1928 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1928 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	15
Site	Municipal Auditorium Atlanta, GA
Champions	Mississippi Rebels (1st title)
Winning coach	Homer Hazel (1st title)
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

1927–28 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	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.

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

Main article: 1928 College Basketball All-Southern 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

• List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions