2003 SEC men's basketball tournament

none May 2026 August 2023 March 2026 2003 SEC Men's 11 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Kentucky 25th Tubby Smith 4th Keith Bogans, Kentucky 172,840 The 2003 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on March 13–16, 2003 in New Orleans at the Louisiana Superdome. Georgia did not participate; it had pulled out of the postseason as NCAA violations by coach Jim Harrick were emerging. As shown in the bracket below, the designated berth for the Eastern division's sixth-seeded team was instead given to a Western division team, while the designated berth for the Western division's sixth-seeded team was left vacant. Kentucky won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by beating Mississippi State on March 16, 2003. Bracket Second Round Semifinals Championship game E4 South Carolina 56 W5 Ole Miss 62 W3 LSU 85 E6 Arkansas 56 W4 Alabama 69 E5 Vanderbilt 82 E3 Tennessee 1 W6 vacant 0 W1 Mississippi State 73 W5 Ole Miss 64 E2 #7 Florida 61 W3 LSU 65 E1 #2 Kentucky 81 E5 Vanderbilt 63 W2 Auburn 66 E3 Tennessee 53 W1 Mississippi State 76 W3 LSU 61 E1 #2 Kentucky 78 W2 Auburn 58 W1 Mississippi State 57 E1 #2 Kentucky 64 References Category:SEC men's basketball tournament - Category:2003 in sports in Louisiana Category:Basketball competitions in New Orleans Category:College basketball tournaments in Louisiana Category:2000s in New Orleans