1999 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 1999 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 4–7, 1999 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team won the tournament and the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament by defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks by a score of 76–63.[2][3]

1999 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199899
Teams12
SiteGeorgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia (USA)
ChampionsKentucky (23rd title)
Winning coachTubby Smith (2nd title)
MVPScott Padgett (Kentucky)
Attendance172,027
TelevisionJefferson Pilot Sports (1st Round, Quarterfinals, Semifinals)
CBS (Championship game)
1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 20 Tennessee124 .750219  .700
No. 8 Kentucky115 .688289  .757
No. 23 Florida106 .625229  .710
Georgia610 .3751515  .500
Vanderbilt511 .3131415  .483
South Carolina313 .188821  .276
West
No. 4 Auburn142 .875294  .879
No. 17 Arkansas97 .5632311  .676
Ole Miss88 .5002013  .606
Mississippi State88 .5002013  .606
Alabama610 .3751715  .531
LSU412 .2501215  .444
1999 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Television coverage

The first round, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals were regionally televised and syndicated by Jefferson Pilot Sports, in its 13th season in syndicating SEC Basketball games. The championship game was televised nationally on CBS.

Tournament notes

  • This was Tubby Smith’s second SEC tournament title win as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team.

Bracket

First round Second Round Semifinals Championship game
            
E5 Vanderbilt 58
W4 Mississippi State 76
E1 #18 Tennessee 58
W4 Mississippi State 62
W4 Mississippi State 79
W2 #22 Arkansas 84
W2 #22 Arkansas 75
E3 #21 Florida 74
W6 LSU 75
E3 #21 Florida 97
W2 #22 Arkansas 63
E2 #14 Kentucky 76
W5 Alabama 65
E4 Georgia 57
W1 #4 Auburn 93
W5 Alabama 61
W1 #4 Auburn 57
E2 #14 Kentucky 69
E2 #14 Kentucky 83
W3 Mississippi 73
E6 South Carolina 60
W3 Mississippi 64

References

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