2008 SEC men's basketball tournament

For the women's basketball tournament, see 2008 SEC women's basketball tournament.

2008 SEC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2007–08
Teams12
SiteGeorgia Dome and
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (due to March 14 tornado)
Atlanta, Georgia
ChampionsGeorgia (2nd title)
Winning coachDennis Felton (1st title)
MVPSundiata Gaines[1] (Georgia)
Top scorerSundiata Gaines[1] (Georgia)
(69 points)
TelevisionRaycom/LF Sports, CBS, ESPN2
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2007–08 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 5 Tennessee 14 – 2   .875 31 – 5   .861
Kentucky 12 – 4   .750 18 – 13   .581
No. 19 Vanderbilt 10 – 6   .625 26 – 8   .765
Florida 8 – 8   .500 24 – 12   .667
South Carolina 5 – 11   .313 14 – 18   .438
Georgia † 4 – 12   .250 17 – 17   .500
West
Mississippi State 12 – 4   .750 23 – 11   .676
Arkansas 9 – 7   .563 23 – 12   .657
Ole Miss 7 – 9   .438 24 – 11   .686
LSU 6 – 10   .375 13 – 18   .419
Alabama 5 – 11   .313 17 – 16   .515
Auburn 4 – 12   .250 14 – 16   .467
† 2008 SEC tournament winner
As of April 7, 2008
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 SEC men's basketball tournament took place on March 13–16, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. The University of Georgia, the improbable winner of the tournament, earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA tournament.

  1. ^ a b "Georgia Wins SEC Men's Basketball Tournament". March 16, 2008. Archived from the original on March 20, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2008.