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1996 SEC men's basketball tournament
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1996 |
| Conference | SEC |
| Gender | Men's |
| Teams | 12 |
| Arena | Louisiana Superdome |
| City | New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) |
| Champions | Mississippi State |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| Coach | Richard Williams |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MVP | Dontae' Jones |
| MVPTeam | Mississippi State |
| Attendance | 195,836 |
| Television | Jefferson Pilot Sports (Entire tournament) |
| CBS (Championship game; available nationally and outside the SEC footprint) |
CBS (Championship game; available nationally and outside the SEC footprint)
The 1996 SEC men's basketball tournament took place from March 7–10, 1996, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Mississippi State Bulldogs won the tournament title and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by beating the Kentucky Wildcats by a score of 84–73. This was the first time the Mississippi State men's basketball team won the SEC tournament.
Television coverage
Jefferson Pilot Sports regionally broadcast and syndicated coverage of the first round, the quarterfinals, and the semi-finals. Play-by-play commentary was done by Tom Hammond with color analyst Joe Dean, Jr. The championship game was broadcast nationally on CBS, called by play-by-play commentator Sean McDonough and color analyst Bill Raftery.
Bracket
| RD1-seed01=E5 | RD1-team01=Florida | RD1-score01=75 | RD1-seed02=W4 | RD1-team02=Ole Miss | RD1-score02=62
| RD1-seed07=E3 | RD1-team07=South Carolina | RD1-score07=85 | RD1-seed08=W6 | RD1-team08=LSU | RD1-score08=76
| RD1-seed09=W5 | RD1-team09=Auburn | RD1-score09=68 | RD1-seed10=E4 | RD1-team10=Vanderbilt | RD1-score10=65
| RD1-seed15=E6 | RD1-team15=Tennessee | RD1-score15=77 | RD1-seed16=W3 | RD1-team16=Alabama | RD1-score16=65
| RD2-seed01=E1 | RD2-team01=#1 Kentucky | RD2-score01=100 | RD2-seed02=E5 | RD2-team02=Florida | RD2-score02=76
| RD2-seed03=W2 | RD2-team03=Arkansas | RD2-score03=80 | RD2-seed04=E3 | RD2-team04=South Carolina | RD2-score04=58
| RD2-seed05=W1 | RD2-team05=#25 Mississippi State | RD2-score05=69 | RD2-seed06=W5 | RD2-team06=Auburn | RD2-score06=58
| RD2-seed07=E2 | RD2-team07=Georgia | RD2-score07=74 | RD2-seed08=E6 | RD2-team08=Tennessee | RD2-score08=63
| RD3-seed01=E1 | RD3-team01=#1 Kentucky | RD3-score01=95 | RD3-seed02=W2 | RD3-team02=Arkansas | RD3-score02=75
| RD3-seed03=W1 | RD3-team03=#25 Mississippi State | RD3-score03=86 | RD3-seed04=E2 | RD3-team04=Georgia | RD3-score04=68
| RD4-seed01=E1 | RD4-team01=#1 Kentucky | RD4-score01=73 | RD4-seed02=W1 | RD4-team02=#25 Mississippi State | RD4-score02=84
References
References
- 2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sec/1996-schedule.html 1995-96 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results. College Basketball at Sports-reference.com]
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sec/1996.html 1995-96 Southeastern Conference Season Summary. at Sports-reference.com]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn_WDdVt6zo&list=PL-vikB3Z1LQ8Zqr1OV9k-O_-rk9y4dXHC&index=32 1996 Tennessee 73 Alabama 56 (SEC Tournament) JP Sports] on [[YouTube]]
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