1989 SEC men's basketball tournament

1989 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams10
SiteThompson–Boling Arena
Knoxville, Tennessee[1]
ChampionsAlabama[1] (4th title)
Winning coachWimp Sanderson (2nd title)
MVPLivingston Chatman (Florida)
Attendance134,280 (average 14,920 per game)[2]
TelevisionJP Sports (First and Second Rounds, and semifinals)
ABC (Championship Game)
← 1988
1990 →
1988–89 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida 13 – 5   .722 21 – 13   .618
No. 20 Alabama † 12 – 6   .667 23 – 8   .742
Vanderbilt 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576
LSU 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Tennessee 11 – 7   .611 19 – 11   .633
Kentucky 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
Ole Miss 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500
Mississippi State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 15   .464
Georgia 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
Auburn 2 – 16   .111 9 – 19   .321
† 1989 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[3]

The 1989 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 9–12, 1989 at the University of Tennessee’s Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament by defeating Florida by a score of 72–60 in the championship game on March 12, 1989.[4][5][6]

JP Sports (in its third season of producing regionally syndicated SEC basketball games) provided television coverage of the first round, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals. Coverage of the championship game was broadcast on the ABC Television Network through its sports division, ABC Sports.

Bracket

First Round
Thursday, March 9
Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions 		Second Round
Friday, March 10
Jefferson-Pilot 		Semi-Finals
Saturday, March 11
Jefferson-Pilot 		Championship game
Sunday, March 12
ABC
            
8 Mississippi State 68
9 Georgia 83
9 Georgia 61
1 Florida 62
1 Florida 76
5 Tennessee 71
5 Tennessee 95
4 LSU 77
1 Florida 60
2 Alabama 72
6 Kentucky 63
3 Vanderbilt 77
3 Vanderbilt 79
2 Alabama 83
2 Alabama 64
7 Ole Miss 56
7 Ole Miss 80
10 Auburn 68

References

  1. ^ a b 2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
  2. ^ 2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 136
  3. ^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  4. ^ 2005-06 Alabama Basketball Media Guide, page 89
  5. ^ 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
  6. ^ 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com