1987 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

1987 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 10
Site Omni Coliseum
Atlanta, Georgia [1]
Champions Alabama Crimson Tide [1] (3rd title)
Winning coach Wimp Sanderson (1st title)
MVP Derrick McKey (Alabama)
Attendance 105,616
Television Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions (First two rounds and semifinals)
ABC (Championship Game)

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 Sports.

1987 SEC Tournament

[2] [3]

  First Round
Thursday, March 5
Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions		 Second Round
Friday, March 6
Jefferson-Pilot		 Semi-Finals
Saturday, March 7
Jefferson-Pilot		 Championship game
Sunday, March 8
ABC
                                     
8 Tennessee 74  
9 Vanderbilt 57  
  8 Tennessee 60  
    1 Alabama 68  
 
  5 Auburn 68  
  1 Alabama 87  
 
 
  4 Kentucky 72
    5 Auburn 79  
 
  1 Alabama 69
  7 LSU 62
 
 
  3 Georgia 65
    6 Mississippi 63  
 
  3 Georgia 88
  7 LSU 89  
 
 
  2 Florida 66
    7 LSU 72  
7 LSU 68
10 Mississippi State 54  

Notes

The semifinal game between LSU and Georgia ended in double overtime.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
  2. 1 2 1986-87 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
  3. 1 2 1986-87 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com
  4. ↑ 2005-06 Alabama Basketball Media Guide, page 88
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