1983 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1983 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 10–13, 1983 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama. the Georgia Bulldogs won the tournament championship title, and received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament. [3] [4] This tournament marked Georgia’s first ever SEC tournament championship title.

1983 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1982–83
Teams10
SiteBirmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex
Birmingham, Alabama [1]
ChampionsGeorgia Bulldogs [1] (1st title)
Winning coachHugh Durham [2] (1st title)
MVPVerm Fleming (Georgia)
Attendance130,972
TelevisionTVS Television Network (First round, quarterfinals and semifinals)
NBC (Championship Game)

Television coverage of the tournament’s first three rounds was produced and regionally syndicated by the TVS Television Network, with NBC broadcasting the championship game nationally. [5]Tom Hammond handled play-by-play commentary, while Joe Dean provided color analogy.

Bracket
  First Round
Thursday, March 10		 Second Round
Friday, March 11		 Semi-Finals
Saturday, March 12		 Finals
Sunday, March 13
                                     
8 Auburn 61  
9 Alabama 62  
  9 Alabama 69  
    1 #10 Kentucky 64  
 
  9 Alabama 51  
  5 Mississippi State 50  
 
 
  4 Vanderbilt 61
    5 Mississippi State 76  
 
  9 Alabama 71
  6 Georgia 86
 
 
  6 Georgia 60
    3 Mississippi 55  
 
  6 Georgia 79
  7 Tennessee 60  
 
 
  2 LSU 71
    7 Tennessee 74  
7 Tennessee 78
10 Florida 62  

References
  1. 2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
  2. 2014-15 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 163 (SEC Championship Coaches)
  3. 1982-83 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
  4. 1982-83 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com
  5. 2005-06 Alabama Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 88 (All-time TV Games)
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