1990 SEC men's basketball tournament

1990 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams9
SiteOrlando Arena
Orlando, Florida[1]
ChampionsAlabama (5th title)
Winning coachWimp Sanderson (3rd title)
MVPMelvin Cheatum (Alabama)
Attendance75,982
TelevisionJefferson Pilot Sports
ABC (Championship game)
← 1989
1991 →
1989–90 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia 13 5   .722 20 9   .690
No. 23 Alabama 12 6   .667 26 9   .743
No. 19 LSU 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Tennessee 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Kentucky 10 8   .556 14 14   .500
Ole Miss 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Auburn 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Mississippi State 7 11   .389 16 14   .533
Vanderbilt 7 11   .389 21 14   .600
Florida 3 15   .167 7 21   .250
1990 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[2]

The 1990 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament was held March 8–11, 1990 at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the tournament and received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament by defeating the Ole Miss Rebels by a score of 70–51.

Television coverage of the first round, the quarterfinals, and semifinals were regionally syndicated by Jefferson Pilot Sports, and the championship game was nationally televised on ABC.

Note: The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team was not qualified to participate in either the SEC or NCAA tournaments of 1990 and 1991 due to NCAA probation.

  1. ^ 2014-2015 Southeaastern Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 134
  2. ^ sports-reference.com 1989-90 Southeastern Conference Season Summary