1980 SEC men's basketball tournament

1980 SEC men's basketball tournament
1980 SEC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1979–80
Teams	10
Site	Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex; Birmingham, Alabama
Champions	LSU Tigers (1st title)
Winning coach	Dale Brown (1st title)
MVP	DeWayne Scales (LSU)
Attendance	99,609
Television	Chesley/TPC Productions
	SEC men's basketball tournaments ← 1979 1981 →

1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Kentucky	15	–	3	.833	29	–	6	.829
No. 3 LSU †	14	–	4	.778	26	–	6	.813
Alabama	12	–	6	.667	18	–	12	.600
Tennessee	12	–	6	.667	18	–	11	.621
Ole Miss	9	–	9	.500	17	–	13	.567
Mississippi State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
Vanderbilt	7	–	11	.389	13	–	13	.500
Georgia	7	–	11	.389	14	–	13	.519
Auburn	5	–	13	.278	10	–	18	.357
Florida	2	–	16	.111	7	–	21	.250

† 1980 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[4]

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.^[5]^[6] 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 SEC regular season games in both 1979 and 1980.^[7]

Bracket

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First Round			Second Round			Semi-Finals			Finals

10	Florida	72

7	Vanderbilt	71
			10	Florida	82

			2	#5 LSU	95



						2	#5 LSU	73

						3	Alabama	66



			3	Alabama	76

			6	Mississippi State	75



									2	#5 LSU	80

									1	#2 Kentucky	78



			5	Mississippi	76

			4	Tennessee	74



						5	Mississippi	67

						1	#2 Kentucky	70



			1	#2 Kentucky	69

			9	Auburn	61
9	Auburn	79

8	Georgia	71

All-Tournament Team

F—DeWayne Scales, LSU*
C—Sam Bowie, Kentucky
F—Durand Macklin, LSU
G—Kyle Macy, Kentucky
F—John Stroud, Ole Miss

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 133
^ 2014-15 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 163. (SEC Tournament Championship Coaches)
^ "Television slate set". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. July 17, 1979. p. 14. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Google Books.
^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
^ ^a ^b 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com
^ "Television slate set". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. July 17, 1979. p. 14. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Google Books.

[sec2015-1] 2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 133

[sec-coaches-2] 2014-15 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 163. (SEC Tournament Championship Coaches)

[KNE79-3] "Television slate set". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. July 17, 1979. p. 14. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Google Books.

[4] sports-reference.com 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[sec-1980a-5] 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com

[sec-1980b-6] 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com

[7] "Television slate set". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. July 17, 1979. p. 14. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Google Books.

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1980 SEC men's basketball tournament

Television coverage

Bracket

All-Tournament Team

See also

References

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