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1980 SEC men's basketball tournament

Annual college basketball tournament

Annual college basketball tournament

FieldValue
Year1980
ConferenceSEC
GenderMen's
Teams10
ArenaBirmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex
CityBirmingham, Alabama
ChampionsLSU Tigers
TitleCount1st
CoachDale Brown
CoachCount1st
MVPDeWayne Scales
MVPTeamLSU
Attendance99,609
TelevisionChesley/TPC Productions

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. 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.

Bracket

| RD1-seed02= 10 | RD1-team02=Florida | RD1-score02=72 | RD1-seed01= 7 | RD1-team01=Vanderbilt | RD1-score01=71

| RD1-seed04= 9 | RD1-team04=Auburn | RD1-score04=79 | RD1-seed03= 8 | RD1-team03=Georgia | RD1-score03=71

| RD2-seed02= 10 | RD2-team02=Florida | RD2-score02=82 | RD2-seed01= 2 | RD2-team01=#5 LSU | RD2-score01=95

| RD2-seed04= 3 | RD2-team04=Alabama | RD2-score04=76 | RD2-seed03= 6 | RD2-team03=Mississippi State | RD2-score03=75

| RD2-seed07= 5 | RD2-team07=Mississippi | RD2-score07=76 | RD2-seed08= 4 | RD2-team08=Tennessee | RD2-score08=74

| RD2-seed05= 1 | RD2-team05=#2 Kentucky | RD2-score05=69 | RD2-seed06= 9 | RD2-team06=Auburn | RD2-score06=61

| RD3-seed01= 2 | RD3-team01=#5 LSU | RD3-score01=73 | RD3-seed02= 3 | RD3-team02=Alabama | RD3-score02=66

| RD3-seed04= 5 | RD3-team04=Mississippi | RD3-score04=67 | RD3-seed03= 1 | RD3-team03=#2 Kentucky | RD3-score03=70

| RD4-seed01= 2 | RD4-team01=#5 LSU | RD4-score01=80 | RD4-seed02= 1 | RD4-team02=#2 Kentucky | RD4-score02=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

References

References

  1. 2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 133
  2. 2014-15 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 163. (SEC Tournament Championship Coaches)
  3. (July 17, 1979). "Television slate set". [[Kentucky New Era]].
  4. [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sec/1980-schedule.html 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results. College Basketball at Sports-reference.com]
  5. [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sec/1980.html 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary. at Sports-reference.com]
  6. (July 17, 1979). "Television slate set". [[Kentucky New Era]].
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