1944 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1944 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Site	Thompson Gym Raleigh, NC
Champions	Duke (4th title)
Winning coach	Gerry Gerard (2nd title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1943–44 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina	9	–	1		.900			17	–	10		.630
Virginia Tech	4	–	1		.800			11	–	4		.733
Duke †	4	–	2		.667			13	–	13		.500
Maryland	2	–	1		.667			4	–	14		.222
Richmond	2	–	2		.500			7	–	6		.538
Davidson	3	–	4		.429			16	–	7		.696
South Carolina	1	–	2		.333			13	–	2		.867
Clemson	1	–	2		.333			1	–	10		.091
North Carolina State	2	–	5		.286			5	–	13		.278
William & Mary	1	–	3		.250			10	–	11		.476
The Citadel	0	–	1		.000			2	–	3		.400
VMI	0	–	5		.000			0	–	14		.000
† Southern Conference Tournament winner

The 1944 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 24–26, 1944 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils won their fourth Southern Conference title, led by head coach Gerry Gerard.

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's twelve 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 24					Semifinals February 25					Finals February 26
	Virginia Tech		38
	Davidson		34
						Virginia Tech		24
						North Carolina		39
	North Carolina		62
	Richmond		41
											North Carolina		27
											Duke		44
	NC State		42
	Maryland		23
						Duke		40
						NC State		32
	Duke		68
	William & Mary		25

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions