1959 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1959 Southern Conference Men's 8 Richmond Arena Richmond, VA West Virginia 5th Fred Schaus 5th The 1959 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 26–28, 1959 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach Fred Schaus, won their fifth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1959 NCAA tournament.Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 17. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003093117/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/bktny/all_time_mbk_tny_results.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=4000 October 3, 2018 Retrieved August 27, 2014. Format The top eight finishers of the conference's nine 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 QuarterfinalsFebruary 26 SemifinalsFebruary 27 FinalsFebruary 28 1 #10 West Virginia 100 8 Davidson 65 4 William & Mary 87 5 Richmond 69 2 Virginia Tech 67 7 George Washington 85 3 The Citadel 93 6 Furman 88 1 #10 West Virginia 85 4 William & Mary 82 3 The Citadel 53 7 George Washington 52 1 #10 West Virginia 85 3 The Citadel 66 * Overtime game See also List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions References Tournament Category:Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Southern Conference men's basketball tournament