1979 SEC men's basketball tournament

American college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 1979 SEC Men's 200px 10 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Tennessee Volunteers"Tennessee Volunteers Index | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com" 4th Don DeVoe 1st Kyle Macy Kentucky The C.D. Chesley Company 1979 Tennessee vs. Kentucky on YouTube. (1979 SEC Tournament Championship Game) 1952 The 1979 SEC men's basketball tournament took place in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex. This tournament marks the first SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament held since the event’s hiatus that started after the 1952 tournament. The Tennessee Volunteers won the tournament championship game, and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by beating the Kentucky Wildcats in a 75–69 overtime win on March 3, 1979. The tournament took place from February 28 to March 3, 1979.2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide, page 134"1978-79 Tennessee Volunteers Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com" After the SEC tournament ended, Tennessee was ranked number 20 in the Associated Press polls.2014-15 Tennessee Basketball Record Book, page 111. With the return of the SEC tournament, the SEC awarded the winner of the tournament the SEC Tournament Championship and the conference's NCAA tournament bid. The conference continued to award the SEC Championship to the team with the best conference record during the regular season. Television coverage The 1979 tournament marks the first time that the SEC tournament was broadcast on television. Television coverage of the tournament was produced by The C.D. Chesley Company, who syndicated the coverage of the games regionally via a network of 28 television stations.ChesleySEC tournament Starts Wednesday The Harlan Daily Enterprise February 27, 1979 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=ym5BAAAAIBAJ&dq=cd+chesley+company+sec+basketball&pg=PA2&article_id=5294,2481272 Google Bookshttps://books.google.com/books?id=mAgdAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA9&dq=Chesley+TPC&article_id=6511,2918194&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBtIiM4vaVAxVZ48kDHcXROu4Q6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q=Chesley%20TPC&f=false SEC basketball to come under new TV contract July 15, 1979 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2B August 7, 2026 Google News Archive The Tuscaloosa Times C.D. Chesley was known as the pioneer in syndicated college basketball broadcasts as he started production of the first package of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball telecasts in the late 1950s. Bracket “1978-79 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results”. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 23, 2015.2014-15 Tennessee Basketball Record Book, page 103.2014-15 Tennessee Basketball Record Book, pages 103 and 109. high First RoundWednesday, February 28 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 1 SemifinalsFriday, March 2 FinalSaturday, March 3 4 Alabama 81 10 Florida 64 6 Kentucky 82 8 Ole Miss 77 5 Mississippi State 72 7 Georgia 75 3 Vanderbilt 53 9 Auburn 59 4 Alabama 100 6 Kentucky 101 7 Georgia 91 9 Auburn 4OT 95 1 #8 LSU 67 6 Kentucky 80 2 Tennessee 75 9 Auburn 64 6 Kentucky 69 2 Tennessee OT 75 All-tournament teamChesley G - Kyle Macy, UK (MVP) G - Truman Claytor, UK F - Terry Crosby, TENN F - Reginald King, ALA F - John Stroud, MISS References Category:SEC men's basketball tournament Category:1978–79 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season Category:Basketball competitions in Birmingham, Alabama Category:College basketball tournaments in Alabama SEC Basket