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1945 SEC men's basketball tournament

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1945 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams11
SiteJefferson County Armory
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsKentucky (7th title)
Winning coachAdolph Rupp (7th title)
← 1944
1946 →
1944–45 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tennessee 8 2   .800 18 5   .783
Kentucky 4 1   .800 22 4   .846
Ole Miss 3 1   .750 15 8   .652
Florida 4 2   .667 7 12   .368
Georgia Tech 7 4   .636 11 6   .647
Alabama 5 3   .625 10 5   .667
LSU 3 3   .500 15 9   .625
Tulane 3 3   .500 8 11   .421
Auburn 2 6   .250 3 14   .176
Mississippi State 2 9   .182 5 13   .278
Georgia 2 9   .182 5 16   .238
Vanderbilt   6 6   .500
† Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner

The 1945 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament took place on February 28–March 3, 1945, in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jefferson County Armory. It was the twelfth SEC basketball tournament.[1]

Kentucky won the tournament by beating Tennessee in the championship game. The Wildcats went on to play in the 1945 NCAA Tournament, losing to Ohio State in the first round, and the Volunteers went on to play in the 1945 National Invitation Tournament, losing in the first round to Rhode Island.

Bracket

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First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
        
Mississippi State 43
Georgia Tech 60
Georgia Tech 68
Georgia 49
Georgia Tech 37
Tennessee 41
Auburn 24
Tennessee 56
Tennessee 59
Ole Miss 37
Tennessee 35
Kentucky 39
Alabama 51
Tulane 31
Alabama 41
Kentucky 52
LSU 37
Kentucky 68
Kentucky 57
Florida 35

References

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