| Year: | 1944 |
| Conference: | SEC |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Arena: | Jefferson County Armory |
| City: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Champions: | Kentucky |
| Titlecount: | 6th |
| Coach: | Adolph Rupp |
| Coachcount: | 6th |
The 1944 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 2–3, 1944, in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory. It was the eleventh SEC basketball tournament. [1]
Kentucky won the tournament by beating Tulane in the championship game. Due to World War II, only six SEC schools fielded teams during the 1943–44 season. The Wildcats would go on to play in the 1944 NIT, losing to St. John's in the semifinals.