1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball tournament
| 1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Teams | 13 |
| Site | Citadel Alumni Gymnasium Charleston, SC |
| Champions | The Citadel Bulldogs (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Benny Blatt (1st title) |
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball tournaments | |
The 1927 SIAA men's basketball tournament took place March 3–March 5, 1927, at Citadel Alumni Gymnasium in Charleston. The Citadel Bulldogs won their first Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association title, led by head coach Benny Blatt. It was the first SIAA tournament held in Charleston. Georgetown won two upset victories before elimination by Mercer. The Citadel beat Mercer for the title in overtime. They would not beat Mercer again until 2018.[1] It is still the only postseason tournament won by The Citadel.
Bracket
[edit]| First round March 3 | Quarterfinals March 4 | Semifinals March 5 | Finals March 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Newberry | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham-Southern | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Championship
[edit]March 5
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| The Citadel 42, Mercer 41 | ||
| Pts: Johnny Douglas 21 | Pts: Malcolm Green 17 | |
Citadel Alumni Gymnasium
Charleston, SC |