1988 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 1988 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 10–13, 1988 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Kentucky won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, defeating Georgia by a score of 62–57. Kentucky's championship was later vacated due to NCAA violations. The Wildcats were also placed on probation.

1988 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198788
Teams10
SitePete Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
ChampionsKentucky (16th title)
Winning coachEddie Sutton (2nd title)
MVPRex Chapman (Kentucky)
Attendance126,832
TelevisionJefferson-Pilot Teleproductions (First and Second Rounds, and semifinals)
ABC (Championship Game)
SEC men's basketball tournaments
1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Kentucky135 .722276  .818
Auburn117 .6111911  .633
Florida117 .6112312  .657
LSU108 .5561614  .533
Vanderbilt108 .5562011  .645
Tennessee99 .5001613  .552
Georgia810 .4442016  .556
Ole Miss612 .3331316  .448
Alabama612 .3331417  .452
Mississippi State612 .3331415  .483
1988 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions (in its second 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.

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