Classification Division I Champions Kentucky (16th title) | Teams 10 MVP Rex Chapman (Kentucky) | |
Site Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Winning coach Eddie Sutton (2nd title) | ||
The 1988 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 10-13, 1988 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Kentucky Wildcats won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament by defeating Georgia by a score of 62-57.
Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions (in its second 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.
References
1988 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA