1945 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1945 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 22–24, 1945 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their eighth Southern Conference title, led by head coach Ben Carnevale.

1945 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Site	Thompson Gym Raleigh, NC
Champions	North Carolina (8th title)
Winning coach	Ben Carnevale (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1944–45 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Carolina	9	–	0		1.000			19	–	3		.864
Richmond	2	–	0		1.000			3	–	4		.429
Duke	6	–	1		.857			13	–	9		.591
North Carolina †	11	–	3		.786			22	–	6		.786
The Citadel	8	–	4		.667			16	–	7		.696
North Carolina State	7	–	5		.583			10	–	11		.476
William & Mary	3	–	4		.429			7	–	11		.389
Clemson	3	–	5		.375			8	–	8		.500
Maryland	2	–	5		.286			2	–	14		.125
Virginia Tech	1	–	3		.250			6	–	8		.429
Davidson	2	–	7		.222			9	–	9		.500
VMI	1	–	4		.200			2	–	10		.167
Wake Forest	0	–	6		.000			3	–	14		.176
Furman	0	–	8		.000			2	–	15		.118
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1945 Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight finishers of the conference's fourteen 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 22					Semifinals February 23					Finals February 24
	South Carolina		55'
	Clemson		24
						North Carolina		39
						South Carolina		26
	North Carolina		55
	NC State		28
											North Carolina		49
											Duke		48
	Duke		76
	Maryland		49
						Duke		59
						William & Mary		22
	William & Mary		54
	The Citadel		41

* Overtime game

See also

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions