1988 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
| 1988 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||
| Site |
Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana [1] | ||||
| Champions | Kentucky [1] (16th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Eddie Sutton (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Rex Chapman (Kentucky) | ||||
| Attendance | 126,832 | ||||
| Television |
Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions (First and Second Rounds, and semifinals) ABC (Championship Game) | ||||
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The 1988 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 10-13, 1988 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Kentucky Wildcats won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament by defeating Georgia by a score of 62-57. [2] [3][4]
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. Coverage of the championship game was broadcast on the ABC Television Network through its sports division, ABC Sports.
1988 SEC Tournament
| First Round Thursday, March 10 Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions |
Second Round Friday, March 11 Jefferson-Pilot |
Semi-Finals Saturday, March 12 Jefferson-Pilot |
Finals Sunday, March 13 ABC |
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| 8 | Mississippi | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Alabama | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mississippi | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kentucky | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kentucky | 86 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | LSU | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | LSU | 87 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kentucky | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Georgia | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Tennessee | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Georgia | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Georgia | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Auburn | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Georgia | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Mississippi State | 43 | ||||||||||||||||
Notes
- The first round match-up between Alabama and Mississippi (a.k.a. Ole Miss) ended in overtime.
- Kentucky defeated Georgia in the 1988 SEC Tournament championship game, but it was later vacated due to NCAA violations.[5] [6] The Wildcats was also placed on probation. [7] For further information, see List of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons and 1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team.
See also
References
- 1 2 2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
- ↑ Note: Unofficial Result. Kentucky defeated Georgia in the tournament final, but the championship was vacated later because of NCAA violations.
- 1 2 1987-88 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
- 1 2 1987-88 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com
- ↑ 2014-15 Kentucky Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 133
- ↑ 2014-15 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 128
- ↑ “Kentucky Cheats”. BigBlueHistory.net, the Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Page. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
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