1993 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1993 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 11–14, 1993 in downtown Lexington, Kentucky at Rupp Arena, the home court of the University of Kentucky Wildcats. Tournament coverage was provided in its entirety by Jefferson Pilot Sports, who at the time was in its sixth season with regional syndication rights to the SEC. Tom Hammond and Ed Murphy provided play-by-play commentary.

1993 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199293
Teams12
SiteRupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky
ChampionsKentucky (18th title)
Winning coachRick Pitino (2nd title)
MVPTravis Ford (Kentucky)
Attendance240,373 (sellout)
TelevisionJefferson Pilot Sports [1]
1992–93 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 8 Vanderbilt142 .875  286  .824
No. 2 Kentucky133 .813  304  .882
Florida97 .563  1612  .571
Georgia88 .500  1514  .517
South Carolina511 .313  918  .333
Tennessee412 .250  1317  .433
West
No. 12 Arkansas106 .625  229  .710
LSU97 .563  2211  .667
Auburn88 .500  1512  .556
Alabama79 .438  1613  .552
Mississippi State511 .313  1316  .448
Ole Miss412 .250  1018  .357
1993 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The Kentucky Wildcats won the SEC Tournament championship to, and received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament by defeating the LSU Tigers by a score of 82–65.

Bracket

  First round Second Round Semifinals Championship Game
                                     
Alabama 87  
South Carolina 79  
  #5 Vanderbilt 76  
    Alabama 59  
     
       
  LSU 72  
  #5 Vanderbilt 62  
       
       
  #14 Arkansas 65
    Georgia 60  
Georgia 87
Mississippi State 56  
  #4 Kentucky 82
  LSU 65
Ole Miss 67  
Florida 62  
  LSU 89
    Ole Miss 70  
     
       
  #4 Kentucky 92
  #14 Arkansas 81  
       
       
  #4 Kentucky 101
    Tennessee 40  
Tennessee 78
Auburn 76  

References

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