Classification Division I Teams 12 | Season 2002–03 Champions Kentucky (24th title) | |
Site Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana Winning coach Tubby Smith (4th title) | ||
The 2003 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 13-16, 2003 in New Orleans at the Louisiana Superdome. Georgia did not participate; it had pulled out of the postseason as NCAA violations by coach Jim Harrick were emerging.
As shown in the bracket below, the designated berth for the Eastern division's sixth-seeded team was instead given to a Western division team, while the designated berth for the Western division's sixth-seeded team was left vacant.
Kentucky won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by beating Mississippi State on March 16, 2003.
References
2003 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA