Year: | 1926 |
Conference: | Southern Conference |
Gender: | Men's |
Teams: | 16 |
Arena: | Municipal Auditorium |
City: | Atlanta, GA |
Champions: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
Titlecount: | 4th |
Coach: | Harlan Sanborn |
Coachcount: | 1st |
The 1926 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 26–March 2, 1926, at Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their fourth Southern Conference title, led by head coach Harlan Sanborn.[1] Jack Cobb was Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year.
* Overtime game
See main article: 1926 College Basketball All-Southern Team.
Player | Position | Class | Team | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arthur Newcombe | G | Senior | North Carolina | |
Bunn Hackney | G | Junior | North Carolina | |
Jack Cobb | F | Senior | North Carolina | |
Earl Johnson | F | Senior | Mississippi | |
H. L. Stone | C | Junior | Mississippi A&M |