1997 SEC men's basketball tournament explained

Year:	1997
Conference:	SEC
Gender:	Men's
Teams:	12
City:	Memphis, Tennessee
Titlecount:	21st
Coachcount:	5th
Mvpteam:	Kentucky
Attendance:	172,027

The 1997 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 6–9, 1997 at The Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee. The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team won the tournament and the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament by defeating the Georgia Bulldogs by a score of 95–68 in the championship game.^{[1] [2]}

Television coverage

The first round, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals were regionally televised and syndicated by Jefferson Pilot Sports. The championship game was televised nationally on CBS.

Tournament notes

• This was the second time that The Pyramid hosted the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament.
• The 1997 tournament was Rick Pitino’s final tournament title win before he left the University of Kentucky to take a coaching job with the NBA's Boston Celtics.

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sec/1997-schedule.html 1996-97 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
2. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sec/1997.html 1996-97 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com