1953 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1952–53
Teams8
SiteReynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, NC
ChampionsWake Forest (1st title)
Winning coachMurray Greason (1st title)
1952–53 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 North Carolina State13–3 .81326–6  .813
No. 15 Wake Forest †12–3 .80019–6  .760
Maryland12–3 .80015–8  .652
West Virginia11–3 .78619–17  .528
Furman10–3 .76921–6  .778
Duke12–4 .75017–8  .680
Richmond13–5 .72221–7  .750
North Carolina15–6 .71417–10  .630
George Washington12–6 .66715–7  .682
Clemson6–8 .4298–10  .444
South Carolina7–12 .36811–13  .458
William & Mary6–13 .31610–13  .435
Virginia Tech4–13 .2354–19  .174
Davidson3–14 .1764–16  .200
VMI1–14 .0675–19  .208
Washington and Lee1–17 .0562–20  .091
The Citadel0–11 .0004–14  .222
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1953
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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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