| Year: | 1949 |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Duke Indoor Stadium |
| City: | Durham, NC |
| Champions: | NC State |
| Titlecount: | 4th |
| Coach: | Everett Case |
| Coachcount: | 3rd |
| Mvp: | Chet Giermak |
| Mvpteam: | William & Mary |
The 1949 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–4, 1949 at Duke Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The North Carolina State Wolfpack won their fourth Southern Conference title, led by head coach Everett Case.[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