1988 SEC men's basketball tournament

American college basketball postseason tournament August 2023 March 2026 1988 SEC Men's 10 Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana Kentucky 16th Eddie Sutton 2nd Rex Chapman Kentucky 126,832 Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions (First and Second Rounds, and semifinals) NBC (Kentucky-LSU Semifinal)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQxxLv5sNu8 CBB: 3/12/88 Kentucky vs. LSU (SEC Tournament Semifinals) April 27, 2020 YouTube ABC (Championship Game) The 1988 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 10–13, 1988 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134 Kentucky won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, defeating Georgia by a score of 62–57.Note: Unofficial Result. Kentucky defeated Georgia in the tournament final, but the championship was vacated later because of NCAA violations.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sec/men/1988-schedule.html 1987-88 Men's Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sec/men/1988.html 1987-88 Men's Southeastern Conference Season Summary College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Kentucky's championship was later vacated due to NCAA violations.2014-15 Kentucky Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 1332014-15 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 128 The Wildcats were also placed on probation.“Kentucky Cheats”. BigBlueHistory.net, the Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Page. Retrieved September 3, 2015. Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions (in its second season of producing regionally syndicated SEC basketball games) provided television coverage of the first round, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals. The Kentucky-LSU Semifinal aired on NBC with Marv Albert and Bucky Waters calling the action. Coverage of the championship game was broadcast on the ABC Television Network through its sports division, ABC Sports. Bracket First Round Thursday, March 10 Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions Second Round Friday, March 11 Jefferson-Pilot Semi-Finals Saturday, March 12 Jefferson-Pilot/NBC Finals Sunday, March 13 ABC high 8 1987 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss 64 9 Alabama 59OT 7 1987 none Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 64 10 1987 none Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 43 8 Mississippi 64 1 #6 Kentucky 82 5 Vanderbilt 80 4 LSU 87 6 1987 none Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 60 3 Florida 67 7 Georgia 65 2 Auburn 60 1 #6 Kentucky 86 4 LSU 80 3 Florida 70 7 Georgia 72 1 #6 Kentucky 62 7 Georgia 57 References Category:SEC men's basketball tournament Category:1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season Category:Basketball competitions in Louisiana Category:1988 in sports in Louisiana Category:Sports in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Category:College sports tournaments in Louisiana SEC men's basketball tournament