1983 SEC men's basketball tournament

1983 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1982–83
Teams10
SiteBJCC Coliseum
Birmingham, Alabama[1]
ChampionsGeorgia Bulldogs[1] (1st title)
Winning coachHugh Durham[2] (1st title)
MVPVern Fleming (Georgia)
Attendance130,972
TelevisionTVS Television Network[3]
CBS (Championship Game; nationwide)
1982–83 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Kentucky13–5 .72223–8  .742
LSU10–8 .55619–13  .594
Ole Miss10–8 .55619–12  .613
Vanderbilt9–9 .50019–14  .576
Mississippi State9–9 .50017–12  .586
No. 18 Georgia †9–9 .50024–10  .706
Tennessee9–9 .50020–12  .625
Auburn8–10 .44415–13  .536
Alabama8–10 .44420–12  .625
Florida5–13 .27813–18  .419
† 1983 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 10–13, 1983, at the BJCC Coliseum 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.[4][5] This tournament marked Georgia's first ever SEC tournament championship title.

Television coverage of the entire tournament was produced and regionally syndicated by the TVS Television Network,[6] with CBS broadcasting the championship game nationally in areas outside the SEC's geographical footprint.[7] Tom Hammond handled play-by-play commentary, while Joe Dean provided color analogy.

Bracket

First Round
Thursday, March 10
TVS
Second Round
Friday, March 11
TVS
Semi-Finals
Saturday, March 12
TVS
Finals
Sunday, March 13
CBS
1 #10 Kentucky 64
8 Auburn 61 9 Alabama 69
9 Alabama 62 9 Alabama 51
5 Mississippi State 50
4 Vanderbilt 61
5 Mississippi State 76
9 Alabama 71
6 Georgia 86
2 LSU 71
7 Tennessee 78 7 Tennessee 74
10 Florida 62 7 Tennessee 60
6 Georgia 79
6 Georgia 60
3 Ole Miss 55

References

  1. 1 2 2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
  2. ↑ 2014-15 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 163 (SEC Championship Coaches)
  3. ↑ "TVS Backing SEC". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. June 24, 1982. p. 6B. Retrieved August 8, 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ↑ 1982-83 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
  5. ↑ 1982-83 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com
  6. ↑ Cite error: The named reference rosb06241982 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ↑ 2005-06 Alabama Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 88 (All-time TV Games)