| Year: | 1983 |
| Conference: | SEC |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Arena: | Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex |
| City: | Birmingham, Alabama[1] |
| Champions: | Georgia Bulldogs |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Hugh Durham[2] |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvpteam: | Georgia |
| Attendance: | 130,972 |
| Television: | TVS Television Network (First round, quarterfinals and semifinals) CBS (Championship Game) |
The 1983 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 10–13, 1983 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex 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.[3] [4] This tournament marked Georgia’s first ever SEC tournament championship title.
Television coverage of the tournament’s first three rounds was produced and regionally syndicated by the TVS Television Network, with CBS broadcasting the championship game nationally.[5] Tom Hammond handled play-by-play commentary, while Joe Dean provided color analogy.