1929 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1929 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	16
Site	Municipal Auditorium Atlanta, GA
Champions	NC State Wolfpack (1st title)
Winning coach	Gus Tebell (1st title)
Top scorer	Frank Goodwin (NC State) (65 points)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1928–29 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Washington and Lee	7	–	1		.875			16	–	2		.889
North Carolina	12	–	2		.857			17	–	8		.680
Georgia Tech	10	–	2		.833			15	–	6		.714
Georgia	13	–	4		.765			17	–	7		.708
Tulane	9	–	4		.692			9	–	5		.643
Kentucky	7	–	4		.636			12	–	5		.706
Tennessee	7	–	4		.636			11	–	5		.688
Alabama	10	–	6		.625			16	–	10		.615
Clemson	6	–	4		.600			15	–	12		.556
Duke	5	–	4		.556			12	–	8		.600
NC State†	6	–	5		.545			15	–	6		.714
Mississippi	7	–	8		.467			9	–	9		.500
Virginia Tech	5	–	7		.417			5	–	13		.278
Mississippi State	5	–	8		.385			8	–	15		.348
Virginia	3	–	6		.333			9	–	10		.474
LSU	5	–	9		.357			8	–	13		.381
South Carolina	4	–	10		.286			8	–	13		.381
Vanderbilt	2	–	5		.286			4	–	12		.250
Florida	4	–	11		.267			7	–	13		.350
Auburn	3	–	9		.250			6	–	15		.286
Maryland	2	–	6		.250			7	–	9		.438
VMI	1	–	7		.125			6	–	7		.462
Sewanee	0	–	7		.000			3	–	8		.273
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1929 Rankings from none

The 1929 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–March 4, 1929, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The NC State Wolfpack won their first Southern Conference title, led by head coach Gus Tebell.

Bracket

	First round March 1					Quarterfinals March 2					Semifinals March 3					Finals March 4
		Washington & Lee	32
		LSU	22
							Washington & Lee	28
							Mississippi	50
		Mississippi	37
		Maryland	35
												Mississippi	32
												NC State	34
		NC State	48
		Tennessee	32
							NC State	31
							Clemson	28
		Clemson	30
		Georgia Tech	26
																	NC State	44
																	Duke	35
		Georgia	42
		Auburn	24
							Georgia	26
							Kentucky	24
		Kentucky	29
		Tulane	15
												Duke	43
												Georgia	37
		Alabama	32
		Duke	38
							Duke	34
							North Carolina	17
		North Carolina	43
		Mississippi A&M	18

* Overtime game

Championship

March 4

NC State 44, Duke 35
Pts: Frank Goodwin 14		Pts: Joe Croson 12

Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia Referees: Menton

All-Southern tournament team

Main article: 1929 College Basketball All-Southern Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Billy Werber	G	Junior	Duke
Louis McGinnis	G	Sophomore	Kentucky
Robert Selby	F	Junior	Mississippi
Larry Haar	F	Junior	NC State
Frank Goodwin	C	Junior	NC State

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions