1989 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1989 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 9–12, 1989 at the University of Tennessee’s Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament by defeating Florida by a score of 72–60 in the championship game on March 12, 1989. [3][4][5]

1989 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1988–89
Teams	10
Site	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee [1]
Champions	Alabama [1] (4th title)
Winning coach	Wimp Sanderson (2nd title)
MVP	Livingston Chatman (Florida)
Attendance	134,280 (average 14,920 per game)[2]
Television	Jefferson Pilot Teleproductions (First and Second Rounds, and semifinals) ABC (Championship Game)
SEC Men's Basketball Tournaments

Jefferson Pilot Teleproductions (in its third 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 the ABC Television Network through its sports division, ABC Sports.

Bracket

	First Round Thursday, March 9 Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions					Second Round Friday, March 10 Jefferson-Pilot					Semi-Finals Saturday, March 11 Jefferson-Pilot					Championship game Sunday, March 12 ABC
	8	Mississippi State	68
	9	Georgia	83
						9	Georgia	61
						1	Florida	62
											1	Florida	76
										5	Tennessee	71
						5	Tennessee	95
						4	LSU	77
																1	Florida	60
																2	Alabama	72
						6	Kentucky	63
						3	Vanderbilt	77
											3	Vanderbilt	79
										2	Alabama	83
						2	Alabama	64
						7	Mississippi	56
	7	Mississippi	80
	10	Auburn	68

References

1. 2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
2. 2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 136
3. 2005-06 Alabama Basketball Media Guide, page 89
4. 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
5. 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com