2003 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
| 2003 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2002–03 |
| Teams | 12 |
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Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Champions | Kentucky (24th title) |
| Winning coach | Tubby Smith (4th title) |
| MVP | Keith Bogans, Kentucky |
| Attendance | 172,840 |
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The 2003 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 13-16, 2003 in New Orleans at the Louisiana Superdome. Georgia did not participate; it had pulled out of the postseason as NCAA violations by coach Jim Harrick were emerging.
As shown in the bracket below, the designated berth for the Eastern division's sixth-seeded team was instead given to a Western division team, while the designated berth for the Western division's sixth-seeded team was left vacant.
Kentucky won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by beating Mississippi State on March 16, 2003.
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