1989 SEC men's basketball tournament

1989 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams10
SiteThompson–Boling Arena
Knoxville, Tennessee[1]
ChampionsAlabama[1] (4th title)
Winning coachWimp Sanderson (2nd title)
MVPLivingston Chatman (Florida)
Attendance134,280 (average 14,920 per game)[2]
TelevisionJP Sports (First and Second Rounds, and semifinals)
ABC (Championship Game)
← 1988
1990 →
1988–89 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida 13 5   .722 21 13   .618
No. 20 Alabama 12 6   .667 23 8   .742
Vanderbilt 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
LSU 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Tennessee 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Kentucky 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Ole Miss 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Mississippi State 7 11   .389 13 15   .464
Georgia 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Auburn 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
1989 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[3]

The 1989 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament took place from March 9–12, 1989 at the University of Tennessee’s Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the tournament and received the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament by defeating Florida by a score of 72–60 in the championship game on March 12, 1989.[4][5][6]

JP Sports (in its third season of producing regionally syndicated SEC basketball games) provided television coverage of the first round, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals. Coverage of the championship game was broadcast on the ABC Television Network through its sports division, ABC Sports.

  1. ^ a b 2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
  2. ^ 2014-2015 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 136
  3. ^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  4. ^ 2005-06 Alabama Basketball Media Guide, page 89
  5. ^ 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-reference.com
  6. ^ 1988-89 Southeastern Conference Season Summary | at Sports-reference.com