1928 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1928 basketball tournament

1927–28 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Auburn 12 – 1   .923 20 – 2   .909
Mississippi A&M 10 – 1   .909 13 – 7   .650
North Carolina 8 – 1   .889 17 – 2   .895
Maryland 8 – 1   .889 14 – 4   .778
Kentucky 8 – 1   .889 12 – 6   .667
LSU 7 – 3   .700 14 – 4   .778
Virginia 10 – 5   .667 20 – 6   .769
Georgia 8 – 5   .615 13 – 10   .565
VMI 5 – 5   .500 7 – 6   .538
Alabama 5 – 5   .500 10 – 10   .500
Clemson 5 – 7   .417 9 – 14   .391
South Carolina 4 – 7   .364 8 – 12   .400
Mississippi† 5 – 9   .357 10 – 9   .526
NC State 3 – 6   .333 10 – 8   .556
Vanderbilt 2 – 5   .286 5 – 7   .417
Virginia Tech 3 – 7   .300 5 – 11   .313
Washington and Lee 3 – 7   .300 5 – 12   .294
Florida 2 – 10   .167 5 – 16   .238
Sewanee 1 – 5   .167 2 – 7   .222
Tulane 3 – 15   .167 3 – 15   .167
Tennessee 0 – 8   .000 0 – 12   .000
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1928
Rankings from none

The 1928 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 24–February 28, 1928, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Mississippi Rebels won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Homer Hazel.[1]

Bracket

First round
February 24 		Quarterfinals
February 25 		Semifinals
February 27 		Finals
February 28
            
North Carolina 38
LSU 44
LSU 28
Mississippi 55
NC State 35
Mississippi 40
Mississippi 41
Kentucky 29
VMI 36
Georgia 47
Georgia 18
Kentucky 33
Kentucky 56
South Carolina 40
Mississippi 31
Auburn 30
Mississippi A&M 44
Washington and Lee 24
Mississippi A&M 44
Virginia 28
Virginia 42
Alabama 28
Mississippi A&M 34
Auburn 42
Georgia Tech 50
Florida 24
Georgia Tech 29
Auburn 30
Auburn 27
Clemson 26

* Overtime game

Championship

February 28
Mississippi 31, Auburn 30
Pts: Cary Phillips & Robert Lee 8 Pts: Jelly Akin 15
Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia
Referees: Sutton

All-Southern tournament team

Player Position Class Team
Ary Phillips G Ole Miss
Dewitt Laird G Ole Miss
Cary Phillips F Ole Miss
Jelly Akin F Auburn
Frank Dubose C Auburn

See also

References

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