1998 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1997–98 |
Site |
Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia |
Champions | Kentucky (21st title) |
Winning coach | Tubby Smith (1st title) |
MVP | Wayne Turner (Kentucky) |
Television |
Jefferson Pilot Sports (First and Second Rounds, and semifinals) CBS (Championship Game) |
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The 1998 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 5 to March 8, 1998, in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Georgia Dome. Kentucky won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by beating the South Carolina Gamecocks on March 8, 1998.
Tournament coverage in the first and second rounds, and the semi-finals were provided by Jefferson Pilot Sports, who at the time was in its 11th season with regional syndication rights to the SEC. The championship game, however, was broadcast by CBS Sports.