1980 SEC men's basketball tournament

Annual college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 1980 SEC Men's 10 Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, Alabama2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 133 LSU Tigers 1st Dale Brown2014-15 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 163. (SEC Tournament Championship Coaches) 1st DeWayne Scales LSU 99,609 Chesley/TPC ProductionsTelevision slate set Associated Press Kentucky New Era July 17, 1979 14 https://books.google.com/books?id=j_swAAAAIBAJ&dq=CD+Chesley+SEC+Basketball&pg=PA130&article_id=3588,1465081 Google Books September 25, 2023 The 1980 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on February 27 – March 1, 1980, in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex. The LSU Tigers, who represent Louisiana State University, won the tournament by beating the Kentucky Wildcats in the championship game.1979-80 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com LSU also received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament. Television coverage Coverage of all nine games of the tournament was televised through regional syndication by The C.D. Chesley Company through the facilities of Chesley-TPC Productions; that company also broadcast the SEC tournament at the end of the previous season, as well as select weeknight SEC regular season games in both 1979 and 1980. Bracket First Round Second Round Semifinals Finals 10 Florida 72 7 Vanderbilt 71 9 Auburn 79 8 Georgia 71 10 Florida 82 2 #5 LSU 95 3 Alabama 76 6 Mississippi State 75 5 Mississippi 76 4 Tennessee 74 1 #2 Kentucky 69 9 Auburn 61 2 #5 LSU 73 3 Alabama 66 5 Mississippi 67 1 #2 Kentucky 70 2 #5 LSU 80 1 #2 Kentucky 78 All-Tournament Team F—DeWayne Scales, LSU* C—Sam Bowie, Kentucky F—Durand Macklin, LSU G—Kyle Macy, Kentucky F—John Stroud, Ole Miss See also Southeastern Conference SEC tournament References Category:SEC men's basketball tournament Category:1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season Category:1980 in sports in Alabama Category:Basketball competitions in Birmingham, Alabama Category:College basketball tournaments in Alabama