Classification Division I | Teams 10 | |
Site Omni Coliseum
Atlanta, Georgia Champions Alabama Crimson Tide (3rd title) Winning coach Wimp Sanderson (1st title) MVP Derrick McKey (Alabama) | ||
The 1987 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 5-8, 1987 at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia. Alabama won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball tournament by defeating Louisiana State (LSU) by a score of 69-62.
Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions (in its first 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 ABC Sports.
References
1987 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA