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1999 SEC men's basketball tournament

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1999 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1998–99
Teams12
SiteGeorgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia (USA)
ChampionsKentucky (23rd title)
Winning coachTubby Smith (2nd title)
MVPScott Padgett (Kentucky)
Attendance172,027
TelevisionJefferson Pilot Sports (1st Round, Quarterfinals, Semifinals)
CBS (Championship game)
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1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 20 Tennessee 12 4   .750 21 9   .700
No. 8 Kentucky 11 5   .688 28 9   .757
No. 23 Florida 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Georgia 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Vanderbilt 5 11   .313 14 15   .483
South Carolina 3 13   .188 8 21   .276
West
No. 4 Auburn 14 2   .875 29 4   .879
No. 17 Arkansas 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
Ole Miss 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Mississippi State 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Alabama 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
LSU 4 12   .250 12 15   .444
1999 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1999 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 4–7, 1999 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team won the tournament and the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament by defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks by a score of 76–63.[2][3]

Television coverage

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The first round, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals were regionally televised and syndicated by Jefferson Pilot Sports, in its 13th season in syndicating SEC Basketball games. The championship game was televised nationally on CBS.

Tournament notes

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  • This was Tubby Smith’s second SEC tournament title win as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team.

Bracket

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First round Second Round Semifinals Championship game
            
E5 Vanderbilt 58
W4 Mississippi State 76
E1 #18 Tennessee 58
W4 Mississippi State 62
W4 Mississippi State 79
W2 #22 Arkansas 84
W2 #22 Arkansas 75
E3 #21 Florida 74
W6 LSU 75
E3 #21 Florida 97
W2 #22 Arkansas 63
E2 #14 Kentucky 76
W5 Alabama 65
E4 Georgia 57
W1 #4 Auburn 93
W5 Alabama 61
W1 #4 Auburn 57
E2 #14 Kentucky 69
E2 #14 Kentucky 83
W3 Mississippi 73
E6 South Carolina 60
W3 Mississippi 64

References

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