1987 SEC men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1987
Conference:SEC
Gender:Men's
Teams:10
Arena:Omni Coliseum
City:Atlanta, Georgia[1]
Champions:Alabama Crimson Tide
Titlecount:3rd
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Derrick McKey
Mvpteam:Alabama
Attendance:105,616

The 1987 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 5–8, 1987 at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia. Alabama won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball tournament by defeating Louisiana State (LSU) by a score of 69–62.[2] [3] [4]

Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions, in its first season of producing regionally syndicated SEC basketball games, provided television coverage of the first round, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals. Coverage of the championship game was broadcast on ABC through its sports broadcasting division, ABC Sports.

Bracket

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Notes and References

  1. https://assets.espn.go.com/SEC/basketball/ncb/2015/SEC%20MBKB%20Media%20Book.pdf 2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide
  2. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sec/1987-schedule.html 1986-87 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
  3. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sec/1987.html 1986-87 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com
  4. 2005-06 Alabama Basketball Media Guide, page 88