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1980 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

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Classification
  
Division I

Teams
  
10

Season
  
1979–80

Winning coach
  
Dale Brown (1st title)

Site
  
Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, Alabama

Champions
  
LSU Tigers (1st title)

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 represent Louisiana State University, won the tournament by beating the Kentucky Wildcats in the championship game. LSU also received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament.

All-Tournament Team

  • F—DeWayne Scales, LSU*
  • C—Sam Bowie, Kentucky
  • F—Durand Macklin, LSU
  • G—Kyle Macy, Kentucky
  • F—John Stroud, Ole Miss
  • References

    1980 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament Wikipedia