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1952 SEC men's basketball tournament
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1952 SEC Men's 200px 12 Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky Kentucky 13th Adolph Rupp 13th None 1979
The 1952 SEC men's basketball tournament took place February 28–March 1, 1952 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory. It was the nineteenth SEC tournament and the final edition before its 26-year hiatus.
The Kentucky Wildcats won the tournament championship game by beating 1950 men LSU Tigers LSU, 44–43.2019-20 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Record Book http://a.espncdn.com/sec/basketball/ncb/2020/MBKB%20Record%20Book.pdf PDF 68 Southeastern Conference September 7, 2020 Kentucky would go on to play in the 1952 NCAA tournament, but fell in the East Regional Final to St. John's.
The next tournament would not be held until 1979. From 1953 until 1978, the SEC awarded its championship and NCAA tournament bid to the team with the best record in conference play.
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no First RoundFebruary 28 Second RoundFebruary 29 SemifinalsMarch 1 ChampionshipMarch 1 1951 men LSU Tigers LSU 77 1951 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 44 1951 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt 61 1951 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 49 1951 men Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 63 1951 men Auburn Tigers Auburn 49 #1 Kentucky 80 1951 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 59 1951 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss 60 LSU 75 1951 men Florida Gators Florida 66 Vanderbilt 63 1951 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 61 Alabama 60 1951 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane 61 #1 Kentucky 85 LSU 77 Florida 69 Tennessee 66 #1 Kentucky 81 LSU 43 #1 Kentucky 44
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