Classification Division I MVP Verm Fleming (Georgia) | Teams 10 | |
Site Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex
Birmingham, Alabama Champions Georgia Bulldogs (1st title) Winning coach Hugh Durham (1st title) | ||
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. 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. Tom Hammond handled play-by-play commentary, while Joe Dean provided color analogy.
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1983 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA