1990 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
| SEC Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Teams | 9 |
| Site |
Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida |
| Champions | Alabama (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Wimp Sanderson (3rd title) |
| MVP | Melvin Cheatum (Alabama) |
| Attendance | 75,982 |
| Television |
Jefferson Pilot Sports ABC (Championship game) |
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The 1990 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament was held March 8-11, 1990 at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the tournament and received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament by defeating the Ole Miss Rebels by a score of 70-51.
Television coverage of the first round, the quarterfinals, and semifinals were regionally syndicated by Jefferson Pilot Sports, and the championship game was nationally televised on ABC.
Note: The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team was not qualified to participate in either the SEC or NCAA tournaments of 1990 and 1991 due to NCAA probation.
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