1980 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
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| 1980 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Season | 1979–80 | ||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||
| Site | Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, Alabama [1] |
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| Champions | LSU Tigers [1] (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Dale Brown[2] (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | DeWayne Scales (LSU) | ||||
| Attendance | 99,609 [1] | ||||
| Television | TVS Television Network[3] NBC (Championship game) |
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The 1980 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place on February 27 - March 1, 1980 in Birmingham, Alabama at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. The LSU Tigers, who represents Louisiana State University, won the tournament by beating the Kentucky Wildcats in the championship game. [4] [5] LSU also received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament.
1980 SEC Tournament
| First Round | Second Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Florida | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
- F—DeWayne Scales, LSU*
- C—Sam Bowie, Kentucky
- F—Durand Macklin, LSU
- G—Kyle Macy, Kentucky
- F—John Stroud, Ole Miss
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 133
- ↑ 2014-15 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 163. (SEC Tournament Championship Coaches)
- ↑ 2005-2006 Alabama Basketball Media Guide, page 88. (All-time TV Games). University of Alabama Athletics.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com
