1988 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 1988 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 10–13, 1988 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[2] Kentucky won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, defeating Georgia by a score of 62–57.[3][4][5] Kentucky's championship was later vacated due to NCAA violations.[6][7] The Wildcats were also placed on probation.[8]

1988 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams10
SitePete Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
ChampionsKentucky (16th title)
Winning coachEddie Sutton (2nd title)
MVPRex Chapman (Kentucky)
Attendance126,832
TelevisionJefferson-Pilot Teleproductions (First and Second Rounds, and semifinals)
NBC (Kentucky-LSU Semifinal)[1]
ABC (Championship Game)
← 1987
1989 →
1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Kentucky 13 5   .722 27 6   .818
Auburn 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Florida 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
LSU 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Vanderbilt 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Tennessee 9 9   .500 16 13   .552
Georgia 8 10   .444 20 16   .556
Ole Miss 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
Alabama 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Mississippi State 6 12   .333 14 15   .483
1988 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Bracket

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First Round
Thursday, March 10
Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions
Second Round
Friday, March 11
Jefferson-Pilot
Semi-Finals
Saturday, March 12
Jefferson-Pilot/NBC
Finals
Sunday, March 13
ABC
            
8 Ole Miss 64
9 Alabama 59OT
8 Mississippi 64
1 #6 Kentucky 82
1 #6 Kentucky 86
4 LSU 80
5 Vanderbilt 80
4 LSU 87
1 #6 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

References

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  1. ^ "CBB: 3/12/88 Kentucky vs. LSU (SEC Tournament Semifinals)". April 27, 2020 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ 2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
  3. ^ Note: Unofficial Result. Kentucky defeated Georgia in the tournament final, but the championship was vacated later because of NCAA violations.
  4. ^ a b "1987-88 Men's Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  5. ^ a b "1987-88 Men's Southeastern Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  6. ^ 2014-15 Kentucky Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 133
  7. ^ 2014-15 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 128
  8. ^ “Kentucky Cheats”. BigBlueHistory.net, the Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Page. Retrieved September 3, 2015.