1980 SEC men's basketball tournament explained

Year:	1980
Conference:	SEC
Gender:	Men's
Teams:	10
City:	Birmingham, Alabama^[1]
Champions:	LSU Tigers
Titlecount:	1st
Coach:	Dale Brown^[2]
Coachcount:	1st
Mvpteam:	LSU
Attendance:	99,609
Television:	Chesley/TPC Productions^[3]

The 1980 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on February 27 – March 1, 1980, in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex. The LSU Tigers, who represent Louisiana State University, won the tournament by beating the Kentucky Wildcats in the championship game.^{[4] [5]} LSU also received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament.

Television coverage

Coverage of all nine games of the tournament was televised through regional syndication by The C.D. Chesley Company through the facilities of Chesley-TPC Productions; that company also broadcast the SEC tournament at the end of the previous season, as well as select SEC regular season games in both 1979 and 1980.^[6]

Bracket

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All-Tournament Team

• F—DeWayne Scales, LSU*
• C—Sam Bowie, Kentucky
• F—Durand Macklin, LSU
• G—Kyle Macy, Kentucky
• F—John Stroud, Ole Miss

See also

• Southeastern Conference
• SEC tournament

Notes and References

1. 2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 133
2. 2014-15 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 163. (SEC Tournament Championship Coaches)
3. News: Television slate set. Associated Press. Kentucky New Era. July 17, 1979. 14. Google Books. September 25, 2023.
4. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sec/1980-schedule.html 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
5. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sec/1980.html 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com
6. News: Television slate set. Associated Press. Kentucky New Era. July 17, 1979. 14. Google Books. September 25, 2023.