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2001 SEC men's basketball tournament
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2001 |
| Conference | SEC |
| Gender | Men's |
| Teams | 12 |
| Arena | Gaylord Entertainment Center |
| City | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Champions | [Kentucky](2000-01-kentucky-wildcats-men-s-basketball-team) |
| TitleCount | 24th |
| Coach | Tubby Smith |
| CoachCount | 3rd |
| MVP | Tayshaun Prince |
| MVPTeam | Kentucky |
| Attendance | 203,489 |
| Television | Jefferson Pilot Sports (1st Round, Quarterfinals, Semifinals) |
| CBS (Championship game) |
CBS (Championship game)
The 2001 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place on March 8–11, 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Entertainment Center.
The Kentucky Wildcats won the tournament and received the SEC’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by defeating the Ole Miss Rebels by a score of 77–55.
Television coverage
The first, quarterfinal, and semifinal rounds were televised by Jefferson Pilot Sports, in its 15th season as the SEC's regional syndicated rightsholder. The SEC Championship Game was televised by CBS.
Tournament notes
- This tournament marks the first time the SEC Tournament was played at Gaylord Entertainment Center (now Bridgestone Arena), and the third time that Nashville was the host city of the event with Vanderbilt University's Memorial Gymnasium having hosted the tournament in 1984 and 1991.
Bracket
| RD1-seed01=W5 | RD1-team01=Auburn | RD1-score01=66 | RD1-seed02=E4 | RD1-team02=Tennessee | RD1-score02=73
| RD1-seed07=E6 | RD1-team07=Vanderbilt | RD1-score07=59 | RD1-seed08=W3 | RD1-team08=Alabama | RD1-score08=78
| RD1-seed09=E5 | RD1-team09=South Carolina | RD1-score09=69 | RD1-seed10=W4 | RD1-team10=Mississippi State | RD1-score10=62
| RD1-seed15=W6 | RD1-team15=LSU | RD1-score15=63 | RD1-seed16=E3 | RD1-team16=Georgia | RD1-score16=62
| RD2-seed01=W1 | RD2-team01=#14 Ole Miss | RD2-score01=86 | RD2-seed02=E4 | RD2-team02=Tennessee | RD2-score02=73
| RD2-seed03=E2 | RD2-team03=#5 Florida | RD2-score03=69 | RD2-seed04=W3 | RD2-team04=Alabama | RD2-score04=61
| RD2-seed05=E1 | RD2-team05=#15 Kentucky | RD2-score05=78 | RD2-seed06=E5 | RD2-team06=South Carolina | RD2-score06=61
| RD2-seed07=W2 | RD2-team07=Arkansas | RD2-score07=77 | RD2-seed08=W6 | RD2-team08=LSU | RD2-score08=72
| RD3-seed01=W1 | RD3-team01=#14 Ole Miss | RD3-score01=74 | RD3-seed02=E2 | RD3-team02=#5 Florida | RD3-score02=69
| RD3-seed03=E1 | RD3-team03=#15 Kentucky | RD3-score03=87 | RD3-seed04=W2 | RD3-team04=Arkansas | RD3-score04=78
| RD4-seed01=W1 | RD4-team01=#14 Ole Miss | RD4-score01=55 | RD4-seed02=E1 | RD4-team02=#15 Kentucky | RD4-score02=77
References
References
- (March 11, 2001). "No. 14 Ole Miss Falls To No. 15 Kentucky In SEC Final". [[Ole Miss Rebels]].
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