1950 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 1950 SEC men's basketball tournament took place March 2–4, 1950 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory.

1950 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season194950
Teams12
SiteJefferson County Armory
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsKentucky (12th title)
Winning coachAdolph Rupp (12th title)
MVPNone
1949–50 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Kentucky112 .846255  .833
Vanderbilt113 .786178  .680
Auburn126 .667177  .708
Tulane84 .667157  .682
Alabama89 .471912  .429
Georgia67 .462159  .625
Tennessee56 .4551511  .577
Georgia Tech79 .4381413  .519
LSU58 .3851312  .520
Mississippi State610 .375711  .389
Florida410 .286914  .391
Ole Miss413 .235817  .320
1950 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Kentucky won the tournament championship game by beating the Tennessee, 95–58.[2][3] The Wildcats would play in the 12-team 1950 National Invitation Tournament, losing to eventual champion CCNY in the second round. No SEC teams played in the 8-team 1950 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

First Round
March 2
Second Round
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Championship
March 4
            
1 #4 Kentucky 56
10 Mississippi State 46
10 Mississippi State 56
4 Tulane 47
1 #4 Kentucky 79
4 Georgia 63
6 Georgia 59
12 Ole Miss 58
5 Alabama 51
6 Georgia 52*
1 #4 Kentucky 95
7 Tennessee 58
3 Auburn 45
9 LSU 73
11 Florida 57
9 LSU 66
9 LSU 79
7 Tennessee 81*
7 Tennessee 63
8 Georgia Tech 56
7 Tennessee 50
2 Vanderbilt 44
  • = denotes overtime game

References

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