[1]

1925 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	22
Site	Municipal Auditorium Atlanta, GA
Champions	North Carolina Tar Heels (3rd title)
Winning coach	Monk McDonald (1st title)
Top scorer	Jack Cobb (North Carolina) (67 points)
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1924–25 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina†	8	–	0		1.000			20	–	5		.800
Tulane	12	–	3		.800			17	–	4		.810
Kentucky	6	–	2		.750			13	–	8		.619
Maryland	3	–	1		.750			12	–	5		.706
Alabama	5	–	2		.714			15	–	4		.789
Virginia	4	–	2		.667			14	–	3		.824
South Carolina	4	–	2		.667			10	–	7		.588
Washington and Lee	3	–	2		.600			8	–	5		.615
Clemson	3	–	2		.600			4	–	14		.222
Vanderbilt	4	–	3		.571			12	–	13		.480
Mississippi State	4	–	4		.500			14	–	9		.609
Georgia	4	–	4		.500			9	–	11		.450
Georgia Tech	2	–	7		.222			4	–	12		.250
NC State	1	–	4		.200			11	–	7		.611
LSU	1	–	4		.200			10	–	7		.588
Virginia Tech	1	–	4		.200			6	–	9		.400
Tennessee	1	–	5		.167			6	–	8		.429
Auburn	1	–	5		.167			3	–	11		.214
Mississippi	1	–	6		.143			17	–	8		.680
Florida	0	–	0		–			2	–	7		.222
Sewanee	0	–	0		–			2	–	7		.222
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1925 Rankings from none

Bracket

	First round February 26					Second round February 27					Quarterfinals February 28					Semifinals March 2					Finals March 3
		Maryland	27
		Alabama	21
							Maryland	16
							NC State	30
												NC State	24
												Tulane	41
							Washington and Lee	20
							Tulane	37
																	Tulane	44
																	Mississippi	23
							VMI	20
							Mississippi	27
												Mississippi	32
												Virginia	24
		South Carolina	25
		Virginia	31
							Virginia	29
							Auburn	27
																						Tulane	28
																						North Carolina	36
							Georgia
							Clemson	Withdrew
												Georgia	32
												Kentucky	31
							Kentucky	31
							Mississippi A&M	26
																	Georgia	19
																	North Carolina	40
							Sewanee	14
							Georgia Tech	31
												Georgia Tech	26
												North Carolina	34
		VPI	13
		North Carolina	42
							North Carolina	35
							LSU	21

* Overtime game

Championship

March 3

Tulane 28, North Carolina 36
Pts: Ellis Henican 10		Pts: Sam McDonald 13

Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia Referees: Stanley Sutton

All-Southern tournament team

Main article: 1925 College Basketball All-Southern Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Howard Holland	G	Senior	Virginia
Carl Lind	G	Senior	Tulane
Jack Cobb	F	Junior	North Carolina
C. Ellis Henican	F	Senior	Tulane
Billie Izard	F	Senior	Mississippi A&M
Ed Morgan	C	Junior	Tulane
Charles Wiehrs	C	Junior	Georgia

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions

References

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