1996 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

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. [2][3] This was the first time the Mississippi State men’s basketball team won the SEC tournament.

1996 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams12
SiteLouisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) [1]
ChampionsMississippi State (1st title)
Winning coachRichard Williams (1st title)
MVPDontae’ Jones (Mississippi State)
Attendance195,836
TelevisionJefferson Pilot Sports (Entire tournament)
CBS (Championship game; available nationally and outside the SEC footprint)

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.[4] The championship game was broadcast nationally on CBS, called by play-by-play commentator Sean McDonough and color analyst Bill Raftery.

Bracket
  First round Second Round Semifinals Championship Game
                                     
E5 Florida 75  
W4 Ole Miss 62  
  E1 #1 Kentucky 100  
    E5 Florida 76  
     
       
  E1 #1 Kentucky 95  
  W2 Arkansas 75  
       
       
  W2 Arkansas 80
    E3 South Carolina 58  
E3 South Carolina 85
W6 LSU 76  
  E1 #1 Kentucky 73
  W1 #25 Mississippi State 84
W5 Auburn 68  
E4 Vanderbilt 65  
  W1 #25 Mississippi State 69
    W5 Auburn 58  
     
       
  W1 #25 Mississippi State 86
  E2 Georgia 68  
       
       
  E2 Georgia 74
    E6 Tennessee 63  
E6 Tennessee [4] 77
W3 Alabama 65  

References
  1. 2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
  2. 1995-96 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
  3. 1995-96 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com
  4. 1996 Tennessee 73 Alabama 56 (SEC Tournament) JP Sports on YouTube
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