1997 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

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 Boston Celtics.

Bracket

References

External links

• SEC Tournament History