1985 SEC men's basketball tournament
| 1985 SEC men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1984–85 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, Alabama [1] |
| Champions | Auburn [1] (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Sonny Smith (1st title) |
| MVP | Chuck Person (Auburn) |
| Attendance | 122,900 |
| Television | Lorimar Sports Network (First Round, Quarterfinals, and Semifinals) NBC (Championship game) |
The 1985 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 6–9, 1985 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama. The Auburn Tigers men's basketball team won their first ever SEC Tournament title in the championship game on March 9, 1985. Auburn defeated Alabama 53-49 for the SEC's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball tournament.[2][3]
Television coverage of the tournament’s first round, the quarterfinals, and semifinals were produced and regionally syndicated by the now-defunct Lorimar Sports Network (formerly Sports Productions, Inc.), the sports broadcasting arm of Lorimar Productions. The championship game was nationally televised on NBC via that network’s in-house sports division, NBC Sports.
Bracket
| First Round Wednesday, March 6 Lorimar Sports Network | Second Round Thursday, March 7 LSN | Semi-Finals Friday, March 8 LSN | Finals Saturday, March 9 NBC | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Auburn | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Mississippi | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Auburn | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Auburn | 43 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Florida | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Florida | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Auburn | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alabama | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mississippi State | 31 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alabama | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alabama | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Georgia | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tennessee | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tennessee | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b 2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
- ^ 1984-85 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
- ^ 1984-85 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com