1993 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Teams | 12 |
Site |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
Champions | Kentucky (18th title) |
Winning coach | Rick Pitino (2nd title) |
MVP | Travis Ford (Kentucky) |
Attendance | 240,373 (sellout) |
Television | Jefferson Pilot Sports |
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The 1993 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 11 to 14, 1993 in downtown Lexington, Kentucky at Rupp Arena, the home court of the University of Kentucky Wildcats. Tournament coverage was provided in its entirety by Jefferson Pilot Sports, who at the time was in its sixth season with regional syndication rights to the SEC. Tom Hammond and Ed Murphy provided play-by-play commentary.
The Kentucky Wildcats won the SEC Tournament championship to, and received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament by defeating the LSU Tigers by a score of 82-65.