1996 SEC men's basketball tournament

The 1996 SEC men's basketball tournament took place from March 7–10, 1996, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Mississippi State Bulldogs won the tournament title and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by beating the Kentucky Wildcats by a score of 84–73. This was the first time the Mississippi State men's basketball team won the SEC tournament.

1996 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199596
Teams12
SiteLouisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana (USA)
ChampionsMississippi State (1st title)
Winning coachRichard Williams (1st title)
MVPDontae’ Jones (Mississippi State)
Attendance195,836
TelevisionJefferson Pilot Sports (Entire tournament)
CBS (Championship game; available nationally and outside the SEC footprint)
SEC men's basketball tournaments
1995–96 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky160 1.000342  .944
Georgia97 .5632110  .677
South Carolina88 .5001912  .613
Vanderbilt79 .4381814  .563
Florida610 .3751216  .429
Tennessee610 .3751415  .483
West
No. 19 Mississippi State106 .625268  .765
Arkansas97 .5632013  .606
Alabama97 .5631913  .594
Ole Miss610 .3751215  .444
Auburn610 .3751913  .594
LSU412 .2501217  .414
1996 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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