1995 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1995 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 9–12, 1995 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The Kentucky Wildcats won the tournament and the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament by defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks in a 95–93 overtime win. [2][3]

1995 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1994–95
Teams	12
Site	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia (USA) [1]
Champions	Kentucky (20th title)
Winning coach	Rick Pitino (4th title)
MVP	Antoine Walker (Kentucky)
Attendance	250,301
Television	Jefferson Pilot Sports (Entire tournament) ESPN2 (Championship game; available nationally and outside the SEC footprint)
SEC Men's Basketball Tournaments

1994–95 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
No. 2 Kentucky †	14	–	2		.875			28	–	5		.848
Georgia	9	–	7		.563			18	–	10		.643
Florida	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
Vanderbilt	6	–	10		.375			13	–	15		.464
South Carolina	5	–	11		.313			10	–	17		.370
Tennessee	4	–	12		.250			11	–	16		.407
West Division
No. 6 Arkansas	12	–	4		.750			32	–	7		.821
No. 18 Mississippi State	12	–	4		.750			22	–	8		.733
No. 20 Alabama	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
Auburn	7	–	9		.438			16	–	13		.552
LSU	6	–	10		.375			12	–	15		.444
Ole Miss	3	–	13		.188			8	–	19		.296
† SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Television coverage

The entire tournament was regionally televised and syndicated by Jefferson Pilot Sports. JP Sports, at the time, was in its eighth season in covering SEC Basketball, and the 1995 tournament was the fourth time that Jefferson Pilot Sports covered the entire tournament. However, the championship game was also broadcast by ESPN2 in areas outside the SEC’s geographical footprint, meaning that the ESPN2 broadcast was blacked out in areas where Jefferson Pilot’s broadcast was available on a local station. [4]

Tournament notes

• This was the first time the Georgia Dome served as the home of the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Bracket

	First round					Second Round					Semifinals					Championship Game
		Vanderbilt	85
		LSU	61
							#5 Arkansas	73
							Vanderbilt	72
												#5 Arkansas	69
											#20 Alabama	58
							#20 Alabama	68
							Georgia	57
		#20 Alabama	68
		Tennessee	57
																	#5 Arkansas	93
																	#3 Kentucky	95^OT
		Auburn	81
		South Carolina	66
							#3 Kentucky	93
							Auburn	81
												#3 Kentucky	86
											Florida	72
							Florida	80
							#15 Mississippi State	64
		Florida	63
		Ole Miss	59

References

1. 2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
2. 1994-95 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
3. 1994-95 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com
4. 03/12/1995 SEC Final: #5 Arkansas Razorbacks vs. #3 Kentucky Wildcats on YouTube