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1994 SEC men's basketball tournament

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1994 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1993–94
Teams12
SiteThe Pyramid Arena
Memphis, Tennessee
ChampionsKentucky (19th title)
Winning coachRick Pitino (3rd title)
MVPTravis Ford (Kentucky)
Attendance195,942
TelevisionJefferson Pilot Sports
← 1993
1995 →
1993–94 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 14 Florida 12 4   .750 29 8   .784
No. 7 Kentucky 12 4   .750 27 7   .794
Vanderbilt 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Georgia 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
South Carolina 4 12   .250 9 19   .321
Tennessee 2 14   .125 5 22   .185
West
No. 2 Arkansas 14 2   .875 31 3   .912
Alabama 12 4   .750 20 10   .667
Mississippi State 9 7   .563 18 11   .621
Ole Miss 7 9   .438 14 13   .519
LSU 5 11   .313 11 16   .407
Auburn 3 13   .188 11 17   .393
1994 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1994 SEC men's basketball tournament took place from March 10–13 at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee. The entire tournament, including the SEC Championship Game, was televised by Jefferson Pilot Sports, which at the time was in its seventh season with the syndication rights to the SEC. Play-by-play commentary was provided by Tom Hammond and Barry Booker, with sideline reports provided by Dave Baker, and Bob Kesling with the halftime reports.[2]

The Kentucky Wildcats won the SEC Tournament for an overall 19th SEC Tournament title, and receiving the automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament by defeating the Florida Gators 73–60.

Bracket

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First round Second Round Semifinals Championship Game
E1 #17 Florida 84
W4 Ole Miss 57 E5 South Carolina 57
E5 South Carolina 80 E1 #17 Florida 68
W2 Alabama 52
W2 Alabama 83
E3 Vanderbilt 56 W6 Auburn 55
W6 Auburn 81 E1 #17 Florida 60
E2 #10 Kentucky 73
W1 #1 Arkansas 95
E4 Georgia 83 E4 Georgia 83
W5 LSU 70 W1 #1 Arkansas 78
E2 #10 Kentucky 90
E2 #10 Kentucky 95
W3 Mississippi State 73 W3 Mississippi State 76
E6 Tennessee 69

References

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