1950 SEC men's basketball tournament


The 1950 SEC men's basketball tournament took place March 2–4, 1950 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory.

1950 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1949–50
Teams12
SiteJefferson County Armory
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsKentucky (12th title)
Winning coachAdolph Rupp (12th title)
MVPNone
← 1949
1951 →
1949–50 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kentucky 11 2   .846 25 5   .833
Vanderbilt 11 3   .786 17 8   .680
Auburn 12 6   .667 17 7   .708
Tulane 8 4   .667 15 7   .682
Alabama 8 9   .471 9 12   .429
Georgia 6 7   .462 15 9   .625
Tennessee 5 6   .455 15 11   .577
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 14 13   .519
LSU 5 8   .385 13 12   .520
Mississippi State 6 10   .375 7 11   .389
Florida 4 10   .286 9 14   .391
Ole Miss 4 13   .235 8 17   .320
1950 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Kentucky won the tournament championship game by beating the Tennessee, 95–58.[2][3] The Wildcats would play in the 12-team 1950 National Invitation Tournament, losing to eventual champion CCNY in the second round. No SEC teams played in the 8-team 1950 NCAA tournament.

Bracket edit

First Round
March 2
Second Round
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Championship
March 4
            
1 #4 Kentucky 56
10 Mississippi State 46
10 Mississippi State 56
4 Tulane 47
1 #4 Kentucky 79
4 Georgia 63
6 Georgia 59
12 Ole Miss 58
5 Alabama 51
6 Georgia 52*
1 #4 Kentucky 95
7 Tennessee 58
3 Auburn 45
9 LSU 73
11 Florida 57
9 LSU 66
9 LSU 79
7 Tennessee 81*
7 Tennessee 63
8 Georgia Tech 56
7 Tennessee 50
2 Vanderbilt 44
  • = denotes overtime game

References edit

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1949-50 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Kentucky Trounces Tennessee, 95-58". The Times (Shreveport). March 5, 1950. Retrieved September 6, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. p. 68. Retrieved September 6, 2020.