1983 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
| 1983 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||
| Site |
Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, Alabama [1] | ||||
| Champions | Georgia Bulldogs [1] (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Hugh Durham [2] (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Verm Fleming (Georgia) | ||||
| Attendance | 130,972 | ||||
| Television |
TVS Television Network (First round, quarterfinals and semifinals) NBC (Championship Game) | ||||
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The 1983 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 10-13, 1983 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama. the Georgia Bulldogs won the tournament championship title, and received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament. [3] [4] This tournament marked Georgia’s first ever SEC tournament championship title.
Television coverage of the tournament’s first three rounds was produced and regionally syndicated by the TVS Television Network, with NBC broadcasting the championship game nationally. [5]Tom Hammond handled play-by-play commentary, while Joe Dean provided color analogy.
1983 SEC Tournament
| First Round Thursday, March 10 |
Second Round Friday, March 11 |
Semi-Finals Saturday, March 12 |
Finals Sunday, March 13 |
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| 8 | Auburn | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Alabama | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Alabama | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kentucky | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Alabama | 51 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mississippi State | 50 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Vanderbilt | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mississippi State | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Alabama | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Georgia | 86 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Georgia | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mississippi | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Georgia | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tennessee | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | LSU | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tennessee | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tennessee | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Florida | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- 1 2 2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
- ↑ 2014-15 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 163 (SEC Championship Coaches)
- ↑ 1982-83 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
- ↑ 1982-83 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com
- ↑ 2005-06 Alabama Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 88 (All-time TV Games)
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