| Year: | 1942 |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Thompson Gym |
| City: | Raleigh, NC |
| Champions: | Duke |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Eddie Cameron |
| Coachcount: | 3rd |
The 1942 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 5–7, 1942 at Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils won their third Southern Conference title, led by head coach Eddie Cameron.[1]
The top eight finishers of the conference's sixteen members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.
* Overtime game