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1944 SEC men's basketball tournament

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1944 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
SiteJefferson County Armory
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsKentucky (6th title)
Winning coachAdolph Rupp (6th title)
← 1943
1945 →
1943–44 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tulane 4 0   1.000 16 6   .727
Georgia Tech 2 0   1.000 14 4   .778
Georgia 0 2   .000 7 10   .412
LSU 0 4   .000 10 15   .400
Kentucky   19 2   .905
Vanderbilt   12 3   .800
† Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner

The 1944 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 2–3, 1944, in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory. It was the eleventh SEC basketball tournament. [1]

Kentucky won the tournament by beating Tulane in the championship game. Due to World War II, only six SEC schools fielded teams during the 1943–44 season.[1] The Wildcats would go on to play in the 1944 NIT, losing to St. John's in the semifinals.

Bracket

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First Round Semifinals Finals
      
Tulane 66
Georgia Tech 55
Georgia Tech 63
Vanderbilt 51
Tulane 46
Kentucky 62
LSU 28
Kentucky 55
Kentucky 55
Georgia 29

References

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  1. ^ a b "Men's Basketball Tournament Record Book". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved 2024-10-26.