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1993 SEC men's basketball tournament

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1993 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1992–93
Teams12
SiteRupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky
ChampionsKentucky (18th title)
Winning coachRick Pitino (2nd title)
MVPTravis Ford (Kentucky)
Attendance240,373 (sellout)
TelevisionJefferson Pilot Sports[1]
← 1992
1994 →
1992–93 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 8 Vanderbilt 14 2   .875 28 6   .824
No. 2 Kentucky 13 3   .813 30 4   .882
Florida 9 7   .563 16 12   .571
Georgia 8 8   .500 15 14   .517
South Carolina 5 11   .313 9 18   .333
Tennessee 4 12   .250 13 17   .433
West
No. 12 Arkansas 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
LSU 9 7   .563 22 11   .667
Auburn 8 8   .500 15 12   .556
Alabama 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Mississippi State 5 11   .313 13 16   .448
Ole Miss 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
1993 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[2]

The 1993 SEC men's basketball tournament took place from March 11–14, 1993 in downtown Lexington, Kentucky at Rupp Arena, the home court of the University of Kentucky Wildcats.

The Kentucky Wildcats won the SEC Tournament championship to, and received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament by defeating the LSU Tigers by a score of 82–65.

Television broadcasts

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Tournament coverage was provided in its entirety by Jefferson Pilot Sports, in its sixth season with regional syndication rights to the SEC. Tom Hammond and former Ole Miss Rebels basketball coach Ed Murphy provided play-by-play commentary.

Bracket

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First round Second Round Semifinals Championship Game
            
W4 Alabama 87
E5 South Carolina 79
E1 #5 Vanderbilt 76
W4 Alabama 59
W2 LSU 72
E1 #5 Vanderbilt 62
W2 LSU 89
W6 Ole Miss 70
W6 Ole Miss 67
E3 Florida 62
E2 #4 Kentucky 82
W2 LSU 65
E4 Georgia 87
W5 Mississippi State 56
W1 #14 Arkansas 65
E4 Georgia 60
E2 #4 Kentucky 92
W1 #14 Arkansas 81
E2 #4 Kentucky 101
E6 Tennessee 40
E6 Tennessee 78
W3 Auburn 76

References

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