1933 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1933 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on February 24–28, 1933 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Atlanta Athletic Club. It was the first SEC basketball tournament in history.

1932–33 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kentucky †	8	–	0		1.000			21	–	3		.875
Alabama	12	–	3		.800			14	–	5		.737
Vanderbilt	11	–	5		.688			14	–	8		.636
LSU	13	–	7		.650			15	–	8		.652
Georgia Tech	7	–	5		.583			9	–	6		.600
Florida	4	–	4		.500			9	–	5		.643
Georgia	5	–	6		.455			9	–	10		.474
Ole Miss	5	–	7		.417			6	–	12		.333
Auburn	4	–	7		.364			4	–	9		.308
Tulane	6	–	14		.300			8	–	15		.348
Tennessee	3	–	7		.300			9	–	11		.450
Mississippi State	3	–	9		.250			6	–	13		.316
Sewanee	0	–	7		.000			1	–	10		.091
† 1933 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Kentucky won the tournament by beating Mississippi State in the championship game.

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	2	Alabama	41
	13	Sewanee	28
						2	Alabama	25
						12	Mississippi State	30
											12	Mississippi State	48
										3	Vanderbilt	36
	10	Tulane	46
	7	Georgia	22
						10	Tulane	25
						3	Vanderbilt	28
																12	Mississippi State	27
																1	Kentucky	46
	1	Kentucky	49
	8	Ole Miss	31
						1	Kentucky	48
						6	Florida	24
											1	Kentucky	51
										4	LSU	38
	4	LSU	57
	10	Auburn	33
						4	LSU	55
						11	Tennessee	43
	11	Tennessee	30
	5	Georgia Tech	24

All-Tournament Team

First Team

• F—John DeMoisey, Kentucky
• F—Frank Waits, Mississippi State
• C—Aggie Sale, Kentucky
• G—Ellis T. Johnson, Kentucky
• G—Sparky Wade, LSU

Second Team

• F—Buddy Blair, LSU
• F—Jack Harris, LSU
• C—Buford Taylor, Mississippi State
• G—George Pillow, Mississippi State
• G—Bill Davis, Kentucky

References